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Description Epiphany
A Poet. A Mother. A Romantic fool.
Epiphany is the mother of epitaph. And she is famous for her romantic poetries. She was first established her career as a geisha, and managed a group of beautiful women serving the finest food and wine for those seeking company of heavenly female presences. Though, it changed everything when she fell in love with an anonymous ninja who had great smile, and became a mother of a child.
Epiphany becomes only intangible memories among ninja of old school, who ever touched and moved by her charisma. She became a legend among the Romanists.


Story of "KEEN," A Ninja Talkshow concept.
Concept and Lineart By HOON
color palette and Painted by JUJI

NINJA TALKSHOW (part of Project KEEN) (C)MESS STUDIO
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this particular character design concept was the first of its collection. which now have grown into more than what you can count with two hands.
Me and talented Juji have evolved its style so drastically on each piece, one of the most recent pieces are quite advanced now, and constituted our own formula.
We are also in early process of develping sequentials using these characters, we are hopful that we can bring the comic book by early next year, in association with Dark horse comics. (im a firm believer that DH is the best comic publisher in the US)
here this is one of a few sneak peek i can offer you, and Im Happy to show you little bit of what we are working on right now. i hope you like it. please look out for whats to come in the future!

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LINEART: [link]
Closeup Montage: [link]
MESS homepage: [link]
JUJI's gallery: [link]
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Comments: 397

bennettua [2004-12-09 00:03:34 +0000 UTC]

Great work! You have done an excellent job here. The shading, movement, colors, lighting, everything looks natural, nothing seems out of place, this is truly professional work.
This obviously took some time to create. What program(s) did you use? I believe I can see some burning and dodging.

You are one of the reasons why I come to deviantart, the diamonds in the ruff amongst almost 9 million scraps. I jump every time I see you have a new deviation.

Keep up the great work!

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HOON In reply to bennettua [2004-12-09 00:16:34 +0000 UTC]

thanks for such kind words!

it was done with combination of painter8 and PSCS.
however there wasnt any usage of burning and dodging. its most likely right color combination that usually generated by dodging and burning. or layer work to control lighting.

thanks once again. much too kind!

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bennettua In reply to HOON [2004-12-09 00:26:59 +0000 UTC]

THEN YOU ARE EVEN BETTER THAN GOD INTENDED! I am amazed that you didn't use the burn and dodge tools. That makes this piece that much more incredible!
What kind of layer work do you do? (How many layers, blending options, etc.) Im trying to learn new techniques, and your input to me is revered!
Do you have any WIPs? I have seen some of your line art, and I'm still painting Lyceene Fatale (I'm putting a good amount of time into it ), but I haven't seen anything that shows the inbetween steps. If you don't want to share your secrets, I won't be bitter. Or if you don't want it known to the deviant world, send me a note.
You are truly excellent. Hopefully we can collab in the future!
I will gladly celebrate with you when you hit 100,000 page views!

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Unimatsuriku [2004-12-08 23:27:25 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful and amazing, you never fail to impress. Esspecialy beautiful is the weapon! I love the technological design, how you've taken the time to make it ergonomic and still add such amazing detail. On a second look it seems to be made of bone but overall I'm unsure. On the other hand the woman with the child is such a diffrence! I mean you portray a warrior woman with a massive weapon but at the same time she is a mother with a frail child. Is her weapon for defence or offence? Only one person knows.

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maliceandroid [2004-12-08 23:20:16 +0000 UTC]

this is absolutely amazing!

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PIXEL-Of-DOOM [2004-12-08 22:41:23 +0000 UTC]

absolutely amazing, the color and concept of this piece is just fantastic

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Daquri [2004-12-08 22:36:16 +0000 UTC]

Gorgeous. O.o;; If I could do something like that-I'd be rich.

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Ivanovaili [2004-12-08 22:35:08 +0000 UTC]

Something changed, it still gorgeous but something changed...

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Jon-Wood [2004-12-08 22:31:24 +0000 UTC]

Wow.

I especially like the hammer. And the dragon. Is this the original resolution?

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Animachina [2004-12-08 21:47:43 +0000 UTC]

Consider it Wallpapered

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xEXILEDx [2004-12-08 21:34:58 +0000 UTC]

I think people are forgetting about the stunning background that is displayed. Wonderous.

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anigirr [2004-12-08 21:18:35 +0000 UTC]

this is amazing and beautiful!!!!

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Deathma5k [2004-12-08 21:02:20 +0000 UTC]

OMG! i've been stunned with the background! the amazing contrast and fusion between the tiger and the dragon , both of them representing the ying-yang in asian myths.... I'm Speechless, from now on this will be my holydays WP

Thank you for such a amazing work

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hentaibunnyinc [2004-12-08 20:58:11 +0000 UTC]

MALLET!!! *steals* No, I have nothing intelectual to say. *plays with big mallet*

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WPDC-Robert [2004-12-08 20:47:44 +0000 UTC]

Awesome pic HOON I love the coloring and I never see enough samurai-ish art put out nemore. This is a definite fave

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EikoPinky [2004-12-08 20:33:56 +0000 UTC]

Wow, that's absolutely stunning. It's simply flawless. The character design really suits her personality/storyline. She looks tough with her pose & weapon, yet fragile with her baby.

Great job, I'm really looking forward to seeing more of your characters

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timmy2shoes [2004-12-08 20:31:40 +0000 UTC]

This must've taken you millions of years! (slight over-reaction)

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vamped-dragon [2004-12-08 20:31:08 +0000 UTC]

That is beautiful! What?! Romantic fool? I can re-late Excellent work! What did you use to color it?

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mooboy [2004-12-08 20:30:13 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful.

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HOON In reply to mooboy [2004-12-08 20:40:36 +0000 UTC]

thank you my good sir!

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guchi [2004-12-08 20:16:52 +0000 UTC]

watching this is like drinking juice

sweet and tasty


oh and do you have a bigger version of that updated NTS logo? because i am in need of a new background...

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HOON In reply to guchi [2004-12-08 20:23:51 +0000 UTC]

goes down smoothly with tingling sensation.

make that orange with bit of cranberry+ strawberry+ lotsa sugar.

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guildedwings [2004-12-08 20:07:48 +0000 UTC]

omg!! <3's!

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WwuSsaAH In reply to ??? [2004-12-08 20:03:20 +0000 UTC]

truly amazing!!!

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RodVill In reply to ??? [2004-12-08 19:43:28 +0000 UTC]

YouΒ΄re my hero

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HOON In reply to RodVill [2004-12-08 19:54:50 +0000 UTC]

pixel molesting artist by day, web slinging, anamentium claws shrikiting superhero by night. dont tell anyone.

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FlorescentMoon In reply to HOON [2004-12-08 20:19:23 +0000 UTC]

"pixel molesting artist by day, web slinging, anamentium claws shrikiting superhero by night. dont tell anyone." haha, gotta love wizecracks Too funny, btw-great GREAT art work!!

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HOON In reply to FlorescentMoon [2004-12-08 20:21:45 +0000 UTC]

haha, silly, not-so-funny humor is my "superhero power"
i can freeze your ass to death with bad joke!

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FlorescentMoon In reply to HOON [2004-12-08 20:30:09 +0000 UTC]

lol, then I shall have to devise some sort of opposition to face off your super humor, no?

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HOON In reply to FlorescentMoon [2004-12-08 20:40:14 +0000 UTC]

you are really funny! (i thnks)
so there you have it. ultimate arch nemesis persona.

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FlorescentMoon In reply to HOON [2004-12-10 01:35:50 +0000 UTC]

YESS! score, way score, lol

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RodVill In reply to HOON [2004-12-08 19:57:13 +0000 UTC]

I wont tell anybody my friend.
My i ask you to visit my gallery?, itΒ΄ll be great to heard your critics in my work.

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budamonsta [2004-12-08 19:38:17 +0000 UTC]

Very nice work hoon is this for a acomic your working on?

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HOON In reply to budamonsta [2004-12-08 19:42:41 +0000 UTC]

sir yes sir

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budamonsta In reply to HOON [2004-12-08 21:20:31 +0000 UTC]

i can't wait to see that book, i have the Star Wars one you did.

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M-Ax [2004-12-08 19:34:43 +0000 UTC]

Jilly says "-gasp- that's beautiful. Is that a real baby?"
I love your artwoork, Hoon, and this is by far the best I've seen from you. Continue this! I can't wait to see more fromy you!

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HOON In reply to M-Ax [2004-12-08 19:37:09 +0000 UTC]

please say thanks to jilly, and make sure to remind her keep breathing! ^^
thanks alot. its a promise that we already had progress/evolution from here, and i will make sure you get to witness that in near future.

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goatcheese [2004-12-08 19:33:09 +0000 UTC]

amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i love your work, every detail is unexplaneble. love the fabric, and the detail of the little turtle is just to die for >_<
would u mind if i put this in my desktop? and if u let me, dont worry, i wont put it on DA (if u dont want me to)

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RichOnyx [2004-12-08 19:32:06 +0000 UTC]

Oh, this is spectacular. She looks great! Everything is great from the coloring to the stenciling. Please make more!

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HOON In reply to RichOnyx [2004-12-08 19:41:43 +0000 UTC]

i think what you mean by stenciling is the oriental tribal design of dragon and tiger in the BG. its hand drawn. i guess the term "stencil" is in fact correct, cuz digitally cuting and pasting from one file to another is not much different from "spraying a can of paint over a cutout shapes..
cheers!

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Enixspirit [2004-12-08 19:31:53 +0000 UTC]

wish i could see a step by step making of this picture. man...damn i want to do something like this. so detail and well drawn. your artwork is a future goal of mine. always a pleasure looking at the artwork on this site.

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AlexDeB [2004-12-08 19:25:51 +0000 UTC]

impressive... and beautiful!

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adz4000 [2004-12-08 19:23:19 +0000 UTC]

Oo, this is cool. I like how the light is diffused under her hat.

Also her clothes have a great design, and the giant hammer brings back memories of playing Donkey Kong. That's never a bad thing.

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HOON In reply to adz4000 [2004-12-08 19:38:33 +0000 UTC]

ahhhhh donkey kong... that is a masterpiece.

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Protazerg [2004-12-08 19:21:16 +0000 UTC]

Very Nice! But I think the hand holding the child could be a little more smoother. It kind of looks like an older woman's hand. It does not really match the rest of her skin. But other than that HOLY CRAP THATS GOOD! seems very Professional!!!!! Keep it up!

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kamizu [2004-12-08 19:20:35 +0000 UTC]

kickass. simply kickass

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Bunsmaster [2004-12-08 19:20:27 +0000 UTC]

JUJI does amazing coloring. Is he on dA?

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HOON In reply to Bunsmaster [2004-12-08 20:02:43 +0000 UTC]

SHE is not here in DA.
she is DA-shy sort to speak. but you can feel her spunky unfiltered presence here: [link]

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Integrax In reply to ??? [2004-12-08 19:17:01 +0000 UTC]

This was one of my favourite linearts of yours and you colored it really good-as always,her skin looks soooo real and you couldnt choose better colors^__^ Congratulations ! It's just one thing that could be done better ; the baby and her left hand(the one which holds the baby)...

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Lilithx13 [2004-12-08 19:12:53 +0000 UTC]

Awesome! I love the dragon background as well as the designs on the chicks dress and the chick.

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