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WhiteRaven90 — At The Forest's Edge
#bismuth #dragon #forest #light #pine #redwood
Published: 2016-02-26 06:54:53 +0000 UTC; Views: 38550; Favourites: 2542; Downloads: 752
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Commissioned by Laughing-Dove ! The character is a pretty large dragon with the colors of oxidized bismuth crystals. I tried to go for a redwood forest but clearly they are not very red, one of them is in fact blue where it's missing a lot of bark.♦ Progress shots
sta.sh/06rcen2ipp1
♦ Studies i've done for this picture
fav.me/d9ksc9o - fav.me/d9ksggr - fav.me/d952c1o
♦ Print available on InPrnt
www.inprnt.com/gallery/vassmel…
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Comments: 68
I need to know... how do you texture those scales? drawn one by one?
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Can i set this art this art on my laptop like wallpaper?
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Wow, this is as close to perfect as mortal-made artwork will ever be. The design and the colours are bloody amazing!
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This is so absolutely beautiful and gorgeous I can't even describe <3
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Oh this is wonderfully done! I love the contrast!
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WOW, I know how hard iridescence is, this took my breath away its so gorgeous!!! Very nice work!!
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That's gorgeous!
Well done!
The light bouncing off the scales is so nice!
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Oh my that is beautiful. Those iridescent scales <3
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This is so amazing! The iridescent scales take my breath away.
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Thank you! I also enjoy your fine creations, senpai
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it is so beautiful and amazing I love it so much you are great at this
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What a beautiful artwork! I love the scales (now i want a necklace with those crystals 
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I'm not sure 
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"What is this strange noisy mouse...."
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Wow I adore the colors and how shiny the dragon itself looks!
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Wow!! Really amazing and vivid! Love the fluidity and details you worked on...
It's perfect....
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this looks so amazing ;o;
the lighting and all the small details are so amazing!
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Geebus, you did it again. Pure art gold right here, don't know how you do it but please keep on artin'.
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I just love the depth in this scene. :3
Amazing work!
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Having actually been to the national redwood forest, I can tell you, that, at least for me, they are not red. Course I am also completely colorblind. That said, I think you got the feel of a giant redwood forest spot on.
Also, nice dragon. Wish I could do scales like that.
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Stunning work! It has a great flow and the scales are really beautiful
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The forest looks wonderful, I love the details here and there, so much to explore in the pciture, the dragon just looks amazing!
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I love the colors of the dragon! It's s smooth and the whole artwork is wonderfully mystical.
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Goodness, this is so pretty! I love the lighting and atmosphere. And those scales look so smooth!
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I like this very much, but it has an unusual size. Otherwise I would have used it as my next desktop wallpaper for 2 monitors.
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Ahhh, this is BEAUTIFUL. The colors of the dragon are just exquisite, and the entire piece is simply a joy to look at. I haven't seen a piece in a long time that was as nice as this! Love the way you handled the dragon in the background beyond the trees, catching the light from the sun. It seems to lead the eye from the head of the dragon and the focus around, following his tail, to explore the rest of the forest (such a gorgeous tail!). I just love everything about this. ♥
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I must say I think this is a very effective composition with an interesting mood complemented by good lighting!
I think a greater indication of depth would do this painting a lot of favours, particularly on the right side of the painting where the sun is coming through. The contrast between the trees and the sunny background is very sharp and persistently draws the eye away from the subject, which is itself very well presented. Perhaps some hazing, dust flare or even god rays in front of the trees would reduce the distraction a little a give a sense of space in front of the trees!
Also the density of some of the brush stokes in the bottom right are very sharp brush strokes which look great, particularly with this lighting, but they are spread amongst some smudgy strokes which significantly reduce the quality provided by the sharper strokes. I wouldn't change the values much down there, just a few more blades of grass and flowers to cut up the soft areas a little would be spot on!
This is quite a harsh critique so don't be offended, it's a great looking piece.
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Thanks! The right side blurriness was an experiment so that's fair. I tried to think of a subtle way of putting more "space" in front of those trees but i couldn't think of anything that would have satisfied me, at the time. I thought dust would have made things look less "macro" and more "micro" since you see dust in those kinds of photographs. But the other suggestions might have worked, i don't know. :v
The points about the bottom right are fair too. I sat long enough in front of this picture to critique the hell out of any part of it myself, ahah... So i don't think it was harsh, thank you for taking the time to write it! It's always good to know what faults others see, for improvement's sake.
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No problem, I always find positive critiques to be the most helpful and encouraging feedback! Keep up the good work!
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Oo love all the detail and nice perspective and depth ~
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