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Description i know i have a lot of things to draw, but i've suddenly come up artist's block. got a little discouraged by the amazing art on here, and not all the bad art in the work could convince me i was any good, so i brought my watercolors back out, and tried to remember back when i did serious pictures with tons of symbolism, and after getting really bothered trying to think of what to draw, i flipped through an old sketchbook and found this picture: [link]

i love that character so much, so i thought i'd do a picture about him. sadly my scanner was't big enough, some of the black pather and the horse skull ad to be cut of D: i wish it was good, but we can't get everything we want. sometimes i think i can draw, but now i see i have a lot of practice before i can really do anything special. anyway...

LOG DESCRIPTION, but hey, it might be fun to read, i dunno. this is the best worked out story i have
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DEO (center) is only 20-years-old, is ready to take over the kingdom. it started 10 years earlier on the dawn of THE GREAT IMBALANCE, in which DEO's father released a toxin into the sewers of MATIS YANIS, the center and heart of the kingdom of OSGOTT, which killed all of the neutral citizens living there. he had an ulterior motive, though, for he knew the gods of the land would not simply watch their people die. help their people is exactly what they did.

CANDOR and NIGROR, the gods of life and death and rulers over MATIS YANIS, called out to the guardians of the 8 other cities, all of whom inhabited a neutral child in order to give them element and save them from the toxin. 10 children were saved, and although that was few, it was the best they could do. having been touched by the gods, although, would give the children intense powers beyond imagination as they learned to harness it. DEO's father waded over the dead bodies to the twins kept alive, newly granted with domain over life and death. his son, only ten, took the newborn boy with bright white hair into his arms, a slight feeling of jealousy over his father's affection for him. though the distraction wasn't long, as the female twin with strong black hair was snatched up by a toddler, his eyes full of strength and another breathing newborn in his other arm. DEO's father hadn't expected the other gods to become involved, he could see the intense vigor of MIKRO DASOS possessing the boy, the goddess of the woods. before he could react, the young boy was gone, faster than humanly possible. it was typical that MIKRO DASOS would achieve so much to foil him, even i the face of the panic and confusion. in no position to complain, having the key to immortality in his arms, he secreted away with the child across the seas, leaving his son behind without a word, leaving them to presume he had died.

having had a great success in their conquest to bring order to the kingdom through a tightfisted dictatorship, DEO was announced the new leader of the intense underground group, despite being only 10. wrought with anger towards his father, confusion, and sadness, DEO became drunk with the power. he grew immensely strong and clever. before long he appeared to the distraught and broken world, claiming that he would bring all the order back that was lost in THE GREAT IMBALANCE. charismatic and smart, he went everywhere, gaining strong support and love. at some point, he was i EPIT, the city of the wind element, and stole a young girl out of her bed, only to claim the next day that he was her brother, and the family she was living with had, in fact, stole her as a child from him and his late father. unable to see past his lies, CASSANDRA (left) happily was adopted into his campaign, dressed beautifully and looking happy to insist his compassion and family values. he protected her with 2 black panthers, LEAH and LYDIA, whom were able to communicate with her telepathically.

9 years after his father disappeared, a old blind master from the continent to the east, calling himself SHU (top right ((short for shuukakusha, lol))) and his bright-eyed son, full of life and optimism, CHAEL (bottom right) appeared to him, asking to work under him. it took no time for them to prove their worth as fighters and masterminds, and SHU was soon working under DEO as a second-hand man. though, DEO could never quite get himself to warm up to CHAEL. he knew immediately that this was his father and the boy of light. CANDOR had been a white fox god, and CHAEL had grown bright white fox ears and tail. while animal attributes weren't uncommon, there were no such thing as white foxes. SHU tried to convince him that in the east, white foxes were common, but the life constantly swimming in CHAEL's smile was unmistakable.

as it would seem, SHU had changed. life in the east and with CHAEL had taught him what a terrible man he had been. after 9 years of meditation, training, and finding himself, he was a good soul. though the goddess of law, OCCAECO, never sleeps, and punishes her people with great pain in exchange for their guilt. after 4 years of damning pain, SHU was left blind and full of guilt. he used the next years of his transition to improve is soul and learn to live with his handicap. he gave his pride, CHAEL, over to the one-armed teacher MAEH, a genius whom taught self defense only to the most worthy, those being CHAEL and his closest friend, RIH. the two were inseparable, and when CHAEL had to leave to return to OSGOTT, RIH dropped his whole life to follow behind only a few months later.

yeah, sorry. wuz bored :B
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Comments: 83

socke-scheusal In reply to ??? [2010-09-16 19:56:46 +0000 UTC]

if you're still on devart yds, my new name is

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ChibiHaruChans [2009-03-05 06:09:48 +0000 UTC]

mmm, the detail is wonderful ♥

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socke-scheusal In reply to ChibiHaruChans [2009-03-05 18:07:59 +0000 UTC]

thanks very much C8

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ChibiHaruChans In reply to socke-scheusal [2009-03-05 20:33:03 +0000 UTC]

No prob x3

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getvent [2008-01-14 01:30:13 +0000 UTC]

Absolutely amazing. I'd love to get a print of this.

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socke-scheusal In reply to getvent [2008-01-14 01:46:06 +0000 UTC]

wow! i didn't think it was that good. thanks a bunch!

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getvent In reply to socke-scheusal [2008-01-14 01:48:59 +0000 UTC]

It's so morbid without looking so gothy, yet so inviting and peaceful and it has a great antique look to it. I love it!

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socke-scheusal In reply to getvent [2008-01-14 02:03:30 +0000 UTC]

thanks so much for the awesome compliments, i appreciate them a ton!

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getvent In reply to socke-scheusal [2008-01-14 02:27:38 +0000 UTC]

Haha, thank , she led me to your page, and I fell for your style. Keep it up, brother!

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socke-scheusal In reply to getvent [2008-01-14 21:05:05 +0000 UTC]

maybe i will Cx

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imaginary-wings [2008-01-12 03:57:40 +0000 UTC]


that picture and story is practically seasoned with awesome-sauce with a side of awesome-fries with some chikin grilled in AWESOME.

i cant get over it. its awesome.

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socke-scheusal In reply to imaginary-wings [2008-01-12 22:54:31 +0000 UTC]

wow, thanks a whole bunch!!! XDDD i don't think my body can handle such a big serving of awesome i one sitting

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imaginary-wings In reply to socke-scheusal [2008-01-12 23:12:08 +0000 UTC]

ull hafta try.

or i can help. ;D

O!! speakin of awesome...
i kno u have a aim. =3
and its in me buddeh list.
just lettin u kno.

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socke-scheusal In reply to imaginary-wings [2008-01-12 23:14:27 +0000 UTC]

actually, i don't have aim anymore, i made this account back when i did and forgot to change it. i only have skype now at and_also_dinosaurs

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imaginary-wings In reply to socke-scheusal [2008-01-12 23:49:36 +0000 UTC]

sweet!! i have skype nao too.
i sent u a skype msg. 83

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Ynawdar [2008-01-07 20:20:16 +0000 UTC]

my first thought was that you'd killed Jesus. wow.

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socke-scheusal In reply to Ynawdar [2008-01-07 20:39:33 +0000 UTC]

back to the good ol' dark pictures!! :B
and i can't kill jesus, someone else already did :/ you need to keep up with current events, rush rush

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Ynawdar In reply to socke-scheusal [2008-01-08 18:02:51 +0000 UTC]

you know me, always behind the times. I don't have cable.

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socke-scheusal In reply to Ynawdar [2008-01-08 19:01:22 +0000 UTC]

XDDD

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waiting4wings [2008-01-07 18:03:47 +0000 UTC]

Wow, this looks great - I love all the collage-type work you've done with the blood splatters and the portrait.

This is a whole other side of you!

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socke-scheusal In reply to waiting4wings [2008-01-07 19:07:26 +0000 UTC]

haha, yeah, i guess it is a whole different half of my art. i'm glad you like it!

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waiting4wings In reply to socke-scheusal [2008-01-08 17:21:55 +0000 UTC]

Yeah! *pleads* Please show us more!

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GoldFLBryn [2008-01-07 17:01:30 +0000 UTC]

Okay, first of all, I your watercolor awesomness. Second of all, I your imagination. And, thirdly, I your story. Here's hoping you'll do more art for your story and give us more pieces ^^

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socke-scheusal In reply to GoldFLBryn [2008-01-07 19:41:11 +0000 UTC]

wow, thanks a bunch *w* my sister's trying to get me to work on the story more too. who knows O:

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uke-sama [2008-01-07 05:27:48 +0000 UTC]

Oh my gosh!! Not bored AT ALL! >3< ooooh your stories are fantastic!! This one sounds so cool!! : ) I hope to see and hear more about it!!!


I love the names you gave the people and places, How is 'Chael' pronounced? xM mmph. The picture is beautiful, by the way!!! The little blood flecks on it really 'underline' the whole bloody/turmoily/complex past!! >B3 Cassandra is gorgeous. ( and maybe a little naive lol >3>;; )I love the little pearls or white bead things in her hair. <3333

JESUS! EVERYTHING ABOUT YOUR STORY SOUNDS SO EPICALLY COOL!! D8 <3

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socke-scheusal In reply to uke-sama [2008-01-07 19:44:58 +0000 UTC]

ohwowowowowow thanks so much CCCCx you always make me so happeh *3*

i proounced chael 'kai-el', because it's latin, ad that's how my friends said it would be. then another friend who knew latin said it was pronounced another way. but i still call him 'kai-el'. and yeah, cassandra is super naive, she once inspected the ceiling for hours to where the word gullible was written.
thanks so much for being interested in the story Cx

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PhatDoughBoy [2008-01-07 05:08:14 +0000 UTC]

You shit me. It makes no sense, but the rest of this may not either. This piece is really cool. I am really jealous of you and your awesome art, you have style. Style is hard to come by, I wish I had one. Your art is great and you are robably one of my favorite artists(ever). I sometimes have periods when I think my art is crap, but afterwards I always kick back into gear and make it even better. Well, that's my pep talk. You keep drawin' your awesome stuff, and I'll be happy.

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socke-scheusal In reply to PhatDoughBoy [2008-01-07 20:29:36 +0000 UTC]

it used to not bother me, but it's just i'm not there yet. i need to study anatomy more, and blah. O: but thanks XD

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PhatDoughBoy In reply to socke-scheusal [2008-01-08 03:34:16 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, but everyone needs to study anatomy more.

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umbles [2008-01-07 03:58:22 +0000 UTC]

y-your...the way you draw your profiles, they're so amazing! and your eyes and hands...arrrgh, this is gorgeous...!! i love the watercolors and the REALLY REALLY cool characters! I will always be a fan of your wonderful drawings~this is inspiring, the amount of detail you put into it.
i'm going to go try and improve now too. ;A;
so lovely. <3

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socke-scheusal In reply to umbles [2008-01-07 20:33:54 +0000 UTC]

oh wow, really?! thanks!!!! *w*

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MyNameIsMad [2008-01-07 01:21:43 +0000 UTC]

Hoez mah goddy god god godz....if I could draw details like that...I'd be a rich girl. You's gonna be a rich boy someday, socky. Mark my words.

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socke-scheusal In reply to MyNameIsMad [2008-01-07 20:34:17 +0000 UTC]

awwwwww thankee wifey

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ShojiHERO [2008-01-06 18:15:17 +0000 UTC]

when I saw this for the first time I'm like

"OMGLAZERSS"

but it was not lazers

but something much more awesome. <3

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socke-scheusal In reply to ShojiHERO [2008-01-06 18:18:04 +0000 UTC]

XDDDDDDDDD i'm glad they weren't lazors. those are dangerous for pets and small children

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ShojiHERO In reply to socke-scheusal [2008-01-06 18:19:04 +0000 UTC]

indeed, i once saw a lazor kill a small animal. :/

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socke-scheusal In reply to ShojiHERO [2008-01-06 18:26:18 +0000 UTC]

i once saw a lazor frog! it's like a frog but it shoots lazors and had grandchildren!

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fancylances In reply to socke-scheusal [2008-01-06 20:55:28 +0000 UTC]

omg... "When I grow up I want to be a lazorfrog like my grampa." BEST. INSIDE JOKE. EVER.

....sorry, had to say something about lazorfrogs XD you're my fave, sock.

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socke-scheusal In reply to fancylances [2008-01-06 21:09:28 +0000 UTC]

C: i found my lazorfrog picture in my photobucket. love.

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ShojiHERO In reply to socke-scheusal [2008-01-06 18:27:39 +0000 UTC]

grandchildren, you say? how interesting! did you manage to capture it and breed an army of lazorfrogs?

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socke-scheusal In reply to ShojiHERO [2008-01-06 18:32:33 +0000 UTC]

well, actually, i did't really SEE him. i only overheard the frogs talking about it. they're probably a bunch of filthy liars, anyway. that's life, though DDDDDD: but i belieeeeve in the lazorfrogs

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ShojiHERO In reply to socke-scheusal [2008-01-06 18:34:32 +0000 UTC]

Ahh, indeed. frogs are liars. :/ it's such a sad event when you hear a fantastic story from the toad king, only to have it disproved by the salmon prince

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socke-scheusal In reply to ShojiHERO [2008-01-06 18:40:22 +0000 UTC]

i know i HATE THAT DDDDDDDD: have you ever played chibi robo? he could talk to frogs when he put on a frog hat. so could link in majora's mask.
I HAVE THAT HAT.

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ShojiHERO In reply to socke-scheusal [2008-01-06 18:50:53 +0000 UTC]

i've never played it! but i will look for it. C:

ps that's awesome

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grindzone [2008-01-06 17:36:03 +0000 UTC]

...WOW.
That's all I can tell you, really O__O
Wow and LOVELOVELOVE.
Fucking amazing.
Really.
I'm at a loss of words.

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socke-scheusal In reply to grindzone [2008-01-06 18:02:18 +0000 UTC]

wow, really?? that's... that's so cool O: i didn't think it was THAT good. thanks!!

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grindzone In reply to socke-scheusal [2008-01-06 18:03:32 +0000 UTC]

PSSH WELL IT IS XDD;; Goooosh!
Yeah my pleasure, dude :>

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socke-scheusal In reply to grindzone [2008-01-06 18:18:15 +0000 UTC]

XDDDDDDD

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fancylances [2008-01-06 17:29:35 +0000 UTC]

You.... You're kidding me, right? You dare to sit there and tell me that your art sucks when you've got a sister here in the states who draws a comic of STICK FIGURES??! (granted, Logan is one sexy sonofabitch XD) You have to be kidding me. Look at all the friends you got because your art rawks the house, and then tell me you suck. Because you don't. If you say that one more time, I'm gonna Apparate over to Germany and hit you in the head with Hayner's nail bat. Yeah, you heard me.

That being said... AH! CHAEL!! *huggles* He is so mah fave. I completely love all the (back)story you have for UPW, and I still love all the characters. Who has the notebook, you or Yds? HMMM... I still think you should do something for this story. Be it a book, a comic, a video game, whatever. It's amazing. Not to mention the picture! Freakin brilliant, more like. I'm uber jealous of your skillz (especially with paint omg I suck). Is this comment long enough yet? AAAAAAANYway, keep my threat and my love in mind next time you wanna demean yourself. There is too much love swirling around you and your art to say bad things about it or yourself. GOT IT???

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socke-scheusal In reply to fancylances [2008-01-06 18:13:14 +0000 UTC]

lulz, yes, my stick beau loves your stick logan. XDDDD
and WTFOMG hayner's nailbat XDDDDD you must be feeling especially inside joke-y today XDD

thanks buddy, your comment was awesome like woooah. it's way better as a picture than after it was scanned. it's cool to hear you like UPW. i have the notebook. last i noticed it was in my nightstand by the bed, but dunno if it's still there or not. (dad might'a stored it) i wanna make it into a comic or something, but there's too many plotholes right now. like, HUGE ones. like, you know, what happens in the story. XD i have all the stuff that happens before and after and all the people and stuff, but no single story. PHEH.

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