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April-A — Regal Eagle

Published: 2012-03-27 01:18:24 +0000 UTC; Views: 1151; Favourites: 199; Downloads: 0
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Desertfire [2013-06-01 02:49:22 +0000 UTC]

That is beautifully colored!!

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April-A In reply to Desertfire [2013-06-01 03:02:25 +0000 UTC]

Thank you ^^

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TheElvishDevil [2013-03-02 22:00:02 +0000 UTC]

This is beautiful I love the layered wings and the detail is amazing

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April-A In reply to TheElvishDevil [2013-03-05 22:41:45 +0000 UTC]

Thanks ^^

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Rh1annon [2013-02-23 06:38:11 +0000 UTC]

i like how you blended all the colors together
nice!

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April-A In reply to Rh1annon [2013-02-26 22:17:18 +0000 UTC]

Thanks ^^

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Rh1annon In reply to April-A [2013-02-27 03:05:47 +0000 UTC]

np ^^

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Skivortz [2012-11-12 21:26:18 +0000 UTC]

I haven't had the chance to fave you in a little while. Thank you for posting this beautiful work.

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April-A In reply to Skivortz [2012-11-29 02:32:57 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for looking ^^

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LisaTheVocaloid [2012-10-06 01:39:23 +0000 UTC]

Nice colors.

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April-A In reply to LisaTheVocaloid [2012-10-06 20:56:47 +0000 UTC]

Thank you ^^

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LisaTheVocaloid In reply to April-A [2012-10-06 21:13:48 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome.

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Philliewig [2012-06-23 03:00:33 +0000 UTC]

Gorgeous colors and details. I love how the white spots look like stars...

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April-A In reply to Philliewig [2012-06-23 05:09:38 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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ErickCruz [2012-06-06 02:59:53 +0000 UTC]

I was blown away when I saw this piece. The colors, composition, everything about it is perfect IMO. Show you have great mastery of the medium.

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ErickCruz In reply to ErickCruz [2012-06-06 03:00:17 +0000 UTC]

*shows

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April-A In reply to ErickCruz [2012-06-11 19:52:13 +0000 UTC]

Thank You ^^

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glass-eater [2012-05-24 07:45:02 +0000 UTC]

exquisite colors...

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April-A In reply to glass-eater [2012-05-24 17:58:13 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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YasminAmelia [2012-05-22 22:03:53 +0000 UTC]

love this!

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April-A In reply to YasminAmelia [2012-05-22 22:25:29 +0000 UTC]

Thank you ^^

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XxArisu-HeikaxX [2012-05-22 20:42:23 +0000 UTC]

Love the way you've done the texture on this! Wonderful anatomy and hilighting on the head. Great gallery, thanks for sharing!

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April-A In reply to XxArisu-HeikaxX [2012-05-22 21:36:45 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for checking it out

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Tianithen [2012-05-19 20:51:54 +0000 UTC]

That is fabulous
He looks like he could be an important character in some mythology, I feel like he trails the night behind him as he flies. Regal indeed.

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April-A In reply to Tianithen [2012-05-22 20:14:25 +0000 UTC]

Thank you ^^

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Stapic [2012-05-19 05:24:34 +0000 UTC]

This is just amazing

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April-A In reply to Stapic [2012-05-19 16:58:51 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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violinist2424 [2012-05-17 03:55:35 +0000 UTC]

Featured here: [link]

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April-A In reply to violinist2424 [2012-05-19 16:55:47 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, that's awesome!

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violinist2424 In reply to April-A [2012-05-19 19:56:00 +0000 UTC]

No problem!

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SammySpectacular [2012-05-15 17:29:03 +0000 UTC]

woah this is really awesome!!

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April-A In reply to SammySpectacular [2012-05-15 18:21:45 +0000 UTC]

Thanks ^^

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mudddkipz [2012-05-07 01:48:53 +0000 UTC]

I love how it brings up the idea of space and stars and cosmic beauty.

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April-A In reply to mudddkipz [2012-05-07 14:51:55 +0000 UTC]

Thanks I'm glad other people see the stars in his feathers. I hoped that I had suggested the night sky clearly enough but it is hard to know until you get some feedback.

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mylittlebluesky [2012-05-05 10:46:54 +0000 UTC]

The colors are wonderful, it gives the painting a misterious atmosphere! Love it

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April-A In reply to mylittlebluesky [2012-05-07 14:56:49 +0000 UTC]

I'm in love with Alizarin crimson

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Ehrling [2012-05-01 17:32:50 +0000 UTC]

Oh my, this is REALLY lovely. I really love the birds face, all the straight and almost mechanical lines - especially around his eyes, and I love how his body almost looks like a starry sky. REALLY good job with the colouring on the bird.

Only thing I'm hesitant about is the choice of colour on the background. I feel like the brown is contrasting a bit weirdly with the pink/red on the bird, I would probably have gone for something blue/greenish, or at least something a little less saturated to let the bird be more in focus.

Anyway, that's just a minor detail, overall I think this is a really great work and you're really talented

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April-A In reply to Ehrling [2012-05-01 18:43:00 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! It was tedious getting all those lines just right.
I chose those browns to flatten the image overall and bring out the strong lines. I had hoped that the strong difference in values of the bird and the background would be enough to help him stand out. I considered blue or green but I thought that would create some illusion of scenery and space (sky or trees) and I was more interested in the lines for this particular painting. I wanted it to be flat. If I wasn't trying to do something weird I would have to agree with you 100% on the color choice. That's just how I felt about it though. It may not work for everyone but thanks for the thoughtful feedback. I like to hear what I can do to improve^^

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TyoWynn [2012-04-08 17:41:38 +0000 UTC]

This looks really amazing!
I especially like the colours you used, because red and blue are not exactly colours one would commonly expect in a bird but in your drawing, they look great! I also really like the way the colours fade into white on the feathers in the forground.
In general, I really like the composiition her, the way you arranged the bird's face and the straight lines in the background. I think the lines are great because they create an interesting but not distracting background that is also related to the actual subject - the bird's feather's look a bit similar to those lines because of your clean lines and how straight they are.
In general, your lines are very good because they are so focused and accurate! This can be seen on the birds face - It looks really amazing, especially it's eyes and beak because of the lines you used.
This is a really lovely painting, I adore it!

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April-A In reply to TyoWynn [2012-04-10 04:06:39 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, I'm so glad you liked it. I think the background took five washes to get that glow but all of the colors that I used I chose to help the lines control the composition.

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