Photoshop Phight

Two emotes, fighting with everything they've got: the tools of Photoshop.

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I've been working on this project since February, and finally it's done. I didn't work on it while I was away from dA. Yeah, let's go with that excuse.

I think I was initially inspired by =JJA21's [link] , which has emotes playing with MS Paint tools. So I got this idea, choreographed it, and started working on it.

_{Gradient - creates a massive repulsive field
Lasso - ...it's a lasso. It lassos things
Pencil - standard weapon, swordlike
Burn tool - flamethrower
Paint bucket - douses with water (or, it just occurred to me, any liquid, depending on the color)
Dodge tool - allows rapid movement
Magic wand - shoots lightning
Move tool - thrown like a spear, cannot be deflected, must be avoided (gotta move to avoid it, get it?)
Magnifying glass - in this fight, used only to attract the lightning}

I'm most proud of the use of the gradient, burn, and dodge tools. And the magic wand. And...gah. I'm just really happy with it overall.

Photoshop CS4
289 frames
20 seconds
I don't even know how many layers. I don't want to think about it.
Somewhere between 15 and 20 hours, over the course of 6 and a half months.

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