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Published: 2012-08-01 02:22:13 +0000 UTC; Views: 6738; Favourites: 281; Downloads: 0
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TimberSlashWolf [2013-05-21 22:40:26 +0000 UTC]

Great artwork!!!

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RedDragonTyr [2012-10-17 17:59:15 +0000 UTC]

The lighting... the light effects - it looks so real!

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Decadia In reply to RedDragonTyr [2012-10-18 02:41:50 +0000 UTC]

Thank you~ I wish it was -but at the same time I wish it isn't xD

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RedDragonTyr In reply to Decadia [2012-10-18 17:03:34 +0000 UTC]

Yes, it could be dangerous if it was XD
But I love this picture!

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Galidor-Dragon [2012-08-26 03:01:24 +0000 UTC]

This is incredible! I love the textures

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Decadia In reply to Galidor-Dragon [2012-08-27 08:33:28 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I had a pretty good feeling these textures would suit this dragon.

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Galidor-Dragon In reply to Decadia [2012-08-27 13:34:06 +0000 UTC]

welcome!

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kyphoscoliosis [2012-08-07 04:52:13 +0000 UTC]

Oh my gosh this is gorgeous O:
You're so amazing with textures and the way light and shadows fall on them. The detail is so beautiful, and all the textures are so touchable~

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Decadia In reply to kyphoscoliosis [2012-08-12 01:10:10 +0000 UTC]

xD Thank you!
I'm pretty sure I replied before but just in case lol.

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Jafira [2012-08-06 00:35:48 +0000 UTC]

Looks awesome, that's a crazy level of detail on the coloring, must have taken you forever, very well done!

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Decadia In reply to Jafira [2012-08-07 00:07:36 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!
This drawing took me about two hours. Three at most. xD

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GENMAVERICK1989 [2012-08-01 21:46:52 +0000 UTC]

Very nice.

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Decadia In reply to GENMAVERICK1989 [2012-08-03 21:15:23 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! :3

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GENMAVERICK1989 In reply to Decadia [2012-08-03 22:07:57 +0000 UTC]

NO PROBLEM

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Decadia In reply to GENMAVERICK1989 [2012-08-04 19:02:53 +0000 UTC]

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TF-chaser [2012-08-01 18:39:13 +0000 UTC]

Awesome!~

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Decadia In reply to TF-chaser [2012-08-03 21:15:10 +0000 UTC]

Thanks chus! ;D

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TF-chaser In reply to Decadia [2012-08-03 21:17:49 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome!~

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Decadia In reply to TF-chaser [2012-08-04 19:04:20 +0000 UTC]

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TF-chaser In reply to Decadia [2012-08-04 20:26:23 +0000 UTC]

Yes it is

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Maulise [2012-08-01 13:10:58 +0000 UTC]

O.O Wow. I'd never be able to muster the patience [or have the skill in the first place] to color like this. Great job~

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Decadia In reply to Maulise [2012-08-03 21:14:47 +0000 UTC]

Aw lol I made a long reply to this. 0: Oh well gotta re-type then xD

You has moar patience than I do xD I mean look at that line-art 0:
What I have here is a developed usage with photoshop. I needed mileage for that. :3 I'm sure if you put more mileage you can easily surpass me. xD

I wrote some stuff on my journal (Top half).

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Maulise In reply to Decadia [2012-08-03 21:16:50 +0000 UTC]

I know XD You really need to post a tutorial on how to do coloring D: And is it possible to do without photoshop? I use Sai for everything P:

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Decadia In reply to Maulise [2012-08-04 19:11:12 +0000 UTC]

Well I have a tutorial on how to color in photoshop,
but as for traditional, you wouldn't ba able to do it unless
you had an airbrush and special paint. Digital: [link] you would
just have to read the last step. :3

I never used sai but I'm pretty sure Sai should have it too!

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Maulise In reply to Decadia [2012-08-04 19:15:14 +0000 UTC]

Ah ^^ Thankies :3~

How about fur? Looks like you use a grass tool in some of them, but not all P:

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Decadia In reply to Maulise [2012-08-07 00:36:46 +0000 UTC]

I used the grass tool on these:

[link]
[link]
[link]
[link]
Now, that I think about it, I didn't use this tool enough. xD
There are also others on my drive but they aren't here.

Hmm, ohwell now there are better brushes anyway. xP
I started using a good hair tool when I got CS5+ CS4 kinda had it but it wasn't like CS5's or CS6's.

[link] < here I was a n00b at it and my pc was super slow
[link] < here I was getting better at it
[link] [link] < again with straightish strokes, didn't have a good vgcard
[link] [link] Used it here very noticably, but again with some vgcard trouble
[link] < here I used the school's 1-2 GB DDR5 quattro card which made the strokes react very smoothly (+angles) I tried to mess around with it and it got more audience than I was expecting. xD
I took more notice of the brush from here on out.
[link] > Used the school's again. This time for base only.
[link] > Upgraded my own VGcard to DDR5 1gb instead of DDR2 and got more RAM. Its not like the school's pcs but it gets the job done for now. A little use in this one.
[link] > Some base and still noticable.
[link] > This too.
[link] > Brush is noticed in Major features.
There are probably some in scraps too but meh. P:

And that is it until now.

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Maulise In reply to Decadia [2012-08-21 00:40:07 +0000 UTC]

Wow~<3 Finally went over this I'm actually doing a wolf piece now, and looking to do proper fur texture. What do you actually do for it? Base color ,then use the fur brush on the same layer? O.e and add shadows andhighlights on another..?

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Decadia In reply to Maulise [2012-08-21 13:51:03 +0000 UTC]

90% of the time I don't use any base color first. I use greys for a good tone and then put the color on top.
Much like this: [link]

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Maulise In reply to Decadia [2012-08-21 13:57:44 +0000 UTC]

Ah ^^ So do you do base grey->shading->hair on the same layer->color on next layer with opacity->any shined spots on the layer above it?

Also, for base pure black and white coats, would I still want to work in grey first? ^^

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Decadia In reply to Maulise [2012-08-21 17:16:55 +0000 UTC]

Yup!

For black I use a dark grey and even darker after that with highlights after that.
For the white I use a much lighter grey then a darker one and then highlights.
For some reason white can get a little bit tricky so use alot of references.

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Maulise In reply to Decadia [2012-08-21 17:21:53 +0000 UTC]

Haha~<3 Well, I'm using the same base, as they have identical positions, but in inverse, then tweaking the tone with Sai or gimp :3 I've done the basic shading and starting to add basic fur texture ^^ Would you mind giving some basic advice if I upload? I later plan to merge with linerat, give a light blur, and add minor details with a small fur brush :3 Have to do it a bit differently to have it work with Sai ^^'

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Decadia In reply to Maulise [2012-08-22 02:24:28 +0000 UTC]

Sure.
I'll do what I can.

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Maulise In reply to Decadia [2012-08-22 07:59:03 +0000 UTC]

Haha I stayed up all night to finish it. Not 100% happy with it, but eh... XD [link]

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Decadia In reply to Maulise [2012-08-22 18:11:01 +0000 UTC]

Wow! Really well done!
Just make sure that the left front paws read clear. It looks like a tail to me, but really
good improvement~

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Maulise In reply to Decadia [2012-08-22 18:32:25 +0000 UTC]

Alright, thanks ^^ I'll play around with the paws tomorrow ^^ I was actually planning to add more detail, and did about half the body before realizing it looked really strange in the actual size it'll be presented because of all the time stokes x3 I enjoyed the style, though, so gonna practice more in it ^^

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Legend-of-Andragor [2012-08-01 12:39:54 +0000 UTC]

You are simply amazing. Every detail is stunning and whole picture looks... great! Anyway, I like both versions.

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Decadia In reply to Legend-of-Andragor [2012-08-02 17:28:26 +0000 UTC]

xD Well thank you!

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Wolf-Ninja001 [2012-08-01 10:23:09 +0000 UTC]

win!

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Decadia In reply to Wolf-Ninja001 [2012-08-02 17:27:33 +0000 UTC]

yay!

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TheEpicHobbittron [2012-08-01 08:05:24 +0000 UTC]

WICKEDBAD@$$ ! ! !!

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Decadia In reply to TheEpicHobbittron [2012-08-02 17:27:14 +0000 UTC]

xD Thanks! lolol

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TheEpicHobbittron In reply to Decadia [2012-08-03 07:11:39 +0000 UTC]

it's just BA lookin & you deserve some kind of award for it lemme see here . . . . ummm.. . . . .

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Decadia In reply to TheEpicHobbittron [2012-08-04 20:00:11 +0000 UTC]

And you get with a

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TheEpicHobbittron In reply to Decadia [2012-08-06 07:33:27 +0000 UTC]

i like cookies

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Nikolai-Kalahan [2012-08-01 06:33:04 +0000 UTC]

Beyond awesome, dude, just amazing......

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Decadia In reply to Nikolai-Kalahan [2012-08-02 17:26:43 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Nikolai-Kalahan In reply to Decadia [2012-08-02 23:34:24 +0000 UTC]

No problem!

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DelusionalPuffball [2012-08-01 03:32:22 +0000 UTC]

You. stop making things look epic.
LOL jk, looks badass as hell 8D them details, unf

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Decadia In reply to DelusionalPuffball [2012-08-02 17:25:47 +0000 UTC]



xD Thanks! It doesn't really have as many details to it as I would have wanted it to.

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DelusionalPuffball In reply to Decadia [2012-08-02 22:16:13 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome~
LOL There's a buttload of details in der, whut XD Still looks badass XD

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