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Published: 2005-08-06 03:24:41 +0000 UTC; Views: 541; Favourites: 1; Downloads: 36
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Description Feel the heat

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Alright...this deserves an explanation. This background - this scene is NOT what I had envisioned for this figure. In fact, I'm still in the works for the intended scene. For some reason, I slapped her onto a practice bg I was doing and couldn't stop myself. I'm not so sure I should be posting this...having two deviations with the same figure with different backgrounds may not be recieved well. But you know...it's all in good practice - and I need it.

The Figure:
A Samurai woman. I put this under the anime category because her hair is purpleish-blue. She has blood running down her face - an injury sustained after carrying out a job. The scroll in her robe (you can see it right under her breasts there) were the orders - perhaps a bounty? For whatever reason, she has it stowed there and she is coming back from said job. Not completely happy with the colors - but they were meant for a darker scene so all in all
The Scene:
Peaceful and sunny to contradict her figure. She's bleeding - she's hiding her face from the sun and she's dressed in white which reminds me of winter. Crossing a meadow that lies just beyond the mountains that tower in the distance. The local wildlife is taking flight as she passes. Messing with such things as perspective has been nice, though I don't have the hang of it quite yet.

Materials:
Sketched on manga paper with a mech pencil
Colored with a tablet on Photoshop Elements

Time:
Unknown. The figure was done seperately and the background before that. The mountains, birds, mist, and grass blades were added once the two were together. So it's hard to say.
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Comments: 14

Snake6889 [2006-07-30 07:31:12 +0000 UTC]

i love how hazy this looks and the blurred images closeup, kinda reminds me of ruroni kenshin, apart from the fact hes also a samurai, you get the same whimsical, intense atmosphere, love the soft colours and the angle, it adds another edge to the picture, awesome

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euphoriavoyage [2006-03-30 02:44:06 +0000 UTC]

cool piece. really like the character. props

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Quemaqua [2005-08-06 15:06:00 +0000 UTC]

Okay, now that I'm awake - I really like this. The pose works well in the grass there, I think, because it looks like she could be marching through it. It's a very relaxed thing, despite the injuries, and you don't get the sense she's being persued or anything, but that whatever she just finished doing is now over and she's just trying to make her way home. The background is really quite awesome, and the multi-layered thing you've got going with the bits and pieces in the foreground also works really well. And, as stated, your skills are making me jealous. I wish I could do backgrounds...

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ravengurl In reply to Quemaqua [2005-08-06 22:18:12 +0000 UTC]

I wish I could do backgrounds too *randomly splashes paint on computer screen*

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Quemaqua In reply to ravengurl [2005-08-06 22:20:42 +0000 UTC]

No, you're getting really good! Seriously. A little more work and you're gonna' be fucking pro.

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ravengurl In reply to Quemaqua [2005-08-07 02:23:45 +0000 UTC]

I like how everyone says I'm getting there. By the age of 30 I should be just about right

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Quemaqua In reply to ravengurl [2005-08-07 02:37:41 +0000 UTC]

lol Well, you can't get to perfection overnight. But you're far better than most already, and I think we all mean that we love watching you grow and every time you do something you do it better than before, which can only mean that your ownage will exponentially increase!

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steihl [2005-08-06 13:49:52 +0000 UTC]

Nicely done Waven.

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ravengurl In reply to steihl [2005-08-06 22:18:35 +0000 UTC]

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jdzero [2005-08-06 11:13:35 +0000 UTC]

(Grooves like a samurai) >.< Oh yeah!

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ravengurl In reply to jdzero [2005-08-06 22:18:45 +0000 UTC]

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Quemaqua [2005-08-06 06:13:06 +0000 UTC]

You're making me so jealous. I'll comment more thoroughly later, I'm tired as hell right now and about to pass out...

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gemini86 [2005-08-06 05:52:02 +0000 UTC]

whoa, she's bleeding in such a beautiful place. Must be the beauty of dying.

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ravengurl In reply to gemini86 [2005-08-06 22:19:00 +0000 UTC]

It sure is!

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