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Coyote Cantina Commission
Published: 2009-07-15 03:10:11 +0000 UTC; Views: 57521; Favourites: 2082; Downloads: 1114
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This one was a ton of fun - the theme I was given was Old West meets Far East, with a mischievous coyote placed in a tavern setting... It was great playing with the ambience of the room. I tried to control the palette to really convey the overall temperature and imagined humidity of the environment - and the dust drifting through the door in the background turned out to be a crucial detail, to me. I also like the katana swords with the handles stylized as old-fashioned pistol grips. A commission I did for QuickXyk, who along with his coyote character, can be found here: [link]Related content
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Haha, love the gambling fox! He'd better turn around though...his wallet's about to be snatched! Great work!
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Is that fella gonna be surprised when he reaches for his wallet to pack away the winnings, and it ain't there!
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hey i am new to deviant art. How did you even do this? I've been mostly drawing on paper and have been seeing these animated works and I am totally jealous. Where would I go to make one of these if you don't hide me asking?
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Well, first the composition is sketched in little thumbnails until the perspective and character placing is right. Β Sometimes seperate character drawings are done (like Xyk the coyote) to get the costuming and look right. Β Then the composition is drawn using a blue lead mechanical pencil (which doesn't show up when scanned) and over laid with a regular-lead mechanical pencil. Β After being scanned in the computer, character colors are laid down on a layer in photoshop, then shaded in, remembering atmospheric fades. Β And that's pretty much it, from pencils to computer to finished work.
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Okay so to make sure I understand. You take the sketch, overlay it in aΒ blue lead mechanical pencil and than anotherΒ regular lead mechanical pencil (would a normal pencil work for this?) you thanΒ scan the piece and apply colors in the computer. What would I need to scan the piece and what application would you recommend for doing this. I'm very new to the world of art on the whole so I'm sorry for my lack ofΒ knowledge Β
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This picture you've done of these characters hanging out at a tavern looks very nice.
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You're very welcome as always.
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Beautifully done! Β Will you be drawing more of these characters?
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Actually, yes! Β I've got a whole series of commissions from the same customer that I'm working on presently- they string together to form a story, I'm excited to get everything ready to show. Β We're even considering the possibility of putting the final art into a book of sorts.
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That's so cool!
I'm really liking the attitude and personality you give the characters.
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Dude! This is awesome! Easily one of the coolest things I've ever come across here on deviantArt! I feel like I could easily make a short story inspired by this.
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oh, us coyotes! so sneaky. this is awesome!
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I want the coyote's outfit... and that friggin' katana... Dayumn....
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Can you tell me how to color the lines of my art in photoshop? I googled some tutorials, but they all make it sound complicated.
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It can be, depending on how you work. The way it's done with Dreamkeepers seems to change every once in a while, but here's a quick method:
- Before you start any kind of coloring, make the sketch layer it's own layer.
- Make the image Grayscale (image>Mode>Grayscale)
- Select>Load Selection. Make sure "invert" is checked." Click OK
- Select>Inverse
- Press Delete. You should now have the sketch on it's own, without all the white.
- On the Layers panel, you can click "Lock Transparent Pixels" and be able to color the sketch lines without a problem.
- Turn the image back into RGB color mode and begin coloring!
Hope that helps ^^
-Staff
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It helped a lot! thanks!
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Hooray! I was helpful 8D
-Staff
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hhaha this is great work!! nice job! 
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Ah, thank you for the compliments, and for the invite as well! 
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Fantastic work!
And what a sly coyote, sneaky way of grabbing a wallet there.
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hahaha amazing drawing!! I love the facial expressions so much, especially on the con artist. (im poking around the fandom for inspiration on how I want to draw faces in my (graphic) novel). This one is defiantly one of the best drawing I have ever seen on here
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cool and my character is a coyote (im not much of a drawer ^_^')
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god! this is just so cool!!! i really really like it
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I keep wanting to fav this over and over again.
This is amazing.
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I love this piece. very original and very stylish.
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I faved this a long time ago. But I just noticed the card in his tail. xD
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I want this as a desktop background SO BADLY! Is there any way you could release a higher resolution version? If you're worried about art theft or if I need to ask QuickXyk first just say so, please.
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Ooh - a desktop background of this would be fun, and a lot of people like it... I'll go ask the commissioner about the idea, and if it's okay I think we'l definitely be posting a desktop-sized version. 
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kinda reminds me of the universe from Joss Whedon's Firefly. it was a culture very similar to this, with the Old West meets Far East theme.
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that is pure genius: the expressions have a great style and cartoonishness about them and the colours are expertly handled.
Plus whenever I see artwork with anthro styles like this, I always imagine a new film idea for every picture that I see, so this one worked for me!
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The coyote reminds me of Dodger from Oliver and Company, or of the Tramp... Overall, though, it has a Firefly/Serenity feel. I love the story it tells; excellent work!
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I love this, you are a really good artist. Also, what did you use on this? Flash? ArtRage? Photoshop?
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Photoshop all the way. 8 ) Thank you for the compliments, I'm glad you like the art so much!
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Your welcome, I just wish I have your version of Photoshop, I have Photoshop CSP 2.
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