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Finally got my butt into gear to colour this! I'm pretty happy with most of it, though I'm kicking myself over the shadow of the sai, it just doesn't look right and I think it wrecks the perspective of it a bit. But I discovered my crappy eraser doesn't 'do' black pencil -sigh-. Oh well, live and learn, eh?
 ------ He beat her back again and then stepped away, waiting for her to surrender. After a few ragged breaths she came at him once more. He evaded her strokes and landed a solid kick to her gut. She collapsed on all fours, retching and struggling for breath. The few strands of hair that had escaped from the bun on her nape were stuck to her cheek with sweat. Raph was sure she wouldn’t be able to get up again any time soon. Every muscle ached, her blood pounding in her ears, and she was trembling so badly she could barely lift her head. She tried, but could only get far enough to see three pairs of green feet join the one who had fought her. She also saw the tip of a katana. ‘This is it. I hope they use the sword…’ she thought ‘much quicker and cleaner than using a sai.’ She let her head fall, awaiting the inevitable. A few minutes later she raised it again, wondering why they were taking so long. They were gone. She curled up on the rough concrete and wept. ------ TMNT (c) Mirage Tau (c) Me For those interested, the fic this is taken from starts here - [link] And here's a link to the original line art for this pic - [link] |
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I can see what you mean about the sai's shadow (sibilance!); it doesn't seem likely that it would actually be at that angle, but still it appears to be a difficult angle to get 'right'. Especially as this is from Tau's pov rather than the entire picture itself where we'd see their faces as this point.
Nicely done! (though I've repeated my usage of that word, now X3)
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Yeah the sai -headdesk- I should've known better. I kinda got the idea to add it just as I was finishing the rest of the colouring, and even um'd and ah'd over doing it and finally decided to give it a whirl. Note to self; do not make snap decisions regarding anything after midnight!
Cheers chica!
If you check the forums, in particular under the thumbshare section, there should hopefully be some people who are willing to offer honest constructive criticism for coloured pieces and line art (hint: NOT the ones offering faves or daily deviations in the thread titles). Just a suggestion!
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- "Don't snap out of it, because you may catch a ninja off-guard and he's gonna snap you back into it... permanently!"
I see what you mean about the sai shadow, but y'know Raph could be moving his arm and twisting it around so it could be at a strange angle....
I do like it though, it's a great illustration and a bit different to the norm.
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