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Ex-Soldier-Cloud — Some Birthday - Colored

Published: 2011-08-18 23:59:16 +0000 UTC; Views: 1033; Favourites: 26; Downloads: 12
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Description Hey everyone! This is the colored version of [link] . So anyways....this started off as a really strange sketch...as do my other sketches, but I wanted to see where I could go this one. I like how it came out.

Not unexpected, but I'm not too crazy with how the hands came out....hmmm, but other than that, I'm happy with how the angle came out, seems to give it a kind of depth. I also wanted to create some for Cloud's 25th birithday. But since I'm more of the emo/brooding/angsty type, Cloud is all lonely here.

Which leads the to the title of the image. Like..."Some birthday." I remembered writing a story back in 10th grade and we had to talk about something "wistful" and I thought of my birthday, how over the years, compared to when I was younger, birthdays just don't feel the same anymore...like they've lost their joyfulness. People are all happy about it, texting you, using Facebook to tell you "Happy Birthday!" even in real life, someone telling you that. But to me...I long for those days so distant, but eh. Nothing I can do about it. Past is the past, moving to better things year by year. So I don't know...which how this came about.


Comments, suggestions, questions, and constructive criticism is welcomed! I really REALLY appreciate any input I get and do take it into consideration. Thanks in advance.
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Comments: 21

Cloudyfan [2018-08-18 16:05:24 +0000 UTC]

Cloud would say : nice work ! ^^

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Ex-Soldier-Cloud In reply to Cloudyfan [2018-09-19 04:32:35 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Cloudyfan In reply to Ex-Soldier-Cloud [2018-09-20 15:20:15 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome ! ^^

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kaoru-kitty368 [2011-09-13 19:59:10 +0000 UTC]

decent, that looks epic XD

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Chimera-Fox [2011-08-20 18:17:50 +0000 UTC]

I like the use of shadow in this pic

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Ex-Soldier-Cloud In reply to Chimera-Fox [2011-08-21 04:38:15 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I'm glad you liked that!

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Chimera-Fox In reply to Ex-Soldier-Cloud [2011-08-31 23:08:29 +0000 UTC]

welcome!

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Chanteru [2011-08-19 16:10:56 +0000 UTC]

I really like the final colored version of the sketch. It came out really well!

You drew from a pretty interesting perspective/angle - I like it! The whole "spotlight-over-Cloud" element really adds to the theme you mentioned in the description. && although it might have seemed odd to only color Cloud && not the background, that only further enhanced the theme of loneliness.

It almost makes me sad to see how disgruntled && angsty he looks... ;__; Overall: Awesome job!

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Ex-Soldier-Cloud In reply to Chanteru [2011-08-21 05:00:19 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

Thanks again, yeah. It was a different thing for me...just wanted to try some other perspective besides straight on. Yeah...at first, I actually had drawn the shadows, and I was like "Hmm...I could imagine a lamp right right there..." LOL. Yeah, I'm not all the great at colored...I really have to be in the mood to color a lineart, haha.

Yay!...Well...not the making you sad part, but I like him been all angsty, haha. Thanks!

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Chanteru In reply to Ex-Soldier-Cloud [2011-08-23 04:08:15 +0000 UTC]

you're very welcome~! I guess you were really in the mood for coloring the lineart 'cause it came out great, hehe--

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Strifegirl [2011-08-19 02:33:56 +0000 UTC]

awesome!! *O* nice job college!! x3 I love his pose x3

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Ex-Soldier-Cloud In reply to Strifegirl [2011-08-19 02:40:25 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Yeah, same here...something new-er then what I do...haha.

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Strifegirl In reply to Ex-Soldier-Cloud [2011-08-19 03:00:52 +0000 UTC]

new is good

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Hahligirl56 [2011-08-19 00:46:07 +0000 UTC]

This is really well done; you got his hard attitude down, for sure! :3

Can't believe our Spikey-head is 25 now. XD

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Ex-Soldier-Cloud In reply to Hahligirl56 [2011-08-19 00:55:18 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Haha, I'm glad about that! I wanna make his body actions and expression compliment each other---but thank you again!

I know! He's 25...(in an alternate timeline in some other universe...!) XD But it's still nice to think he's real like that.

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Hahligirl56 In reply to Ex-Soldier-Cloud [2011-08-19 04:08:06 +0000 UTC]

I appreciate how you like drawing Cloud's moodiness; I alway valued that and his bravery throughout the game, and the fact that he has so much crap to live through...a lot of people denounce the whole depressed-Cloud thing, but isn't that more realistic?

And he's getting old! X3 *giggles*

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Ex-Soldier-Cloud In reply to Hahligirl56 [2011-08-19 05:01:38 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, that really means a lot to me. Yeah, same here. He perseveres after losing a good friend, putting his own feelings aside to save others, and even after he realized how messed up his past really was he wasn't stuck. I agree, I've seen some people who make a big 'ol stink about Cloud being emo in AC/ACC and it's not like him...well it's not, but the thing is, if someone were to go through all that, they would hit their breaking point eventually; for Cloud, it was probably being infected with Geostigma.

HAHA! Hm...I wonder how he'll look at 50 then...XD

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Hahligirl56 In reply to Ex-Soldier-Cloud [2011-08-19 15:23:52 +0000 UTC]

I think it's because since the game, most people have this image of him in their minds that stick, so much so that they don't want to open their minds a bit...which is disappointing, actually; I thought it was realistic the way he was portrayed, and he got better.

Oh, probably the same. XD

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angel-oni13 [2011-08-19 00:38:26 +0000 UTC]

angst birthday ftw!! :3 :3 i dunno i find this awesome! when i read "some birthday" i thought ingenious!
i like the left hand more XD and the hair is a little off but that's probably because it's a sketch, i love the expression it borders anger and loneliness.
really love the concept on this one ^.^

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Ex-Soldier-Cloud In reply to angel-oni13 [2011-08-19 00:53:55 +0000 UTC]

XD Haha, yay for angsty birthdays! Ingenious?! I'm honored! CX Wait...his left or your left? But I think I know what you mean...Yeah, I agree. I was kinda rushin' through this one a bit, I wanted to get it colored for a contest, but this is is one I definitely wanna revisit when I get better. Woo! Glad to hear the expression caught your eye!

Thank you again for your comment!

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angel-oni13 In reply to Ex-Soldier-Cloud [2011-08-19 03:25:25 +0000 UTC]

sorry, his left XD yeah, really it's awesome ahahaha
no prob^^ i'm gonna be visiting your works now and then so i guess until i comment again XD

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