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Description "Vanda remained silent as she was looking at the surface of the little stream she was standing next to. Her sparkling eyes however lacked the brightness, which surrounded them whenever Ember took a look at the young vixen.
-At first, I thought I was following you, so I could help you take Diamond and Soot home safely, before they reach the farm they are taken to right now. I saw this selflessness you have shown each other, which I rarely experienced ever since I'm living on the street -she said, breaking the silence surrounding them. -But now... I'm not even sure I want to help Ash achieve this goal.
Vanda's face was clearly showing her moral dilemma she was facing at this point now. Her gestures were reflecting her feelings beginning to burst out more and more. Ember could do nothing, but listen to whatever the girl has to say.
-I don't know what I should do right now... I can't even see my own reflection clearly...
Ember was looking at Vanda's reflection. She examined her face and her reflection thoroughly while he was turning his head back and forth. He looked at her with a surprised look on his face while he was responding to the young lady.
"-But your reflection's never gonna tell you the truth. You only need to flick it a little, and your whole face becomes so blurry you can't even decide who you are looking at. See? -said Ember, as he barely touched the surface of the calm stream, making tiny ripples, which made Vanda's face completely undistinguishable under the bright moonlight. Vanda, seeing the poor naive-looking little guy, remained silent. She suspected she knew what Ember had in mind, but she wanted to make sure to avoid other surprises he might cause. Ember continued the conversation.
"-Ash also regrets some of his decisions, just like us, but I've never seen him hesitate when there was a decision to make. He even blames himself about Soot's capture, even if he wouldn't admit it to anyone. And about Diamond... He wants to save her too, because I want her to survive and be safe.
Vanda was not interested in looking at her own reflection anymore, she was more interested in hearing Ember out. Ember felt a bit ashamed about his honesty, but he continues regardless.
"-I might not be a great speaker, but if you really want to go, I don't want to hold you back... But I hope you know, that without your help, we have no chance of rescuing Diamond and Soot and finding the place they are held captured.
Vanda laughed at Ember's last sentence with a tiny hint of cynicism in her tone.
-I'm glad there's someone who's still aware of that... -said Vanda with a little fling. As soon as she realized Ember's embarrassment, she immediately apologized. -Sorry... I didn't mean to...
Ember looked back at her with a friendly smile after the apology.
"-No offense taken. And I hope you know, that I'm counting on you. Just like Smokie, Soot, Diamond, presumably Onyx... And even Ash too, no matter how strange that sounds. And I think that's more important than a silly picture you see in a stream."

A little piece from my story I'm currently working on. For our collab with , I chose one of my favourite scene from the story itself. In this picture, you can see Ember, and one of my other characters yet to be introduced, Vanda. I hope I'll have the chance to properly show you soon.
Working with was really great, she was really helpful, and contributed much to everything, and I still envy her for her use of colors. Her pictures are pretty. Go check her out if you haven't already.
For the picture, I provided the theme and the linearts, everything else is the proud work of

I hope you like it.

"Vanda hosszasan hallgatott, ahogyan a vízfelszínt bámulta. Csillogó szemei ezúttal nélkülözték azt a ragyogást, amely minduntalan a tekintetén ült, valahányszor Parázs korábban a fiatal lány arcára pillantott.
-Eleinte azért jöttem utánatok, hogy tudjak segíteni nektek visszahozni Gyémántot és Kormot, mielőtt még a farmra kerülnének. Láttam bennetek azt az önzetlenséget, amit egymás felé mutattatok. Nem nagyon láttam hasonlót, mióta az utcán élek -törte meg a csendet végül Vanda. - De ezek után nem vagyok benne biztos, hogy akarok-e segíteni Hamunak egyáltalán.
Vanda arca immáron nyíltan jelezte még Parázs számára is a belső vívódását. A fiatal nőstény gesztikulációi érzelmeinek felszínre törését egyre erősebben és erősebben tükrözték. Parázs egyelőre nem tudott mást tenni, mint figyelni őt.
-Nem látom tisztán már azt se, hogy mit kéne tennem... Még a tükörképét se látom a vízben...
Parázs ekkor a patak felé pillant, majd Vandára, és a látottakat próbálta összevetni ide-oda járatva a fejét a két kép között. Arca meglepettséget sugárzott, ahogy Vanda aggodalmaira reagált.
"-De hiszen a víz sosem mond igazat. Elég egy picit megpöckölni és máris zavaros az arcod -szólalt meg a fiú, majd mancsát a patak vizéhez érintve fel is zavarja enyhén annak eddig nyugodt vizét. Az érintés helyén keletkezett apró fodrozódások teljesen kivehetetlenné tették Vanda tükörképét a tiszta holdfényben. Vanda egyelőre csöndben maradt, látván a srác naivitását. Érezte, mi lehet a dolog mögött, de érdekelte, mit tud mondani neki, amivel még meg tudja őt lepni. Parázs folytatta beszédét. - Hamu ugyanúgy bánja némelyik tettét, de nem látta még sosem kételkedni, ha döntenie kellett. Koromért is magát hibáztatja, még ha nem is vallja be teljesen. Épp ezért akarja annyira megmenteni őt. Gyémántot pedig... azért, mert én szeretném, hogy ő is megmeneküljön.
Vandát már nem köti le a zavaros víz látványa, érdeklődően fordul Parázs felé, ahogy hallgatja annak szavait. Parázs látszik, hogy zavarban van az őszintesége miatt, de tovább folytatja.
"-Nem bánok túl jól a szavakkal, de hogyha el akarsz menni, akkor én nem szeretnélek visszatartani... De nélküled semmi esélyünk megtalálni a helyet, ahol fogva tartják Gyémántot, és az öcsémet.
Vanda enyhe cinizmussal a hangjában nevetett fel az utolsó mondat hatására.
-Legalább van, aki ezt észben tartja még... -jegyzi meg szúrósan, de a fiú arcát látva egy picit elszégyelli magát. -Ne haragudj, nem úgy gondoltam...
Parázs barátságosan mosolygott vissza Vandára, mikor a lány elnézést kért tőle.
"-Nem baj, nem szívtam mellre. És remélem tudod, hogy én számítok rád. Ahogyan Füstös, Korom, Gyémánt, feltehetőleg Ónix... és még Hamu is, bármilyen furcsán hangzik is. És ez szerintem sokkal fontosabb, mint egy vacak kép, amit a vízben látsz. "

Egy kis részlet egyik történetemből. -val való közös rajzunk témájának egyik kedvenc jelenetemet választottam ki. A képen Parázs látható, egy eddig még be nem mutatott karakteremmel, Vandával. Remélhetőleg egyszer még lesz lehetőségem rendesen bemutatni őt is.
-val jó volt együtt dolgozni, nagyon segítőkész és közreműködő volt, és még most is irigylem, hogy milyen szépen tudja a színeket használni. Aki nem ismerné, nézzen rá nyugodtan, megéri.
A képhez én adtam a témát, és a lineartot. Minden más keze munkáját dicséri.

Remélem tetszik nektek.

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Comments: 27

LunarDrop7 [2013-01-21 01:17:10 +0000 UTC]

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This is good, but just a few things I'd like to point out for you:

The heads (more specifically, from the chin up until the bottom of the ears) are very round and circle-like. Thinning them and making them more enlongated will do good.

There are also white specks around the landscape. Mostly on the grass. I'm not sure if this is snow (I didn't read the description because I'm short on time)

That is really all I can think to say. The shading/highlights are spot on, the distance of the bodies/background is good, and I like this piece. Good work on this piece, I'd love to see this when all the critique is taken into consideration and acted upon (If you do modifiy this piece, that is).

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LunarDrop7 In reply to LunarDrop7 [2013-01-22 20:54:44 +0000 UTC]

Your both welcome, keep up the good work.

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Aurorie In reply to LunarDrop7 [2013-01-22 20:16:24 +0000 UTC]

By the way,the white speckles are just some...decorations.^^ Maybe dew drops or something else. But it looked boring without those spots.

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Metamorphox In reply to LunarDrop7 [2013-01-22 18:37:57 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot for the critique. I'm glad you like it overall. But to be honest...This piece is a collaboration with , so I think the critique concerns her too. Well...I think won't really change the basic shape of the characters' head. Only by a little to make them more different from each other. At this moment, I like it the way it is. It's simple, and since the characters are kids, I don't think they really need to change until they get older. They will eventually though. Really thanks for the feedback!
About the white specks: that was 's idea, and I think it's supposed to be dew. The scene takes place near at night, and what you see is the moonlight reflecting on those few drops of water.
Overall: I don't think I'm going to change it, but I really would like to take the thing about the shape of their heads into consideration later on. Really thanks for the feedback once more!

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Evoli-niceli [2013-02-23 11:00:21 +0000 UTC]

Very nice pic, I love these colors !

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Metamorphox In reply to Evoli-niceli [2013-02-25 10:35:52 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! But the honor of the coloring goes to , she did the coloring part of this collaboration. I'm still glad you like the picture though.

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Evoli-niceli In reply to Metamorphox [2013-02-25 12:09:53 +0000 UTC]

Both did a great job

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DarkShadowUmbreon34 [2013-01-26 20:15:09 +0000 UTC]

nice and cute

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Metamorphox In reply to DarkShadowUmbreon34 [2013-01-28 09:32:27 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Also thanks for the fave too!

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DarkShadowUmbreon34 In reply to Metamorphox [2013-01-28 09:34:58 +0000 UTC]

ya u know it

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kika-fox [2013-01-23 22:25:30 +0000 UTC]

I love the water reflection!!

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Metamorphox In reply to kika-fox [2013-01-23 22:59:26 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! That's 's doing, she's the one who made my background plans come true. I hope I can do the same thing by myself soon enough.
Also thanks for the fave!

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kika-fox In reply to Metamorphox [2013-01-26 17:34:44 +0000 UTC]

cool!!!!

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FluffSquad [2013-01-23 16:11:38 +0000 UTC]

this is awsome, i think you did well

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Metamorphox In reply to FluffSquad [2013-01-23 22:57:23 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much, I'm glad you think that way!

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FluffSquad In reply to Metamorphox [2013-01-24 00:09:56 +0000 UTC]

the one on the right looks like its wearing glasses

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Metamorphox In reply to FluffSquad [2013-01-24 08:57:54 +0000 UTC]

He does look that way... I gave Ember that particular mark, because if he wouldn't have it, he would look pretty much like a girl. I guess it's because of the shape of his eyes. With that mark, he looks more like a boy to me.

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Vuurstern [2013-01-23 13:48:34 +0000 UTC]

This piece really is wonderful, both of you did a terrific job! I love how this looks :'D

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Metamorphox In reply to Vuurstern [2013-01-23 22:56:38 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, and I'm glad you do! It took some time till we agreed on the theme itself, but we tried our best. (especially She's way ahead of me.)

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Vuurstern In reply to Metamorphox [2013-01-25 16:22:00 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!

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unicorn-tails [2013-01-22 18:47:23 +0000 UTC]

This is amazing!!!

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Metamorphox In reply to unicorn-tails [2013-01-22 19:06:03 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, but the credit goes for both me and She did the amazing coloring. Also thanks for the fav and the watch!

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Haunthid [2013-01-21 16:26:33 +0000 UTC]

Ez nagyon szép lett! Most ezzel a kis részlettel nagyon kíváncsivá tettél a történetre. C:

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Metamorphox In reply to Haunthid [2013-01-22 18:43:32 +0000 UTC]

Köszönöm a favval együtt! És...türelem, egyszer még majd sokan fogják látni, ha minden jól alakul.

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Haunthid In reply to Metamorphox [2013-01-25 13:37:14 +0000 UTC]

Szívesen! ^^ Rendben!

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Cicckafark [2013-01-21 15:47:40 +0000 UTC]

*ahogy végigolvassa szöveget és megfigyeli jól a képet lassan feláll és tapsol*
Remek munka! Csodás munkát hoztatok össze ^^

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Metamorphox In reply to Cicckafark [2013-01-22 18:44:14 +0000 UTC]

Köszönjük! bár a színezés dobja fel igazán, az pedig munkája. Köszi a favval együtt még egyszer!

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