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lauraneato — If I Cld Wash the Darknes Away

Published: 2009-10-11 09:14:31 +0000 UTC; Views: 6188; Favourites: 428; Downloads: 215
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Description I've been so bogged down with real life haunting me and sucking my time away, that I haven't been able to sit down to actually draw anything for weeks. I feel a little better now that I sat down to draw some fan art. I still don't like Sasuke very much in the canon storyline at the moment, but at least I can draw him in less douchey circumstances. Ahh, the power of an artist.

The background was my experiment. We'll see tomorrow, after I've slept on it, if I like it or not lolol I pretty much colored over my sketch. Because I haven't done that in a long time and I wanted a change.

FYI: Sasuke's supposed to be washing himself and his clothes. Yes, with his clothes on. Because maybe the guy doesn't -have- another change of clothes. Oh wait... this is Sasuke we're talking about, who changes his outfit every 20 or so chapters. Never mind. He's just a douche. (Or maybe DeviantART is, because I once did an image of Sasuke taking a bath in the hotsprings, and they removed the image, because even though I didn't show anything, they said it went against the rules since he's technically a minor in the series. So, no more bare-skinned Sasuke of anything).

And P.S. I originally had elaborate plans of adding Karin's head or something poking out from behind a rock, stalking him, but then figured it'd kill the mood of my piece. But you guys can feel free to imagine she's there spying on him.

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P.S. This is a slightly edited version. The original version has a slightly more contrasty darker blue gradient background, but since it looked so -AWFUL- in DA thumbnails, I've lightened it slightly. To see the original, click here for my Mangabullet: [link] ... but then again, my laptop is pretty bright, so in the end, this DA version may look better to some monitors than mine.
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Comments: 24

LightsChips [2012-09-14 21:02:17 +0000 UTC]

God, I agree with every one here. This is such a great pleasure to look at for some reason. It's very sweet.. He looks so content, and like he's taking in the moment.. And just reflecting, but with a melancholy manner And the colors perceive it well.. Beautiful work!

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DarkestTruth [2012-02-04 15:17:23 +0000 UTC]

...So naive.

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DarkestTruth [2012-02-04 15:17:11 +0000 UTC]

Aw...

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MangaXAnime-foreva [2011-12-10 07:42:43 +0000 UTC]

Woow

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keyblademaster128 [2011-12-06 08:35:43 +0000 UTC]

This is beautiful!

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ggayosa [2010-03-24 18:39:26 +0000 UTC]

this is beautiful. ^^

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K1M333 [2009-10-18 02:57:18 +0000 UTC]

Karin is most certainly spying on Sasuke. Why else would he wash his clothes with them on? I mean, he doesn't mind showing off his chest, so he would have at least removed the top...

Jokes aside, you are right about Karin's face killing the mood. It would have ruined the still, lonely, almost heavy ambiance created by Sasuke's contemplative stance and the dark colours of the landscape. It's much better that way. I like it.

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ZizunaChan [2009-10-13 23:52:08 +0000 UTC]

No more bare-skinned Sasuke?
That's like no more blond Naruto.

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lauraneato In reply to ZizunaChan [2009-10-14 05:06:48 +0000 UTC]

LOL I know, right?? I even have a figurine of topless Sasuke

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ZizunaChan In reply to lauraneato [2009-10-17 20:27:50 +0000 UTC]

It's just... a part of him...

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Malicious-Ninja [2009-10-12 09:37:03 +0000 UTC]

I like the background the most ^^

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Salamandancer [2009-10-12 00:14:08 +0000 UTC]

Ha, it WOULD be funny if Karin was stalking him there. Wonderful fan art, though. I really love the colors.

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Hina-chan224 [2009-10-11 21:17:20 +0000 UTC]

if only

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Qandee777 [2009-10-11 20:01:55 +0000 UTC]

das sooo cool!!

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ToonTwins [2009-10-11 18:08:58 +0000 UTC]

Nice concept

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Briel74 [2009-10-11 17:50:32 +0000 UTC]

I really like it!

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vereai [2009-10-11 17:14:57 +0000 UTC]

It's really beautiful. ^^ He really is a douche but I this picture is really nice.

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pa1ntAp1cture [2009-10-11 16:51:19 +0000 UTC]

AWSOME!!!

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Oedipusfoot [2009-10-11 13:37:38 +0000 UTC]

Wow, this is beautiful...but very melancholy.

All the colors stand out and complement each other. They really help to push that mood of quiet...self reflection...maybe even a tinge of regret. The lighting is done excellently, because the colors are still lush (like they are after a rainstorm) but the darkness stays.

I love what you did with the rocks, how you blended all those colors into them. They're so different from the rest of the picture because of their lighter colors and highlights, but they don't detract at all...they sort of inspire a kind of lonely atmosphere...I can't tell why. The hills in the background are my favorite, because their color really exemplifies the themes of this picture...you've really picked excellent colors for this.

And Sasuke's facial expression is perfect, so his his posture. It's a bit hard for me to describe though...that's how well done it is. It's a deep facial expression.

So in conclusion, this piece is done very well. The colors are striking and the atmosphere is a bit...stifling...I can feel it clearly through my monitor.

(oh, and I got the Sai script and I've read it. There are a lot of things I'd like to say about it! So I'll send a comment later. ^_____^ Thanks so much for sending it to me!!!)

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lauraneato In reply to Oedipusfoot [2009-10-11 15:33:13 +0000 UTC]

Ahhh I love awesome comments like this one. Thank you so much for it : ) I'm glad you like the colors... haha, they're a little experimental for me. Usually I start every image with grayscale and then add colors... so doing this piece with colors from scratch was a weird experience for me because it felt less controlled. I still did some tweaking, but still... haha... I'm glad it all came together enough for you to enjoy : ) Thank you!

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Naruramen425 [2009-10-11 12:56:36 +0000 UTC]

Concept.

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Renny08 [2009-10-11 11:29:49 +0000 UTC]

It's awesome, Laura!! I love the mood of this piece 8D

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firedevlin [2009-10-11 11:27:07 +0000 UTC]

I love it
You were right with that you left Karin out of it ^^

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KFANugget [2009-10-11 09:42:49 +0000 UTC]

wow i love it.! great job

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