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Published: 2011-07-23 03:28:42 +0000 UTC; Views: 2230; Favourites: 66; Downloads: 22
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Description Woo, finally completed my drawing for the contest. It's been a while since I put out any digital art, so I decided to try some again. It was sooooo much fun. Frustrating at times, no doubt. However, I feel like I really learned a lot by doing this, mostly about not trying to make everything perfect.

A few notes:
-On top of having to do CG with a mouse, I challenged myself further here by coloring everything on a single layer.
-I had no competent lineart to work with. The sketch was edited several times during the coloring process.
-The feet, as well as Garet and Obaba's faces, are left without detail on purpose. I debated over those for a while, but I decided that the anime style gives me some leeway for keeping those simple.
-I didn't give any of the guys six-packs because 1) I don't know how to draw or color them and 2) I personally don't think they're very attractive.

Sketched on paper, scanned, colored on OpenCanvas 1.1 with a mouse. Approximately 15 hours. No reference used.

Title is a reference to the get-me-out-of-this-dungeon psynergy. Golden Sun and all of its contents belong to Camelot Software Planning. This drawing belongs to me.
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Comments: 23

BadButNotSad [2011-09-11 11:52:39 +0000 UTC]

Ouuuww, and the old grumpy smith in the background <3

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BadButNotSad [2011-09-11 11:51:15 +0000 UTC]

Eoleo looks exactly like in the game *.*
Great drawing skills

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PerpetualxDreams [2011-09-04 18:41:31 +0000 UTC]

This is so cute! I love how Ivan's acting like an older brother to Eoleo.

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s-h-i-g-e-r-u [2011-09-04 08:47:59 +0000 UTC]

Cool idea and a very nice and soft shading. You did that with a mouse?

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DeviantKirigishi In reply to s-h-i-g-e-r-u [2011-09-04 19:10:46 +0000 UTC]

Yep, done entirely with rapid-firing of the left mouse click and spamming Ctrl+z. It's sort of trial and error, but at the same time, it can produce some unexpected results that are even better than what was intended.

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Wind-Adepts [2011-09-04 01:49:06 +0000 UTC]

Kawaii~ baby Eoleo >w<

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Creagan-an-Fhithich [2011-08-10 03:13:02 +0000 UTC]

Nice! I really like the shading!

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JackitK [2011-07-23 21:29:18 +0000 UTC]

Nice job with the drawing. Really like how this looks plus Mia is pretty sweet looking in a binki.

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DeviantKirigishi In reply to JackitK [2011-07-31 03:48:22 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Yeah, I figure they need to shed some clothes every once in a while. It must get hot running in all those layers.

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CrimsonValefor [2011-07-23 20:55:44 +0000 UTC]

Dude, your the best.
I love that you drew the original Broken Seal party~ x3

Eoleo is super cute, and nice background!

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DeviantKirigishi In reply to CrimsonValefor [2011-07-31 03:49:57 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! This is actually the first time I've drawn any of the characters from the original game. I'm not a huge fan of their actual outfits, so I thought the summer contest would be a great opportunity to draw them in some other clothes. It was lots of fun. Glad you like it. :]

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Sachiaoitori [2011-07-23 18:36:36 +0000 UTC]

Hey, it looks fantastic! Good luck in competition :3

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DeviantKirigishi In reply to Sachiaoitori [2011-07-31 03:50:09 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a bunch!

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Falchion1984 [2011-07-23 18:22:43 +0000 UTC]

Is this supposed to be Mudshipping? I'm very fond on that pairing, and I was really ticked out when Dark Dawn scrapped it.

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DeviantKirigishi In reply to Falchion1984 [2011-07-31 03:53:01 +0000 UTC]

Eh, not really. I'm not particularly interested in shippings, though I do think it was a bit silly to make Isaac and Jenna an official couple in Dark Dawn.

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Falchion1984 In reply to DeviantKirigishi [2011-07-31 17:09:32 +0000 UTC]

I hear you. Still, that's why God invented fanart and fanfiction. In any case, this is a beautiful pic. Please let me know if you're interested in doing requests.

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tatsumakitee [2011-07-23 16:08:54 +0000 UTC]

perrrfect scenario

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Miyukitty [2011-07-23 15:20:56 +0000 UTC]

Wow, I love this! The colors are so smooth and soft, it's all very peaceful to look at~

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Airumel [2011-07-23 12:57:19 +0000 UTC]

So cute! I love how you even included the little Eoleo in the fun!

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DeviantKirigishi In reply to Airumel [2011-07-31 03:54:23 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Yes, Eoleo deserves to play, too. He was actually the most exciting character to draw in this picture.

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ZOMGwingly [2011-07-23 03:40:49 +0000 UTC]

Aww, that's cute. And it looks quite good, even though some of the smaller pencil-drawn areas seem a bit blurry. Like Eoleo's tiny kidhands. But I think the fact that you kept everything relatively simple lends itself well to the drawing. I feel like everything is nice and big with plenty of space to swim and run around in the sand. So it feels like the perfect summer beach. And especially in a location-themed contest, that's awesome. You use space really well.
I really like how Mia looks in particular. Something about her eyes and her ribbon. She's really crisply colored in particular.
Nice job.

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DeviantKirigishi In reply to ZOMGwingly [2011-07-23 03:50:16 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much! Yeah, the sketch does get a bit messy in some areas. I enhanced it a little before coloring in order to increase the visibility, and afterwards, I didn't want to erase too much of it. I'll keep that in mind next time, however.

Again, thanks a lot. I always appreciate your thoughtful comments. ;o

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ZOMGwingly In reply to DeviantKirigishi [2011-07-23 17:27:47 +0000 UTC]

My pleasure. Digital art is still mostly a mystery to me, so it's always cool to hear about the processes behind different techniques and mixed media.

Now I've gotta finish my entry to give you some proper competition.

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