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Published: 2011-06-19 03:04:06 +0000 UTC; Views: 1924; Favourites: 130; Downloads: 35
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A Basic Commission for one of my favorite commissioners,I was such a treat painting for you again!
This is Kibau, a simply fantastic dragon character with that old asian vibe that I just love~!
Illustration belongs to me.
Kibay belongs to AzureWave.
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Comments: 53
Oh ha wow this is so so old! D:
I'm flattered you like it! 
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I love the gradient like look. This piece is very gorgeous!
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Thank you, yorruko~!
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Oh my goodness, where do I begin?
I'm absolutely LOVING the mane, there's so much detail in it! The "bulge" of the stomach makes her seem nice and solid, gives great depth. I like the curve of the back legs as well, someone else in the comments said what I was thinking in that it looks sort of "traditional". The face is fantastic, the feet are fantastic, everything is perrrrrfect. You definetly represented Kibau well!
Ahhh I love it! Thank you so much for doing this! I'm off to China tomorrow so I'm just feeling so inspired atm. <3 This has topped it off!
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Ahhhhh, Azure!
It was SUCH a pleasure drawing for you again, I always feel like I know your characters better after I get to draw them like this!
I'm so glad you picked up on the traditional, asian vibe! I really wanted her to seem authentic and regal!
No, thank YOU for choosing to commission me! I thoroughly enjoyed myself with this one!
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oh my gawrsh this is amazing
look at those colors
and those legs
and that MANE
Dude, I wish I had money. I'm going to commission you. SOMEDAY. I KNOW IT.
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SWIRLY MANES FOR THE WIN!
awwwwww Heifers I can't wait till that time! I kinda wanna draw your cow or something. Or anything really, I love all your cute characters!
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What an awesome character; its
just suited for your style. Gorgeous! c:
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Thank you, Littlewings~!
I thought so too! He suits me, anyway! I just love designs like this!
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Oh, I always sketch my lines on paper, scan, then I color in PS elements 5! It's a really old cheaper model of photoshop, but I make it do what I want it to!
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Thank you, but the character design is all thanks to ,
isn't he beautiful?
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Would it be weird if I said I liked the bulge of the hindleg? >.> I haven't seen that in a while. Its very... old? But not in that overused way, in the good kind of way like in the ancient dragon-drawing books. Its creative. Yeah. I'm sorry, I'm not good with words LOL.
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Lol it would be weird in a normal setting
"hey there! My name is Kate! I like your leg bulge!"
Pfff but here in the art world it all makes sense!
Thank you, dear!
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very pretty! i love the colours and the little swirls in the mane! : D
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Thank you, Nika dear~!
SWIRLSSSS
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I seriously just died a little inside. I died a lot. ;_;
THE COLORS ARE SO BEAUTIFUL. They just jump off the screen! The jade green and slightly turquoise work wonderfully together. And shading is also really wonderful! Lovely lines as well! This makes me want to draw my asian red dragon who needs an update.
Your art always seem so organic and real, if that makes sense. And it has depth and emotion and texture and life! I can see the connection you have with your art.
I want to find that connection with my art! It's a bridge that I'm looking for in the middle of a forest... Sometimes I feel so close! Other times not.
FFFFF i'm babbling on. Long comment is long!
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NO ENNAI DON'T DIE.
EVEN A LITTLE
ON THE INSIDE.
BECAUSE ILU.
AHHHHH
I so hoped the colors and subtle changes in tone would stand out more with the bright white backdrop! I rarely leave my BG's completely blank, but I thought it would best bring out this particular character!
NO WAY
You aren't babbling!
I understand what you mean!
really, the trick is to understand how your brain works! If you think the same way all the time ("I just don;t feel my art anymore; I can't find connection;oh boy another art block") eventually your brain gets "stuck" in a neural rut, happy to slide into a well-worn pattern of thinking.
To get over this, just TRAIN THAT BRAIN to think differently! Break the old pathways of thinking by building new ones!
One great exercise for this (well, that works for me) is to grab a big bucket of kiddo's sidewalk chalk, take it out front to the sidewalk, and scribble ANYTHING that comes to mind! It's so liberating, because you're just sitting there, doodling whatever you please with no one judging you or expecting anything of you! Pretty soon, if you allow yourself to just be a kid again, and get lost in drawing the way you used to as an uninhibited child, you will e completely engrossed in what you're doing, and suddenly-
art is fun again!
You must try it!
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I haven't used a white background in ages!
I always feel the compulsion to fill it with something, even if it's just a textured background. lD
Hmmm, you put it wonderfully! I don't have chalk, but I do have jumbo crayons!
There's something I've always wanted to do; I want to paint a humungous canvas! A huge one! Just me in an empty room or fancy studio or someplace quite with a huge blank canvas and an array of paints. It would be so much fun!
But I love your advice. Thank you so much! You're always helpful and inspirational. ;w;
FFFF ILU NETTLE. KLJZFHiGbnk ohmygosh I just remembered something! My imaginary friend that I had when I was younger.
I don't know how it just came to me! Well maybe because I kind of drew him without realizing it... But he was a red dragon! He was created after I read Eragon for the first time lol.
GAH. SEE. I AM BABBLING.
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Oh, you should try it!
the stark contrast really gets the image across! Doesn't work for everything, though. Sometimes it just makes you look too lazy to do a colored BG, even if that's not true.
Ahhhh!
I've ALWAYS wanted to do something like that!
Or, or! Just paint a whole side of a building white, then go along with scaffolding lifts and paint shit ALL OVER THE BUILDING.
Like.
whatever I want.
the whole city will see.
THAT would be.
AMAZING.
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Ahaha, white background or very light, slightly textured background are great too.
I'll have to see if I have anything that would look good with a white background! c:
Oh my god yes! I would love to do that!
Even if it's vandalism lol. But it would be so much fun!
I WOULD DO IT.
If the two of us ever met, like at a devMeet or something, we would probably paint the whole city haha.
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Beautiful like always :3 Loving the subtle differences in the green tones on this particular piece though!
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I hoped the subtlety would be made more apparent by the stark white BG! Glad it worked!
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Then you did a pretty sweet job with this!
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and I LOVE drawing them!
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BAWWW MAN ALL THESE AWESOME PEOPLE THAT WANNA TRADE
I would, but I'm just barely on schedule with commissions, especially between sumer courses and work.
AND I FEEL SO BAD TOO CAUSE YOU MADE ME SUCH GORGEOUS ARTWORK AHHHHH
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LOLOL! I know how that feels, I have too many trades and not enough commissions xD
HNNNFF, I guess I will have to wait then my dear! ^^
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Awesome, although I probably wouldn't have made his body twist that way XP It's a little...
I dunno
It's creative though o3o I have the boringest poses ever OTL
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Yah, I think, out of fear, most people wouldn't choose a twisting, on-guard kinda pose, but I like to make my poses interesting to look at.
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Yeah well Idk it doesn't... the body doesn't seem to...
fffjdklfjlskjflks
Sorry for lousy critique
Idk if maybe in a pose like this I'd tone it down or emphasize it
Or
*shot*
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BAAAH
I'm glad you do~!
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I've never seen you put a character on a plain background before, it looks quite striking, actually!
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Huh, yeah! It's been a very long time since I decided to do that!
I hoped it would make the character stand out in high relief for a change,
'specially since I just love this Kibau guy so much!
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Well, it certainly worked! He stands out, and the contrast really brings out his shading and colour.
Wait. I had a first comment and I forgot to do LIEK SUPAR FRIST COMMENT SPAMMAGE?! No!!!!
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