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It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.
—William Blake
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6:23 PM, SATURDAY, MAY 15, 6118 AD, V.E.O. ACADEMY, NEO TOKYO, JAPAN
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Back in Business.by ~BlackLillian

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©2009-2013 ~BlackLillian

45 min. speedpaint, to get the hang of CS4 and make sure it's working with my new comp. SDL-Ani is not a happy lady. :<

Now that I've gotten my comp stuff sorted out, expect moar artz soon. 8D

Ani (c) Meeeee!

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~Kitfoxeh Sep 24, 2009

very powerful imagery :] wonderful.

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Mood: Wow!

!ArtRaves Sep 24, 2009

Wow! Loving it!!

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*batgirl84 Sep 24, 2009 Hobbyist General Artist

Cool I like the lighting

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~greatshoyru Sep 23, 2009

Ani's going to murder someone D:

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~ZahhoMii Sep 23, 2009 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Those are some amazing strokes, Lil! *A* What brush is that? O:

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*AleksanderZee Sep 23, 2009

Amazing visuals! Love the extreme sense of movement.

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~Z-Crackers Sep 23, 2009

8D

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~Leucrotta Sep 23, 2009

\o/

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~Umbri-girl Sep 23, 2009

Makes me want to learn how to digitally paint.

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~OspreySoul Sep 23, 2009 Student Digital Artist

I really like the composition of this one, along with the strong contrast, even if it's just a speedpaint. It's better than anything I could do in that time limit!

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