must have been a loooot of work to get this done ^^

Yeah! I think it took 15 hours or so. I did get distracted a lot of the time during drawing though. Interacting with viewers and stuff.

stil .. a looot of details ^^

Poor collie! And the look of pain/concern on the other dog's face is amazing! This is gorgeous work :)

Thank you! I'm surprised at the response this has been getting.

Amazing perspective ! You did very well :D

Thanks dazel! I love using that trick with diagonals to get receding patterns towards the horizon.

<3 keep go on ^D^

Beautiful, you really captured the mood with that rainy city background.

Thanks artizek! I'm trying to do more practice with desaturated colors and cloudy rainy stuff is a good opportunity to try that sorta thing I guess.

Feels like Edward Hopper!

I was thinking the same

You a fan of his art too?

I like Realism, yes =3

Makes it feel so life-like, right?

I don't like filters

I think you hit the nail on the head. I wasn’t thinking it at the time but I wouldn’t be surprised if nighthawks had an influence on the whole... looking through a corner window thing, with a gloomy mood.

Classic painting!

You a big fan of his work too?

His composition of mood and architecture -- hugely, yeah.

Stay pawsome!

Thank you! Whenever a scene involves integration like this, I tend to become wary because it’s all about keeping things balanced properly. I sort of pulled out the stops for this one, while also trying to not overwork things.

Thanks @ the stool mention! I made them up based on the shape of the brush I was using, tried to find somethin economical for the brush but still produced a modern stool without too many strokes. I have a BG in architecture as a long hobby that I stopped years before I started drawing, so putting together buildings and furniture can be refreshing (even if a bit tedious at times, though slowly getting faster at it).

Wonderful work, Swish! Your cityscapes are the best

Thanks toddo <3!

As relaxing as it is moody, nice job once again.

Thanks and thank you for attending that stream over those few days! :D

The scenery is gorgeous, I can almost hear the rain hitting the concrete

Thanks kooky! I love rainy environments and have been craving them since I've been without rain for months now @_@

beautiful sed <3

Thanks JC!

You are welcome <3
I hope you are ok and the Picture don't shows your mood *hugs*

wonderful...

V.

This is powerful. Great job.

Thanks Ursus! It's quite a challenge to try to convey a message in a single scene, which is why most of my compositions are really simple.

Absolutely bloody beautiful~ can really see the emotion in the scene~

Ive been having a rough few days
Seeing this disheveled Border Collie under the support of his friend, its personally impactful. It accurately describes my past few days.
This piece is very beautiful, thank you for creating this.

Your comment made my day, because if it can reach out to someone on that deep personal level, even if just one person, I call that a success. I hope the picture helped you in a sense of feeling like you aren't the only one! Thanks for the comment.

That is some quality gloom.

Thanks man, I love me some gloom every now and then. Too many smiles out there I tell ya. life's more interesting than that

Is this Tokyo?

Yyyup, or at least, a made-up section of it xD

This is so good!!! The mood. The city. EVERYTHING!!! Fantastic job my dude

cheers <3 <3 I always get nervous over these more involved pieces because it's kinda taking a dive into a bigger commitment, so I gotta pay close attention to the composition stuff.

Lovely view. Spot on with the perspective and mood here.

I can't recommend Norling's "perspective made easy" book enough. It wiped clean and rebuilt my idea of perspective when I started drawing.

This is pretty close to perfect. The city, bar, characters, setting...all excellent. Even though it's not, it feels real.

Ahhh thanks, these more complex scenes are a challenge for me, because it can be very easy for the wrong part of the scene to steal too much attention. Keeping it all balanced and integrated requires zooming out tons

Look at all those curlytails at the bar, waiting to be picked up.

I ought to draw your face upon viewing curlytails.

you have my permission to use my (very original) character.

Beautiful sad rainy evening..

That rainy greyscale gloom is like pure bliss <3

I love how everything looks like it was done traditionally on a Canvas, you are an amazing artist! I also really love the detail you go into!

Thanks masura!! I was inspired by a couple of artists on FA and from there the interest spread out to tons of traditional artists... then concept artists... etc xD

Always good to have inspirations xD I have my fair share of them :P

This stunning picture breathes the whole sadness of our glorious new life in big cities... Can't take my eyes off it...

Please tell me you have a streaming channel. This is amazing.

I do! Twitch.tv/swishchee

Also thanks

This is so freakin' awesome. So atmospheric!

You really do have a great ability to depict water. Whether it's simply viewing the surface of water, a piece done underwater, or, in this case, environmental effects. I say effects bc it's not just the precipitation in the foreground and background. I also see two additional effects. First, the windows in front of the two main characters has a sheet of cascading water running down it's length. Second, the heightened blurriness of the city structures as we view deeper into the background is indicative of not just the precipitation but the high humidity in the air. Very thorough and thoughtful.

Lastly, you do a tremendous job with your facial expressions and body language. I can very much relate to this scene both as the one helping and the one being helped.

GJ.

P.S.
I forgot to mention that your lighting effects in the bar are solid. I especially enjoy the pale light from outside coming through the windows reflecting onto the floor. It's a detail that could've easily been missed but it's there. These details are definitely a hallmark of your work. I very much appreciate it! Again, GJ.

you are so wonderful

Dang, this is really beautiful