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renkarts — Life in Technicolor II + WIP shots

Published: 2013-01-27 09:44:49 +0000 UTC; Views: 1745; Favourites: 70; Downloads: 11
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Description So this is the finished thing of the WIP from this journal here- [link]
This took me two or so weekends to finish so ITS BEEN SOMETHING I HAVE BEEN IN CONSTANT STRUGGLES OVER. Although now, as I look at it objectively, it doesn't seem so long.
Mainly this was to let me practice backgrounds a little bit of perspective, which, I conclude- I NEED WORK ON. ;A; RARGH.
I think I like how it came out though, and I'm definitely eager to start a new piece to practice what I learnt from this one: (which is)
1. Color carefully- it's a tad messy.
2. Don't fret too much over colors when just blocking.
3. My people skills are marginally better than my building's.
And most importantly four- DO NOT BE SCARED OF LINE-ART.
//in which i was terrified of the stuff before ;_____; thank you SAI//

Oh this is a slightly more vibrant and saturated version as opposed to the one before the final edit. If you think you'd like that one more, just put it in a comment and I'll replace it with the other, because honestly I'm not sure which one I like more.

Commission Information- [link] I'll be re-opening them in mid-February~

NOTE: This was inspired by European alleyways, since in my time living in Europe I have a fondness for them. The shoes on the clothing wires, TECHNICAL TERM (WOAH)- shoeffiti, isn't just for the heck of throwing perfectly good shoes. Actually they are used to mark the presence of a crack house in the area, or to commemorate an area where a fellow gang member had died. I'll leave it up to you to interpret what all the elements of the piece together mean~ *wink wink*
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Light Blue Prismacolor + F and Mechanical Pencil + Paint Tool SAI for sketching and line-art- 2-3 hours: building reference from Google Images //i actually sort of melded together loads and made some up in the end//

Bamboo Capture + Paint Tool SAI + Photoshop CS5 + MacBook Pro for coloring- (I wasn't really acutely aware of the time taken, only that it wasn't short), approx. 11-12 hrs

Tumblr Post: [link]
WIP GIF shots: [link]

Character and everything else (c) Me (duh)
Song Title from Coldplay (beautiful inspiration)
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Comments: 23

gigigirl [2013-07-03 08:11:29 +0000 UTC]

can someone say EPIC?! ^__^

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renkarts In reply to gigigirl [2013-07-03 14:57:05 +0000 UTC]

Ahaha~ THIS TOOK ME A RIDICULOUSLY LONG TIME I REMEMBER URGH.

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blanket86 [2013-01-30 12:10:40 +0000 UTC]

This is so amazing! Very good and interesting work!

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renkarts In reply to blanket86 [2013-01-31 03:37:25 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much~ ^^
I love your pencil work- so detailed~ ;A;

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xRaiyax [2013-01-29 13:00:20 +0000 UTC]

looks really great ^---^

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renkarts In reply to xRaiyax [2013-01-30 03:16:53 +0000 UTC]

Nyah~ Thank youu~

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xRaiyax In reply to renkarts [2013-01-30 17:53:58 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome :3

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mistylovesrocklee [2013-01-27 22:16:36 +0000 UTC]

It's really pretty.

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renkarts In reply to mistylovesrocklee [2013-01-28 08:34:10 +0000 UTC]

Thank youuu~~ ^-^

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mistylovesrocklee In reply to renkarts [2013-01-28 22:41:26 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome.

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DesertFoxKatbox [2013-01-27 16:19:23 +0000 UTC]

such a great scene! you must have worked hard!

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renkarts In reply to DesertFoxKatbox [2013-01-28 08:34:03 +0000 UTC]

Thank you~ And you bet your sweet bippy I did, lordy... *wipes forehead*

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isi-a [2013-01-27 15:11:55 +0000 UTC]

WOWOWOWAHH THIS IS AMAZING FFFFF
It has such a warm, sunny vibe to it ahhh~ ; v ;
I love all the details it has, like the drain pipes and the railing and the shoes~

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renkarts In reply to isi-a [2013-01-28 08:33:31 +0000 UTC]

I was looking at a lot of photos of my trip to Spain before coloring~ That's most likely where all the sun came from, hurr~
Holy this thing pushed me, *stumbles* It took me an abnormally long time for sketching ;A;
That emoticon thing describes my emotions exactly >:I

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isi-a In reply to renkarts [2013-01-28 12:10:28 +0000 UTC]

It looks absolutely fabulous, so it was def worth all that work! QAQ <3
Now you can rest your poor hands~ xD

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renkarts In reply to isi-a [2013-01-31 03:30:30 +0000 UTC]

//so much for resting my hands ;A; I still have a commission and SGPA S2 stuff and revamps and WOAH to do ;______;//

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isi-a In reply to renkarts [2013-01-31 10:58:11 +0000 UTC]

//holds
There there. ; o ;

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LiL-Missy-Livvy [2013-01-27 11:07:50 +0000 UTC]

Omigosh, wow! I didn't actually think this was your art work for a second. I did a double take! This is absolutely amazing! Far out!<3 I wish I could draw like that! <3x

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renkarts In reply to LiL-Missy-Livvy [2013-01-28 08:30:10 +0000 UTC]

Well it was quite a lot of hard work, ehehhe... But to be honest I think I'm just starting to get the hang of color coordination more~
Thankk youuu bby~~ TTATT

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tourettesz [2013-01-27 10:17:19 +0000 UTC]

An amazing piece with a lot of quirk!
I don't think SUPER ACCURATE BRAIN BUSTING perspective is needed in a piece like this. There's an enchanting and loveable charm to it where everything is not as it seems!!
Shoes on electrical and clothing wires have a really dark undertone to them but you just made them MAGICAL!!
i love it!

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renkarts In reply to tourettesz [2013-01-28 08:26:16 +0000 UTC]

ZOEMEEFGEE~ Comments like yours really make my day~ ;A;
*weeps*
It's my first time trying something like this so, so I'm really glad it got across some of the meanings I was hoping for~ ;_____;

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tourettesz In reply to renkarts [2013-01-28 09:38:44 +0000 UTC]

That's awesome! You've got an amazing future ahead of you in art!

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renkarts In reply to tourettesz [2013-01-30 03:19:28 +0000 UTC]

Wow thank you so much~ It means a lot~ ^-^

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