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spotthecat, big ol' thank you to him :)
And an even bigger thank you that he wanted to include me in it! So here we got Spots and Nomax enjoying a day at the beach, in Spot's culture it's a common to pick special clams and carve them up to resemble the sun when viewed from one side, and the night sky when viewed from the other with droplets of sunlight coming through showing the glittering of the stars. Here Spots is showing off that effect to Nomax. Also Butt. Mostly Butt, really.
This was both super fun and super challanging to draw. I know i mention it every goddamn time i upload a picture like this but i really like strong sunlight settings like this, and this was no exception. Though this time i had problems figuring out just how to work on the bounced light from the ground. I feel like i could've probably pushed it further to be a good bit stronger, but as i was working on Spot's back it just didn't feel right for some reason, so i decided to rework that at one stage while painting it.
So while i'm generlly very positive about this picture i think the bounced light is one area that i'm not sure about if i got out all that i hoped i could get out of it. But hey,you learn by doing right, and this was the best i was able to figure out right now.
spotthecat, big ol' thank you to him :)And an even bigger thank you that he wanted to include me in it! So here we got Spots and Nomax enjoying a day at the beach, in Spot's culture it's a common to pick special clams and carve them up to resemble the sun when viewed from one side, and the night sky when viewed from the other with droplets of sunlight coming through showing the glittering of the stars. Here Spots is showing off that effect to Nomax. Also Butt. Mostly Butt, really.
This was both super fun and super challanging to draw. I know i mention it every goddamn time i upload a picture like this but i really like strong sunlight settings like this, and this was no exception. Though this time i had problems figuring out just how to work on the bounced light from the ground. I feel like i could've probably pushed it further to be a good bit stronger, but as i was working on Spot's back it just didn't feel right for some reason, so i decided to rework that at one stage while painting it.
So while i'm generlly very positive about this picture i think the bounced light is one area that i'm not sure about if i got out all that i hoped i could get out of it. But hey,you learn by doing right, and this was the best i was able to figure out right now.
Category Artwork (Digital) / Fantasy
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Size 850 x 1280px
File Size 1.38 MB
Thank you, I use photoshop exclusively and don't really have a fixed set of brushes. In fact this is the first painting i did after accidentally deleting all my brushes, so the ones used simply were ones that i could roughly recreate to fit the how i remembered the old ones. But even without that they're just constantly changing around to whatever feels good to me at that time, so i don't think it would really make much sense for me to make a list of them, since chances are that 6 months down the line that list is entirely different.
Thank you , and it is! It's always something that is interesting to see what people come up with for their made up cultures. What sorta trinkets and gifts are given usually tells quite a lot what their tribes/cultures value. And as far as little trinkets go i think the clam idea Spots had was pretty great . I think the little bit of interactivity of it is much of what makes it that neat!
Wait, so does this mean only cheetah butt gets a +1? Other butts don't get a bonus?! Gonna go on a record here and say that really lots of butts can be pretty good!
And thank you, i knew i was close but didn't quite expect it with this upload. Thought it would take at least one more. Won't complain though
And thank you, i knew i was close but didn't quite expect it with this upload. Thought it would take at least one more. Won't complain though
I know I've gushed at you plenty in notes but you can't really expect me to hold back now. So many thanks you's for bringing Spots's tribal self to a new and exciting life! It was a real treat to get to do this with you, and an even bigger treat that your AWD could join in too. It really wouldn't have been the same as a solo image. Your presence brings the idea of introduction from abstract to real and practical, which is priceless to have in a premier commission. And between all the talks about Spots and his story, I was able to learn (or make up, I guess) some wonderful new things about his life. I can't wait to see what the next commission will show! :3
*death-squeeze-hug*
*death-squeeze-hug*
I'm glad i could do that for you! I think the most fun commissions are always those that rest somewhere inbetween just following a script that's been dictated to me and just the extreme other end of "here is my character, do whatever" . It's just fun to be able to figure things out with other people :)
So, i'm happy i could add my mark to that world of yours and i'm sure further commissions that expand on that will be very interesting as well!
Though do be careful, i still need my life! ^..^
So, i'm happy i could add my mark to that world of yours and i'm sure further commissions that expand on that will be very interesting as well!
Though do be careful, i still need my life! ^..^
Very gorgeous! I noticed the brightness of the sunlight on Nomax's arm immediately, I think that really gives you an idea how bright it is - even tho he is a lighter colour there. I think you did well with the light everywhere - and i don't know why but Nomax's flank, and the colouring there down his leg just ARRESTS my eye... its beautiful. Nice work!
Hehe thank you, for both comments :) Yeah i think there are a couple of spots where i really hit the lighting pretty well and i'd consider the one you mentioned one of them! Good to see that my own intuition overlaps with that of other people there, sometimes it's a bit difficult to know what's good in your own pictures :)
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