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Published: 2007-10-06 05:31:21 +0000 UTC; Views: 3950; Favourites: 47; Downloads: 57
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More play on fight scenes, decided to do one of the ones from "Death, Decisions and Destiny". This was a challenge to really paint because of Vicebane (the red one) is so ugly, and I still don't feel like I achieved the look I wanted. Otherwise I picked awkward poses along with visible motion. Also upped the realism a little. Quite a challenge.So as it goes, Mewblade and Vicebane are starting to scrap it out. Mewblade is preparing a Rapid Spin and Vicebane is ready to lunge with a swipe at her. Mewtwo and Mew just happen to be spectators while the two Mewthrees try to kill each other.
There were some challenges with this picture. The posing had to be mid-motion but blurred to get that feeling. Then trying to make Vicebane look a little less anime, a little more creepy. Also keeping the same level of saturation and lighting throughout the characters and arena was hard due to the two bright characters present. I'm not too disapointed with the shading. Very proud of Vicebane's paws and dead eyes.
Photoshop 5/CS3.
[link] is an example of Rise in progress.
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Comments: 19
Wow, great work on the definition of your characters, the creepy factor of Vicebane stands out very well.
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mewblade can learn rapid spin? wow, wasn't expecting that. great work as usual.
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Yep. I make her twirl like a ballerina. Useful, but odd attack.
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i supose it does sort of work. if you gave her a whip-sword, it works even better.
btw, haven't heard from you in a while. seen any of my new stuff?
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I've seen it. No actual time to comment. Could while at work but I like my job too much to be caughty typing obsessively to stuff.
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work would explain the lack of coments from you. it's ok, i just find it weird that it went from you being the main person giving me feedback to you not really comenting at all.
you're on right now, though...
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Bored, but too frustrated to write meaningful comments.
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You did a very nice job on realism. I agree with you, you did very well on Vicebane's eyes and paws, he looks so feral in this. Mewblade was also very nicely done, there is a definite sense of motion with her, and her expression works well with the mood.
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I liked that picture quite a bit that it's now a 2' x 3' poster on my wall. Probably the motion and those paws were what made me really want it up. Also been making it a rule for several years now to have something creepy of Vicebane up. Feral suits him so much.
Mewblade's motion could have been done a bit better, but this was really my first attempt at motion blur. Vicebane was the highlight though, oddly enough.
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Wow, that's neat. Vicebane sure is a creepy character at times. I don't even know how I would design a Mewthree.
I could sense the most movement with her arm with the cannon...
Perhaps it's because of that much more effort you put into him.
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stunning as always.
specially awsome are the poses, facial expressions, and the way you do the coloration!
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Aww, thank you for the kind comments. I found the picture to be a bit strange in color and poses, but it's quite a boost to hear that they're okay.
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You really made a creepy Vicebane, and battle looks cool!
The shading is cool but little weird, what you used?... grid?
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I have little knowledge of said grid shading. The background used gradient fills and large brushes. The characters used dark, slightly bluish hue for shading. All done using airbrushes.
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Wow!
You are increible!
Keep your work up!
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I'm starting to run out of things to say in my comments, so I guess I'll keep it short this time.
Bay far my favorite parts here are the poses and Vicebane's expression.
I didn't need to read your description to know what basic kind of movements they are performing, the posing made it clear and vivid.
I get little shivers when I look into Vicebane's eyes. Now that's expressive!
Out of curiosity, what symbol is that on the wall (or door) behind them?
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It's okay, I wouldn't expect you to keep up with such extensive responses.
Vicebane's expression is very standard for him. The one thing I wish I could have done was him with a more open mouth or something. He makes pretty sick expressions and I still haven't found an excuse to use them.
The moves of choice could have been better. Vicebane might be more obvious, but his pose is a very hard transition if he's going from the floor, and probably for Mewblade's chest. As for Mewblade, it's an obvious pitch of weight but Rapid Spin is just a poorly referenced move and making her look like a ballerina didn't cut it for me. Problem posing was definitely Vicebane and his knee just looks broken even if he's probably moving.
And if you want creepy, try staring at him for several hours. Making those eyes look dull was terribly annoying and he's terribly ugly. At least your characters have more flattering features.
The symbol is an Earth Badge, just a little more stylized than normal.
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It took a second look for me to see what you meant about Vicebane's leg. It does look a little over-twisted now that you mentioned it. I bet that you get a little more flexible when you spend so much time fighting though!
Personally, I like the close-mouthed smile better. It emphasizes the sharpness of his fangs without making them look too long.
Trust me, I have ugly characters too! I haven't even mentioned any of my villains yet (mainly because of how painfully cliche they are), and they are quite a motley crew.
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