My Final Fantastic World : Astraia's Blog

Hope Estheim Back in Final Fantasy XIII-2

2011-08-26T17:08:00.001+08:00

Guess who's back with a boom(erang) in 13-2?

Hope Estheim, one of the main characters in FFXIII is featured in a scene from the latest leaked trailer of FFXIII-2. He is seen wearing a yellow-themed coat with longer sleeves this time around. His facial appearance also seemed to have matured a bit.

It's the scene where Noel and Serah are in a pinch. Just when things are starting to turn sour, Hope throws his signature weapon, a boomerang on the enemy. Does this mean Hope will join Serah and Noel in their quest for Lightning and become a playable character in the sequel? Only time will tell.

New FFXIII-2 Trailer Leaked

2011-08-26T17:07:00.000+08:00

See it for yourself.

Wow, my blog suddenly became 1UP's Community Spotlight!

2010-05-28T11:40:00.001+08:00

I wasn't really expecting this, because i usually write blogs when im way too bored. I don't even use correct punctuation and capitalization when i write blogs, but somehow, i made it!

My blog, "Videogames and Amateur Voice Acting" is about me sharing my experiences as to how videogames made me pursue voice acting and a also a run-down of the amateur voice acting scene. I know that almost everyone runs into fan dubbed videos of certain scenes, and those are just examples. I also posted the link to my Selphie voicework there.

I'd like to thank everyone who took the time to read my blog. You can also check out my Youtube channel to view some of my works! Again, thank you so much. It's actually the first time a work of mine got featured, so i'm really happy.

(oh yeah and please do click on at least one of the ads here. you know what it's for, right? so help meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. lol)

Doing the Voice for Selphie Tilmitt

2010-05-28T08:08:00.002+08:00

Wow, i didn't expect people to like my take on Selphie. I did enjoy recording this, though. This was actually meant for Sir Chris Sekhanan, an awesome dude who can sing, voice act, direct and dance so fucking well. He was holding these FFVIII fandub auditions so i made versions for the three ladies - Rinoa, Quistis and Selphie. He liked this the most....and the other netizens as well!

BIGGER, LONGER, FASTER AND BETTER

2010-05-28T07:31:00.000+08:00

HULLOE THERE, LADIES AND GENTS. WELCOME MY NEW AND IMPROVED BLOGGEHHH!

THIS WON'T BE MY 'ART BLOG' ANYMORE. FROM NOW ON, I WILL BE FEATURING RANDOM STUFF FROM VIDEOGAMES, ANIME AND SOME OF MY VOICE ACTING ADVENTURES (AND MISHAPS.). PLEASE DO SUPPORT MEEEE BY AT LEAST CLICKING ON ONE AD, OKAY! I'M SAVING UP TO BUY MYSELF A DECENT PEN TABLET AND MIC, YOU KNOW.

LOLOL CAPS LOCK ON

Stella Nox Fleuret Cosplay lolwhut.

2010-03-18T14:29:00.000+08:00

another failed attempt on cosplaying. the boots ain't done yet, and i need to find a wig and some matching accessories.

i'll post a full-body shot once i'm done.

Year Zero Fashion Show Design

2010-03-18T14:07:00.000+08:00

asdfasdfasdasfasfasdasfasfalolwhut.

Final Fantasy XIII Wallpapers

2010-03-18T13:56:00.000+08:00

i was bored but ended up playing with the photoshop brushes, thought about FFXIII and voila. they're image-heavy, though.

all resolutions are 1280x800. Sazh, Hope and Raines wallpapers coming soon!

view full resolution

what comes after the end? by clicking on the link, you'll find out the answer.

2010-02-09T11:52:00.000+08:00

click here

Year Zero Fashion Show

2010-02-09T11:45:00.000+08:00

almost finished XD

2010-01-21T02:03:00.001+08:00

just a little more and i'm done with my first failed attempt at digital painting D:

Digital Painting sneak peek! XD

2010-01-11T01:15:00.000+08:00

my first attempt on digital painting.

Lul Photography - The Vagina Tree

2010-01-09T02:03:00.000+08:00

i found this sassy-looking tree near my building. OHOHOH.

character teaser

2010-01-08T01:03:00.001+08:00

a few months ago, i've been asked to design the lead character of a game that a couple of game design students are developing.

Here's a sneak peek of what the heroine looks like:

Shanana Shuyu

2010-01-08T00:46:00.001+08:00

this one's dedicated to my beloved australian. lol.

HULLOE THAR, FORUM PPLZ.

2010-01-08T00:16:00.002+08:00

Hi guys. I'm Judy also known as Astraia from finalfantasy-xiii.net and welcome to my art blog. I'll be posting some of my artworks from time to time and feel free to criticize them, lol. Anyway, i got to play the Japanese version of FFXIII through a friend, and well, uh, i was kinda disappointed with the game being linear but total awesomeness is still my final verdict. I'm still in Chapter 2, yea i know im so slow but i haz reasons, ppl. I'm too busy doing school shit.

OH YEAH JUST IN CASE YOU GAIZ R ASKIN IF I HAVE A PSN, THE ANSWER IS NO BECAUSE I DUNNOE WHY MY PS3 CANNOT CONNECT TO THE INTERWEBZ. SHIT STUFF.

Confessions of a Frustrated Artist

2009-07-16T00:01:00.002+08:00

Drawing has been my hobby ever since i was a little kid. I never knew that this leisure of mine will be the key to my future.

Right now, i'm still stuck in college........an irregular student, to boot. Because of all that riffraff during my second year, i had to spend an extra year in college. Oh what the heck. =(

My dream is to become a famous Character Designer just like Tetsuya Nomura, the dude who designed most of the Final Fantasy characters. I have always been fascinated by his art, ever since his 'old drawing style' which was used in FFVII. He also became the director of the well-received Kingdom Hearts plus the upcoming Final Fantasy Versus XIII. Gosh, that guy's moving up to the world. I wish i could be like him someday.

I spend most of my free time drawing or playing video games, the latter being the source of new ideas for the designs of my original characters. I've always been a fan of Final Fantasy, and i love the whole concept of the games. I've always wanted to design the characters for anything near to that.....i've never actually designed a character for someone else. I'm not good enough, i guess. But I'll work hard.....

REALLY hard.......despite my constant frustration.

Ever since mom died, i told myself that I'll make her proud someday. Not only her, but all of my loved ones.

I'm not intelligent, i suck hard when it comes to math and my relatives prefer my other cousins who are a lot more intelligent than me. I wanted to prove to them that i can do better, although not through academics, but through this talent our so-called-god has given me. I won't give up.

I'm ranting about my anatomy. I suck when it comes to drawing the human body. I'm good when it comes to pretty faces, facial expressions and all that jazz when it comes to the head.....but from the neck down, augggghh. I blame it all to my ATY1 professor. She sucks. That prof never taught us the vital shiz when it comes to drawing the human anatomy. Curse that bitch.....but i heard she got kicked out of the university for some reason.... -_-

...damn, i really need to study more about anatomy. I'm not rich, so i cannot afford to buy art books and other references....that's why i must rely on something else. Oh good luck to me.

...but i swear, I'll make all of you proud someday. I'm not doing this for myself, but i'm doing this for my family and friends. I wanna show them that i can make things happen.

I must fight my way through this thing called life in order to reach my dream. I won't falter, i won't back down.

.....holy fuck, this is frustrating. XD