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Don't ask me what's going on here. I have no idea. The entire inspiration behind this picture was "I think I'm going to try drawing a forest, haven't done that in a while"
So there you go xD The rest just sort of happened. Feel free to imagine any type of backstory you like.
Now, the picture itself is kind of a mess, but in a bit of a good way. I think I've found my ideal balance of watercolour to acrylic paints, and know how I'm going to be doing things. Getting there, slowly, but I'm getting there. x3
Uhm, yeah. Lemme know your thoughts, I guess!
So there you go xD The rest just sort of happened. Feel free to imagine any type of backstory you like.
Now, the picture itself is kind of a mess, but in a bit of a good way. I think I've found my ideal balance of watercolour to acrylic paints, and know how I'm going to be doing things. Getting there, slowly, but I'm getting there. x3
Uhm, yeah. Lemme know your thoughts, I guess!
Category Artwork (Traditional) / General Furry Art
Species Vulpine (Other)
Size 632 x 815px
File Size 122.1 kB
Oh, this is so sad. The poor fox. I keep wanting to think of her as a vixen, even though you left the Gender field blank. I think it's the long hair, though I realize that's slightly sexist of me. Or maybe it's just the good old fashioned human habit of wanting to assign labels to everyone. Either way, my own assumptions aside, I like that you left them androgynous. In an odd sort of way it gives them a nice depth of character you might not have been able to achieve if you'd made it plain which sex they are. At least it opens up more possibilities for their story, and what's going on. Their expression is nicely ambiguous, too. It could be anger, or sadness, or a bit of both.
All guessing games aside, I love the emotional intensity of this piece. The fox's expression, their pose and even the drab colors of the forest around them just speak so much of loss and bitterness, but none of it is overblown or melodramatic. Speaking as a writer-which I know isn't the same-I've always found negative emotions to the hardest ones to get right. There's a delicate balance to be reached in making a character sad or angry, and it can be hard to learn how to pull back a bit when you need to. I'm still not sure it's something I can really do all that well. But I think you did a great job with the emotions in this piece. It just kind of sends shivers down your spine.
I like the trees, and the general feel of the forest, too. It's kind of spooky and not the place I'd want to be traveling alone in. Whatever is going on, that fox is braver than I am!
All guessing games aside, I love the emotional intensity of this piece. The fox's expression, their pose and even the drab colors of the forest around them just speak so much of loss and bitterness, but none of it is overblown or melodramatic. Speaking as a writer-which I know isn't the same-I've always found negative emotions to the hardest ones to get right. There's a delicate balance to be reached in making a character sad or angry, and it can be hard to learn how to pull back a bit when you need to. I'm still not sure it's something I can really do all that well. But I think you did a great job with the emotions in this piece. It just kind of sends shivers down your spine.
I like the trees, and the general feel of the forest, too. It's kind of spooky and not the place I'd want to be traveling alone in. Whatever is going on, that fox is braver than I am!
One of the great things about art is you don't always need a specific intent. I suppose a great artist might always set out on a picture knowing exactly what they want to do, but when you're just drawing for yourself, you can leave a lot up to chance and let the viewer take whatever they want from it in the end. The emotions for example, I knew it was going to be vaguely negative, but other than that I put zero thought into it and just let it happen. It sounds like cheating, but almost every tutorial and guide I've seen on drawing says to just let stuff happen, and see where it goes. x3
So really it's no surprise that you have a bit of trouble getting just the right emotional tone as a writer, because the job is infinitely harder I think :P You can't really get away with being as slack in that department as I can, heh.
Anywho, as always, thanks for another great comment. Always a joy to read. :3
So really it's no surprise that you have a bit of trouble getting just the right emotional tone as a writer, because the job is infinitely harder I think :P You can't really get away with being as slack in that department as I can, heh.
Anywho, as always, thanks for another great comment. Always a joy to read. :3
Oooh, wow. This came out so great! One thing I notice you did very well was the floor. There is rarely a time when the ground is completely flat. It usually has little mounds and bumps to it. Great job on the blades of grass building up to the tree, too. The whole piece has a very brooding feel to it, and your choice of analogous colors really helps to further that. The transparency of the trees in the background is very believable. It gives the forest a mystical, brooding look.
The mushrooms are a little bit too cartoonish for the sense of realism you've got going here. There are mushrooms that look like that, but they're also a lot smaller and less brightly colored. I was going to recommend researching bark and texture for trees, but some trees actually DO have a smooth surface, like the one in the foreground. *shrugs*
Damn good work. Keep it up! ^_^
The mushrooms are a little bit too cartoonish for the sense of realism you've got going here. There are mushrooms that look like that, but they're also a lot smaller and less brightly colored. I was going to recommend researching bark and texture for trees, but some trees actually DO have a smooth surface, like the one in the foreground. *shrugs*
Damn good work. Keep it up! ^_^
One of the things that I love about paint is that you don't really have to have an exact idea of what you want in mind. You can be very carefree and the natural randomness of paint will really bring life to things. For the forest floor I just sort of splattered paint around everywhere and it seemed to work just fine. x3
The mushrooms were mostly just there to inject some red into the scenery. To be honest I think the rest of the background is actually -too- realistic for me, as opposed to the mushrooms being more cartoony. I like a more simplistic style of things, but the grass came out a bit too fancy, hah. Still, I think this helped me find the direction I want to try and go so I'm fairly happy overall.
Tree texture is definitely something I need to think about. I tend to get lazy in that respect. I'll think about it for future pictures, see what I can come up with.
Anywho, thanks much!
The mushrooms were mostly just there to inject some red into the scenery. To be honest I think the rest of the background is actually -too- realistic for me, as opposed to the mushrooms being more cartoony. I like a more simplistic style of things, but the grass came out a bit too fancy, hah. Still, I think this helped me find the direction I want to try and go so I'm fairly happy overall.
Tree texture is definitely something I need to think about. I tend to get lazy in that respect. I'll think about it for future pictures, see what I can come up with.
Anywho, thanks much!
It's possible I'm just being a bit blind today, but could you tell me what's going on with the cloak on his/her chest. It's driving me nuts trying to work it out, at first I thought it was some kind of clothing and she was very endowed. But your gender ambiguity comment has nixed that from my mind.
Wow Ruaidri... Just wow. Your works are always amazing. Oddly enough I wrote a little something that is similar. I may have to write something a little more specific in if you didn't mind. : )
If you don't want this here I'll hide it or you can hide it, but if you don't mind and if anyone's interested in the scene I'm talking about, these are the links.
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/4576226 http://www.sofurry.com/page/186164/user
Please keep up the amazing work Ruaidri you are a very talented artist. :)
If you don't want this here I'll hide it or you can hide it, but if you don't mind and if anyone's interested in the scene I'm talking about, these are the links.
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/4576226 http://www.sofurry.com/page/186164/user
Please keep up the amazing work Ruaidri you are a very talented artist. :)
Well in Jungian psychology, the forest is supposed to symbolize your subconscious. Yours is full of light, and has a trail, so maybe you are very aware of your subconscious mind. The trail can symbolize how "set in your way" you are, and because yours takes a bend around a tree maybe you're uncertain about your future. You also have poisonous mushrooms that contain a powerful hallucinogen called DMT, so I imagine your dreams are really trippy and your the subconsious-driven thoughts in your imagination are powerful and based on visuals. The character is looking back as she proceeds on her trail. It doesn't look like it was her first choice to be turning around that corner.
The vixen walks slowly with a heavy heart gently as the wind brushes across her fur a faint forgoten scent wisks by. Her eyes weter. her paws tighten as she stops in her path onward. To look back at those painful memories, was the reason for her leaving. She could not bare to live without that soul she had so dearly loved. As the breeze fell still so vanish that familiar scent that struk her. With a pulling up of her hood she moved on to a new life and the future that time held for her. She knew that she had to move on, and knowing that He would want her happy, she never would return to this place that brought her so much pain and sadness.
^^ a lovely picture should have sometype of back story ^^ hehe its what I got ^^ I love the detail and the expression brushed into this piece of art ^^
^^ a lovely picture should have sometype of back story ^^ hehe its what I got ^^ I love the detail and the expression brushed into this piece of art ^^
It looks really good! Maybe try for a little more detail on the closest tree, paint in some moss or something with the acrylics on a watercolour base. Kind of like in this: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1792573/ I know you don't want QUITE so much detail, but I think a little more would really compliment your style :3
Beautiful work! I love the trees...I can't seem to get the kind of random variation that still looks natural when I draw trees. I guess I need to draw them more so I can subconsciously pull on that when I draw/paint them. Again, loving the forest background, and the ration of acrylic to watercolor. Curiously, were you using the acrylic opaquely or transparently? There are some areas where I'd think it's opaque, but there's other areas where you could use watercolor as well as acrylic.
That's something I struggle with a lot too, actually. It's definitely not easy. I just do the best I can and try to note where I can improve on future attempts.
As for your question, both. I start with watercolour as a base because it goes down much more smoothly, and then start with watered down acrylics for slightly more opaque areas (The closer three trees in the background, for example), then use thicker and thicker acrylic until I'm in the foreground using pretty much straight from the tube.
As for your question, both. I start with watercolour as a base because it goes down much more smoothly, and then start with watered down acrylics for slightly more opaque areas (The closer three trees in the background, for example), then use thicker and thicker acrylic until I'm in the foreground using pretty much straight from the tube.
This picture has an element to it that, though I can't quite put my finger on it, reminds me of why you caught my eye to begin with. I think it has something to do with how you took singing relatively simple eg. the forest, and make something as wonderful as this. Keep at it. :-3
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