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Published: 2019-08-18 05:28:44 +0000 UTC; Views: 483; Favourites: 55; Downloads: 0
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Description Edit: This story is no longer cannon to Un-Phased. Plus the art looks old to me lol

Original description:
It seemed to just be a hilt. An impressive one, at that, the cross guards themselves were sharp enough to stab through leather, but there was no blade. Even more curious was that where the cross guard met the handle, there was a hole. This would probably make for a very flimsy blade if there was one, Aradite thought. However, the hole was perfectly sized to the pendants Aradite and Zakieus had been protecting these past few weeks. Too curious. Aradite did what anyone would have done in the situation and placed the pendant in.

An energy rushed around her, very similar to the first time she had held the pendant. Out from the hilt, a blade seemed to create itself and it glowed as bright as the sun. In her hands, she held a fully formed zweihander, and from its edges crackled some sparks that would ignite into flames with the smallest movements.

Aradite blinked. She didn't know whether to be excited about this new weapon that was now calling to her, or disappointed that said weapon was two-handed when she had trained her whole squiredom in one-handed combat. 

"Better learn quickly," she thought.

So, uhh, this took a few weeks. But I finally got out of my art block!!! The background is a little rushed, I'll admit, but otherwise, I'm really happy with how this turned out!
And ya know the most exciting thing? I recorded this!!! (Or most of it anyway) So, I'm hoping the recordings cooperate with Premier and you may just see a speedpaint from me in the next few weeks
I also gotta figure out if I'm gonna speak over it, or if I'm gonna cop out and plaster it with music that only fits my tastes, LOL! We'll see~

Anyways! Hope you enjoy the picture and the little prose that went along with it!! I had a ton of fun writing it!!
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Comments: 39

Spiradoptera [2019-08-18 05:56:15 +0000 UTC]

Overall

Vision

Originality

Technique

Impact


OKAY WHERE DO I START W THIS

FIRST. THE LIGHTING. IS GORGEOUS, you can feel it just emanate from the sword and the sword alone and it makes such a quiet and lonesome yet focused atmosphere and I just love cool lighting okay

THE SWORD ITSELF has a really cool design?? I haven't seen anything quite like it, I love how it seems to be slowly forming its own blade out of light itself and the space it'll soon take up is visible as a mere "shadow" and it's,,so neat,, and the written description is so cool too

the character's expression is really fitting, surprised and yet still soft with intrigue. their design as a whole is really simple yet pleasing to look at

THE COLOR CHOICE FOR THE WHOLE THING IS NICE TOO OML,, so warm and welcoming and mysterious

I don't know how much to improve this as it's so neat already, but a bit more detail on the detailed bits at the tops of the pillars would be nice, the flat color lets them sit in the background nicely but it makes them seem a bit two-dimensional and flat. some faint shading on those swirls would help a lot!

and im legally obligated to praise your choice of a spiral pattern on the floor as well. Lelisael is Pleased.

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Gosh-Heck In reply to Spiradoptera [2019-08-18 06:15:59 +0000 UTC]

Firstly, THANK YOU FOR THE CRITIQUE!!! I APPRECIATE IT A TON!!

Awh man, I'm glad you like the lighting, It's what I was working on the most for this since I don't do very contrast-y light much, LOL

And THANK!!!! That sword oh my GOSH has that sword gone through so MANY design changes, you have no Idea! I tried to make it something cool looking that conveys the sun, but is also nice and practical without too many cluttering details. I based it on the German zweihander!

YES! That's exactly what I was going for with her expression. She's shocked by what's happening, but she's not really scared.

AW YISS! I'm always worried my color could be off at times. I really worked in the warms, in contrast to my usual cool colors. That mood is also exactly what I was going for!

I totally see what you mean, the pillars look pretty two dimensional. I think I was eager to upload it, haha! It's a quick fix, so I went ahead and fixed it!!
(here's the old one for comparison)
 

Awh, thank you, thank you, I am glad I pleased the spiral kween herself~

Again, thank you so much for taking the time to type this, it means a ton!!!

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Spiradoptera In reply to Gosh-Heck [2019-08-19 20:47:07 +0000 UTC]

HELL YEAH YOU'RE SUPER WELCOME

oh yess the pillars look a lot better with that bit of shading, now the piece is Perfection:tm:

dont mind me, just gnna casually swoop in any time u ask for critique bc I love offerin people Praise and Constructive Criticism

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Gosh-Heck In reply to Spiradoptera [2019-08-19 21:38:14 +0000 UTC]

Thankee, thankee~ And thank you for pointing it out!

sssskkksks yeesssssss!!!! I would totally appreciate it!

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PixelPunch007 [2019-09-09 09:41:43 +0000 UTC]

great job!!

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Gosh-Heck In reply to PixelPunch007 [2019-09-09 19:26:12 +0000 UTC]

Ah! Thank you so much! This was a much more experimental piece, but I'm really happy with how it all came together!

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Dyewind [2019-08-23 06:14:48 +0000 UTC]

great lighting

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Gosh-Heck In reply to Dyewind [2019-08-23 15:42:09 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! I focused mainly on that in this piece and I'm really glad my efforts paid off

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Automaton-Heart [2019-08-18 14:06:59 +0000 UTC]

This is fantastic enough that it could be official artwork for a tabletop RPG or something. 

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Gosh-Heck In reply to Automaton-Heart [2019-08-18 16:34:47 +0000 UTC]

Oh my goodness, thank you!! My goal when making it was a cover for a graphic novel or something similar

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Automaton-Heart In reply to Gosh-Heck [2019-08-18 19:33:20 +0000 UTC]

I think you succeeded. 

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Gosh-Heck In reply to Automaton-Heart [2019-08-18 19:41:11 +0000 UTC]

Why thank you!

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Prezelpizza [2019-08-18 12:06:21 +0000 UTC]

This looks so.... HAMAZING!!!!! Like seriously, shading, boom, perfect. Pose, boom perfect. Literally everything looks fricken FANTABULOUS!!!!

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Gosh-Heck In reply to Prezelpizza [2019-08-18 16:29:47 +0000 UTC]

AAA! THANK YOU!!! Each one of those things took me a ton of tries and finagling to get right, and glad I kept at it instead of abandoning it a few weeks ago! It really paid off in the end, I think ^^

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Prezelpizza In reply to Gosh-Heck [2019-08-19 00:56:59 +0000 UTC]

It most definitely did!!! I'm happy you completed it, and your patience definitely shows!

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Gosh-Heck In reply to Prezelpizza [2019-08-19 02:24:18 +0000 UTC]

Awh thank you!!! I'm just super glad my art block wore off

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Nertivity [2019-08-18 08:46:51 +0000 UTC]

Now this is really pretty!

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Gosh-Heck In reply to Nertivity [2019-08-18 16:22:49 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!! I had a great time with the effects!

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Foolish-Hearts [2019-08-18 08:43:18 +0000 UTC]

This has such an epic feel to it! It actually causes tension of build in the viewer like something is impending. I love that! If this were in a movie, the music would be building up to a climax here. GAH! I love art that makes me feel stuff! Amazing job! I'd comment on the brilliant use of light, but it looks like everyone else is freaking out about it, too! Flippin' EPICCCCCC.
*favs to EPIC folder*
EPIC.
Epic.
*echo fades into the distance all epic-like*
...epic.
epic.

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Gosh-Heck In reply to Foolish-Hearts [2019-08-18 16:22:33 +0000 UTC]

YESS, EPIC, MY GOAL!!!! All of my little lighting experimentation paid off, it seems >:DD The sword effects and lighting is probably my favorite magical thing I've ever drawn and I'm really happy everyone else is liking it too!!
My plan actually is to do a scene piece with each one of my main characters and make 'em super rendered! Cause, as it turns out, I don't have a lot of scenes of them individually, LOL
But yeah!! Thank you so much!

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Mordelia [2019-08-18 06:34:23 +0000 UTC]

Yay for accurate weapon names besides just sword, dagger, and longsword xD This looks so good! Very dramatic. I really hope you can get a speed paint figured out

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Gosh-Heck In reply to Mordelia [2019-08-18 06:44:41 +0000 UTC]

Woot woot!! I've been fascinated with swords since I was a wee lass, and I'll be darned if I miss name one XD
Besides, the girls German (or the German equivalent,) so she deserves a good German sword

And thank you!! I wanted the lighting on this to be super intense!!

Ah, me too!! I want to figure it out so I can start posting more on my youtube! Although, I do have several animations that could go up, but ya know XD

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Mordelia In reply to Gosh-Heck [2019-08-18 07:17:31 +0000 UTC]

Same! I've always loved sharp, pointy objects xD Heck yes! (Have you ever watched Forged in Fire? They have an episode where they make a Zwiehander.)

I'm glad I found a good editing program, it makes everything so much easier. I'd love to see more of your animations!

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Gosh-Heck In reply to Mordelia [2019-08-18 15:59:14 +0000 UTC]

Yes!!! They're just so cool (And I have!!! Haven't seen the zweihander episode tho, I should look for it! My brother actually owns one, and it's so fun to wave around)

Unfortunately, Premier Pro is pretty hit or miss on whether it'll display the video properly (which is dumb, cause that's the industry standard, and the "lesser" variants of premier are MUCH better, LMAO)

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Mordelia In reply to Gosh-Heck [2019-08-18 18:00:06 +0000 UTC]

They are! (Oh awesomeee!!)

Weird. I just used a free program called Shotcut for editing

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Gosh-Heck In reply to Mordelia [2019-08-18 18:12:36 +0000 UTC]

(I take it without him knowing just to feel cool XD)

I had premiere elements on my computer preinstalled, (which is very nice and very cheap in comparison to most adobe products. It also has a much more user-friendly interface) but I had my laptop factory reset and now I lost it. I'm thinking about putting in the money to get it back 'cause unlike most adobe products, it's a one-time buy, so I'll have it forever (supposedly)

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Mordelia In reply to Gosh-Heck [2019-08-19 02:32:26 +0000 UTC]

Hahaha I'd do the same xD

I would love Phtoshop, but there is no way I could afford a subscription. I hate programs like that where you have to have a subscription.

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Gosh-Heck In reply to Mordelia [2019-08-19 02:43:57 +0000 UTC]

Right?? XD

The only way I'm on it is because my school provides it for "free" (In quotes cause I pay tuition XD)
The one thing I'm not looking forward to when I graduate is losing all those free and discounted products :'D

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Mordelia In reply to Gosh-Heck [2019-08-19 07:28:55 +0000 UTC]

Maybe if you get a job in that field then you get them all for free again xD

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Gosh-Heck In reply to Mordelia [2019-08-19 15:49:42 +0000 UTC]

I can only hope, cause I'm not ready for big girl prices XD

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Mordelia In reply to Gosh-Heck [2019-08-19 17:46:57 +0000 UTC]

Hahaha xD

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SweetShiichan [2019-08-18 06:33:25 +0000 UTC]

The lighting is gorgeous! And you're really good at drawing poses 😍

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Gosh-Heck In reply to SweetShiichan [2019-08-18 06:41:45 +0000 UTC]

AA! Thank you so much! I really wanted to focus on lighting for this one!
And I really appreciate it!! This pose took me a few tries, but I'm really happy with how it turned out, and I'm so glad you like it!!! <333

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XQuarantinedRogueX [2019-08-18 05:42:30 +0000 UTC]

Whoaaaa :0 this looks amazing! The lighting looks beautiful and so does the sword <3 honestly, the whole picture looks outstanding!

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Gosh-Heck In reply to XQuarantinedRogueX [2019-08-18 05:55:54 +0000 UTC]

AAA! Thank you so much! I'm so glad you like it!! Hopefully, I can get the speedpaint up by next week! I wish I could figure out the background more, but tbh, I'm really proud of the results <333

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XQuarantinedRogueX In reply to Gosh-Heck [2019-08-18 16:28:16 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome <3 ^^
oooohhhh :0 speed paint? 
I think the background looks fine ^^

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Gosh-Heck In reply to XQuarantinedRogueX [2019-08-18 16:36:49 +0000 UTC]

<333
Ye ye! I recorded all of this! Still debating whether or not I should put music in it or talk over it. Here's to hoping Premiere will cooperate with me XD
Awh, I appreciate it! ^^

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XQuarantinedRogueX In reply to Gosh-Heck [2019-08-18 18:26:55 +0000 UTC]

Ooh nice! ^^
Either would be cool honestly :0 

Heh ^^

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Gosh-Heck In reply to XQuarantinedRogueX [2019-08-18 19:23:09 +0000 UTC]

I really like talking through my process, so I'm really considering that :D
And then throw in some music underneath, lol
<33

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