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So, everyone seems to be doing a little copying from favored painters & illustrators so I thought I would throw in my 2 cent.

This is from Kay Nielsen. I really love all of his work. Especially for the East of the Sun and West of the Moon book. :)

Not done yet, and the lady needs some reworking of the torso and head, but better then nothing!

Ref: http://www.ralphbakshi.com/blog/archives/sunmoon03.jpg

9 comments – latest 4:

Teapot (Feb 27, 2010)

I bought all the illustrations from that book in card form about...erm...30 years ago. Still have them. Still love them. This is very, very pretty and has captured the feeling of his work.

Layne (Feb 27, 2010)

I am glad you like it. They republished the east of the sun and west of the moon about two(?) years ago in a really nice hardcover edition. :) I was so glad when i saw because while I had a book of his illustrations I really wanted to be able to read the stories that went along with all of his illustrations.

enjoydotcom (Feb 27, 2010)

Very attractive style, those soothing colors are great.

It would be a great contest, draw from your favorite artist. In his or her style.

mursku (Feb 27, 2010)

when i compare your piece with the original, the first thing that pops to my eyes is that the original looks like it was made with watercolors, while yours looks too smooth, there's hardly any texture.. i liked the texture you had going in the fifth version.
if you wanted to have texture like in the original painting, an easy (and quick!) way to do it, would be with a scatter brush (choose a high scatter count and you can maybe crank up the spacing too) on a separate layer. that way you can easily erase the eventual wayward dots from unwanted areas, and you can also play around with the blend mode and opacity (make it subtle)

..hmm, another thing that i noticed was that the original was much more sharper (darker and thinner lines).. i suck at line art so i'll not gonna try to give you any advice on that. You would only get worse if i tried to teach you line art :P

Northern site

montezmaria (Jan 17, 2010)

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Miss_DJ (Feb 26, 2010)

this is excellent! just beautiful! ♥

davincipoppalag (Feb 27, 2010)

Wow this is really good

montezmaria (Mar 11, 2010)

Thank you everyone! No, no reference photo....this one was a vision. I miss drawing and hope to get more time to do so. Thank you again!

madscientist111 (Jul 6, 2010)

This is fabulous! I love the textured layer look of the sky!

Untitled

mursku (Feb 25, 2010)

it prolly a bit presumptuous of me to try to make a tutorial, but what the hell, you learn by trying :P

7 comments – latest 4:

enjoydotcom (Feb 26, 2010)

Oh yes, so presumptuous ;). Great tips.

firecracker (Feb 26, 2010)

This is so cool....I really like it....I liked the tutorial also.....:)

spyra (Feb 26, 2010)

Great tips indeed. Thanks! :D

mursku (Feb 27, 2010)

thanks guys :D ..but the second tutorial it will be better than this, first i just gotta figure out if the techniques will work in chibi painter and is there any workarounds.. oh yeah, and i gotta plan it out beforehand. in this piece i was just winging it ;)

emp

TheCrimsonKing (Feb 16, 2010)

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dorothyblueeyes (Feb 25, 2010)

I like it,you got something going good;done yet??anyhow,fascinatiing.l

davincipoppalag (Feb 26, 2010)

Two in one!

Miss_DJ (Feb 26, 2010)

the sketchiness and shading are awesome.

backmagicwoman (Feb 26, 2010)

This is way too cool...

just something random :P

mursku (Feb 25, 2010)

i was bored with finishing the 2 pieces in the advanced board.. wanted to draw something new :P

4 comments – latest 4:

firecracker (Feb 25, 2010)

This is really cool....I like it!! :)

davincipoppalag (Feb 26, 2010)

Rawr!

mursku (Feb 26, 2010)

Rawrrr! :3
thanks firecracker :D

Miss_DJ (Feb 26, 2010)

great job on the muscles and other textures..the leather is awesome and the spikes are so spikey! ♥

Clown Goat

Zero_Lemons (Feb 25, 2010)

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TumblingUpwards (Feb 26, 2010)

I did a photo shoot of a bunch of goats last summer, I have a shot very similar to this one but the colors really give this fella a sweet look. Beautifully drawn!

Roytje (Feb 26, 2010)

Very awesome.

backmagicwoman (Feb 26, 2010)

Very awesome indeed...:)

cpomaybo (Feb 26, 2010)

love this goat, noms colors

Salt Water Fish Tank

lynnandcharlie (Feb 25, 2010)

7 comments – latest 4:

Miss_DJ (Feb 25, 2010)

I agree with lori and elly! this just pops!

firecracker (Feb 25, 2010)

The more I look at this ....the more I want to get an aquarium......those fish are gorgeous!! :)

dorothyblueeyes (Feb 26, 2010)

yep,very beautiful.You guys rock. Lovely colors,nice effects of fish,water,and tank.Yep,serenity,too.

lynnandcharlie (Feb 26, 2010)

thank you everyone for your nice comments

Public Boards/Beginner

Untitled

TheeJamos1 (Feb 25, 2010)

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davincipoppalag (Feb 25, 2010)

kinda looks like a weird oprah

Miss_DJ (Feb 26, 2010)

my favorite part is the little guy.

TheeJamos1 (Feb 26, 2010)

thanks for the comments my first idea was to have this little dude on top of a hill looking across this desert with the head looking towards him but it also looks like he is being held there like a little ant farm situation kind of thing...

Public Boards/Intermediate

Blueberry Icecream

elly (Feb 25, 2010)

pushin' chibipaint around on the laptop...n__n

8 comments – latest 4:

firecracker (Feb 25, 2010)

I love those colors......very pretty draw.....:)

elly (Feb 26, 2010)

Good one Miss DJ! lol! =) Thx y'all...
dave, not sure where you're seeing a muppet and I think the one you're thinking of name starts with a 'G' but I just can't recall it! lol!

TumblingUpwards (Feb 26, 2010)

Gonzo? Gonzo had the funny long nose and loved his chickens, lol. There was a fluffy one that was blue but I can't recall that one at all.

elly (Feb 26, 2010)

YES!!! Tumblin'up, you hit it on the nose! GONZO! Loved that little dude! I seem to remember a fluffy blue one too but I can't remember it's name...