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Published: 2005-08-17 18:12:33 +0000 UTC; Views: 24924; Favourites: 1233; Downloads: 6703
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Description Forgive me for the ridiculous title. In case you didn’t know, I get a lot of my titles from songs. ( haha!)

Before I mention anything else, yes I know! It looks like my old “Dusk” picture. I don't care. That picture was two years ago! And how often do I do profile views anyway? And I’m VERY slowly struggling to get out of an “artist block”. (I really hate that word)

I ran into some minor problems while working on this picture.

First of all, deciding which cging program to use. If you don't notice, each cging program gives the image a slightly (or noticeably) different texture or effect. I tried Photoshop and open canvas and in the end, picked OC. (I haven't used OC other than inking for so long!) I hope my cging skills on OC have improved over the months from experimenting slightly different techniques on Painter and Photoshop.

Another problem was choosing an idea for the background, But that idea was scraped as you can see. Any kind of background would take away the focus on the character; However, instead of having the background completely black and plain. I decided to add a bit of tattoo like designs (-_-‘… reminds me of Coca Cola suddenly! Hmm…Tattoo …. I want a tattoo…)

Her braids were hell while cging... it took so long...too long... made me become impatient and uncomfortable.


I’m starting to realize I dislike the airbrush tool in Open Canvas. It’s… I uno..it’s not very good compared to PS and Painter. (Maybe it’s because I’m using the second oldest version of OC.) I like Open Canvas’s blur tool though. Also, out of all the cg programs I used, OC is seriously the best program to use for inking. It’s much easier to do line art on OC than any other program.
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Comments: 198

MayContainBirdseed [2011-02-13 18:48:47 +0000 UTC]

This is an excellent picture, I came across is while researching Coca Cola and I see where you got that idea from. The background works well with it, though, far better than anyone else I can think of would have thought up.
Great job!

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urulok [2010-04-18 19:10:26 +0000 UTC]

WoW good looking different sword

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vynn-beverly [2009-05-05 12:14:25 +0000 UTC]

I love the blade. xD

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rayvin734 [2008-07-30 16:03:08 +0000 UTC]

OMG!!! i cant believe i found the artist of this freakin awsome pic!!! i found this picture on another website about 2 years ago!!!! yay!

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sockstealingnome [2008-06-15 01:51:27 +0000 UTC]

I like the bright accents of colors and though the braids took forever, they llok amazing. This girl reminds me of my character but that is only because of the white hair I suppose.

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JaySweatz [2007-05-25 12:21:48 +0000 UTC]

Wow, i luv this, this is so cute, i definitly luv her skin color the most, she looks psycho btw! LOL

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leash1994 [2007-03-13 14:26:17 +0000 UTC]

I love it! I want photoshop! my pictures would come out a hundred times greater!

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Kurai-Chouwa [2007-02-06 03:41:38 +0000 UTC]

o.o I want her hair X]

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gothicgoose [2006-12-02 22:30:22 +0000 UTC]

love the hair

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Javilaparra [2006-11-13 03:29:25 +0000 UTC]

Doesnt matter the name!! it looks great!!!!! congrats

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WritingRin [2006-11-13 02:10:47 +0000 UTC]

She's really cool looking. Those braids were totally worth it in the end. They look great. I like the combination of white and red in her outfit and with her eyes and hair. The pose is interesting. The background is also cool with the black and the white designs. ^_^

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shardsofdecency [2006-11-13 00:50:03 +0000 UTC]

BREATH TAKING. Great job!!!!

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InvaderDez1818 [2006-09-23 02:10:48 +0000 UTC]

.................... This is amazing!

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likefirstruleirule [2006-09-22 16:22:00 +0000 UTC]

awesome but she looks like someone pinched her on the cheek (too much shading) envy envy...

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vayt [2006-08-05 11:12:10 +0000 UTC]

really cool

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swordbunny4486 [2006-07-29 18:26:04 +0000 UTC]

I love her hair

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fernicar [2006-07-08 04:48:33 +0000 UTC]

IFoundVeryInterestingWhatDidYouSayAboutC gSoftware
IWantToExchangeSomeCommentsWithYouAbout"OC"
WhatDoYouSay

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ppgrainbow [2006-06-03 00:54:26 +0000 UTC]

Her white braded hair looks beautiful!

Nice outfit and I like the scythe that she's holding as well.

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KuagariKitsune [2006-05-15 23:36:34 +0000 UTC]

I love her hair!

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wildflowerxxx [2006-05-11 17:43:30 +0000 UTC]

were do you come up with this things. i think you have great stuff...

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brightwhitenoise [2006-04-03 17:24:22 +0000 UTC]

dude, i totaly did my hair like that last night for a show! love this

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poodlepout [2006-03-16 03:12:10 +0000 UTC]

Wow. I had to stare at it a long time before i could take my eyes off her so i could tell you how beautiful she is! her skin looks so nicely tanned, and it goes so well with that shiny white hair! The blade is marvelous! I love the way its curved in and out and looks so sharp! I love the purple designs on it! You really have a talent for anime, don't you?

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darkseraph22 [2006-03-11 04:53:46 +0000 UTC]

Cool!!! I love it!!! I also like her weapon!


*In a world like this, trust no one, even the most docile appearing children, for demons lie on their shadow...*

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uni785 [2006-02-01 20:23:05 +0000 UTC]

wow. how in the world do you continue to draw this GOOD! *more envy*

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Naomi-Shikaru [2006-01-07 07:40:41 +0000 UTC]

This picture is so wicked awsome. The detail and shading are just great. I'm falling in love with your work, lol.

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Coniak [2005-11-20 21:22:55 +0000 UTC]

beautiful work and the sword *_* *melting* i just love it *_* but i think that somethings wrong with the face ^^"

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Butch007 [2005-11-18 15:31:30 +0000 UTC]

I have been going through my favorites gallery to just look over all of the great work that's here on DA and to just remincse a little bit over some things I've really liked, because I knd of see the things I fav as as an extension of me through my taste, but I really wanted to comment and let you know that this work was exquisite. Thanks for sharing.

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ABRZA [2005-11-13 07:31:32 +0000 UTC]

Incredible detail on the hair and wrinkles of the shirt! ^^ Love it

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Honest2481 [2005-11-06 04:55:25 +0000 UTC]

I love the braids

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Ivi-purpleneko [2005-10-28 01:05:28 +0000 UTC]

oo wait a sec the song title is it from system of a down??

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Alfya [2005-10-25 08:02:11 +0000 UTC]

the colours are very, very nice done!!! she looks so pretty!!!

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cross119 [2005-10-25 01:17:52 +0000 UTC]

WEEEEEEEEEE!!! I found you off Gaia. ^_^ I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS PICTURE!!! I LOVE THE HAIR, THE CLOTHING, THE BLADES, THE BACKGROUND, THE COLORS!!!! 8D AWESOMENESSSS

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mangacatgirl [2005-10-18 14:51:54 +0000 UTC]

Oooh, very nice. I love the hair.

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Ninipowaa [2005-10-16 09:13:36 +0000 UTC]

This one deserves all these favourites well!! what a job! o_o what a maitrise of the colors, really I like !

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ShadowsAndLight [2005-10-13 21:15:20 +0000 UTC]

Wow, she's awesome. I really like how the hair looks witht hat tone of skin....

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renchan [2005-10-12 01:45:54 +0000 UTC]

It looks EXTREMELY realistic . I love that. Her knuckles seem a bit plain compared to the rest of her, but maybe it's just the white glove that's doing it. The hair is gorgeous, her skin is fabulous, and the blade looks very nice . Well done!

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DarkFairySue [2005-10-05 06:22:09 +0000 UTC]

cool!

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JustArt27 [2005-10-04 17:09:43 +0000 UTC]

loving the colors on this! the design in the layout of the character and background was an ideal composition choice!

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Syrinin5 [2005-10-04 10:17:46 +0000 UTC]

thats gorgeous

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Chi-tenshi [2005-09-28 16:49:11 +0000 UTC]

stunning!

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Ivi-purpleneko [2005-09-25 14:44:05 +0000 UTC]

omg i love the weapons! an the hairstyle is also pretty damn cool ^_^
Great Job!

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Renmiou [2005-09-23 21:09:38 +0000 UTC]

My favourite for inking is Painter(though i use some brushes downloaded from Tonikoro's site for that or the detail airbrush, the pens aren't good IMO)
I really like the colouring, expecially on the arms, where i can see a bit of red lighting and her hair, it kinda looks as if it was silk*envies her*
Plus, the weapon design is wonderful°w°

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Kasumi69 [2005-09-16 20:43:37 +0000 UTC]

I am in aw. This is amazing (the random person says...) I wish my work could look at this, except I don't color, and you are 200X better then me. I love all that detail, and her outfit..and her hair...and I'm gonna add this to my Fav.

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cuttingedgecomix [2005-09-12 21:26:49 +0000 UTC]

If you're not published,making money-you should be! Awesome art and the effects are top notch, keep it up!!

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RaiaChitoshi [2005-09-09 15:21:07 +0000 UTC]



I am inspired to awe by the sheer level of detail you manage to put into your work. Wonderfully balanced, a real eye-pleaser.

The character looks fantastic. Very dark, a little mysterious. I would imagine her as some stealthy assassin. Again, the color balancing just adds to the mystique. A very nice piece.

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Shadowcthuhlu [2005-09-09 10:25:37 +0000 UTC]

The hair and profile are awesome.

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Idle-Fizz [2005-09-02 21:32:10 +0000 UTC]

i just love the hair and the
outfit such a great design

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Neyrisa [2005-09-01 21:33:40 +0000 UTC]

congrats!! she's very beautiful! this is a nice drawing
But I think her arms are a little thin.

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jaggedice200 [2005-09-01 18:02:43 +0000 UTC]

Nice work
good soft cg
Nice shading on the char
arm, face and hair
I can now see the back weapon clearly
it has a nice design. The color scheme is pretty cool
aswell.

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KidMaxwell [2005-09-01 13:36:30 +0000 UTC]

Lovely! I really like how you colored her hair and the detail in her weapon is amazing. Beautiful work on the coloring and very nice job on the overall drawing itself.

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