♪ Ding-dong, the freakshow's done...! ♫
_{(*to the tune of "ding, dong, the witch is dead" from Wizard of Oz.....or whatever the song's called. I don't really care.*)}


Haha. Don't get me wrong-- Szayel was one of the most fun drawings I've done in a while! His friggin' background was a whole 'nother story, though... ¬¬;



(rest of the description is mostly just copied from the WIP descrip.)


Yeah. I always seem to get particularly fascinated with a character after someone mentions to me the idea of cosplaying as them.
.....It scares me how fascinated I am with cosplaying Szayel-Aporro, though. O_o; Even about 2 years away from the cosplay and I'm already super-jazzed about it to the point that I'm creeping out a few of my friends. oO; *lol*
(plus, the only way in Hell they could talk me into wearing a Pepto-Bismol-pink wig was with the promise that I get to be insanely creepy. )


Anyway, back to the pic.
I worked my butt off on his coloring and getting all the tiny details right. XD I looked at many a screencap/illustration, most of his episodes, and even listened to his "Bleach Beat" songs for inspiration.
...
I'd say it worked. ^^ Looks like I may have another weird little muse. XD


The title --which I blame Kim & Ramia for the recent card game inspiration-- is because of his rank in the Espada and...well....he's kinda nuts. :3 But in a fun way.

But yeah. For those not familiar with Bleach, he's Szayel-Aporro Grantz, basically a mad-scientist, and he's the #8 Espada. _{(The top 10 of the Arrancar are called "Espada".)} So, he's crazy, and 8th rank. *LOLSTUPIDPUN*
When he releases his sword (called "Fornicaras", and yes, it means exactly what you think it means), he basically turns into a big tentacly-butterfly thing, like on the right half of the pic.
_{(Yes, I know this isn't how he releases his sword, but I'm NOT drawing him shoving his sword down his throat. ><; God, the guy's weird enough, let's just leave it at that, OKAY??)}

Those two things in the background are two of his fraccion (subordinates, basically, and snacks in Szayel's case. XD), who I affectionately refer to as the "beachball things" since they're so round and bounce around a lot. XP Apparently, the one with the single ponytail (front) is named Verona, and Lumina is the one with pigtails (rear). They're each carrying two of his little voodoo-doll plushies. Lumina is holding up dolls of Uryuu and Mayuri, while Verona has Renji and..... hm...what's that other one?



Character: ©Tite Kubo
Art: ~Linake
Media: 11x14 bristol board, Prismacolor pencils, Micron pens for outlines, and a touch of acrylic paint.
Time: ...about 3 weeks?




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