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Entry to 's original character contest. I'm grateful for it because it forced me to actually come up with a story for my characters XD.The character design is not exactly stable at the moment, but here are the basics:
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The story essential revolved around the girl... I haven't come up with suitable names yet XD
It begins in modern day, I'll probably stick with China. An ancient tomb is found but the corpse (this girl) is preserved perfectly. She is delivered over to scientists who are interested in discovering the secret behind this body. Taken out of the coffin, she wakes up and escapes into the world outside the lab (with help of course). The problem is she has no memory of her life before "death". Somehow she is able to adapt quickly to modern society but gains memory of an alternate identity (i.e. wrong memory, not her real one). She decides to become a police officer, and things develop from there (e.g. love (the guy) (actually, not initially), friendship...)
Are we supposed to give the whole story or just character backgrounds?
Age: apparently 24
And what is the secret? It's sci-fi. She comes from elsewhere in the galaxy which developed long before earth. There are fine-tuned machinary inside people from there (almost like engineered to perfection). Because of the machines, she cannot die normally, usually just hiberates. But she is still possesses human emotions and conditions.
So she fell down to earth 2000 (?) years ago. At that time, her memory was reset. She was taken in by some person and recruited into labor and later prostitution. She escapes and becomes involved with rebels against the emperor. This is where the guy in the picture (2000 years ago) comes in. Because of the machines inside her, she learned fast, and volunteered to go undercover into the palace. More rising action and she thinks she's in love with the general. The leader of the rebel also cares for her. She eventually gets killed at the hands of the general....
Then it's modern day... and the point is that history is not repeated though the same characters are present (for the most part).
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So you see it's not very clear yet... maybe I'll come fix it up later XD
Haven't done traditional drawing in a while XD
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Comments: 71
Boomladesh [2009-08-01 13:31:56 +0000 UTC]
lovely us eof symmetry and I really enoy the pastel palette.
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sour-lollipop [2009-07-26 13:16:03 +0000 UTC]
wow... interesting story you got there...
I love the drawing... the girl is so pretty...
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noodle-house [2008-06-06 01:10:51 +0000 UTC]
i really like this one! i love the colours! although i wish you'd use less effects on your pics, like them better simple
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snowp In reply to noodle-house [2008-06-06 01:34:57 +0000 UTC]
^^ I admit I do use too much effects when it comes to photoshopped stuff... not too much here though, they're supposed to be connected by red extensions... I guess I can't stand too much white space XD
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snowp In reply to Mistgod [2008-05-14 21:10:48 +0000 UTC]
Haha thank you! I wanted to make things work somehow... instead of the audience having to suspend their disbelief when reading about it... still holes here and there, hopefully will be fixed soon.
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tiamat-atardecer [2008-05-08 01:20:59 +0000 UTC]
It is a very beautiful and warm drawing ^_^. And I like how colorful it is also.
Good luck on the contest!
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Kallieth [2008-05-07 07:56:29 +0000 UTC]
How pretty =o
I envy your skill with color pencils =]
The story is very interesting. I can't wait to hear more on it. I especially like the way you drew the guy =]
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snowp In reply to Kallieth [2008-05-07 21:12:40 +0000 UTC]
Thank you!
I definitely plan on fixing it up.
Haha, pictures of guys always seem to impress me more, and drawing them always pleases me more too XD
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Kallieth In reply to snowp [2008-05-08 07:24:22 +0000 UTC]
Lol =] Me too. I like to look at and draw pictures of guys xD But I can't draw them very well, unfortunately. My anatomy for them is still quite messy, actually =/
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snowp In reply to Kallieth [2008-05-09 12:46:13 +0000 UTC]
Haha we're girls after all XD
Oh same here, and what's worse is that I tend to avoid drawing them because of that!
Hey, I noticed that Diana Wynne Jones is on your list of favorite authors? I love her books (read them back in jr. high)... which one is your favorite? and has there been any new books from her?
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Kallieth In reply to snowp [2008-05-10 06:40:40 +0000 UTC]
Lol xD Guess we are. My friends will be utterly shocked. And they were all so convinced I was a guy in disguise =] LOL
And yeah I do too xD Sometimes I get so angry when it doesn't come out right that I tear the drawing up =o Then I regret it later, of course lol
Yup =] I love her books. I really like Howl's Moving Castle (cause it's the first on of her books I read and, in my opinion, the most interesting) and I used to quite like Fire and the Hemlock (but it wasn't so good the second time I read it =/). So xD I guess my favourite is most definatily Howl's Moving Castle. Hm. As for your second question, I'm not really sure =/ I'm not sure what's defined as "new".
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snowp In reply to Kallieth [2008-05-14 21:25:37 +0000 UTC]
Haha XD at the beginning of each school year, I always get my hair cut really short. None of my friends would do that XD
lol I don't tear my stuff up, but it's it's disturbing I put it under piles of other stuff that I'll never go through
Same here. Howl's Moving Castle just appealed to me more... but I read the Chrestomanci books first. Haha I don't reread books very often... it's just not much fun when you know what to expect... but I haven't read her books geared toward older audience like Fire and Hemlock or Merlin Conspiracy.
Well last year, I saw Conrad's Fate, I guess that's new XD
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Kallieth In reply to snowp [2008-05-15 06:20:52 +0000 UTC]
Really? I haven't heard of it yet =] I'll be sure to look that up.
I don't cut my hair short xD I have bad memories of it. Well. Kinda. When I was in grade 3 my dad cut my hair REALLY short and gave me a mushroom cut. Although now that I look back on the photos, it was kinda cute (but it wasn't at the time). I looked like a boy xD I convinced my friends I had a third brother from the photos.
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snowp In reply to Kallieth [2008-05-24 22:57:27 +0000 UTC]
It wasn't as great as I had hoped but then again, I'm 5 years older and definitely more picky. Still worth reading for sure.
Haha and they were convinced! Mushroom cut sounds kinda... but it's always fun to look back and see that you were freakishly interesting at one point! Haha when I went to school in the US in gr 3, people there weren't used to girls with short hair and I got a lot of "he..." XD
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Kallieth In reply to snowp [2008-05-25 06:12:44 +0000 UTC]
Lol xD I went to primary in Australia and everyone was like: "OMG. WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR HAIR?" when I came to school one day with a "boy's cut".
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Driffter [2008-05-05 23:01:18 +0000 UTC]
So cute! Man! I wish I was half as good as you are! XDDD Great job! I am a big fan of your art!
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snowp In reply to Driffter [2008-05-07 21:19:03 +0000 UTC]
Thank you so much Driffter! You are much better than me at aspects such at designs, details, experimentation with new poses!
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Driffter In reply to snowp [2008-05-10 14:56:53 +0000 UTC]
>3 That's the first time anyone ha ever said that to me! *:*laughs*:* I wish my art could start looking as professional and get that finished touch that your's does! X3
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snowp In reply to Driffter [2008-05-14 21:28:13 +0000 UTC]
Really?? Well it's true!
Oh mine is far from looking finished, of course I could add tons more details and stuff which I'm too lazy to... but I really think you can do it, you just need to be really patient and take your time (haha I suck at that XD)
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Driffter In reply to snowp [2008-05-15 23:01:36 +0000 UTC]
You're so sweet!
I don't know if I'll ever be able to take my time with something. >3< I always like to finish them right away or I'll forget about them...I'm thinking I should probably go to art school or take some art classes at least. X3
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snowp In reply to Driffter [2008-05-24 23:00:19 +0000 UTC]
That's exactly how I am! That's why I haven't uploaded anything that is actually inked properly (they're all pencil outlines) XD
Oh art class will help, that's for sure! Actual art school might be painful... for me at least XD
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snowp In reply to flamable77 [2008-05-05 20:58:52 +0000 UTC]
Haha we really aren't used to non-teenager protagonists, are we XD? But in the tv series that I watch, they're all into their twenties so they can actually have serious relationship (I think anyway) and they can get married if they want to XD
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flamable77 In reply to snowp [2008-05-06 16:47:25 +0000 UTC]
Hmmm that's more realistic..reminds me of FRIENDS
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snowp In reply to flamable77 [2008-05-07 21:21:19 +0000 UTC]
They are most realistic, but believe me, the Asian dramas I'm talking about are not like Friends, there's actually a godd plot enveloping the series XD
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flamable77 In reply to snowp [2008-05-18 16:41:03 +0000 UTC]
I miss friends...man i don't have a tv at my flat
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snowp In reply to flamable77 [2008-05-24 22:58:35 +0000 UTC]
Ohh that kind of sucks... but I would be able to get by with a computer I think Xd
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KozueKaz [2008-05-05 00:45:52 +0000 UTC]
Wow, intensive background for one picture, but very interesting. Is that the one ring around the guy's neck?! Or just a simple ornament that you subcounciously put in because of its meaning?
The story sounds a lot lke Stargate, if you've every watched that. Sci-fi, of course, but very well done and simliar to yours.
Great picture! The shading is fantastic; what did you colour with?
Loverly
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snowp In reply to KozueKaz [2008-05-05 21:04:29 +0000 UTC]
It's because the contest requires background information on the character and I thought I might as well give it a try, though I really do want to make the story less cliche-sounding.
Yeah, they're both wearing a ring on their neck since development of relationships is supposed to lead to marriage! but I'd rather come up with something less overused as a ring.
No I actually haven't. I should check it up after exams. But my intention really wasn't sci-fi... but then I wanted to keep most of it modern and realistic as opposed to all fantasy... but yeah, it'll take some fixing and confirming.
Colored pencils (a bit of markers for the hair)
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Kiokuu [2008-05-04 18:48:07 +0000 UTC]
wow this is just lovely~ and i like the story too. o_o good luck!!
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XueLian [2008-05-04 17:27:25 +0000 UTC]
不错啊~
他们有名字了吗?
But honestly, I think it's SUCH a neat concept, and you've captured such a nice mood here.
It's epic enough to deserve a theme song.
I started writing these lyrics:
"在我找到你的前一个晚上
我梦见雪花在纷纷地飘扬..."
Good luck!
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snowp In reply to XueLian [2008-05-05 22:38:47 +0000 UTC]
哈哈 谢谢 可惜没太多创意,希望能改近
没有!! 太难了,不知道什么名字适合... 尤其因为故事还是乱七八糟。 可能把大纲和有些细节搞清楚之后会容易一点... 你有什么建议吗?有没有什么喜欢的名字?It doesn't matter if it doesn't seem to fit with the character, I'm sure I can play around with it XD
I admire you a whole lot right now, with the music, storywritting, and art, seriously. so you can imagine I'm happy to hear that from you.
Haha it would be awesome to have a song attached to it! If you don't mind, I would so love it if you were to help me with that during summer vacation or sometime when you have time... but of course before that, I'll fix it up enough to be worth anyone else's time.
Whoa, did you come up with that line just like that? I love that imagery and it rhymes too!
Thank you!
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XueLian In reply to snowp [2008-05-06 01:09:48 +0000 UTC]
别说, 我还真的有一个我很欣赏的名字. ^^ '林涛' (森林的林, 浪涛的涛 ). 当然, 这是为男主角取的名字了. Mmm...那么为女主角呢...叫她'雪松'好不好?
Yes, I would love to work with you this summer. I would now, only I have AP exams and finals staring me in the face, and track season isn't over quite yet. @_@ 累死我了~
This summer, I'm also gonna learn the piano accompaniment to Gackt's "Story" (my friend--the concertmaster violinist--is going to play the violin part. I promised her we would do this for the talent show next year. xD)
I didn't exactly just "sprout" that: [link]
I'm a couplet kind of person. I get a kick out of rhyming. xD *is a freak like that* One of my specialties is writing rhyming transliterations in English of my favorite Chinese/Japanese songs.
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snowp In reply to XueLian [2008-05-07 21:39:27 +0000 UTC]
Cool! 像武打小说人物的名字!In Sand Dance, they only have English names? I really need to get the characters straight before I can decide on a name, don't I? But you seem to like the theme of snow?
Great! Thank you! Oh no no, I am in the middle of AP exams right now also! I just finished the Calculus BC exam today, 4 more to go, all the way to Tuesday. How about you? But I won't have final school exams afterwards, only English research paper. Yes, you do sound very busy! I was glad that badminton season ended already. Oh, then where are you going for university?
Is it the "vampire" Gackt that I'm thinking of?
Whoa, you wrote out that much? And it says my name there! No time to savor it though, supposed to be preparing for English AP exam XD
Speaking of poetry, the poems on there are so difficult!
Everyone loves rhymes, I just can't write them with out it sounding contrived.
Do you understand Japanese too?
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XueLian In reply to snowp [2008-05-12 22:21:52 +0000 UTC]
Well, Ceru's name comes from my favorite color, cerulean. Eirendi's name is the Norse word for "message".
Haha, yes, snow is a lovely theme, and now that you mention it, I do tend to use it a lot. It's not a conscious choice though. I guess it was 'cause I was born in a blizzard. ^___^ When's your birthday, by the way?
I'm taking Calc BC next year (I'm in 11th grade). I only have my AP Psychology exam to go now. I'm much more nervous for this one than for AP Calc, because Psych is all memorization whereas Calc was more application. -.-, I'm not really sure where I'm going for university. But I suppose if I fail I can tell you I'll be going nowhere but University of Michigan.
Yes, the very same Gackt. He has much larger hands than me *it hurts to play his piano part*
No, I don't understand Japanese, which is not fair, because my Japanese friends can read my Chinese poems. ToT
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snowp In reply to XueLian [2008-05-14 16:09:40 +0000 UTC]
Ohhh I see! Names have got to have meanings, don't they?
Me too! I love the theme of snow... haha considering my username XD... but I also like the theme of spring also (as cliche as they might be)
Really! When is your birthday?... I remember the contest a while back... mine is in summer, July 19.
Oh ok, it's just that in my school, the most # of AP exams a grade 11 person takes is 2... mostly it's just calc. AB. Calc was the exam I actually felt ok about because it was the first, so I studied a lot more, and yeah, I understood most of the content... haha the rest, around 1 night of studying XD Are you aiming for Ivey (spelling?) League?
That's so cool!!
It seems most well educated Japanese and Korean can read Chinese but we can't XD
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Eun-su [2008-05-04 17:27:04 +0000 UTC]
oo nice feelings expressed here!!! i love absolutely everything!!! youre so good with pencils XD *envy envy*
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snowp In reply to Eun-su [2008-05-07 22:06:14 +0000 UTC]
Thank you! I can only wish I was half as good as you on digital art.
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Grim-Grinning [2008-05-04 12:33:05 +0000 UTC]
That's beautiful! And good luck in Tobit-sama's contest I'm sure that you will do great!
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snowp In reply to Grim-Grinning [2008-05-04 20:19:27 +0000 UTC]
Thank you very much!
Haha, there are so many awesome entries, but I'm just glad it made me come up with a story xD
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FistsofFire17 [2008-05-04 04:17:13 +0000 UTC]
Very cool. If you're going to put this in production as a comic, I look forward to seeing it ^__^
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