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by smiley_cow » Tue Sep 04, 2012 2:38 am
My first attempt at a digital painting. Though mostly I just wanted to play around with the blending tool.
Sorry there's no background, I ran out of time. I may put something there tomorrow, but only if I have extra time between working on other things.
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by sotic » Tue Sep 04, 2012 2:46 am
I think it looks great! I love the colors on the wing especially.
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by Kimra » Tue Sep 04, 2012 3:55 am
I likes what I see.
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by smiley_cow » Tue Sep 04, 2012 6:40 am
Thanks, I'm glad.
Edit: Oh and thanks Carbon for saying nice things about my clown.
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by DonRetrasado » Tue Sep 04, 2012 2:33 pm
Is that Zapdos or Moltres?
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by Sahan » Tue Sep 04, 2012 3:05 pm
I thought it was some sort of Phoenix, but then it seems to have the head a duck so maybe not.
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by smiley_cow » Tue Sep 04, 2012 8:31 pm
Yeah, it's a Phoenix, sorry. I know they tend to look more like hawks, but I never liked bird of prey mythical birds as much. I like waterfowl based ones a lot better. I think they look more majestic. Though it wasn't my intention to make it look that much like a duck now that I'm looking at it more closely. O_o
Honestly I didn't really put a lot of work/thought into that part, I just wanted something I could draw pretty colours around. >_>
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by Kimra » Wed Sep 05, 2012 12:16 am
I still think it's pretty.
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by smiley_cow » Wed Sep 05, 2012 1:28 am
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by Apocalyptus » Wed Sep 05, 2012 3:22 am
Very nice! I get a real sense of movement from it, like the bird is going to flap its wings any second.
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by GUTCHUCKER » Wed Sep 05, 2012 7:52 am
Quack it looks good quack you did well quack
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by smiley_cow » Wed Sep 05, 2012 8:36 pm
GUTCHUCKER wrote: Quack it looks good quack you did well quack
Thanks. =P
Apocalyptus wrote: Very nice! I get a real sense of movement from it, like the bird is going to flap its wings any second.
That's really good to hear. Trying to make an image come alive is probably my biggest goal with my art,* and probably one of the trickiest things to do (for me at least), so seeing feedback like this is really heartening. Thanks.
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Or making things emote, or at least not come off as stiff
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by carbonstealer » Fri Sep 21, 2012 11:52 am
I'm so behind on all things forum... But, belatedly, that is one pretty blob of blended colours. I wish I could create pretty things
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by smiley_cow » Mon Oct 15, 2012 5:19 am
Because Halloween is coming, I digital painted a bride ghost. I really need to paint more often.
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