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Published: 2012-04-14 04:39:38 +0000 UTC; Views: 2339; Favourites: 121; Downloads: 16
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Description "Leave this to us!"- Lieutentant Rukia Kuchiki & Sode no Shirayuki

My entry for this month's contest at

EDIT: I WON 1ST PLACE! ^___^

The theme was Rukia Kuchiki and her zanpakuto Sode no Shirayuki.

Rather than displaying a sparkly, snowy, regal effect that Rukia's sword dances usually have, I decided to go with a blade of fiery ice effect by having the energy wrapping around the blade and pulsating with mist. I wanted Sode no Shirayuki to have a more fierce and powerful looking release, to help reflect Rukia's strength, determination, and will power.

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Made in Painter X w/ tablet
Artwork by & © Damien Jones 2012
Rukia Kuchiki © Tite Kubo
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Comments: 122

Heavens-Aria [2013-09-05 22:06:43 +0000 UTC]

woooow i love the details of the ice-magic coming off her sword~

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Thesis-D In reply to Heavens-Aria [2013-09-06 00:02:20 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.

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DeathlyPoetic [2013-07-27 22:33:41 +0000 UTC]

Rukia looks great and sode no shirayuki is fantastic looking!! Really well done

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Thesis-D In reply to DeathlyPoetic [2013-07-28 00:07:58 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.

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DeathlyPoetic In reply to Thesis-D [2013-07-28 01:52:10 +0000 UTC]

No problem

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TonyJeffers [2013-04-08 12:14:37 +0000 UTC]

I like your painting style here! It's cool that you can make your work look so smooth and seemless. The glow on the sash at the end of the sword is a bit distracting but, I do really like the contrast of black and white here.

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Thesis-D In reply to TonyJeffers [2013-04-10 01:39:27 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.

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IchikawaMichinari [2012-12-15 14:13:31 +0000 UTC]

OMG! Sode no Shirayuki looks amazing here! So intricate and beautifully deatailed! <3 And I love how strong Rukia looks here. She is such a strong a character in the anime and it is good to see you portray that. And though it is a small detail I love the way you drew her badge! ^^

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Thesis-D In reply to IchikawaMichinari [2012-12-16 08:54:51 +0000 UTC]

To be honest, I don't know anything about Sode no Shirayuki, the new badge, etc, other than the information I've garnered offhand from others or by looking at reference pictures. I had the option to draw traditional Rukia, before the promotion, before the person in her sword is revealed, etc, but I had already drawn so many pictures of traditional Rukia, that I wanted to draw the updated version, with newer uniform and hair.

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IchikawaMichinari In reply to Thesis-D [2012-12-16 11:21:58 +0000 UTC]

Well, I think you did a great job! Though I did stop reading the manga after Deicide. I might come back to it in the future when it is all done. I still appreciate beautiful pictures of Rukia though!

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Thesis-D In reply to IchikawaMichinari [2012-12-16 11:43:05 +0000 UTC]

Well, I have several more in my gallery, if you want to look at them; I even have a folder just for her.

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harbinger1087 [2012-12-11 02:19:00 +0000 UTC]

badass sword and Congrations on your 1st place victory in the contest

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Thesis-D In reply to harbinger1087 [2012-12-11 02:21:13 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.

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harbinger1087 In reply to Thesis-D [2013-01-13 00:42:54 +0000 UTC]

NP

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UltimateRidley [2012-11-19 17:42:59 +0000 UTC]

I love the shading and the way you used the colors, despite the number of colors being sparse. I also like how you did the glow effects on the sword and ribbon (that is a ribbon right? I haven't watched much Bleach xD).

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Thesis-D In reply to UltimateRidley [2012-11-20 06:01:34 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. Yes, it is a ribbon.

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plangkye [2012-11-14 02:45:03 +0000 UTC]

Rukia's face here is fantastic, loads of expression. Rare to see that in anime fanart.

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Thesis-D In reply to plangkye [2012-11-15 04:43:50 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. I think that when an artist works with semi-realism it just enables them to show more than standard anime is sometimes incapable of doing, for lack of defined facial features.

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Mkemaster [2012-11-12 00:02:46 +0000 UTC]

This quite impressive, nice shadows and colors, love the effects. Though you could have made it even better if you had a bigger Tablet and a nice toned backgrounds

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Thesis-D In reply to Mkemaster [2012-11-12 06:42:43 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.

To be honest, a larger tablet isn't necessary to do what you suggest, it will just require more scrolling, and after years of using my tablet, I've gotten fast and used to working with the confined space, that it ends up not affecting my work.

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Mkemaster In reply to Thesis-D [2012-11-12 06:53:27 +0000 UTC]

lol sorry, I meant Sword not Tablet! XD

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Thesis-D In reply to Mkemaster [2012-11-12 07:28:47 +0000 UTC]

Oh, ok! That makes more sense!

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YumeLyd [2012-11-11 13:52:16 +0000 UTC]

oh that looks great!i like your style in which you drew Rukia's face
also the glow on the sword and ribbon add a nice contrast against the black background

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Thesis-D In reply to YumeLyd [2012-11-12 06:27:18 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.

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zerodj [2012-11-11 05:55:39 +0000 UTC]

This is really superb! I am glad you won first place! The details and realism are indeed shown here. You applied a very nice shading to this drawing that makes it very powerful. The sword is way superb, I can't find the words to describe it.

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Thesis-D In reply to zerodj [2012-11-12 06:08:03 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.

Her sword is so important to the character, and to the theme of the picture, that you just can't skimp on something like that and expect to come out ahead, let alone win a contest. There were other good entries, too though, and it was nice to see what the other contestants brought to the table.

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zerodj In reply to Thesis-D [2012-11-12 06:36:24 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome! I agree, the sword was a really important part of it. It gives it that special finishing touch.

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Doko-Latte [2012-11-09 07:37:12 +0000 UTC]

I love this ermahgerd~ I love the weapon, and they way you drew her is great!

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Thesis-D In reply to Doko-Latte [2012-11-09 07:58:38 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.

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Doko-Latte In reply to Thesis-D [2012-11-09 08:04:07 +0000 UTC]

No prob ^^

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Theshelfs [2012-11-07 20:59:27 +0000 UTC]

HELLO FROM #MovieCuties YOU'VE BEEN FEATURED HERE [link]

Please drop by and fav the feature... and why not join the group

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Thesis-D In reply to Theshelfs [2012-11-07 21:10:51 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the feature. I appreciate it.

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AshuraG [2012-11-07 00:09:59 +0000 UTC]

On "Leave this to us!" I like the light effects and her hair...but the eyes seem dead somehow, maybe it has something to do with the edged light reflexes on her eyes. But you picked the dark background well, to make the weapon shine...

Well, not my anime, but I know about Ruika.

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Thesis-D In reply to AshuraG [2012-11-09 00:39:21 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. Yeah, I wanted this to have a serious tone to it. Normally, when I draw Rukia, I try to make her moe or adorable in some way.

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DaWonderer [2012-11-02 08:54:00 +0000 UTC]

it's a kind of magic..

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Thesis-D In reply to DaWonderer [2012-11-02 20:29:28 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.

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Tentagami [2012-10-27 21:07:59 +0000 UTC]

I love the amount of details you did to the hair. What really drew me to this picture is the glowing sword.
Excellent work!

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Thesis-D In reply to Tentagami [2012-11-02 00:06:09 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.

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Morebud [2012-10-26 21:39:00 +0000 UTC]

That sword is mesmerizing! Beautiful focus of the piece. The black background really helps to smash that sword into our eyeballs. Congrats on your contest win by the way!

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Thesis-D In reply to Morebud [2012-10-26 23:24:32 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.

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TB8S [2012-10-18 07:00:56 +0000 UTC]

Love the glow and the minimal color palette. Really helps the sword stand out. The sword itself is fantastic too. I really like the way the energy wraps around the blade.

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Thesis-D In reply to TB8S [2012-10-18 20:24:29 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.

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JollyGolightly [2012-10-18 04:34:50 +0000 UTC]

I can see why you won ( congrats!)
It was a good idea to do the BG totally black, it really made the white stand out

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Thesis-D In reply to JollyGolightly [2012-10-18 05:03:02 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.

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DTKinetic [2012-10-16 13:13:16 +0000 UTC]

The black/white contrast and the swishes of light in this piece are amazing, you've certainly captured the electric vibe you were going for

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Thesis-D In reply to DTKinetic [2012-10-16 22:03:43 +0000 UTC]

Thank you; glad that you think so.

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ChazzVC [2012-10-15 23:43:34 +0000 UTC]

interesting style, i love how you detailed her weapon

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Thesis-D In reply to ChazzVC [2012-10-15 23:46:40 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, normally her sword wouldn't have an effect like that, so I wanted to be original with it.

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ChazzVC In reply to Thesis-D [2012-10-16 00:05:25 +0000 UTC]

i kind of figured, but i liked the effect

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chopper481 [2012-10-15 00:14:09 +0000 UTC]

I love the lighting on the hair in this piece, and the contrast with the black background and whiteness of the blade. The perspective in the right arm is also done well.

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