Battle 40: Leloo vs Creamy Coolness

[Leloo]

I know the forum's back up right now but when I try to access this specific thread, there's a database error still. I've given it quite a few days now but it's not changed. So I can't access it :( The odds that the forum will go down are quite good though so I thought I might aswell make a thread here.


This battle is about Buffy the Vampire Slayer, back to the basics. The show recently celebrated his 10th anniversary and to express our love for the best show ever, we're going for a 7 round battle !

You guessed right, 14 rounds, 7 seasons, 2 pieces by season. Nonetheless, it's not a simple "favorite moments" battle. We're going to focus on a character. After some discussions, we've decided it'd be Buffy. The show has always been about women power and how a woman is as competent as a man to be responsible of others and lead. We want the battle to show how Buffy went to a reluctant teenager to a strong and confident woman in her Slayer role. Each round will be about a season, we have to choose a scene that we think is defining in her developpement, that is important and made her grow to who she is right now (Well, in Joss's head ).

The battle requirement is to take part of the previous art into your own. To create something based on the aesthetic and thematic part of the art to give a flow to the battle. The second requirement is some little trick we ask the other

Here are the previous entries from the both of us:

Round 1: Romain
http://www.escaping-madness.net/images/battle/PrepareMeSmall.jpg (http://www.escaping-madness.net/images/battle/PrepareMe.jpg)
This piece is about Buffy & Giles first real discussion about her duty. She can't see the importance of her role, she's facing her destiny but she refuses to embrace it, considering that it'll leave her apart again.

Round 2: Line
http://shattered.escaping-madness.net/art/bigthumbs/prophecygirl02.jpg (http://shattered.escaping-madness.net/art/btvs_ats/1024/btvs_prophecygirl02.jpg)
I wanted to show how much Buffy matured throughout the short season 1. How she began to more and more accept her role as the slayer and protector of not only her friends but everybody else around her.
This moment I feel, defines this very well. Buffy is realising that by not doing her duty as the slayer and by not facing up to the Master, people around her will die - people she cares about will die.
This is about how she stands up to Giles (yet again she doesn't do what he says) and decides to go against the Master.

Round 3: Romain
http://www.escaping-madness.net/images/battle/YourDemiseSmall.jpg (http://www.escaping-madness.net/images/battle/YourDemise.jpg)
I wanted to portray her relationship with Angel/Angelus. This is the best metaphor for this realisation. She find out that the man she loves is not what he seemed and finally came back to her role of Slayer, she has to deal with it this way. It's another way to show how interwined both lives, Slayer & Woman, are.

I wanted to show the moment she realised Angel is not here anymore. She's dealing with Angelus and even though he looks the same, he's clearly another entity. She's to get back to the Slayer, the strong female figure she used to be and stop caring for him. The colors are dark and washed, intense. In the upper left corner, there's a reminder of Buffy's "I'm the Slayer" confidence speech. As an echo, the red letters "I'm the Slayer" and the cut face is about her shattered Innocence.

Round 4: Line
http://shattered.escaping-madness.net/art/bigthumbs/becomingpt2.jpg (http://shattered.escaping-madness.net/art/btvs_ats/1024/btvs_becomingpt2.jpg)
I decided to do this final scene of Becoming part 2 because it really shows that even though Buffy is the slayer, she is also still a teenage girl who shouldn't have to deal with all these things that's going on.
But she deals with it and she makes the ultimate sacrifice, she got her love back to the way he was and then she had to kill him. She had to sacrifice her own happiness.
This scene I chose, the end scene, shows so much emotion to me - it just shows how much pain Buffy feels. I wanted to show Buffy looking back at her house and then walking away leaving Sunnydale behind her. I also felt I needed to take the part from Romain's art that has Angel reflecting in Buffy's eye, because that exact thing was what triggered everything. I chose to use the quote (I think it's spoken by Oz?) from the end of Becoming part 1 because I really loved it and I thought it fit well with my thoughts behind this wall.

Round 5: Romain
http://www.escaping-madness.net/images/battle/HelplessSmall.jpg (http://www.escaping-madness.net/images/battle/Helpless.jpg)
I've chosen to portray Helpless. In this episode, Buffy realise, experiment, feel the fact the she IS the Slayer. Being the Slayer is part of her and she can't go back or leave it like she used to do. Previously, she accepted her role because she thought she had to. From now on, she accept it cause it's who she is. That's my take on it anyway.

Round 6: Line
http://shattered.escaping-madness.net/art/bigthumbs/promthumb.jpg (http://shattered.escaping-madness.net/art/btvs_ats/1024/btvs_prom.jpg)
I wanted to do that scene when Buffy turns around as she realises it's her that's being talked about, but I decided against it because of the requirement Romain set (the Star Wars poster style). I thought that style really spoke this moment to me and while it might not be an earth-shattering defining moment for Buffy, I do believe it is an important one.
She wanted that Prom so bad. She really wanted to go to the prom with her friends and her boyfriend and feel part of the seniors at High School, the final year - the final dance. Quite literally.
She wanted and fought for a normal night for her friends, to be happy and to dance and to enjoy their prom, even though she herself was heartbroken and I admire the fact that she still came to the prom after Angel broke up with her and told her he was leaving town.

The fact that he showed up just makes this moment more important to me. It's an era of Buffy's life coming to an end. Not only her relationship with Angel, but her senior year of high school aswell.
There's no more pretending... she is the slayer and she can't really date a vampire, as much as she wants to it leads no where in the end. It's heartbreaking and sad but it's the reality for her.
Angel showing up that night gave her one last feel of being normal. A normal girl at her prom with her boyfriend.

Round 7: Romain
http://www.escaping-madness.net/images/battle/BeautifulLiarSmall.jpg (http://www.escaping-madness.net/images/battle/BeautifulLiar.jpg)
Thoughts about this. First of all, what a difficult requirement...I was so used to pick my pictures (got like 4 CDs full of stocks to choose from) that it was hard to find something approx. close to what I wanted. I'm half please with this art, like some parts but overall, not happy . It's about coming back to reality for Buffy. After her "Fairy Tale" portrayed on your last piece. I wanted to say, Okay, it was fun but it's a dream, a lie and the prince does not exist. It's a scene when Buffy walk alone in the park, after Parker left her as we all know. It's about her realisation she's back into reality, no charming prince for her or for anyone (yeah, positive me)

Ok so Romain's requirements for me this round was to not use any stocks or textures other than caps from the episode I chose.
Also I had to use the following filters: glowing edge, half tones and colored pencil.

Now, I had a looooong think about which episode to do and which moment but in the end I decided that a really important moment for Buffy is actually when, with the help of her friends, she taps into the powers of the first slayer.
I just think that after their fallout in The Yoko Factor, where Buffy says that thing about the chosen one and her friends, that this just proves that she needs them. There's a lot of moments where she has to be the strong one, has to be the one who saves the day, but in the end she could not do it - could not be the strong one - without having the support of her friends.

That is why I decided on this moment, where Buffy is 'hit' with the combined power of her three friends because I think it really makes us realise (and they realise afterwards) that Buffy wouldn't be the way she is, wouldn't be as strong as she is mentally, without the support and love of her friends.

Round 8: Power
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Now for you Romain, I don't know.... I'm feeling very uninspired for ideas right now :p
I think I want you to use 4 caps in your piece and it can have no text. I'd also like you to use the following filters: Smudge Stick, Patchwork and Fragment.

Yes, that's it I think :D

[Creamy Coolness]

Thanks a lot for reposting all the arts we've done on BWF :heart:

I love what you did for the season 4 art. I think it's really epic; so intense and noble with the washed out coloring and the composition. It's interesting to have multiples Buffy to portray her different sides. I would have love to see the rest of the Scoobies to really emphasis the point of the art. It's a good piece !

here's mine,

Round 9: Death Wish
http://www.colorblinded.eu/Portfolio/albums/digitalart/fanart/tvshows/buffythevampireslayer/season5/normal_Death-Wish4.jpg (http://www.colorblinded.eu/Portfolio/displayimage.php?album=5&pos=2)

Alternative link for those who can't access my site : http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t196/Creamycoolness/Death-Wish4.jpg
Credits are mine

Here the idea is to introduce the darkest side of Buffy. Buffy discovered in the first episodes of the season that her powers came from the darkness. Three men put a spirit in the first Slayer and that's how it all begun. Here Spike tell her that every Slayer has a death wish. It's the beginning of the Spuffy trip to me and also the darkest aspect of Buffy. Anyway, enjoy :)

For your requirement, I only ask you one thing, I want an art "a la Beth", I want a piece with many pictures put on the canvas, like a comics.

Here's an example of what I want : http://www.obsessionofthemoment.com/eps_btvsCS/EPSb-04_1024.jpg

[wenj]

Wow! I can't believe yall are almost done! And all the beautiful art, which at the moment I can't comment on everything, but I'll start with the newest piece. (I promise, I'll come back and add in comments on the rest!)

Death Wish-First off, I love the deep rich coloring of this piece. The vivid colors and the deep shadows really add a nice atmosphere. I love the images you worked with, they really show the different worlds, how they are entwined and conflicted. I really love the filter work, everything is very well balanced, making this a smooth clean piece. Textures and stocks are beautiful, just sort of accenting in the background, and I must say I love the clock face stock in this piece, really shows the time deminsion without really presenting it straight forward. What more can I say other then I adore it! One of my favorite pieces from you lately :D

[Leloo]

I have to say that this is my fave piece from you this whole battle :D It's looks so smooth and soft. I love the dark shadows everywhere it just emphasises the feel and the look of "doom" that Buffy has on her face. I think you chose some great caps to get your point across here :D

Ok, so I was very angry at the requirement you gave me. It may not seem like a big deal to anyone else but for me, boxart is possibly the worst thing you could ask me to do. I'm not a huge fan of it usually (there are occasions where I like it) and perhaps that's why I've failed to produce any good of the kind.
Anyway, I had a look at the piece you linked as well as other of Beth's art and I think I need to make clear that I am a huge fan of her artistic skills, just not the boxy style in general.

Anyway, it was clear to me that I wouldn't be able to pull that exact boxy style off, so I tried to make it in a way that was my own but still "like a comic" as you said. That's why the text is kept simple and almost white and I also tried to give it a 'drawn/painted' look.
I'm quite happy with the result, actually because I really struggled and I was certain that I would fail. Perhaps I have, it's up to you :p

Round 10: No Review
http://shattered.escaping-madness.net/art/bigthumbs/btvs_noreview.jpg
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I watched the entire season in a few days and the first bit that struck me as important was this moment in "Checkpoint". The whole episode was frustrating to me but I just loved when Buffy stood up to the council and that Trevors guy (is that his name? lol).
I loved her little speech because it shows that she can be commanding and take charge when she puts her mind to it. The council's presence distracted her more than it helped her but when she realised that nobody else can really be in charge than her, she made sure that she showed them all exactly this.
I also think that Buffy knows that even though she is the slayer and she holds all the cards, she wouldn't be able to play without her friends to back her up. No matter how many times she realises that she is on her own, that's how many times she also knows that she needs her backup.

I realise there were many, many episodes with scenes more important than this one but everytime I thought about doing something else, my mind came back to this moment. That's why I didn't do anything from 'The Body' or 'The Gift' because although these two episodes were life-altering for Buffy, we don't really know that until next season. It doesn't show in this season and I wanted to portray something that were important (or that I found important) for Buffy in this season. [/end rant]

So for you Romain, I want you to make art a' la J.j. I want the pale/pastel coloring that she does, I want the cool typography and the brushwork and pattern-work that she uses so much.
To give you an idea:
http://adventurous.all-thats-left.net/smallville/timebomb.jpg (my favourite of the bunch)
http://adventurous.all-thats-left.net/gilmore/explainlove.jpg
http://adventurous.all-thats-left.net/other/misc/dontstopme.jpg

I hope that was clear. I want you to not rely on your stocks this time but rather patterns, brushes and gradients.

[Creamy Coolness]

I already told you on MSN but this piece is striking for two main reasons. First, you managed to capture the comic style I wanted you to do and you added your own style and sense of art to it; The coloring and filters are so you :heart: Second, you simply did the scene I've never been able to art ! I'm so glad to have one art of this scene *saves on the PC* lol

Now, your requirement was hard, I'm really not into the same art space as JJ cause I prefer organic-like art with many stocks in it. I was a bit intrigued and worried at first but now I'm glad you asked me to do it ! Here it is :

Round 11: Feel the Agony
http://www.colorblinded.eu/Portfolio/albums/digitalart/fanart/tvshows/buffythevampireslayer/season6/normal_Feel-the-Agony.jpg (http://www.colorblinded.eu/Portfolio/displayimage.php?album=6&pos=1)

Credits : mine & JJ's resources links (too many I've checked and randomly picked).

EDIT: Alternative Link : http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t196/Creamycoolness/Feel-the-Agony.jpg

The idea here was not to talk about Buffy being back from the dead. I wanted to focus on the consequences. You did a clever move by not chosing the obvious "The Gift" scene so I wanted to continue this idea. Your art was about Buffy taking things in charge, being confident and sure of her beliefs. After she was brought back, she can't be that person again. She went throught Heaven and life on earth seems pointless and feels like Hell. I wantd to show how disoriented and messy she was at this moment. The chaotic blending and the harsh, dark and intense coloring emphasis this feeling. Hope you like it !

Sooo, my requirement is simple yet highly effective I think ! You have to do your next art without Buffy in it. At least, we can't see her face. You can play with her shadow, with her back, hair, hand everything but not her face. I think this is challenging enough. You can alter caps, make it iPod like shadows or whatever but you can't use her face.

Good luck !

EDIT: Please, everyone, feel free to comment ! It's better when the thread is alive and it helps us to be more enthousiastic !

[Cinderela]

Anyway, it was clear to me that I wouldn't be able to pull that exact boxy style off, so I tried to make it in a way that was my own but still "like a comic" as you said. That's why the text is kept simple and almost white and I also tried to give it a 'drawn/painted' look.
I'm quite happy with the result, actually because I really struggled and I was certain that I would fail. Perhaps I have, it's up to you :p

I watched the entire season in a few days and the first bit that struck me as important was this moment in "Checkpoint". The whole episode was frustrating to me but I just loved when Buffy stood up to the council and that Trevors guy (is that his name? lol).
I loved her little speech because it shows that she can be commanding and take charge when she puts her mind to it. The council's presence distracted her more than it helped her but when she realised that nobody else can really be in charge than her, she made sure that she showed them all exactly this.
I also think that Buffy knows that even though she is the slayer and she holds all the cards, she wouldn't be able to play without her friends to back her up. No matter how many times she realises that she is on her own, that's how many times she also knows that she needs her backup.

I realise there were many, many episodes with scenes more important than this one but everytime I thought about doing something else, my mind came back to this moment. That's why I didn't do anything from 'The Body' or 'The Gift' because although these two episodes were life-altering for Buffy, we don't really know that until next season. It doesn't show in this season and I wanted to portray something that were important (or that I found important) for Buffy in this season. [/end rant]

FAILED? Oh no, my dear - this is fabulous! I've tried at least a dozen times to capture the ESSENCE of Checkpoint and always failed (failed to the "won't even post it" extent). I've always thought that Checkpoint was a huge turning point in this season because it's the first time Buff really realizes that SHE'S the one with the power. 'The Body' and 'The Gift' are, of course, life altering eps, but it's Buffy's EXTERNAL life that's altered. IMHO, Checkpoint marked the change of Buffy's self image and world view. It's like she suddenly realized that SHE'S the one that can make the rules and THEY have to follow her!

Awesome, Awesome work! Bravo! Can't wait to see the finishing pieces!

[Leloo]

Romain, you already know how much I adore that piece!! You pulled it off so well, managed to stay true to your own way and incorporating J.j's style at the same time. Turned out really, really beautiful - I love the chaotic blending/positioning, the patterns and above all the green colors :D

And can I just say "AAARRRRGGGHHHHHHH" to your requirement? Because that was my initial reaction :lol:
I've been wanting to give you this same requirement ever since we started but I actually thought I couldn't because it would contradict what the whole theme is about. So naturally I was really angry :lol:
I was also determined to pull it off and my first thought was to do "invisible Buffy" but when I watched "Normal Again" I knew that I wanted to do that episode. Somehow. It took me a long time to get any real inspiration though because I felt that season 6 revolves a lot about the other scoobies, how they cope with Buffy being back/her telling them the truth/their own problems and there's not a lot of progress for Buffy as there are setbacks. After a lot of thinking I finally had an idea in my head though and I really like the end result (inspired by Beth btw).

Round 12: Believe In Yourself
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Resources:
Caps: SP
Textures: Romain's and my own
Gradients: Romain's, Wendy's and Oxoniensis Art

In this episode Buffy says herself, that she's been feeling detached and quite helpless and have been trying to snap out of it, unsuccessfully. She was given an easy way out, so to speak, she could escape from it all by accepting that she really was in that mental institution and being the slayer was all in her head. She almost did accept it and I do believe that what her mum said to her towards the end gave her that push to pull through and snap out of the delusion. She accepted that there is no easy way out of any problems, you must face your demons and deal with them. She also showed just how strong she is and how much being the slayer is a part of her, because she did not just sit back and accept it, she decided to fight it - as is the slayer way - she took the hard way out.
I also really love this episode because the end suggests that it all could be true, she could really be in the institution ;) :D

So... I was thinking of a million evil ways to get back at you but I actually decided to give you free hands, since it will be your last piece of this battle ;)
Also, sometimes having restrictions actually makes it a little easier, giving you something to go after, whereas having free hands can be... oh who am I kidding :rolleyes: :lol:

[Creamy Coolness]

A quick note. I'll be posting my entry during the next month. As Line is back home, I'm not sure she'll have time to do her last entry, therefore, I prefer to wait for her to be back :) Thanks for your comprehension (to the mods :D)

[Creamy Coolness]

Hey there ! It's my last entry and the second to last entry for this huge battle (at least, for us, lol).

I really like your entry sweetie, you managed to bring so much emotions without even having her in the art. Yet, she's the focus of the piece. This episode was particularly good for the requirement I gave you. It's all about the others bringing faith to Buffy. I love the text work and the caps you've placed the caps at the bottom of the piece. Lovely job !

Now, onto my last piece. I've had a hard time, not only because I haven't done anything for a month or more but also cause the summer is a really dry season, inspiration-wise, for me. With all the shows being on hiatus and sun all the time :s But, I've managed to do a piece, quite happy with it I have to say.

7 Years : http://thefrenchhobbit.deviantart.com/art/7-Years-62359879

This piece is all about Buffy realising her inner feelings. The way she's been all the time, she realised that, even though she refuses it, she does feel superior to others and that it might be one of the reason most of her relationship failed and why her social life is so hard to keep on. I wanted a blue-ish kinda art, to make it feels like troubled water and some spot of lights to emphasis the harsh moment she's facing. Hope you'll like it !

As for the last piece of yours, I want you to do whatever you want, as you've been nice to me ;) I adored this challenge, I can't tell you how good it feels to have this kind of dialogue with another artist/friend. It's really helpful in term of creativity and it develop the PS knowledge aswell ;) Love you hun :)

[Jenni Lou]

Hey, Leloo. It's just your one entry left, right? It's been three weeks so we need you to finish up your battle. Thanks. :)

[Leloo]

Thanks Jenni Lou, yes it's only my last one left.
As Romain said previously I have been away on holiday for a month (I think Romain did let a mod know). But I am back now and will do my entry during this coming week. I hope that is alright and I am sorry for the delay, when we started this battle I didn't know I was going to be going on holiday for this long :)

[Leloo]

Romain, I think you have managed to capture the emotion and feelings of Buffy perfectly in your piece. I must say, I think it's a little bit too blue/purple and the contrast seem a little harsh to me (the light and the dark) but the caps are wonderfully chosen and placed well and I love the emotion it shows. It's really perfect for the theme of the battle :heart:

Now, my last piece is long overdue and I apologise for that. I am not trying to make excuses but I was away for a long time (and I didn't bring my s7 dvd's along although I did contemplate doing so) and when I got back, I started a new job straight away. So it was hectic. Anyway, I finally had some time to sit down and put an effort into making something, I didn't want to just finish this battle off with a half-assed effort, so I needed to wait until I had time. Which was this weekend :D

Anyway, enough talk - onto the final piece!

Round 14: The End?
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I decided to make this last scene from Chosen. In response to Romain's piece where Buffy is frustrated, sad and also is realising how she really is feeling, I wanted to show how content she felt about having destroyed the hellmouth.
She didn't do it alone and then again she did. They wouldn't have done it without her and her slayer power but she wouldn't have been able to do it alone without her core friends and without the other (now) slayers.
In the episode, she realised this. Now, she is realising how her life may be (disregarding what we know from the new s8 comic, ofcourse) in the future. What will she do? Sleep, shop, find other demons to fight? It's really up to her now to decide what she'll do. There are hundreds of slayers out there, it's no longer up to her to save the world. And I think she feels pretty good about it.
I wanted to just have this big image of Buffy, showing her facial expression (which I utterly LOVE) and the destroyed Sunnydale in the background. I realised I needed a shot of the whole group there aswell, but I faded it because I didn't want it taking over the focus.
When I started this I already knew I wanted all our pieces in it, to show the development. I hope it works, I think it does!

Resources:
Caps: SP
Textures: Mine
Gradients: Oxoniensis Art & Black Lagoon

THANK YOU Romain :heart:
I am so glad we did this!! You really pushed my boundaries and it has been frustrating yet amazing to try new things. I feel I have grown artistically with this battle and I am quite proud of most of these entries.

[Creamy Coolness]

Wow ! Line, that's such a a good idea to bring all our previous pieces in the last one :) It makes you feel the journey even more powerfully. I love how clear is Buffy's face here, how you can feel her utter joy. It's a real contrast with my art and I love the color scheme which is somehow the opposite aswell.

I love doing this battle aswell. Having to do art 'a la other artist' made me realise they are not necessarily totally better than me, they just find they own way to express how they feel and I think we have two different approach that in the end complement each other. Incredible !

I'd love to have a poll, is it possible to add one? :)

[LRae12]

Wow, Line, very nice ending peice...glad you took your time, it looks beautiful...very nice touch adding a bit of all of the walls to the final peice. I think the pic you use of Buffy was a good choice, and the quote not only wrapped up the series well, it also wrapped up this amazing battle as well. Nice idea to have the faded group shot in a kind of mini-wall scroll within the wall. I love this. :heart:

Both of your arts have been breath taking through out this challenge...it'll be fun to have a poll :)

[Nikki]

Great battle guys :) I've added a poll for you :)

[Creamy Coolness]

Thanks for the poll Nikki :) There's 14 entries though ;) Can you update the poll?

I voted round 10 for I think it's the most beautiful piece Line has done for a long time. Really strong !

[Leloo]

Thanx for the poll Nikki!
I voted Romain's 11th round because I absolutely adore the colors and the style he managed to bring out by combining his and J.j's style :heart:

[Jenni Lou]

I voted for Round 3: Romain because I love the unique style can composition of it. Also like the black and red...the deep tones are passionate and dangerous and I think it adds something to the piece. Well done on the text too. :)

[Bre]

I voted for round 9 and 10. Gorgeous entries from both of you. For Romain, I loved the blending and the placement. The interaction between Buffy and Spike can be felt, as well as her descent into the darkness that is her Slayer half as well as her relationship with Spike. As for Line, I adore the blending and the composition. Having Travors in the dark while Buffy stands clear and brigh as she realizes that she has the power, has always had the power, is brilliant and I love the text and the different fonts to emphasize.

Fantastic battle, you two, brilliant pieces!

[Rosely]

I've voted for round 3 from Romain and round 10 from Line.

I suck at feedback because I haven't done it in over a year ;)
But I'll try a bit...

Romain, I love the way you've portrayed the Buffy/Angel(us) relationship in this one. The harsh coloring is totally suiteble for the feeling it has to portray. Love the composition and the style! It's a bit Sin City stylish Idea... it feels original! Really like this piece hon! :heart: Not to mention it's my fav couple ;) well with Angel then ;)

Line, That scene is one of my favs from season 5! It's the ep that made me addicted and that scene is one of the main reasons :)
You've portrayed it very well I think! The composition is really good and I love the overal feeling it gives! The effects work well and I like the text and how you've put it :) Oh! And I love the lightning and the coloring in this piece! It's different :) (but honestly, I'm only comparing it to the rest in this battle, cause I'm not up to date at all..). Anyway... love it!! :heart:

[Creamy Coolness]

Thanks Jenni Lou, Bre and Rosely for the feedback ! It's deeply appreciated !

About the Round 3 piece, it's probably my favorite piece of the year ! It feels good at many level and I'm really proud of the effect and coloring over her face on the right :)

Thanks again Line for this battle ! You rocks XD