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TerraForever — Fall to Your Knees Color
Published: 2007-04-11 16:05:36 +0000 UTC; Views: 3957; Favourites: 44; Downloads: 0
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At long last...it was over... The bloody fighting had come to an end. But while relief flooded her aching body, sadness filled her heart. With eyes filled with tears, she slowly approached the tall sword that stood on a cliff wich overlooked the bloody battlefield. With trembling lips, her fingers gently touched the cold metal. Finally, overcome with grief, she fell to her knees, grasping the sword tightly in her hands. She pressed her head against the hilt as the first tears fell. The sword belonged to the greatest warrior known to these lands and her greatest love. It was his weapon and it was now her only memento of him.Yes, the terrible war was over, but at the cost of her beloved. He willingly sacrificed himself to the Gods so that peace may finally heal the lands and its people; so that his companion may have a brighter future. But, she wondered, how bright could her future be if she must now brave the world alone?
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War-Torn and Bloody Version: [link]
*EDIT* Ok so this is a bit of an improved version; fixed some things but obviously her hair and the BG are still pretty bleh. Btw this is the "Pretty version" since I will be making another one where she's more torn up... I just didn't have the heart to mess her up after I made her pretty
And I need to learn how to make a real watermark... 
Cloud brushes: I can't remember right now who made them but hopefully I'll find out
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Thanks so much! I really need to fix this - it has sooo many errors but like all my other doodles I never get around to it. But I'm glad you like it despite all its issues!
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i love the way we can share her feelings only be looking at her face!
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It's too bad I had to resize it to make it smaller, but in the original version there are a bit more features to her face that I wish I could show. I'm glad the emotion is visible though ^_^
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Oh! Maybe you could submit only the face so people could see the details?
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I was thinking of that except...I don't know where the original file is
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LOLL it's all right~!
im not organized at all too, exemple, im suppose to do my homeworks now
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Haha I like to be organized and I do enjoy organizing when I have the time but Laziness has a tendency to win over
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Haha I'm glad I'm not the only one who's a slave to laziness XD
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oh hell no you're not, no worries XDD
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*gasp* I love the colours of this artwork! It beautifully matches the mood in a depressingly good way! You are getting better and better at drawing sceneries and backgrounds. Another aspect of your drawing that I absolutely admire, aside from your clothing style, is how you draw intricately detailed weapons! The designs on the hilt and the blade looks ancient (style-wise)!
The expression, as always, is sad and delicate! As far as outfits go, I think this is my favourite so far! *I wants her dresssssss......* LOL!
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thank you so much! To be honest I kind of just bsed the bg
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Thank you! I'm glad you liked both versions since they both have different effects i think...
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You did an amazing job, I love how you can see the tears in her eyes (as bad as that sounds,) I'm not sure I like that color for her hair, I was thinking of something a darker color when I saw the line art But this is good too.
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Hahaha I don't know what made me decide on that hair color mostly because I am TERRIBLE at coloring
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You know sometimes I get that too... let me know if you're still having trouble in a while and I will upload it elsewhere so you can see it or I will try re-uploading it or something.
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Looks fantastic---chip the sword. It looks brand new--that's not good. Maybe a red wash to show blood (And I mean wash--not red paint! Blood it watery and see-through on steel.), and chips out to show that steel clashed on steel. Smudge up them clouds's edges too! Just a little bit hard-edged for teh soft-fluffy thingies.
It's a good thing to watermark it. It's good enough to be VERY desirable! You're doing it! You are kicking artistic ass! ^__^ V,,
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I may or may not chip the sword just cause I don't think I can make it look convincing (it might just look like I can't draw a straight line haha). And I figure, hey, in LotR they manage to keep their weapons pretty right XD But I'll try it.
But yeah I'm definitely going to have a more bloody/war-torn version of this. I kept this clean because I kinda liked her all pretty and didn't have the heart to mess her up...yet. The clouds in the other piece were just to put something in the BG I actually intended to use brushes but couldn't find them
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If she fought (which I hope she didn't in THAT dress! LOL) she'd be a little ragged.
Personally, I think she should look very intact, and the sword chipped, blood-stained and battle-worn, since it was the sword of the champion, now dead.
The chips should be no bigger than 'pinkie-finger nail' sized, from a clash of steel. You won't need more than two or three to convey standard wear of mortal battle.
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Haha well she didn't necessarily have to have fought but I guess it makes her more kick-ass. And if she did fight then it would make her even more kick-ass if she could fight in her outfit, hehe. And I think I like your suggestion of the sword being used but her looking as she is now...
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^__^ Just going by the story. That's why I do stories to guide my art. It's sort of like having a road map of sorts.
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Yeah I really am amazed by the details in your stories. How can you decide what part of the story you want to illustrate?
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The parts I want to see! LOL 
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I'm still impressed. Maybe it's cause I'm so indecisive >.<
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Indecision isn't it. It's practice. I first started trying to tell stories visual on a story I was playing around on. You just pick a point and GO! Just doodle a scene from an idea in your head and go from it.
My problem is I have, is more stories in my mind than I have time to tell. 
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Lol yeah from all your deviations I gathered you've got a lot of stories in your head. Sometimes I feel like that too. I have so many things I want to write down or draw but I just can't because there are tooo many!
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Aw thanks! I'm glad you like it!
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Ditto Ditto! The shades weren't what i expected, but it fits nicely! Some reason.... I always see a sunset... Maybe cos I'm working on a sunset pic right now... ><
The sword needs a little more luminance... and maybe you could use some cloud brushes to make it look realistic?
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I wanted it a little gray and dark actually because I wanted it to be kidn of sad... for her but then it was too dark...and well I just keep playing around. I'll find something eventually
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thats the longest comment convo eva!! *goes off to stare at pic* ^^ keep going on with your work, Terra.
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Haha yeah that was pretty long. And thanks!
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You certainly have a great talent in drawing. I think you just need to improve shading <---- you have potential! Oh, and make the eyes just a little watery and shiny... that would be cool ^^
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Thanks I'm very flattered!
The eyes actually have a smidge more detail in the original but it's 3600x3000 and it's just waaay too big and even if I resized it myself a full-size would be too 'in your face'
I am actually pretty proud of some of the shading in this one. I think the clothing ('cept for the bottom skirt but that's cause I tried to make it something it wasn't
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Haha now I'M replying to myself! Anyway also another thing I'm sad that didn't come out because of the resizing is the detail on her corset. >.< It kinda blends w/ the shadows but also it just looks too tiny now
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Do you use layers in your artwork? It would help with the background. Cos I can see in your background your trying to avoid colouring the girl. ^^
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I do use layers. I was mostly avoiding her to make her stand out more. I wanted to make her separate from the world in a way. Not quiet sure how to explain it >.< I didn't want her to glow exactly but...meh. nm... lol.
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I have to stop replying to my own comment!! But the more i stare, the more i want to comment... Okay okay this will be the last.. ><
The grass shes sitting on wouldn't be as green if it were a battlezone... uno what happens when ppl keep on walking on grass right?
Yeah... so i think you shud add some*scratches* and dirt a little bit, so it actually looks like she fought, instead of just sitting there... ^^
I'm sorry! Sorry if i offended anythin... Just wanna put some suggestions! ^^
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Haha it's ok! I don't mind! The more comments and pointers the better!
I kept the grass green because this is supposed to be above the battleground. It's supposed to be kind of a cliff that overlooks the battleground and it's kind of a peak where the guy makes his sacrifice and such so it's 'untouched' by the battle.
And this is actually the "pretty version" of the piece because I put so much effort into drawing her that I didn't have the heart to scratch her and tear her up
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Aw thanks so much! I just wish I could portray the narrative and such a lot more effectively but I'm too limited in my skillz
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do not underestimate yourself dear Terra!
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Aww you're so sweet and wonderfully supportive!
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you deserve to be credited for your wonderful work Terra!
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Aw thank you
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You do say it is almost done. I will just mention that her hands aren't shaded. ^^ Also, a nice border would add a good finishing touch. But overall, wonderful job with the coloring and nice BG too.
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