[Naruto Art] Bath Scene Redux

[entitys]

Bath Scene Redux
By: Ken
Complete: 06.25.2012
Pairing: ChouShika
Character(s): Akimichi Chouji & Nara Shikamaru © Kishimoto Masashi
Warnings: NSFW due to suggested nudity (they're at the bath, duh!), but completely innocent
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Comments

[tj_dragonblade]

Wow. I mean really, wow. The background makes this so...full-bodied. It really turned out nice! The water is lovely - you should be proud - and I like the...the...I don't know, the sense of light and shadow about it? Like, the 'window' spaces in the background look lamplit, the dark of the wood implies shadow, and all together it ends up with a very 'cozy' warm-and-intimate kind of feel. I'm impressed. ^_^ It's cohesive and soothing and tranquil. And I still love the way that they look at each other

[entitys]

y'know, i really can't take full credit for the background because it's the same as the original Kishimoto drew. thing is, with the way he colors and how hectic the composition was, you just couldn't appreciate the actual setting.

Chouji and Shikamaru's lips are over-bright. i actually used a pale pinkish-neutral for Chouji and a light peach-nude color for Shikamaru but i do faces first, y'know before my arm gets tired and detail work becomes impossible. so. by the end of the picture i have to color level it because pastels are fade-y/washed-out looking, and in this case it made their lips stand out way more than they're supposed to. but i deemed it 'not that bad' on both my monitors and 'too much trouble' to fix/redo.

you have my go ahead for mass-post whenever i'm done ^_^ d. you're right, improbable, but maybe somebody else will like them.

[tj_dragonblade]

Re: The background: I still think you did it better. Warmer. ^_^

Re: Color, detail work and fatigue: Ah, I see. Makes sense. Gotta do what works. ^_^