Ahhhhh at laaaaast...I finished!!!... I think... hmm...well I'm submitting it anyway XD~

my second entry for 's contest

goshhhh XD this took way too long. I'm not used to spend so much time working on a pic, but it kept asking for more and more attention!!!

I kind of liked the lighting, I've never made a pic with so many light sources but it was fun, though I think It still needs some more detail but... HELL NO!!! Perhaps in some future time xD

I must say the tedious part was Marth's and Roy's armors =A=''' why are they so complicated!!?? cannot learn from cute and simple to draw Link?? XDDDDDDD
The detailing on the armors was made with the mouse... aaaall of them.... >_>U, the good thing is I have better control of it now XD ( remember those calligraphy pages teachers made you make in kindergarden??? well, Marth's armor was something like that for me!!! XD
I really could use a tablet >_X
hope Santa Claus brings me one or I'll never try marth's armor again!! XDDDDD

Overall, it was a fun work to do, I might try more dark lighting from now on >w<

Sketch with mechanical pencil 0.5, inking with Staedtler stylograph 0.35, scanning, and fixing and painting on a trial version of Painter 9 ( I recommend you all to try it!!!! I'm in love with it >w< ), and about 4 weeks of work!!!( it could have been finished in three days If I wasn't lazy enough, though >w>U)

ohh yeah, the theme: fighting ( well they're going to anyway XP)

Thanks to , and for bearing all my rantings about the pic!! XD =3= love ya!!

Link, Marth, Roy (c) the big N


*** EDIT***
this pic got the second place xDD~

you can see the lineart I worked with here [link]