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Submitted: June 1, 2007
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The Devil and All That Jazzby `MPsai

Manga & Anime / Digital Media / Drawings

This piece was supposed to be so simple (granted the final result looks simple), so quick, and it ended up giving me more trouble than anything! But I think it was all worth it in the end.

I altered the lineart quite a few times with my tablet, I dare you to pick the tablet-drawn parts out from the traditionally inked parts. HA!

Anyway, the basic idea of this was something I wanted to do for a while now: Lucifer pulling a Bob Fosse-esque dance move/pose (though a cane is more of a Chaplin thing, isn't it?) and I think that was successful (if you want to know why you should think Bob Fosse is totally awesome watch the best coma dream EVER from the film "All That Jazz". It's a dance number, you plebians. This one is good too, and isn't all abstract and fanciful.)

Then I got the notion to use a limited palette and an abundance of red, even though I associate Lucifer more with black, grey and blue than I do red. And then all that abstract nonsense came about, it took me a long long time to come up with a background I liked, seriously. I had half a mind to just leave it blank but that seemed a little boring. Overall I'm pleased with how this came out.

Originally his wings were going to have red, slightly glowing blood splotches on them but they looked so damn good solid I left them that way.

Ha ha you can't see his face.. partially because I'm not totally done with his plastic surgery, so to speak, and hats are a tell-tale Fosse thing (although he should probably be wearing gloves as well, amirite?)

The about three older people who watch me will probably be amused by me being a fangirl of a film/choreographer that was before my time and I've probably alienated my younger audience. Just look at the pretty colors~!

While working on this I was listening to the Cell Block Tango of all things alot (well Fosse did choreograph the original stage production, and its a catchy song), as well as The Days of Swine and Roses (which is a song that makes me draw Lucifer and Azrael alot) and retardedly: Marilyn Manson's cover of "This is Halloween", which even though I don't really like Marilyn Manson I can't help but love the funkitude of that cover.

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Linerart: India Ink on Bristol Board, some work with a Wacom Intous 2
Color Photoshop CS

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~Silverwolf51 Sep 16, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

I love it! He reminds me of Alucard!

~GaleHollows Sep 9, 2012 Student Traditional Artist

Yes, every one knows that the devil is for jazz. Awesome picture

~Buru1457 Feb 19, 2012

~Karn-sama Oct 26, 2011

oh wow...this is so awesome.

~Regina316 Sep 28, 2011

Yes, the result looks simple but that´s the beauty of it. It´s all great but the one thing that stands out for me is his expression. That kinda smile that really is amused, looks charming but promises trouble. *smiles back and runs*