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Description What the hell? Why is DA being so diffecult with categorization?! I wanted to section this in anthro but had to put this in Fanart?
*mumbles*
I'll put this in the scraps later for what it's worth.

New design, Wraith. He is rising from a bunch of oil and seaweed on the coastline. Who tried to kill and bury him there in the first place obviously did a bit of a bad job. He's back, with oil slick coating his fur.
.... against a sunset
This bookcover inspired this concept somewhat [link]

Okay, this is Wraith's new design. Yet again. He started off as a Shadow recolour [link] (April 2003- May 2004). Then ~LWMusicoftheNight came up with a template [link] which I slightly modified [link] Notice how I added little strands, chopped the quills and changed direction and flare? No? N/m....

And now this is the new quill style. It is wild, haphazard, sharp, perhaps a bit weird- but I like it and that is what counts. Ultimately it's important to have a design which looks competent from various angles, I think.
The quill style was slightly inspired by Kazuya Mishima (Tekken 1,2), and Deacon Frost (stephen Dorff) from Blade. They both have icey personalities and I dig their sharp hairstyles. I really wanted to apply some of that, to this.

Tuft of fur stays because at the end of the day, he is a genetically engineered Shadow Clone, created by GUN. A large part of his bitter personality is the fact that he struggles to come to terms with his identity, being a manipulated copy bent under a force's will- which ultimately tears him to pieces. His special power is to project ice beam from his eyes and is known as an 'icey' individual. Despite his powers, his inner torment and incapability to overcome all that haunts him always drags him back down to square one again. His stubborness, complacent and presumptious nature is also a pitfall.

I did not do this, just because of 'Mysery hedgehog', in the new Sonic game. Although I am aware I have involuntarily become a subject of scrutiny and I am surprised at how seriously the community seems to take these things. In all honesty, I was rather apathetic about all this .
Furthermore, I would rather have full custody of the design. Don't want to cause friction or resentment... even if a 'friend' were to come up with, oh-i-dunno, the 'stripe-on-the-tail' idea. -_- I don't do 'joint' anythings anymore. Lol. If I ever get married, I'll definately get my husband to sign a pre-nup. ^^

I did this on ShiPainter Pro. I regret not doing it on PS7... but I guess I was fiddling with the design for 3 solid evenings on Oekaki before I was satisfied.

And that's a wrap. I am off to bed. 4:30AM. Finally I have ascertained some peace with what was bugging me recently.
Wraith (c) me
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Comments: 76

xWraithx In reply to ??? [2006-08-23 20:53:15 +0000 UTC]

Thank you ^^

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BlackRose-of-Death In reply to xWraithx [2006-08-24 02:02:43 +0000 UTC]

your welcome

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sssaml3 In reply to ??? [2006-08-23 10:57:47 +0000 UTC]

This. Is awesome. You've really achieved that "back from the dead and pissed as Hell" look really well. I love it.

I know that design issues such as who owns this character or who asserts their right to owning a design is a pain. So I'm glad you made it clear in your "Artist's Comments." I'm also tired of fighting about little things.
And it's just as well your future husband should sign a prenuptual agreement! Divorces these days are messy, messy, messy!

I'm glad you've gained some peace over what was bothering you. I'm happy.

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xWraithx In reply to sssaml3 [2006-08-23 20:52:26 +0000 UTC]

Aww, thank you SO much Sam
Now that felt like uplifting support. And you really seem to be on the ball and understanding of my reasons for this change. I really appreciate you having expressed this support and insight

Ha ha! 'Back from the dead and pissed?' XD that's really well put! If that's what it looked like, I succeeded, and this motivates me to want to touch up on this sort of scenario again one day actually :evillaughL

I know hey? So many messy divorces. It is kind of sad. Wonder why it happens? The latest one, Paul McCartney and Heather Mills... I was SO shocked! And now it's all getting rather hectic... turning into a public battle and everything.

I have indeed gained some peace. In a way I felt silly that I was getting uptight about 'Sonic fan characters'. Should be ephemeral... but on the other hand, it felt wrong to ignore it. It was all rubbing me up the wrong way. And things were getting messy in more ways than one, trust me. Rather than let this sort of stuff make you bitter, I say do something about it. Fight rationally?

Thanks again chana! * for getting 4.5 stars*

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sssaml3 In reply to xWraithx [2006-08-24 07:33:14 +0000 UTC]

Haha You're welcome! I figured if no-one else was going to speak the truth of what's right, then I might as well be the first.

Oh, yes! I'd love to see that! And more!

Oh, yes Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills ... so messy! In my humble opinion, I think they did the wrong thing by making it so public. Divorces have a nasty habit of making people show their true colours.
The last I heard, Sir Paul McCartney offered Heather Mills approximately 100,000 pounds, but she wants 10 million pounds! Also, she claims to have helped Sir Paul and John Lennon write a song in the 1960's, even though she was born a whole year later than when it was completed! I think they're all nuts.

Ah, yes, the morning after the night before. You feel silly for being that way, but you're humbled by the expereince. That's the best thing to do! I'm so proud of you. Yes, fight raionally!

Hey, it was much deserved.

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the-sundance-kid [2006-08-23 10:39:39 +0000 UTC]

Ahhh Point Horror books i always read them but now its my manga and amound upon mounds peotry, Elizbethen plays and gay stuuf that takes up my draws and shelf.....English Lit i tells ya.

Awesome design and pretty original although not much has changed to Wraith but its awesome still i love the Mishima inspired quills...i just love Tekken soooo much ^^.

Your right DA being a pain in the arse when it comes to categorizing T_T.Again brill picture really like the atmosphere it looks like he has a whole personality ^^

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xWraithx In reply to the-sundance-kid [2006-08-23 20:45:09 +0000 UTC]

Wow o_O. How reading tastes change XD. Yeah, but at least English class makes us more aware. Otherwise I wouldn't have appreciated Shakespear and other lit books that much at all.
But man! I was a Point Horror fan as well. I read some of them slowly deliberately cos I never wanted them to end. Espicially RL Stine books. He was my favourite author. loved the 'Babysitter' books. Didn't like his Goosebumps series though. I had sort of grown beyond them when they came out. Or became too old. Whatever. The freaky stuff wasn't scaring me much.

I love Tekken too! And you know the Mishima/Kazama clan?! You're officially cool!
Glad you like the new design. Well, if it has changed too radically, then that's prolly for the best. Ideally, I still wanted to keep the colours, and Wraith himself- but seperate him from that crystalline freak on show Ha ha ha!

Buh, yeah, I dont get DA. They seem to have caught on to the fact that the Sonic section has got pretty big. Serious. Next time you submit, read through it and they'll always use Sonic art as an example. Well, almost always. Too often 0-0

Glad the atmosphere and personality follows suite as well

Thanks so much for your support sweety , for the comment and the fav

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the-sundance-kid In reply to xWraithx [2006-08-24 14:15:58 +0000 UTC]

Point Horror was the only horror books i read then i started to get bored of the horror which is the reason why i don't horror films..they don't scare me ¬¬.

Ah Tekken i really like the stories behind the Mishima and Kazama clans they always get me hooked ^^ as soon as i played Tekken 5 i couldn't stop the stories were so cool i ended finishing the game in 4 days ....in between my 6 hours of sleep and food break periods .The new design is groovy i think they should give the Sonic crew a new fresh look every now and then cause it does get boring looking at the same thing which is why i have done less Sonic stuff since last year now? I scrapped Devi outta the window and gave Tranqs a new look ^^. Thats it really.

I know about how they use Sonic for an example and such...i have started to grow weary of the Sonic stuff i do it every now and then but since i read mounds and mounds of manga especially one manga i have been addicted lately *coughsaiyukicough* i have seem to left it aside and plus my oc isn't all interesting since im doing my own comic about her shes just mad..need to put her in a mental home.

No problem your art is groovy and im always like to support i suppose im just a cheerleader that way ^^

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samagthraV2 [2006-08-23 07:34:20 +0000 UTC]

that is BLOODY AMAZING!! ^_^

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xWraithx In reply to samagthraV2 [2006-08-23 20:39:37 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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samagthraV2 In reply to xWraithx [2006-08-24 12:41:54 +0000 UTC]

no problemo! ^_^

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tigerbat In reply to ??? [2006-08-23 04:59:00 +0000 UTC]

don't put it in scraps!!
This is fricken awsome!!!
Purtie Eyez <3

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xWraithx In reply to tigerbat [2006-08-23 20:20:17 +0000 UTC]

Ha ha! XD Glad you like the eyes. They are almost always my fav to do <3
Well, ok, will leave in the gallery
Thnx again ^^

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tigerbat In reply to xWraithx [2006-08-24 01:13:03 +0000 UTC]

Your eyes are fun.
My eyes look cool but really hard to do.

Yay 4 it stayin in gallery!!

And your welcome

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KentaruZ [2006-08-23 04:36:10 +0000 UTC]

wow, looks mazing Kate!!!
Loves the pose and that incredible background

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xWraithx In reply to KentaruZ [2006-08-23 20:19:42 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Kentaru !!
Glad you like the pose and bg

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t-chan In reply to ??? [2006-08-23 04:16:45 +0000 UTC]

This is pretty hot. I love the background, lovely blending of the colors- and I like the treatment of the vines too- nicely colored. the rest of the pic looks good 2

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xWraithx In reply to t-chan [2006-08-23 20:19:11 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much! Glad you approve of the picture and the various bits and pieces!

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c0nkz [2006-08-23 03:51:30 +0000 UTC]

"I'll put this in the scraps later for what it's worth."
Rawr. ><; Doooon't. D:

Ai! Wraith is so.. so... Gah, his design is just amazing. <3
Beautiful pose~ I so wish I could draw poses like that. ><
His eyes~ they're so SHINY. <3
You drew his hand so perfectly. :0
I LOOOOOOVE the quills and hair. <3 They way they're all messy... it'll all just luff. <3
The bg is just amazing. It's so full of excitement~

More flawlessness. Something I would expect from a beautiful artist with beautiful artwork~

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xWraithx In reply to c0nkz [2006-08-23 20:18:34 +0000 UTC]

Awww, ok, I won't
Since you asked so politely
Thanks so much for your support Conker

And I am glad you like his design. I was confident with it enough, but it makes me a lot more happy to have approval, such as from yourself
Poses are alright once you get the hang of them. Just have to tweak the guidelines a bit. It helps to envision how you want the pose to look beforehand... but sometimes you can just doodle, until something random but pretty cool comes out

Glad you like the messy quill style. And the bg.

XD gosh, now you're embaressing me . But thanks so much once again. I truly appreciate your support

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Psycho333 [2006-08-23 03:51:25 +0000 UTC]

Looks badass!

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xWraithx In reply to Psycho333 [2006-08-23 20:15:26 +0000 UTC]

Good! If it's badass, I succeeded in what I wanted to draw
Thnx for the comment and fav n.n

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Psycho333 In reply to xWraithx [2006-08-23 22:40:33 +0000 UTC]

Thankies for the oduble appreciaitonness YAYINESS OR TEH 2XNESS!

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pereson [2006-08-23 03:32:39 +0000 UTC]

OMFG!! THATS SOO COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Why can't I draw like that? *pouts*

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xWraithx In reply to pereson [2006-08-23 20:13:21 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much
Aww, I'm sure you can, and could if you put your mind to it. ^^

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