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It's L from Death Note; that's his shirt on the bed beside him, by the way.
I drew this extremely late last night by flashlight after the rest of my family was asleep. Why? I don't know...I wasn't ready to sleep yet, and I sat down with a pencil and started doodling, and this is what I ended up with. Not bad for a random picture, if I do say so myself! 
The window's curtains being drawn are symbolic of L barely ever seeing anyone face to face. Before working with Light, I doubt he saw anyone at all except for Watari.
Originally a pencil sketch; all shading and sepia tinting and watermarking done in Photoshop CS2. After all of that 3D stuff I just submitted, this is for you watchers who like traditional artwork better.
I actually drew a background, a very rare occurrence for me...enjoy while it lasts, I guess. XD; I already know the floorboards' angle is WAY off, don't worry. With shading it looks much more solid; this is, by the way, my first ever shirtless picture of L.
L is from the anime/manga Death Note, and belongs to Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata.
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aww 
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Ah yes , he is very skinny ...
" actually I have found out you dont gain any weight by using up calories by using your brain.. " ~ L Lawliet
LOL
Yeah B is my 2nd favorite character! I would like to see that picture to! Let me know when you post it!
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I have now posted up that pic; it's here: [link]
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I love your new pic! good job!
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Thank you! 
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I like it very much! It's the first time I see a pic about L in this way. I've been wondering about his lonelyness too, and foud this pic today, how fitting n.n
He must've been very sad and lonely all his life... You portrayed the feeling quite well. Good job!!
-Uracila
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Aww...thanks for the thoughtful comment! I tend to think part of why L became friends with Light even while suspecting him of being Kira is that L never really had a person he could talk to both on an even intelligence level and within hiss own age group before. His loneliness made him want to be Light's friend even though he knew Light wasn't really a good person inside...so sad, poor L.
I'm not sure he was sad and lonely his whole life, or maybe he was but didn't know it. I think maybe he was so preoccupied with solving cases and such that he didn't realize how lonely he was 'til he came out in person and started talking to Light. That's just one theory, but interesting to think about!
Gah, I keep this up I'll hafta write L his own fic...
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It's quite an interesting theory. I imagine that as a child, L might have been a little distant from the other kids in Whammys (though it's the sensation I have). Of course he must've had some sort of social contact, since he doesn't seen very uncomfortable around the task force members or Light. Like you said, in Light he found an equal and part of him wanted to become his friend or at least, interact with him more (again, that's how I see it too ^^).
Though it's an evident fact, not many people represent or talk about L's 'isolated' condition, that I know of.
And no prob! I'm enjoying the conversation^^
-Uracila
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With somebody as smart as L, I'm figuring that they could tell from an early age that he was a genius. Since Wammy's House shifted all of their attention to grooming kids to be the next L after discovering him, he must have made an amazing impression on them--I'll bet they singled him out and started raising him under special circumstances to become the genius detective that he ended up being before he was even ten years old.
I doubt he had a "normal" (well, normal for Wammy's House, anyway) childhood. With how smart he is, he was probably already solving puzzles and cases that nobody could solve as a teen or a child, and like a famous child actor, he missed out on the whole social interaction part of being a kid because he was too busy doing other things that adults deemed more important. Since L's quirky and seems to do just fine being by himself for long amounts of time, it doesn't seem too out-there to imagine he thought it was normal to not interact with anybody else much at all.
This is all theory, of course--only the creators know for sure, and I doubt they've even though into it this much.
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If you write any, let me know n.n It'll be an original and interesting point of view! Your theories are quite sensible, I'm sure you'll write a wonderful fanfiction!
Hehe, I still feel a little bad for L. Maybe sometimes he'd feel he wanted to share something with someone else. We humans are social beings, after all. Of course we can get used to lonelyness, but we tend to join little groups or hang with someone who shares our thoughts, likes or somethig like that. Maybe because every now and then our feelings want to come out...
Anyways, I'll be waiting for the fic =3
-Uracila
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Aww...that's kind of you to say, thank you! 
Yes...humans are social creatures by nature. That's why isolated or anti-social characters always give me good fic ideas.
My college quarter just started up again, and I'm working hard to finish my latest Death Note fic, so it won't be for awhile yet, but I'm definitely going to write a fic starring L more prominently.
~Threshie
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Thank you!! I'll wait patiently^^
-Uracila
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oh.. such a good drawing ΓΆ Love how you actuallt can feel his sadness even though you can't see his face ΓΆ good job!!!
-also, saw some of your work from the death note fan club 
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Anyway, glad you like the picture! I think the little tiny bit of his face that you can see helps show how sad he is somehow, even though it doesn't show his eyes or mouth--the parts of the face that show expression. The way his head is bowed makes him seem sad...hmm.
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yeah I guess... anywat I think L-cahn neds a huge hug here
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I agree...hugs for L!
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I love it. its awesome. Say how do you use those tools in photoshop? I never learned.
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Thank you!
After tinting the background sepia, I made a new layer above it so I wouldn't ruin my lines if I wanted to erase and then painted on brown wherever I wanted shadows. I think the minimal style is a good thing in this case...I tried to only shade more than once on L, so that he's the darkest point in the picture and thus will draw the viewer's eye as the focal point.
Photoshop's fun and really powerful for artwork...I wish it wasn's so expensive to have a commercial version...
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yeah, ps is expensive. Even if I had it, I totally suck at coloring and I can't get the lines to look right. Your work is amazing.
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Aww, you shouldn't be so hard on yourself before you've even tried the program!
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So it takes time? I've been only using it a 1/1/2 years. Maybe the problem is my low level of patience. That's always been my weakness.
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Yeah, it takes patience, but also it takes tutorials or constantly experimentation. You have to try different techniques until you find one that works for you. I've taken three years of college courses on graphic arts, including quite a few about how to use Photoshop CS2, so that's probably why I'm comfortable enough with the program that I can turn out good work fairly fast.
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Oh, I've only had one ps class and that's it. I'm just one of those people who're impatient and assume it will come to them with osmosis.
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Yeah, I tend to be a better writer than artist. I do fanfics and everyone who reads them say they're hilarious.
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yep, it is a good thing.
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Awwh! So sweet, yet so sad...
It's so...L, yet not...L? ROFL XDD
Well done! c:
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Anyway, glad you like it! L is
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Exactly!
Yeah, I agree c:
Bwahaha, yees, I love it ^^
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Looks really good Threshie. Lots of detail and such.
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Daiichi-kun! 
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Poor L! All lonely. Really good drawing though, all the soft folds and things look great. If you want any crit, the floor looks at a weird angle (to me). Otherwise, it's perfect!
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Thank you! I think L was very isolated until he got to work with Light and co on the Kira case, and that he was actually having a great time being around so many people for the first time.
And... XD; Yeah, I knew the floor was WAY too slanted even while drawing it, but I didn't get around to fixing it before shading it and stuff, so...oh well.
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Love the background. You're really good at drawing folds
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L's not isolated.
In fact, I live in his closet!
Sorry for the laaaame fangirl comment. I'm trying to cut down on them, I swear!
On another note:
I'M SO JEALOUS OF YOUR SHADING!
*steals your talent*
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XD; LOL...if you DID live in his closet, he wouldn't manage to sit shirtless long enough for this picture to be made.
I haven't shaded any cloth folds in a long time; it's fun and relaxing.
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Are you saying I can't retain myself?
Maybe I was like "Meh" because he's only shirtless. XD
It did turn out nicely! Hah, I'm terrible with shading clothes / anything but people. I kinda go through it blindly with brute force XD And get scared halfway and give up.
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I'm ashamed to admit it, but I'm a lazy artist. And a stubborn one. All throughout elementary school I hated art class because I didn't want the teacher to tell me what to do (or how to hold my pencil. I hold it funny 
Though.. your method seems to work. Must ponder this learning process...
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LOL; it's not lazy to want to do things your way. If your way works, why change it? I'm entirely self-taught, so I would know!
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Again with the great philosophies. You're a super hero!
Philosophy girl!
Da da da daaaa!
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