*Edit*: Here it is, the final version. My first time doing mountains background, even though I rushed it (as always). The reason I rushed was because I have some other colorings to do or continue, but didn't want to let this one unfinished since its a very special scene.

Handy tutorial (background related): [link] by *Katikut

Softwares: The GIMP ([link]) (99%) and Photoshop Elements (details)
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Hey you all!

This is Virgo Asmita, from Saint Seiya - The Lost Canvas. It's such a beautiful scene from the manga, with a great dramatic charge. Teshirogi is really a great artist!

Putting the scene aside, the second reason for me to do it was to keep trying to do a better gold cloth coloring. All my previous works were based on the classic animation, which had not very lightning effects on the cloths. Now, with the new features of computer graphics, they added much more details and colors to them. If you guys watched the original series and the newest OVAs you'll understand better what I'm talking about!

So, I decided to try to do it the "new way". I don't think its close to the original, but I'm happy with the try and with the result!

This is the backgroundless version, so that's why looks like he's flying! You can see at the bottom left the lineart of one of the background objects, a giant statue. I uploaded it before the background is done because I'll do it slowly and I don't even know if I'll finish it If I do, surely it will be posted.

_{Virgo Asmita and Saint Seiya the Lost Canvas are copyright of Shiori Teshirogi, Masami Kurumada and all its publishers. This fanart has no commercial intent nor to cause any violation of the copyright owned by the respective artists and producers, being divulgation and tribute to the series the only purpose.}

Lineart: Teshirogi Shiori (original) / umbriano (redrawn)
Colors: umbriano