January 29th, 2009 | Author: Kojichao
Wheeew. e_e there are WAAAAY too many categories to pick from that anything can fit into nowadays. ah well. *drop kicks it into this directory*
So, been trying to get back into the swing of things; getting hit like a ton of bricks for inspiration on things to do OTHER than draw. XP New Forum Skin, Make a Movie, Make a fan-game, do everything else in the world like play games. 
But, every once in a while I get a nice push for artwork. This was one of them. Well, everything except the background. XP;;
Or the shading for that matter… I was more inspired by the theoretics behind the meaning, more than “how to color it” or “what background should I use?”.
It’s basically like this… Shadow (as himself) now has to lead HIMSELF (child) in his new life, to be himself. In a metaphysical sense, he has to learn everything over again, thusly needing someone to take his hand, and show him the way.
“What I had known to be my life,
was filled with questions, frustration and strife.
Things I thought I knew to be true,
were fiction, and lies, thought up by you.
I’d cry to myself, trying to understand,
needing someone to come take my hand.
Shown the true light, from all of my friends,
I’ve learned from my errors, to make amends.
Now I stand tall, with my head held high,
off in the right direction, with no thought of ‘Why?’.
Learning all I can of this new found land,
because I have you, to come take my hand.”
OK it’s lame, but. Meh. I MADE IT! © Koji.
I used paths with stroke widths for the lines, painterly style colored it (and screwed up on Chibi Shadow. ), then I found some of my RL Photo textures and pieced it together to try and create a park scene. But I think I went overboard. And yes, I realize that the pebbles under them are facing the wrong direction. XP I realized that too late.
MMM! Whtie fuzzy dream stuff!!
Wow, guess I’ve got a new desktop background! XD
This is amazing. I like how Shadow’s “mini-me” looks like he’s having a great time, even though you can’t see his face. Also, the poem IS NOT LAME!
Just to clarify, is it Shadow leading his child self to a better future, Shadow’s child self leading his older self to a better future, or have I missed it completely?
That’s the part you can leave up to yourself. ^^ It could be taken either way; Shadow (the Child) Will show the older Shadow how to learn, to experience life. Or vice versa, where the Older Shadow will now show the little Shadow life, and how to learn from it.
Pretty! ^^