Even You, Brutus?

[Mama Oak]

I just wanted to share this because it's something I can actually say that... well... I guess a little proud of. For my senior project, I'm "writing a novel" (feat. Axel, Alliser, Mjolnir, Leszek, and Bryony!) and I spent all morning and a little bit of last night SumoPainting the book cover! It's almost done, but not entirely... there is some more stuff I plan on adding — a cloak, perhaps, just to put something in the background. Plus I'm going to redo the belt buckle and strap, because they look a bit misplaced. And then I have to find a sticking title (the "Even You, Brutus?" is just temporary). I want a title that sort of alludes to the betrayal and complete dismantling of trust between Axel and Alliser, but I haven't thought of anything yet.

So, yes, this is what I've done today. I took a picture of my mother's arm and, using SumoPaint and the "Curve Tool" created this 'vector' like thing. Would have been a lot, lot easier if I had Photoshop or a goddamn tablet but oh well. This is the result of a lot of curve tool, a lot of smudging (for the blood, which I didn't think I'd be able to do) and tons of layers. TONS OF LAYERS. Tons of layers and tons of varying layer styles. Graphically, I've never created anything like this, so for just jumping in and doing it for the first time, I think it turned out alright!

Let me know what you think of it, if that isn't too much trouble! Or give me title suggestions, because holy bejesus I need them. xD

[FENRIS]

SCREAMS AT YOU
HOW DID YOU DO THIS WITHOUT A TABLET
I HAVE A TABLET AND ALL I CAN DO IT LAME LITTLE GROSS DOODLES
GET OUTTA HERE OMFG
IT'S SO GOOD AAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!

[Petrichor]

WHOA. Now THAT is art. That is BEAUTIFUL, Oakey! It's... it's perf! I can't even --

Uh, titles. Titles, titles, titles.


"Why did it have to end like this?"

"You only had yourself to blame"

"Some say the world will end in fire..."

"Nobody strikes me with impunity."

"Sorry I'm not sorry."


I'm not good at titles. Sorry.

[Mama Oak]

Thanks so much guys, oh gosh, dskfjhsdkfdfdkjsh~ This is one of the first things I've done that I've actually been somewhat proud of. I think maybe because I've never done something like it before. I just got to darken the fingernails (they're lookin' manicured rn, what the heck), maybe beef up the body (it's supposed to be a man, I bet it had you fooled xD), straighten the suspender, and redo the buckle. :3

But gaaaaaah, I can't for the life of me think of a title Dx (It;s kind of funny, and I chuckled, Trixie, from your suggestions --- I have a literary analysis of the Cask of Amontillado due on Monday! Which I haven't started and have been (like usual) putting off until the day before, because I'm a bad, lazy student who would much rather dick around here and on SumoPaint (did I mention that I'm not even a quarter way through --- I have two Leszek paragraphs --- writing this "novel", it's due in a month, and if I don't, I don't graduate? *totally-not-worried-unconvincing-laugh*). xD So a very sharp laugh left my lips when I read the "no one strikes me with impunity" one, lol~

But thanks, guys~ c: You're so lovely.