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Published: 2014-07-03 12:05:34 +0000 UTC; Views: 577; Favourites: 35; Downloads: 0
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Really had no idea what to name this one...I was so close to not uploading, but my sister persuaded me to do it. It's a piece I created in a hurry for my college assignment. Spent two days shut away in my bedroom just painting in order to get it done in time...
I can't help but feel that I threw up a rainbow when I painted this. The colours are just...ugh...and I couldn't do anything to make them look decent. What on Earth was I thinking at the time???
In a way, I'm glad my sister made me upload it since it shows my first ever attempt at drawing a scene from scratch. I'll just have to keep working at this kind of thing and then you should be able to see the improvement in a few years, huh?
And I guess it would be a shame to not show you all since I spend hours working on it, and I rarely get that amount of time to produce art anymore. I suppose it looks a little better if you view it at full size, so please, please do that.
Both of the characters in this ugly scene belong to me. The "red" guy still needs work though. Hopefully you'll find out more about them soon...that's if you're interested...
Sketches of my characters can be found here:
Thanks for viewing.
Apologies for being negative...
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Comments: 21
Very good!! I'm glad you posted it.
Actually, don't be so harsh on yourself. In my opinion, the colours are very eye-catching and it's drawn with a pleasing style to look at (just to my liking, at least). I really like this illustration and makes me wonder about the story of the character. Looks interesting.
I have a preference for scenes in illustrations, I guess... most of the time, scenes connect with me more?
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Oh wow, thank you very much for taking a look at this piece and leaving such a great comment on it!
I really appreciate it! Thanks!!
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You are welcome!!! sorry to be so very extremelly late answering this 
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It's not a problem at all. I am the one who is always late at replying.
Thank you again!
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That background is gorgeous. I love the lighting coming through the trees. And the way you colored/shaded the grass, leaves, tree bark, etc. is brilliant.
Very nice!
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Oh wow! Thank you ever so much for the kind words about this piece! They really mean a lot to me!
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wow O_O
this is awesome! look the sun effects! and the pose and the background! -.- you deserve this limoface because you wasnt ready to submit it, but luckly your wise sister was there for correct your mistake xDDD ahaha you should submit every work you do because they're always awesome and we wanna see them all.
you're epic. yep. xDDD
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Wow, thank you so much for the lovely comment!! I'm flapping my arms around right now because I'm so happy!!
You're too kind to me always!!
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nah, i'm just honest! ^^
you must convince yourself about your epic level xDDD
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I really liked the background and how its lighting interacts with your character.
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Wow, thank you ever so much! I'm really happy!
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I am not into this kind of art but i sort of admire those who can make it because it's so distant to my thinking. So many colours in odd places, even bold ones.
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I really appreciate your comment. Thank you.
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Silly! It looks great! I love the contrasting greens and pinks - it's a bold move and I think you pulled it off. It definitely makes the scene 'pop' more and you've done the lighting superbly.
You've put just enough details into the grass as leaves as well - I honestly can't handle things like that so this is probably going to be an image I refer back to to try and pick that sort of technique apart XD
(I really really like the dragonfly sword hilt, makes it feel a lot more whimsical too)
I think maybe the only thing I might make different is the figure in the distance being so dark. Everything else at that range is more pale and indistinct so perhaps making them a bit... less firm? Like keep them dark to draw the eye but at some... wispyness to the edges of the shading to make it seem like they are becoming more clear as they approach? I can't explain well >_< It just feels they don't need to be too dark because you already have the composition leading the eye to them and against the back light they'll be standing out all ready too...
Bleh, ignore me rambling.
You did good, don't pick yourself apart over it. Your work always have a lovely energy and feel to it so don't feel bad ^_^
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I could just hug you right now.
Aah, you have no idea how happy I feel after reading your comment. It's nice to know that other artists can say nice things about this piece. I'm just always too critical of my work and only see mistakes... But then most artists are like that with their own work, huh? I did make the right decision in uploading this.
And you noticed the dragonfly sword!! Haha! That alone makes me happy!
Oh yeah, I totally understand what you're saying about the figure in the distance. He is too bold and dark, isn't he?
Honestly, thank you ever so much for your advice and for cheering me up. 
Oh, and how are things at ZU? I've been too busy to visit there for a while. I'd love to return soon and chat with you!
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Everyone is their own worst critic, that never seems to change.
Personally, I think that if you can continue to see the 'mistakes' in your own work, it means that you are continuing to push forward and improve. Nothing worse than having that "I'm perfect" attitude, and not doing anything to better yourself.
The dragonfly sword was soooooo cool XD How could I NOT see it XD
Totes don't mind - I know the feels where you get the crit and just the idea of trying to implement it on something you deemed 'done' can be quite daunting. As long as the advice made sense and you think about when doing another piece and it's relevant, that works too
ZU is... ZU I guess XD I am so bad at being in any area other than the Roleplay side of things. The art contests have started already - the theme for Art is Cloudy and there are some pretty wicked entries in it by Quark and Lemur Llama.
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I think the colors look pretty cool! I like the way this one looks. Great job.
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Aww, really? Thank you very much!!
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Yeah really! 
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This is really beautiful! You are lucky that your sister was around, because artists can be huge self-critics. You might see many mistakes in here, but what I see is great play with colors, really nice depth created with eye-enchanting values, and a story of 2 characters. "Is that background character coming to the front one, to report some good or bad news?"
Well, above all, I think you "won" by a great mix of style and colors~~
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I feel a lot better after reading your comment. It's true that artists are HUGE self-critics, and I guess nothing can be done to make me change. I'm stubborn!
Actually, my sister told me that I was annoying for telling her that I didn't like this and didn't want to upload it. She asked me "what was the point of spending hours on it if you're just going to delete it?"
Thank you for the lovely words about my piece and for the support always.
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