Paintings: Zombuki sisters ♥

I recently completed these two acrylic paintings of Hanami and Ume, the Zombuki Sisters. I kept the Hanami painting for myself (because I own Hanami), and I sent the Ume painting to Brigitte (because she owns Ume. Brigitte is also the mastermind behind the Zombuki customs). A few weeks ago Hanami sauntered off to spend some time at the "Zombuki Spa", getting minor changes to her face-up. When she came back, she was even more gorgeous than I thought she could be! I was so pleased with Hanami's new changes, that I decided to make something as a thank-you for Brigitte. That's when I thought of making two paintings of the sisters. I thought it would be fun to make a set of paintings that match when they are side by side (they mirror each other, and the blue/turquoise gradation (that is hard to tell in pics) matches in the background), but they will forever be apart, just like Hanami & her sister Ume. Awww. ♥

[Hanami is on the left, Ume is on the right.]


[Strange Sisters #5, by pbrigitte]

Here are some close-up shots. It's hard to tell in these pics, but their eyes have a silvery/shiny layer of paint over them.




Here are a few in progress shots:


[First concept sketch]


[First I draw out the preliminary sketch, then I draw directly on the canvas exactly what I'll be painting. ^_^;]


[Next I just fill it in! I start painting their faces, and then their hair, and after Hanami & Ume are all painted in, I decide on the colour of the background.]


[They're almost 1/2 done in this pic. There's my reference pic of Ume, and Hanami thinks this work is very tiring, so she takes a nap. ^_^]


[And after all that painting, they're finally done!]

More pics here!