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Published: 2008-09-03 01:27:39 +0000 UTC; Views: 772; Favourites: 16; Downloads: 0
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Description ...a broken man...

PLEASE don't fave without commenting, and PLEASE leave ADVANCED CRITIQUE! Thank you! If you don't leave me some form of encouraging words, I'm going to hunt you down and beg you for some critique! Seriously! XD So help the starving artist, please!

Oh Jesus, finally! XD I'm finally done with this one, thank God! This simple looking little picture literally took me about a month. DX Overall, I really love the way this came out, and I think it's one of my best pics yet. However, I'm so tired of looking at it, and I eventually just gave up and rushed to finish it. So there are probably a few errors, but I'm done with this pic. DX I'm not going to go back and fix them.

Anyway, I'm not going to say too much about the pic, because it would give away spoilers. =3 But I'll give a little bit of info to help you understand the pic. His name is Raiden, first of all. Now, you're probably wondering who the hell this guy is and why you've never seen/heard of him before. XD And that's because he's a new character that I designed for an original series of mine. But shhh, more on that later. >>;;;; So yes, before you all screech and whine like disappointed Narutards, I'll go ahead and say it. No, he's NOT a Naruto OC. -_- But please don't let that affect your opinion on this piece. D8 ^_^ And yes, I am planning on drawing an Itachi x Kohana pic soon, for all you fans of that pairing, I promise. ^_^

So, right, moving on. XD Anyway, his name is Raiden, and this picture was largely inspired by the song Born of A Broken Man, by Rage Against the Machine. =3 [link] A little bit of background info here. Raiden's extremely self-sufficient, and he trusts absolutely NO ONE. He's a real prick, actually, but he's had an odd past, so I think this song fits him really well. X3 Well, really, he is broken, but shhh, don't tell him that. XD >>;; In the picture, I was originally going to have someone else offering a hand to help him up, but that didn't quite work out...so, now....he's just kinda glaring at someone about to come up and offer their hand. XD Eh, I can't really say much more, because it would turn into spoilers

Now, about the actually picture. I loved the lineart, and I really love the fire in the background, and the gradient. The coloring, however, I'm not sure about. It's the best I've ever done, but since I'm in the middle of trying to find a new coloring style, everything is a little off to me. XD So I'd really love to hear your opinions on everything, it would help out quite a lot. =3

So, what do you think of Raiden, eh? XD Isn't he smexy? 8D *shot* Think of this as kind of a teaser/preview pic for my upcoming futuristic original series, which I'll be formally introducing soon. By the way, it stars, Kohana and Freya, along with a few new characters, and also Eclipse as a lesser main character. Right, anyway, please do tell me what you think of the picture, and as always, if you have any questions, feel free to ask, and I'll try to answer you soon. And I apologize for the long-ass artist comments. If you actually read all this, I applaud you. XD

You'll be seeing more of Raiden, by the way....because...I love him, lol. X3 He's such a fun character. XD If you're interested in Raiden/my original series, you can always ask me, but I'm also going to be writing up a bio for him, and a summary for my story as well. ^^

ADVANCED CRITIQUE, PLEASE! 8D I want to know what I need to improve on.

Raiden and all things related (C) Crimson aka Me! 8D
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Comments: 22

asoulforallanimes [2009-05-01 04:11:54 +0000 UTC]

Wow! I thought it's a movie snap! cool!
Broken kid huh? poor one, can I come visit him in a while than? Just to cheer him up?

I kinda like his attitude, kinda hard and rough, but deep inside he's begging 4 love...

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FoolishFangirl In reply to asoulforallanimes [2009-06-07 19:17:11 +0000 UTC]

oh wow, thank you! ^////^ sorry for the late reply. X3;;; lol, i suppose you could try, but he's pretty hard to cheer up. XD that and he's a wanderer, doesn't have a house. XD

hee hee, he's one of my favorites. X3 hard, rough, wild, and untamed, but he'll find his special someone, just you wait. ;D

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asoulforallanimes In reply to FoolishFangirl [2009-06-09 08:17:35 +0000 UTC]

yay

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ShikuroxKanno [2008-09-20 07:10:05 +0000 UTC]

the blood!!!!
I think you did really well.
Critique? Well, I'm not so sure what the bg is. It looks like Raiden is in a volcano.

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FoolishFangirl In reply to ShikuroxKanno [2008-11-30 20:09:27 +0000 UTC]

wow, sorry it took so long to reply to this. ;;; *fails at life*

thank you very much for the critique! I'm not good with backgrounds. XD Originally, I just intended for him to be on the ground, and with fire in the background. XD didn't really work out like that though. XD

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ShikuroxKanno In reply to FoolishFangirl [2008-11-30 20:15:54 +0000 UTC]

oh, well the valcano idea is good

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FoolishFangirl In reply to ShikuroxKanno [2008-11-30 20:16:24 +0000 UTC]

thank you! ^_^

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ShikuroxKanno In reply to FoolishFangirl [2008-11-30 20:24:40 +0000 UTC]

^^

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Satoshi-chan [2008-09-06 04:56:47 +0000 UTC]

Geez. You improve a whole freaking lot between submissions. o_O;; When I saw the thumbnail, I was like "Wait, I don't remember watching a person this pro." And then I noticed your icon and it was all "WOAHLY CRAP." Gosh, omg. I can't believe how soft it looks. Yet sharp. Not crisp, but it still does a good job. *0* You did an amazing job on the shading. Especially in his hair. I LOVE HIS HAIR. That's an interesting expression he has there. xD;; Comically annoyed yet pained. Lovely job on the blood. It looks really...fitting? Like not too bright, not too dark. Just right. And it flows down his face so perfectly. Gosh, like everything I'm saying sounds wrong. xD;; Dude, his clothes look like they were airbrushed or something. o.o Painted maybe. o.o You're definitely getting up there. 'specially with your awesome job on the fire in the background. *0* That's amazing how smooth, detailed and natural it looks.

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FoolishFangirl In reply to Satoshi-chan [2008-11-30 20:11:56 +0000 UTC]

wow, I'm just now getting to cleaning out my messages from this long ago. Geez, I fail. XD

but thank you very much! ^_^ I appreciate it! lol, i tried to do a paint-like effect on his clothes to give a shiny effect. XD i don't think it really worked though.

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ItachisGirl26 [2008-09-03 20:30:55 +0000 UTC]

I fave and run because there is nothing to say.




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FoolishFangirl In reply to ItachisGirl26 [2008-11-30 20:12:13 +0000 UTC]

XDDDDDDDD

lol, thanks! 8D

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ItachisGirl26 In reply to FoolishFangirl [2008-11-30 23:54:38 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome!

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KikyouBlossom [2008-09-03 19:14:22 +0000 UTC]

I love it! It's definitely your best piece yet. The gradient effect is awesome. He is sexy.

I really like the face. His expression is great and you did a good job with his eyes and hair.

If you want to get nit-picky, then I might give some more dimension to that big rock so it'll stand out a bit more instead of blending in with the ground so much. You don't need to make it too detailed, but you don't want it to look "flat and outlined" if you know what I mean. Of course, that's only if you want to go for a more realistic looking ground. It's not a big deal.

I don't really see any major problems with this pic, so great job overall.

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LotusSwordDancer [2008-09-03 02:09:20 +0000 UTC]

*quickly wipes off saliva*

Nyams 8D this is AWESOME!

I love the fire

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aoiumikitsune [2008-09-03 01:55:01 +0000 UTC]

Wow! I think everything looks great! And yes, he is the smecks.

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DragonsInsanity [2008-09-03 01:38:30 +0000 UTC]

Woot he's finally up! Jeez it took you long enough neh? XD *shot*
This is definitely one of your best pictures yet and I can't wait to see more 8D (of your series that is X3 )

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MissDurian [2008-09-03 01:36:53 +0000 UTC]

Hmm... this is a great picture, I definitely haven't done anything this level.

The few things I don't think look right? Well fire's a pain in the ass to draw, and usually it comes out like some sort of weird red grass. You didn't make it look like red grass, but you do want to make it look more like fire. The clothing is very interesting, I haven't seen the whole thing, but... It kinda looks like he's wearing a box-like outfit, just with color and is more wearable. Doing a better shading would make the outfit look more natural. The face is perfectly fine, but the part by the ear looks awkward, maybe it's just me. His body seems kind of small, keep that in mind next time, but only slightly. So next time don't oversize it, but make it a bit larger, and that should look right.

Things I like. The ground you did an excellent job on. Sometimes curving it slightly is nicer to look at then just straight ground. You also did a good job making the land curve with it, some people don't do that. His hair is something I really like as well, no need for change on that part. The face is perfect, nothing wrong with that either.

Overall good job. I love this picture, even with the few flaws I pointed out above. If I seemed harsh to you, I apologize.

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FoolishFangirl In reply to MissDurian [2008-11-30 20:14:42 +0000 UTC]

gah, sorry it took so darn long to reply to this comment. *shoots self*

thank you very much! ^_^ I do appreciate all the critique! ^_^ yeah, it was my first attempt at fire, so i'll work on fire a bit more. X3 and i tried to give a shiny-effect to his clothing, since he wears metal on his clothes. X3 i don't think it worked though. i have so much trouble with head sizes, i really need to work on that. XD

nah, you're not harsh. X3 thank you!

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MissDurian In reply to FoolishFangirl [2008-11-30 20:16:29 +0000 UTC]

No problem about the time, it's okay.
Can't wait to see your new work when you improve.

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FoolishFangirl In reply to MissDurian [2008-11-30 20:18:20 +0000 UTC]

yay! XD i'm trying hard to improve now! =3

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MissDurian In reply to FoolishFangirl [2008-11-30 20:20:43 +0000 UTC]

I'm sure you'll do fine :3

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