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~ Luminous Imp's Prizes ~

To begin - thank you so much all who entered the contest and especially to those who drew my characters! It was overwhelming to see how many people actually wanted to draw my girls (and puppy)! It also made choosing the winners amongst you all very difficult. So difficult, in fact, that I ended up adding a couple of categories, and adding a few honorable mentions to drawings I just loved for one reason or another. I'll start with the new categories. 3nodding




~ Funniest ~ Blue_Rei_Drops ~ Thank you letter for January 2006 ~



This cute little entry prompted a funniest category for my girls all by itself. The idea combined with the cuteness of it all and the very idea of them going to a cat con and the person in the back in the HK plushie suit just cracked me up. Poor Isis. xd Great entry!





~ Best Lil' Isis ~ Blood_Merry ~ Mochi the Puppy ~



Once I saw all the great entries we were getting with Isis in her 'child' shell, I started to think she deserved her own category. I certainly never thoght there'd be so many of her. ^^;; This entry impressed me in a lot of ways. Not only is the soft coloring and composition beautiful, it's like Bloody_Merry yanked my mental image of Isis in her little shell right out of my head. This is particularly impressive when you consider the only reference image for the character was a funny doodle Dante did of her. But the look here is perfect, the composition is perfect - feel sorry for poor Loki! Great job!





~ Cutest ~ Only Dust ~ October 2005, November 2005 and March 2006 Thank you letters ~



Now this was a hard category for me to pick a winner in. I admit, Niamh does sort of lend herself to being drawing doing cute things or wearing cute things, given her love of 'cute'. And then there were so many adorbale little Isis entires as well. What's a Lumi to do? This entry, I think, did a great job of combining Niamh's love for all things Sanrio(TM) and her natural ability to use the 'big sad eyes' to get what she wants, making it not only cute but very accurate. She'd have a suit like that in an instant if she could figure out where to buy one. xd Excellent piece!


~ Cutest Honorable Mention ~ Fighting Spirit ~ Thank you letter for January 2007



A sweet little entry with Ni in a flirty pose. I love the face in this one the most; cute little wink, cute little smile, cute little blush and biiiiig shiny eye. Adorable. heart





~ Best Odin ~ The-Shocker ~ Thank you letter for March 2005 ~



Unifex (and probably Dante) can confirm that I luff my little Odin, even if he's a fictional character. I often walk around the house saying "Odinodinodinodin" when he comes up. So happy puppy was an important category for me. 3nodding This entry did a great job of of capturing his general floofiness and big ears, but also his happy, playful spirit. Charging around the yard at top speed with his squeaky toy (probably trying to hid it from Loki) is one of his favorite things to do. *snuggles her Odinpuppy* ^__^





~ Best Outfit ~ Secondhand Serenade ~ Thank you letter for January 2005 ~



I intitially thought Ni's best outfit picture would have to be something very purple but this entry proved me wrong. Not only is it super cute and more than a little revealing - both very 'Niamhish' aspects - but the level of detail worked in is wonderful. Necklaces, scars, tattoo - excellent! And those shoes are adorable. whee





~ Sexiest ~ Bloody_Merry ~ Goti Clips, Fox Ears and Fox Tail ~



Hawt. Again, composition and characterization are right on. This is something that happens on a daily basis at the Temple. xd Also ... haaaaaawt.

Sexiest Honorable Mention ~ Midori Yume ~ Thank you letter for January 2007 ~



I particularly enjoyed this entry because, while it's both cute and sexy, it also has a certain innocence to it that is also a very Niamh-ish quality. Sure, she looks like a tart a lot of the time, and this kind of outfit is the type of thing she'd leave the house in (or attempt to leave the house in, only to be stopped by Loki >.> ), but it isn't because she wants everything hanging out on purpose. Half the time - more than half - she doesn't really realize what she's wearing is as revealing as, well, as this is. Plus that bra is adorable. whee





~ Best Single Character ~ Serasan ~ 125,000 pure gold ~



I had quite the dilemma trying to pick a best single character picture. There were soooo many good ones. But when I considered artistry combined with who best captured the spirit of the character, Serasan's Isis entry floated to the top. The simple black and white look complements Isis' personality, as does the pose. I love the serious expression, and Isis is certainly as likely to be seen with a gun as Niamh is to be seen with a plushie. xd And the outfit, while revealing, fits the character as well; it's definitely the kind of thing Isis would wear for freedom of movement without realizing people might be eyeing her buff abs. Great job!





~ Best Pair ~ Inu-Mitsu ~ 250,000 pure gold ~



This beautiful entry is not only technically very well done and completely adorable, but captures both of the characters extremely well. Again, the details and costuming are very accurate, and the characterizations (Lumi's favorite thing! ^^;; ) are dead on. I can look at this and imagine wherever it is Ni's trying to drag poor Isis off to, and Isis hoping her nutty sister doesn't pull her over in her exuberance. I think it's a good example of showing how similar they are in appearance and, at the same time, how different they are in personality. Thank you for your hard work!