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My half of a (second) trade with =Eraili , of her beautiful character Kyral. I really enjoy painting feathered wings. c:
Used a completely different shading method for this, I think I liked it more.
MYSTERIOUS BLUE GLOW OF MYSTERYYYY
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Character Β© =Eraili
Art Β© =NyliirLyccanthanii
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Awesomeness! D:
The lighting is so...special!
Excellent drawing!
I really love it! :3
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It looks so strong and powerful
This is actually one of my favourite art of all time^^
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Oh! Thank-you!
I'm honoured. <3
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You had fun with the light, here, didn't you? Lots of fun. The contrast from one side of the painting to the next is very stark. The selected pose for Kyral is very dynamic, too. It makes the whole thing feel very dramatic to look at.
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I had lots of fun with this entire piece. xD
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ahhhhh why are you so good at drawing it's now a crime! X3
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Beaaauuutiful nybeb <3 saw this on FA and forgot to comment >.> but really breathtaking <3 love the contrast of the cool colors with the sunrise and the lighting turned out amazing <3. The pose is lovely and the wings just turned out beyond amazing, seriously love the primary feathers and the coverlett feathers that kind of slowly appear from the arm while still showing shape is just wow. And ohmaigawwwwsh the lighting through them is spectacular x.x just perfect! stop being amazing you're making everyone look bad XD
oh and love the swirlies on the legs and on the rocks <3 always has your little touch
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Haha thank-you so much Blueee! <333
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Due to homework at the moment, I can't give a terribly long critique. However, I wanted to give a critique nonetheless since I got to see you work on this a little through Livestream.
Your lights and shadows are beautifully constructed. I couldn't be more happy. Your "myterious blue glow" is actually what is known as reflective light - light that's bouncing off a surface and landing on another surface. In this case, the rocks onto the creature. So without knowing its actual name, yet being able to identify it and incorporate it accurately in the picture is amazing. Am impressed and really happy to see how much you've grown.
The creature itself looks a little too bunched up near its chest (making him look absolutely massive), but that's not as easily avoidable (because the anatomy and posture seems correct). One way you can "fake" it is to have part of the mane sticking out across the wings. That way the viewers can recognize there is space between the neck and back/wings. If this doesn't make much sense, let me know.
The scenery is grand and well colored. However, the mountains don't align with the horizon line very well. If you were to draw a line where the horizon would be, some of the mountains are shifted a little much to the right of the picture. Ways to fix this is before you draw, draw in the horizon line as a guide. It's not "cheating" or anything of the sort - lots of artists use this to make sure their artwork is accurate.
On that note, I wanted to ask whether the creature is about to take off or is just kicking off from that mountain. Reason I ask is because the creature and horizon line are parallel to each other (so if you were to ever straighten out the horizon line making it level, the creature would also be level).
The contrast from foreground to background is done wonderfully. You've got your classic spiral details near the foreground, and as you go back there is nice contrast between light and shadow. Everything levels out well - beautiful job!
After critiquing you for years (and even during my absense) I've noticed a pattern you do in all your work. You do beautiful jobs with your creatures - anatomy, color concepts, etc. The backgrounds, however, are always very simple and don't seem to have as much time dedicated in them. In order to have a great picture, you must not only look at the main focus, but what's surrounding it as well. This picture is beautifully done as it is, so I wouldn't really add anything to it. Just remember that background is important to experiment with as well. 
Keep up the fa nomial work, Ny! Am looking forward to more of your pictures. <3
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Awh, thank-you so much Shanree! It's so nice to get a different angle.
Thanks for all the tips and advice, I'll definitely keep them in mind next time!
I see what you mean about the horizon, and how it looks sort of deceiving. xD I was aiming for a 'valley' sort of look, so that I could have space behind Kyral and he wouldn't blend into the background.
Backgrounds are still a fairly new thing for me, so I'm still trying to figure them out. Believe it or now, I probably spent more time painting the mountains than I did painting the dragon. xD
Thanks again for your lovely input, I really appreciate you taking the time to help me! <333
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Oh absolutely! You know I love critiquing your work.
Ahhh - well I've got this rather neat technique I'd like to show you sometime, then, to help with backgrounds. I don't have much time to show you now (since am in finals), but when summer vacation comes around I will. But to get you a little started, try making thumbnails prior to your picture. They'll help you think of different angles, light sources, and how to construct your focal point, etc. The example I showed is just one of the few done by my teacher, Joko Budiono. He is the master when it comes to thumbnails and pre-planning, so I'd check him out if I were you.
Keep up the great work, Ny! Can't wait till summer comes 'round so I can see more of your work.
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Aha yes, thumbnails! I really need to start doing those. I've done them a couple of times and they were a huge help! Thanks!
Your teacher is amazing, by the way.
<3
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Wow, the lighting on this is incredible! The blue glow gives the painting a ton of depth, and I love how it accentuates the texture on the rocks and the musculature of the dragon. Those wings are gorgeous too, so detailed!
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Thank-you very much! <333
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I SEE NY SWIRLIES IN THE ROCKS. I SEE THEM RIGHT THERE.
fffffff the lighting THE LIGHTING HNGHHH. The blue and orange make SUCH such a loverly combination! I love the swirly painty sunsetty sky SO so much and the texture on the mountains is just gloooorious! Grahhhh the muscles are to DIE for. so soft and shimmery and a;ksdfjbvs;fghv THE MYSTERIOUS BLUE LIGHT I LOVE IT. It bounces off all the feathers and my LORD those feathers are amazing sdkfjbsvdfgh. Omg you gave them all so much love and attention. This entire thing just sorta kinda blows my mind. AMAZING job! <3333
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YOU ARE LYING TO ME. I KNOW YOU ARE LYING.
Thanks so much for all the compliments! ;; <3333
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Sure, if you have the time. C: <3
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Beautiful colors!!! I love the reds, oranges, and yellows, and then the compliment of blue. 
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Very beautiful. Your work with the lighting is absolutely lovely especially considering that you were working with two different light sources which can be complicated The dragon is beautiful too, I love his launching pose and the amazing power in his hindquarters and back legs The muscle details are just stunning. The wings are very lovely too. I also really like how you drew the rocks with their pretty swirls and sandy texture. Gorgeous job.
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Nice painting :3
There's a song by Anberlin called Burn out Bright, as well
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Thanks! c:
I've never heard of it. 0: *checks it out*
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holy crap this is amazing!!! how do you shade? do you do it in color or do you use a grayscale method?
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Thanks!
I shade in colour, the grayscale methods never really worked for me. :C
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Welcome!
wow...do you have any tips for me? I mean I'm new to digital drawing, so if ya have any tips on how I can do it in color that would be awesome. I've tried the grayscale method...but I'd like to try some other methods.
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I started off my shading by just doing all the base colours, usually just on one layer. Once you have the bases down, I replicate that layer, change the hue/saturation/lightness until I find a nice colour for the shadows, then I just erase where I want my highlights to be. It's a pretty simple technique, but there are lots of ways that you can apply it and branch off from it.
I hope that makes sense! xD
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Thank you!
don't worry, it does make sense C:
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hehe... your dragon's anatomy kicks my dragon's anatomy butt XD
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My god girl, my brain does not compute you're skill
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This is absolutely gorgeous! Lots of depth in the digital painting! The mountains are beautiful, the shading is perfect, the muscles are delicious! x3
This is defiantly one of my favorite deviations! <3
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Thank-you very much! <3
Awh ;u;
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HOOOLY SHI-
This is amazing! ;u; Itβs just so. Hnnnng So gorgeous.
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Wow *-*
Now I feel bad, that I didn't finished my part yet OTL
This looks so freaking awesome hun <33
I really love the pose and the background, and Kyral himself *-*
Ffffff so amazing, thank you so much
You should paint feathered wings more often, they are looking fantastic
And yay for mysterious blue glow~
Sorry foy any mistakes, I stayed up all night and now I am feeling... strange XD
Hope you don't think of me as not nice, because I always want to trade with you ^^"
I just love trades with friends
oh and - the swirls everywhere *-*
<3333
Hope you will trade with me again, some day ^^
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Don't feel bad! <3 There's no rush to finish it.
I'm really glad you like it! I had lots of fun working on this, Kyral was lovely to draw. c:
Thank-you for all the compliments too! <3
I would never think that of you hun. xD I love doing trades!
<333
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You're very welcome hun x3
Glad you think so~
I will definitely ask you again some day x3
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You did a very lovely job here :3 <3
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Finally! xD Haha, thank-you!
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