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Like A Storm -BREAK FREE- (2013)

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It's finally done! (Sort of.)
*cries tears of joy* (More like relief.)
I expected this to take only a month. (I really did.)
Not half a year. ( *waves precious time byebye* )
(To be honest, there's a lot I could fix if I have the patience. I'm just sick of staring at this and want to move on.)


Fanart of Like a Storm's "Break Free", featuring the vocalist Matt Brooks.
Hope you guys enjoy (or at least appreciate) it! ^^

Think something should have been colored completely differently?
Want to show your vision?
Well... *saleswoman smile* ...the lineart is available for use! (Link below.)


Since I spent a lot of time on this...
Please let me know what you think!
Gimme the good, the bad, and even the ugly!
Thanks in advance. ^^

The pessimist perfectionist in me is already aware of the following:
1) Face and build most likely doesn't look like Matt.
2) Foreshortening of his right arm is wrong.
3) Inconsistent chain size/shapes.
4) The shading doesn't match the light sources. (All those glowing symbols.)
5) Bubbles are extremely fake.

:iconimprovement-club: ~ I'm interested on the...
1) Background. (Suppose to be deep underwater, but not in the literal sense so don't mention pressure. Failed to find refs that look deep (not sure if it's even possible) and wasn't sure of how dark and the colors.)
2) Depth. (Too heavy? Too little? Done incorrectly for underwater?)
3) Sense of motion (without resorting to motion blur. After staring at this for so long, I finally realized he looks stiff. Thought perhaps it's the pose. But maybe it's also something else?) [edit] It took me 2.5 years to finally decide that yes, it's the pose. Suggestions on how to tweak this pose to be more dynamic will still be appreciated. [/edit]


Tumblr Link: meekochan-art.tumblr.com/post/…

Finished versions: Version 1 | Version 2 (The image above)
Lineart: meekochan.deviantart.com/art/L…
WIPs: speedpaint | sketch | Lineart 1 2 3 4 | Coloring 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Date: September 2013
Drawn and colored in Sketchbook Pro 2011 SP4 using Wacom Intuos3 tablet.
Symbol and effects done in Paint Shop Pro 8 with optical mouse.
References used: Matt himself | Body (to get started) | Body (to help guess) | Various pics of myself to piece the pose together (not uploading) | Chorus of an MV to help guess his facial expression | Googled chains and bubbles for an idea on how they should look.
Time taken: Beats me. Probably at least 50 hrs. *cries at her slowness*

Image size
1250x1500px 1.26 MB
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Triumpha's avatar

I think I first saw this last year, either in Matt's Facebook profile or in some of the fan groups and I totally loved it! It's one of the coolest pieces of LAS-related fan art that I've seen so far; even despite those things you pointed out as flaws, I think it's pretty cool and expressive! It even struck me as something out of some sort of superhero story. :) Have you thought about ding something similar for the other 3 guys?