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Submitted: June 25, 2006
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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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:O The awesomeness of this pic.... It's made of win and gold....
Thanks. ^_^

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"Nothing is written." --- LoA
lovely... it's really really lovely...
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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We don't love "because", but "despite".

This is why there is no such thing as perfect. A flawless beauty would be blank without any appeal nor character. Its scars are what defines it and what inspires emotion... from that moment, it becomes art.
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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-cmalidore
Thank you. :)

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

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"Nothing is written." --- LoA
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
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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-Louis L'Amour, The Walking Drum
The one in the middle is awesome. I love his/her fingers!

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