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Manga Art Exchange (MAX) is this site that opened in late December 2001 as a go-between for artists to draw each others' characters. As a charter member of MAX, here's a display of what I've given and gotten out of it. Rounds run every half month, and sign up is open to anyone. Visit their site for details. September 2003 B Outgoing To: Farah Farah's Kingdom of Arts Flora, Daniel, Mrs. Blossom from Eternity, a soap opera comic. 
The three main characters of Eternity, in front of Blossoming Hearts flower shop, setting of an important scene in the story. Materials: Fiber Tip Pen. Incoming From: Tavis Harts Tavis Hart's Art Gallery Mei Jing from May we Live in Interesting Times 
Travis: "I was surfing A Twu's site and something inside me wanted me to do a picture from her comic \" May we live in interesting times.\" In the picture I sort of played with the feel of some orental pictures in which the fabric appear to be floating. Infact there is a ribbon that is pritty much floating in the picture :p. Mei Jing was done in real media: inked and prismacolor markers. Background was done in photoshop. ^_^ Hope you like it A Twu" September 2003 A Outgoing To: Meg Dust in the Wind The Summers Estate from Incessant Pain, a modern day fairy tale. 
Me being the architecture student that I am, when I see a full-page written description of a building, I will draw it. Clockwise from top left: Perspective from southwest, south elevation, interior of main hall, floor plan, site plan. Materials: Fiber Tip Pen, 2B Pencil. Incoming From: Lao Z Lao-Z.tripod.com Cheng Tachung from Tomorrow's Tales 
Lao-Z: "Coloring Is Hard. I Messed Up On The Paddle. But Overall Its All Good." August 2003 B Outgoing To: Fenrir (FK) Black Cross Saga Kai Heiter from Black Cross Saga, a cyberpunk science fiction story. 
In the future world of the Black Cross Saga, large corporations with names such as Megacorp, Gigacorp, and Iotacorp run the world. Kai is a mad scientist with claws who fights the power. Materials: Marker, Fiber Tip Pen. Incoming From: Tranquil Desperate Angels Dumb Egg from Stupid Melon Dumb Egg 
Tranquil: "Um not really sure how to draw Dumb Egg... I think she kinda look all elongated like Popeye style minus the buff arms XD." August 2003 A Outgoing To: Mary (Modesty) My Shining Knight Ferrium the Dragon from My Shining Knight, a fantasy story. 
This mechanical beast is a combination of Human and Elfish technology, though it serves neither master. Rather, it works for whoever will give it fuel. Materials: Ballpoint Pen. Incoming From: Arania Arania's Art Gallery Li Hsiao Lin from Tomorrow's Tales 
Arania: "I wanted to do one of A Twu's characters that hadn't been drawn quite as much (she most frequently seems to get gift art of her Stupid Melon and Dumb Egg.) So, browsing the site, I found that I really liked the character design of Li - and I found the meterstick swordfighting really amusing! Anyway, that sparked the idea to do a drawing of her with her meterstick in a Tai Chi Ch'uan-type pose (the really dramatic Chinese swordfighting). And I ran from there ^_^ Enjoy!" July 2003 B Outgoing To: Arania Arania's Art Gallery Sabin Duvert from Victorian Legends, a role-playing game. 
He's sometimes human, sometimes wolf, and capable of transforming. Here's a portrait in black and white "block print" style. Materials: Ink Pen. Incoming From: Peta Hewitt (ChayPeta) Terinu Mega Mole from Mega Mole 
ChayPeta: "I love your sense of the rediculous, A.Twu. I thought you may appreciate something like this. What if your two rodent combatants grew to even larger proportions? Here are the celestial sized Mole and Gerbil snarling at each other over the distance between two planets. I was aiming here for a old horror Sci Fi movie poster look. This pic took me forever to colour... Hope you like." July 2003 A Outgoing To: Bex (Rebecca Sue) Grand Blue Door the Grand Blue Door Hotel from Grand Blue Door, a story about a magical hotel. Blue doors keep demons away. 
Since the Grand Blue Door Hotel is not only the title character of the comic but also a building (and said to be located in NJ also!) I had to draw it. Here's the view up the front steps approaching the, um, grand blue door. Materials: Ink Pen, Marker. Incoming From: Modesty My Shining Knight Dumb Egg from Stupid Melon Dumb Egg 
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