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djasksdakjalsjaklasaskhdskjahdjasksd.ajvdasjkdalkdadaskjd~!!!!!

THIS IS THE LONGEST AND MOST DEDICATED WORK I'VE DONE!! (so far~)

*i died a happy death and lived again*

*dramatic mood: OFF* i started this last week and only finished it early this morning... lol due to school and all =3=
i'm really, REALLY happy with how it came out ;A; at first, i thought that the background and foreground would not blend well (almost gave up on it =A= )... i edited a couple of times for it to work and almost reverted back to cell shading but i managed with it and finally.. it's completed!! _{*the editing's the one that killed me!! *}

btw, this is a birthday gift for my artistic little schoolmatie sis, !!! _{thanks for always supporting 8035!!}
i'm dying to do an 8035 and 5912 fan art a couple of months ago and finally, i did it!! *yep~ it's hitting two birds with one stone x'DDD*

i even thought of a little story for it~ *lol early mornings make me artistic x'DD*
scenario: It was Hikari's birthday (the one in pigtails) so she invited Takeshi, Chizuko and Gokudera to tag along with her in an amusement park (Mafia Land! ). Although Gokudera doesn't want to go since Tsuna's not around lol he still went with them because Hikari's pretty persistent. >:3 _{lol Gokudera-kun's such a tsundere} And so here it is... the girls were pretty excited especially Chizuko, since it was her first time in an amusement park _{she spent almost all of her life inside the Kagayama Clan's manor so she doesn't have time to go outside, unless she was with her father but now that her clan was gone (see here: [link]), she manages to live on her own and see the wonders of the outside...} Hikari was tugging Gokudera's back to get his attention on some booth she was pointing while Chizuko was asking Takeshi what rides will they try next (though he's not quite listening since he's amused with Gokudera's blush-filled face >///<)

i do hope you like it, Jeva-chan!!!

art-wise, i used the same coloring method [link] for the foreground (the characters), using layer modes Multiply, Overlay and Luminosity... everything was done in SAI aside from the bushes, which were made in Photoshop, since i don't have the corresponding brushes for it

step-by-step here:

comments on this artwork are highly appreciated! i really want to know what i need to improve on~

NOTE: I WON'T DO COMMISSIONS LIKE THIS!! a background like this is a serious KILL!! =A=

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Tools of the Trade: Paint Tool SAI (sketch, linearting and coloring), Adobe Photoshop CS3 (the circles used for the ferris wheel and bushes), Wacom Bamboo Pen and Touch

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Background layers: 72 layers
Character layers: 100 layers
Total layers: 172 layers | with clipping groups

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Lineart characters: 7 hours
Background: 2 1/2 days (at the least)
Character coloring and shading: 1 day (maximum)
Total time: 3 1/2 - 4 days (at the least) | started last week

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CREDITS:
Mafia Land; Hayato Gokudera and Takeshi Yamamoto [Katekyo Hitman Reborn!] (C) Akira Amano
Hikari Serizawa and 5912 (HayatoxHikari) (c) ~otaku-takumi13
Cloud Brush (c) =DarlingMionette
Illustration Brush [for the bushes] (c) `fox-orian
Rock Texture (c) ~Akinuri and ~RisinLight
Metal Texture (c) ~wojtar-stock
Chizuko Kagayama, Sworddanceshipping 8035 (TakeshixChizuko) and Art (c) =lilanie-kun


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_{This artwork/story is for non-commercial purposes only. Please do not redistribute, modify, etc. without direct permission from the artist.}