Fighting the Darkness - Final

Posted Jan 9, 2008, 10:04:18 PM UTC

Alright, here's the finished color of the sketch that I posted earlier: http://www.paperdemon.com/art/view/17008

And so I don't re-type the explanation behind what's going on here, I'll copy and paste because I'm lazy:

This was inspired by the rather dramatic events that are going on in the Inuyasha manga right now. Those of you who keep up with the weekly scanlations know what this is.

For those of you who don't read the current manga chapters, the gang are finally in the final battle which is taking place within Naraku's body after he's apparently used the completed Shikon no Tama. After separating Inuyasha and Kagome from Miroku and Sango, Naraku draws Inuyasha and Kagome too close to the Shikon, making it's corruption turn Inuyasha full youkai. He starts going after Kagome and she can't stop him, although he's fighting as hard as he can inside to get her away from him. Not before he takes a chunk out of her arm, though.

There's probably between 30-60 hours of work put into this; I can't be sure since I didn't keep a definite count. For anyone who is interested, though, I've done a little three part "This is sorta kinda how I do it" over at my LJ. Keep in mind it isn't in any way detailed... it's just more like narrated progress screen shots.

Part One: http://kriscynical.livejournal.com/278196.html
Part Two: http://kriscynical.livejournal.com/278844.html
Part Three: http://kriscynical.livejournal.com/280394.html

GO HERE FOR THE LATEST CHAPTER SCANLATIONS: http://adinuyasha.thebrokenconsole.com

Inuyasha and Kagome © Rumiko Takahashi

Comments

vvkimbo07
Oct 12, 2008, 11:56:17 PM UTC
Wow...I love your art so much more now that I know how much work goes into it! I would never have the patience (or the talent) to create something as amazing as this! You truly are a remarkable artist!
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yukihime
Feb 4, 2008, 12:52:21 PM UTC
Wah~! Inuyasha and Kagome fluff. I loved that chapter. Kagome's so strong! XD
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Rubia
Jan 23, 2008, 12:54:46 AM UTC
Very nice, the expressions say it all, the action is amazing and the coloring is nice and smooth.

I'd say make Kagome's arms a little longer, they look a tad short. (that could just be me) but it's a great piece over all, congrats on making the top pic of the week <3
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- KrisCynical
  Jan 24, 2008, 3:40:38 PM UTC
  I went back and double checked the image again... if her arms were down at her sides, her elbows would be at the base of her ribcage and her hands would be just below the pelvis, so they're in proportion. I'm OCD about anatomy, so I'm usually pretty mindful of proper proportion and structure. The image must be playing an optical trick on you. Thanks for taking the time to give a crit, though.
  
  What's top pic of the week? o.o
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  Rubia
  Jan 24, 2008, 6:12:12 PM UTC
  Oh I didn't measure it yet (probably wont) it must but, I thought that too, it just looked odd ;0; I'm sometimes ocd about anatomy XD only sometimes, I like styles that aren't completely to the cannon because it wouldn't be a style if it was XD
  
  I'm sorry about that, I thought I'd just point it out for ya just in case XD I love to help other people out.
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  KrisCynical
  Jan 24, 2008, 10:26:01 PM UTC
  No, that's alright. I went through four years of art college... I'm more than used to crits.
  
  And what is "top pic of the week"? Is it a feature on PD? I'm not that familiar with the site yet.
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  Rubia
  Jan 25, 2008, 11:19:32 AM UTC
  I scrolled down on the main gallery page (where they show the most recently uploaded pics, ect) and your's was one of 3 pictures. I believe most popular of last week. <3
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Jilly
Jan 17, 2008, 9:13:47 PM UTC
Wow I love all that detail. I saw those wip's too. Man you went all out on it right down to the line spacing *faint* talk about attention to detail. whew awesome stuff for sure.
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ginachan
Jan 9, 2008, 5:10:51 PM UTC
WoW amazing coloring! awesome details! ^^
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