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Ariel-D — Gaara, Ai: Colored

Published: 2008-11-08 23:39:25 +0000 UTC; Views: 554; Favourites: 37; Downloads: 9
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Description This is me practicing colored pencils again using lineart provided by another artist for that purpose. It's not too terribly clear, but I put a faint grass-print pattern on his outfit to invoke the tradition of yukata/kimono.

My kanji-writing skills suck, though, so I used Photoshop to put in the Love/Ai kanji on the board and put in the background.

Lineart by the talented can be found here: [link]

Used by permission.

Stock image of the kanji I used and then colored was provided by and can be found here: [link]

Permissions Note: I hereby allow any Naruto club I am a member of to post this work as long as they link back to me. RedPriestUsada should be given credit, too.
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Comments: 22

buy-me-coffe [2009-01-23 10:06:22 +0000 UTC]

cute!

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Red-Priest-Usada [2008-11-16 12:09:32 +0000 UTC]

This one looks nice too :]. Using green as the main colour for the picture was a good idea.Keep it up- traditional media is what you are really good at.

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Ariel-D In reply to Red-Priest-Usada [2008-11-16 17:50:55 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! If you have any tips on colored pencils, I'd love to hear them.

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GaaraJinchuuriki [2008-11-11 19:22:54 +0000 UTC]

omg it's awesome!!!

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Ariel-D In reply to GaaraJinchuuriki [2008-11-11 20:30:44 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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GaaraJinchuuriki In reply to Ariel-D [2008-11-11 20:41:41 +0000 UTC]

no prob! if you start drawing as well as you write then you could be a very rich person in the near future!

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HelloKattie [2008-11-10 04:31:36 +0000 UTC]

I can't ever help but think that looks more like Sasori than Gaara <:3
But anywho~ ^-^ this looks great!

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Ariel-D In reply to HelloKattie [2008-11-10 04:34:24 +0000 UTC]

You'll have to take that up with the line art artist. LOL Now that you mention it, though, he does share some features in common with a young Sasori here, doesn't he?

Thank you!

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HelloKattie In reply to Ariel-D [2008-11-10 04:57:27 +0000 UTC]

Hehe 8D;
Either way, he's cute |D!

You're welcome~!

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Amaryn-Philomena [2008-11-10 01:06:04 +0000 UTC]

I like how you're working on going from a uniform color for skin to variant shades and putting emphasis on places like the outer arm, the nose, etc. I'm really glad you're working at color pencils - I really like the medium.

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Ariel-D In reply to Amaryn-Philomena [2008-11-10 04:30:40 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Yeah, I'm trying to work on my shading skills. @_@ Like I said before, I've always been so horrible with colored pencils. This is a real experience for me. I like it, though.

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DarkPoetOfRivendell [2008-11-09 11:26:37 +0000 UTC]

OxO amazing!!!! The head and hair came out the best
It almost makes him look kinda...soft >w< *hugs Gaara and hides*

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Ariel-D In reply to DarkPoetOfRivendell [2008-11-10 04:31:12 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Slowly but surely, I'm trying to figure it all out...

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kathlaidaprincess [2008-11-09 09:45:30 +0000 UTC]

Absolutely loved the coloring you did here ^^

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Ariel-D In reply to kathlaidaprincess [2008-11-10 04:31:21 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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kathlaidaprincess In reply to Ariel-D [2008-11-10 14:14:38 +0000 UTC]

Don't mention it!

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sorentense [2008-11-09 02:52:49 +0000 UTC]

...His outfit reminds me of my friend's prom dress!!!

Sorry, had to get that out, don't take offense, doesn't mean I don't like it. Just one of the things I find funny about anime. He looks wonderful, skin looks very smooth, clothes have a nice texture. (And, being Gaara...Beautiful!)

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Ariel-D In reply to sorentense [2008-11-09 05:25:48 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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sorentense In reply to Ariel-D [2008-11-09 20:18:52 +0000 UTC]

He looks glompable.... *purrs*

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Jorden-Chan [2008-11-09 00:08:03 +0000 UTC]

<3333333!!

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Ariel-D In reply to Jorden-Chan [2008-11-09 00:32:38 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Jorden-Chan In reply to Ariel-D [2008-11-09 02:48:09 +0000 UTC]

:]

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