Layout #144: Xemnas

Layout #144: Xemnas. Click here to return the layout listing.

Name : Xemnas
Index : No
Made : Shaza — December 01, 2007
Site : Xemnas.Net
Brushes : No
Shapes : Yes; Circles, Lines, Squares
Effects : Yes; Multiply, Hue/Saturation
Fonts : Air Cut, Lucida Bright, Kaufmann BT, Amiga, Arial and Sans-Serif for CSS
Navigation : Yes; Overlaps on the Side.
Artist/Comic : Xemnas’s weapon from artbook sketch, vectored by me
Original Picture from : Scanned from Kingdom Hearts Artbook

Process :
This layout was actually a bit harder than it looked. I went off a few things. First, it was highly influenced by most recent layout with the Alethiometer, since I thought of doing a different type of object-related layout. I for one, am not a Kingdom Hearts fan, so I wanted to use something much more general. I first took the sketch and ran it through Illustrator’s Live Trace and fixed it up afterwards a bit. Following this, I just colored it in lightly, and then made the background, using the Kingdom Hearts crown tops to do the overlaps. The links were originally going to be in the white background but since I love interactive layouts, I decided to change it last minute. The best part was that I was able to utilize the cool repeat, something I was trying to do since the Jan Ken Pon layout. It really turned out well. I love it, and was really happy that Kari did too. I wanted something new for her that would be different from her last scheme and give her much more room to work with.

After the main thing was done, I added text and choose appropriate colors. I really didn’t like the shade of pink I choose, and so next time I do a layout like this it will go a bit paler. I blended some characters and items in the background that added more body to it.

Description :
A vectored layout featuring Xemnas’s weapon. Features just some basic colors and blends, along with gradients. A dedication to Kari’s domain.