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NOTE: If anyone is interested, prints can be made available for this pic. I will not be using the dA print service though; I will post from my own home:
LARGE (a little smaller than an A4 page) = $10 AU MEDIUM (half an A4 page) = $6 AU SMALL (approx. 4 x 5) = $4 AU See my journal for more details: [link] ----------------------------------- FEATURED CHARACTERS: Cal (left) and Taliana (right) CREATOR: Me! MEDIUMS: Prismacolour pencils (main subject matter in foreground), ink (black shadows, line art) and Paintshop Pro 5 (background and light effects) ------------------------- Inked version, for those who are curious: [link] Here it is at last, 10 months after I first drew it. Yep, I only found motivation to finally finish this beast when I caught a cold go figure eh? -------------------------- CAL: 21 yrs old Season: Autumn (this denotes when a member of The Balance is at full strength, and thus responsible for upholding most of The Balance until the next season arrives. This is because The Balance is very closely tied to the cycles of the earth. A members season is determined by the time of the year that they are born in.) Blind and grey-haired, Cal is a silent and morose individual his background is shrouded with gaps and questions which only his sister, Julie Anne-Maria, would be capable of providing the answers to. Fourteen years ago, the two of them disappeared from the local area under abrupt and suspicious circumstances along with their father Keller, shortly after the murder of a young boy was witnessed in Falwyn Park, a large reserve which they had frequently visited. The departure of this family was extremely inconvenient because they were the next line of Prime Neutrals individuals whose task it is through the ages to maintain The Balance, an equilibrium consisting of The Mind Mesh (an extremely vital system of subconscious linkage, linking the lives of every human on earth) and the stability provided by 9 unique Wards (or souls) embodying Yin and Yang. Why must they do this? In order to prevent Ultimata occurring, or divine death. Ultimata basically refers to the death of existence, and its a force/entity/other whose fore coming has been constantly predicted, but is yet to arrive. Only a matter of time though I wont say much more on this, tis too complicated. Anyway, Cal, Julie Anne-Maria and Keller left the local area while most of the next generation of Yin and Yang were just being born, leaving behind little guidance this is where Taliana entered the picture. She and Julie Anne-Maria had been childhood friends up until Julie Anne-Maria suddenly left, and Taliana had been gifted by her with Second Sight, namely the ability to see beyond the physical realm to the Astral plane where an individuals Ward resides. All humans have Wards, but for the most part are not aware of them until a Prime Neutral gifts them with the ability to connect with them. (Talianas Ward is Snow Tiger, and Ive draw them together a couple of times in my gallery.) Well, since the Prime Neutrals were gone, Taliana decided to pick up where they had left and organised the new Yin and Yang balance herself, keeping charge for fourteen years until Julie Anne-Maria and Cal very suddenly returned, which is where the story begins and where the whole mess starts. Why? Because Cal is technically the new Prime Neutral, thus threatening Talianas unofficial leadership. (More on this later under Talianas profile.) Well, what of Cals personality? At first glance, he would appear to be heavily burdened by his blindness, rarely seen wandering anywhere from the familiar territory of Falwyn Park where he wiles away the days lounging on benches and the lawns, or sitting for hours on end at the Pagoda in the Park café. Cal could also easily be mistaken to be mentally slow due to his inclination to ignore people and activity in his immediate environment, so withdrawn is his manner. However, such assumptions would be drastically proven wrong with a bit of patience! When Cal does choose to speak, his unusual philosophies and musings are thought-provoking and insightful there is obviously an enormous amount of knowledge structuring his mental make up, on both the physical world and The Balance, the latter which makes him a dangerous person indeed. Cal also evidently has great potential for dispensing advice and solving problems, but whether Cal bothers to waste his energy on the above depends on many factors and 99% of the time he chooses not to, due to his tendency well, to just not care. Cal is also a frustrating person in many ways because of his self-induced isolation (both physical and emotional), but he can also be completely unpredictable when you least expect it. Its safe to say that dealing with Cal is like trying to juggle eggs and then hatching them only by navigating through his barriers and waiting for what lies beyond to respond can anyone stand a chance at scraping the surface of who, or what, Cal really is and believe me, theres a lot! --------------------------------- TALIANA: 28 yrs old. Season: Winter An extremely dominating, competitive and at times, spiteful individual she has a tremendous drive to succeed which is reflected in her work and everyday life, but especially in regard to The Balance. Taliana has no qualms about lying, backstabbing or doing other undesirable things in order to get to where she wants to go. It sorta helps (or makes things worse!) that Taliana is a natural leader, which accounts for her successful supervising of The Balance for fourteen years even though she is not a Prime Neutral. Non-surprisingly, the return of Julie Anne-Maria and Cal is a huge upset, in particular Cals appearance since he is a direct threat to Talianas previously unchallenged position of power. It is not just the fact that Cal is posed to take over leadership which makes things turn ugly there are two other important factors. Firstly, a person can only become a Prime Neutral if they are the first born of another Prime Neutral. Julie Anne-Maria, as the first born of Keller, was an undisputed candidate. Cal is second born in the family though, so how on earth did he receive the mantle from Julie Anne-Maria? Secondly, The Balance tips for the first time in fourteen years as soon as Cal arrives and assumes leadership, which sees the Yin and Yang Wards turn against each other in violent confrontations, upsetting the natural balance between them. Coincidental? Perhaps not. As a result, Taliana is convinced that Cal is a fraud and has her mind set on exposing him. It doesnt take long for her to entertain the thought of killing him either! O.O;;; Dont blame her though something obviously doesnt add up, and Cal is definitely not what he seems. However, his immense power is enough to keep Taliana at bay for the time being, although its of course only a matter of time before Taliana finds a way to be rid of him namely by manipulating The Balance in her favour. But thats another story for another time! ------------------------------------ You all still with me? *Blows a whistle to wake you all up* Arr, and youll note that in my description for the inked version of this pic, I was well aware that the image has an uneven tilt to it which favours Cal more than Taliana. Lastly, in the hopefully near future, Im hoping to make this pic into a print. Its the first pic Ive scanned in at 300 DPI resolution, making it a candidate for turning into a print So, that ends my rambling for tonight! Wanna know how long it takes for me to type these descriptions up? 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i'm very impressed! beautiful character design as well.
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That was the best caption EVAR.
You put so much painstaking care into sharing your art and ideas, and I really admire that. I keep all my Kt Kat ideas inside becuase there's too damn many messy bits of them!
Anyways, congrats on finishing this, and I would love to buy a print but I would have no $$$!
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I can't see you anymore
I can't leave right out the door
After all that we've been through
I can't be with or without you
Dope - With or Without You
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Love the lighting as usual, this is one of ur brighter drawings
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Tell me what you eat, and I'll tell you what you are
- Brillat-Savarin
As for the characters, they're wonderful because they're both so flawed! So many people (myself included) often make characters that are too perfect. But these characters have distinctive flaws that are used to their advantage, disadvantage, and to build a wonderful story.
Hats off to you.
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It goes like this: the fourth, the fifth
The minor fall, the major lift
The baffled king composed the Hallelujah!
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