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PenumbraChey — New Years Snow

Published: 2010-01-02 01:15:59 +0000 UTC; Views: 2252; Favourites: 58; Downloads: 23
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Description A whole lot of experimenting in this piece.
First is the perspective, though I'm not completely satisfied with it, it doesn't suck either.
Second is the snow, it's my first time painting on details instead of using a gel pen.

There's a lot of bright in the foreground and even more pale in the backgound - my scanner lost all of the subtleness of it. And even my attempts to adjust for my snowy footprints and blue-violet sky on the computer failed, so here it is just as it scanned. Scanner!!!! (Take a calming breath) The figures were more important anyways.

Chouji, Ino and Ino's daughter, Ryokou, are walking to a New Year's Party.
The feelings I was going for are:
-Ryokou is excited by the snow since it's a rare thing in Konoha's climate.
-Chouji is thinking how pleasant it is spending his time with his two favorite girls.
-Ino, though enjoying her daughter's reaction to the weather, is realizing she's cold.

Notice that though Ryokou is now six she still has the same little stuffed kitty she had in the festival picture. Her grandparents gave her the hat to match 'kitty' (besides the fact that she does love the color.)

This is based off a scene from my 'Star Double crossed' FanFic (from the chapter with the same name as the title).

EDIT: Got my oldest brother to act as tech support for me, then re-scanned the piece (one level up-grade) - Voila! My background is back!!!!

Drawn & inked by me, colored with Copics, white gouche is snow

Akimichi Chouji & Yamanaka Ino Copyright: Masashi Kishimoto.

Yamanaka Ryokou is my creation
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Comments: 37

Alesakura123 [2012-08-28 15:22:58 +0000 UTC]

Very beautiful

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Angelofthefallingdew [2011-06-27 14:37:04 +0000 UTC]

I LOVE IT and i finally found someone who wants Choji and Ino together besides me YAY

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PenumbraChey In reply to Angelofthefallingdew [2011-06-27 23:51:11 +0000 UTC]

Join if you haven't already...

There's a moderate sized collection of us.

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innocent-rebel [2010-11-12 17:04:00 +0000 UTC]

Really nicely done. I like the colors and the angle you chose really emphasizes the experience and I love the interaction with each other. You did an amazing job on the shading and texture of Ryokou's coat and it just looks very beautiful.

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PenumbraChey In reply to innocent-rebel [2010-11-13 02:22:25 +0000 UTC]

Thanks.

This was one of those pieces I was worried I was beginning to 'overthink' the angles, Ryo-chan's facial expression & the her quilted coat. (and then when I had to rescan it because it washed out the snow the first time) But some how in the end it all worked out.

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sillyfirefly6539 [2010-07-11 23:53:41 +0000 UTC]

cute!

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PenumbraChey In reply to sillyfirefly6539 [2010-07-12 00:53:30 +0000 UTC]

...but challenging to draw.

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sillyfirefly6539 In reply to PenumbraChey [2010-07-12 03:00:55 +0000 UTC]

It was worth it!

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gdpr-13956628 [2010-06-29 05:08:38 +0000 UTC]

So sweet ! It makes me want to have Choji as a dad... Lucky Ryokou ! And Ino si very elegant !
You obiouvsly take a lot of time and work behind all your projetcs, you can be proud of the result !

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PenumbraChey In reply to gdpr-13956628 [2010-07-03 16:26:35 +0000 UTC]

Sorry been off internet a few days...

I really work hard on getting the snow to come out right. I think Chouji would do all right as a dad once he gets past the initial shock of it. Ino would do well, sweet when appropriate and tough when she has to lay down the law...

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YoukiPrincess [2010-02-24 06:35:21 +0000 UTC]

Very nice! Better then what I can do. All I have to say is this, I dunno why but the legs look a little off. Other then that it's an epic pic.

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PenumbraChey In reply to YoukiPrincess [2010-02-24 23:53:57 +0000 UTC]

Yeah I was a little uncertain how long or how fast to taper them... But I love how Ryokou's quilted coat came out.

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JoeCoool [2010-01-24 20:12:37 +0000 UTC]

This looks great! Nice work!

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PenumbraChey In reply to JoeCoool [2010-01-25 01:01:49 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! It was fun playing around drawing the perspective and the snow...

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MegBuf [2010-01-05 01:53:31 +0000 UTC]

Happy New Year and I told you I would report back... I love this! As I have previously stated oh mentor of mine you are talented!!

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PenumbraChey In reply to MegBuf [2010-01-05 23:47:44 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, I'm still working on improving with the marker techniques. Now you just have to take the opportunity to post some crazy-cat-photos...

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xWennie [2010-01-03 15:33:32 +0000 UTC]

Too cute. 8D I love the background and all the details you put in the clothes.

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PenumbraChey In reply to xWennie [2010-01-03 21:43:43 +0000 UTC]

Good thing you saw the 2nd post. The background was a major washout. BTW I didn't do any work on it during the party. I did all the inking and coloring the next day.

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NarutoPutka [2010-01-02 21:12:04 +0000 UTC]

absolutely gorgeous!

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PenumbraChey In reply to NarutoPutka [2010-01-03 00:19:55 +0000 UTC]

Thank You!!!

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Jyukai-Koudan [2010-01-02 10:49:20 +0000 UTC]

This is so lovely!
I like the perspective!

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PenumbraChey In reply to Jyukai-Koudan [2010-01-03 00:19:32 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

Gotta keep trying new things.

Check out the re-post if you haven't yet. I re-scanned and got my background back.

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Jyukai-Koudan In reply to PenumbraChey [2010-01-03 15:37:24 +0000 UTC]

I see it now! It looks better now! I like the background!

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Saiyaness [2010-01-02 03:53:17 +0000 UTC]

Very nicely done. Despite the scanner skimping out on you I can tell u put a lot of work into the coloring. Love it!

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PenumbraChey In reply to Saiyaness [2010-01-03 00:17:46 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Re-scanned & re-posted. Background came out better, you can see the snow better!!!

I still have a way to go on the angled shots, but if I stick to my 1 deviation a week hopefully I can get a few more attempts in.

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overlordofnobodies [2010-01-02 02:56:09 +0000 UTC]

Happy New Year!!
and what a great way to open the new year with another drawing from. I hope your year is ChouIno full!

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PenumbraChey In reply to overlordofnobodies [2010-01-02 03:08:19 +0000 UTC]

LoL. Working on it, both my drawings & the commissions I'm in the Cue for...

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piedpipergirl [2010-01-02 01:42:27 +0000 UTC]

Wow, this picture is amazing! I love how perspective is, and how you made the snowflakes. Very lovely, and Ino's hair is really pretty, with the light hitting it and everything.
The only thing I don't....(I wouldn't say dislike, I don't know what to say really)is how light ino's and Ryokou's eyes are. Sort of unsettling. but i still love the piece, it's amazing!!!

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PenumbraChey In reply to piedpipergirl [2010-01-02 01:50:07 +0000 UTC]

I think the eyes were a smidge darker in the original, but I don't think they were changed as much as the background by the scanner. I tend to think of the Yamanaka eyes as Aquamarine vs. Sapphire.

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piedpipergirl In reply to PenumbraChey [2010-01-02 21:30:28 +0000 UTC]

I see, it's still a pretty result. ^^

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PenumbraChey In reply to piedpipergirl [2010-01-02 21:59:35 +0000 UTC]

Just re-scanned & re-loaded it. My subtle background is back

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kibagirl980 [2010-01-02 01:30:04 +0000 UTC]

Awesome! Love it!

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PenumbraChey In reply to kibagirl980 [2010-01-02 01:34:40 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

and Happy New Year!

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kibagirl980 In reply to PenumbraChey [2010-01-02 01:36:55 +0000 UTC]

Happy New Year to you too!

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bookwriter21 [2010-01-02 01:23:16 +0000 UTC]

simply perfect

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PenumbraChey In reply to bookwriter21 [2010-01-02 01:33:43 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, that's a nice pick-me-up.
I wish I could show you the original.

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bookwriter21 In reply to PenumbraChey [2010-01-02 01:38:07 +0000 UTC]

ah well, you cant win them all

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