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Published: 2010-02-11 04:48:58 +0000 UTC; Views: 6724; Favourites: 185; Downloads: 103
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Description Kiriban prize for Gojira. Excerpt from 's fanfic, "Where the Streets Have no Name," read it in full here: [link]

In a flash, the hedgehog tracked the library down. Taking a deep sigh, he walked inside, and was greeted by the sight of Sally practically flying about every corner of the building. Snatching books off of every corner, scanning them with Nichole every so often, the squirrel looked to be moving almost as fast as Sonic, a fact which got the hedgehog chuckling. Noticing the sound, Sally stopped her rushing about with a bit of a blush. “O…oh, Sonic! There you are!” she said even as she finished taking down the latest scroll from one of the many gargantuan bookcase.
Sonic gave her a cockeyed grin. “Gettin’ real caught up in all this, aren’t ya?” he asked, amused.
Placing the scroll in her pile, Sally tried her best not to look TOO embarrassed at having been caught in such an indulgent moment. “W…well, this is all just…y’know, a LOT to take in, that’s all…” she said lamely.
The hedgehog merely laughed. “Face it, Sal: you are now OFFICIALLY the biggest nerd on Mobius!”
Shooting a frustrated glare at Sonic, the squirrel snatched one of her selected books and opened it up. “Yes, well, while YOU were out joy-riding, I was doing ACTUAL research!” she replied snidely, flipping through the tome’s many pages. “From what I’ve read, the Mandarras created this place thousands of years ago when they became fearful for their survival. It was designed to be a safe haven they could retreat to in the event some calamity or other were to endanger their civilization.”

(I goofed up quite a few things buuuut hopefully it's okay. Perspective is totally wrong on all sorts of details, from the door to the carpet patterns. Still learning how to color/draw digitally. ^_^)
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Comments: 49

Hayakain [2012-12-16 01:41:12 +0000 UTC]

This is very good. Atmospheric and colorful. Well done.

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kaikaku In reply to Hayakain [2013-01-16 19:05:18 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much!

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Sonic-fan17 [2012-12-15 21:58:06 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful!

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kaikaku In reply to Sonic-fan17 [2012-12-16 19:19:51 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Glad you like it!

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Sonic-fan17 In reply to kaikaku [2012-12-16 19:28:25 +0000 UTC]

Welcome

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Elisto [2012-02-06 02:47:22 +0000 UTC]

I just read this fic recently and though I remembered you had done a picture for it! Very cool!

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kaikaku In reply to Elisto [2012-04-14 18:33:20 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Seeing all the awesome pics you did for his other fanfiction totally makes me wanna draw more. I've still got a bunch of concept sketches I threw together for before settling on this scene, maybe I'll revisit 'em.

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Elisto In reply to kaikaku [2012-04-14 18:40:39 +0000 UTC]

That would be cool!

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RensMeerkat [2011-10-02 14:44:59 +0000 UTC]

Aww, I always pictured Sally as a nerd too.

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kaikaku In reply to RensMeerkat [2011-10-05 17:38:07 +0000 UTC]

Hehe, she totally is! But I'm a nerd so I appreciate nerdiness.

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RensMeerkat In reply to kaikaku [2011-10-05 20:34:29 +0000 UTC]

Me too! I did a pic of her as a vet.

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Crazyone8832 [2010-11-20 09:11:03 +0000 UTC]

Cute!

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kaikaku In reply to Crazyone8832 [2010-12-02 00:37:02 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Crazyone8832 In reply to kaikaku [2010-12-02 01:24:35 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!

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NaterRang [2010-05-01 14:15:59 +0000 UTC]

This is an excellent pic! I was watching a few episodes from the Satam Dvd collection about a month ago and I think you nailed the atmosphere of the show! Good job!

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kaikaku In reply to NaterRang [2010-05-01 19:59:55 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Makes me really happy to hear that!

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Omnicenos [2010-04-09 00:25:57 +0000 UTC]

That is a BEAUTIFUL rendition. I love the details in the rug and wooden paneling. The Mobius sign is everywhere, that's a nice touch. I also like the variety of scrolls.

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kaikaku In reply to Omnicenos [2010-04-14 06:46:13 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. The details kinda took forever. O_O

Your digital work has inspired me to keep trying to better myself, honestly.

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Omnicenos In reply to kaikaku [2010-04-15 03:49:45 +0000 UTC]

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Kahunalilly [2010-02-18 17:16:58 +0000 UTC]

What a charming pic, and a great setting! I gotta read 's story...

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kaikaku In reply to Kahunalilly [2010-05-03 21:29:06 +0000 UTC]

Yeah... Gojira's atory is very well done! Thank you!

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mentalbraincomix [2010-02-18 02:54:27 +0000 UTC]

The art is really cute! :3

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kaikaku In reply to mentalbraincomix [2010-04-14 06:46:37 +0000 UTC]

*major hugs* Thank you!

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mentalbraincomix In reply to kaikaku [2010-04-18 04:54:36 +0000 UTC]

You bet!

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StarlitSkvader [2010-02-14 04:11:41 +0000 UTC]

I LOVE the shading in Sally's eyes here! And all the little details are so amazing... the design over the door is especially impressive. Sally's content face really draws me in, too...

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kaikaku In reply to StarlitSkvader [2010-02-16 05:35:02 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. I was trying to go a little crazy with details in this... so I am glad that they came out pretty well!

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aiyiee [2010-02-13 16:21:42 +0000 UTC]

we are all learning... ;D
nicely done! hope to see more from you buddy..

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kaikaku In reply to aiyiee [2010-02-16 05:38:37 +0000 UTC]

Hehe, indeed we are.

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freedomfighter4 [2010-02-11 18:04:02 +0000 UTC]

A wonderful picture for a wonderful story! Really great job.

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kaikaku In reply to freedomfighter4 [2010-02-11 18:34:55 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! ^_^

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TorvaBeast [2010-02-11 16:16:38 +0000 UTC]

Ooh, that library looks nice and cozy! I really like that carpet, and those old scrolls give it a really nice, ancient touch. ^_^

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kaikaku In reply to TorvaBeast [2010-02-11 17:46:52 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! The carpet is one of the pieces I wish I'd spent more time on but I was also afraid of making it look too... busy I guess. I think I might be making progress with my digital art skills. *crosses fingers* Inch by inch.

Thanks again!

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E-122-Psi [2010-02-11 14:29:34 +0000 UTC]

Nice pic.

The characters look cute and I like the shading and texturing giving the interior/exterior lighting feel.

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kaikaku In reply to E-122-Psi [2010-02-11 17:50:06 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I've never really done anything with lighting like this before so the whole thing was pretty intimidating, but hopefully I'm on the road to figuring it all out. Your work is an inspiration to me. ^^

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E-122-Psi In reply to kaikaku [2010-02-12 01:15:15 +0000 UTC]

Well I'm flattered I could inspire you.

I can understand how you feel about lighting, I tend to prefer character drawing than scenery for such reasons, focusing on distance and lighting/shading is tricky.

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ArdanBlade [2010-02-11 05:37:32 +0000 UTC]

Yes! I knew there were other fans of the old Sonic stuff left! Beautiful job! Especially with all of the various details you've remembered to put in! And Sally is my favorite! MOAR PLZ!!!

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kaikaku In reply to ArdanBlade [2010-02-11 17:51:49 +0000 UTC]

Oh my gosh you're a fan of this too? I knew you had good taste! I actually have a bunch of other Sonic stuff (mostly oldschool) buried in my gallery already. And there will be more posted soon.

Sally's my favorite character too.

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ArdanBlade In reply to kaikaku [2010-02-11 19:38:36 +0000 UTC]

Yay! I can't wait to see more! It's really a shame they didn't decide to keep the stuff from the old series. The newer stuff is just so lame. And there's no Sally!

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Gojira007 [2010-02-11 05:16:29 +0000 UTC]

So.

In order?

1.)
2.) SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
3.) WONDERFUL. Just...WONDERFUL. I love your take on the Library, both for how well it captures what I'd envisioned and for the touches you added yourself; adding the consistent Eternity symbol to the various objects is a particularly nice touch. I also love how well you frame the shot, with Sonic and Sally just off-center, putting the focus on them but allowing us to see the deeper recesses of the Library itself. I also like how you draw Sonic and Sally themselves: Sonic's blend of SatAM and old-school SEGA design, Sal's new boots...you've got a lovely take on them both. ^_^

Thank you SO much for this wonderful gift, it's truly amazing.

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kaikaku In reply to Gojira007 [2010-02-11 18:31:46 +0000 UTC]

1. OMG! *is multi-glomped*
2. Eeee, glad you like it!
3. The only thing that gets me is that I didn't really capture the library's scale quite the way I wanted too... I think I have to get better at perspective before I'm able to do that. I also didn't want Sonic & Sally to get totally lost in the scene. Let me tell you, it was hard to pick a scene from that fanfic! I wanted to illustrate a whole bunch of pieces of it. Still do, actually.

Will post more soon. And I mean it this time!

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Gojira007 In reply to kaikaku [2010-02-12 00:12:57 +0000 UTC]

1.) What's that? You want moar? 8D
2.) Eeee I so do. <3
3.) Hm...I see what you mean, but I'm still VERY satisfied. ^_^

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AshLoomis [2010-02-11 05:07:05 +0000 UTC]

That made me go "awwwwh" out loud, Sally's sooooo cute here.

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kaikaku In reply to AshLoomis [2010-02-11 18:35:55 +0000 UTC]

Hehe, thanks. I'm trying to get better at drawing them!

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bringonthethunder [2010-02-11 04:50:57 +0000 UTC]

Omg, I read that fic! the Mandara's liabrary from Gojiras fic! That was such a great story!!

Love this pic too! I'ma fave it!

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aiyiee In reply to bringonthethunder [2010-02-13 16:20:57 +0000 UTC]

love your avatar...

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kaikaku In reply to bringonthethunder [2010-02-11 05:00:22 +0000 UTC]

Hehe, it's an awesome fanfic. Really captures the SatAM spirit I think. *is a fan of Gojira's writing* ^_^

Thank you!

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bringonthethunder In reply to kaikaku [2010-02-11 18:19:10 +0000 UTC]

Gojira is fantastic, truely <3

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kaikaku In reply to bringonthethunder [2010-02-16 05:29:26 +0000 UTC]

Yes, he is.

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bringonthethunder In reply to bringonthethunder [2010-02-11 04:51:27 +0000 UTC]

I make typos...can you tell?

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