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Published: 2004-06-07 00:28:57 +0000 UTC; Views: 242; Favourites: 0; Downloads: 51
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Description I'm in a pretty dismal mood right now, and this is the best I can come up with.
Done entirely in PS7, using my tablet (oh so sexy). The tree in the background is a brush I made using an edit of stock photo I got off ~snarfevs . After each layer was coloured I fiddled with the contrast to make the whole scene as tired as possible. Finished it at around 1 am last night.
Funnier stuff coming soon, I swear.
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Comments: 23

eggnogstick [2005-09-03 03:31:12 +0000 UTC]

Like the hair. you're good with things like hair and clothing--a good eye for texture.

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twistedfate111 [2004-08-29 16:47:43 +0000 UTC]

wow...
you are an extremely talented artist! im completely shocked...
this pic is amazing. i love your style

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ruzkin In reply to twistedfate111 [2004-08-30 02:45:23 +0000 UTC]

Wow, thanks, I really appreciate the comment

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taintedmadhatter [2004-06-08 07:34:05 +0000 UTC]

Very shibby. I love your style.

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thedarkest-one [2004-06-07 21:23:17 +0000 UTC]

awesomness indeed

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skadieverwinter [2004-06-07 10:39:47 +0000 UTC]

That's soo very cool.

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skadieverwinter [2004-06-07 10:33:07 +0000 UTC]

That's soo very cool.

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fishblenderpietent [2004-06-07 10:00:49 +0000 UTC]

I'd have blown up my school... if I could only find some matches.

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ultorgabrihel [2004-06-07 05:39:34 +0000 UTC]

Wow. This looks very good! I like your character style and the background. Good job.

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TenshiRyu [2004-06-07 05:31:35 +0000 UTC]

That's really good. The hair and clothes are lovely and the background makes the drawing stand out well.

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ruzkin In reply to TenshiRyu [2004-06-07 07:51:00 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, makes me feel a lot better

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TenshiRyu In reply to ruzkin [2004-06-07 17:21:17 +0000 UTC]

I hope you feel better soon.

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god-of-insects [2004-06-07 03:49:35 +0000 UTC]

You know, I really like this. Nice job on the custom brush.


It's good to have artistic emotional outlets. Without them, I would've blown my school up many moons ago.

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ruzkin In reply to god-of-insects [2004-06-07 07:51:26 +0000 UTC]

I nearly DID blow up my school once. But that's another story.

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dire-musaera [2004-06-07 02:03:06 +0000 UTC]

cool, it really is.

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ruzkin In reply to dire-musaera [2004-06-07 07:51:39 +0000 UTC]



Naught else to say.

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oltri [2004-06-07 01:30:00 +0000 UTC]

Thas' nice, but I don't think the bg matches the picture O_o

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ruzkin In reply to oltri [2004-06-07 07:52:06 +0000 UTC]

Hrm? Doesn't match? Thanks for the feedback, I'll have a fiddle.

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saaio [2004-06-07 01:11:13 +0000 UTC]

nice coloring and I love the hair

that's about how I feel at the moment.
dead exhausted.
I just got back from a week trip. too many nights of staying up too late

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ruzkin In reply to saaio [2004-06-07 07:52:31 +0000 UTC]

Then... sleep more, I say!

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snarfevs [2004-06-07 01:10:54 +0000 UTC]

Is this using a variation of my SecretColouringMethodTM?
However it was done, it looks great! If you don't mind me saying, I think it's a leap ahead of your previous work!
Although the pic you used as the background basis is indeed stock, not all of the stuff I gave you in the stock directory is in fact stock - some are reference pics so approach with caution, especially the pics of the blackbird, spirit and tomcat...
(actually, tomcat is a rather photorealistic airbrushing, believe it or not...)

Anyhow, this is really great. Perhaps the shirt could have used a little work but I like this very much.


Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's tablet...

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ruzkin In reply to snarfevs [2004-06-07 07:55:08 +0000 UTC]

Ah, yes, the shirt. I never intended to actually include the shirt in the picture, but after flatting it and chopping just the head it seemed... pooey. So I included the shirt, into which had gone no work.
And nope, not your colouring method. I just coloured flats, then picked a kinda-darker colour, and did some shadows on the same layer, then a more-darker-colour and did darker shadows...

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snarfevs In reply to ruzkin [2004-06-07 09:57:04 +0000 UTC]

Okidokk I imagine that just the head would have looked very straunge indeede...

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