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Published: 2004-07-03 23:54:08 +0000 UTC; Views: 1970; Favourites: 29; Downloads: 163
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Description Heh, my comic character Zeff, lookin all cool with is weaponry! I decided to make it look all sketchy and pencil drawing like. Kinda a change of pace from all my really finished looking anime pics.

Done in Photoshop CS w/ WACOM 12x12
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Comments: 36

QueenOfCheese [2008-02-16 23:14:21 +0000 UTC]

this is so neat!!! I love your bacrounds!!! <333333

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SniperJedi [2006-12-13 03:33:30 +0000 UTC]

GASP! DO I SPY A MUSTANG!?!!?
Good one mate!

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Hikaroo [2004-07-07 13:38:09 +0000 UTC]

I love the really soft, pastely colours.
<3

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Usagisama In reply to Hikaroo [2004-07-07 21:31:37 +0000 UTC]

Thank ya Hikaroo! Yeah, I tried to make all the colors de-saturated and warm... I am a big fan of those tones!

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river-euphrates [2004-07-05 04:28:01 +0000 UTC]

I love the colours! This is fantastic!

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Usagisama In reply to river-euphrates [2004-07-05 07:15:49 +0000 UTC]

Thnx!! De-saturated colors are my fav

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th30d3n [2004-07-04 18:41:22 +0000 UTC]

OMG t3h glock! I like the story you outlined above; looks exciting.

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Usagisama In reply to th30d3n [2004-07-04 22:39:37 +0000 UTC]

Oops. I was actually trying to make the guns H&K USPs... Oh well, whatever they look like, thats what they are! Heh heh

Yeah the story keeps changing (at least the details)... and I'm not sure if I will ever have the time to sit down and make this comic. The idea is rather ambitious for me, because the comic would require quite a few installments (5 or 6 comics at least) And while I have time now, once class starts up again I'd be too busy. Yarg...

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th30d3n In reply to Usagisama [2004-07-04 22:41:01 +0000 UTC]

Yarg indeed. Well, good luck with it; it looks good already.

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flameinnight [2004-07-04 14:10:10 +0000 UTC]

very starsci esk

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Usagisama In reply to flameinnight [2004-07-04 22:34:58 +0000 UTC]

Heh heh, I hadn't thought of that... but now that ya mention it, he does look like him!

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flameinnight In reply to Usagisama [2004-07-05 19:37:12 +0000 UTC]

kewl no hehe like it a lot

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SylviaFeer [2004-07-04 14:06:13 +0000 UTC]

wonderfull! I love the character and the colors! ^_^

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Usagisama In reply to SylviaFeer [2004-07-04 22:32:04 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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kaname [2004-07-04 08:13:13 +0000 UTC]

I really love the sketchy look. :3

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Usagisama In reply to kaname [2004-07-04 09:17:49 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I'm happy ya enjoyed it!

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Tsukiyono-Miyu [2004-07-04 06:23:57 +0000 UTC]

I like it. The character design is really nice and I like the muted colors. With the background slightly fuzzy it adds a nice depth of field effect too. So what is the general premise of your comic?

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Usagisama In reply to Tsukiyono-Miyu [2004-07-04 09:17:17 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, ya muted colors are the best! And the fuzzy depth of field effect has been a fav technique of mine for some time... it works well and is easy to pull off too!

Lets see... the comic is kinda dark. The other main character is Cutter (name will prolly get changed ). She is an alien who's planet is torn by a terrible war. Her parents are members of the loosing sides government. When their capital is over run they leave their planet to find refuge on one of their colony worlds. But their ship is damaged in the escape, and part of the way along their journey they crash on earth.

Cutter and family crash in a desolate cornfield. This field happens to belong to Zeff and family. The explosion awakens them and they go out to see what crashed behind their house, they are surprised to find an alien craft! After much confusion and fear Zeff’s family hears Cutter’s family’s story, and agree to give them shelter on their secluded farm. The aliens live on earth on the farm, and help Zeff’s family work their land… Cutter and folks are scared to radio their home world in fear that they would be killed if their enemy discovered them. So they decide to hide out on earth. Over the years the two families become very close friends. Zeff and Cutter are similar in age and become really good friends. Except Cutter’s brother doesn’t seem very happy… and doesn’t like Zeff very much.

Cutter’s older brother seems to hate earth and humans… one night he decides to use the ships beacon to try and be found and taken from earth. As it turns out there are other aliens living on earth, the enemy nation set up colonies on the planet with plans to take it over! These other aliens realizing their political enemies are on earth, they dispatch a squad of troops to the farmhouse. Zeff and Cutter are gone when the troops arrive at the house… they kill Zeff’s parents and capture Cutters family.

When Zeff and Cutter return to the house, he finds his parents dead, and Cutter’s family missing! Zeff swears to get revenge, and help Cutter find her parents and brother.

Anyway… that’s just the start. They later discover the plot of the other aliens to take over earth and enslave the humans. Also Cutters brother betrays them and joins the enemy (when they later find him). So the comic is mostly going to consist of Zeff and Cutter trying to stay alive and search out her parents.

Holy crap that was long!! Sorry to rant, but ya asked for it! Oh and sorry for my lack of writing ability… that is the single biggest hurtle for making this comic happen…

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Tsukiyono-Miyu In reply to Usagisama [2004-07-07 20:20:04 +0000 UTC]

Wow, so far that sounds like a pretty impressive story and well planned. I'm afraid I'm a little too scatterbrained with my stories. So this is the book that you self publish? I wish you very good luck with it, because frankly just from what little artwork I have seen and your basic story premise it's appears a heck of a lot better than half of the utter crap I've seen on the market. In any case I hope you will show us some more illustrations of these characters.

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Usagisama In reply to Tsukiyono-Miyu [2004-07-07 21:36:46 +0000 UTC]

I am just about to upload another image of both Zeff and Cutter!

And thanks for your compliments on my story! This comic, at least the idea has been in the works for over 8 years!! (started workin on it back in middle school!) and I think I finally like the most recent version of the story... so now all that is left is to make it!

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bazookabird [2004-07-04 06:14:13 +0000 UTC]

it's amazing how you do those backgrounds!^^ and its always good to change pace once in a while; the sketchy outline really seems to emphasizes his tough attitude^___^~ very well done!!

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Usagisama In reply to bazookabird [2004-07-04 08:47:42 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Yeah, I thought the sketchiness would make em look more like a bad @$$!

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bazookabird In reply to Usagisama [2004-07-05 03:46:52 +0000 UTC]

lol^^ it does

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krispy3d [2004-07-04 03:08:48 +0000 UTC]

Sweet piece...sketchy work is awesome...I think sometimes it conveys so much more than perfectly finished pieces. Anyways, this is an awesome picture...I like the pose and the design is really cool. Great paint work in the background too...I like.

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Usagisama In reply to krispy3d [2004-07-04 04:03:59 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Ya, I think the sketchy style can be very cool sometimes! I just thought it seemed right for this image, glad ya thought so too!

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KellyMacLeod [2004-07-04 01:22:23 +0000 UTC]

Well done.

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Usagisama In reply to KellyMacLeod [2004-07-04 04:01:41 +0000 UTC]

Thanks !

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Littlenlost [2004-07-04 01:05:02 +0000 UTC]

*gapes* that is so cool! Great job!

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Usagisama In reply to Littlenlost [2004-07-04 03:59:59 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! Glad ya liked it!

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Argocat8 [2004-07-04 00:30:48 +0000 UTC]

hehe Zeff is cool
I like his facial expression - tough but cheeky

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Usagisama In reply to Argocat8 [2004-07-04 03:53:57 +0000 UTC]

Heh heh, yes he is!

Yeah, I really tried to show his incredible arrogance through his facial expression!

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fu-rin-ka-zan [2004-07-04 00:06:30 +0000 UTC]

You finally submitted something!!!! *glomps* Wow. Very dynamic pose! (I suck at those) The sketchy really fits his character too and I love the shading He looks like a really kewl character!

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Usagisama In reply to fu-rin-ka-zan [2004-07-04 03:40:03 +0000 UTC]

Heh heh, yup its a shock! I mean me, usagisama, doing art! Who would have imagined that! I really took a long break from art. But I'm back, and ready to draw now! Yata!

And thanks for the compliments... I'm always trying to think of a way to make a standing character look dynamic and interesting! I'm glad to hear ya thnk it worked!

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fu-rin-ka-zan In reply to Usagisama [2004-07-04 05:09:50 +0000 UTC]

LOL! Yay! Ya welcome muchly

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Mavaro [2004-07-03 23:55:35 +0000 UTC]

wow beautiful work,good job

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Usagisama In reply to Mavaro [2004-07-04 03:35:32 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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