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ARVEN92 — The Lost BBA Page - Rapier's Return by-nc-nd

Published: 2014-01-28 20:20:38 +0000 UTC; Views: 18839; Favourites: 467; Downloads: 0
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Description Yes. Finally.


I thought I wouldn't be on time for this.


I drew this page for a contest held by KayFedewa , called "The Lost BBA page".

You have probably heard of the BlackBlood Alliance (BBA), it was one of the most popular comics on Deviantart. It was discontinued back in 2010, but recently Kay, the author, announced that she is currently working on redesigning the characters for a future reboot. I can hardly wait! BBA is what made me join Deviantart back in 2008, and to know that it's coming back is like a dream come true!


So, while waiting, I thought why not join the contest^^ The theme is to draw a comic page depicting a scene of our invention, which had at least one BBA wolf as protagonist.

Me, I chose a scene where Scythe, Claymore and their mother Rapier appear.

'cause Scythe needs some love, but Clay more!

worst pun ever.


Remember this page here?  


In the page, Blade, another son of Rapier's, tells his siblings Scythe and Claymore to report the situation of the Blackbloods "back to mother".

Now, we know that Rapier is their mother because it's specified in many descriptions and character sheets, but if you only read the comic pages, the identity of this "mother" remains a mystery. I've always imagined that the scene where "mother"'s identity is revealed would be of big impact, and it would probably be followed by a ton of *GASSSSSSSP*s.

So here's why I decided to represent it!

I thought of taking the action right from where it was left: in my page, Scythe and Clay have run for some hours, and the sky is turning brighter with dawn. For the characters' looks, I tried to follow both Kay and FablePaint character models, but I couldn't find many references for Scythe or Clay, so I kind of represented them in a mix of my style and the BBA's. I've always imagined Clay as the shy, submissive runt of the litter, whereas Scythe has a stronger character represented by her sharp lines. Same for the colour palettes, I'm sure they have changed, but the old ones were the only ones I had Sorry for that


Anyway, I really hope you enjoy this! I sure had great fun drawing this page

Wish me luck for the contest!

And now, back to studying!


Coloured Pencils on A4 Paper.
Several hours.
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Username-91 [2017-06-04 21:02:37 +0000 UTC]

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ARVEN92 has once more done a fantastic job while making this comic page for the competition the lost B.B.A. page. Incredible shading, astonishing anatomy. What I most adore on this panel is the way in which she did the shading technique, photorealism became a rarity in the world of traditional art today. Only a few of the like Exileden for example can do something like this. This kind of thing Alex Raymond started while making a new comic book called Remington Kirby in the period 1939 - 1952 known as Rip Kirby. Next thing I relished is the way she painted the sky, giving the impression that the night melts as the sun rises on the horizon. Next thing I savor at this panel is the way in which she did the eyes glare reflecting from sunlight while Rapier comes out of the cave. Phenomenal dynamics, incredible photorealism. This is something that you rarely see in the world of traditional art as I said.

This is an excellent way of layering of colored pencil. It’s a difficult enough medium to work with when rendering characters under normal light, but the dicey lighting of a late sunset WHILE combined with bringing characters in and out of shadow is a great accomplishment. It has a dynamic, building you the impression and the desire to find out what will happen next as you read. Remarkable pose and astounding dynamics, the scene walks into your eyes and activates the brain while reading. It tickles your curiosity to find out what next will happen. If anyone can do something like this, then it's ARVEN 92. Congratulations on winning the second place, Hun you deserve it.

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sunwas12 [2014-01-30 22:55:00 +0000 UTC]

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This should be in manga!!!!!!!!
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ARVEN92 In reply to sunwas12 [2014-02-12 09:51:09 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!
While I drew this page, this is actually not my comic, so I have no right to turn it into a manga, only the creators do
But thank you nonetheless! ^^

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Whitefang73005 [2017-06-04 21:07:26 +0000 UTC]

im new here! and i love this so far!

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ARVEN92 In reply to Whitefang73005 [2017-06-17 13:53:16 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!
And welcome to deviantart

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Whitefang73005 In reply to ARVEN92 [2017-06-17 13:55:30 +0000 UTC]

Well, thanks! I'm not new, I've been on 6 months today but, thank you anyways!

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ARVEN92 In reply to Whitefang73005 [2017-06-17 15:11:47 +0000 UTC]

Oh neat! No problem hahah

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Whitefang73005 In reply to ARVEN92 [2017-06-17 15:31:48 +0000 UTC]

XD

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Username-91 [2017-03-03 12:30:07 +0000 UTC]

I knew in the first place that Rapier is their "mother." Even trough I never had the chance to see it.

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Cambion-Hunter [2016-05-26 16:16:06 +0000 UTC]

Great job on this. You got the atmosphere and style of the comic down quite well. Faved.

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ARVEN92 In reply to Cambion-Hunter [2016-05-28 11:12:44 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot

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Cambion-Hunter In reply to ARVEN92 [2016-05-28 15:15:10 +0000 UTC]

You are welcome. ^^

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ARVEN92 In reply to Cambion-Hunter [2016-05-28 23:15:45 +0000 UTC]

^^

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TimberWolf101 [2014-06-22 18:43:01 +0000 UTC]

wow! great job!

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ARVEN92 In reply to TimberWolf101 [2014-06-22 23:41:37 +0000 UTC]

Thank you^^

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TimberWolf101 In reply to ARVEN92 [2014-06-23 00:02:14 +0000 UTC]

No problem

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ARVEN92 In reply to TimberWolf101 [2014-06-23 00:04:22 +0000 UTC]

^^

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TimberWolf101 In reply to ARVEN92 [2014-06-23 00:06:12 +0000 UTC]

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gadounelfe [2014-03-06 13:01:26 +0000 UTC]

Superbe, j'adore! Les couleurs sont sublimes, et les loups aussi; bref, un travail de pro!!

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ARVEN92 In reply to gadounelfe [2014-03-10 14:25:59 +0000 UTC]

Hoho merci beaucoup^^

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Tarunyada [2014-03-04 16:00:16 +0000 UTC]

I already commented on this, but I'm going to comment again, because I keep re-reading this page because of the awesomeness. It's so good

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ARVEN92 In reply to Tarunyada [2014-03-05 23:17:46 +0000 UTC]

FFFF OHU thank you so much <3 I'm seriously happy you like this page so much
I'm actually honestly pretty satisfied with the tones, it makes me want to use purple hues again

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Tarunyada In reply to ARVEN92 [2014-03-06 09:20:45 +0000 UTC]

Hehe you're welcome
Yes, you really should be satisfied with it; it's gorgeous. So are all your drawings; they look perfect. I really don't know why I didn't watched you before x.x Keep up the awesome work!

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ARVEN92 In reply to Tarunyada [2014-03-06 23:31:58 +0000 UTC]

Aww thank you once again! <3 And for the watch as well! I'm seriously happy you like my work so much! <3

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Tarunyada In reply to ARVEN92 [2014-03-07 09:17:28 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome!

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ARVEN92 In reply to Tarunyada [2014-03-09 23:13:30 +0000 UTC]

^^

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OrangeCone14 [2014-02-25 08:18:21 +0000 UTC]

amazing work with the colored pencils!

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ARVEN92 In reply to OrangeCone14 [2014-02-27 23:13:15 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much

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AngelWolves1 [2014-02-20 20:40:38 +0000 UTC]

DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD: That'd be so aWESOME!!!!!!!


(But wait, aren't Claymore and Skythe BLADE'S SIBLINGS???)

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ARVEN92 In reply to AngelWolves1 [2014-02-23 23:16:51 +0000 UTC]

Yes they are, Claymore, Scythe and Blade are all siblings

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AngelWolves1 In reply to ARVEN92 [2014-02-24 01:02:56 +0000 UTC]

Oh, so Blade's mom is Rapier... OHHH, I remember the genes now! XDD

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ARVEN92 In reply to AngelWolves1 [2014-02-25 11:28:09 +0000 UTC]

Correct

But that's the point of this page, in the comic, it's not specified who Blade, Claymore and Scythe's mom is (it's only said in their ref sheets), so I thought it would make a nice cliffhanger for the plot

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AngelWolves1 In reply to ARVEN92 [2014-02-25 20:05:30 +0000 UTC]

Yeah. I just got Blade and Rapier mixed up and thought they were mates XD Blade actually becomes Bloodspill's mate, I think, and they have a pup who's got his grandmother's, Rapier's, eyes XD

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ARVEN92 In reply to AngelWolves1 [2014-02-28 00:36:24 +0000 UTC]

Yes, that's true  

Reicher is Blade and Blood's pup, with Rapier's eyes

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Itrakat In reply to ARVEN92 [2014-02-28 07:00:45 +0000 UTC]

why do I not know all this juicy info?

Where and when was this mentioned?XD


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ARVEN92 In reply to Itrakat [2014-03-01 23:40:18 +0000 UTC]

XD Dunno!

Well, this was actually written long ago, in one of Reicher's ref sheets

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AngelWolves1 In reply to ARVEN92 [2014-02-28 01:14:44 +0000 UTC]

Yes. It has all come back to me XD

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ARVEN92 In reply to AngelWolves1 [2014-03-01 23:40:27 +0000 UTC]

YAY

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AngelWolves1 In reply to ARVEN92 [2014-03-02 20:43:52 +0000 UTC]

:-D

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ARVEN92 In reply to AngelWolves1 [2014-03-02 23:06:54 +0000 UTC]

XD

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Username-91 [2014-02-14 11:02:57 +0000 UTC]

& ? Who wouldn't! Every time when I read this, I remember old days when she made this.

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ARVEN92 In reply to Username-91 [2014-02-16 00:32:54 +0000 UTC]

I agree

She is going to remake this! But it will take time^^ Right now, she is working on redesigning the characters

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Username-91 In reply to ARVEN92 [2014-02-16 08:13:04 +0000 UTC]

YAY!

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ARVEN92 In reply to Username-91 [2014-02-16 23:54:35 +0000 UTC]

XD

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Username-91 In reply to ARVEN92 [2014-02-19 11:31:41 +0000 UTC]

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Earthpatriot117 [2014-02-12 04:07:09 +0000 UTC]

ha ha, I thought I recolonized your art style. lol ^^

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ARVEN92 In reply to Earthpatriot117 [2014-02-16 00:28:11 +0000 UTC]

Hohoho!

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AuroraTheTinyDragon [2014-02-11 22:47:01 +0000 UTC]

Congrats on placing 2nd in the top 3 for the Lost BBA page contest .

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ARVEN92 In reply to AuroraTheTinyDragon [2014-02-16 00:28:19 +0000 UTC]

My, thank you so much! <3333

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AuroraTheTinyDragon In reply to ARVEN92 [2014-02-16 01:19:44 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome!

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