Death Note

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I wanted to draw a collaborative piece similar to the Wolf's Rain picture I drew last year for the Death Note series. I was originally going to include Misa, Near, and Mello as well, but I quickly found out I would not have enough room to draw all of them. I drew the two main characters in that case, Light Yagami (right) and L or Ryuuzaki (left). Instead of drawing the two in their normal outfits, I wanted to try something darker since I planned on inking the picture.
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I think I might have overworked the shadows on Light's face, though I liked the hatching I used. His lip ring turned out lopsided, and the shadows on his shirt come out across his stomach too far because I was planning on inking the whole shirt black. I realized it would be too much black after I finished the jacket, but I had already made some marks so I had to work around them. I like his necklaces and the net shirt. Ryuuzaki was most likely the best of the two. I originally drew him blowing bubblegum, but it made it difficult to tell who I was trying to portray. The band-aids were an impulse. I thought he looked rather plain next to Light so I needed to add an accessory to his face. The hatching I used around his cross necklace is a mess and could have been done cleaner. I like how I managed to draw the slouching position he is famed for. I knew I needed to draw a background so I threw a city scape behind them and made it look as though they were standing on a rooftop. I struggled to finish this piece because my pens starting failing halfway through the inking process. I managed to buy a few more, but my thinnest ones stopped working entirely and I had trouble inking in tiny details. In the end, this turned out very professional and I'm pleased with the product. My sister wanted me to make a copy for her so she could hang it in her locker when school started again. *laughs* My boyfriend should also be thrilled because I successfully drew a background.
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Drawn July 25, '08.
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Pen and Sharpie marker.
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Picture (C) Alice Falling; Characters (C) Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata