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Well- I'm not yet 100% happy with the CGI on this yet, but DAMN it took ages!! There's some blending issues at the botto, but I'll update that later. I got the wing's colours wrong and had to redo it, and then I FINALLY remembered how I did the wings in Fire Brand ^^; Heh... Added a few more tricks to the old technique and go this. The problem was that there was stuff UNDER the fire, so it needed to come through as transparent.
All in all- pretty good. I need more negative space- I'll have to work on that. And my lineart isn't blending well at ALL. Ieeeee..... To be honest- it's late and I couldn't be bothered doing any more tonight
I'm about to faaaall asleeeeeep X(
Anyways, since I'll be changing the pic and no the deviation when I enter this to the contest for ~Bishie-Harlem, I may as well put hte info in now
The pic is for the contest linked here [link] "Best Bishonen Character"
Apparently I'm ment to give a descripton of his personality to go with this:-
Name- Alex Dragon (Birth name Blaze Dragon)
Age- Somewhere between late teens and early tweenties
Appearance- Dark brown hair, hazel eyes (turns red when he uses his powers), athletic build.
Personality- Where do I start? Well, Alex is a complete adreniline junkie, being into every sport imaginable, but likes icehockey the best (the ice gives him a good high
), and is very impulsive. He's the last gereation of Phauroraland's defenders- the Arkillian Dragons, and has total control over fire. He has a strong sence of duty, but has little respect for authority. He's a very self assured person- very confident that he is capable of handling anything. He's very independant- which annouys some of his friends as they are *trying* to train him to be the best guardian in the universe.
Dispite being born in a world where war rages frequently, Alex is always over positive, happy, yet can still throw on his game face in a moment's notice.
One of Alex's strongest points is his will or pride- if he has any ties to anything, he will fight to the end- even controlling the universe's most powerfull weapon- Equity (shown in the pic), a sword that could take over his mind at any moment.
So why is Alex so hot? Well, he's a fire type knight which is spunky!!! Wish me luck for the competition ^^
Submitted by: arkillian
Posted: Jun 12, 2006 3:48 am
Completed: unknown
Galleries: Bishounen, Fantasy, Finished Work, Original Art
Keywords: alex dragon, dragon twins, pheonix eyes- final
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gatorchasTotal Posts: 853Jun 12, 2006 9:25 amperfect...the wing look perfect. It came out awesome.Great job...... ---
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arkillian (Reply)Total Posts: 2930Jun 12, 2006 1:57 pmI'm getting better with fire- the first step IS getting the colours right though ^^; It doesn't matter ho nicely blended you make it if the hot spot is the FURTHEREST part of the flame XD Redoing it was the best thing I could've done --- |
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Jill V. -S.T.A.R.S.Total Posts: 2387Jun 12, 2006 11:13 amIt looks awesome! That fire near his feet and wings looks very realistic --- Commissions? Sure thing! Here |
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arkillian (Reply)Total Posts: 2930Jun 12, 2006 1:58 pmthanks --- |
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Lady Anime79Total Posts: 2839Jun 12, 2006 2:42 pmHey Soozie love, who needs luck when you have mad skills like you do? But I will wish you luck anyway.Good luck. --- Laughter is the best medicine and your face is curing the world. |
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arkillian (Reply)Total Posts: 2930Jun 12, 2006 3:10 pmA few things different- some of the lays were blended with a colour dodge rather than normal blend, I used a motion blur to give it a movement feel rather than just a blur, and I did alot of glow and transparency effects. That is what took the time ^^; --- |
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Lady Anime79 (Reply)Total Posts: 2839Jun 13, 2006 12:14 pmHaha! I am just now getting into using the color dodge on some of the pics I am working on. I almost like using that more than the glow effect. I guess it just comes down to personal preference. --- Laughter is the best medicine and your face is curing the world. |
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arkillian (Reply)Total Posts: 2930Jun 13, 2006 3:16 pmA hint with glow- I duplicate the layer I want glowing, gaussian blur the top layer, and stighly blur the second. It gives a nice glow without losing it's body --- |
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vampire_kissTotal Posts: 234Jun 13, 2006 12:46 pmooohh yes the fire wings looks magnificent.. |
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arkillian (Reply)Total Posts: 2930Jun 13, 2006 3:13 pmYeah- ALOT of work ^^; I don't think I would've wanted to try this in a traditional method- I'm not that good ^^; --- |