PLEASE full view? ;-;... the thumbnail sucks.

OMG, there's an ugly watermarkkkkk... that's because I'm going to be selling this print at Sakuracon 2006!!! I didn't want people stealing it or printing it out just for kicks, lol... if you want the big, non-watermarked version, go visit my table at Sakuracon!! Info about Sakuracon here: [link]

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Aight, um... other than for Sakuracon purposes, this was actually drawn for a friend of mine, Betty, who is turning 18!!! Like omg, I should've drawn something ecchi or hentai instead, but... she's a big Bleach fan, so I thought this would suffice.

When it came to coloring, I showed several people the sketch... and they all said to use cel style. I hardly use cel style, so that was hard for me... I didn't want to completely follow the shading in the anime (I just can't handle barely shading hair), so it looks... off. LOL. I can't draw Bleach charas, forgive me ;-;... *will practice more*

As for the scene... it's based off of the time when Ichigo helped Rukia poke the straw through her juice box... and how later, Rukia told Hanatarou that the juice was really hard to open... it "required a trick"... hehehe. I just figured that sooner or later, Ichigo has to teach her how to do it herself, right?

Nyannn... I'm an Ichi/Ruki fan, don't hurt me C_C.

...I ramble too much. Enjoy!


ETA: After having drawn this over a year ago, I noticed that I was still getting comments like "I'm an IchiRuki fan too!", so I figure I'd say... I'm actually not an IchiRuki fan anymore. TatsuIchi all the way. C: