Dante Claus

organized a Secret Santa 2010
even thru a personal difficult and trying season for her family, she gave her time and love to DA

my giftee for this Secret Santa is ~nati-chan2 She wanted a drawing of Dante from "Devil May Cry"

this is my very first fanart of Dante, who is very yummy
but Im not terrible familiar with Dante's character
(Ive never played the game) I only know him from fan art and googling images of game art

I had to inform ~nati-chan2 that my gift to her would be late... but I really wanted this to be a wonderful piece
I faced many challenges during making this art but I am pleased with the final
I just hope ~nati-chan2 will enjoy my art...

I want to thank Serena for this Secret Santa 2010

I also want to thank for a wonderful cosplay photo which was my main inspiration
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Dante Devil May Cry 3 by ~DanteNeverCry
©2008-2010 ~DanteNeverCry

note: this is NOT a photomanip - its a digital painting
I made all the textures in photoshop - I didnt use stock images or textures made by other artists
I did reference alot of things: a brick wall some snowflakes some spirals the moon some houses some christmas cards... but believe me if I was gonna use stock images I should of at least found a stock image of a house... as I cant draw a house to save my life... and thats why I careful disguised my failure with a ton of snow and fanciful textures...

so Ill credit all of nature and all of mankind constructs as there is nothing here I havent seen in my daily life

but I did not use any stock images/brushes/textures some other artist made
I made these myself... layer by painful time consuming layer upon layer

I ask that download be reserved for ~nati-chan2

Dante © Capcom
art © moira hawthorne 2010