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MarikBentusi — Tal itha Full Body by-nc-sa

Published: 2010-01-10 21:56:59 +0000 UTC; Views: 3142; Favourites: 49; Downloads: 59
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Description The smile is a fake.

Aitia's (<-story) female lead, a character that starts as a pacifist that doesn't want to hurt anyone, no matter the situation, but becomes involved more offensively in the war over time.

Like with Kharseth and Lilly, her real problems are not on the battlefield you can fight with blade and shield. Her past is buried deep inside so her "course of accepting both love and death" (come on, it sounds fancy, doesn't it!? >: ) is especially difficult for her.

Intelligent, witty and always has a quote ready. Keeps circle of trust very tight. She doesn't live up to all the ideals she wants others to reach. For example, as a healer, she's naturally against drugs and stands behind this statement when facing others, while being a smoker herself in stressful situations.

About her defensive techniques
About how girly she is
outdated character sheet

(daaaamn I'm dragging this pic along with me since September, wtf!?)

[For clarification reasons, Tal itha is one of my original characters]
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Comments: 74

MarikBentusi In reply to ??? [2010-09-27 19:51:01 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot.

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Montalve [2010-08-13 20:54:19 +0000 UTC]

cute character

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MarikBentusi In reply to Montalve [2010-08-14 11:29:57 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. C: Currently working on another pic with her in it btw.

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Montalve In reply to MarikBentusi [2010-08-15 02:50:42 +0000 UTC]

cool

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Ashravens [2010-08-02 06:11:12 +0000 UTC]

This is really cute! The anatomy is really nice. ovo Also the really soft colors look and go really nice together. Keep up the good work.

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MarikBentusi In reply to Ashravens [2010-08-02 06:39:40 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot She's in the next picture I'm working on as well.

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Ashravens In reply to MarikBentusi [2010-08-02 06:49:45 +0000 UTC]

I'm looking forward to seeing that picture, then. O:

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MarikBentusi In reply to Ashravens [2010-08-02 06:55:57 +0000 UTC]

yay

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ClumsyTwirler [2010-07-30 04:23:43 +0000 UTC]

So pretty! I love her outfit and her name! The glowyness to her jewelery and the magic(?) floating around her looks great too!

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MarikBentusi In reply to ClumsyTwirler [2010-07-30 08:44:38 +0000 UTC]

Aww, thank you I was really unsure about her outfit since I don't think of myself as a person in touch with fashion.

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ArcticSunday [2010-07-27 09:48:11 +0000 UTC]

Wow, you're awesome.

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MarikBentusi In reply to ArcticSunday [2010-07-27 10:00:52 +0000 UTC]

Haha, why thank you

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sambeawesome [2010-07-26 21:27:05 +0000 UTC]

This is beautiful! I love this

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MarikBentusi In reply to sambeawesome [2010-07-26 21:34:34 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot!

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sambeawesome In reply to MarikBentusi [2010-07-26 21:42:59 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome!

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BonitoMan [2010-07-24 17:52:52 +0000 UTC]

Wow nice story. Awesome lineart btw.

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MarikBentusi In reply to BonitoMan [2010-07-24 17:55:24 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot.

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BonitoMan In reply to MarikBentusi [2010-07-24 18:06:32 +0000 UTC]

welcome. it somehow reminds me of a Viera from Final Fantasy. Except without the bunny ears.

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MarikBentusi In reply to BonitoMan [2010-07-24 18:11:55 +0000 UTC]

Hm, never played FF. I guess it's the dark skin color and light hair color?

I think I have a thing for that , haha xD

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BonitoMan In reply to MarikBentusi [2010-07-24 18:15:39 +0000 UTC]

Yup thats definitely it. XD And its your thing and its good so keep doing it.

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MarikBentusi In reply to BonitoMan [2010-07-24 18:18:35 +0000 UTC]

Alrighty then. Speaking of the devil I'm already sitting on a new pic of her

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BonitoMan In reply to MarikBentusi [2010-07-24 18:25:20 +0000 UTC]

Nice. Cant w8 to see it posted.

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MarikBentusi In reply to BonitoMan [2010-07-24 18:32:39 +0000 UTC]

I can give you a lineart preview if you want (legs and feet are still in sketch state however)

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BonitoMan In reply to MarikBentusi [2010-07-24 18:39:43 +0000 UTC]

Can I see it?

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MarikBentusi In reply to BonitoMan [2010-07-24 18:47:54 +0000 UTC]

Here it is at 50% scale: [link]

There's still some detail missing and I'm trying stuff out with the feet and legs, but it should give you a rough idea. :d

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BonitoMan In reply to MarikBentusi [2010-07-24 18:52:19 +0000 UTC]

Its pretty good. Love the anatomy and proportion of it. You make it look so easy.

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MarikBentusi In reply to BonitoMan [2010-07-24 19:01:11 +0000 UTC]

Wow, thanks a lot. That's pretty much the perfect reply as I started this picture with the task in mind to work on my female anatomy .

Apparently it was a success. Let's hope I won't screw up anything with the shadows and colors.

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BonitoMan In reply to MarikBentusi [2010-07-25 10:18:28 +0000 UTC]

haha. good luck with that. Use separate layers for the colors and shadows so if you make a mistake you can erase it w/o ruining the lineart.

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MarikBentusi In reply to BonitoMan [2010-07-25 10:26:51 +0000 UTC]

That's the usual procedure In fact, I make a lot of layers, for different colors, for different shadows, etc. For example, on the pic above her sweater was white in the beginning, but because it didn't quite fit I changed the color to something more beige with a few clicks. This way I can only touch this area and nothing else. ^^

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BonitoMan In reply to MarikBentusi [2010-07-25 10:29:00 +0000 UTC]

That sounds hard. Honestly I dont even know how to change my scan from a canvas to a layer so I just color the whole thing on the damn unmovable canvas. TT_TT

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MarikBentusi In reply to BonitoMan [2010-07-25 10:44:45 +0000 UTC]

It makes stuff easier to be honest. More freedom to manipulate little things, tweaking, optimizing.

What application are you using?

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BonitoMan In reply to MarikBentusi [2010-07-25 13:44:08 +0000 UTC]

Corel Painter. Its a drag cuz this is my first time using software to color my art. I also use a tablet.

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MarikBentusi In reply to BonitoMan [2010-07-25 14:16:41 +0000 UTC]

Hmm, I just glanced at a YouTube video tutorial about CPainter and it looks a lot like Photoshop which I'm using. PS also has a "Background" layer which is unmovable when you open most formats (I think .png is an exception).
PS can turn the "Background" layer, which should be the same as CPainter's "Canvas" layer, into an ordinary layer by right-clicking on it in the layer overview and selecting "Layer from Background...". A different technique is to select "Duplicate layer" in the same menu. It will copy the background layer into a second ordinary layer, so you can delete the original layer and end up with the same results.
Here is what the menu looks like.

Alternatively, leave the Canvas with your traditionally drawn lineart alone (at least I think you use scans judging from your gallery) and re-draw the lines on a new layer on top of that. Personally I think a digital lineart goes best with digital coloring, it just takes a bit of patience to practice it. Digital linearts can have a lot of benefits compared to traditionally drawn lineart. But I digress.

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BonitoMan In reply to MarikBentusi [2010-07-27 11:45:30 +0000 UTC]

Sadly there isnt a "Layer from background button on Corel. There is a "Duplicate button but its not available when I right click the Canvas.

And yeah. Most of my art are scans. Howd you know?

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MarikBentusi In reply to BonitoMan [2010-07-27 11:52:04 +0000 UTC]

Don't know, it just looks like it. Maybe you just get an eye for it with the time.

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BonitoMan In reply to MarikBentusi [2010-07-29 10:43:22 +0000 UTC]

I guess it just looks too pixeled (or something... ) scans usually come out with different looking lines that digital art.

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MidnightRage [2010-07-02 14:26:14 +0000 UTC]

I love how the lines in your art are so smooth, and also that they're not necessarily always black, but more delicate. *w*

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MarikBentusi In reply to MidnightRage [2010-07-02 17:12:13 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot <3

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hundefrau [2010-05-27 11:21:37 +0000 UTC]

A great pic~
She is very beautiful and I like her smile

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MarikBentusi In reply to hundefrau [2010-05-27 12:00:09 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!

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hundefrau In reply to MarikBentusi [2010-05-27 12:00:57 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome

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Ni-Chang [2010-05-25 10:58:20 +0000 UTC]

Awesome drawing, I really like the spell effect and her face/hair/ears. Only leg doesn't fit me but it's minor detail, I think whole composition suits me

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MarikBentusi In reply to Ni-Chang [2010-05-25 13:55:33 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot

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Black-Forty-Four [2010-05-21 20:16:55 +0000 UTC]

wow that's pretty neat

haha i'm more intrigued with the character story

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MarikBentusi In reply to Black-Forty-Four [2010-05-21 20:42:14 +0000 UTC]

whee Thanks a lot! The story is the primary thing I do, but I like visualizing my characters; it makes them a bit more consistent in my thoughts.

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Black-Forty-Four In reply to MarikBentusi [2010-05-21 20:46:34 +0000 UTC]

haha I wish i knew how to draw so i could do cool things like that. like just the story alone doesn't do justice without visual aid

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MarikBentusi In reply to Black-Forty-Four [2010-05-21 20:52:46 +0000 UTC]

It's all about practice.

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KishiFishy [2010-04-22 10:09:23 +0000 UTC]

Q____Q Awesome. x100

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MarikBentusi In reply to KishiFishy [2010-04-22 10:09:54 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much!

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Wayvy [2010-04-15 06:42:37 +0000 UTC]

I very much like her! The way you've coloured her - soft colours suit so nicely ^^

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