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Pheonix eyes- Final

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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 [emoticon] 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 [emoticon]
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 [emoticon] ), 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 ^^

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Submitted by: arkillian

Posted: Jun 12, 2006 3:48 am

Completed: unknown

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Galleries: Bishounen, Fantasy, Finished Work, Original Art

Keywords: alex dragon, dragon twins, pheonix eyes- final

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gatorchas

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Jun 12, 2006 9:25 am

perfect...the wing look perfect. It came out awesome.Great job...... [emoticon]

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arkillian  (Reply)

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Jun 12, 2006 1:57 pm

I'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 [emoticon]

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Jill V. -S.T.A.R.S.

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Jun 12, 2006 11:13 am

It looks awesome! That fire near his feet and wings looks very realistic [emoticon] I do hope you win so good luck! [emoticon]

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arkillian  (Reply)

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Jun 12, 2006 1:58 pm

thanks [emoticon] I'm getting slowly beter at fire. The flames in this one are more realistic than the last. Now it's up to Alex to be the spunkiest man in the comp XD

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Lady Anime79

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Jun 12, 2006 2:42 pm

Hey Soozie love, who needs luck when you have mad skills like you do? But I will wish you luck anyway.Good luck. [emoticon] Now then...the wings came out great. It seems like you have tried something different with them this time from your last pic of Alex Dragon. They seem to be more illuminated this time. Of course I could be just totally stupid as well. [emoticon] I love the flare on the sword too. It gives the sword character as well. Beautiful work hun as always. [emoticon]

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arkillian  (Reply)

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Jun 12, 2006 3:10 pm

A 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)

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Jun 13, 2006 12:14 pm

Haha! 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. [emoticon] I can only imagine the time it took. Well rest assured that the extra time and effects really have turned it into a spectacular piece of artwork. All my love. [emoticon]

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arkillian  (Reply)

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Jun 13, 2006 3:16 pm

A 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 [emoticon] The wings are 90% gaussian blurs just like that. A technique I picked up while surfing ^^

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Jun 13, 2006 12:46 pm

ooohh yes the fire wings looks magnificent..
much work put in...i think,right?
computer colo..uhh...
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arkillian  (Reply)

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Jun 13, 2006 3:13 pm

Yeah- ALOT of work ^^; I don't think I would've wanted to try this in a traditional method- I'm not that good ^^;

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