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Description Theme #52- Deep in Thought

For ~superstarpanou 's challenge- [link]
This is Obi from Akagami no Shirayukihime.

And also doubling up as my art trade half for you, Panou-chan!
I know we said we would do a pencil trade..but since you did such a large group pic in pencil, I felt that the least I could do was give you a pic in full color. >.< And also for your hard work as a sub Santa for the SS event, I wanted to thank you. I know it's just Obi..so I'll be making up the rest to you in another pencil pic, but for now I have a LOT of explaining to do for this pic, so here goes!

So for Panou-chan's challenge, we're supposed to draw out/interpret a scene that made us cry/almost cry happy or sad tears. I don't cry very easily, so I can't say that I actually cried, but I did get choked up a little and felt SO bad for Obi in Chapter 23 when Shirayuki was kidnapped and he felt so terrible about not being able to protect her like he should have. You can read the actual scene for the chapter here --->[link] The mangaka did an excellent job conveying the emotion in the scene(which I've reread..I don't know how many times haha).

Here I interpreted him in this drawing as being deep in thought about his failing to protect her(like he was in the manga thinking about her). I know I probably should have stayed more true to the scene, but this was the image in my head that was inspired by the scene and I just HAD to draw it. I actually had no idea Deep in Thought was on the 100 themes challenge list LOL, but when I saw it was, I was very surprised! xD

The title is "searching." because it's kind of a double-meaning thing xD He's searching his thoughts and feelings in regards to what he feels towards her, but also he is physically searching for her in the manga after he makes his decision to pursue her captors.

Anyway I hope you like it, Panou-chan! I know Obi is your favorite character next to Ryuu ^^ So you'll probably be expecting another pic from me haha, but for now I hope this will suffice. >.<

This is my first time doing a speedpaint(at least...a semi-speed paint), so forgive me if it looks rushed or something T__T I really tried hard on this pic, though it may not seem like it.

I hope you all like it, especially you Panou-chan!<33 I had a lot of fun with this and I worked really hard on it! @__@
Take care everyone!<3

Done in Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 and Paint Tool SAI with Wacom Intuos3 Tablet
Time taken: Around 4 hours(I was somewhat distracted last night working on this...so minus the distractions, it's about this much)

Enjoy!<3
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Comments: 43

morugane [2012-06-29 19:52:54 +0000 UTC]

I love this drawing and colors

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aragorn1014 In reply to morugane [2012-07-02 02:21:06 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!<33 I thought hard about the negative space here haha.

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Shou-rei-on [2012-05-16 10:58:39 +0000 UTC]

Speedpaint!!!! DO YOU HAVE THE VIDEO??? I would love to see the process!!!! ANYWAY, I love Obi too. Well actually, I love all the characters in AnS!!! LOL

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aragorn1014 In reply to Shou-rei-on [2012-05-17 03:06:45 +0000 UTC]

Haha I wish, but I'm really self-conscious about my coloring process, sorry! >.< I'm glad you like it haha!<3 And yes, Obi really is great! I wish there were more art of him! >.<

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Shou-rei-on In reply to aragorn1014 [2012-05-18 02:20:04 +0000 UTC]

Maybe we should do more art of him!!! LOL

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aragorn1014 In reply to Shou-rei-on [2012-05-25 17:20:02 +0000 UTC]

Perhaps!! haha

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Tao-Ly [2012-02-23 11:18:11 +0000 UTC]

I love it, especially the concept

I really like to see art that brings out our emotion
great job budday!

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aragorn1014 In reply to Tao-Ly [2012-02-25 20:17:24 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Ocean-chan~ glad you think so!

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nati-chan2 [2012-01-20 09:57:15 +0000 UTC]

Ohhh it's so beautiful! *A* I love Obi's expressions, you shown his emotions very well! Good idea with adding that sparkles too.
And I love the way you color *^* doesn't look rushed at all 8D

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aragorn1014 In reply to nati-chan2 [2012-01-21 19:02:28 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! >.< I'm glad a lot of people felt the emotion in this pic~ and thank you thank you! Coloring is my biggest issue LOL but I'm working on it! ^^ Thanks again for letting me be a part of the group!

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shellpresto [2012-01-19 11:50:44 +0000 UTC]

This is really pretty. And I totally thought it was regular watercolor, so you had me fooled. I love how soft it looks.

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aragorn1014 In reply to shellpresto [2012-01-21 18:23:33 +0000 UTC]

A lot of people seem to think that my art has a watercolor effect, which I kind of find interesting considering I don't see it that way xD Thank you so much though, Shell!<3 Soft is what I aimed for in this

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DenAndre [2012-01-17 17:12:46 +0000 UTC]

Wow! I love this! It's like magic! Amazing job with the light's

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aragorn1014 In reply to DenAndre [2012-01-21 18:09:12 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! >.< I couldn't resist adding them in lol.

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DenAndre In reply to aragorn1014 [2012-01-22 12:02:03 +0000 UTC]

No prob^^ haha, I see

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PookElucy [2012-01-17 13:36:12 +0000 UTC]

LOVE IT!!!!!! it's beautiful... *dreamy eyes*
The pose is perfect and you can definitely tell that he is deep in thought. Like, you can actually see the expression, you don't even have to put words with it!
It's just a beautiful picture!!

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aragorn1014 In reply to PookElucy [2012-01-21 18:49:48 +0000 UTC]

Thank you thank you!! T__T I'm glad you think so~ I put a lot of thought into this as it popped up in my head haha! *hugs* Thanks so much!<33

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PookElucy In reply to aragorn1014 [2012-01-22 01:45:16 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome hun. ^^ You did a fantastic job!

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ayinvui [2012-01-17 08:49:44 +0000 UTC]

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SPEEDPAINT... I could hardly tell that it is! It's very detailed and I love the texture of the coloring. ♥ I love the atmosphere (it's like... hot chocolate on a cold morning~ ♥ )

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aragorn1014 In reply to ayinvui [2012-01-21 18:26:47 +0000 UTC]

xD Too many people have said that my speedpaint was too slow and neat to be a real speedpaint xDD And I kinda agree...4 hours is really slow OTL. Thank you so much though~ haha and it does have that feel doesn't it, Alexa-chan? Thank you!<33

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ayinvui In reply to aragorn1014 [2012-01-22 05:41:13 +0000 UTC]

... four hours is NOT speed paint! 8D It's slow paint. xDDD;

You're welcome~ ♥

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aragorn1014 In reply to ayinvui [2012-01-22 16:27:03 +0000 UTC]

xDD And there you have it! hahaha well that's REALLY fast for me personally so...I'll work on that OTL.

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ayinvui In reply to aragorn1014 [2012-01-24 08:35:40 +0000 UTC]

Hahaha~ xD Ganbatte ne! ♥

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Ririkaze [2012-01-17 04:06:17 +0000 UTC]

LOL I'm not even familiar with this character but I LOVE the way you drew him ;A; THE HAIR LOOKS SO AMAZING!! Very few manga artists can draw short hair well!! It's so full and thick as well as the correct length for the character ;D
The clothing folds and the hand are just... <3
CLOTHING FOLDSSSS SAYURA. THEY'RE SO PRETTY.
Speedpaint?? PSHHH this is pro since you were able to do this in such a short amount of time!!
Ummm ending words... the expression is beautiful and you've captured the emotion well C: and the background does look super amazing just like it was really done in watercolor <333 excellent work!

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aragorn1014 In reply to Ririkaze [2012-01-21 18:14:11 +0000 UTC]

I'm so happy Frost-chan! >.< Wow really, you think so? xD I really liked how his hair turned out too, but for you to say that not many people can draw it well and I could means a lot @__@ Thank you so much!<3 *super hugs*

LOL coloring clothes is my biggest frustration to be honest xDD But I'm happy with the positive feedback I've gotten I can't color them as nicely as you can thoughhh
Hahaha this is like a REALLY sloowww speedpaint so I'm not sure about that, but thank you! xDD
The emotion was HUGE for me in this pic..I just couldn't get the image out of my head! So I'm glad! ^^ Thank you thank you thank you Frost-chan!! T___T You're always so sweet!

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Kinesako [2012-01-17 03:45:11 +0000 UTC]

This is amazing, speedpaint or not! I also love all of that negative space, it gives the picture more impact. (In my opinion, of course.)

And I still have to read that manga...one day...

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aragorn1014 In reply to Kinesako [2012-01-21 18:10:52 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! I was worried about the negative space because a majority of my art pieces in my gallery have a lot of white space in them, but since this was the image I had in my head, I just couldn't resist. I'm so glad you appreciate that aspect! >.<

LOL that's how I've been feeling about some of the manga titles I need to read xD

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Kinesako In reply to aragorn1014 [2012-01-23 00:46:20 +0000 UTC]

No problem. ^^

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Iiwi [2012-01-17 02:06:39 +0000 UTC]

Wow this is really beautiful i'm sure she will love this.
That link, for Mangafox right? Is that ad/malware free?

The expression on his face is like..wow you really captured what you described, Although i didn't get that far maybe i'll pick it up again ;3 cause you highly recommend it so well.

Speedpaint? what are you speedpaints like? I can never really..have a speedpaint they actually end up going over there time frame so it's like..XD;; wow that wasn't a speedpaint at all.
I really love the way you colored this and his clothes

And the expression it's like wow you can tell he feels really remorseful for that, not being able to save her.
The glowing on his hand and floating around him is so beautiful to.

How did you get photoshop elements 5.0?

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aragorn1014 In reply to Iiwi [2012-01-17 02:10:59 +0000 UTC]

Haha thanks Koii-chan!
And yeah it is~ I know it has ads(but they aren't pop-ups), but definitely no malware on it. I've had no problems with it though, so I think it should be virus-free.

Aw I'm glad >.< <3 The story is really great~ I love watching everyone's relationships with each other develop. The image was really clear in my mind, so I had to draw it out!

LOL I'm not 100% sure either...I think it's basically just a really fast drawing xD I just tried to go as quickly as possible, but I was chatting with a lot of people last night so..didn't really happen(it took around 4 hours haha). You should try one sometime though!

Thank you thank you! >//< I'm so happy!
Oh it came with my tablet haha.

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Iiwi In reply to aragorn1014 [2012-01-17 02:26:16 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome always.
Okays thank you for that notice.

I love watching that too, everyone's relationships developing<3
I should try a speedpaint but they never XD;; end up speed paints.

Oh i see ^^=

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aragorn1014 In reply to Iiwi [2012-01-17 02:39:01 +0000 UTC]

No problem!~ And yes! haha
I'd love to see you do one though~ maybe practice before officially trying one?(I'm not sure I can call this one official really either xD)

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Iiwi In reply to aragorn1014 [2012-01-17 02:48:08 +0000 UTC]

^^ Okays i will try that to the best of my ability.
Makes me happy you'd like to see one from me.

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aragorn1014 In reply to Iiwi [2012-01-17 02:49:48 +0000 UTC]

Of course!<3 I'm excited!

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Iiwi In reply to aragorn1014 [2012-01-17 02:59:24 +0000 UTC]

Huuurahhh~! Are you coming on MSN?

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aragorn1014 In reply to Iiwi [2012-01-17 03:02:23 +0000 UTC]

Hm...maybe. I've got a lot of work to do tonight, so we'll see haha.

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Iiwi In reply to aragorn1014 [2012-01-17 03:04:02 +0000 UTC]

Okays ^^-

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chocobikies [2012-01-17 00:08:56 +0000 UTC]

the coloring in this is so pretty!
speedpaint? O_o?! no way - it looks way too neat >3>!
XD

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aragorn1014 In reply to chocobikies [2012-01-17 00:19:41 +0000 UTC]

xDD What the heck, how on earth does this look neat, Bic-san?! LOL The shading on the clothes and even the hair are all just ugh not neat at all...and especially the skin! >.<
And you were saying that YOUR coloring was a fluke...lol
thank you so much though! *hugs*

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chocobikies In reply to aragorn1014 [2012-01-17 03:12:38 +0000 UTC]

its definitely neat for speed painting XD

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aragorn1014 In reply to chocobikies [2012-01-17 03:15:33 +0000 UTC]

My gosh...I should make it my goal to be messier then! xD Maybe I wasn't going fast enough? (I'm pretty sure 4 hours is slow...) haha

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chocobikies In reply to aragorn1014 [2012-01-17 11:48:11 +0000 UTC]

yeah 4 hrs is slow XD

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aragorn1014 In reply to chocobikies [2012-01-17 14:45:26 +0000 UTC]

Dang it XD

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