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100. 100 deviations, as of today!

All the characters depicted in this picture are the fursonas/animal representation of the friends I've made online.

Friends, followers, supporters, critics-whatever you want to call them.

Joining deviantART has opened my world and mind to a new concept, a new reality. I discovered endless treasures of inspiration and motivation, along with depression and doubt.

These people are the ones who've helped me move forward. Whether it was by critiquing my works, supporting me through a rough time, or simply sticking by my side through the year and a half I've spent online. They are the ones I love to make happy. They are the ones who I love to spend time with. Half of them, I would never know if it weren't for the internet, because half of them live halfway across the world.

My biggest dream is to inspire others like I've been inspired. I want to encourage other artists to believe in themselves and move forward. I hope that somehow, someway, my art has influenced and changed another artist's style, in some way, and helped them improve, even if only by a fraction. Because to me, it's the little things that matters. Comments, favorites, friends-they all matter to me.

Whether or not I remain friends with these people, I will never forget this period in time, or how much fun we've had. Because, honestly, it's changed me as a person as well as an artist.

Cheers, my friends! To 100 deviations, and hopefully hundreds more to come! Thank you for supporting me all the way!
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WOOOOO

During the duration of coloring this picture, my mom was watching TV. The most random shows imaginable. I heard a heated argument in Spanish, an ethereal scream of rage and despair from some actress, an infomercial on edible objects, and a man being mauled by a duck (I think.)

Scared the socks off of me at various times, it did. :I


Hah! Anyway. Please don't be disappointed if you're not in this picture. All the people I wanted to include here wouldn't have fit the page. D| And it can't just be a random smush of faces. :c

The sun represents an idea being born, and the sky the vast sea of opportunity that lies in one idea. The clouds represent doubt and insecurity, but the idea shines over them without hesitation. :3

I'm very proud of this picture. It is neither my best nor my worst, but it just about sums up how I feel about you guys. Even if I don't have 100,000,000 pageviews or whatever, I'm glad to have a group of friends like you. c: You're all so unique and individual! It just makes me squeeeee.

Well, not much to say after that. c: I've already said what's on mah mind! <3

I hope you all have a wonderful year, and that I can help you improve in some way.

Woot for 2010! <333
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The wonderfully amazing people included in this drawing:
(in order from left to right, top to bottom, starting with the grey dragon; bolded names are my characters and are (c) me. The other characters are (c) their respective owners.

Tsenyaru, Center, Thunder, Kuthren, Atsuki.
Caesar, Q.
Celine,
Mystic =mysticspiritwolf , Baska, Trixie ~TrixieFox , Korah.
Eleweth =Eleweth , Zj ~zjgameru , Nintendochu *Nintendochu , Keevan ~Kya-Pika-Wolf , Noor =Rianne2k8 , Enaxn =Enaxn , Hannevik *WolfsbaneShiranui .
Global Wolf *global-wolf , Antaos =TwilitTiger , Soo =Beautiful-Disasterz , ..Bat?..=sakoyo , Pash ~aboveClouds , and Chestnut.
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This took 18+ hours to draw. Think about it...10-30 minutes per character, then background, then highlights on all characters, then shadows on all characters. |3

(Please comment and fav. Critiques are welcomed, but my scanner really killed the shadows. >:C )

Everyone's face is like 8D except for Chestnut. Thunder TOLD him to be there, but he doesn't like her so he refused, but then he saw what was going on and ran in all, "HEY what are you guys doing?! Let me at the top! I can't be her only chara at the bottom-!" TOO LATE CHESTNUT. I love you soo much, but you reject it, so you are at the bottooom. >:c (HAH I abuse him so much ;3; )



Love you all.

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Comments: 101

Thunderflight In reply to ??? [2011-02-27 15:06:23 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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d4riuss4v4ge In reply to Thunderflight [2011-02-28 14:53:58 +0000 UTC]

……..

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SANACHI [2010-12-20 12:43:51 +0000 UTC]

this is great! so detailled!
and so happy

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Thunderflight In reply to SANACHI [2011-02-27 15:06:13 +0000 UTC]

Sorry for the late reply, but thank you! ^^

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thestoneycoyote [2010-12-07 02:31:26 +0000 UTC]

wow, such vivid colours! *o* this is superb, really beautiful and cute stuff!

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Thunderflight In reply to thestoneycoyote [2010-12-07 21:07:44 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

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HyenaVitani [2010-10-16 03:11:06 +0000 UTC]

...Holy wow your art is so fantastic ;w;

I LOVE IT! ./watches

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Thunderflight In reply to HyenaVitani [2010-10-16 03:18:53 +0000 UTC]

o3o WRY thank you kindly! xDD It's not the best, but I'm always changing my style ohohoho. <333

WELL thanks again! ;n;

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ZumiKazan [2010-10-10 19:47:18 +0000 UTC]

HOLY SNAP!

THIS IS AMAZING.

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Thunderflight In reply to ZumiKazan [2010-10-10 19:52:54 +0000 UTC]

Thank you kindly! Twas hard to make. c:

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ZumiKazan In reply to Thunderflight [2010-10-10 19:53:28 +0000 UTC]

No problems c: I would imagine! I suck at traditional art :3

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sensorz [2010-09-17 16:49:49 +0000 UTC]

i love your expresions nd the coloring is so good!!1

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Thunderflight In reply to sensorz [2010-09-17 21:19:55 +0000 UTC]

thank you! I try to show emotion when I can. >>

thanks for all the comments on my deviations btw. C: I appreciate it!

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sensorz In reply to Thunderflight [2010-10-04 18:54:46 +0000 UTC]

Is ok

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TwilitTiger [2010-09-10 01:43:32 +0000 UTC]

/very lazy on da lately :___;

BUTBUT.


CONGRATS DEARY, 'M PROUD OF JOO.

And my Anty baby looks so bootiful ;u; <33

/latecrappycomment

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Thunderflight In reply to TwilitTiger [2010-09-17 21:23:51 +0000 UTC]

/understands :la"

THANKYEEEW

I KNOOOOW he's so amazering. |D HAH now I've drawn two of your...species things! 8D I will remember their names one day, one daaaay....

/latestupidreply OHNO ;n;

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HanneDobermann [2010-09-09 23:10:55 +0000 UTC]

Wow!!11!!!ONE! This looks just absolutely AWESOME-SPECTACULAR!!!
I mean the colors are so vibrant and I the details are amazing!
My Hanne looks so cute! You did an excellent job drawing him as well as the rest of the characters on this picture! I wish you luck in the years to come! You are a great artist!

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Thunderflight In reply to HanneDobermann [2010-09-09 23:33:31 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so very much! ;w; |DD <3 I twas hoping you'd like it. ;3;

DOH I just love Hanne's desiiign. |D I squeezed more of his neck in so I could draw his awesomesauceical chains. |I <333 Thanks again, and I'm sure you'll continue to influence me! xDDD I remember lurking around your gallery a few years back on sA. o3o Who woulda thought we'd become Texas buddies?!!?!

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HanneDobermann In reply to Thunderflight [2010-09-10 00:09:06 +0000 UTC]

No probs!

Hehe thanks!

Hah I ditched that place a long time ago XD
Oh still gotta ask mom her boyfriend came in so I'll ask her tomorrow after he leaves so it won't be awkward. Trust me, if I asked today it would be come awkward.

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Zombie-Pingu [2010-09-09 10:10:34 +0000 UTC]

This is, indeed, a sweet gesture and I can see how it would've taken you so long and I can imagine the amount of hard work put in. If it were me doing something like this, I would've given up after about the third head, so I congratulate you on your patience and resilience.

The brightness of your colours is lovely. However, I think in contrast to the characters, the '100' is too bright and doesn't stand out enough. Perhaps you could use slightly darker shades of it to make it more immediately noticeable and also, it might be worth outlining it more thickly as well, to make it stand out more.

The characters themselves have nice expressions which makes it slightly more interesting to look at. I think you could improve it, though, slightly by adding more relations between characters into the piece, rather than having them all mostly smiling. That way you don't get too much of a repetition in facial expressions, which you seem to be on the verge of forming here. It also challenges you as well to do this, and adds some diversity.

The colouring on the background is slightly messy and it looks like you got lazy with the clouds, so I think working into them more and adding more deeper shades to the oranges could really improve that.

The character colouring is decent. It again does seem slightly rushed, so just be careful on that. Add some purples to the deepest shadows and oranges to the highlights to make it more interesting and to add more depth which it slightly seems to lack. But that might be because of your scanner.

I know these are just people's characters, but I feel like the fish and the human don't really fit in. I think you could have perhaps furry-fied the human so she fits in more and I don't know what you'd do with the fish. Perhaps change the composition of it to a more centered position so it fits in more. On the subject of composition, I think you could have places the characters of similar shades together to give it more order so it doesn't look as random and therefore less messy. That way the human might appear less random and you might not have to change her to a furry so she fits. You could have placed her with the pale coloured characters so she'd fit in. But they're just suggestions.

I think the two dragons at the top on either side of the group... I think their heads are tilted wrong. From that angle the bottom of the mouth wouldn't be seen, so it throws their position off, making them look awkward in the way you've added that.

I think that's it. (:

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Thunderflight In reply to Zombie-Pingu [2010-09-09 11:19:55 +0000 UTC]

o3o

Thank you very much for all of those amazing points! ;w; I tried to group the characters together by color, but some of them had to be near the top (my characters. >>) However, you are right about some colors. Dx I couldn't remember what color all of them were, and I think I shouldn't have colored until I knew. :/

Interacting with each other is a great idea. I was worried that it might make the piece too busy, but you're right; a little interaction would've been better. ^^

As for the rest of the points, I have nothing else to say other than I agree. Thank you so much for writing such a long critique! If I ever do this again (for...5oo, or something?), I'll be sure to change it up a bit to make it even better.

Again, thanks for the critique, I really appreciate it. c:

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Zombie-Pingu In reply to Thunderflight [2010-09-09 11:45:15 +0000 UTC]

Aha, I see what you mean. Perhaps just place your characters in a colour pattern and then let the other coloured characters flow into that... I don't know how to explain. xD

The interaction would've just made it more interesting to look at. I don't think it would have become too busy at all. c:

You're very welcome. c: Just remember that you can apply what I said to anything you draw, not just pictures like this. ^^

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Strifehart78 [2010-09-09 03:22:15 +0000 UTC]

D'aww this is beautiful
wow and its a lot of coloring
i would die with that much coloring DX

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Thunderflight In reply to Strifehart78 [2010-09-09 23:34:14 +0000 UTC]

FFFFT thankshoo! <3333
OhYOUBETitwas. D| I almost died. ALMOST. ;3;

Thanks for commenting Strifey! *3*

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Strifehart78 In reply to Thunderflight [2010-09-10 00:03:59 +0000 UTC]

aww you're welcome!!!
i would have died lol
i dont even want to think about it lmao
no problem hun!

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Eleweth [2010-09-08 11:07:13 +0000 UTC]

Awww Eles head! This is really awesome picture and I am so much happy that I am a part of this <3 Thank you so much my dear! You mady my day ^-^

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Thunderflight In reply to Eleweth [2010-09-09 23:38:30 +0000 UTC]

IKR |D I loved Eles in this ones. 8D Thanksh so much! I'm happy you're a part of it too. ;3; You're really improving a lot, and I love watching your style change. It's influenced me a bit, which is always great!

Really? I'm happy then! >3 I hope you have an awesome week as well!

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aboveClouds [2010-09-08 06:58:11 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow, this is amazing! I'm so honored and touched that you've included Pash in this picture. It's even more amazing that you posted this on my birthday. Planned date? Odd coincidence? We'll never know~

Thank you so much, Thunder! It means so much to me. You're an awesome friend.

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Thunderflight In reply to aboveClouds [2010-09-09 23:37:14 +0000 UTC]

Of course! OHMAHGOSH, THAT IS AMAZINGLY AWESOMEE! 8DDD I had no ideas! ;w; Happy (belated, now) burfdaaay! <3 It's a great thing that I submitted it a little late then. |DD (Later than I planned. : o )

YOUU are mos welcome! =3= You're a great friend too. I'm trying to go around and gather up your critiques and save em all on word so I don't have to keep going to find the page they're on. 8D You've helped me so muchlies ;w; <333 An YOU DESERVE IT YES YOU DO.

Welp, once again, Happeh burfday! And thanksh for writing those amazingsauce critiques. |D

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global-wolf [2010-09-07 23:22:17 +0000 UTC]

Omg <3333 Wow, thank you so much! This must've taken forever, I really appreciate you putting me in there!

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Thunderflight In reply to global-wolf [2010-09-09 23:35:05 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome! 8DD It DID take a looong time. |DDD But it was worth it. And no problemo! :3 Btw, I got permission from that oneguy to use his space picture as a ref for our collab. Yay! Must work on it fff! *3*

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KwehCat [2010-09-07 21:17:57 +0000 UTC]

Wow, that is amazing! All those characters must have been a pain to get together

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Thunderflight In reply to KwehCat [2010-09-07 22:22:06 +0000 UTC]

HAH! Actually, I sketched them out pretty quickly. ;3 I already knew how I would align them (and no it's not by how much I love them. |D ) COLORING was the pain in the foot for me. >:c

But I had funyes. <333

Wish I coulda fitchaaa. ;3; <333 And thanks foh commentin!

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KwehCat In reply to Thunderflight [2010-09-08 02:59:31 +0000 UTC]

Ahh, awesome
Looks like you got to use your markers again though!

And it's fine, I understand You're welcome!

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Kya-Pika-Wolf [2010-09-07 21:09:48 +0000 UTC]

Ah ah AHHH WOOOAAAAHHH THIS IS SSSSOOOO CCCCOOOOOOOLLL OMFG THIS IS AMAZING AND YOU HAD THE TIME AND PATIENCE TO DO THIS OMFG I ENVY YOOOUU. ;O;
This is so great. And congratulationsss. <33333333333

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Thunderflight In reply to Kya-Pika-Wolf [2010-09-07 22:24:08 +0000 UTC]

AAAAH 8D

OOHOHOHO THANKOOO ;3; I don't even know where I got the patience from. I just remember zoning out for 18 hours. HURHUR <3

I TRIIED, TRIIIED to draw you real persona, but her face. IT WOULDN'T BE OBEDIENT. So I just gave up and drew Keevan. I hope chu don't mind!! <3 I'm used to drawing him, if you know what I mean. <3333 (I need to upload those btw |D )

THANKU SO MUCH JIMMEH. I SHALL CALL YOU JIMMEH GEORGE FROM NOW ON TO COMMEMORATE. 8D

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Runevon [2010-09-07 20:19:27 +0000 UTC]

Gorgeous! The concept behind the image was well-executed, and I like how the characters look so bright and iconic. I hope to see more of your art in the future. ^^ I've always liked the colors and energy in your images.

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Thunderflight In reply to Runevon [2010-09-07 22:25:40 +0000 UTC]

Thank you kindly! :3 I tried to make everyone happy. It IS an exciting thing, anyway. Making friends across the globe is SO cool to me! 8D Well, I am an energetic person. I try to put emotion in my pieces. ;3; Thanks for recognizing it! <3

And thanks kindly for commenting!

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TrixieFox [2010-09-07 19:00:30 +0000 UTC]

BUDDDY!!!!! This is the most awesomey awesomness to ever awesome!!!!! Its awesome!!!!

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Thunderflight In reply to TrixieFox [2010-09-07 22:20:39 +0000 UTC]

I-IT'S THAT AWESOME?

I don't even have to SAY why you were included. I know you know, so there's no need to remind you to know, you know? <3333 YOUUUU are the one who influenced me the GREATEST in my coloring style, and for that I am forever gratefuuul! (plus you're like, THE BESTEST MOST AMAZINGLY INSANE FREND I've EVER haaad ;3; <33)

You deserve a lot more than this, but I hope you're satisfied with this anyway.

WOOP SHOOP






....muh.

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TrixieFox In reply to Thunderflight [2010-09-08 02:19:21 +0000 UTC]

naw!!!! ^_^ I LOVE YOU SO MUCH BUDDY!!! Im so glad I was able to help improve your art so much!!!! and yes, it is that AWESOME!! .....muh.

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Thunderflight In reply to TrixieFox [2010-09-12 01:09:20 +0000 UTC]

YAW. BHAHAHAAHA yoo halp'd me sooo much. ;n; <333 YOU KNOW IT, MUH.

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Rianne2k8 [2010-09-07 16:53:30 +0000 UTC]

Oh my gosh! This is incredible! (I cant spell I am sorry lol) This is such a lovely gift for everyone who is involved and you have put so much thought into this piece that it just showers you with beauty! Thank you so much for including me in this piece I'm so glad that I in some way have helped you make such beautiful art thank you for this and for being you!!

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Thunderflight In reply to Rianne2k8 [2010-09-07 22:11:26 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! ;3; <33 (you spelled it right. D: ) BAW thanks. I tried so hard to give back to my supporters a bit of what they give me! =w= <<<333 You are more than welcom, Rianne. C:> You've really helped me through certain times. ;n; <333 You are most welcome for this, and thank YOU for bein awesomeleh youuu!

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Rianne2k8 In reply to Thunderflight [2010-09-08 09:28:54 +0000 UTC]

i did woooo haha my spelling is getting better lol And orrrr your welcome hun you!

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Thunderflight In reply to Rianne2k8 [2010-09-17 22:53:21 +0000 UTC]

Lol xD <333 I loves joo tooo!

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Howl-Legend [2010-09-07 09:17:31 +0000 UTC]

k chulo!!
tiene k ser muy dificil dibujar a tantos O_o
te kedo muy bien ^^

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Thunderflight In reply to Howl-Legend [2011-02-27 15:05:50 +0000 UTC]

Muchas gracias mi amigo <3333

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Deestracted [2010-09-07 08:05:39 +0000 UTC]

...
You are the first person to ever make the Dees speechless.
Dude.
I didn't expect something this awesome.
;u;
<3333333333333333333333333333

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Thunderflight In reply to Deestracted [2010-09-07 22:13:07 +0000 UTC]

Am I? xDDD

WELL Dees, you certainly deserve somethin this awesome. ;D You have like, AMAZING SPUNKINESS in everythin joo do. :I Times may be hard occasionally, but you always pull thru. AND YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU HAVE AMAZIN DESIGN SKILLS (chara design.) YESTHEREISAIDIT.

FFFT I'm glad joo like. |D Soo is amazingleh cutes and fun to draaw. ;3; <3

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