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DONE HAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAA *falls over*

Oomph. Another monster done. Woo hoo! Anyways, took way too long, and almost died each time I went to open the file. I'd click on it, and as soon as it appeared, it'd be like, "POW!" and I'd explode. Too much work to be done on the thing. All done from scratch, and not even a sketch to start out- the freaking thing was spawned entirely from Photoshop, with its ridiculously hard-to-draw face, armor, and dragon...oei....But lookie, I vanguished it! And for some reason, it almost looks as if my char is breathing...chest heaving, edgy...I think I've gone nuts...:psychotic: This evil thing took a good week to finish (thanks to the many distractions you find yourself running into in college, including food, people...and food), and I'll be going back to touch it up once I take a break, but for now....MUAHAHAHAHA, I win against your horrible time-absorbing-artsy-ness, monster painting! I win! :typerhappy: Oh, and fyi, the dragon IS supposed to have a pair of front legs...I just got lazy.


So...onto the more serious stuff.
I started this as a way to express my inner self (aka excuse to draw my main character...and shiny armor!), but my 22-year-old cousin just passed away the other day after years of battling unidentifiable tumors -not cancer- , and I thought that it might be a nice tribute to incorporate the idea of freedom into it, now that she's no longer suffering. Besides my thought of drawing out the main char (aka alter-ego of the "me" that feels still trapped and grounded to the planet) and the dragon above symbolizing the freedom of the soul within the prison of the character's body, I wanted to give her a little something in order to express my best wishes and love for her.

Here's to you, Nina. Have a safe journey wherever your wings may take you. <3

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I'm sorry about your cousin... :[ I'm glad she's not suffering. :floating:
This is so awesome! His expression is really great. I really like the design on the side of his armor. :D

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I am so glad that you can relate this picture to your cousin. It is sad that she died, but it helps to know that she's not hurting any more. :hug:

As to the picture………
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MINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :iconglompage:

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I am known as Valentinez Alkalinella Xifax Sicidabohertz… Gombigobilla Blue Stradivari Talentrent Pierre Andri Charton-Haymoss Ivanovici Baldeus George Doitzel Kaisert III.

I am Yellow Kirby in ~TheSSBBCrew
I am Aravis in ~NarniaFanClub
:iconstalien:
this is so beautiful!! :D I love everything about it! :love:

It's sad about your cousin dying, but It is good to know that she is not hurting anymore :hug:

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I can only show you the door, it is you who has to walk through it.
I'm Blue Ike in ~TheSSBBCrew
I'm Reno in ~The-KH-and-FF-Family
I'm thinking :plotting: you should be worried :evillaugh:
:iconjohnnyspirit:
beautiful in so many ways and so deep i love this you are an exelent artist..words cant express how wonderful is this piece.

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Not everyone finds true love. Not everyone gets to be happy
my tunnel dont have lights at the end.i am destined, into a dark loneliness, i am stuck on islands by which no ships will pass to save me. There is no love. There is nothing but the sadness.
:iconsenrisasaki:
i don't have near enough patience to work on a picture for more than a few hours...for some reason it doesn't bother me to work on sculptures for long periods of time (i enjoy making wolves out of clay :dance: ) anyway, this picture is amazing !!!!!

i would love to draw that character sometime, if its okay with you :D

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:icontheguardiandragon:
THanks! And go right ahead- I'd be honored to have him drawn. ^_^ His name is still up in the air (it's been changed 3 times already and I'm STILL not happy), so you can suggest names in the caption box if you'd like. =)

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:icontoshema:
Sorry to hear about your cus hopefully shes happy where she is. and this a great painting worthy of her memory.:+fav:Z!!

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Plz, check out my gallery.:gallery: [link] The clubs I'm in *Realm-of-Fantasy, [link] !!!
:iconsenrisasaki:
awesome !
i had a character who i couldn't decide on a name for...it changed about 5 times before i actually decided on something...

when it comes to names usually i just look at a list of japanese names or pick an interesting word and rearrange the letters, lol ^_^

...any information i need to know about the character before i start the picture? or anything youd like me to put in the picture (like castles, dragons, etc)... :D

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Pillow fight ... TO THE DEATH !!!
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to put this mildly:


OH MY FRICKEN-this is amazing! -stares in awe-

i reallyreallyreally like the persoective in this, its not one you usually see. :)

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I actually do the same thing, though I've been trying to use his name so that it means something...or can be used in a way that'll make a twist within the story. Problem is, even if I come up with a good name, it's been used before! >.<

Well, the character actually has an interesting tie to a god within the book...and he has a silver/white tattoo of an intricate "god's eye" that appears on his forehead when he uses his abilities more than he can handle (it's sort of like the gaslight if you're low when you're driving...except that it's not just a tattoo...:}). Anyways, he has a sword that looks similar to this (this is a rough, rough sketch): [link] . His eyes, since you can't see them well, are also iridescent blue/green (like opal), with flecks of silver and gold in them. However, even when the tattoo fades away after he recovers his energy, sometimes his left eye stays a silver color...

Other than that, you can even redesign his outfit if you'd like- this is his more simple/formal riding attire -unlike his traveling armor, his war armor, his formal uniform robes/cloak, and his casual, casual clothing- so have fun experimenting. ^_^

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