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Aquean the Knight

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EDIT: Seems like the bigger the pic is, the smaller the preview XD... FULL VIEW PLEASE!

EDIT 2: Ah, updated it with a border. It was just crying for something around it!

EDIT 3: ... <_< Yes, well, based on certain crits, I modified a few things that could be modified, the water is more blue and light than before and refraction/distortion of the elements seen through it have been emphasized. Also, made the ground more perceptible ;) I didn't change the size of the sheath (I already knew about it, but thanks to those who pointed it out) since well, I don't know how! D': Old version can be viewed here: [link]

EDIT 4: Hopefully, the last one. Turns out I uploaded the wrong image for the old version. The good file can be found here: [link] Sorry, lol.

Oh! Ikeda's youngest brother ;) Oh yes! A god with the appearance of a child (or pre-teen or early teen, whichever you prefer). As some of the people who saw the preview had guessed, his element is water (he was the one in blue drapes in this pic: [link] ).

Yes, the water sucks, I admit. I'm crappy at water and fire effects to name a few. It's the lack of practice or just a total misuse of creativity, but at least I'm proud to say it looks better than what I had yesterday. I actually finished this pic way earlier than I expected. I mean, the preview pic was posted... a bit less than two days ago! Geez, talk about motivation!

Hey, I did a REAL background! : D Weeewooo!

OH YEAH... it's so colorful compared to my usual O_O

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Approximate time: exactly 1 month (was working on another pic in between)
Medium: mechanical pencil 0.5, Pilot Hi-Tecpoint V5 Extra Fine pen, Photoshop CS2
Photoshop tools: Polygonal Lasso, Brush, Pen, Smudge, Stamp
Layers: uh... around 70
Music: Sarah Harmer - Almost (I love this song, it gives you that kind of soothing feel!)

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Ciubaja's avatar
What i'd recommend would be simply looking for few water splash reference pictures,and simply pasting it over the piece.Ofcourse not leaving it like that but,it would give you overall idea how it should be looking like to resemble real water.The way you will further make it look simple its up to you.