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Snowfyre — Prize: First Snow of the year

Published: 2009-04-21 02:22:16 +0000 UTC; Views: 2455; Favourites: 44; Downloads: 35
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5 X 5 pageview contest
First place.


"First Snow of the Year"


Basically a Glaceon in that scene.


Simple BG, yes, I didn't use a grass texture brush cause firstly I'm lazy to look for one, secondy I'm lazy to downlowd and install one and thirdly decided to be simple and use the old tech of burn/dodge to make grass effects.

Simple request. cause glaceon was easy to draw so decided to put a bit of simple BGs too.

Quite a simple drawing really total time spent bout 2 hours.


Using a experimental new lineart and colouring technique. This time using paintbrush tool instead of my usual pencil-paintbucket tool. Makes the outlines somewhat smoother actually. Next may try using a blur filter on the lineart before I flatten the image and put fur.

Though I forgot to adjust the shading levels before I put fur effects... oh well. I just happily adjust the levels to compensate


what you think?
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Comments: 81

Snowfyre In reply to ??? [2009-05-05 07:34:44 +0000 UTC]

Yep
Australia!

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Eelel-Kielat In reply to Snowfyre [2009-05-05 07:37:49 +0000 UTC]

ahhhhhh ok

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Dragon-Furry [2009-04-26 14:13:11 +0000 UTC]

Good work man. Cute character

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Snowfyre In reply to Dragon-Furry [2009-04-26 14:45:25 +0000 UTC]

Awww thanks.

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tbolt [2009-04-23 21:51:04 +0000 UTC]

Looks like it would make an excellent wallpaper! =^^=

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Snowfyre In reply to tbolt [2009-04-24 01:18:55 +0000 UTC]

I guess it would... just need correct dimensions.

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Simple-Photo [2009-04-23 20:31:40 +0000 UTC]

Fantastic, I love snow

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Snowfyre In reply to Simple-Photo [2009-04-24 01:18:01 +0000 UTC]

Yeah.
I get none..

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Simple-Photo In reply to Snowfyre [2009-04-24 19:37:36 +0000 UTC]

I get little here too but it's great when it comes

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SSBBaddict [2009-04-21 21:48:09 +0000 UTC]

Looks great

i like the new technique that you used. nice shade job on the Glacion

i really need to practice shading... after i get good at drawing

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Snowfyre In reply to SSBBaddict [2009-04-21 22:21:10 +0000 UTC]

heh thanks. though tech appears more effective for less detailed pictures.


I need to upgrade my drawing skills.

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JCRG [2009-04-21 21:39:25 +0000 UTC]

It does look neater with the brush tool, keep it up

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Snowfyre In reply to JCRG [2009-04-21 22:18:54 +0000 UTC]

Kinda. Think so. lineart is more neat and smooth.

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flippedoutkyrii [2009-04-21 18:54:56 +0000 UTC]

Cool stuff as usual!

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Snowfyre In reply to flippedoutkyrii [2009-04-21 22:18:31 +0000 UTC]

oh yes... cool stuff

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Xeno-the-Hedgehog [2009-04-21 13:46:24 +0000 UTC]

cute facial expression.

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Snowfyre In reply to Xeno-the-Hedgehog [2009-04-21 15:43:07 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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IlookingYou [2009-04-21 13:07:44 +0000 UTC]

ooooooooooooh snow!

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Snowfyre In reply to IlookingYou [2009-04-21 15:43:01 +0000 UTC]

Snow.

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IlookingYou In reply to Snowfyre [2009-04-21 16:00:00 +0000 UTC]

never snowed here...

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Snowfyre In reply to IlookingYou [2009-04-21 16:18:03 +0000 UTC]

Nor here.

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IlookingYou In reply to Snowfyre [2009-04-21 16:21:47 +0000 UTC]

XC

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felix-leg [2009-04-21 07:09:25 +0000 UTC]

Snow! *_*

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Snowfyre In reply to felix-leg [2009-04-21 10:35:36 +0000 UTC]

Oh yes. snow.

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ShainAsuka [2009-04-21 05:49:00 +0000 UTC]

That's a great picture! I like the new techs you used too. I was about to ask why you made a deviation about first snowfall when winter was over, but then I remembered that you're south of the equator.

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Snowfyre In reply to ShainAsuka [2009-04-21 10:35:27 +0000 UTC]

New techs... new techs..
Actually this was a prize. so not my idea.

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ShainAsuka In reply to Snowfyre [2009-04-21 14:25:27 +0000 UTC]

I would try to do a drawing with that tech, only I don't have possession of a tablet... Back to the good ol' line, fill, and burr tools...

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Snowfyre In reply to ShainAsuka [2009-04-21 15:44:05 +0000 UTC]

heh oh wellz.
Bout three of my lineart techs are developed before I got the tablet.

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Anubic90 [2009-04-21 05:26:48 +0000 UTC]

a awsome work ... I thank you for sharing it

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Snowfyre In reply to Anubic90 [2009-04-21 10:34:58 +0000 UTC]

Heh thanks.

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CallandorTenebrae [2009-04-21 03:32:13 +0000 UTC]

Cool
I love using the brush tool over the pencil tool

It does give it that nice smoother feeling :3

And you made that grass with the dodge/burn tools? D:

I'm jealous ;w;

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Snowfyre In reply to CallandorTenebrae [2009-04-21 03:57:03 +0000 UTC]

Heh yes. brush does make it feel smoother.


Yeah grass effect with the dodge and burn. a simple technique really. just use the splatter brush.... and make random vertical stripes.

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CallandorTenebrae In reply to Snowfyre [2009-04-21 12:49:42 +0000 UTC]

Alright I'll have to try that

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Snowfyre In reply to CallandorTenebrae [2009-04-21 15:44:35 +0000 UTC]

Happy trying....
Though it does lag the com if your com isn't fast enough.

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CallandorTenebrae In reply to Snowfyre [2009-04-22 01:38:36 +0000 UTC]

Oh I'm sure my computer can manage xD
I have a gaming computer with the best graphics card money can buy xD

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Snowfyre In reply to CallandorTenebrae [2009-04-22 08:34:27 +0000 UTC]

Heh... mine has 2 GB of ram... 2 GHz dual core processor... Nvidia 8 series graphics card....


and it lags when I mass-smudge with a size 300 brush.

Joys of the world

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CallandorTenebrae In reply to Snowfyre [2009-04-22 22:52:56 +0000 UTC]

Yuh I have around the same, just a little more processor and a Geforce 9800 GTX + graphics card

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Poila-Invictiwerks [2009-04-21 03:25:28 +0000 UTC]

It needs moar snow on the ground, lol

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Snowfyre In reply to Poila-Invictiwerks [2009-04-21 03:56:10 +0000 UTC]

Not that much snow yet!

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Ryengu [2009-04-21 03:18:08 +0000 UTC]

AS far as critique goes, the ears, tassels and tail seem unusually pointy. Also the forelegs seem a tad too human-ish. Wonder if maybe a frosted look on the grass would be good instead of such a healthy green (since it is wintering after all)

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Snowfyre In reply to Ryengu [2009-04-21 03:22:55 +0000 UTC]

Pointy pointy!!!!
Though that's the creature's design. it IS pointy so I can't really change that much.

Was considering frosted looks but got lazy. also it's first Snow, so was considering drawing something unexpected.


Global warming.

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Ryengu In reply to Snowfyre [2009-04-21 03:46:05 +0000 UTC]

heheh, we're all gonna drown

Well, the ears and all aren't QUITE so pointy on Glaceon, I don't think. Kinda like slightly rounded diamonds. Also a tad too thin maybe.
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Course maybe I'm nitpicky XD

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Snowfyre In reply to Ryengu [2009-04-21 04:00:37 +0000 UTC]

Yep yep. har har.

Nah nit picky.

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Ryengu In reply to Snowfyre [2009-04-21 14:52:14 +0000 UTC]

finefine, then

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Lunis1992 [2009-04-21 03:02:00 +0000 UTC]

Snow? T.T

It's blazing hot where I'm at. I swear I saw a block of ice melt less then a second when it hit the sunlight

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Snowfyre In reply to Lunis1992 [2009-04-21 03:12:51 +0000 UTC]

Well it's cold in this half to the world...... ok technically it's autumn but the temperature fluctuates wildly from 10 to 30 degrees C.


Global warming strikes again.

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OddFacade [2009-04-21 02:46:30 +0000 UTC]

Awr, very cute :3

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Snowfyre In reply to OddFacade [2009-04-21 02:58:07 +0000 UTC]

Yes. sooo cute...

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OddFacade In reply to Snowfyre [2009-04-21 04:19:59 +0000 UTC]

...much cuter than your nudies XP

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Snowfyre In reply to OddFacade [2009-04-21 04:54:15 +0000 UTC]

Prude

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