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I fought with this one. So, so much. The base color layer is watercolor and since I don't do the whole transferring thing (I sketch directly on the paper I will be finishing the drawing on), I did this on bristol instead of watercolor paper. Which didn't at all give me the results I envisioned and I thought I had ruined it at first. But then I kept working on it and "fixed" it, getting something different but that I still like. Ahh, art, you're a funny thing!
Last original I finished for the AC art show. I'll be at the con myself too, and am sitting with my friend
at table B20, so stop by! Doing the regular sketchbooks-prints thing, and will also have pathfinders card decks and pin-up portfolio books for sale. :3
Last original I finished for the AC art show. I'll be at the con myself too, and am sitting with my friend
at table B20, so stop by! Doing the regular sketchbooks-prints thing, and will also have pathfinders card decks and pin-up portfolio books for sale. :3
Category Artwork (Traditional) / General Furry Art
Species Canine (Other)
Size 525 x 750px
File Size 165.5 kB
I taped it down (to the glass of another framed piece of art, heh) with artist's tape. I guess masking tape might work too, anything that will hold it decently, but peel off afterwards. Bristol does not start to peel unless you really abuse it, but it does start to get freaky wavy, which is the reason why I couldn't get the effect I originally wanted (as darker spots of color started pooling in the grooves). I quickly ran to get some salt when I saw what was happening, to give it a bit of texture in the still wet spots, and then textured with colored pencil to give a further cracked wall appearance once the whole thing dried.
Hm. I do the taping thing- keeps the glue from expanding and making that wavy insanity.
Ahaaah. :D Very cool! ^O^ Thanks much :) It came out wonderful- I'm a firm believer that real media will always kick more butt than digital due to all those weird quirks that happen with things like paper/inks/etc.
Wonderful picture!!
Ahaaah. :D Very cool! ^O^ Thanks much :) It came out wonderful- I'm a firm believer that real media will always kick more butt than digital due to all those weird quirks that happen with things like paper/inks/etc.
Wonderful picture!!
I read Volle so far, so this is flattering. But these are just meant to be a random fox and wolf (I like having my non-personal characters and non commission work be as "normal" possible, usually. No crazy colors or markings. I think it's better if more people can identify with them).
Jess and I actually thought about having a hand-fasting ceremony where they wrap the hands somewhat like this. It's a ceremony of Pagan origin, though, so our families would have not responded all that positively. :/
This piece is gorgeous, and really conveys the moment well. :)
This piece is gorgeous, and really conveys the moment well. :)
Your characters are so emotional, so expressive, and so gorgeous. Slight tilts of the eyebrows, placement of the pupils, the amount of eye showing, directionality in the suggested eye gestures, and the ears - especially the ears - blend together so well and so seamlessly that you can read the eyes, the muzzle/mouth, the body and all come to the same conclusion about the characters' emotions. I absolutely love the pose of the characters, and I love even more how the hands are the focus and central part of the piece, supporting the title.
The lighting is a little off on the characters. I would say that it is enough to illuminate them rather than create a piece that is visually incoherent. Personally, I like the extra illumination on the character outlines for this piece. With a semi-drab background (not to insult the background, I like it, but the neutrals, in my opinion, constitute certain simplicity that I think is encompassed in the term "drab") the illumination works to set the characters apart from the background, giving them a cheerful atmosphere than a background that is reminiscent of rain. To use an analogy, I would compare this to sitting inside with a loved one in a candle-lit (or fire lighted) room, watching the rain fall outside. You're nice and warm and dry, in the company of your most loved companion, making the surrounding atmosphere irrelevant yet beautiful no matter the environment's condition.
Incredible work, absolutely fantastic. I might add that I'm extremely envious of your watercolor skills as well.
The lighting is a little off on the characters. I would say that it is enough to illuminate them rather than create a piece that is visually incoherent. Personally, I like the extra illumination on the character outlines for this piece. With a semi-drab background (not to insult the background, I like it, but the neutrals, in my opinion, constitute certain simplicity that I think is encompassed in the term "drab") the illumination works to set the characters apart from the background, giving them a cheerful atmosphere than a background that is reminiscent of rain. To use an analogy, I would compare this to sitting inside with a loved one in a candle-lit (or fire lighted) room, watching the rain fall outside. You're nice and warm and dry, in the company of your most loved companion, making the surrounding atmosphere irrelevant yet beautiful no matter the environment's condition.
Incredible work, absolutely fantastic. I might add that I'm extremely envious of your watercolor skills as well.
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