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Ha-HeePrime — Awesome Prime by Unknown Artist! Help!

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Published: 2015-09-18 05:10:46 +0000 UTC; Views: 859; Favourites: 30; Downloads: 8
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Description OK, I fail. Not only did I color this without getting permission first (sometimes people just plain leave DA, so I can't get hold of them), BUT I ALSO can't find the original art anywhere to even give the proper credit!!!!!
I've scrolled through my MASSIVE faves folders several times looking for the lineart -- no luck. 
AND, in an impossibly bad fail, I just looked through all my saved lineart, AND THE ORIGINAL'S NOT THERE EITHER!!!!!!!!!
Didn't I just get this printed????????!?
All I can think, beside the possibility that I'm just not seeing something right in front of my face, is that I moved the lineart file from the folder to make finding it for printing easier..... and then, thinking I'd copied the original file, deleted it.
ALL THE FAIL.
Because isn't this great art?
I really, really REALLY wish I could give proper credit, at the very least!!!!!

I'm going to post this, in the tiny hope that someone recognizes the lineart and can point me in the artist's direction. See if the signature in the top left corner rings any bells.

I really did have fun coloring it.
Gosh dangit! I will be much more responsible in the future!!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAnyway.........

Prismacolor markers on textured goldenrod cardstock. The copy toner ran a little, alas, so the lines have lost some crispness.

EDIT: I did find someone else's colored version, with a link to the original line-artist: , but he seems to have removed the lineart from his gallery.
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Comments: 8

RazzieMbessai [2015-09-18 14:35:13 +0000 UTC]

Gray Ghost Visuals! > blog.grayghostvisuals.com/open…

Sadly there is some copying / tracing going on (the hands / arms / gun is sssllliiiggghhhtttllllyyy different) but the rest of the image is there

The same image also appears on FunPop, one of those "clip art" sites > www.fanpop.com/clubs/chicken-p… 

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Ha-HeePrime In reply to RazzieMbessai [2015-09-18 15:35:32 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I've seen that similar picture around. I'm not sure which version is older, but this lineart always felt original to me. Especially with the different hands and G1-ness. Thanks for looking around though.

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RazzieMbessai In reply to Ha-HeePrime [2015-09-18 17:36:09 +0000 UTC]

Here's hoping that one day you find the original owner, it's so annoying when you see some glorious art / costume / custom toy... but have no idea who's skidplate to pucker up to

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Ha-HeePrime [2015-09-18 05:35:22 +0000 UTC]

No luck. I searched the artist's signature and the entire pic.
Bad Prime.

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kenyastarflight [2015-09-18 05:24:05 +0000 UTC]

I tried to help by putting the image through Reverse Google Image, but unfortunately that came up empty.    Sorry!

Otherwise, this is an awesome pic.    And well-done coloring job!

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Ha-HeePrime In reply to kenyastarflight [2015-09-18 05:36:58 +0000 UTC]

Thanks.

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NTLDR [2015-09-18 05:18:41 +0000 UTC]

Google's reverse image search didn't help.  Hmmm...

When you get a chance, take a shot of just the logo, and put that into reverse-search.  Maybe that'll help!

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Ha-HeePrime In reply to NTLDR [2015-09-18 05:36:37 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the suggestion. I tried it, but had no luck, alas!

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