Yay! Thanks for the comments peoples. biggrin I'm just glad I still have that many people reading! lol. Well, it took me a while to fix all the little bugs in this page but I think I got them all. ^_^ This page was a strange one for me to do. I had so many issues with the layout and the line quality that I ripped my hair out! O_o But finally I got that straightened out! Yay! and also kiddies... OMG BACKGROUND! I've decided to get over my phobia of backgrounds once and for all so I will TRY to get get more background in there! I dunno why I refrain from doing it... I mean, it's not great but it's not "that" bad is it? Well, practice makes perfect I suppose. Now, once I get rid of that fear, then maybe I'll tacklie getting rid of my fear of TONING. Who knows?
Anyways, back to the page! Seems like BonClay was a nice guy after all? And he and Alba looked like they were really close back then! I wonder what could have happened between these two to make them turn out the way they did? No I don't, I know! lol! But that's a secret that I shall reserve for a bit later, yes? I hope you guys are still enjoying it! After this page, chances are that we'll go back to the battle! Stay tuned for that!
Next Page:The 17th of October
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heheh, those comments came pretty fast -is waiting-
edit: ooh, urban backgrounds are nice keep up the good work =3 heheh, BonClay's shirt reminds me of Charlie Brown's shirt for some reason...
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The Kovie · Community Member · Thu Oct 11, 2007 @ 04:57am
Aww, that's so sweet! >.< Brotherly love! :3
EDIT: Can't wait till the next page and good luck with backgrounds! 8D And maybe toning. x3
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XvXYuNiEXvX · Community Member · Thu Oct 11, 2007 @ 08:52pm
Hee~ Alba reminds me of MegaMan in the first panel, how adorable.
I would send you some toning examples, but I seem to have lost my wacom pen... maybe tomorrow.
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Geek Bursting · Community Member · Fri Oct 12, 2007 @ 12:32am
Wow BonClay grew up ugly. Oops did I just type my thoughts outloud again?
It's amazing to see how close the two of them had been. I love the backgrounds.. they're simple but add so much more to the background it's self including a proper sense of place. I mean in the panel with Alba on the ground, it would mean so much less, have much less impact if the background only showed ground verses not ground. Great job Bella!
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Korda · Community Member · Fri Oct 12, 2007 @ 03:54am
Awww looks like Alba always was a real cutie. whee I really like the closeups of both their faces. BonClay in particular looks so sweet in the last panel, such a difference to how he looks in the present. Yay for backgrounds! They intimidate me too. But I think what you have fits in just right. Anymore can sometimes becomes too cluttered. It's great that you're trying new things, even the things that you aren't comfortable with. That's a true artist at work. *have a motivational cookie* cool
By the way, I've checked out the new BOWBS thread. I definitely have some pictures of yours that I colored that I could contribute. I feel the urge to do some fan art though... I'm really slow when it comes to setting off time for personal art, but I shall make a note. 3nodding
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yukidream13 · Community Member · Fri Oct 12, 2007 @ 06:28am
OMG ALBA IS SO KAWAII XD <3
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ClassicFAIL_TM · Community Member · Fri Oct 12, 2007 @ 08:09pm
@ Korda: Well... I've never drawn older Bon Clay not frowning. lol Maybe that changes something... I'll try to make him prettier! xd
@ Yuki: Oooh! *_* that would be awesome! Well, that thread will become my general chat thread too... so feel free to go there and hang out. biggrin
Awwww! Brotherly love! biggrin Wait... now I really can't deck Bon Clay. Dammit! gonk Awesome page Bella!
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Josh_JB_Benton · Community Member · Fri Oct 12, 2007 @ 08:37pm
Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Mini Alba is so cuuuuuuute!!!!
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limekola · Community Member · Fri Oct 12, 2007 @ 08:49pm
Eeek!!! Brotherly love! Brotherly love!! *dreams of Yaoi incest...*
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Midnitergrl · Community Member · Sat Oct 13, 2007 @ 02:33am
awwwwwww its so cute! sux now that there fighting
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Akuma_ Higurashi · Community Member · Sat Oct 13, 2007 @ 03:49am
awww teh brotherly lub.. ^_^ sweet. ^^
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MrNailVT · Community Member · Sat Oct 13, 2007 @ 06:20am
It sux that at one point or another brothers are like that, so caring, working together...
Then they grow up and every time they see each other it's curses and punches and... oi. But awesome page, Bell-Bell. Now that I'm back to work, I might not get it out quickly, but I'll try my wacom tab at toning. Doubt I'll be very good, you know I work better with colors. heh
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KarabeanSweet · Community Member · Sat Oct 13, 2007 @ 06:33pm
*sniffle*
(really good "Ow" shot for Alba)
Yes, be proud for trying to do more background stuff! Practice is very much the way to becoming truely great.
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shiyonin · Community Member · Sat Oct 13, 2007 @ 09:56pm
Ah! I'm sorry. I haven't been on at all. o_O Great last few pages. I missed a lot. ._.