My Naruto OC, Kachi, looking badass and sexy.

She is an Earth element, hence the cracks in the wall. (Long winded explanation at the end of the artist's comment.) This is her signature jutsu (hahaha, signature), and is, as yet, nameless.

Why is "signature jutsu" funny? Because that's the kanji set for her name appearing in the cracks created by her jutsu, hee. (Technically she'd need two hands to do that--we'll pretend she did that before posing, heh.)

In art news, DEATH. X.x I've been working on this... *checks dates on sketch scans* since Friday. And, it looks DAMN good for something that began as a practice sketch. Combined several poses from PoseManiacs for the basic body sketch, and wow. I love that site so hard. Also? Designing her outfit was FUN. <3 Deliberated over it for a few days, heh. This is her Shippuuden outfit. Originally I was going to use bright pink accents instead of bright green, but, uh. No. X3;

And further: I FUCKING LOVE MY PRISMAS. And, my Prismacolor colorless blender, and my technical drawing markers, and all seven different erasers I used during the sketching and coloring processes. XD And I still love the same mechanical pencil I've been using since late tenth grade.

And, Loni, I love you forever for critiquing and offering suggestions every step of the way. <3

WATER IS FUN. <3

And holy shit, I drew a female right. THE BOOBS ARE SHADED RIGHT.

Kachi will kick your ass.


Sketch: Mech. pencil; ~6 hours.
Ink: Alvin technical drawing markers; ~2.5 hours off and on.
Color: Prismacolor colored pencils & colorless blender; ~11-13 hours. 8D

Narutoverse (c) Masashi Kishimoto
Ganpeki Kachiki & artwork (c) K.A. Towers 2008




---Jutsu Mechanics---
Setting one palm on any earthen surface (stone, earth, marble, etc.) allows her to insert her chakra into said surface to reconstruct the surface's makeup/setup. This is usually done in the form of creating fissures, sudden outcroppings, cracks, etc. The change can continue for as long and far as she chooses, so long as her palm and fingers maintain contact with the surface and she has sufficient chakra to maintain the shift. Once the surface begins its shift, however, it will continue in exactly that manner (at the same depth, with the same destruction, in the same direction, and at the same speed) until she stops it. This can only be altered if she sets her second palm beside the first, and moves the second palm in such a manner as to redirect the change (i.e. moves the entire palm around to swing the direction of the crack, adds or decreases pressure to change the depth, etc.). Using both hands in this manner requires three times the amount of chakra as maintaining a constant shift with one hand.