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Published: 2009-11-23 23:24:13 +0000 UTC; Views: 1886; Favourites: 118; Downloads: 50
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Description *Edit Dec 2nd 2009: Read the comment, I've given the link to the colored version.*

Finish!!!!!!!! Zomg, this bastard took me a while since I posted the WIP version. I had to sit down and work on the damn details, composition and perspective!!

I didn't have space for my signature (although it's there, but in a tiny one).

Do I dare to say it?? Yes, I'm somehow proud of this one! I just did it without making an initial thumbnail doodle beforehand - usually it is essential that you do because it makes your picture less complicated than usual (and less time consuming).
I hope the time is worth spending! I really love this work!!

Anyway, the scanner totally killed half of it! I had to use Clone Tool to wipe out the vertical line!! You may or may not see it (the line).

ALSO I know it's a bit late, but you could (constructive) critique as well, I'd love to hear your feedback!

Yes sire! I'll color this!!!!!!!!

*Edit Dec 2nd 2009*
Here're the colored version: [link]

Drawn without any ref. for the picture. But the inspiration for the spectres is from hoodie figures, Ringwraith and other ghoulish figure.
The lanterns are from any of lantern out there (type on Google). The weird, crooked tree/lantern (it was meant to be a tree) are ref. used from real crooked trees out there in the wild/nature. Because trees are amazing, yo!

The pavements are the worst of them all. Damn thing was like an endless dream - it never ends. I looked that up as well. Random websites.

The bridge is ref. used - I typed in French bridge or French town (because France town is quite extraordinary small.... if you're talking about the countryside.....I did go for Italy and Spain as well but none of them were nice enough to provide me their damn ref.!!!!! Booooooo! Also because I was super lazy.

Originally this picture was meant to be something else... like a town at night with lanterns without that spectre coming out of the lantern. But because I love making thing macabre and creative, I went for that one instead.

Memo to self: Do thumbnail sketches beforehand!

Download for bigger detail (I suck at background and details so you can look closer and dissing my work). Warning: I forgot to resize, so you may expect computer crash or something.... therefore, download at your own risk.
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Comments: 48

Kordyne [2010-10-17 19:12:50 +0000 UTC]

Very swish

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Ahhhmee [2010-03-05 08:52:55 +0000 UTC]

Oh man! This is bitchin! The concept here is amazing! And I love the angly style of this! :3
It makes me want to write something! X3
<3

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symphoid [2009-12-07 17:08:12 +0000 UTC]

I like this very much! Great job on the stone walkway.

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pyramidrus [2009-11-29 22:09:30 +0000 UTC]

wow!! i like the dreamlike quality

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Thevakien In reply to pyramidrus [2009-11-30 01:10:59 +0000 UTC]

I'm doing the coloring right now, so let's see how people will think. Some believe it is dreamlike while I wanted it to be creepy, don't know if it really looks creepy enough!! Thanks for the fave!

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pyramidrus In reply to Thevakien [2009-11-30 05:49:37 +0000 UTC]

it has its creepy elements for sure

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Thevakien In reply to pyramidrus [2009-12-02 19:24:29 +0000 UTC]

At least it looks a lot different from the WIP version. Thanks for the fave!

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redruM-110 [2009-11-26 15:00:44 +0000 UTC]

*Faves and runs* I actually think this works a lot better than the colour version- which is a bit overwhelming.

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Thevakien In reply to redruM-110 [2009-11-26 15:02:45 +0000 UTC]

To be honest, I dislike the color version!! Because A. It wasn't scary, creepy enough. B. I think black and white works best with the dark colors..... C. I'm going to change the color of it. Possibly make another version. D8<

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Blackened-Dove [2009-11-25 17:04:42 +0000 UTC]

Pretty lanterns are pretty. C: The tone seems eerily calm to me, especially with the black-and-white coloration! I mean, even though you can see things like the hand and the cloke-like shape in the picture, the lanters direct the eye away from it all...it's hard for me not to feel calm!

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Thevakien In reply to Blackened-Dove [2009-11-25 17:24:48 +0000 UTC]

Is that so?
Well then, let's just wait for the coloring version cause I'm going to make it look dark and eerie - because I don't think I am good enough to do the shading with pencils.

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Blackened-Dove In reply to Thevakien [2009-11-25 22:56:52 +0000 UTC]

Awesome-sauce! I shall wait for it!

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Secular [2009-11-25 11:44:07 +0000 UTC]

Humm, really good work!

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alyksirrom [2009-11-25 02:56:55 +0000 UTC]

I love the style of this!

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Gorelus [2009-11-25 02:48:42 +0000 UTC]

Once again another beautiful background I love how you did the shading

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Thevakien In reply to Gorelus [2009-11-25 02:57:11 +0000 UTC]

. I'm more excited on the coloring part. The pavement was fun to draw actually - hard to explain, but it was fun to do if I had on a low budget movie.....it's kinda weird - I concentrate better when I put on B-movies...... Because B-movies suck!

Anyway, thank you for the fave

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Gorelus In reply to Thevakien [2009-11-25 04:36:49 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome The pavement looks awesome it has so much detail

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bornagaincartoonist [2009-11-25 02:48:31 +0000 UTC]

This is just gorgeous! drawing the cobblestones must've been a serious pain!!

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Thevakien In reply to bornagaincartoonist [2009-11-25 02:54:05 +0000 UTC]

I had to put on the most cheesist B-movies ever made so I could get less distraction - since B-movies tend to suck, and having said that, your attention would rather want to be glued on the paper rather than the damn crappy movie!

So yeah, I actualy got carried away to draw all the cobbelstones - amased myself to say that I enjoyed torturing myself with it.

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bornagaincartoonist In reply to Thevakien [2009-11-25 03:07:54 +0000 UTC]

I do the same thing with "Dancing With the Stars".

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ValentinaKallias [2009-11-24 22:33:32 +0000 UTC]

Featured:

[link]


Feel free to visit, but there is no obligation

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Thevakien In reply to ValentinaKallias [2009-11-24 23:06:56 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!! I did visit and it contained a lot of juicy awesomeness stuff! Thank you for the feat!

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Dramatic-Snitch [2009-11-24 18:56:49 +0000 UTC]

Absolutely love this, the twisted perspective is brilliant and the lanterns are just amazing

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Thevakien In reply to Dramatic-Snitch [2009-11-24 23:03:16 +0000 UTC]

I'm working on the coloring, we shall wait and see for the coloring version as well

thanks for the fave!

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Dramatic-Snitch In reply to Thevakien [2009-11-26 09:38:08 +0000 UTC]

No problemo

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RoseRaptor [2009-11-24 06:01:24 +0000 UTC]

omfg i envy ur bg skills. I could never find the patience to sit down and do something as insanely detailed as this! Excellent work!

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Thevakien In reply to RoseRaptor [2009-11-24 17:23:52 +0000 UTC]

The background was a mess!! I had to do the best way I could and that was the best enough... Patience?? That's a funny word - funny that you mentioned it cause I had to sit through and watching some of the MOST cheesiest B-movies ever been seen ever - the type of movie that SHOULDN'T even be created to see the daylight of any decade! It worked though, it somehow had me sitting down and concentrated on the background. So yeah, B-movies are good for something after all.

Your surprise is just mine as well since I haven't got a clue on how I managed to sit through it either!

But you should try and sit down, torture yourself through low budget movies while doing background and details. That's how I did. I "tortured" myself.

Anyhow, I believe there will be more of this kind of macabre drawing in the future.

Thanks for ze fave!

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Doktor-worm [2009-11-24 00:13:55 +0000 UTC]

B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L <3


I this; wonderful work

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Thevakien In reply to Doktor-worm [2009-11-24 00:26:59 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! And thanks for the fave! I'll be coloring it tomorrow, so let's see how the coloring will look

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ScorpionFan [2009-11-23 23:42:39 +0000 UTC]

Wow looks cool!

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Thevakien In reply to ScorpionFan [2009-11-24 00:48:56 +0000 UTC]

thank you!

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ScorpionFan In reply to Thevakien [2009-11-24 00:49:54 +0000 UTC]

XD lol

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GeotrixQueen [2009-11-23 23:40:29 +0000 UTC]

Awesome sauce I tell you! AWESUM SAUCE!

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Thevakien In reply to GeotrixQueen [2009-11-23 23:53:52 +0000 UTC]

Zhank yOoooou! Took me a while to do it!!!!!!! I'm not good with small details so I hope that's at least good enough. Thanks for ze fave!

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GeotrixQueen In reply to Thevakien [2009-11-24 00:02:03 +0000 UTC]

No prob.


I wish Halloween was every month! I hate the coming winter; it's too cold, even though I live in Los Angeles.

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Thevakien In reply to GeotrixQueen [2009-11-24 00:26:14 +0000 UTC]

I LOOOOOOVE HALLOWEEN! I wish it was every month too!!!!!!!!!! Like a proper holiday season! Well at least LA does not have snow or schizo weather like in this country! Damn lousy weather! Do you guys have a lot of earthquake?!!? O_o

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GeotrixQueen In reply to Thevakien [2009-11-24 00:29:02 +0000 UTC]

Everyday apparently there's dozzens of tiny earthquakes that noone feels. But there's the uncommon once or twice a year Earthquake that really stirs things up. And people are always worried about SAn Andreas when, in fact, there are dozens of dangerous faults running through the whole of Downtown Los Angeles, each able to cause a Northridge ( 5-7) earthquake. I even have an earthquake fault 5-10 miles from my home.

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Thevakien In reply to GeotrixQueen [2009-11-24 00:48:27 +0000 UTC]

San Andreas!!!!!!!! GTA! Sorry, I jus had to. Everytime people mention "San Andreas" - I always referring to the game. Sad really, cause I should really know the city outside the game.
I think LA is in the zone of an earthquake, the straight line of the center on this planet goes horizontal.....I think. I'm no expert on geology.

But you guys are prepared so it should be fine. Everytime the earthquake starts to shake, you could think that Godzilla is snoring or something!!

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GeotrixQueen In reply to Thevakien [2009-11-24 00:51:54 +0000 UTC]

Most of the time, even though I had to do an EarthQuake drill the day after a rain storm with no ipods or anything. Sitting for 40-1 full hour in damp turf with bees all over the place ( bee phobic) and the sun beating down on you is Hell on a furnace.

Also, the reason why there are many faults it because a single fault got stuck underneath a plate, causing it to splinter. Sort of like cracked glass. I took Geo and Earth Science and learned it there.

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DethklokRulz86 [2009-11-23 23:37:24 +0000 UTC]

Your efforts are impressive! I like it just the way it is! I gives me a bizzare feeling of creepiness and harmlessness simultaneously. Very complex to exlain.

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Thevakien In reply to DethklokRulz86 [2009-11-24 00:50:18 +0000 UTC]

Everything takes time and effort, so being too hasty might leave your work ugly...

Thanks for the compliment. I love macabre and creepiness! It should look way better with color, that's what I believe!

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ValentinaKallias [2009-11-23 23:25:39 +0000 UTC]

awesome details ! bravo..this shall be featured !

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Thevakien In reply to ValentinaKallias [2009-11-23 23:32:03 +0000 UTC]

Zomg! Thank you for the fave!!!!! Moi!? Featured? , that's lovely!! Thank you, my lady!

I'm planning on coloring this!

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LilMinkurs [2009-11-23 23:25:37 +0000 UTC]

I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Words can not express how much I love this picture. It has everything! Creepyness and dark lurking shadows!

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Thevakien In reply to LilMinkurs [2009-11-23 23:29:11 +0000 UTC]

Zomg! Thank you sOooOOoooo much! This picture really is the most I am super proud of!!

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LilMinkurs In reply to Thevakien [2009-11-23 23:31:05 +0000 UTC]

Yes!! You should be. It's awesome!

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Thevakien In reply to LilMinkurs [2009-11-23 23:35:19 +0000 UTC]

But I'm more keen on that sheep drawing than the coloring >8D

It's gonna be awesome!

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LilMinkurs In reply to Thevakien [2009-11-23 23:47:33 +0000 UTC]

Hehehehe. I can't wait to see either one of them .

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