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The latest installment in my ongoing romance with 
birds's cowboys.
This time around, that scallywag of a white dog joins a friend for a dip in the local pond, though said friend seems content to just kick back among the freesias for the time being.
Here's hoping everyone's out enjoying the lazy days of summer in a way that would do Walt Whitman proud <3
birds's cowboys.This time around, that scallywag of a white dog joins a friend for a dip in the local pond, though said friend seems content to just kick back among the freesias for the time being.
Here's hoping everyone's out enjoying the lazy days of summer in a way that would do Walt Whitman proud <3
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Eh, PM me with what you'd be interested in seeing ^_^
I don't tend to open myself up for general commissions because it's not very fun to draw something that isn't very fun (surprising, I know ^_^), and I've had some past experiences where people want to seriously micro-manage. If you've got a cute idea, though, we may be able to work something out <3 You're certainly welcome to make your pitch!
I don't tend to open myself up for general commissions because it's not very fun to draw something that isn't very fun (surprising, I know ^_^), and I've had some past experiences where people want to seriously micro-manage. If you've got a cute idea, though, we may be able to work something out <3 You're certainly welcome to make your pitch!
Absolutely gorgeous. From the colors that you used that made the guy stripping down feel almost like a sculpture in mid day through the high contrast of light and dark to the more vague gestures of Wait loafing on the ground almost sinking into the earthy greens is fabulous.
I really wish I could draw settings like this someday. I really hope I achieve the mastery that you have in compositional layout for story-telling.
I really wish I could draw settings like this someday. I really hope I achieve the mastery that you have in compositional layout for story-telling.
It was fun trying a different blend of birds's lines and my color this time around. Last time I used watercolorier translucent washes, so this time I was interested in seeing what it would look like to do a chunkier painting, then throw the lines back on top afterwards. It has its ups and downs, I think, but it let me do a bit more in terms of pushing the lighting scheme.
And if you keep drawing/painting, I'm sure you'll get where you want to be now. Of course, at that point, you'll want to be way better than that, but that's kind of the curse of the artist ^_^ That inability to be satisfied with where you are at any given point in the process is a good part of what keeps you going along, though, I think <3
birds's lines and my color this time around. Last time I used watercolorier translucent washes, so this time I was interested in seeing what it would look like to do a chunkier painting, then throw the lines back on top afterwards. It has its ups and downs, I think, but it let me do a bit more in terms of pushing the lighting scheme.And if you keep drawing/painting, I'm sure you'll get where you want to be now. Of course, at that point, you'll want to be way better than that, but that's kind of the curse of the artist ^_^ That inability to be satisfied with where you are at any given point in the process is a good part of what keeps you going along, though, I think <3
I think that it coerced well with one another, the washes and the lines. It added texture and contrast. And yeah, when you're in the process of drawing something it always changes from what you imagined in the first place. It's a curse and a blessing, much like what you had described as our artorexia, where we never think we're good enough as we want to be.
But as Michelangelo said, "Let me always desire more than I can accomplish. Trifles make perfection, but perfection is no trifle."
But as Michelangelo said, "Let me always desire more than I can accomplish. Trifles make perfection, but perfection is no trifle."
I'm pretty much 100% Photoshop these days. I'd say everything in my gallery with some minor exceptions for certain graphical elements (which I'll do in Illustrator sometimes and port over) and a bit of pencil linework I've scanned in is all Photoshop <3
And yup! Just kinda scribbled it in there. Something about typing out Whitman poetry in a font seemed too rigid.
And yup! Just kinda scribbled it in there. Something about typing out Whitman poetry in a font seemed too rigid.
LOVELY scenery Kamui! =3
Though digital, I really like how it has a smooth painterly look to it: the rough outlines and melded colors. ^^
The characters portrayed here look so natural in this setting; this is really something! =O
I may just feel compelled to write a little something on this. =)
Though digital, I really like how it has a smooth painterly look to it: the rough outlines and melded colors. ^^
The characters portrayed here look so natural in this setting; this is really something! =O
I may just feel compelled to write a little something on this. =)
Glad it works for you ^_^
Like I say, it was interesting working Birds' lines back into the painting towards the end. It's definitely not the usual look of the stuff I do, but that's half the fun of a collab <3
And write away! It's a pretty familiar scene, but that just means there's plenty you could do with it ^_^
Like I say, it was interesting working Birds' lines back into the painting towards the end. It's definitely not the usual look of the stuff I do, but that's half the fun of a collab <3
And write away! It's a pretty familiar scene, but that just means there's plenty you could do with it ^_^
Heeeee, it is COMPLETE! 8D
Here you are my furiend; thanks for being so AWEsome --> "Still Life"
I hope you like it. ^^
Here you are my furiend; thanks for being so AWEsome --> "Still Life"
I hope you like it. ^^
This is amazing to me
techniquewise, it's awesome as far as I'm concerned
but more importantly to me, it's a painting that, if I could, I would walk into and live inside. you've done an amazing job at portraying an entire world inside a small space, in a simple and to-the-point fashion
also, and more difficult to explain, I don't get the same feeling of silliness that I get when I consider other furry art, which often strikes me as whimsical and cartoonish simply because of the subject matter. You create characters that, though physically unreal, are extremely easy to identify with, and that is what I love about your art.
techniquewise, it's awesome as far as I'm concerned
but more importantly to me, it's a painting that, if I could, I would walk into and live inside. you've done an amazing job at portraying an entire world inside a small space, in a simple and to-the-point fashion
also, and more difficult to explain, I don't get the same feeling of silliness that I get when I consider other furry art, which often strikes me as whimsical and cartoonish simply because of the subject matter. You create characters that, though physically unreal, are extremely easy to identify with, and that is what I love about your art.
That's really nice of you to say, dude. I basically think of furry as a purely aesthetic shift -- I don't really stop and think, "I'm painting a dog person!" I more or less just paint people, but with the addition of ears and a tail. I think there's room for that sort of "light furry" as well as the "heavy furry" mode where folks actually map out worlds based on the fact that its inhabitants are part-animal. I just find the former more compelling to me, personally.
I think the big difference is that for me, I enjoy drawing people in the sense that I enjoy drawing personalities and quirks and behaviors, as opposed to enjoying furry figures for the fact that they're half wolf or half cat, per se. The forms can be very pleasing and fun to draw, but as I'm painting them, I'm thinking, "this guy is a laid-back joker," or, "this guy is a hyperactive tease," or what have you. Getting that part across is more important to me than making sure people know, "this character is a coyote, not a fox."
I think the big difference is that for me, I enjoy drawing people in the sense that I enjoy drawing personalities and quirks and behaviors, as opposed to enjoying furry figures for the fact that they're half wolf or half cat, per se. The forms can be very pleasing and fun to draw, but as I'm painting them, I'm thinking, "this guy is a laid-back joker," or, "this guy is a hyperactive tease," or what have you. Getting that part across is more important to me than making sure people know, "this character is a coyote, not a fox."
Hey man, Leaves Of Grass caused an uproar when it first came out because it was considered obscene. Reviewers slammed him for being indecent, and censors classified it as pornographic. Others made accusations about his homosexuality.
So basically Walt Whitman was the FurAffinity of his day.
(I'm going to hell for saying that.)
So basically Walt Whitman was the FurAffinity of his day.
(I'm going to hell for saying that.)
Oh, you! Haha, I mostly just start by pushing paint around until something clicks. I'll often have some idea of what I want to shoot for, but how the actual scene looks pretty much gets resolved on the fly. I try to block in the scenery and figures at the same time, then when I've got everything more or less in place, I go in with successive passes adding in detail bit by bit.
Looking at lots of other illustrators' works helps a lot in terms of fleshing out my mental library of images and color palettes and whatnot. Even work by folks outside the visual arts sphere can be helpful in creating imagery, like Walt Whitman's poetry in the case of this piece. Visual communication is just like any other language in that the broader your vocabulary, the more ways you can express yourself. I'm still totally just starting to flesh my repertoire out, but it's something I've noticed as I've made what progress I've made ^_^
Looking at lots of other illustrators' works helps a lot in terms of fleshing out my mental library of images and color palettes and whatnot. Even work by folks outside the visual arts sphere can be helpful in creating imagery, like Walt Whitman's poetry in the case of this piece. Visual communication is just like any other language in that the broader your vocabulary, the more ways you can express yourself. I'm still totally just starting to flesh my repertoire out, but it's something I've noticed as I've made what progress I've made ^_^
Well, I suppose that depends on what you're comparing it to. It's different from the ocean in that it's freshwater instead of saltwater, so you can open your eyes underwater. It's different than a pool because there's no chlorine, and because the bottom isn't painted white, so the water is darker.
I don't think I've been over in scraps before. What was I thinking? This is, of course, awesome, and I love that wiley ol' white wolf. I love Monsoon, in no small part for its whiteness and wolfiness. If I ever adopt a "fursona" that's the one, and then I'll have to constantly deal with the urge to go fuck myself. Furthermore, if i say "fursona" again, chastise me.
I also don't know if I've seen your handwriting before and I'm unsurprisingly impressed.
Also, Leave of Grass TEAMS with imagery ripe for a-drawin. I remember thinking the image of the big burly blacksmith at his forge with ash in his shaggy chest hair was begging for some sort of furry interpolation.
Ever see the Simpsons where Homer finds out the headstone he's been told is his mother's is actually Walt Whitman's? "LEAVES OF GRASS MY ASS!"
I also don't know if I've seen your handwriting before and I'm unsurprisingly impressed.
Also, Leave of Grass TEAMS with imagery ripe for a-drawin. I remember thinking the image of the big burly blacksmith at his forge with ash in his shaggy chest hair was begging for some sort of furry interpolation.
Ever see the Simpsons where Homer finds out the headstone he's been told is his mother's is actually Walt Whitman's? "LEAVES OF GRASS MY ASS!"
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