Eddis, Attolia, Sounis

Thank you, it took a loooong time...

Ha, I was wondering whether someone would comment on Costis. His dashingly attractive good looks would have distracted everyone from Gen and Attolia ;P
I'm just channelling some Gen-like vindictiveness.

I still love you, Costis ♥

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freenarnian.livejournal.com

Draw Costis next! :D

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Sounds like a plan. What should I draw him doing? Any scene suggestions?

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ninedaysaqueen.livejournal.com

How about when he punches Gen? XD

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You actually read my mind. Sounis-telepathy ACTIVATED. XD

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Gah. That was me.

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ninedaysaqueen.livejournal.com

The HIVE mind lives! :D

XD

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We shall one day rule the world. :D

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freenarnian.livejournal.com

Or when he catches Attolia mid-faint?

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Another good idea :)

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Thanks for taking the trouble :)

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bookishbabe.livejournal.com

I love that everything fades from the moment but the two who are lost in it. You can share your eye candy with me anytime. Bless you little artistic soul.

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Yay ♥ That was the effect I was going for. If I didn't have some long overdue assignments, then sharing eye candy of QT is all i'd be doing... TT^TT

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You did an amazing job on this! It is so detailed and the composition is very striking :D

Do you mind my asking how you did it? Did you draw the outline and color it digitally somehow? And what program did you use? I use GIMP, and it never does anything I want, and my artwork has a very cartoon-y feel to it when I'm done - which this definitely does not have! The picture on my icon is one of my fanarts that I drew and colored in GIMP, so you can see what I usually come up with. I'd really appreciate some advice...:)

Once again, great job!!

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Thanks :)

This was completely digital. I have a Wacom graphics tablet too, which makes things so much easier.
I have all of the progress files still. I could put together a step by step thingy if that's good?

The program is Photoshop CS5. CS5 is the latest version, but I used 7 for years and it was great. You could see if there's a trial for download if you wanted to try it. I've never used GIMP... But if it's anything like Paint, I feel your pain.

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That's very kind of you!

GIMP is a free version of Photoshop that is *supposedly* just as good...hmmmm. What does a tablet do?

Oh, and yes, Paint is USELESS, I tried that too!

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No problem. A tablet means that you can draw straight onto the screen. It's a little hard to explain, try Googling it or watching a Youtube video of someone using one.

They should have called it PAIN-t...

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Thank you!! Can you PM it to me or do you need my e-mail address?

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I'll upload it to DeviantArt and send a link. :)

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Here it be: http://la-lepre.deviantart.com/art/Sounis-Tutorial-Part-1-268201693

It's in 3 parts, and i've put links in the Comments :)

Like it says, if anyone wants more detailed information, just ask.

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Wow, Thank you soo much!! As I read throught the tutorial and looked at the in-progress pictures, I found myself saying "Isn't it finished now? It looks amazing....WHat more could she possibly do!"

Just one question... did you do all the coloring and shading on the same layer or did you add a new layer for each adjustment?

Thanks again!

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Noooo, never on the same layer. I normally do blocks of colour on one layer, e.g - the base colours for Gen's clothes/ hair/ skin will all be on different layers, same with Attolia. This just means that I can go back and edit them without affecting the other layers, like if I wanted to change the hue or opacity of a layer. Sometimes i'll merge layers, but rarely. By the time this was finished, I had about 200 layers. So messy...

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Oh, I see - That's alot of layers! Actually, layers scare me.....I guess I just need to experiment with them more :)

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Layers are amazing. I love them ♥
You can do so many things with them. Definitely experiment!

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I use GIMP too actually, and I love it. Hmm.... but I almost always use it alongside Painter. I don't know if this is the same Paint you're talking about. though.

I worked with Photoshop in highschool and I do find GIMP just as good. Or maybe I'm just not as advanced of an artist to know the difference. Hehe ^__^

When did you start using it?

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No, it's not Painter, just Paint. It's a really simple program not good for much except drawing troll faces... I'll have to have a look at GIMP now :P

I started using Photoshop...erm...2006? 5 years ago o_O Wow.

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^__^ Okay, thanks for letting me know. I must warn you though, GIMP at first is not very intuitive. It takes a lot longer to get used to it, especially if you're a Photoshop user. But once you're used to it, it's a very good alternative to Photoshop. ^^ At least I think so, hehe.

Wow that's a long time. *_*

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Or maybe I'm just not as advanced of an artist to know the difference

Nope, it's definitely no that! I not very experienced with GIMP, I only downloaded it maybe three months ago, and I've never used Photoshop, so it probably doesn't do what I want because I don't know how to use it. In all fairness, I should probably say that I made this icon completely from scratch in GIMP, so it does do some pretty neat things if you know how to do them.

P.S. If I have any GIMP questions, can I ask you? I'm pretty confused by alot of the features....

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Lol, actually I don't think I've explored enough of Photoshop before switching over to GIMP, so I really can't say how much more superior it is. =P

I found GIMP quite difficult to get used to as well, but once you've used it enough, it gets pretty satisfactory. Yeah, the icon is actually very nice! ^^

Ah sure, but I only really use the brush and pen tool. But I'll try ^__^.

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Well, thats more than I know how to use! ;)

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Yes, yes, yes.... a step by step thingy would be wonderful!!!!!

This is gorgeous. I love your style ^__^. I hope you do more fanarts! I especially love Gen.

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http://la-lepre.deviantart.com/#/d4fohr1

:)

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Ooh, it's in DA! I LOVE DA!

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:D

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meltintall3.livejournal.com

I third the request for a step by step.

Because otherwise, this comment would be all flail and SQUEEEE!

(Am a little embarrassed that I first thought this was the dance scene... oh, well. I saw the error of my assessment when I realized there was blood on his hand!)

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http://la-lepre.deviantart.com/#/d4fohr1 :)

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meltintall3.livejournal.com

Thank you!!!

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dannybailey.livejournal.com

Just popping in to say, GIMP is an *excellent* free alternative to Photoshop. It has layers, levels, filters, and almost any other feature that makes Photoshop awesome. I've been using it for a long time, and I've never run into something I couldn't do. Sorry for the interruption; I just didn't want to let open source software go undefended. ;)

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Yeeeaaaa. Add Inkscape to that too. ^^

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inkblackswan.livejournal.com

Oh, wow. This is gorgeous.

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freenarnian.livejournal.com

Oooooooooooookay. This is fan-freaking-tastic.

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ninedaysaqueen.livejournal.com

Wonderful! The use of color is amazing!

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coyul.livejournal.com

Saved forever! I love it so so much. One of my favorite scenes!

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dannybailey.livejournal.com

So gorgeous! Wow, I simply love Attolia's pose The intensity and passion between them that is so palpable.

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agh-4.livejournal.com

So amazing and beautiful! I love it when you share your art. :)

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sgwordy.livejournal.com

I hope this does not sound bad but I like how she appears slightly awkward. She was not, right at the beginning, expecting his ardor and I would imagine there was some awkwardness in positioning. Perhaps this was not your intent and I'm simply reading it into the scene due to my own interpretation but I quite like it and I hope it's not offensive to include awkward as a descriptor. Thanks for sharing it!

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