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The Beast, lurking in the shadow, watched the Magician and his companions. As Guardian of the Orb, it saw many things... through the veils of magic, the shroud of nobility, and into the hearts of all.

My entry for =Web5teR 's Emote Story Project , Page 20.

This was an enormous challenge for me, but one I really wanted to sink my teeth into. I've been practicing different dithering and shading techniques in my spare time for weeks just because of this project. I've also had this general idea for a fragment and image ever since the Beast was added in the story line by =xxghost250xx .

Drawing was actually pretty easy and took about 1 hour total. However, it took over 6 hours of pixelling per panel to get the colors/shading right (each panel was done on its own as I wanted them to have a different color theme/perspective). I stayed up till almost 4am last Thursday night and nearly missed work because of over-sleeping!

In case I didn't get it right in the pixels, the twist in the story line is Alcedon is really Dio in disguise! What is he up to? Stay tuned to find out! Next up, the wonderful *spring-sky !
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Comments: 16

spring-sky [2012-06-09 20:24:29 +0000 UTC]

Aww..I used to like Alcedon ..Nice twist .

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a-kid-at-heart In reply to spring-sky [2012-06-09 20:36:18 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. It had to be done

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spring-sky In reply to a-kid-at-heart [2012-06-11 03:07:39 +0000 UTC]

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hellhowler [2012-06-09 18:40:48 +0000 UTC]

WHY DOESN'T IT ZOOM IN?!

just trolling Great job, you make people crafting ships in bottles look like a bunch of school children

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a-kid-at-heart In reply to hellhowler [2012-06-09 20:13:20 +0000 UTC]

I'm thinking of posting a 4x version if anyone would like to see it.

Thanks! I've never done a ship in a bottle, but then, school kids today can do lots of things I've never done.

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xxghost250xx [2012-06-09 12:06:15 +0000 UTC]

Noooo, Alcedon!! whyyy??!!

This is one of my favorite entries so far.
I love the twist in the plot and how picture looks all comic book-like.
The picture really illustrates the story.

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a-kid-at-heart In reply to xxghost250xx [2012-06-09 15:12:42 +0000 UTC]



Thank you very much! Your comment says everything I hoped to accomplish!
And it's all thanks to you for adding the BEAST!

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xxghost250xx In reply to a-kid-at-heart [2012-06-10 09:31:53 +0000 UTC]

yay.

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Oktanas [2012-06-09 10:27:58 +0000 UTC]

It's like Skyrim with Realistic lighting, you can't see absolutely nothing in the dark.
I recommend to make it a bit brighter.

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a-kid-at-heart In reply to Oktanas [2012-06-09 17:09:25 +0000 UTC]

I made the gamma adjustment (so I don't loose the blacks). Did that help?

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Oktanas In reply to a-kid-at-heart [2012-06-11 15:43:18 +0000 UTC]

A bit better.

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a-kid-at-heart In reply to Oktanas [2012-06-09 15:08:42 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the comment! I wondered about this for some people because monitor brightness and such can vary from person to person. If I post the image on a dark background, instead of light, the details are easier to see because the eye can adjust to it easier. (My image editor uses a dark grey background) If I were to try and lighten it, the only way I could do that without greying everything is adjust the Gamma for the whole image.

If it seems to be a problem for more people I'll make the change. Thanks!

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Web5teR [2012-06-09 06:06:04 +0000 UTC]

That looks great! Simply excellent done!

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a-kid-at-heart In reply to Web5teR [2012-06-09 06:34:18 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I was happy to participate!

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rottenapple3 [2012-06-09 05:45:09 +0000 UTC]

Nice : D

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a-kid-at-heart In reply to rottenapple3 [2012-06-09 05:53:54 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! That was tough!

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