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What is A Flock of Ravens?



Yay! I can finally upload this! I feel like this picture shows a vast improvement, though I'm still iffy about the coloring. The coloring is better than it usually is (especially for the skin tone), but I'd like to aim for a more painterly look in the future. Anyway, I'm still very happy with this-- much more than I usually am when I finish a picture.

Even though the art style is still manga, it's a lot more toned-down and mature-- Fallene looks so different from that person sitting in her last picture >3>;; I've gone back to using black lineart, but I tried to make it thinner than it's been in the past. Colored lines are nice, but I've found that they don't really add that much to a picture as long as the inking is thin enough. On the other hand, I tried something new with the dress pattern. Drawing floral patterns is time consuming, but it's not as awful as I first thought it would be.

Now that I know this style works, I'll be able to move ahead with my art and try drawing my other characters.

... I have no clue why there's a statue's head in her lap. And, yes, I've decided to sign the picture with the kanji for my name; it just felt right at the time >_>



Fallene © ~Seitou
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Comments: 58

IAMTHESTRANGE [2012-01-19 18:11:35 +0000 UTC]

soooooo amazing!

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thelittleone [2011-11-15 05:29:30 +0000 UTC]

This is beautiful! You have such a magnificent gallery.

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Shmelanna [2011-10-22 05:18:29 +0000 UTC]

love the patterning in this

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HNAutumn [2011-09-18 02:16:00 +0000 UTC]

That hat! It's huge! I love it! ^^

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Deskleaves [2011-08-02 21:08:26 +0000 UTC]

Wow, this is gorgeous.... It's my favorite of yours, so far. It's easy to pick your art out of a pile, it looks so special and different. :3

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Pigeon90210 [2010-11-27 21:59:55 +0000 UTC]

creepy but cool

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intended-ice [2010-11-08 01:20:03 +0000 UTC]

Whoa! Love the detail on the skirt~ <3 The statue head and her expression definitely give it a dark feel (even if the statue apparently makes no sense xD)

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Bluegazed-09 [2010-07-08 08:32:08 +0000 UTC]

i would wear that...that hat lol coz i can make my hair fuzzy afro on top and still have some hair to straighten on the bottom. yeah...i have very thick and long hair

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Minimony [2010-05-24 02:46:16 +0000 UTC]

This one is amazing!
I loved the coloring and the colors you used!
Everything is working so well on this picture!
Congrats!

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Seitou In reply to Minimony [2010-05-24 14:01:44 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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Punchinello-Punch [2010-05-23 06:08:50 +0000 UTC]

diggin' the sweet color harmonies. : )

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Seitou In reply to Punchinello-Punch [2010-05-23 13:40:41 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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Londoneve [2010-05-21 19:34:42 +0000 UTC]

beautiful colors, mysterious look. I always admire your work

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Seitou In reply to Londoneve [2010-05-21 22:03:23 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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sidney-vicious [2010-05-21 19:22:03 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful! You're fantastic at folds and shading!

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Seitou In reply to sidney-vicious [2010-05-21 22:03:31 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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sidney-vicious In reply to Seitou [2010-05-21 22:03:59 +0000 UTC]

your very welcome!

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RococoAtelier [2010-05-21 17:11:44 +0000 UTC]

Very pretty! I love all the details on the dress (a detail freak here :'D) and the way you use patterns! And the huge hat is just gorgeous! Specially I like the way you color hair, it looks great! And I also prefer this one to your previous deviantions, the new style is better. Personally, I don't like anime/manga style that much.

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Seitou In reply to RococoAtelier [2010-05-21 19:07:35 +0000 UTC]

Thank you I'm really happy with the new style, too. And I agree with you about the whole anime/animu thing; it's really overdone, especially on this site. I'm happy to move in another direction with my art

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RococoAtelier In reply to Seitou [2010-05-22 11:19:17 +0000 UTC]

Yup. And it's always good to do something different. DA is so full of artists that it's really important :S

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inkscribble [2010-05-21 17:03:59 +0000 UTC]

Boy, do I EVER love your new style! She looks FABULOUS! Can't wait to see more of the characters all coloured up!

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Seitou In reply to inkscribble [2010-05-21 19:04:54 +0000 UTC]

Thank you I can't wait to draw the rest of my characters

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rifa [2010-05-20 21:20:11 +0000 UTC]

My thought as I looked at this... "Oh wow, lookit that hat. Thats one biiiig hat. I could use a hat like that. Its pretty awesome. Whats on the hat..? Hm, pretty... Oh my god, a head!"

xDD <3

Its lovely as always :3

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Seitou In reply to rifa [2010-05-20 22:28:54 +0000 UTC]

XDD

Thank you

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rifa In reply to Seitou [2010-05-20 22:31:05 +0000 UTC]

Very welcome ;3

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AllSeeingAye [2010-05-20 16:24:34 +0000 UTC]

It creeps me out...Mayybe that's why I love it so...

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Seitou In reply to AllSeeingAye [2010-05-20 22:28:35 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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sirideain [2010-05-20 15:37:06 +0000 UTC]

aww, the colors are amazing, and the floral pattern on her dress is so beautiful and romantic One of my favs, yep

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Seitou In reply to sirideain [2010-05-20 22:28:00 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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sirideain In reply to Seitou [2010-05-22 14:05:00 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome

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goonmann-85 [2010-05-20 09:56:54 +0000 UTC]

Awesome!
The face is beautiful, and haunting, especially the tiny doll-like lips! Its so much more effective than the exaggerated look of the previous picture.
And the floral pattern is aaamazing! Wanna give me some tips? lol

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Seitou In reply to goonmann-85 [2010-05-20 14:24:24 +0000 UTC]

Thank you Yeah, I have no clue what I was thinking with that last picture >_>

There are a lot of ways you can go about the floral pattern. I used stock images for reference. If you go to lolita clothing sites like Mary Magdalene and Victorian Maiden, then they often display close-ups of their printed fabrics, so I saved a bunch of my favorite stock images. For this dress, I picked one fabric sample and just kept rotating it as I drew different parts (colored inking and minimal shading)

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goonmann-85 In reply to Seitou [2010-05-20 23:55:09 +0000 UTC]

Oh, wow, thanks for the help!
So you draw each cluster of flowers manually? Or you draw just one and then rotate it around as you need to make up the pattern? Either way, it sounds like tedious work.

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Seitou In reply to goonmann-85 [2010-05-21 02:30:34 +0000 UTC]

You could do it either way, but I like to draw each cluster manually. It's not as tedious as it seems since the flowers a tiny, so they don't need to look perfect

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goonmann-85 In reply to Seitou [2010-05-21 03:52:44 +0000 UTC]

Good point. Thanks again

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deathAve69 [2010-05-20 07:36:05 +0000 UTC]

the colors and the design of her dress are wonderful! pretty work!

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Seitou In reply to deathAve69 [2010-05-20 14:15:14 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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Idzit [2010-05-20 03:52:49 +0000 UTC]

I love this so much! I love the colour of her eyes, and yes, I really do like the skintone as well. Not to mention the whole outfit!

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Seitou In reply to Idzit [2010-05-20 14:14:58 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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Pandorius [2010-05-20 02:41:11 +0000 UTC]

I love the change in your work, it shows maturity. Keep it the awesome work!

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Seitou In reply to Pandorius [2010-05-20 14:12:56 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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Crow-Karasu [2010-05-20 00:40:50 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful!

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Seitou In reply to Crow-Karasu [2010-05-20 01:33:11 +0000 UTC]

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YDPGirl93 [2010-05-20 00:28:07 +0000 UTC]

Wow, a huge difference in style, much more softer and curvy! Love the autumn colors.

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Seitou In reply to YDPGirl93 [2010-05-20 01:33:05 +0000 UTC]

Thank you I was really shocked by the change, too, but I think the softer look is more mature

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anime-freak64 [2010-05-19 23:33:24 +0000 UTC]

Ah, you colored it!!
It looks amazing
I love how deep the colors are.

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Seitou In reply to anime-freak64 [2010-05-20 01:31:40 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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anime-freak64 In reply to Seitou [2010-05-20 05:21:19 +0000 UTC]

Haha welcome <3

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SomnolentImages [2010-05-19 23:26:31 +0000 UTC]

this style is much softer than your usual, and it suits the content of your picture more I think, well done!

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Seitou In reply to SomnolentImages [2010-05-20 01:31:24 +0000 UTC]

Thank you I'm really happy with the shading, too

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