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Published: 2007-06-28 06:22:48 +0000 UTC; Views: 7240; Favourites: 170; Downloads: 94
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Edit: Moved this out of scraps after realizing it was actually more popular (in terms of faves, at least) than the other version. Sorry if this shows up on your watch again and whatnot? The version without all the text and texture can be found at [link]This is the alternate version of the Cyberwoman picture - it was actually the original concept behind the pic, so it was no easy choice to stick it here instead of in the main gallery. I scrapped this one because a) the style of the piece ended up so far away from the original concept that it looks almost out of place with the text, and b) I spent SO FREAKIN' LONG on this thing that I hated to distort the colours and cover up bits of it.
Still, y'gotta admit that a sexy cyborg woman fighting a pterodactyl is right at home on an old-fashioned pulp cover, which is the point I was trying to get across. Researched a bunch of the old covers to get the right sort of feeling with the titles and the text, including the multiple stories in one issue, or the weird "A STORY OF THE FUTURE" type subtitles. Just plain fun.
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Heh heh... pulp <3
If pulp books are good for anything, it's their covers. Torchwood would make a great pulp.
Man this really looks legit XD
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Wow, this is excellent! The drawing and shading are spot on, and the dirty look you gave it is really fitting (like is been read a hundred times)! Absolutely wonderful
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This is completely brilliant! I love the detail in the wear, and the font and text of the cover. Great concept! Yeah, the episode was a little creepier than it needed to be. That poor pizza girl. I loved her logic:
You remember that time the dog pissed on our tent? Wasn't that great? Wouldn't you like to make a race of superhumans together? You can go first! I know the last guy ended up looking metal ball covered in steel, but I think I'm improving.
Anyway, yeah for unnecessarily sexy cyberwoman! The texture of the pterodactyl is quite something.
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holy shiz and I thought the other version was epic! this is- this is god i cant even think of a way to describe it ^^
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Wow, excellent drawing and you really have that episode down -- very pulpy!
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The colouring is gorgeous but the '
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This is brilliant. Even the fonts are fitting. The only minor quibble I have is that I would have liked to see some more background, but I can understand painting the two characters must've been time-consuming enough. Great job.
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Thanks a ton. 
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Love, love, LOVE this idea! Exactly like an old pulp fiction novel! You captured the tone and feeling perfectly!
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Wow. Very neat. That was one of the coolest parts the whole episode.
*Inst-fave!*
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You did an amazing job !
Red colors are great, love you ptero design too.
+ the comic presentation is brillant : exactly the kind of font used !
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Haha, this is brilliant ^^
Gotta love Torchwood, and your representation of the cyberwoman is great, even if the cyberwoman design itself is rather... wrong ^^
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Thanks a lot.
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This is great. I love this style of art and the layout as a cover of a magazine is great.
Impressive
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I like it a lot! Good work on the typography of the title. I like the wear and tear of the cover, too!
And of course, the picture is excellent!
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Thanks. 
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congrats girl this turned out brilliant, lovely work!
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The composition is great here... It looks as if it was a vintage comic book cover; those are really cool. The coloring is breathtaking, and the color scheme itself radiates a dramatic feel.
Awesome work!
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Thanks! The vintage pulp look is what I was going for.
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Thanks! The composition was based around the text, so this one probably works a wee bit better than the other one compositionally, yeah. XD
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For the title? Uhh... *checks*
"Detectives Inc". From Blambot .
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Lol, I do like this version better. Classic. <3 I totally thought about something like this when I was watching the episode. x3
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Thanks. Yay, I wasn't the only one who thought this! I love Torchwood's over-the-top weirdness.
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now this is fantastic! They should make the eps nito comic books, and then buy the rights off of t his from you. Because it's better then most comic front pages that I've seen.
I forgot to add on my comment to the ot her one. I have the same issues with colors altering when saved as other formats.
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Thanks a lot.
Heh, nice to hear that somebody else has the same problem. It was really annoying me...
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utterly unbelievably awesome! you totally have done a stunning job - I just adore this!!
And I wasn't even a big fan of Cyberwoman vs Pteredactyl, but its soooo right for this!
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Thank you so much.
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I think that's why I love this pic so much - it really captures the spirit of the old-school vibe they were gunning for. Didn't really come off in the episode I don't think, but THIS is just marvellous.
I'd ask for more of these, but I'm sure this took FOREVER! Although, another Jack/Ianto sketch along the lines of that gorgeous one you put up on lj wouldn't go amiss
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Amazing. The two versions are brilliant, this one has that little extra coolness.
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