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Terra7 — The Beginning Is The End
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Published: 2011-07-19 00:06:44 +0000 UTC; Views: 10641; Favourites: 536; Downloads: 101
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"I try to find myselfI find the stranger trapped inside
And I'll take one more step away
From the face I used to recognize
Familiar shadows closing in
Suffocating fear descends
It comes alive, uncovered eyes"
~Break Me Down
I found inspiration for this picture in Red's song "Break Me Down". It fits Terra perfectly, with his struggle to reclaim himself from Lord Xenhort's corruption. A corruption that produces a false identity for him (Terranort) and, when his physical body is sacrificed, a Heartless (Ansem) and a Nobody (Xemnas). Aqua, his comrade, is ultimately unable to save him from the evil that engulfs him.
As always, comments are welcome and appreciated.
The picture took me 3 hours to ink and 4 days to colour.
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I'm probably the worst person to ask, considering I know nothing about Kingdom Hearts, haha. Sorry.
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It's ok. I'm judging from the pic that he is.
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Yeah when he turn into a heartless Xemnas is born at the same time.
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It's just a composition, no particular reason.
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Many thanks. I have a friend who's very much into Terra and Xenhort so she inspired this piece.
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you'll have to tell her thank you for me. the pic is beautiful.
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Wow this is brilliant, it shows you so many things; like Terra and Aqua on either side followed by their transformations (especially Terra's ^_^) I like how Xemnas is in the middle, it really shows how he is 'betwixt and between'.
If I could ask, what type of software did you use to colour this? Is it computer related?
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Many thanks for the kind comment. ^^ Transformation is a big theme in BBS. Terra undergoes such radical changes and I'm very curious what kind of final ending Square Enix will give him. Some suspect that a big part of him remains in Xemnas.
As with all my other work, I ink the lines by hand, scan them and add colour/effects in Corel PaintShop PhotoPro X3 (computer software).
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Ahaha that's no problem at all ^_^ I completely agree, transformation, and almost progression, is a big topic in BBS, and all of KH for that matter. I do feel bad for terra being locked inside the xehanort reincarnated, and I'm sure that Nomura will pull through in the end
I have to say that if nobodies WERE able to feel emotions, Xemnas would act a great deal like Terra.
Ah right, I'm having a look at software to better present my art, but I have no idea on the price range. would it be possible for you to send me a note detailling some prices that I might expect?
Sorry to be a pain >_<
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We can only hope that Nomura will end the series well. Although, technically, I don't think the Kingdom Hearts will ever end.
I'm actually not too familiar with the Kingdom Hearts universe but this is what I've also heard.
I believe you can buy PaintShop PhotoPro X4 for between 29.99-79.99.
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Very haunting piece, it depicts Terras story very well.
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Thank you.
By the way, is that Duo from Gundam Wing (icon)?
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Awesome! I miss Gundam Wing. The best Gundam ever!
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I like the Terra version with the hands for his face. It's like I would feel the pain of him.
The lyric is great, I think it matched to him very well
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The lyrics inspired the picture --I think they fit with Terra's story so well.
Many thanks. ^^
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Totally loving how you draw the real Terra covering his face.
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Thank you. The pose is for dramatic effect.
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It sure looks intense. I hope Terra will be alright eventually.
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Me too. I hope he'll be fine at the end of KH3.
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IF there's a KH3... now it's just Dream Drop Distance.
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I think KH3 will be released in the distant future.
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nive! i luv how terra looks in this! it adds the human to his character!
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Thank you. I believe that's from a scene in the game.
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is it in the finax mix version? i don't remeber seeing this...
oh well. do you have some tips for drawing terra? his arm and pants kill me when i try!! ~M~
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I'm not sure, but I think it's that cutscene where Master Xenhort possesses Terra right before (or just after) he chokes Aqua. The only difference is that I made him Terra, whereas he was Terranhort (dark skin and silver hair) in the original version.
Some tips:
-use references
I do this everytime I'm unsure of how to draw something. In the past, if I couldn't draw something I'd trace over it to get a feel for the dimensions and curvature/linearity and then go back and draw it myself after. Anatomy takes some getting used to.
-clothes
You need to pay careful attention to where the creases go. There are always more creases where the cloth folds (e.g. area on the underside of a bent knee). Consequently, there are less creases on the opposite side of the fold where the cloth stretches (e.g. top side of a bent kneee).
Let me know if you need some feedback or more tips.
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Thanks! this is gonna help a lot! i find that muscle shirts suck to draw... i can't seem to find a good pic of terra to draw... if you are not too busy could u reccomend a traceable pic for practice? anything would help!!! thanks for considering this!
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I'd start off with one of Terra's standard poses, something like: [link] . That's good practice for the arm. You might also consider: [link] for the body. The angle isn't that great but I'm having trouble finding a better shot.
Hope this helps.
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Thank you!!! thanks for even looking! i actually have a rendere pic or WIP kinda deal, but i don't have a working scanner {DAMNIT!!}
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No problem. :] I draw a lot but even I don't have a scanner! XD I take photos of all my pics.
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??? Why didn't i think of that? there is an idea!
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to bad camera's are too damn expensive
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I use the one built into my phone.
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yeah, but i have 2 haves of a phone ><
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a dropped it and accedently stepped on it ><#
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wait... the song im listening to is too happy, so we must be happy!
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Xemnas holding the wayfinder. That's just chilling. I froze when I saw it, seriously.
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