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Published: 2010-12-27 04:00:02 +0000 UTC; Views: 2785; Favourites: 115; Downloads: 0
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Ladd Russo and his lovely lady Lua from my favorite anime, Baccano!Colored version of a lineart I submitted a couple of weeks ago. I finally got around to coloring it... I love winter break
Feedback/comments are always appreciated
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Watercolour *-*
I fall in love with watercolour painters. So good thing...
Speciak complinent to their clothes. So..pretty lines <3
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I love your line art a lot! Such clean, varied lines that suggest shadows and light feathers
One suggestion I can give is to darken the colors and create more contrast between the characters and the background; since you're using watercolor, you can also try layering a few glazes of different hues to make the colors more lively (right now it looks a bit washed out).
But amazing work nevertheless! Keep it up
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Oh wow, I love the colors, and your technique!
So beautiful!~
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So much white, aw! I like the edge the rifle brings to the image. Hmm, I wonder what just a little bit more black/shadows in the creases would've done to the colour composition. It's eyecatching as it is, though.
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Thanks! Good point on the shadows. I think it would have added more pop, but I'm always a bit (over?) cautious about over-inking pictures I plan to color... there's really no turning back working on paper lol
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Yeah. I know at the finishing stage you tend to get a bit careful, for a reason. Ohh, for some reason I thought this was digital! What did you color it with, aquarelle?
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Really? That's kind of flattering
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It's well done apparently! 
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So many little details, and the poses are very dynamic for two people sitting. You show a great control of colours too, since you have a limited palate and still manage to have an awesome range. Also, let me mention that I love the fact this is done traditionally. I see a lot of digitally-done art, and I do it a lot myself, so seeing traditional art (of Baccano!, none the less!) is refreshing on so many levels.
Ladd's expression is quite Ladd-esque, and Lua has her usual half-gone smile. Everything here comes together to make on hell of a gorgeous picture <3
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Wow, thanks so much for the detailed comment
I'm really happy that you think the poses are dynamic enough because I love drawing people sitting around (as I myself love simply sitting around) but I'm always worried they're not interesting enough!
I don't know what happened with this picture, but everything just seemed to work out. I love watercolors, but I feel ambivalent about many of the ones I do because I don't plan the color scheme enough and there's always one or two colors in the picture that end up REALLY bothering me. That's one giant advantage of digital art that I wish there was a way to harness in traditional media like watercolors 
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You're very welcome!
Oh, absolutely. The day we can combine the fun of traditional with the ease of digital will be a great day. I actually envy you for keeping with the traditional style. That was how I started out, but I just drifted into digital media, and my traditional skills are deteriorating.
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ladd and lua are so frigging smexy! definitely one of my faves from baccano. and you draw them so beautifully!! absolutely lovely submission. <33
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Thanks
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ayaaiiihhh! this is so frigging awesome!! i love the lineart and the colours, its really gorgeous! i think you really got ladd and lua down!
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Thank you 
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That's the hottest thing i've ever seen. lol. Your control of Watercolors is beast
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Thank
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This is lovely--I love all the details like the wrinkles in the clothes and the doilies!
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Thank you
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Ooooh, I knew the lineart looked familiar! And it looks amazing now that it's colored!
Great job!!
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Thanks! I probably should have held back from submitting the lineart but I was worried I'd never get around to coloring this XD
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I know the feeling!
But they're both great!
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Absolutely gorgeous! You certainly do the couple justice. : )
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Thank you! They're my favorite
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everythings goddamn amazing
although ladd uses a shotgun and that sorta looks like a mosin nagant
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Ah, sorry about that bit, guns have never been my forte
Thanks for the comment though!
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It's all good, we all got our weakness. For me it's anything that's not an angry looking dude.
No problem yo! Like the style, will be keeping a look out for your future works for sure.
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Lol I love angry looking dudes though
Thanks so much for the watch!!
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De nada, just keep on making art!
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I almost bought a 'Mosin Nagant' while at a gun show the other day. Get this, bolt action working and all the total price came to 179 dollars. The rifle was manufactured in 1939, served in Austria, and included the original bayonet. If you're ever looking for guns I have your back!
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