eternal love

despite the cheezy title and obvious cliche, i still like this picture...
well, that is ultimately because the 2 characters of this picture are Alexiel and Lucifer, who are semi-main characters of my favourite manga, ANGEL SANCTUARY... although it might seem a conventional love story from the looks of this piece, it is by no means like that. it is far more complicated and moving at the same time.... those who have yet to read the story are strongly encouraged to try it! it is definitely worth it!! (there are online scanlations available for the entire series of 20 volumes [link] here is one place to try...)
i wouldn't have attempted to mimic Kaori Yuki sensei's works if not for this competition at ... her art is like sacred for me....i wouldn't dare trample on sacred grounds without a valid cause... but it was certainly fun drawing the characters...very fulfilling.... however the hair was a pain...took about an hour for the main pencil drawing, and the photoshop brushing took like 20 mins...brushes? (where from? help?)
look closer: lucifer is crying.... ( my baby....)
PLS FULL VIEW! u need to see the details