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EDIT: Added widescreen wallpaper link[link]
Basically the new pimped out version of this video game unit from the game Vantage Master:
[link]
In Vantage Master Japan though, she can boost the stats of other units which can change the tide of battle in an instant...
Anyway, just trying to crank some stuff out before the semester starts again. Her name in VM3 is now "Amanoikusa" literally means "天の戦" in Japanese (translated as 天軍 on the official website's kanji as well as the Traditional Chinese version)... which pretty much means "Warrior of the Sky".
Why so much background about a name? Well, I had a really time finding out information about her including her actual name until I realized that after taking a semester of Japanese in college I can use Japanese to search the official Falcom website... and because I was pretty proud of myself there's the story.
[link] - how she looks like in the game
[link] - from the official site, if you're interested. (Nothing in English, as far as I know. But the link to her info is on the bottom right of the list, second to last.)
Her left hand seems quite odd to me, but I'm having a hard time fixing it. Well I guess the entire pose could use some work but since I drew most of the body on one layer (stupid mistake, don't imitate) it's tough to change. Hooray for the grass brush in Photoshop, the background would have been an absolute pain without it.
I also made wallpaper versions of this just for the hell of it (doesn't take that long to draw the background), but since I don't really feel like cluttering my gallery with what essentially is the same thing, I'll post it only if people show interest.
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Comments: 46
This is AMAZING!!! Yeah the sky warrior, I love it~ And I like VMJ <3 (though my skill sucks -_-|||) I love the details of your paintings~!
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Whoa that is seriously sweet. 
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I wanna see the wallpaper vers. by the way, if you're still thinking about uploading it. It would be such an awesome desktop.
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Sure thing. Here's the widescreen version - easier to crop it for standard screens than to widen it.
[link]
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8D No problem!
and thank you for watching me as well! x3
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Thanks, I put a lot of time into it~
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u r very welcome :3,keep it up my friend
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wow! i really like how it came out! man i wish i know how to use the photoshop as well as u. im still learning how to use every single tool
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Thanks! Photoshop takes awhile to learn how to use but once you did it's just incredible how much you can do. Sadly my computer just died on me so I'm not going to have PS for awhile, at least not on my friend's computer that has internet connection. Boo.
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well i'm learning how to use it in school which really helps but since i dont have it at home, i cant really practice with it as much as i want to.
I hope that you can get your computer fixed very soon
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Yeah, I was trying to get one cheap at Best Buy today but they were sold out... going early tomorrow again to try my luck. It's quite frustrating, having my own computer offline.
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Yeah I see what you mean. This laptop crashed like a million times already.
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The colors are stunning. Her colors seem so bright and red in that link, but the toned down colors are very pleasing. 
Glad to see you back, and Merry Christmas.
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Yeah, I don't really like using color palettes that are too harsh on the eyes. Glad to see you followed the link, I assume most people don't really read artist comments~
And a Merry Christmas to you as well!
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its amazing 
the backgrounds colours work well with her clothes
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Thanks, blending the background with the main focus of the piece is sometimes difficult, but I'm glad it worked out well here.
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ur welcome
definitely
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Oh wow,
not what I was expecting when I clicked on the name
It's beautiful.
xx.
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Haha. What did you have in mind?
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Not sure really,
I was just a little shocked when I opened it (In a good way. XD.)
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Thanks a lot, I spent the most time on those areas...
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very welcome. I like the way you have done the armour.
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AWESOME. I love the way you did her face, it looks great. The problem I see with the left arm is that it's a bit small, just make it a tad bigger.
Also, the glove doesn't quite line up with the rest of the arm, it's just a bit crooked. The hand could also be bigger, but just a smidge.
The grass looks pretty good, although the closer it gets to the foreground the more you can tell it was made with a preset brush, you should find a way to offset that. (I have no idea how, but you should find one. XP)
How'd you make the trees? They look sweet! But not quite as sweet as the sky, which is truly amazing. Nice work here, have to fav.
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Thanks for the observations regarding her anatomy, they're all spot on. The grass was indeed preset (I think it comes with Photoshop). A problem I had was that I wanted the ones closest to the viewer to be somewhat blurry, and it would have been harder to make them look realistic while retaining that feeling.
Trees were actually done with preset brushes as well, haha.
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Haha, it's supposed to be a her. Guess it isn't very obvious though, huh?
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errr no that was my fault, was looking at the face, not the chest. ( `n`) ;;!!!! /shame
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I suppose, but ideally the face would be more feminine. Obviously, I still have to work on it though, haha~
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that and I didn't read the full description. Oh god the stupidity.
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oh this is embarassing. I'm sorry, didn't mean it like that : -(
You'll always be a lot better with faces and bodies than I'll ever be!
Usually I look at guys with the really feminine faces/exposed to a lot of the really gender anonymous characters, so I often get this thing wrong~
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Oh, that's right. I forgot you were Angeline. My bad!
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That's wonderful !! Wow the illusion of movement and wind in this picture is great. I love your colouring. It almost resembles traditional paint, really impressive ! I love the pose and the colour scheme of the picture. I love every single little detail that you've included in this as well. Everything is great
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Thanks, you're quite observant!
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Long time no see! You did a really wonderful job on this entire picture!!! 
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Thanks, glad to be back for awhile! Unfortunately, still unable to visit dA much.
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Aww>< That's kinda sad but I do miss you and it's good to know you're back a little.
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