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Published: 2006-12-10 01:41:11 +0000 UTC; Views: 2127; Favourites: 83; Downloads: 35
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Since living in Florida, I miss fireflies so much. Back in Pennsylvania, they were everywhere – I remember as a kid, my sister and I would run around the lawn at night trying to catch as many as we could and put them in a jar…but our mom always made us set them free.
My first lineartless picture…it’s harder than it looks! I now hold a high respect for the artists who do it.
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I love the softness of it. You may have had a difficult time with lineless art, but it looks fabulous XD The lighting is also stunning.
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She seems scared, yet lost. It's a wonderful piece though. I love the colours.
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Very nicely done! I especially like the face, the hair, and the background. My only critique would be that the curves in the clothing could possibly be improved to look more like real cloth. Maybe more dips and folds in them, or softer corners/edges for a more cloth-like feel.
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That is so adorable... I love how you did it without solid black lines! I've always adored artists who do that... I'm really impressed with how well you did that! You didn't do the cute, chibi, comic style, either... It's the soft tone, more pastel approach, and that's my favorite type of art in this style! It looks great! The hair in this picture really looks cool, too! Seriously, it looks like you did this in watercolors or pastels... MAN, I adore this style of coloring/artwork/whatever! And seeing it come out of YOU... That makes it even more enjoyable! AH, excitement!
The background, lights, and everything else in the scene look beautiful... Well done.
This is really beautiful... The whole scene is cute. The pose looks natural, the expression on her face is so cute and innocent... The flow of the clothing looks great. You are becoming more and more of an amazing artist, and I feel honored to be able to watch you become more freakin' awesome every day!!!
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Sakura-star this is your best work yet!
You are soooooooo talented, you need to teach me! btw Bis said something about you being showcased at HoB tell me more!
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Oh, yeah! 
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WHAT!? the 16th!? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! I can't go!!!!!!!!!!! you make me wnat to cry ss... *sob*
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Awww! She is soooo cute!!!! I wish I could draw like that! And I love fireflies too! I see them every summer!
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So pretty! x3
We don't have fireflies where I live either. ;;
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Have you ever seen any though? They're fun to look at.
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Only on TV. ;;
I've always been jealous of places that get them, ever since I was a little kid. Dx
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She's really cute. ^^ Fireflies are great! ^^ Where at in PA did you live? Maybe its close to where I'm at. lol
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I was born in Bethlehem in Lehigh County, but I lived in Allentown.
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Way to go fireflies! Being Pennsylvania's state insect! lol That's a good ways from where I live... I live in Berlin in Somerset County...
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It's really pretty! I love the colors and the clothes
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Ohh, that's so pretty... I love the color scheme, very nice! I've been wondering about doing lineless, I've got a tutorial on hand...
Yeah, fireflies are great, aren't they? It's an interesting adaptation... Ack, I remember once at my grandparents' place, a firefly got stuck in a spiderweb. ><
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It got caught in a spiderweb?! O_o Awww. Poor thing.
Thanks for the comment.
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Yeah, it was horrible! Though it was a good opportunity to get a good look at it.
You're welcome!
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yea seriously, it's so hard to paint neatly without lineart. The lineart can hide messy edges >_<;
uwah~ such a cute little girl. I remember back when I used to go around chasing bugs in my childhood, but now I'm deathly afraid of anything with more than 4 legs @__@. I dunno what happened. I used to love fireflies, now I run like crazy when i see a sudden flash and a big black thing flying around T_T
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XXD That's me anytime I see a roach. I PANIC. Like you don't even know.
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The girl is so cute and innocent!
I wanna hug her!
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Ah, I miss fireflies. There's a lot of them in Japan, but not too many where I live now.
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Nobody seems to see them around as much...does that mean they're...endangered?! XD J/k.
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Aww so cute
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Yay, Sakura-senpai! Congratulations with the first lineartless pic!!! 
I suppose it's a great step in an artistic life when a person starts painting without any bonds
So, I'm glad you've become even MORE COOL 
And the pic is pretty as always! Ahh, your wonderful cute style! I like it 
/btw, I don't know why, but this girl somehow reminds me of some Russian princess 
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I really like it too. I'm going to try this method more often and see if I get more details.
A Russian Princess? Maybe it's the pattern on her dress and hat?
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Good Luck with it, yay!
And well, maybe you're right... Yeah, it's her outfit, really! And the snow, falling around her, I think
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And of course, it looks great. The fact that you ommitted the lineart has given it a sort of smooth and creamy look.
Very pretty!
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XD "Creamy". Like some kind of food. Mmm.
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Aww, shes so cute!! i love her expression, she looks kind of lost XD;
awesome atmosphere, and that pose is really adorable, i like the coloring of the hair and the impression of lights and things in the bg is nicely done
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At first I had her smiling, but then it looked kind of creepy because she would be smiling off into space.
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Wow, that's really awesome. You pulled off the lighting really well, and it almost looks realistic, or something. I dunno what it is exactly, but it's certainly fun to look at. Great job!
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Thanks! Lighting effects were fun to do in this one. ^^
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Nice job! I like the colors in her hair and the lighting, even if it's a bit bright for the light given off by a firefly.
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I was kind of worried about that.
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The lighting effects are gorgeous! I live in Florida, too, all of my life. The only times I have seen fireflies was when I went out to the country (what little there seems to be now) at night, where there were no lights. I remember as a child standing with my grandfather, catching fireflies in our hands and then letting them go. *happy sigh*
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Aww, that's nostalgic.
Thank you.
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I've heard of fireflys before - but never actually seen them before. I'm not sure if we even have any down here.
But we do have glow worms though I think they're a different species to the glow worms of the northern hemisphere.
Still they're very pretty to look at.
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Glow worms? Woah, I've never seen one of those.
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aww, its so cute! i remeber this one time, me& brother caught fireflies, and they escaped...we didnt notice till like an hour later when we were watching a movie xD
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XD Fireflies escaping their captivity when you're not looking...
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