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Fuzzzmannn — Mt. Vesuvius
Published: 2010-03-08 15:18:51 +0000 UTC; Views: 446; Favourites: 4; Downloads: 9
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Baaah... this took so long to draw! The perspective is funny, too, and the scanner kind of washed out some of the finer details...Anyway, this was my portion of an art trade done with ObsidianPlague, who asked me to draw him a scene from his novel involving a succubus blowing up Mt. Vesuvius.
This is, without a doubt, the most complicated thing I've ever had to draw. It was really hard to cram in all of the little elements and details and find a way to show them all while keeping the drawing balanced, and then buildings are just really hard for me anyway. Anything geometrical and straight really throws me for a loop. I hope he likes it, though, because it was a lot of fun to draw.
This picture was drawn entirely in pencil. Total drawing time was uncounted, but I started drawing this about a month ago. Any (thoughtful) critiques or suggestions for improvement are welcomed.
His amazing portion of the art trade can be viewed here: [link]
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This is truly a marvel of colored-pencilmanship.
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I like the translucent wings, that's hard to do with colored pencils.
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I was sort of proud of that myself. XD
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Hey this is very good, good job. Like the coloring.
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BTW, for those who might be wondering...
This is from my book, The Opponent. It's basically a story about biblical events (the flood, the tower of babel, etc.) with a slight twist in each one.
In this scene, after Judas replaces Jesus on the cross (long story), Jesus decides to travel to Rome in order to get martyred. Hoping to prevent this, the demon and succubus split up. The demon goes ahead to Rome to destroy it, while the succubus goes to Mt. Vesuvius and causes it to erupt, hoping to cause a diversion. The succubus is a descendant of Cleopatra and also sympathizes with Carthage, giving her a major grudge against the Roman Empire.
So here is the succubus, watching as the lava flow gets closer to town, convincing some people to abandon their families and join her before they are killed. The town is Herculaneum in Italy.
Once again, great job Fuzzzmannn!
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It's exactly as I pictured it in my head. You even got the succubus right! The buildings, the people kneeling down and begging for mercy, everything! Even the light radiating from the volcano is awesome! 
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Thanks. 
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