aka the 2006 Divinitas [link] Promo Poster.

Lots and lots of effort went into this artwork. >_> The original sketch was done on A2 sized paper - that's the approx size of 4 Letter sized pieces of paper stuck together. Then I scanned it in in 6 sections, pieced it back together, digitally inked it, and then CGed it in PhotoShop CS. >____> 300 dpi at A2 size, with over 100 layers, and ending up at 400MBs in file size when it was finished. IT WAS TORTURE OF THE CRUELEST KIND. Because my compie couldn't really handle it and it took ages to load and save!!!

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But enough complaining about the pains of artage.

Onto the picture...

Phoenix and Aether, dueling under the moonlight above the world. Kou-sama said it looked "romantic" and I'm like... how is that romantic??? Phoenix is trying to stab Aether through the neck, and Aether is taunting him with a ha-ha, you missed smirk!

The threads of light coming out of Aether's wings and stabbing into Phoenix are a reference to the ceremony in which he sold half of his soul to own Phoenix (yeah, for those who don't know, Aether has an obsession with Phoenix... as in the YAOI/BL kinda way - Phoenix should be grateful that he's got all his clothes on in this picture!). Technically... Aether doesn't have wings anymore 'cause he tore them off after they refused to obey him. >_> But I'm a lover of wings on bishis, and he'll probably get them back some day. >_> No, that wasn't just a spoiler of any kind.

Blah! Long story short... this will be available as a print at the 2006 Syd Sept/Oct Animania [link] and the 2006 Syd Supanova [link] hopefully as A2 prints (without the icky watermark over the image, of course!). Look for the giant wall scroll of this image to find me in the Artists Alley if you're going. XD