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G1GaTr0n — Celica by-nc-nd

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Description EDIT 1 (7/30/2012):
Redid the shading on the hair, for a better and more natural look. I may decide to shade hair like this from now on.

This was a bit of a headache. From designing the wings and getting them right to deciding on a damned hair color to slap on this, I wound up spending about 10+ hours getting this right. Not to mention, I tried a new method of coloring hair. I'm not very sure it was the effect I was looking for, but it's a good start. :']

In the end, I chose to go with pink hair for a number of reasons.
-Green would make her look uncomfortably similar to Morrigan (Darkstalkers, Marvel vs Capcom). I though I should avoid this.

-Blue would create a girly feel, but a good friend pointed out that it would be more suitable if she had a more cold personality. This was not the case, so I decided against it, even though I was on the verge of choosing blue beforehand.

-Keeping in mind that this character is on the girly side, I thought I should make that feature prevalent, while still allowing her to look sexy, like a succubus should. This was also a driving force behind my choice of outfit.

In the end, this was a very enjoyable experience, and I hope that it won't take quite as long next time around. . .

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Character Description

One of many characters in my little universe. (inspired by Dungeons and Dragons / Fire Emblem)

Celica is one of countless demons that dwell underground in a mysterious society called the Underdark, a place that no being living above the surface is welcome. As a succubus, Celica uses dark magic in combination with her sex appeal to captivate her targets and get them to do her bidding before she drains their life force.

In the months following Crimson Dawn, the Crimson Hand has bolstered their ranks at a frightening pace, including the addition of demons such as Celica, at the promise of territorial expansion, the likes of which the denizens of the Underdark would be able to encroach on the surface more easily.

As Celica assists in the designs of the Crimson Hand, she comes into contact with a group of three adventurers in direct opposition, and, quite shockingly to all, is utterly defeated in attempting to charm an unnatural human man, instead being charmed herself and persuaded to join him on his journey to topple the Crimson Hand. However, this kind of alliance doesn't come without consequence.
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Comments: 11

banningk1979 [2015-01-21 07:56:13 +0000 UTC]

Fun fact, Celica here was the demon familier/lover of Kal Standish. Small little world here.

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Lady-RyuuXX87 [2012-08-06 18:57:06 +0000 UTC]

Looks great, though the foreshortening on her leg is... off? Although, I'm pretty poor at that, so even if something is supposed to look like that it will still look weird to me you're getting so good at coloring, I'm so jelly! >3< nicely done~

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G1GaTr0n In reply to Lady-RyuuXX87 [2012-08-06 19:07:26 +0000 UTC]

I wasn't going for foreshortening at all, maybe except with her bent leg. But even then. . . I won't attempt it for real until I get some practice with foreshortening. The concept still goes over my head sometimes. ;^;

But thanks; I've been trying to work on my coloring, so I'm happy that it's paying off. ;w;

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Lady-RyuuXX87 In reply to G1GaTr0n [2012-08-06 19:15:36 +0000 UTC]

that's what I was referring to- the bent leg perspective is such a tricky pain in the ass >O< like, even when I was in art class, drawing weird perspectives... when I would look at the person, it would look natural and then I would try to duplicate it on paper and it looked wrong! stupid perspective ):<

but yeah, you're welcome ^O^

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MAYGUSTA [2012-07-31 12:51:56 +0000 UTC]

I love the design and colours

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G1GaTr0n In reply to MAYGUSTA [2012-08-10 02:00:34 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I actually had a tough time just coming up with the design, but I'm glad it worked out in the end.:]

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Fires-storm [2012-07-31 12:15:27 +0000 UTC]

Very well done, I like the pose and color choices, as well as the shading!

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G1GaTr0n In reply to Fires-storm [2012-08-10 01:58:31 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a bunch!

The color palette was by far the toughest thing for me to decide on, ESPECIALLY THE HAIR. I had to rack my brain and ask for others' opinions before deciding on a hair color. lol

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Fires-storm In reply to G1GaTr0n [2012-08-10 03:07:37 +0000 UTC]

Understandable, but all the effort really made it come out well

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Lilianthus [2012-07-31 10:35:46 +0000 UTC]

You did a nice job! Looks clean and colouring is well-done. ^o^

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G1GaTr0n In reply to Lilianthus [2012-08-10 01:56:55 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot! I'm still experimenting on different ways to shade, and I'm happy to see it's starting to pay off. ;w;

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