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Published: 2007-08-09 00:57:19 +0000 UTC; Views: 54592; Favourites: 909; Downloads: 815
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(Lineart drawn in Painter - Coloring done in Photoshop)Short Description:
This is the scene from Zelda: Twilight Princess where Link is first pulled into the mysterious Twilight by a twisted monster. As the symbol of the sacred triforce glows on his hand, the creature tosses him aside in fear and he collapses to his knees. Pain grips him as something...begins to change...
He rears back and roars as the strange black squares of twilight sweep over him and he is transformed, staring blankly through the eyes of a wolf for a brief moment before falling to the ground unconcious.
Rambly:
OH EM GEE. It's finally done. DONE!
So I've been working on this off and on for...four weeks I think? I have no idea exactly how many hours it took (I wish photoshop kept track of that sort of thing).
I made it as an entry for ‘s Twilight Princess contest, though about halfway through I realized that not only was it turning out to be an oddly shaped comic (tall), but that comics in general are a little too….busy for something like this. A single image done correctly can be far more powerful, and I wish I’d realized it sooner.
Having not, I said, psha! Ah well, I’ll just burn my eyes out of my skull by agonizing over details instead! Whee!
Game-to-artwork transition:
The transformation in the game was extremely fast and didn’t show any actual blending of human-wolf like this does…the twilight also moved differently and was less spotty and random. I took a few liberties with it…for fun, mostly. I like to imagine this is more along the lines of what happened the first time (hense why he was in pain), but for every other transformation he was aided by Midna, who could render the experience painless.
Oh, and this is 50% the original size. Yeah, what the hell was wrong with me when I decided to keep it at that size for coloring? I nearly killed my poor computer with that photoshop file.
And finally - I hope to eventually make this into a flash-animated comic...nothing too shiny or exciting, just a page-flipper to make it easier to read.
Wallpaper of last panel: [link] !
--**UPDATE**--
I came in 13th...the winner was one I'd kinda figured some few ages ago, tis an amazing piece! I was hoping to do at least a lil better, but...whatcha gonna do...'cept try harder! XD
Thanks all!
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Comments: 120
Blue-Nayru [2007-08-15 11:53:23 +0000 UTC]
This is flippin' amazing!!!
Must fav this!!!
P.S. I did a fanfiction which is Link explaining in his journal what happened when he transformed:[link]
I don't think it's very good though --;
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kyuumu [2007-08-14 04:12:41 +0000 UTC]
Holy crap this is so amazing! I can't beleive it has so little comments, views and favourtites! Truly amazing, Wolf Link is incredible and your use of originaly styled speach bubbles will have everyone wishing they'd thought of that themselves. The backgrounds are gorgeous and the whole thing is so brilliantly subtle, it just fits so well. I'd pick out a favourite panel but I love them all...Wow, I'm in awe. You honestly rock.
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Lizard-of-Odd In reply to kyuumu [2007-08-14 16:02:03 +0000 UTC]
Thank you so much for such a nice comment! Its when folks like you say somethin' nice that we realize it isn't the number, it's the quality that matters. ^^
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kyuumu In reply to Lizard-of-Odd [2007-08-14 17:13:56 +0000 UTC]
true and through. you are most welcome!
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Star-Seal In reply to ??? [2007-08-13 00:54:40 +0000 UTC]
breathtaking.
the twilight squares are artistic and look like they took alot of patience and talent to draw.
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Lizard-of-Odd In reply to Star-Seal [2007-08-14 15:25:21 +0000 UTC]
Hehe, well...the squares on his clothes took a while, but the ones in the background were done using a cheesy photoshop method. >.> But I tell myself that's okay as I didn't use the grass brush. XD
Thanks so much! ^^
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cgaussie In reply to ??? [2007-08-12 00:53:18 +0000 UTC]
Oh wow now this is amazing. It shows how much work went into it!
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Auxor [2007-08-10 18:13:33 +0000 UTC]
This has to be one of my favourite pics ever! Do one in this style with Midna and i would love you forever (in a non-gay kind of way) I love how you drew the Twilight.
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Lizard-of-Odd In reply to Auxor [2007-08-14 15:22:30 +0000 UTC]
Oouuuff...Midna... XD hehe, she's so hard to draw!
But I agree...I think a picture of her done up in photoshop would be cool too. I'm away from my computer (and thus tablet) For a few weeks, but maybe it'll give me time to think of a pose or something that hasn't been done a bunch already. ;D
Thanks muchly!
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Angstflamme [2007-08-09 06:20:42 +0000 UTC]
Really enforces how he's the "blue-eyed beast." The Twilight effects are very interesting and unique.
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Thirteen-Ghosts [2007-08-09 06:09:57 +0000 UTC]
Wow... when I first looked at it, I thought the squares were like.. and error or something. But then, I read the description and I'm like, "stupid me... she doesn't make mistakes!"
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Lizard-of-Odd In reply to Thirteen-Ghosts [2007-08-09 11:42:55 +0000 UTC]
OH phhh I make tonnes of mistakes. XD I was thinking it'd be cool to show the semi-random nature of twilight with his clothes at the time, but now I realize it looks more like a confusing mess. Ah well. hehe
Thanks muchly!
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