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Simbati had assaulted Nuru blindly. The strangely-spotted cat had been faster, even though Simbati had tried her best to bite and claw the cat. Her cries of "monster" had received angry results, but the lioness felt no regret. As she disengage Nuru, she noticed Tsavi fighting the other fire-generating feline nearby.

At once, Simbati leapt to join her ward, green eyes glistening in the growing fire-light. She felt the heat of the fire, fear fluttered in her heart, her face stung... but she forced her eyes to remain open as she eyed the two invaders who now circled both herself and Tsavi.

"I've got your back, Cub," Simbati told Tsavi as she glared down Nuru.

Simbati didn't look as confident as she had just moments before. Blood was beginning to drip down her face, and these creatures controlled fire. The situation seemed to be getting out of control.

"This is our home!" growled Simbati - "You have encroached on our lands. Desperation is no excuse. Get out!" she tried one last time... She was a hypocrite. She had known desperation and part of her heart went out to Nuru's plight. But she would fight tooth and nail for her pride until ordered otherwise.

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I'm jammin', oh yeah! Umm, another Lion King-style picture 'cause I'm still feelin' the mood.

Unfortunately, I forgot to enlarge this before I did the lineart, so it's not nearly as smooth as the last picture I dd. Still, I had fun creating the fire and lighting on this one. I don't particularly care for the background, but as it is blurred and no the focus, I guess it works.

Anyway, Simbati (the lioness) and Tsavi (the lion) are trapped in the middle. They are surrounded by two other big cats - Naasir (the dark brown one) and Nuru (that little bit of hip you see in the foreground. Sorry Larka!)

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About 6 hours in CS5.

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P.S. Tsavi is too smaaaaaall!
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Comments: 19

FeretStudios [2011-08-16 17:07:24 +0000 UTC]

There's a fire in the background? How did that get started? o.o

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Amritha In reply to FeretStudios [2011-08-21 17:59:36 +0000 UTC]

It is! Well, they're fighting the Misfit Pride, and some of them have powers... or well, most of them. One of them accidentally caught some grass on fire - it spread a bit. Cue awesome fiery-ness.

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FeretStudios In reply to Amritha [2011-08-21 20:09:17 +0000 UTC]

Oh shit! The place is ganna be crispy now!

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cookiesncream20432 [2011-07-10 17:10:41 +0000 UTC]

OMG I just love this...

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Amritha In reply to cookiesncream20432 [2011-07-10 19:38:40 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! ^_^ I'm glad to hear it. I had a lot of fun working on this one.

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XimNeri [2011-07-08 23:43:51 +0000 UTC]

looks soo goood!!! Reminds me to TLK!

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Amritha In reply to XimNeri [2011-07-10 19:41:17 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! And I'm glad it does - that was my intent!

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WolvenRemorse [2011-07-08 16:50:42 +0000 UTC]

This is so awesome! <3 (Don't I always say that? STOP BEING AWESOME.)

Thanks to this image, Sindos and I have the perfect excuse. ;D Mwuahaha, secrets secrets. <3 I love the expressions, and the fire is soooo awesome looking. You totally made the lighting awesome, I struggle with making the lighting look appropriate (I should really practice more). Lol, I love how Nuru's butt made it in to the picture. XD

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Amritha In reply to WolvenRemorse [2011-07-08 17:44:24 +0000 UTC]

Ohmai! Had lots of fun coloring this one and shading it. The shading was where the lighting really came along. I don't normally use the multiply or overlay modes available in Photoshop - I prefer to choose colors myself - but... heheh. These last two pictures I've done in TLK-style have been exceptions. I ended up adding one last color-effect to the whole image - it pumped up the red and really created the mood!

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yurizemira [2011-07-08 16:50:26 +0000 UTC]

I love seeing these pictures. That place seems like so much fun.

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Amritha In reply to yurizemira [2011-07-08 17:46:42 +0000 UTC]

I'm having a good time with them! BUT! They are totally distracting me from all the points commissions I should really be doing.

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yurizemira In reply to Amritha [2011-07-08 19:43:26 +0000 UTC]

Hahaha, well, I for one am enjoying seeing all the pictures. They're really great!

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PenofGold [2011-07-08 12:55:53 +0000 UTC]

how beautiful!

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Amritha In reply to PenofGold [2011-07-08 17:52:22 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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PenofGold In reply to Amritha [2011-07-09 12:01:51 +0000 UTC]

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sindos [2011-07-08 06:41:23 +0000 UTC]

OHHOLLY! they are burning our land, those bastards! /Shange

*gives you a ticket for a longer, better comment in the morning*

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Amritha In reply to sindos [2011-07-08 06:45:24 +0000 UTC]

Your comment made me laaaaaugh so much. My sis thought I was crazy(er). But yes. I probably exaggerated the fire a little bit - but I figured... they accidentally caught another lion on fire. Maybe it spread a little. Meh. Creates a nice effect in any case. O_O My artistic liberties might be burning down the 'Mark.

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sindos In reply to Amritha [2011-07-08 17:01:22 +0000 UTC]

Fire ain't easy to tame. And looks cool, haha.
Look at Tsavi's fat ass x) it's so awesome. I always draw my lions too skinny when in this angle… and his leg looks fantastic, the back one? yeah, I've had SO many troubles depicting a backleg seen from behind… yours totally convinces me (B
I bet Simbati is feeling a little frightened by the fire-bending lions (which is not going to stop her either, but, she does look like thinking twice before jumping on Nuru).
And this two, fighting back to back, what a great example of companionship and team work <3

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Amritha In reply to sindos [2011-07-08 17:58:06 +0000 UTC]

Haha! Tsavi's got a big butt! But it should be bigger! Poor guy. We want him to get fatter! I always try to start by drawing a line or two to define the hips/back - that way it can't get too thin. But it happens sometimes - it's really easy to do that with cats since they can appear very thin from the front or back.

And thanks! I often have a lot of trouble with that angle on the back leg as well - this time I managed to nail it. I don't even know.

Yeah, she jumped too soon on Nuru before. Now she's second-guessing everything... except maybe her reasons for continuing to fight. On the forums Nuru was commenting about being desperate... but eh. Simbati's being a little heartless for the sake of her own pride right now.

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