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Published: 2007-05-05 13:50:19 +0000 UTC; Views: 794; Favourites: 16; Downloads: 5
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I don't have much say about this one at this time, except that I didn't light this one perfectly; the sword aura came after all the shading was in place, so I had to improvise the best I could. I chose not to make the hair shiny on this one; the white highlights just didn't look good on this one, in my opinion. This CG was more of an experiment for me than anything, to use some purer cel shading.Thanks for looking! Enjoy! Comments and favorites are very much appreciated.
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Nice. You seem to use blue in a lot of your pictures. Is that perhaps one of your favourite colours? It's one of mine. ^^
I'm not too familiar with cell shading but the sword aura actually looks really good. I like his hair, too, and especially the details in his face.
I read your comment about "Who's Line..." that's actually a really funny show. I wish I could do a skit on there but I'm far too shy for things like that.
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Thanks! Yup, blue is my favorite color. 
Too shy on the internet? The crowd I do that stuff with is really adaptable, and can end up going off on some pretty interesting tangents as soon as somebody tosses in a wall to bounce off of. You're welcome to try and toss something into my shoutbox any time. What could go wrong?
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^^
Haha cool. Practise makes perfect, right? Lol.
And actually I think I'm a bit more confident on the internet than in real life. It's more of a sharing inhibition that stops me from engaging in art clubs and that sort. I keep telling myself people aren't going to like what I submit and then I usually end up not posting it. I've had it for quite sometime and no idea where it stemmed from. I'm actually fairly quiet in real life. Like that whole senario of before, I would have never done that in real life. I'd think about it, but probably wouldn't say anything.
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But I'm more in my element offline.
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Haha nice. Yea, I wish I was that confident. I used to be but some unfortunate experiences led to a drastic lack in self-esteem and well, let's just say I'm mostly quiet unless I'm made to feel dumb or someone really seriously hurts me.
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nice composition~ i dont mind the way it looks, and thats pretty good considering you have an abstract background but i guess the pose made it look madder
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The dynamics are great @w@ You can really feel the movement..
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The blueish colors make this really delicious to look at 
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Love the energy in this picture... There is a nice balance between the blade the hair. Excellent job
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Very nice. I love the different shades of blue. Love the depth in this
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Thanks for the comment and favorite! I'm glad you like it.
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A wonderful picture! I love your coloring on this piece, it's amazing! The aura looks great!
I might suggest, however, a few little nit picky things.
I love his hair, it looks great!
Keep up the amazing work!
-Deck
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Thanks for the critique! I can definitely see what you mean about the arm; his shoulder looks rather pointy, now that I look at it again.
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Anytime. Sorry my critique was a bit short. . .
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Wow, I really love your style
I also enjoy his face, i really like how you draw faces ^^ My eyes keep straying to his mouth, for some reason I really enjoy his mouth 
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Thanks for the favorite! That sword was a lot of fun to design.
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Oooooh. That background really does look like ice shattering. And of course, Aomaru looks so great in color... I think the lighting is fine. I really like the way you did his hair.
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Thanks for the favorite! I was hoping you'd like this one. The hair was a lot of fun to CG on this one, as was the background.
With all this improvising that I do on backgrounds like this, maybe I should go on "Whose Line is It Anyway?". 
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^___^ Well, I think your improvised backgrounds work wonderfully for your character CGs, particularly as it is a fantasy manga that the characters spring from. It's always good to work on backgrounds-- they're a big weakness of mine too-- but I think tackling them as they come along, you'll gradually improve. And you can always just go out and sketch scenery or buildings as you feel is needed for some practice.
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*coughs* I think I'm in love. *snuggles him*
Lovely work here, lad. ^^
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Thanks for commenting! I'm glad you like him. ^^
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This looks awesome
The sword is amazing and so are the colours
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Thanks for the favorite! I'm glad you like it. ^^
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Wow! The artwork here is amazing! His weapon looks literally cool!
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Thanks for the favorite! I'm glad you like it.
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bLeArG dRaS cOmMeNt PoWaHz Go!!!111!!1
VERY nice work here, Blanke-kun.
MAJOR kudos on that sword there. The shading effects make it look twice as pwnish as it did in the lineart, which is really saying something. ^_^ Also, I'm noticing a big step forward here in your blade-making skills. Previously, your blades had a tendency to look too rounded and dull... but this blade has a very nice transition from dark to light as its substance approaches the blade... and as a result, Aomaru's sword (all three parts of it) looks VERY SHARP. That's some great progress right there, Blanke-kun.
I'd have to agree with you that white, "shiny" highlights on the hair would seem out of place here. In here, Aomaru looks more "bright" than "shiny"... if that makes any sense. XD But as for the hair, I think you just did a great job with it. As I've said, it does look very bright... yet not shiny. I can't entirely describe the impression it gives... but I will say that it looks very natural... and "cool" in both senses of the term, as well.
I probably wouldn't have noticed this if El hadn't so kindly pointed it out, but the shading on Aomaru's face does indeed look quite natural. It really fits with the overall look here... it's not shiny by any means, but still "bright." Really, it perfectly reflects the lighting situation here. Again, I must harken back to all that ice in the background... I don't know how you did it, but Aomaru and the shading on him really give the impression that he's in the midst of some sort of icy locale.
I didn't notice this in the lineart, so I'll just make this my one tiny critique for this post.
And on to the little things that I love to talk about so much... I think you've done a great job with Aomaru's expression here. Really, it perfectly complements the setting/background... it's determined and steadfast, yet also cool and calm... quite symbolic of ice, if you ask me.
I've rambled enough! Overall: Excellent. Simply excellent. The character and background work perfectly together, and the awesome factor here has been turned up all the way to eleven. Keep it up, Blanke-kun!
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Whoah... I'm . . . OK. I think I survived that tsunami of text somehow...
Thanks for the favorite! I'm glad you got so much out of this one. I'm certainly going to use this sort of style more often, and I noticed that I do indeed seem to do much better at improvising than I'd think. ^^:
As for that right arm, you are correct. That's just a matter of how I angled him here. He's standing at a slight 3/4 angle; notice that he's not coming straight at the camera.
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Damn. I wish I had as much time as you to work out stuff like this. T_T
Anyways, I will say I really like the color choice on this one. The picture indeed looks *cold* 
I also like a lot the way you shaded his face; it looks more ehrm...well, natural than that in the rest of your pics. The hair looks nicely colored as well though, I must say, the horsetail looks -at first glance- as if it wasn't pasrt of the hair. I thought it was just me but my sister gave the same opinion
What truly impresses me though, is what you did to the sword. That's one nice effect, though I have no idea-yet again-of what did you use in there.
I will close now, I wanna leave something for Dras to comment on
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