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Published: 2008-05-26 16:58:33 +0000 UTC; Views: 984; Favourites: 36; Downloads: 0
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ok, so he's not on rocks... he's on grass.
but 1) Canti sounds like a drink and 2) I did it traditionally for once! OMG TRADITIONAL MEDIA
Really, I haven't touched the stuff (besides pencil <3 ) in... a little over a year now. DX
So this is my favorite anime robot, adding to the summer fanart kick. enjoy people. enjoy.
oh, and tell me what you think! cuz uh... traditional media... first time in a while... you know.
Approx 3.5 hours, Pencil, Sharpie (eww why did I use sharpie), and a mix of Prismacolor and Copic Markers (frankenmarkers!)
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I second that on the Canti being your favorite anime robot. He's awesome and comes from an awesome anime.
You drew Canti so well! I would have never had the patience to both find references for and draw out all of the little details of his design, so I commend you for that. And really, you are alarmingly good with markers considering you haven't worked with them in so long. The shading and highlights are so perfect.
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Well, finding references is easy, especially with tools like google around. I just happened to have the action figure handy 
Thanks for the compliments!
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That's true. Oh, really? You have the action figure? That's cool.
You're very welcome!
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that is awesome!!!! prob the best canti i ever seen!!!
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well, I had a good reference (an 8" model I bought)
but it's not as good as the original :\
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I really like the colors, they seem so flowing and solid at the same time....if that makes sense in any way. Those were just the two words that came to mind. Wow.
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thank you. I kinda get what you're saying, it's sorta depends on how you focus on it and whatnot. I just wish I could have blended them better.
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Iiiiiii love this. The coloring on Canti is so nice and vibrant, but it still has clear value changes. Kudos man. Don't leave the traditional materials to collect dust!
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for a second there i thought it said clear vague, and i was like wtf?
I'm not gonna just let the traditionals rot, but I do need to find my colored pencils... cuz next i'd prefer to lay some marker flats, but then add a little more rendering depth with the pencils. Besides, they cost way too much to just let rot. D:
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This is one of those pieces that I'm not sure a scan can ever quite do justice of how beautiful it is in person - it's a gorgeous piece no matter what, but actually having it in-hand, I know how vibrant and lovely the colors are ^-^ I wish others could see it in person too!
You pwn this traditional stuff, baby. I'd totally encourage playing with it even more over the summer if you get the whim or desire
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yeah, the color correction on my scanner is pretty nice, but it's still not the same. I just checked out a tutorial on HDR imaging... and it kinda explained how none of the imaging equipment we use can actually see what our eyes see as we see it. (see see see so many sees) Though they are getting into that with newer 3D technologies. I like it, but I wish I had a little more control over blending. I think thats where marker flats and colored pencil shading is gonna come in 
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wow, you did Canti really well. he looks so sexy
still, very nice use of traditional media.
Canti is a great anime robot.
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thank you!
I needed to make use of my markers, so I'm glad it came out ok. XD
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Cool but there\'s something strange I can\'t really point it though XD
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excessively metallic look or posture?
cuz i suck at posture, and end up thinking things are passable when they aren't DX
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Maybe is what the guy up there said, about it falling XD
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he is mah favorite robot ever. XD
i've always enjoyed the tv-for-a-head design
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i like it, but i cant stop feeling liek the robot is gonna fall over, thats my only issue
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you shush!
... why do I have to suck at posture?
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I don't know whether this'll help in the future or not, but i have a small suggestion. The robot looks like he's leaning slightly to the left side of the page, so if the leg on the left side was positioned a little further to the left(a bit wider of a stance, with the foot that's barely visible placed further toward the left side of the page), It would look a bit more balanced. I hope my gibberish didn't confuse you.
Nice soft colors, I like the sunlight effect.
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no, i totally understand what you're saying, and you could've even been simpler if you wanted to. I found that problem early on, but I think what I really need to do is just turn the image, because now that I look at it again, I wasn't working with the paper straight on anyway D: unfortunately as these things go, I get too lazy to look back and fix things, I just move on to the next one and avoid repeating the mistake.
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photoshop can fix it right quick. its ok buddy, cheer up *pat*pat. it'll be ok
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but the point of doing it traditionally was to not use photoshop >:[
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niles come on i cant remember the last time i did something traditionally, get with the time grandpa, besides i doubt i can pull that off in traditional 100% right now
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"besides i doubt i can pull that off in traditional 100% right now"
yes. that's why i did it traditionally sway.
it takes more skill. and i needed to prove that i could do something traditionally.
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