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Published: 2007-12-18 04:01:19 +0000 UTC; Views: 2463; Favourites: 33; Downloads: 0
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Description not entirely happy with this, and shading is very rushes as i have another duel to move onto, this really could use about 6 extra panels across the whole thing to smooth the flow of the fight. as it is its veyr cluttered and hard to decifer.
duel against madoka © ~koeb
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Comments: 36

sesshogirl [2008-01-24 02:56:57 +0000 UTC]

awsome!!!
these year i start in a manga school... im not so good like you TT_TT but maybe when i start my classes i can be better XD

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ForceBlack [2008-01-09 00:03:02 +0000 UTC]

wow....great stuff man...

this is something I want to get into doing as well lol (when I begin drawing)

Looking at how you did this inspires me to practice hard [drawing] so that I can make things as good as this....

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Sketchfighter316 [2007-12-26 10:18:36 +0000 UTC]

I still gotta say how intinmidating you are in your duels. You really kill out there with your style and work. Nicely paneled and a great amount of action.

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dire-musaera In reply to Sketchfighter316 [2007-12-27 06:47:16 +0000 UTC]

really? im intimidating? cool^^ thank you!

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Regless [2007-12-19 06:19:53 +0000 UTC]

Your artwork is so good it occasionally gives me a nosebleed... Erm.. But really nice stuff. I love the detailing on the mask.

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dire-musaera In reply to Regless [2007-12-25 02:36:40 +0000 UTC]

then i shall work hard to make you bleed! keep a box of tissues handy.

thanks^^

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Qurious [2007-12-18 17:23:00 +0000 UTC]

Crazy. Love the pace of this and the way you layed out your frames.

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dire-musaera In reply to Qurious [2007-12-25 02:35:02 +0000 UTC]

thanks! i tried to keep it fast like how id imagine it in an anime, usually i just you rectangual frames but they can slow things down a lot.

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Qurious In reply to dire-musaera [2007-12-27 05:31:05 +0000 UTC]

I know what you mean. I see everything as an animation and just frame it as much. The problem is that I get sooo many pages, I have to cut some of the drawings.

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dire-musaera In reply to Qurious [2007-12-27 06:50:02 +0000 UTC]

same! i end up editing most of my panels out.

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brittanys-art-thing [2007-12-18 12:33:48 +0000 UTC]

Love the characteres, poses and facial expressions. And as you said this could use a few more pannels just to flow it out a bit more, but still it's pretty awesome!

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dire-musaera In reply to brittanys-art-thing [2007-12-25 02:32:29 +0000 UTC]

thank you^^ madoka was very fun to draw, she one of those characters that is justeasy to get a good feel for.

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brittanys-art-thing In reply to dire-musaera [2007-12-25 03:03:44 +0000 UTC]

thats the best kind. ^____^
Welcome!

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eCupcakes [2007-12-18 10:51:35 +0000 UTC]

u there! ur cooL!

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dire-musaera In reply to eCupcakes [2007-12-25 02:31:48 +0000 UTC]

u there! thank u!

no really, thanks^^ always appreciated.

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IvoryDrive [2007-12-18 10:34:44 +0000 UTC]

her hair isn't colored in one of the last panels... but my god. I envy your ability to draw action. and the same people over and over... every time I try to do comics, all the characters look like different people in every frame.

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dire-musaera In reply to IvoryDrive [2007-12-25 02:31:04 +0000 UTC]

the hair was a deliberate choice, i was attempting on of those stylistic things where all shading gets leached from the scene, but it doesnt work if everything isny fully shaded already.

it takes a lot of practice i find to really get into comic confidently, its been a few years of progress for me, and also observing what other people do.

and learning how to draw people the same all the time mostly comes about when you think of them like real people, so you know that if this woman has a large forhead, no matter what angle you draw her from you draw a large forhead, and her bangs flattened across her head, and her lips and her eyes, like keeping a 3d memory of their face.

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ToxicWaters [2007-12-18 08:39:45 +0000 UTC]

Awesome

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dire-musaera In reply to ToxicWaters [2007-12-25 02:28:07 +0000 UTC]

thank you tox^^

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KuroShinsei [2007-12-18 08:29:00 +0000 UTC]

wow that was really good

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dire-musaera In reply to KuroShinsei [2007-12-25 02:27:56 +0000 UTC]

thanks^^

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electromancer [2007-12-18 06:03:14 +0000 UTC]

Foi is no gentleman...... he owes her lunch now.

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dire-musaera In reply to electromancer [2007-12-25 02:27:46 +0000 UTC]

fine *buys her obento*

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DeadXCross [2007-12-18 05:49:58 +0000 UTC]

That. is simply amazing.

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dire-musaera In reply to DeadXCross [2007-12-25 02:27:21 +0000 UTC]

thank you very much^^

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Sebbythefreak [2007-12-18 05:18:36 +0000 UTC]

I totally love Foi's armor!! I'm not a big fan of animal masks but that one is FABULOUS

but it IS rather confusing, indeed. We're not really sure of the order in which to read the panels.

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dire-musaera In reply to Sebbythefreak [2007-12-25 02:26:48 +0000 UTC]

i rarely like animal masks, but thats coz they are usually just normal animal looking, i like stuff that looks more stylised from various cultures you know? aztec would also be a good look.

yes that what i figured the main problem would be, the panel order. its not clear.

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Rikyo [2007-12-18 05:03:12 +0000 UTC]

a very coherent battle in my opinion! even tho the panels are all over it adds to the intensity of the fight..nice one!

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dire-musaera In reply to Rikyo [2007-12-25 02:24:20 +0000 UTC]

i really gould do with afew extra panels for flow, though i think the point does get across.

thank you^^

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gabbachoo [2007-12-18 04:32:24 +0000 UTC]

Sweet work! I like the way it's all composed. It doesn't really look rushed.

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dire-musaera In reply to gabbachoo [2007-12-25 02:21:41 +0000 UTC]

*hug* thanks gabby!

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MonkiaZ [2007-12-18 04:10:10 +0000 UTC]

I'm liking the style you put in those panels.

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dire-musaera In reply to MonkiaZ [2007-12-25 02:20:56 +0000 UTC]

thanks ^^ im happy because i feel like each time i push myself i get beter.

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inslet [2007-12-18 04:09:39 +0000 UTC]

awesome stuff

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dire-musaera In reply to inslet [2007-12-25 02:08:20 +0000 UTC]

thank you!

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inslet In reply to dire-musaera [2007-12-25 03:54:12 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome!

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