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A Thunderbird returns home, with a nice meal of static electricity for the young ones.
This is a more recent picture I made. I was going for speed, and finished this in three hours or so. I tend to draw rather slowly, so it was a refreshing exercise.
Also, I was trying out some of the painting techniques from this nifty walkthrough:
http://cmalidore.blogspot.com/2008/.....lkthrough.html
It was a lot of fun, and I'm quite happy with how it turned out. That walkthrough really helped streamline my speedpaint process. I'll have to make more some time. :D
This is a more recent picture I made. I was going for speed, and finished this in three hours or so. I tend to draw rather slowly, so it was a refreshing exercise.
Also, I was trying out some of the painting techniques from this nifty walkthrough:
http://cmalidore.blogspot.com/2008/.....lkthrough.html
It was a lot of fun, and I'm quite happy with how it turned out. That walkthrough really helped streamline my speedpaint process. I'll have to make more some time. :D
Category Artwork (Digital) / Fantasy
Species Avian (Other)
Size 1280 x 1067px
File Size 322.6 kB
Aaargh this is such a cool concept, and so incredibly beautiful! the background is just astounding. i really love the static electricity on and around the thunderbird, and the bird itself looks wonderful. one thing i've always admired in other artists is their ability to do exactly this sort of thing. Unique and original, very skillfully done, with a good composition, and well, it just looks FINISHED. All of your work does. One of my favorite parts of this is the monotone color scheme you chose, it fits the piece very well.
my only critique is that the toes/talons on the feet seem to be going straight up and down. I think that would be a bit painful to force the talons so far like that, so probably a less extreme angle would look a bit nicer. I think they'd probably be pointing more towards the thunderbird chicks, rather than straight-on at us. But what do I know about thunderbird anatomy?
overall... wow... just WOW.
my only critique is that the toes/talons on the feet seem to be going straight up and down. I think that would be a bit painful to force the talons so far like that, so probably a less extreme angle would look a bit nicer. I think they'd probably be pointing more towards the thunderbird chicks, rather than straight-on at us. But what do I know about thunderbird anatomy?
overall... wow... just WOW.
Thank you.
I'm glad you enjoy it.
I was intending for the talons to be bent a bit, but now that I look at it, it's very difficult to tell with how the shading is, at the moment.
Anyway, I just made a few modifications to the feet, so the shape should look a bit better, and they have a bit of shading now, as well.
I think that improved the picture. Thanks for pointing that out.
I'm glad you enjoy it.
I was intending for the talons to be bent a bit, but now that I look at it, it's very difficult to tell with how the shading is, at the moment.
Anyway, I just made a few modifications to the feet, so the shape should look a bit better, and they have a bit of shading now, as well.
I think that improved the picture. Thanks for pointing that out.
Thank you.
When I was first working on this, all of the electrical bolts and arcs were quite bright. The uniform brightness looked a bit distracting and flat, so I darkened the ones that are not near the center of the picture. Basically, I thought they looked like something added on top of the picture, instead of something inside it, if that makes much sense.
When I was first working on this, all of the electrical bolts and arcs were quite bright. The uniform brightness looked a bit distracting and flat, so I darkened the ones that are not near the center of the picture. Basically, I thought they looked like something added on top of the picture, instead of something inside it, if that makes much sense.
Looking at it now, perhaps this piece does look more like Magic art-- though I don't play enough Blue to see it as a card right off the bat! :D
Cool concept for a magical creature. And the curve of the top of the wings really makes it feel like it's swooping down at the viewer.
Seeing the electric arcs curl around objects in the foreground helps a lot when it came to figuring if that was lightning behind or from the bird. I know you toned it down, but I wonder if it could be a little it brighter than the background lightning, or maybe be less diffuse? Just to differentiate the two.
Cool concept for a magical creature. And the curve of the top of the wings really makes it feel like it's swooping down at the viewer.
Seeing the electric arcs curl around objects in the foreground helps a lot when it came to figuring if that was lightning behind or from the bird. I know you toned it down, but I wonder if it could be a little it brighter than the background lightning, or maybe be less diffuse? Just to differentiate the two.
How about this?
2U 2/1 Bird
Flying
Tap: Move a charge counter from target artifact to Thunderbird.
Thunderbird gets +1/+1 for every charge counter on it.
That would definitely be a good modification to make, but this one was made on an oekaki board, so I don't have any layer data to play around with.
Good eye.
2U 2/1 Bird
Flying
Tap: Move a charge counter from target artifact to Thunderbird.
Thunderbird gets +1/+1 for every charge counter on it.
That would definitely be a good modification to make, but this one was made on an oekaki board, so I don't have any layer data to play around with.
Good eye.
2U seemed a little pricey, but then I realized you could just fill your deck with cheap artifacts like Golden Urn and Æther Vial and call the deck "Birdfeeder."
http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/C.....verseid=213926
http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/C.....iverseid=48146
Would you need a layer to darken the halos around the front lightning? I only ask because I don't know.
http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/C.....verseid=213926
http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/C.....iverseid=48146
Would you need a layer to darken the halos around the front lightning? I only ask because I don't know.
Or maybe adding this effect would balance it out a bit.
Tap: Remove a charge counter from Thunderbird. Thunderbird deals 1 damage to target creature or player.
2U seems a bit too cheap if you add that, though...
It could steal charge counters from artifacts that other players own, but that can be a bit too situational to be useful.
On this one, I'd probably add a layer that slightly darkens everything except for the lightning.
The halos are an important part of making the lightning glow, and darkening everything else would make the lightning the brightest part of the picture.
Tap: Remove a charge counter from Thunderbird. Thunderbird deals 1 damage to target creature or player.
2U seems a bit too cheap if you add that, though...
It could steal charge counters from artifacts that other players own, but that can be a bit too situational to be useful.
On this one, I'd probably add a layer that slightly darkens everything except for the lightning.
The halos are an important part of making the lightning glow, and darkening everything else would make the lightning the brightest part of the picture.
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