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Description
the full-sized, full-resolution version of Only the Strongest - Team 7 (there was also a version with a different background and a higher-res version with faulty wallpaper proportions). there is also a wallpaper-proportioned full-res version: Only the Strongest - Demum .

update
now available with a red background .

artistic notes
please don't just write this off as another quick revamp - it was actually an extensive repair job, because of the way OTST7 was made. even though i drew Sasuke and Sakura in the same oversized way that i originally drew Naruto, i wasn't very careful when i shrank them all, so there was compression residue (happy little jagged relics here and there that made me very sad) on him (because i had already merged his layers, but i had left theirs completely seperate). i had to fix a large part of his color and lineart layers, and i had to completely repaint the shadows for his coat. i also changed the toad-scroll slightly (to make it look more correct), darkened Sakura's pupils, and migrated all highlights to the front (over the linearts), which meant that i had to fix more jagged edges). since the original Only the Strongest was painted before my hard drive crashed, i had to retrieve all my filters and brushes and completely repaint the background as well (i tried something different, and i'm not sure i'm satisfied with it -- do you guys think i should put a frame of some kind around the edge? i can also try a red background if you like). fyi, redux is latin for "brought back to" and demum is latin for "finally."

technical notes
original painting and repair done in openCanvas 3, background brushwork in Photoshop 7, background effect (AlienSkin Swirl 2.0) in Photoshop 6, text (Fountain Pen Frenzy with Motion Blur) and lens flares also in Photoshop 7.

credits
background made with the following PS brushes: Crowns Fractal brushset by ~BlackMaterial , Shad0ws Brush Set 11 by =Shad0w-GFX , Fractal Brush Pack 01 by ~above-and-beyond , and Abstract3 by ~Ady333 .

copyrights
Naruto, Sakura, Sasuke, and all related terms and symbols are © Kishimoto Masashi.
image and character redesigns are © me.

Description
the full-sized, full-resolution version of Only the Strongest - Team 7 (there was also a version with a different background and a higher-res version with faulty wallpaper proportions). there is also a wallpaper-proportioned full-res version: Only the Strongest - Demum .

update
now available with a red background .

artistic notes
please don't just write this off as another quick revamp - it was actually an extensive repair job, because of the way OTST7 was made. even though i drew Sasuke and Sakura in the same oversized way that i originally drew Naruto, i wasn't very careful when i shrank them all, so there was compression residue (happy little jagged relics here and there that made me very sad) on him (because i had already merged his layers, but i had left theirs completely seperate). i had to fix a large part of his color and lineart layers, and i had to completely repaint the shadows for his coat. i also changed the toad-scroll slightly (to make it look more correct), darkened Sakura's pupils, and migrated all highlights to the front (over the linearts), which meant that i had to fix more jagged edges). since the original Only the Strongest was painted before my hard drive crashed, i had to retrieve all my filters and brushes and completely repaint the background as well (i tried something different, and i'm not sure i'm satisfied with it -- do you guys think i should put a frame of some kind around the edge? i can also try a red background if you like). fyi, redux is latin for "brought back to" and demum is latin for "finally."

technical notes
original painting and repair done in openCanvas 3, background brushwork in Photoshop 7, background effect (AlienSkin Swirl 2.0) in Photoshop 6, text (Fountain Pen Frenzy with Motion Blur) and lens flares also in Photoshop 7.

credits
background made with the following PS brushes: Crowns Fractal brushset by ~BlackMaterial , Shad0ws Brush Set 11 by =Shad0w-GFX , Fractal Brush Pack 01 by ~above-and-beyond , and Abstract3 by ~Ady333 .

copyrights
Naruto, Sakura, Sasuke, and all related terms and symbols are © Kishimoto Masashi.
image and character redesigns are © me.