Its always amazing for me as a line art artist to see what can be done with a talented digital painter.

She brings life into it. I do so admire her...

*stares at it with her jaw nearly hitting the floor* Gah...

Impossible, right. That was too my first reaction^^

How very cool! You guys are one hell of a team!

...and I am convinced that we will work together again^^

I wonder how many people realize that this is pretty much impossible? Driving rain, slick, round, beam, and a swordfight. Unless you're a tentacle monster and a rum-obsessed pirate captain with excellent taste in headbands, of course.

If they weren't this would propably never work :D

...well, that is the swashbuckling-bonus: They can do things which are heavily annoying physics. But btw, you can see that Black, the clawed adversary, is loosing his stand...

If so he falls back on the ship - on the other hand it could look like he just jumped on the bowsprit. =) The Chevalier could get in the ropes - better than going overboard.

I'm sure this snapshot was taken a mere second before they were both flushed away. Oh, but what a magnificent second it was! =D

Indeed, very picturesque and swashbuckling °=.o°

perhaps this is why Pirates were so feared they could do rather amazing things in cheap leather shoes in the rain on oaken beams covered in brine on a twisting turning ship, and during a swordfight.

Alternately it might just be the brine and the cheap leather were made for each other in that through wear and tear and bad cleaning techniques as well as encrustation of salt crystals made the footing far less treacherous?!

Perhaps, perhaps...^^...good theory

How wonderful!!!! It looks great. You line art it beautiful and Charha did beautifully

Thanks^^. I will tell her you like it.

O_O This is an EXCELLENT artwork!!
You and Charha did awesomely!

Thanks, I am too stunned^^

*bows to your god like ablilites.* and by your I mean yours and  Charha

Agreed *takes a bow*

*blushes* Many thanks for the bows, folks!

and bravo

Thanks. Yes, she is awesome^^

excellent colouring added to excellet lineart makes for all around excellent picture ^^

amazing job ^^

Thanks, cooki. My jaw was somewhere my knees when I have seen it the first time..

hmmm ... i would say that would be a very appropriate reaction ^^

wow! this pic made me think of Peter pan & Pirates of the Caribbean: At worlds end.( specially with the Jack sparrah lookalike)
Awesome job you two.

Then you got a good look for details..but Sparrow? Ugh...*shudder*

All Hail the amazing charha! :o

Hail!

This is just awesome. Your skilled lines and her great coloring job^^

I am glad you like it^^...I was stunned when I first saw it...

VERY impressive. You make a good team!

hehehe^^ Thanks!

Two guys having a sword fight on the Bowsprit of a ship in the middle of a raging sea. Completely ludicrous! Who cares! I'm going to sit back and enjoy the scene! Reminds me of many of the Pulp pirate covers from the 40's and 50's. Love the rain-slick overcoat on the villian with the hook hand.... He is the villian right?

Sure he is. Indeed I was inspired by some of those covers, I had the luck to find some on a flee market..

Yeah Smudge and I have helped compile several issues of "Pirate Tales" for Black Swan Publishing, and last year one issue dealt with collecting old Pirate novels so there were lots of examples of covers to look at. In fact we just got our copies of the Black Beard graphic novel from the client last week.

Wow.. this pic is awesome. Love the rain and the characters and everything! Great work man, and Charha's coloring is awesome!

hehe, thanks! ^^

Come sing along in the pirate song!

Which one?

Rising the flag on the masthead
The sails and the ropes' holding tight
The gunners are eager to fire
Well prepared for the fight

Fight, flee or surrender
Defeat you can't deny
Better give up in the first place
Or drown in the blink of an eye

Gold, jewels and diamonds
The price we'll have to claim
Noble rogues are standing
We'll never quit in the game

We gonna ride the sea, we pray to the wind and the glory
That's why we are raging wild and free

Come sing along in the pirate song
Hail to the wind, hooray to the glory
We're gonna fight 'til the battle's won
On the raging sea

No way to move your deadlocked
Nailed down by feu-eclair
Lead is carrying fire
Victory's noble and fair

Groovy!!

Behave baby..sorry, couldn't resist

Hahahahahhahahahah!!! Funny!!

HOLY WOW! Yu two make a good team actually!

hey, thanks. I told that already her, and she agrees...will be more collaboration work

Wow. This is utterly amazing by anyone's standards. You, and she both, did a fantastic job.

Yes, she's such a pro

*giggles.....

V.