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Published: 2014-11-08 23:07:17 +0000 UTC; Views: 533; Favourites: 56; Downloads: 0
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This's a ''speedpaint'' i did some time ago. Figured i won't be continuing it any time, so might aswell post it. I like it enough x)Well knowing me, my speedpaints aren't the speediest, but the idea stays.
Referenced it from this gorgeous picture here: www.orionfalls.com/post/980202…
It really gave me the Skyrim vibes, and that kind of exploration feels, so it really inspired me to try out speedpainting from it. It was good practice for sure ;u;
Hope ya like it! o/
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HOLY MOLY WAAAT IT'S THE PRACHOVSKÉ SKÁLY! O.O I was there! It wasn't so gloomy and I didn't have a bow (or fur for that matter xD) but I was there! XD There's a lot of cool stuff there, even the ruins of a castle. xD
I have to say, this is absolutely breathtaking, especially for a speedpaint! I didn't need more than one look to recognize it where it was, it looks remarkably like the actual place. All the shapes and even the details are there! Honestly the details are especially amazing - a bit rough in the usual speedpaint way, but still there. I also really like how the wolf contrasts with the environment in the contrast is most focused on the wolf and the nearby steps but disappears more and more in the distance. Really gives it that feel of being in the middle of nowhere, where the only thing keeping you alive is a whim of the weather gods.
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Sweet Jeegus! This is amazing! I love the strong lighting and use of blues and greys! There's a great sense of depth here, and also the sense of receding space. The colors you chose also help convey a feeling of cold, like they're walking into a snow-covered world (and I can definitely feel the Skyrim vibes haha)
If I could offer any critique, I would say that while you have a lot of grey 'middle' values and extremely bright light values, you don't have many extremely dark contrasting values. The darkest the piece gets is in the depth of the silhouette of the figure. If you wanted to: going back and darkening the darkest shades that are closest to the viewer will help add to the feeling of depth in the piece, as well as pushing a few of your whites a bit brighter.
A good way of telling whether you've pushed your darks/lights a good amount is to take your eyes out of focus, or to zoom out really far from the picture plane. If all the colors seemed to begin to mesh into a single grey tone, you may want to add more darks/brights. If you can still make out definitive planes, then you know you've pushed them well.
This is all my personal opinion though, and you by no means need to do anything with it
Overall I love this! I love the experimentation with depth, and you utilized the grey tones in the background of the piece well to create the illusion of the passage fading into the distance! I also love the way you texturized the cavern walls, and how well you handled the different values. You did awesome Dragoooo! Keep up the amazing work! Man I feel like every time I look at your artwork you've done something awesome to improve! Haha I can't wait to see where you go from here
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Ah yes, i see what you mean! It does lack that contrast in the picture as at the moment it's quite dull value-wise!
Thanks for pointing that out! I'll surely pay more attention! I'm pretty sure i managed to get that more grey in the picture thanks to referencing. I didn't take too much direct color dropping, but i did try to get it exactly like the one there, so i guess that distracted me from getting in my own colors heh.
But ahh, thank you so much for all the wonderful words, L! It means the world to me! <3
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Nice perspective 
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Oh yes, I remember this one from one of your streams 
I believe it looks great the way it is ;w; And don't even tell me about speedpaints that aren't speedy enough
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Hehe ye, had it lying around in dust x)
Thank you! :'D
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Hnnnnn
This looks rad ;v;
I just love that 'venturing into the uknown' feel here
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Thank you! I'm glad i could achieve that! ;u;
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it does remind me of skyrim
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Neat. Reminds me of Skyrim, trekking up to the first barrow by Riverwood.
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Ah yes, that part! Can truly imagine that! :'D
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Nice to see someone else who doesn't classify the speed-paints as "speedy". xD
But I really like this piece by its concept, the favourite part being the scenery.
You have really done a great job at the illusion of depth in this, and I really like the soft fade toward the horizon.
The only thing that might bother me slightly is that I'd like to see a little bit more foreshortening on the character, as it doesn't seem to entirely fit into that of the background.
But then again, this is a speed-paint, and I'm being particularly picky, as you did an overall amazing job.
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Yyyeah, happens everytime.
You're right, it does stand out a bit too much there, since originally it wasn't even gonna be there ahah. Thanks for pointing out! c:
But thank you for the kind words! <3
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I noticed. ^^
But I still think you did an excellent job as in regards to colours and light the character looks neat!
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