FEAR!

[cuddlefish]

Oh, man, I'm so afraid my translations aren't literal enough and they suck and everyone's gonna yell at me.

Time to

Ed in the army uniform (Colored version)
Believe me when I say drawing Ed in the army uniform is ALL THE RAGE out there. I mean, how come he doesn't wear it even though Roy is his boss? And are we sure they didn't have to special-order a bean-sized uniform for Ed?! XDDD *howls* Okay, maybe it's not all the rage, but almost every site I've seen has at least one picture like this. Note to self: next time, make the top longer and less flared at the bottom. Oh, shit, either make his right hand metal or with a glove. >_> (*only just realized...*)

Hawkeye, kind of
Actually, I've been trying to draw fantasy AU versions of Hagaren people for a while, this is just the first time Hawkeye got involved. Something tells me I didn't really pull it off this time, either. I didn't get the colors quite right (small problem) and I way overused my secret weapon (big problem). That and I feel bad for putting her in such a boring pose more or less to show off the dress. I have such a fetish for drawing huge, crazy gowns covered in adornment like this. Kind of too bad I had to use Hawkeye to make up for it (because she rocks the planet yes).

Ed Also AU.
Maybe I'll hate it once I start COLORING it.

EdWin on a swing
GWAR CUTE. It's sketchy. I'm sorry (but not very much).

And...Sailor Fullmetal. No, it's Winley, not Ed. ...and Sailor Flame. Please, please, ignore that stupid sketchy fire crap.
GOD, PLEASE, FORGIVE ME. Or just kill me now. I don't know which.
Sailor Fullmetal
Real name: Winley Rockbert
Hissatsuwaza: "God Hand" (and some other assorted stuff like Fullmetal Kick, Fullmetal Punch, Fullmetal Smackdown, etc.)
The stick she's holding there turns into a wrench when she's not transformed (and it does not look like a certain weapon from FFX, NO IT DOES NOT). She's looking for the mysterious Philosopher's Crystal (*dies*), but she also seems to spend a lot of time saving her childhood friend, Edward Elric, from being sacrificed by the Ouroboros (...didn't spell it right...). Oh, MAN.

Sailor Flame
Real name: Liza Hawkeye
Hissatsuwaza: "Kings Flare" (No apostrophe there) "Cinder Hawk"
The operative magic item here is ...ahem...the gloves...she puts them on to transform. And she uses them to attack (I didn't draw it, but they have the pattern on them too). Her first priority is defending justice. That thing down in the corner is the utter fruitcake who calls himself "Gunpuku kamen" (GUESS WHO HA HA). He helps her out now and then (and has entirely too much fun doing it), not that she needs it.

MAN, oh, man. ...especially the part about the "Philosopher's Crystal"... *shakes head*

I TOLD you it was weird..

Comments

[moumusu.livejournal.com]

*flops around* Oh, hi XD

I aim to get rid of as much awkwardness as much as possible, but sometimes I get to feeling like I cut out some of the feeling or the meaning, as well. Still not sure where to stop the streamlining process (if it's even something I can get better at T_T).

[thestripedone.livejournal.com]

I've been translating for almost a year (this is scary XD) and I think it's something you get better at over time ^^; After a while, you can just sort of figure out how to put it together in a way that uses most of the same words and keeps the same meaning, but isn't stupidly literal. Being over-literal is bad though :p And it amuses me to no end to see people preach about being overly literal is better than just getting the meaning of the thing across because it's "more like the original" If by that they mean that noone in japan can read the damn thing, then I agree. XD;; Otherwise, strive to get the idea across. Don't worry if it doesn't say the exact same thing, as long as it makes sense.



Another good idea is to get a bunch of random contacts who also translate to whom you can send troublesome bits of stuff you don't understand. Sometimes just asking someone about it will make it rearrange itself in your head in a better way, and even if it doesn't they'll usually have an idea to get you on the right track. Feel free to hit me up with weird stuff, I have nothing better to do XD

I'm thestripedone on mircx, and if you want to use AIM my SN is the42ndryoga. Translating is teh fun! Good luck XD