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©2006-2009 `hakubaikou
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A pic of the Shinsengumi, not from any particular series even though they're featured in many shows. I wanted to do something recognizable for Anime Expo, but I didn't want to worry about fanart and copyright issues so I stuck with actual historical figures. Although I'm sure the real shinsengumi guys looked nothing like this. Anyway, I might make this a print here at DA later on, but for now, I'm just going to have prints of this at the convention. It's kind of weird looking since it's a bit flattened and the background is a bit abstract, but still, I hope it does well at the con. :)

Done the usual way. Start to finish on Photoshop. Not sure how long this one took, but I'd guess around 15-20 hours. I debated with myself a while before deciding to throw the foreground out of focus. I have a sharp version of it, but I think the leaves look too busy and cluttered that way.

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:iconrelixx:
:O The awesomeness of this pic.... It's made of win and gold....
:iconhakubaikou:
Thanks. ^_^

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"Nothing is written." --- LoA
:iconbagsybabe:
lovely... it's really really lovely...
:iconthornedvenom:
Aesthetically, it looks awesome. Details are great but the most stunning part has to be the use of color tones for lights and shadows for the clothes.

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Awesome is like gravity: the more awesome you are, the more likely awesome is going to gravitate towards you.
:iconyrindale:
Leave em out of focus :nod: It allows the eyes to focus on the swordsmen far easier than they would otherwise be :).

Great work Haku!

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:iconhakubaikou:
Thank you. :)

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"Nothing is written." --- LoA
:iconhakubaikou:
Thanks! I did spend a fair bit of time on the fabric.

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"Nothing is written." --- LoA
:iconhakubaikou:
Thanks, Yrindale. :) I tried to keep from using too much black like you'd mentioned. Lightened up their faces a bit. Although I couldn't resist a bit of darkness in the guy in front. Dark clothing to match his dark expression. Heehee.

I'm glad you think it's better this way too. When I look at the sharp-leaf version, my eyes get tired.

Speaking of tired eyes. I'm off to bed. G'night! ^_^

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"Nothing is written." --- LoA
:iconsylvacoer:
Would the middle guy be Okita? *gets thwapped* I love it! It's as tho I could reach out and touch the cloth. spiffy...

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"The study of history is a powerful antidote to contemporary arrogance. It is humbling to discover how many of our glib assumptions... have been tested before... and discovered to be, at great human cost, wholly false."

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:icontojisuzuhara:
The one in the middle is awesome. I love his/her fingers!

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