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TNO: Daj Coy by *arcturus17:iconarcturus17:

Categories Traditional Art > Drawings > People

©2009 *arcturus17
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Artist's Comments

Strength.

Some drawings seem to throw themselves to me to be drawn, and this one of Daj was no exception. I just felt like drawing him while looking through the ref sheets, so I had a rummage around my references and found a good pose for his head. The rest is history.

I couldn't actually draw his entire head of hair thanks to the holes in the sheet (punched notes, remember), and was forced to rub off some shading before it overflowed into one hole. He had the BEST hairstyle to draw, mainly because I didn't have to draw the other eye xD but also because the reference for his pose had, coincidentally, the same kind of hairstyle. The difference was that the reference hair wasn't as wild as Daj's, so I dealt with that accordingly.

Mega explained a few things to me (thanks, Mega ^^) about when Daj smiled, and when he was enjoying himself. So although he's smiling slightly in this I've made him look as if it wouldn't be a very funny matter (to the person who was getting it), but it would be funny to him. However, looking it over again the day after, I realised it could be that Daj is happy to look towards the future, and determined to go through no matter what. The lighting seemed to signify the darkness he knows moving behind him - being put away for good.

I referred to Bleep's genderbent Daj several times for the hair, and I noticed there was a comment about Daja looking as if she could kick ass more so than Daj. So, Mega...will this Daj kick ass harder than Daja?

(Like a flooded river, strength will break any barrier in your way.)

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Program(s) used:
Adobe Photoshop CS (retouching, watermark adding)

Tool(s) used:
0.5 mechanical pencil, eraser, finger, special tools

Time taken:
1 hour 30 minutes.

Tutorial(s) referred/remembered:
None.

Special brush(es) used:
None.

Special font(s) used:
I doubt you need to know.

Character(s):
Drawing © me
Character © ~Megacharge

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*Kaiju-Z Jan 30, 2009, 2:47:41 AM
Awesomely drawn picture =3
Like it =3

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"Sorry, I got a sudden urge to hit him when I looked at his face." - Bulgaria, episode 27 of Axis Powers Hetalia
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~Megacharge Jan 30, 2009, 9:03:13 PM
8DD AWESOME!

For some reason, I can see a mass amount of shoujo sparkles around Daj in this pic. |D He looks so bishounen.

But again, Awesome pic 8D

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When life gives you lemons. squeeze lemon juice in it's eyes. |D
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~Megacharge Feb 18, 2009, 6:52:56 PM
hm.....Daj looking toward the future. Makes sense, as that's why he'll be leaving in a bit........well, looking to the future to figure out his past and yeah. |D

Oh, and this Daj would totally kick more ass than Daja. =w=

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When life gives you lemons. squeeze lemon juice in it's eyes. |D
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*priteeboy Sep 13, 2009, 5:34:43 AM
I like the simplicity, just seeing one eye, a nose and mouth in a calm state can have so much personality from this angle. And I like his hair too :giggle:

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*arcturus17 Sep 13, 2009, 5:56:16 AM
I was quite surprised when it turned out this way, in fact - it was if this angle was meant for him all along. And his hair was established by his creator, so every credit for that awesome hairstyle is his :XD: Thank you.

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"I can't say what I don't know because I don't know what I don't know."
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