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Published: 2009-11-19 12:17:14 +0000 UTC; Views: 1255; Favourites: 12; Downloads: 18
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Description The finished picture! =^^=

There's more I could probably do, but I want to move to another project...


Carmen is having a bad day. She's a street girl on a backwater world whose economy has dried up. She joined a small gang for protection and to have something of a family. Today was supposed to be their big score. Carmen's boyfriend, the gang leader, figured out a way to purify nip, a powerful narcotic into a very concentrated form, ten times more potent than any other variety. Making it easier to transport and cut. Things didn't go as planned. She's been up since 2:00am, and now has a five mile walk back to their desert hideout...

The car: The Allman Poter was known as the "Poor man's luxury car" It seated six comfortable in its well padded interior. The twin rotor engine gave the vehicle ample power to move its 5000 lb mass. The simplicity of design made it extremely reliable under all conditions. Unfortunately, politics killed it. Small import cars from larger offworld interests made inroads with cheap prices. Politicians were bought off, and laws enacted (ostensibly to protect the environment, and enhance planetary terraforming) that effectively killed off local industry. Although production halted twenty years ago with the official closing of the Allman factory, over 70% of the fleet is still on the road today giving testament to a well-designed vehicle line.
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Comments: 42

Letrune [2011-01-09 22:05:07 +0000 UTC]

Poor Carmen... This things really made a day bad. I hope she'll get better.

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tbolt In reply to Letrune [2011-01-10 00:19:01 +0000 UTC]

Eventually, she will, but this is just the beginning of her tale here! =^^=

(Were she not so tired, she would like to kill the guy that suggested removing the spare tire so they could haul an extra briefcase of the Nip Concentrate!)

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Letrune In reply to tbolt [2011-01-10 13:48:49 +0000 UTC]

Oh, I see. I'll wait patiently for her story.

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Maddog3060 [2010-05-29 08:51:56 +0000 UTC]

Nicely done. Poor kid, looks like she's exhausted. I know the feeling...

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tbolt In reply to Maddog3060 [2010-05-30 23:26:24 +0000 UTC]

thanks! =^^=

She has seen a lot, I'll be posting the full story eventually =^^=

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Maddog3060 In reply to tbolt [2010-05-31 13:50:09 +0000 UTC]

Cool.

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FoxxyAzn [2009-12-14 02:26:08 +0000 UTC]

Bolty!! Ur sucha good artist LOVELY JOB!! XD I luv ur design

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tbolt In reply to FoxxyAzn [2009-12-14 22:14:10 +0000 UTC]

Thank you kindly! =^^=

She was a real headache to work out her final details...

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Dragon-Furry [2009-12-05 17:03:30 +0000 UTC]

Very nice work.
Like how you color your drawings.

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tbolt In reply to Dragon-Furry [2009-12-06 23:26:53 +0000 UTC]

Thank you kindly! =^^=

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Dragon-Furry In reply to tbolt [2009-12-07 22:29:09 +0000 UTC]

Welcome

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tails-sama [2009-11-27 01:30:46 +0000 UTC]

wow, this came out great! i think you and Corel are gonna make a great team. :3

yeah, I won't tease you about the foot thing, you did a great job of making her look worn. Trust me - I know, there have been days where I've had to walk miles after being stranded by a unreliable public bus or something

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tbolt In reply to tails-sama [2009-11-27 23:45:24 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much, and for the favorite! =^^=

The infantry had me doing a few road marches for practice, and fatigue can play a factor there! Heh, I recently overestimated my stamina on a local bike trail, I just wanted to take a quick walk, but I'm in process of cleaning up my bikes. Long story short, 13 miles on foot is a lot longer than on bike! =^^=

Corel is saving many trees at the expense of more than a few electrons!

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tails-sama In reply to tbolt [2010-01-08 03:21:36 +0000 UTC]

ouch I have a pretty impressive stamina for walking for hours, which is odd, considering my health. my muscles feel strained, but I never really feel wined o anything, as long as its not real sunny or I'm poorly dressed for the cold.

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tbolt In reply to tails-sama [2010-01-08 11:35:11 +0000 UTC]

Walking is great exercise, the biggest thing is that it is low impact (VERY helpful for those of us that suffer shin splints). Hydration is a big thing too, especially in the summer, and that is where I messed up, I didn't bring my Camel Back like I usually do on the trail. Adequate water would have made things a lot more pleasant! =^^=

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Rennon-the-Shaved [2009-11-20 21:50:27 +0000 UTC]

Nice job with the coloring and the shading.

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tbolt In reply to Rennon-the-Shaved [2009-11-20 22:01:37 +0000 UTC]

Thank you kindly! and for the favorite too! =^^=

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Sebastis [2009-11-20 00:43:07 +0000 UTC]

That really came out well.

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tbolt In reply to Sebastis [2009-11-20 01:14:56 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! =^^=

I think I have to admit that your color / shading skills surpass mine!

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Sebastis In reply to tbolt [2009-11-20 01:26:03 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome.

Maybe but you have come a long way. Keep on experimenting and doing your best.

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flippedoutkyrii [2009-11-19 20:07:42 +0000 UTC]

I love the car in the background

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tbolt In reply to flippedoutkyrii [2009-11-19 22:29:12 +0000 UTC]

Thank you kindly!

I may have to do a 3/4 view of it some time! =^^=

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RJ-Pilot [2009-11-19 19:11:25 +0000 UTC]

Heh, this is great! Neat work on the shading and colouring!

I'd prefer a 1950 Ford Deluxe four-door manual, though...

...in black.

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tbolt In reply to RJ-Pilot [2009-11-19 22:37:42 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the favorite! =^^=

I love '50's style vehicles, I really wish they could come back! =T.T=

Ah, that Deluxe is a beautiful car, nice and simple, graceful lines! =^^=

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PandaFace [2009-11-19 16:32:34 +0000 UTC]

The background is a really nice addition from what you posted earlier!!

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tbolt In reply to PandaFace [2009-11-19 22:40:15 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

My original post was just a comparison of the lineart, so I wanted to show off the finished product... =^^=

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CorvusCaelum [2009-11-19 14:53:15 +0000 UTC]

Wow, that's a lot of painting. :>

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tbolt In reply to CorvusCaelum [2009-11-19 22:42:43 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much =^^=

Gradient fills help a lot for the sky, and I'm doing a lot od experimentation with smears and smudges... Keeping thosein the backgroung, in case I screw something up!

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spacewolfomega [2009-11-19 14:27:04 +0000 UTC]

Excellent work, my friend! Your coloring and shading skills have really developed nicely!

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tbolt In reply to spacewolfomega [2009-11-19 22:44:41 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much, and for the favorite! =^^=

I'm playing more with "lineless" stuff, I like how it is turning out...

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Snowfyre [2009-11-19 13:06:05 +0000 UTC]

Fur detail is quite nice Like how you drew her face. Anatomy could use bit of tweaking but I must say It's getting quite good

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tbolt In reply to Snowfyre [2009-11-19 22:50:58 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! Especially for the favorite! =^^=

Heh, her anatomy gave me fits, as you could see from the scrap, her right foot actually started out as her left, and I went through three tails...

Thanks again!

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Snowfyre In reply to tbolt [2009-11-19 23:34:56 +0000 UTC]

Ya welcome.


right foot left, left right... but hey you're startin to get the pic of how I do my pics
I commonly go through at least 5 different redraws before it finishes.

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tbolt In reply to Snowfyre [2009-11-23 11:54:42 +0000 UTC]

Tha'ts why I appreciate digital so much, I actually had her legs colored and shaded before I realized the posing was wrong! =>.<;

Perhaps if I drew more, I'd be a little more proficient at getting things right early...

Ah well, stoopid work getting in the way of my hobbies! =^^=

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Snowfyre In reply to tbolt [2009-11-23 13:02:06 +0000 UTC]

takes time... takes time.......

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saffronpanther [2009-11-19 12:35:29 +0000 UTC]

Good detail on this pic I also will note, but her feet do appear to have soles

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tbolt In reply to saffronpanther [2009-11-19 22:52:56 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the favorite! =^^=

Yeah, I was kinda debating on how to do that, what to show of her footpads, and just copped out in the end!

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saffronpanther In reply to tbolt [2009-11-19 22:53:40 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, it's understandable. Little bits here and there.

Welcome and congrats again on another good char piece.

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BloopWorld [2009-11-19 12:21:45 +0000 UTC]

I especially like the little details like the bags under her eyes. Although her feet confuse me... they appear to have white soles glued to the bottom of them.

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tbolt In reply to BloopWorld [2009-11-19 22:56:38 +0000 UTC]

Thank you kindly! =^^=

The poor girl has been awake since 2:00am, and things are starting to show on her... Yeah, I was looking for a way to express "depressed feet" and it didn't quite come off as I figured out...

By this time, I'd given her so many anatomy surgeries, I thought I'd give her a break... I should have colored her foot pads, but couldn't figure out how to place them...

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BloopWorld In reply to tbolt [2009-11-19 23:17:36 +0000 UTC]

Ah, so kinda the "deflated tire" look! Rather fitting, actually, haha.

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tbolt In reply to BloopWorld [2009-11-20 01:11:58 +0000 UTC]

Yes that's it! =^^=

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