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The Dark Sorceress

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HERE IT IS!!!!!!

I'm so happy that I was able to post my entry sooner than expected...and yes I may be super tired after spending all day on the computer coloring this...but I'm so proud of it!!!

**(Also, it's best if you see it at full size)**

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For those of you that don't know, this is my character design for :iconkicsterash:'s Dark Sorcerer from her story :iconpnf-the-seer:

I know it's more than a reference sheet that some people do for their OCs, but this is what immediently popped up in my head. There were some changes that I ended up making when I started drawing, for example her outfit: in my orginal idea, I was gonna have her wear a hood that hide most of her face and have her eyes glow from underneath. I also ended up changing the shape of the sphere on the top of her staff from a circle to a diamond (the circle seemed to happy for me; a sharp, pointy diamond is much more threatening).


Character Design

Alright, a little bit about the design.
Like I said before, I originally planned on her wearing a hood, but I'm really happy I made the change. It feels more alive being able to completely see her instead of hiding her.

Picking her colors was VERY annoying. I wanted to use colors that I thought would look wonderful yet be appropriate for the mood and feeling I wanted to create. I was debating between using black or red (I tried to avoid using purple because I didn't want to appear like I cheating and use the colors that Kicsterash had used for the Watchers...even though I wanted to sooooooo bad), but black was too dark and red didn't just seem right. So, I ended up using purple (YAY!!).
when I decided that I was gonna use purple, I automatically pictured her with dark skin and sliver-blonde hair (just like Malfoy's :D). To me, I knew that those colors would complement the purple so well.

For her staff, I wanted to make it sorta bronze-y, but I ended up making it reddish-purple. It stands out well, but it's not too over powering (all the other colors I tried just stood out too much XD). And I just LOVE her staff, I had fun making the wing things that come out of it and creating the designs in it. It just looks awesome!!! I also think that the stone on her staff is great. I'm happy that I changed the shape of it, it looks so much cooler than before (and 'cause of it, I was able to make it look like it's sorta on fire!!)

I also gave her dragon-like eyes. I thought it showed her toughness and how dangerous she really is very well. And don't ask me why, but I love to give my girl characters tattoos around their eyes or cheeks. So there's really nothing meaningful about them, I just thought it looked cool.
(Now that I think about it, the floating eyes kinda look like they could be from Thunder Cats XD)

One thing that was a HUGE pain in the butt to do was figuring out how to make the stupid clothes glow DX But I figured, even though she's evil and all, she still a powerful and prideful Sorceress and I highly doubt that she would stop wearing the clothes that marked her status and strength. So I tried my best to make the stupid things glow (I'm happy with how it all came out, except for the Seer's pant's bottoms).


About the Dark Sorcerer and the Picture

EEEEKKKKK!!!! The Dark Sorcerer is a GIRL!!!!!!
Yes, yes, I know. The word Sorcerer tends to mean that it's a guy, but I never read anyone ACTUALLY say that he was a dude (I even asked Kicsterash). And also, no one has ever seen the Dark Sorcerer for hundreds of years, couldn't be possible that they get so use to saying "Dark Sorcerer" that they forgot she was a girl?

But come on think about it, what's more scarier? A dude that you know is a dude that's trying to kill you; OR a girl that you thought was a dude that doesn't look like the kind of person that would kill a kid. Come on, who do you think? That's why I made her a girl. I just knew that it would be an awesome twist to the story and something totally unexpected.

Anyhow...the reason why she looks so young after hundreds of years go by is because she has the power of multiple Seer Stones. All that power keeps her youthful and strong.

In the picture itself, it's showing the death of the previous Seer. Having been captured by Watchers, weakened and hurt, the Seer is brought forth to the Dark Sorcerer. When she sees him, she decides to toy with him (she seems like the kind of person that would play with their food before eating it) and Stone Touches him and such. When she's through, she places her hand over the Seer and calls the Stone to her. Slowly the Stone raises and so does the Seer, the Stone making it's way to her open hand.
About to join those that were taken before it...

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I'm so sorry for writing soooooo much, but I had a lot to say XD
Good luck to everyone entering the contest!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you for reading all of this and enjoy the picture. Comments are welcomed!
Thanks
–Aneko ^ ^



Phineas and Ferb (c) Dan and Swampy
The Seer (c) Kicsterash
The Dark Sorceress (c) Me
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Devotion-is-strong's avatar
O_O I would not want to cross that lady's path.... at all....

By the way, this was wonderfully done. How did you get the glowy effect??