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shirotsuki — Is It Real?

Published: 2008-05-10 16:31:43 +0000 UTC; Views: 93615; Favourites: 7936; Downloads: 0
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Description I drew this to one of my absolute favorite Kanno songs, hence the title. So it's DEPRESSING and WOEFUL and SAD ;A;

The significance of the gears-
Somebody brought this up in a comment, and since pretty much everything in Crow has to do with gears, or more specifically fantasy clockworks that are completely non-functional but cool looking, i'm gonna take some time and DRABBLE about it.

Basically, the theory behind the world of Crow is that everything is just one little piece of something bigger. from cells to people to populations to planets to universes, so on and so on. The final point that everything is expanding out toward is represented by a gigantic clock called Judgement, and within it's works you'll find earth and everything else ever ticking along in some unfathomably HUUUUGE continuous (though not undynamic) pattern. Hence all the gears everywhere, which can be seen/sensed by the crows.

Characters like Rain and Nobel are called crows. Crows are the gears, or were the gears, before they malfunctioned and were dropped from the system. Simply put, they woke up and got thrown away. Normally they just fade away, but sometimes they linger..

And yes I am trying to draw this as a comic X D;. But this month sucks for that.. so... next month i hope i can pounce on it more seriously. It won't be able to go very fast since I'm working all the time, but every little bit counts X D;;

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characters: Rain, Nobel, Florentine (white cat) - Mine <3 :
Tools - sketch, adobe photoshop 7.0, open canvas 4+
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Comments: 550

ramenori [2008-10-13 07:34:11 +0000 UTC]

love it!!

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Itxaro [2008-10-07 08:10:43 +0000 UTC]

I just adore your style! It's brilliant!
*bows*

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xDENVERx [2008-09-16 21:50:41 +0000 UTC]

i remember you from akon. i remember this drawing and said you should make a pamplet to explain the background story cause it was so darn weird XP.

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Kiwifromoutherspace [2008-09-10 22:11:56 +0000 UTC]

Awesome!!!

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AngelMeeble [2008-09-05 21:24:30 +0000 UTC]

I'm a sucker for gears. I love all your art!

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domat7 [2008-08-31 23:39:56 +0000 UTC]

I LIKE IT! Looks complex!

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Joaov [2008-08-24 20:43:44 +0000 UTC]

Coolness! I have a drawing that this image reminded me of... it's uploaded if you wanna see it. It's got nothing on this piece of art, though

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Issorah [2008-08-22 21:08:55 +0000 UTC]

Excellent idea! I especially like how the picture connects the elements of the seen reality and the under-reality.

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Navarre [2008-08-20 01:04:35 +0000 UTC]

I really want....a wallpaper of this o____o

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XGirlInGreenX [2008-08-19 21:58:34 +0000 UTC]

U nice drawing cat. Coudl U sketch some pose cat ?
Pleeeease

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BlackeHavoc [2008-08-17 02:32:00 +0000 UTC]

This is a beautiful work of art. It's amazing how everyone has their own ideas of how the world works, and I love yours. You have amazing talent.
Lovely :3

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Echo9089 [2008-08-13 02:05:54 +0000 UTC]

What is "real"? what is not.
Maby you find out. when you sudently are there:3
Or "They are there".

One way or another. I Will Still BELIVE!!!

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xdekkox [2008-08-12 17:07:12 +0000 UTC]

i will always love your unique style of coloring and sketching. i swear.

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Jace-Lyn [2008-08-06 17:34:51 +0000 UTC]

amazing!

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NoImaginationToday [2008-08-01 22:59:07 +0000 UTC]

amazin art work O.O

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Myriinth [2008-08-01 20:58:38 +0000 UTC]

i have to say this is absolutely amazing!

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cybre [2008-07-31 17:28:42 +0000 UTC]

From concept to conception, this is AMAZING. Nice work indeed.

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sigara-son-kun [2008-07-30 02:16:52 +0000 UTC]

this is really pretty. i love the detail you put into the background. its really stunning

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haru-moo [2008-07-23 23:03:49 +0000 UTC]

thats really cool!!!!!!!!

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Amux [2008-07-22 13:01:34 +0000 UTC]

tooOOooO ImpressSivEeeEEE!!!
u RocK ...

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PenumbralBeast [2008-07-22 08:53:53 +0000 UTC]

Holy shit! grats on DD, I know that's on a diff picture- but this one caught my attention, cause I bought a print of it at Akon this year XD *pets the print* Amazing how small DA really is.

I bet you'd hardly remember me, even though i WAS the only renamon at Akon ;D I also had that nasty torn up black binder! XD

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animelover754 [2008-07-22 07:52:15 +0000 UTC]

wow! that is very cool!

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Soulkipper [2008-07-14 13:51:07 +0000 UTC]

Love duality concepts! And this one is one of the best I've seen! Awesome!

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Coppercurls [2008-07-10 00:01:04 +0000 UTC]

Wow. The amount of detail here is crazy! You win ^_^

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Aloria [2008-07-07 13:33:48 +0000 UTC]

Wow, that is really cool! I look forward to this comic!

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Spinner1526 [2008-07-04 21:30:27 +0000 UTC]

Brilliant!!!

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Jealles [2008-06-29 10:07:33 +0000 UTC]

Really amazing *-*

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BlueRogue480 [2008-06-28 04:13:11 +0000 UTC]

The spilt image is fantastic.

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Rurufon [2008-06-26 19:08:01 +0000 UTC]

wow this is very cool

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Parize [2008-06-22 23:09:39 +0000 UTC]

nice explanation about the gears. I really like the picture a lot. n n

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reese-PUFFS [2008-06-19 04:59:09 +0000 UTC]

I came.
-fav'd-

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PikoLu [2008-06-16 19:44:23 +0000 UTC]

awesome pic!!but i dont get the story, oh well i will get it one day.. but i really love your art! its really cool! keep up the good work!

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ranu05 [2008-06-14 06:35:11 +0000 UTC]

Interesting concept and I especially like the bg^^

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Chishimako [2008-06-09 08:56:45 +0000 UTC]

You always got those amazing ideas, and not only that but you also make it wonderful and very beautiful. Beautiful work.

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Psycho-Gaze [2008-06-08 00:15:16 +0000 UTC]

Very interesting piece, especially the gear mishmash on the left! Problem is that because the right side has a bigger variety of colors, it makes the left seem flat with it's one-hue approach.

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BlackPhantasy [2008-06-05 23:25:40 +0000 UTC]

o.o this piece looks very nice and I like the idea about the gears

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silverperfume [2008-06-05 22:36:44 +0000 UTC]

I love the contrast of the two sides technological/natural. ^_^

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Chimeres-Mirinar [2008-06-03 22:14:32 +0000 UTC]

Cool cyberpunk/steampunk sensation of duality. Excellent eyes, too, and amazing composition. Congratulations.

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SasukeDeviantSun [2008-06-03 00:36:18 +0000 UTC]

Simply beautifull.

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blueheat23 [2008-06-02 11:29:11 +0000 UTC]

great concept, rendered beautifully.

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inuebony [2008-06-01 17:07:13 +0000 UTC]

So amazing O.O

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Darkside-Angel [2008-05-29 00:57:45 +0000 UTC]

This is an amazing picture and an awesome concept! I really love this one!

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King-Crimson-46 [2008-05-27 18:57:32 +0000 UTC]

really amazing detail,
I like how soft the colours are despite the concept

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psychomaeh [2008-05-27 13:41:27 +0000 UTC]

so good, i cant do it better

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xXDeMoNChIlDXx [2008-05-27 06:20:46 +0000 UTC]

i love this ^^!!


it reminds me of the dillinger escape plan song \"unretrofied\"
\"is the man half machine or is the machine half man?

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ChellieBelle [2008-05-27 04:44:42 +0000 UTC]

good stuff!

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inuaineko [2008-05-27 03:46:44 +0000 UTC]

beautiful.

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sakurayoshema [2008-05-27 01:52:28 +0000 UTC]

AHHHHH! I love you how add the touch of shades and colors and everything about this. <3 Is a fan of your now.

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Koroon [2008-05-27 01:26:32 +0000 UTC]

Dude. Freaking EPIC.

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mintyoreo [2008-05-26 19:46:15 +0000 UTC]

that halved thing you did is pretty dammned cool, and I love but hate that song, I thought the title was strangely spookily familiar, it has big meaning for me. Cool to see a picture inspired by it, you\'ve capture the nightmarish quality in it I think.

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