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Description "…there was once a young man who dreamed he was a sapphire butterfly. Upon wakening, he spent the rest of his days a sapphire butterfly dreaming that he was a young man…"
~ Anonymous

My latest deviation, and (because I’m still experimenting with the technological feel) undoubtedly one of my most difficult (though I have to say, I’m disappointed with the outcome).

Sapphire Dreaming renders the two main characters of “Cassandra Starlight” in the womb-like core of their Worldship (hence the nice blue amoeba-bubble things). “Cassandra Starlight” itself is an old and original (and incomplete) science fiction/romance prose loosely inspired by Relic’s Homeworld saga. In Homeworld, I had always found Karan Sjet too ‘hive mother’ and not enough ‘woman’, and the other characters of the game seemed more mechanical than organic (just listen to them ‘scream’ when their ships explode in magnificent balls of flame, and you’ll see what I’m talking about). But since “Cassandra Starlight” was never finished, guess there’s no point in debating the matter, yes?

Too bad for Lady Cassandra and Viscount Alexander Quirinus, anyway.

My first deviation on Canadian soil. My last before I formally enter the University of British Columbia as an Undergraduate in the Sauder School of Business (aka Faculty of Commerce).

Enjoy.
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Comments: 90

mastermime [2008-02-11 06:27:38 +0000 UTC]

Dude, nice. O.O

To expand on the walkthrough you gave me, i was wondering, what type of scanner do you have? I realize that not matter what type you have, penciled drawings will always have to be cleaned up. But when i scan in my work it is VERY dirty/smudged.

I always have wondered if there are specific scanners to scan in art work....

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Skylord In reply to mastermime [2008-02-14 17:24:58 +0000 UTC]

[link]

o3o discontinued scanner. Mine is on it's last legs of operation, and it leaves HORRIBLE burn marks on the scan. But it's a good scanner. The best I've ever owned... and I got it as a trade-in, because the previous model i owned was defective. Reason i love it so much is that it's perfectly flat, no "elevated" areas means you can scan a HUGE picture and then jigsaw it together later.

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mastermime In reply to Skylord [2008-02-15 06:45:11 +0000 UTC]

Lucky, i've always wanted some rare-discontinued hardware. T_T

But would you say that the type of scanner you have effects you art?

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OkamiSydni-Chan [2008-01-04 06:49:52 +0000 UTC]

Wow, this is so pretty. I love her face.

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edwardgoh91 [2007-08-26 15:26:22 +0000 UTC]

hey cool armour!! nice work men!

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iloveguns [2007-04-27 01:46:56 +0000 UTC]

Nice.

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hayamimoco [2007-01-07 02:57:23 +0000 UTC]

Cooly.
I can't draw girls.

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Skylord In reply to hayamimoco [2007-01-22 01:10:51 +0000 UTC]

I'm still learning how to draw girls, haha. :B Besides, I screwed in more than one respect on this picture.

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Aata [2006-11-24 09:26:41 +0000 UTC]

Wow tis looks cool...............

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Skylord In reply to Aata [2006-12-30 12:09:34 +0000 UTC]

why, thank you. ^^ It was actually rather haphazardly done, though, I must admit... I had to rush it to get it done before university started, after all

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TalosAT [2006-05-06 09:41:58 +0000 UTC]

Wow.... This looks amazing... all the detail in the mechanical stuff is amazing... espically her left arm... most impressive!
I really like the blue tone of the picture, what stood out while i was browsing your gallery
I tried drawing some mechanical stuff once.. and haven't tried again since... I think it's a really great piece overall

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Skylord In reply to TalosAT [2006-05-31 01:13:04 +0000 UTC]

Ah, thank you for the comment. ^^ Well, that was a rather rushed deviation, I must admit. When you're trying to finish that level of detail a week before university starts.... well. Let's just say I wasn't too happy with this.

But thank you.

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TalosAT In reply to Skylord [2006-06-03 07:08:52 +0000 UTC]

your quite welcome
AHhh... I see- I thought it turned out nicely... but I won't go into argueing with an artist about there artwork.... Heh I know how it is with some pieces where you arent happy with the outcome- yet others like it

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blue-phoenix27 [2006-04-17 07:17:09 +0000 UTC]

i like this one

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Skylord In reply to blue-phoenix27 [2006-05-31 01:39:54 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for your comment.

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Ozumaru [2006-01-17 07:59:47 +0000 UTC]

Shading brings it to life, good job

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Skylord In reply to Ozumaru [2006-01-18 04:51:25 +0000 UTC]

I can't believe you actually like this one. *laughs* i mean, so few do. Thank you, your comments have been most appreciated. Lady Cassandra was an utter pain to draw.

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Ozumaru In reply to Skylord [2006-01-18 04:57:55 +0000 UTC]

i wonder y ppl dont like it, it looks very good, the shading and light r kool

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Skylord In reply to Ozumaru [2006-01-18 07:24:55 +0000 UTC]

It's because it's a riot of incorrect anatomy.

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Odango-chan [2006-01-10 06:40:15 +0000 UTC]

I especially like the quote ^_^

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Odango-chan In reply to Odango-chan [2006-01-11 05:43:12 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome ^_^

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Skylord In reply to Odango-chan [2006-01-11 04:53:09 +0000 UTC]

Why thank you. Circular, isn't it? *laughs*

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blastedgoose [2005-09-08 20:26:10 +0000 UTC]

thats cool. i dunno why u dont like it, i think it's better than a lot of ur other stuff. i cant believe u found time to do a dev though! i havent touched photoshop for almost 3 weeks now! course maybe that has something to do with my laptop not having it...

hows ubc anyway? 2day was my 3rd day of school and im already hating it. (not the school itself, but the IDEA that im back in school).

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Skylord In reply to blastedgoose [2005-09-11 00:31:23 +0000 UTC]

I hate school, too. But that's because my econ prof wants us to finish unfinished lectures on our own. I have to self-study junk he was supposed to teach us and couldn't because he ran out of time...

Go figure.

Thanks for the comment. ^_~

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blastedgoose In reply to Skylord [2005-09-13 04:00:21 +0000 UTC]

i heard u were sick, poor boy.

can u send me a pic of urself cuz madz wants to see. have u seen pics of her? i find it so strange that u two are friends. my second-cousin and my classmate, how odd. my friends arent even friends with my FIRST cousins...

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kittyasystol In reply to blastedgoose [2005-09-22 10:45:07 +0000 UTC]

Of course he's seen piks of me. I'm all over my account!

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Skylord In reply to blastedgoose [2005-09-21 02:33:28 +0000 UTC]

My picture will be up in due time, dear cousin. Ah, the irony is intense, I assure you. *laughs playfully*

As for my sickness... let us just say that I'm better now.

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kittyasystol In reply to Skylord [2005-09-22 10:44:41 +0000 UTC]

Yes, she's right. I want photos! >:\ And for the record, I don't think Mae actually introduced me to any first cousins, except for the kids we went Trick-or-Treating with before.

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Skylord In reply to kittyasystol [2005-09-23 17:35:17 +0000 UTC]

*smiles* I haven't had an opportunity to upload anything yet. We'll both have to wait and see...

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kittyasystol In reply to Skylord [2005-09-24 13:12:49 +0000 UTC]

Btw have you actually seen photos of me yet?

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Skylord In reply to kittyasystol [2005-10-01 01:53:13 +0000 UTC]

Uh... not really? At least, not the full view of your face...

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kittyasystol In reply to Skylord [2005-10-02 13:17:07 +0000 UTC]

WHAT. Go here ~lavaldieu

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Skylord In reply to kittyasystol [2005-10-08 19:58:11 +0000 UTC]

As i said, you're not bad looking, Milady. ^_~

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kittyasystol In reply to Skylord [2005-10-09 07:53:25 +0000 UTC]

Haha thanks

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kittyasystol In reply to Skylord [2005-09-24 13:11:58 +0000 UTC]

YARG. I demand photos. Now. I mean, here I am camwhoring all over the internet and what have you?? >:\ I'm unhappy.

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Skylord In reply to kittyasystol [2005-10-01 01:52:39 +0000 UTC]

... *throws photos in furnace*

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kittyasystol In reply to Skylord [2005-10-02 13:18:20 +0000 UTC]

*EATS YOUR HEAD!!!!!!!!!* Argh.

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Skylord In reply to kittyasystol [2005-10-08 20:04:41 +0000 UTC]

*runs away like headless chicken*

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kittyasystol In reply to Skylord [2005-10-09 07:52:32 +0000 UTC]

Goodness. *spits your head out*

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Skylord In reply to kittyasystol [2005-10-09 22:50:53 +0000 UTC]

*picks up head* Thank you.

*runs off again, this time with head tucked under arm*

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kittyasystol In reply to Skylord [2005-10-10 12:29:08 +0000 UTC]

That gives me a ridiculously funny mental image xD

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Skylord In reply to kittyasystol [2005-10-10 18:13:49 +0000 UTC]

*pauses* I know. It was intended to. *runs off*

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Skylord In reply to Skylord [2005-10-11 03:11:28 +0000 UTC]

*turns head backward in hands to glance over shoulder*

*runs faster*

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kittyasystol In reply to Skylord [2005-10-11 01:42:39 +0000 UTC]

Errr. Riiiiiiight. *chases!!*

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Skylord In reply to kittyasystol [2005-10-11 03:26:52 +0000 UTC]

*turns head backward in hands to glance over shoulder*

*runs faster*

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kittyasystol In reply to Skylord [2005-10-11 11:37:29 +0000 UTC]

OMG that's the cutest xD

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Skylord In reply to kittyasystol [2005-10-11 14:57:26 +0000 UTC]

*decapitated head laughs* I can't believe you actually find this amusing!

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kittyasystol In reply to Skylord [2005-10-12 13:02:40 +0000 UTC]

I can be quite shallow sometimes

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Skylord In reply to kittyasystol [2005-10-13 16:29:54 +0000 UTC]

This is becoming a little pointless, dontcha think?

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kittyasystol In reply to Skylord [2005-10-14 06:42:45 +0000 UTC]

Yes. Haha. Have you seen btw, I've editted Choco Knight.

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