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Quco — PPCCT: Round 1 - Frost Vs. Paya

Published: 2012-06-23 03:21:39 +0000 UTC; Views: 880; Favourites: 17; Downloads: 3
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Description texturessss... lookit that, this awesome... i like textures... so awesome OwO
thanks to for helping me with understanding textures, finally!!!


Frost Vs. Paya... indeed indeed... my brain is half dead right now, im writing this at 5am... GUH.

this was a huge challenge for me. lineless background, night sky, clouds, textures, dynamic poses, fighting in general, light in a different way.... everything.
i made at least 16 different sketches before i decided on this one looking the best.

Story:

The Froslass walked out onto the concrete platform, staring at Paya. She had never met this kid before… he looked very young. How was she going to fight a kid…? Aw man, this would be a most unfair fight...
”good luck Frost, I hope this will be a fun battle” the ghost flinched a bit as the kid offered a hand for her to shake. He was a mute too? Oh hilarious… she couldn’t fight him like this!
“Um… Yes, good luck to you too, Paya-san”
the speakers crackled and a voice could be heard. “Uops~ Sorry guys, technical issues. Everyone ready? Good! Let the battle begin in 3… 2... 1… START!”
The ghost flew back as the kid opened his mouth and jumped forwards, aiming to Crunch his jaws down on her for a quick attack before retreating. “Yipes!” she screamed just before the jaws connected with her arm, making her scream even louder. She kicked him in the stomach before he could do anything more, and heard the sleeve of her sweater being ripped off, leaving Paya on the ground with the ripped part of her sleeve still in his mouth. He coughed and got to his feet again. ”You didn’t think I would go easy on you?” he gave her a small smile.
Oh… this kid was good… Indeed… very good... take him down… He doesn’t deserve to live!! He bit me! she shook her head a little. She needed to focus. FOCUS. Aaah… her arm hurt… don’t look at the blood Frost.. It’s alright... He’s still only a kid. Oh alright… she’d go with her usual tactic then. She raised her hands above her head as she summoned a hailstorm. The kid just stood there, smiling at her, raising his own hands above his head, doing the exact same pose. What was this?? Was he playing with her??? Was he mimicking her on purpose?? A second later the ghost got blown to the side by a gust of wind that felt like it almost pierced her skin. What… No... A Sandstorm?? Oh perfect! Just marvellous! He knew a weather status attack too! Perfect… the sand gathered around her wound, sticking to the blood and made it look completely disgusting. She growled loudly. “You’re a Vibrava right…? Good thing I did my homework!” she whined in a threatening tone, flew at him and zoomed right past, covering him up in a blizzard.
She could hear the poor kid scream in agony as the blizzard slashed at his skin, just as the sandstorm hit Frost heavily in the side once more. Perfect. She needed to end this before her wound got infected or something worse. Paya looked up at her when the blizzard finally died down, heaving for breath as he could barely stand, his lips blue. But oh no, he wasn’t done yet, he still believed he could win this. He opened his mouth once more and let out a shimmering beam of light, directed right at her.
“oh shit..” she exclaimed right before the dragon beam connected. She landed down in the snow that was left from the blizzard, completely dazed. She twitched, trying to move. Oh shit…
“It seems like this battle is going in Paya Laurentz favour!!! Shii frost is down for the count and paralyzed! This battle will be over very soon!”
Paya sighed. That blizzard had really done a number on him…. he put his hands to the ground and started an earthquake now that Frost couldn’t move. The ghost screamed as she slowly got to her feet again, still twitching and heaving for breath. This wasn’t easy at all. She could barely control her body. She panted heavily and looked up at Paya before she raised her hands up at him. Time to finish him off… She thought to herself as she sent out yet another blizzard. Paya quickly jumped back and threw his hands up in front of himself, putting up a protective shield. the blizzard bounced off of the shield, leaving Paya unharmed.
“I’m not done…!” the ghost growled, trying to send out another blizzard, but the Vibrava was faster than her. He let out yet another Dragon Breath at her, sending Frost tumbling backwards, landing in the sand pit outside the concrete platform. He let out a ragged sigh. Surely the ghost had to be finished now…?
Frost panted as she got up once more. It was more out of pure stubbornness. The next time she got hit by anything, she would be seeing stars into next week. “mrrr…. I refuse to lose this… I… I’m gonna win… I’m gonna prove to… I’m not weak!!” she finally got to her feet and flew straight at him, making the Vibrava jump backwards and out of her range, only to be engulfed in yet another blizzard.
When the blizzard finally subsided again, he was wheezing. Damn… that was almost it. Two blizzards. Two! Frost smirked. “Told you…. I’d win…” she mumbled as if talking to someone else.
Paya felt scared now… trapped… he tried jumping backwards only to see his feet… being stuck to the ground by ice... he had been frozen solid!! He tried getting his feet loose as he slowly started to panic. Noo… it couldn’t end like this!
Frost drew her breath. This battle wasn’t finished before one of them was down for the count…. She heaved for breath and lit a purple flame in her hand.
Paya kept struggling against the ice. He could see the Froslass’ hand glowing purple as a Shadow Ball slowly started to form in her hand. Maybe he could use a dragon breath on her again? A second later, the ghost was flying at him. Oh shit! No time to even ready an attack on her! He only had one last chance, and that was to use protect. If his body wasn’t so heavy…. If he wasn’t shivering so badly… then maybe… maybe he could have been able to counterattack the ghost before she could hit him. But no. the ghost was too damn fast. He lifted his hands protectively in front of himself, as the protective shield formed once more. It was now or never. Maybe it could knock her back? He closed his eyes feeling his heart hammer up in his throat, as his ears could hear a shattering sound. He opened one eye only to see Frost’s Shadow ball connect with his chest. He fell backwards, defeated, as the world went dark.
“Amazing! After a breath taking battle, Shii Frost is the one standing!!”
Frost smiled. A kid huh…? Age really didn’t matter anymore… he was extremely strong. She should never have underestimated him… she sunk to her knees and raised her undamaged hand above her head in triumph.
“Shii Frost wins the first round against Paya Laurentz!”



Reasoning:
i know the story is long, but please, bare with me.
i decided to write out the whole battle because there are subtle details that need to be looked back to the story. you wouldn't get why Frost is bleeding if it hadn't been for the beginning of the story, and you wouldn't know why Paya got a blue face (frost) on him unless you had seen the middle. the picture is of course of the very last blow where Paya is panicking and weak. otherwise im certain he would have retaliated in another way. (like taking Frost down)
i also know that the most effective move to use here would of course be Blizzard, but i decided i wanted to end it with Frosts signature move, Shadow Ball, because it just compels to her to use it in a tight spot. it is also the move that comes easiest to her, and she had already used two blizzards before this move. now. i know i could have drawn one of the blizzard attacks from the story, but I did really want to draw the last scene.

i'll stop ranting now cause im loosing all brain functions and falling asleep, thank you....

just in short: paya is using protect in the piece, which is breaking up cause of failure and frost shadow ball crushes it so the blow will hit him. the effects of the sandstorm Paya used earlier is still in effect.

Shii Frost (c) *Quco
Paya Laurentz (c) ~Fish-tang

Tanh have already completed her entry, and it's georgous~ go check it our here~[link]
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Comments: 35

Vixie-Bee [2012-06-29 09:28:12 +0000 UTC]

Ooooh, great poses and great texture. I love textures all the time, anyway, but this one looks great. The expressions are really good, and I love the way you rendered the attacks they are using. Awesome colours, too!

All in all, great piece. good luck in round one!

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Quco In reply to Vixie-Bee [2012-06-29 21:03:19 +0000 UTC]

omg, chi, don't get my hopes up, hnggggg

thank you though, for the kind words ;w; and yes, i think imma keep using textures from now on... i really like how it came out o3o and i really want to try some more lineless, drawing the stones were pretty fun for a change from the usual plain shade and lines.
aww man... there are so many things i could have done different ;w; the shadow ball is too hidden, you can see it yes, but it should have been bigger or more awesome, or something... sob...
(i like the sky, haha....ha... )

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Vixie-Bee In reply to Quco [2012-07-02 07:03:06 +0000 UTC]

But I must get your hopes up! Have faith, lovely one! You did a great job!

I haven't done much in the way of lineless art besides my paper chibis, but I always like the way it looks. In your piece, it really allows the characters to stand out against their environment, which is awesome.

And no sobbing! Having critiques of your work just means that next time, it'll be even better!



I also like the sky. It is super lovely!

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Quco In reply to Vixie-Bee [2012-07-02 08:59:02 +0000 UTC]

thanks again

and okay! i wont sob so--- yeah..... ;w;
and my next one will be better hrrrr!!!

skkyyyy~

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Vixie-Bee In reply to Quco [2012-07-02 09:40:34 +0000 UTC]

Yyyaaaaayyyyy~

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Leunbrund [2012-06-24 03:54:33 +0000 UTC]

Ooooh look at DAT!

You earned this one! I hope you win! You have my vote!!

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Quco In reply to Leunbrund [2012-06-24 20:36:13 +0000 UTC]

thank you deary!!! QwQ
i doubt i'll win, Fish-Tang's entry is too awesomesauce, but i really hope i do >w< but if i do... i doubt i'll survive the second round.. cause omggggg everyone else in the competition is omg sooo good!!!

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Leunbrund In reply to Quco [2012-06-25 20:01:31 +0000 UTC]

hahaha practice makes perfect ^^

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Quco In reply to Leunbrund [2012-06-25 20:12:50 +0000 UTC]

indeed o3o

do you know a few special effects in photoshop or sai? i wanna learn everything~

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Leunbrund In reply to Quco [2012-06-26 03:31:10 +0000 UTC]

Define what you mean by special effects?

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Quco In reply to Leunbrund [2012-06-26 16:54:53 +0000 UTC]

well.
special effects like motion blur, better than what i did in this painting. better reflected lighting. i tried it here, but it didn't work so well. i rather like the protect Paya is using, but i want the Shadow Ball to stand out a bit more, and i find snow in general to be hard. the same with water. and for example making surfaces appear wet. o3o

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Leunbrund In reply to Quco [2012-06-26 17:14:19 +0000 UTC]

Oh gosh, that's such a broad topic xD

Well, my specialties when I draw, or at least I think they are, are making things glow, drawing hair, and drawing water. I like these things. Making a surface appear wet, for instance, is largely a matter of specularity.

Specular highlights are like the white you put in eyes to make them appear shiny. Wet surfaces are surprisingly bright and reflective. Try studying black and white pictures of a wet sidewalk, or street; even black asphalt tends to appear white and reflective when soaked with rain. Most surfaces react similarly, with the exception of cloth, and earth, and other absorbent materials.

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Quco In reply to Leunbrund [2012-06-29 21:10:34 +0000 UTC]

ooooh, thats good info~ thanks leu~ what about motion? blurry motion like what i TRIED to do here, but couldn't quite pull off?

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Leunbrund In reply to Quco [2012-06-30 02:01:33 +0000 UTC]

Usually that's achieved with a filter in photoshop, I am not sure how you'd do it with Sai. But Gaussian blur (google it) is a very common way of either bringing something out of focus, or something else into focus, if that makes sense!

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Quco In reply to Leunbrund [2012-06-30 11:14:01 +0000 UTC]

mmhm.. i know about gussian blur. and box and motion and all the other weidly named ones. but i want only for spesific parts. which doesn't work too well....

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Leunbrund In reply to Quco [2012-07-01 03:45:22 +0000 UTC]

Just takes a little trial and error :3

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Quco In reply to Leunbrund [2012-07-02 08:59:11 +0000 UTC]

okay xD

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Fish-tang [2012-06-24 02:49:31 +0000 UTC]

JASDGHKAJSHgfLAKSJfhlKASJfhakSJAASfsdgsdjdighaskdjFKSJDGHKSJDGa
JASGHDKJASHFKAJSHGFJAASGSHFJTASFASGADHDHS

aaaAAAAA Q 7 Q WAT DO YOU MEAN I'M GOING TO WIN?? THIS IS GORGEOUS!! THIS PICTURE.
IT SCREAMS PERFECTION. And oh my gosh don't even get me started on the story itself.
I-I can't even comprehend how great this is. The setting and how day is soon turning into night and just the texture of the whole art piece, I'm just flippen awestruck.

You did and outstanding job and I can definitely tell all that hard work paid off, seriously!
I'm so glad to have been facing off of such a worthy opponent, I just--

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Quco In reply to Fish-tang [2012-06-24 20:35:14 +0000 UTC]

first off come hereee you... *sobs*

i guess we'll both just have to wait and seeeeee for the judges... awefughbbughhufh.... i mean... they are so very different too..... but i think you did better of the space than me and just adfghjkl.....
i want both of us to win, okay!!!?

it's not perfect! i can point out thousand flaws, and just.... yeah... *sob*
well, i'm happy with how it turned out, although i had to stay up so late, aaaagh.... 5am... y u hatin?
i'm happy to have faced you too!!! QAQ i really got to challange myself! i kept saying: i gotta deliver the most awesome and best picture i've ever done... there are some parts i want changed... but i guess that comes with time and when i learn special effects... sob...
let me ask. what program do you use, and how did you blur the snow cause, so badass awesome and sai is hatin, and photoshop is hatin, and i wanna learn special effects!!! *sobbu*

and last: ILU thank you soooo much ;w; and i am really glad you liked my picture sob.... *can die happy now*

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TheLass [2012-06-23 20:58:22 +0000 UTC]

So she got desperate at the end?

I Guess she...

Lost her cool.

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Quco In reply to TheLass [2012-06-23 21:50:43 +0000 UTC]

she did indeed XD
she was close to loosing, one more hit and she would have fainted.....

and yes... OLOLOL she lost her cool~ easy enough for her, seeing as she's a mad, mad hatter froslass~

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AzureBlaxis [2012-06-23 13:03:54 +0000 UTC]

QU THAT SKILL

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Quco In reply to AzureBlaxis [2012-06-23 21:49:49 +0000 UTC]

I-IT'S NOT REALLY SKILL.... QwQ IT'S JUST A LOT OF EFFORT *sob*

thaaanks ;w; yours and everyone else is much more epic.. im sure im gonna lose too... tang's picture is so beautiful...

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AzureBlaxis In reply to Quco [2012-06-24 05:06:33 +0000 UTC]

fuuuunuuuuu

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Quco In reply to AzureBlaxis [2012-06-24 20:30:39 +0000 UTC]

whats fuuunuuuu even mean?? XD

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AzureBlaxis In reply to Quco [2012-06-25 01:18:04 +0000 UTC]

sdnjklsdgfdsfds XD nvm

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glutinousRice [2012-06-23 08:39:25 +0000 UTC]

I love the background! * o * Very nice! Also the story that goes with it~

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Quco In reply to glutinousRice [2012-06-23 21:48:01 +0000 UTC]

aw thanks hinata

i wrote the story first to make sure the picture would fit~

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EXP282 [2012-06-23 08:36:16 +0000 UTC]

Shadow Ball....saucesome.

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Quco In reply to EXP282 [2012-06-23 21:47:37 +0000 UTC]

shadow baaaaaall~
i love to draw the move.. cause its mostly the only move i can execute well enough so far.. pfft pft....

thanks~

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Harmonic-Anarchist [2012-06-23 05:56:16 +0000 UTC]

I can see why you had so many layers....this is beautiful

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Quco In reply to Harmonic-Anarchist [2012-06-23 21:44:56 +0000 UTC]

*coff* i like to keep things seperate and tidy. no chance to keep all the colours on the same layer... nope never

and thank you

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InfernoNick [2012-06-23 03:48:16 +0000 UTC]

Niiiiice... d OAO; b

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Quco In reply to InfernoNick [2012-06-23 21:44:26 +0000 UTC]

thank you nick

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InfernoNick In reply to Quco [2012-06-23 21:48:57 +0000 UTC]

No problem, ahah. ^ ^;;

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