1 [ fma: conqueror of shamballa alfons/ed coloring ]

[lavaliere]

SERIES: fullmetal alchemist: conqueror of shamballa
CHARACTER(S): edward elric, alfons heiderich
IMG SOURCE: déraciné doujinshi by IDEA; page 21; scanned by scanclan
ADDTNL CREDITS: scratch texture by peoplemechanics
TIME: idk i lost track
TOOLS: Paint Tool Sai; Photoshop CS5; Wacom Bamboo tablet
LAYERS: 71 including color adjustments + textures (but not text)

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original | flat color | shading | adjustment levels
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NOTES: man idek why i thought this was a good idea. oh well it was fun and i really, very much love this doujinshi (check out scanclan's site if you're interested in reading it!). i also love coloring anything by IDEA so... yeah hahahaha. lyrics from more than this by vanessa carlton.

Comments

[yuuo]

Ooh, this was beautifully colored. I color a lot of Idea's stuff and I find them notoriously difficult because of all the stray lines, so you have my full applause with this. It's gorgeous. Saving and loving, thank you.

[lavaliere]

thanks! lmfao some of their stuff can definitely be a bit challenging due to those lines, but i've kinda gotten used to it. i just keeping coloring her stuff because it's so ridiculously gorgeous

[ignitionaries]

omg bby this is gorgeous!!!

[lavaliere]

tyyyyyy ♥♥♥

[meodien1812]

It really is beautiful. When I first read the djs, this scene burnt into my eyes so I never be able to forget it, and it became my fav HeiEd scene so far :). It's beautiful, like everything releated to Alfons in IDEA’s works, yet angsty.
OMG I miss him so much ;_;
It's great having a Alfons's fan like you as a graphic designer xD. You never fail us ~ Thanks, this coloring made my day.

[lavaliere]

everything that IDEA does is heartwrenching in some way or form and lmao i don't think she's every created a doujinshi with a truly happy ending. but i'm okay with that because her art is always gorgeous and she does my three otps haha

and thank you! i love the series so much and i'm just glad there's so much excellent stuff to work with. even if the 2003 side of the fandom is a lot smaller than it used to be, i still enjoy making stuff for it.

[alice_pike]

I am blown away by the beauty of this. The original art is gorgeous as is, but your coloring is fantastic.

[reikah]

Months behind on the feedback front, but I just wanted to say that this is absolutely beautiful. IDEA's flay-away style makes colouring really hard, but you did a gorgeous job!