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Published: 2007-05-15 03:39:05 +0000 UTC; Views: 2487; Favourites: 26; Downloads: 37
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Description Man those mountains like to kill me before I figured out that a pseudo-cell-shading approach was best.

Anyway, as my watchers know, this is the cover for a manga called Spindrift that my writer and I are self-publishing for A-Kon. Lines done in MangaStudio, most of the painting done in Painter, and the final touches in Photoshop. Time? Probably 10-15 hours altogether.

CHeck my gallery for the in-progress versions.

ETA: Just change dit to Crit Discouraged because I have to get the entire damn book laid out TOMORROW and sent to the printer by WEDNESDAY. When it goes into a second printing, you can have your say then, but right now I am in an OMG I AM GOING TO EXPLODE state of mind because there are *still* edits to be done and extra stuff to be written for the inside and I cannot do one more thing on this cover.
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Comments: 17

Katoma [2008-06-12 19:50:15 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow, how ambitious you are with this project Looks fun, I love the style you went with

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Chelsee [2007-10-02 13:47:18 +0000 UTC]

I riffled through the many incarnations of this image... but am just going to review on this one-

The background is perfect. I can't say it any better - I grew up in a tiny mountain town in Colorado and the feeling of breathless wonder one feels at the sight of mountains never fades.

Figures are strong, detail in the hair is a nice touch and the expression on the smaller fellow is one of pure loathing.

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rapturesrevenge [2007-06-22 05:33:48 +0000 UTC]

This looks really good! and good luck at A-kon!

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twosen [2007-05-22 11:57:24 +0000 UTC]

*resurfaces in dA after a month or two* This looks familiar! Very spiffed up and killer-pretty -- there's so much I like about it -- wishing you all the best in staying alive all the way up to A-Kon (and hopefully after as well, otherwise I'd have no more prettiful things to look forward to from you...)!

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RubyNightseyes [2007-05-17 19:26:55 +0000 UTC]

Utterly off-subject, but is that a Mello I espy in your display pic?

And I love the pic. Those mountains may have killed you, but the rest of us are loving them.

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telophase In reply to RubyNightseyes [2007-05-17 19:39:41 +0000 UTC]

Yup, that would be a Mello.

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RubyNightseyes In reply to telophase [2007-05-17 19:41:20 +0000 UTC]

It's a very snazzy Mello. ^^
Did you draw it yourself or borrow from the manga?

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telophase In reply to RubyNightseyes [2007-05-17 22:01:11 +0000 UTC]

Did it myself.

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RubyNightseyes In reply to telophase [2007-05-20 14:31:57 +0000 UTC]

It's very wow. I love it.

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mikairi-durden [2007-05-15 18:58:25 +0000 UTC]

0_0' You're going to A-kon? I'm going to A-Kon! <3 I'm totally going to stop by!

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telophase In reply to mikairi-durden [2007-05-17 14:58:21 +0000 UTC]

Yup - I'm there every year.

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mikairi-durden In reply to telophase [2007-05-23 23:47:15 +0000 UTC]

I love you.

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Kara-Harper [2007-05-15 18:27:24 +0000 UTC]

I personally love those evil mountains~ ^^ I just got Painter X, so I'll be trying to work it all out this summer ^^ Good luck! see you at A-kon!

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Shira-chan [2007-05-15 16:13:36 +0000 UTC]

There is way too much pretty in this picture. If you don't tone it down, people will go blind, and then how on earth will they read the comic?

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telophase In reply to Shira-chan [2007-05-17 14:58:01 +0000 UTC]

Oh noes!

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Mvmarcz [2007-05-15 13:44:58 +0000 UTC]

those mountains....I mean.....they're beautiful.

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junosunderland [2007-05-15 05:15:05 +0000 UTC]

How lovely.... And man, to lay out an entire comic in one day >>;;; But your work is good, so I know you can do it!

I love the skin tones, they're so realistic, and the hair is amazing <3

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