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Description PEOPLE OF EARTH: SHHHH.





i'd asked the abundantly well-known !snapesnogger in a note if i could color this then-new drawing of one of her lesser seen (trust me- i looked) characters from her project, Red Venom. so i pretty much guessed on everything except his hair/scales/horns which i was lucky enough to find a ref. his backstory is there. kinda.

i did take several liberties i'm sure i could've asked her about, but what the hell since she's a busy lady and all: - you can't go wrong with yellow eyes.

- polished bronze is more beautiful than gold and silver put together, also a more practical material as far as armor goes. (and it is fuckin FUN to SHADE). the old ref i used had hide armguards but the ones in this drawing were metal, and, screw gold.

- i don't specifically remember seeing a beach, but no one likes a pasty naga. also i liked the pinup-worthyness of the lineart.

- what was a jewel and what was just a stud? no clue, made due.

TECH:
when i fanart some famous whacko from japan i've never met or gotten permission from i tend to y'know... SWEAR AGAINST TRACING THEIR FUCKING MANGA SCANS AND CALLING IT 'VECTOR ANIME ART" LIKE SO MANY FOLKS I KNOW DO not naming any names... but in Fen's case, since i had only asked to "color" a specific image in question, i decided not to deviate from Gem's lineart at all. down to how i shaded it. and yes, it was tempting to re-do his entire face (not for it not being good already, but just, into my style.) but this isn't fanart. this is someone else's art colored and i didn't really ask if i could hack it up apart from that. i didn't even license it myself since it technically isn't my art, i just made it look colorful.

LINEART:
COLORTRACE:



shut up.
PS hopefully my internet will be working tomorrow and i respond to the comments/shrieks/rocks.
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Comments: 93

xliveGAARA7 In reply to ??? [2007-07-26 18:24:10 +0000 UTC]

true...but it looks great

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Cry4theDevil In reply to ??? [2007-07-26 01:25:41 +0000 UTC]

IT'S THE ATTACK OF THE MERPEOPLE. lol
very cool i like, keep up the good work.

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sparkpenguin In reply to Cry4theDevil [2007-07-26 04:11:15 +0000 UTC]

it's a snake-guy D:
but thanks!

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NotedStrangePerson In reply to ??? [2007-07-25 23:31:03 +0000 UTC]

To conform with what everybody else is saying -
Fantastic colouring

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sparkpenguin In reply to NotedStrangePerson [2007-07-26 04:10:51 +0000 UTC]

oh you.
the desire to counter conformity is in fact shared by millions of people.

but thanks not bustin your balls, i actually appreciate the comment.

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Through-the-Rubicon [2007-07-25 21:51:19 +0000 UTC]

I just started watching her, she has some good stuff. I don't recall seeing this piece, but I'm gonna go look for it now.

Having said that, Holy Shit. Beautiful colors there, the shading is fantastic. And having an open beach and sky really gives the picture some air. The bronze looks awesome, too.

Very good work.

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sparkpenguin In reply to Through-the-Rubicon [2007-07-26 04:13:27 +0000 UTC]

yeah he's from the forest, but i really... REALLY didn't want to clutter the image, even with a lot of different colors and no outline for a bg. the blue and white are perfectly different and i liek the space... glad someone else picked up on that in such technical detail! dude you get a star.

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Through-the-Rubicon In reply to sparkpenguin [2007-07-26 04:16:26 +0000 UTC]

Fucking yes *takes star and puts it on wall*

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Brezerckfury In reply to ??? [2007-07-25 21:36:03 +0000 UTC]

The colors dude the colorsO.o
I love the way you did them! They looks so, so pretty and bright. I love it!^_^ Definetly a favorite!^_^

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sparkpenguin In reply to Brezerckfury [2007-07-26 04:13:47 +0000 UTC]

thank you! :]

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jamierocket In reply to ??? [2007-07-25 21:19:34 +0000 UTC]

Most beautiful bold use of gradient and vector art ever. I just want to dive into his hair!! It's so beautiful and shiney! And the tanned skin and bronze looks fucking awesome. And yes-- bronze is better than gold. I am not a fan of gold. Silver I like as well as platinum. It's just...so....BOLD. There's alot of life in it. "It rocks" is what i'm trying to say.

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sparkpenguin In reply to jamierocket [2007-07-26 04:16:25 +0000 UTC]

OMFG YOU'RE ONLINE
and thank you so much dude...i was really hopingi wouldn't get like... a lot of bullshit for this, especially the bronze. i guessed on like 90% of her character's colors.

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CarmanMM-Dirda In reply to ??? [2007-07-25 19:41:30 +0000 UTC]

That's some awsome coloring.
I like the shine. = D His hair looks cool.

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hulahoop-wounds In reply to ??? [2007-07-25 19:32:27 +0000 UTC]

Your coloring blows me away.
I love the contrast of colors and the beautiful detailed shading.
You're amazing, yo. Nothing short of it.

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sparkpenguin In reply to hulahoop-wounds [2007-07-26 04:17:19 +0000 UTC]

oi veh... i really wish this stuff was less time-consuming though. but i'm glad you like it!

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hulahoop-wounds In reply to sparkpenguin [2007-07-26 05:22:03 +0000 UTC]

I believe that great art takes two things - talent and a whole fuckton of time.
I always like your work, G. <3

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sparkpenguin In reply to hulahoop-wounds [2007-07-26 05:36:58 +0000 UTC]

aw shit i feel so black now i gotta go outside and strut dat shit.

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hulahoop-wounds In reply to sparkpenguin [2007-07-26 07:01:45 +0000 UTC]

Lmao.
Dooooo it. Bust a cap in any bitches who get in yo grill, homedawg.

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MarvelousManga In reply to ??? [2007-07-25 17:16:22 +0000 UTC]

Very cool coloring job. XD I do like how the bronze looks. It adds a nice touch to the whole thing.

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sparkpenguin In reply to MarvelousManga [2007-07-26 04:17:57 +0000 UTC]

i was hoping for that; luckily most folks are agreeing with me.

thought it made it, kinda mediterranean almost. SPAARTAAA and whatnot.

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MarvelousManga In reply to sparkpenguin [2007-07-26 04:32:49 +0000 UTC]

Lol You made a good choice as far as I can tell ^^

Heh, yep. Pretty cool with the SPAARTAAA effect XD

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schtolz In reply to ??? [2007-07-25 17:00:18 +0000 UTC]

Coloring of his tail is AWESOME!!! Awww, you are great with it. Luff you!

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BIGBC [2007-07-25 16:47:39 +0000 UTC]

good stuff

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enbii In reply to ??? [2007-07-25 16:42:56 +0000 UTC]

Colors :hearts:

Love it, good job~

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Hemloque In reply to ??? [2007-07-25 16:37:49 +0000 UTC]

This is amazingly done. The hair looks awesome and I love the reflection of the bronze on his skin, very nicely done!

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rashida102 In reply to ??? [2007-07-25 15:29:20 +0000 UTC]

Oh, he's a cutaaaaay. lol
And no, you can never go wrong with yellow eyes. ^_^

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Proitzen In reply to ??? [2007-07-25 13:18:35 +0000 UTC]

Awesome! You coloured that so well, and I love how you coloured the metal!
*hates colouring/shading metal, it's so evil to me* T_T
Great job! *fav*

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BillyJ [2007-07-25 13:02:19 +0000 UTC]

Nice coloring job =-)

I had to c heck out the original too, guess I'll have another person to watch now THANKS! lol

Glad to see you somewhat back, been quiet here without ya

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my-twisted-logic In reply to ??? [2007-07-25 11:53:49 +0000 UTC]

OH
MY
GAWD.
I even couldn't think of you and snapesnogger in the same sentence, because you both looked so.... different! O_o

AND THOSE COLOURZ.......
i tink I'm going blind because of all that shinyness *_*

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sparkpenguin In reply to my-twisted-logic [2007-07-26 04:20:20 +0000 UTC]

heh i was hoping you weren't gonna chew me a new asshole since i yelled at ya for making a fanart of Kai puppet that one time. the difference is: emptyshadow is lame and snape actually has a story that i find myself thinking about a lot and wishing was in print. she's actually GOOD.

so i'm glad this came out well.

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my-twisted-logic In reply to sparkpenguin [2007-07-26 13:41:14 +0000 UTC]

I was going to eat you, but thenm I thought that it would be lame -_-
And emptyshadow is not lame

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sparkpenguin In reply to my-twisted-logic [2007-07-27 07:44:01 +0000 UTC]

well, we agree to disagree then.

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my-twisted-logic In reply to sparkpenguin [2007-07-27 09:23:15 +0000 UTC]

as always...

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Krazy-Kupo [2007-07-25 11:27:34 +0000 UTC]

Badass colouring skills yo!

Or watever they say now.

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sparkpenguin In reply to Krazy-Kupo [2007-07-26 04:22:36 +0000 UTC]

no that's about right.

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Krazy-Kupo In reply to sparkpenguin [2007-07-26 10:56:55 +0000 UTC]

Shizzle ma nizzle.

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arosyks [2007-07-25 09:49:00 +0000 UTC]

wow, i recognized that character right away.

really good job!!

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sparkpenguin In reply to arosyks [2007-07-25 09:51:53 +0000 UTC]

grazi

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snapesnogger In reply to ??? [2007-07-25 09:45:52 +0000 UTC]

wow that looks awsome! beautiful colours and his hair is just perfect!

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sparkpenguin In reply to snapesnogger [2007-07-25 09:51:11 +0000 UTC]

thanks man, and thanks for the permission. i'm glad it turned out well.

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Nix0xiN [2007-07-25 09:02:49 +0000 UTC]

I love the colours, spanky.

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sparkpenguin In reply to Nix0xiN [2007-07-25 09:35:03 +0000 UTC]

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