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"I have to go," he said softly. Zelda sniffed. She knew that he was going to confront Ganon, and that she would surely die if she tried to interfere."I know," she responded. She finally looked up at him and saw a cut on his forehead. She placed a hand on the cut and closed her eyes. Link gasped as he was suddenly surrounded by a blue aura. It only lasted a moment, but when it was done, all of Link's cuts and bruises were gone, and he felt strength flow through his body. Zelda rested her head against his chest again.
"Be careful," she whispered. Link stepped back a little, gently placing a hand beneath her chin. He tilted her face up towards his. Her blue eyes were red and puffy. She gasped as he suddenly pulled her to him again, kissing her. Suddenly it was over, and Link looked into her eyes again. He brushed her tears away with a worn and calloused thumb.
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A scene from my fanfic, The Legend Begins (which can be found in my gallery).
Lines by : [link]
Colors by me.
This is my first time uploading a digitally colored image, so critiques are much appreciated!
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Gahh, I'm SO sorry how long it took me to comment on this! But this looks really great--the coloring is very neat/clean and I like the rich colors you chose. Good job!
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Thanks for commenting, I'm really glad that you like it!
Great work on the lines, and thanks again!
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I like it. Very nice.
Now, for the critique. I can't believe I'm about to repeat my professor's words... the ones that have fustrated me to no end. "Make your darks darker and your lights lighter." I guess what I mean to say is, this picture is all midtones. There aren't shadows or highlights. (yes, I see the shadows, but they aren't... shadowy)
On the other hand, that's what many cartoons do, especially anime, so if that's the style you're going for, then you nailed it. The coloring, not the looking like anime bit, I mean. I know you aren't a fan of it.
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Aw, crap, anime?? *runs to mess with the contrast settings*
That's a good idea, though. I might play around with the contrast, too.
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Misinterpretation! I worded it weirdly, so it's my bad. What I meant is, anime is colored by cel shading. If you look at it, everything is just two tones, the stuff in the light and the stuff in the shadows. Western animation doesn't bother with making shadows.
Turning up the contrast will do some of the trick but what most people do is have variations. One of the more annoying exercises I've had to do for painting is to paint a sphere. The shadows had, at minimum, three different tones. The darkest part was next to the light (darkest darks are near the lightest lights), then a midtone, then a highlight that was the reflection light from the surface. The reasoning behind this stupid ball was "if you can paint the tones of a sphere, you can paint anything." Mostly, that's held true...
Hmm, maybe it would be easier to show you what I mean...
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Where is your fanfic? I'd like to read it sometime.
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Aww, that is so sweet.
And the one who drew it is very talented too.
And very good coloring!
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