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Description Something I drew up really fast. (not really, but today, haha) All pen and ink. I want to add an explosion in the background, but im not sure how to do that. We'll find out. This is the first time I've ever inked a person this heavily, and I'm rather happy with it.

This is actually either Bethany or Brianna, I'm not sure what to name her yet. She's from the comic For the Greater Good, and she can materialize any weapon that she is familiar with.

So, just in case you were interested: a backstory. Stuff is subject to change on my whim...

As a child, she was willingly given by her birth parents into a science program with her little sister, because they both showed potential for having a gene the scientists could experiment with to create superhuman powers. After many months, the scientists declared both girls as failures, and realised that the drugs they had used on the girls caused short-term memory loss. The parents, concerned with the fact that both of their daughters could not remember anything that had gone on in the lab, moved away after a brief argument with the head of the genome project.
After another year, the younger daughter began to show signs of having developed supernatural abilities, and the scientists, who had posted a spy to keep an eye on both of the girls, found out.
For months, the scientific community tried to convince the unwilling parents to put their gifted daughter back into the program, but to no avail.
One day, while the parents were out for a stroll with their two young daughters, now 5 and 12, when a group of "thugs" shot the parents and killed them, and stole their money. The eldest daughter tried to protect the younger, and was also shot and left for dead. The younger was kidnapped by the thugs of the scientific organization, and was never found.
The older did not die, and instead grew up in the streets, learning how to defend herself and others diligently. When she was 15, she learned that she did receive powers from the experimental treatment she was subject to many years ago.
She found she could create any weapon, to a degree. The only limit to her power was that she had to have intimate knowledge of the weapon, and how it worked, otherwise it was liable to backfire or not work correctly.
After that, she became Tournaquet, a vigilante determined to find her sister and kill every single person that worked for the scientific organization.

Sorry that was so long. Enjoy!

edit: You can now find the comic here: [link]
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Comments: 50

dandelioncorona [2010-02-11 17:38:37 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful. I also really like the backstory (:

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tsau-mia In reply to dandelioncorona [2010-02-11 18:48:37 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. The comic has actually been started now. I'm not drawing the first book, but my wonderful friend ~Rosethorn-Halo is! I am currently working on the pre-story, on how the world got to this, and where everything started.

You can find it here:[link]

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dandelioncorona In reply to tsau-mia [2010-02-11 19:05:48 +0000 UTC]

Oooh great - can't wait to see it (:

Take care (:

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that-witch-bitch [2010-01-29 21:25:53 +0000 UTC]

I adore the way her hair flows

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tsau-mia In reply to that-witch-bitch [2010-01-29 22:12:50 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.

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that-witch-bitch In reply to tsau-mia [2010-01-30 00:09:23 +0000 UTC]

anytime

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samuelnff [2010-01-28 15:09:41 +0000 UTC]

nice drawing..... but something is missing, i don't know what it is but.......

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tsau-mia In reply to samuelnff [2010-01-28 18:17:48 +0000 UTC]

I don't know what it is either, but I know what you mean. I've been trying to figure it out for over a year now, but I just can't figure it out.

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samuelnff In reply to tsau-mia [2010-01-29 02:26:45 +0000 UTC]

maybe some ashes or smoke something like that

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tsau-mia In reply to samuelnff [2010-01-29 04:21:38 +0000 UTC]

yeah, there'll be a big explosion in the background, but maybe some grit in the foreground would be good...

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holyghost42 [2010-01-28 11:53:28 +0000 UTC]

simply awesome mang

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tsau-mia In reply to holyghost42 [2010-01-28 18:29:23 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. Keep watching to see more like it in the future. I'll be beginning writing on a comic book soon.

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holyghost42 In reply to tsau-mia [2010-01-29 05:46:36 +0000 UTC]

awesome, well you definatel have the art down for a comic. Ill be looking forward to it

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tsau-mia In reply to holyghost42 [2010-02-11 18:59:14 +0000 UTC]

The comic book has aired! ~Rosethorn-Halo is the one doing the first part, and I will be doing the pre-story. You can find the comic here: [link]

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AGBBibag [2010-01-27 23:20:23 +0000 UTC]

wow, that looks really awesome. the hair curnling at the end looks really good

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tsau-mia In reply to AGBBibag [2010-01-27 23:39:59 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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adrift-in-mind [2010-01-27 22:22:30 +0000 UTC]

woooooooow that is sweet! I love how heavily you inked this. It really caught my eye. ;D excellent work

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tsau-mia In reply to adrift-in-mind [2010-01-27 23:40:19 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, I appreciate your comment

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adrift-in-mind In reply to tsau-mia [2010-01-30 04:23:22 +0000 UTC]

anytime

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Without-walls [2010-01-27 22:08:43 +0000 UTC]

wowooowoooww!!!

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tsau-mia In reply to Without-walls [2010-01-27 23:47:36 +0000 UTC]

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Hoshinoshini [2010-01-27 21:44:48 +0000 UTC]

Oh my, I'm envious of that inking. Would love to see this with a full color explosion.

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tsau-mia In reply to Hoshinoshini [2010-01-27 23:41:17 +0000 UTC]

That's the plan, except every time I pull it up on my computer screen, I look at it and think, hm... what should the explosion look like? And then it never gets done as I stare at it for the next hour.

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Hoshinoshini In reply to tsau-mia [2010-01-28 00:34:01 +0000 UTC]

It should look... comic book-ish, lol.

If it's cool with you, I'd like to attempt to add in an explosion myself. I've got an idea I think might look good.

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tsau-mia In reply to Hoshinoshini [2010-01-28 01:43:28 +0000 UTC]

feel free! It might give me an idea myself.

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Galactusworldeater [2010-01-27 20:23:24 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful work, excellent flow.

Adding that explosion would really add to it, but its a great ink work as is!

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tsau-mia In reply to Galactusworldeater [2010-01-27 22:14:22 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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RedNoseDog [2010-01-27 20:06:13 +0000 UTC]

I like all the black. Makes her mysterious.

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tsau-mia In reply to RedNoseDog [2010-01-27 22:14:56 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. I like her mysterious too. This is the bottom panel of a comic book page that introduces this character into the story.

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knittingknots [2010-01-27 19:15:52 +0000 UTC]

Love the feel of this one.

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tsau-mia In reply to knittingknots [2010-01-27 22:15:08 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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Brainmatters [2010-01-27 19:10:16 +0000 UTC]

Very cool!

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tsau-mia In reply to Brainmatters [2010-01-27 22:15:17 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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SketchDrayton [2010-01-27 18:37:01 +0000 UTC]

very nice work here with the shading, it looks killa and shes definatly badass.

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tsau-mia In reply to SketchDrayton [2010-01-27 22:15:42 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad that that's the feeling that you get, cause that's what I was going for!

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otherwiseunbroken [2010-01-27 17:54:19 +0000 UTC]

effing amazing. i really like this.

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tsau-mia In reply to otherwiseunbroken [2010-01-27 18:30:16 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, I still need to color the background in a giant explosion, but I like the black and white just the way it is.

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Myloman [2009-07-15 14:22:01 +0000 UTC]

This is excellent! Nicely done.

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tsau-mia In reply to Myloman [2009-07-15 16:59:34 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Myloman In reply to tsau-mia [2009-07-15 17:37:49 +0000 UTC]

You're most welcome.

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NezumizDarkWish [2008-08-17 01:09:49 +0000 UTC]

Impressive backstory and I really like your work on this silhouette. You've highlighted just the right things and give a clear depiction of the character, even though most of her form is black. It's cool~

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tsau-mia In reply to NezumizDarkWish [2008-08-18 05:27:36 +0000 UTC]

thanks!!!

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ArchAngel659 [2008-08-16 00:04:15 +0000 UTC]

Her ass... it is bad! as in BADASS!!!

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ArchAngel659 [2008-08-15 14:24:31 +0000 UTC]

Very good.

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tsau-mia In reply to ArchAngel659 [2008-08-15 19:22:12 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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VieraSketch [2008-08-15 13:50:02 +0000 UTC]

So hot...i love the long description but i love the chick more--you are definitely getting better! I can't believe how great the shading is--look at her hair! She doesn't look anime at all! Did you use reference?

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tsau-mia In reply to VieraSketch [2008-08-15 19:22:01 +0000 UTC]

A little bit. No comic book references though. Haha, you should have seen the first attempt, it was ugly with a capital everything!
I used a couple of vague references to see how her body should be positioned, and a random backlit photo off of Google to see how much everything needed to be shaded. I think I'm going to do an explosion in full color glory, and leave her the only black and white in that panel.

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VieraSketch In reply to tsau-mia [2008-08-17 01:05:10 +0000 UTC]

sweet!

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JacyOfEarth [2008-08-15 12:01:25 +0000 UTC]

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kuko-kato [2008-08-15 05:20:40 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow, hardcore. xD

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