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Published: 2008-04-24 02:12:06 +0000 UTC; Views: 190719; Favourites: 5187; Downloads: 0
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Description Hah! Such a great title, right?

Ok, gosh. This was a commission done for Maeris , who, might I say, was absolutely superb with all her patience. Kudos to you, darling.

She wanted a horse, canter pirouette in a puddle of gasoline and ringed by fire, as if the horse started it. But, then she gave me artistic freedom and this is what happened.

This was my very first time ever working with fire. Holy cow! I used gobs and gobs of layers of it and eventually it began to click into place. I tried a regular mane, and nah, scrapped it. Did a fire tail, and nah, scrapped it, but that one was Joshs call. I drove that man nuts asking him to come look at it and tell me what he thought, what looked wrong, etc. By the end of tonight he'd sit on the couch and stare at me without moving. LOL.

Sorry Josh.

Aaah, lets see. Obviously, the mane and tail were replaced. I lifted and curved the neck and brought the head in. Replaced the ears, opened the jaw and painted in some teeth, painted over the eye. I tilted the horse back, too, and altered/drew up/in the forelegs as well to add some dramatics, and give an overall pissed feeling, since that's what Maeris wanted.

And lots of other stuff, but I'll let you guys look if you want and try to figure it out.


Special thanks to devils-horizon and Sylvanestra , because I annoyed the crap out of them too with demands for opinions and critiques along the way. Thank you too, to devils-horizon for the playlist that got me through this picture!


Time: 40+hours
Tools: Wacom Intuos3 + Adobe CS2
Active Layers: 71 - 40 alone make up the fire.



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Elemental Horse series:
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Earth: The Earth Goddess arrsistable.deviantart.com/art…



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Comments: 1141

Kael-Thas-Sunstrider In reply to ??? [2008-04-25 01:17:51 +0000 UTC]

The fiery steed of the Pits, its hooves bring forth scorched blacken earth, they herald its approach like the hammer on the forge of damnation.
its rider brings death to all in his path, he savors the kill, like a sweet wine, for it stains his lips and twists his smile, a parody of both beauty and fear.
He rides forth across the skies, he comes for you, your family, your friends, he comes with fire, and brimstone, to burn and destroy.
He is not evil, nor a servant of darkness, he is just a man who loves his job. bringing and end to order and structure, to summon Kaos to the World.

lol... I was inspired is all I can say

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arrsistable In reply to Kael-Thas-Sunstrider [2008-04-25 02:26:43 +0000 UTC]

Aww that was gorgeous, well done!

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Kael-Thas-Sunstrider In reply to arrsistable [2008-04-25 02:29:41 +0000 UTC]

thank you, I've been without any inspiration for about 5 months now lol. this pictures the first real piece of that after all this time

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Stickfishies-Stock In reply to ??? [2008-04-25 01:16:25 +0000 UTC]

OMG.
This is amazing, we're speechless
Thanks for using our stock!

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arrsistable In reply to Stickfishies-Stock [2008-04-25 02:26:54 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for offering it out!

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Eyssa In reply to ??? [2008-04-25 01:14:32 +0000 UTC]

OH. MY. GOSH.

That is amazing!! I can't understand how you get everything to look so crisp and... perfect! Kudos!!

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arrsistable In reply to Eyssa [2008-04-25 02:27:28 +0000 UTC]

Painting, actually! Done right it really helps crispen up a picture, no matter how blurry... though in the end you might have repainted the whole thing.

Thank you!

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Eyssa In reply to arrsistable [2008-04-25 03:41:45 +0000 UTC]

Wow, that's insane... in an awesomely awesome way, lol. I tried that with a couple pics, and it didn't turn out even a quarter as nice as your's is. <3 Your's just blow me away... literally. ^^

You're welcome!!

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blackmaze In reply to ??? [2008-04-25 01:07:59 +0000 UTC]

This is just stunning. It looks like a digital painting, and it's positively gorgeous. The detail and thought put into this are completely unbelievable. Thank you so so much for sharing this with us! I feel like my day is much better for having gotten a chance to see this kind of art.

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arrsistable In reply to blackmaze [2008-04-25 02:27:50 +0000 UTC]

Aw, thank you for taking the time out of your day to leave such a kind comment.

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dragonkingken In reply to ??? [2008-04-25 01:06:31 +0000 UTC]

a nightmare (a mythical black horse with a flaming mane and tail and red or orange eyes a horse of the hellrealms)

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arrsistable In reply to dragonkingken [2008-04-25 02:28:17 +0000 UTC]

You know, oddly enough I didn't even know about that Nightmare horse when I did this.

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dragonkingken In reply to arrsistable [2008-04-25 18:04:34 +0000 UTC]

well i'm a mythology expert so feel free to ask anything about folklore, myths or legends and i should be able to help you

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Saloli In reply to ??? [2008-04-25 01:03:26 +0000 UTC]

Friggin awesome!

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arrsistable In reply to Saloli [2008-04-25 02:28:23 +0000 UTC]

Thanks babes!

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Kanabi-Angeni In reply to ??? [2008-04-25 01:01:53 +0000 UTC]

awesome!! I love the detial you did!

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arrsistable In reply to Kanabi-Angeni [2008-04-25 02:28:33 +0000 UTC]

Well thank you! I'm glad it seemed to have paid off some!

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chaos-of-fire In reply to ??? [2008-04-25 00:50:07 +0000 UTC]

Just...wow.
I love this, especially the flames!

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arrsistable In reply to chaos-of-fire [2008-04-25 02:28:46 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! The fire killed me, you know.

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emmily-xo In reply to ??? [2008-04-25 00:49:19 +0000 UTC]

Wow! This is so cool, the fire makes it really stand out. Very neat!

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arrsistable In reply to emmily-xo [2008-04-25 02:28:53 +0000 UTC]

Thanks much sweetie!

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emmily-xo In reply to arrsistable [2008-04-26 06:00:18 +0000 UTC]

No problem!

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zebragal18 In reply to ??? [2008-04-25 00:45:34 +0000 UTC]

MAN WHY DO YOU HAVE TO BE SO AMAZING!
you make me crazy jealous

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arrsistable In reply to zebragal18 [2008-04-25 02:29:12 +0000 UTC]

I'm not! I'm just good at fooling people.

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MrsBlackBear In reply to ??? [2008-04-25 00:41:04 +0000 UTC]

I love this you really know your horses anatomy and attitude. This horse is awsome now if only he existed in the real world

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arrsistable In reply to MrsBlackBear [2008-04-25 02:29:50 +0000 UTC]

Thank you babes! I try to keep things, such as highlights and what not, as realistic as I can, even in a completely unrealistic image.

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MrsBlackBear In reply to arrsistable [2008-04-28 10:58:29 +0000 UTC]

your welcome

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LadyKnightAlanna In reply to ??? [2008-04-25 00:40:19 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful. I really like how the flames turned out.

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arrsistable In reply to LadyKnightAlanna [2008-04-25 02:29:57 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I do too

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shadowF0x137 In reply to ??? [2008-04-25 00:31:53 +0000 UTC]

aw i luv this!u are truly amazing!

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arrsistable In reply to shadowF0x137 [2008-04-25 02:30:04 +0000 UTC]

Aw well thanks babes!

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shadowF0x137 In reply to arrsistable [2008-04-25 03:21:49 +0000 UTC]

eheh ur welcome^^

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snowdragon1 In reply to ??? [2008-04-25 00:27:44 +0000 UTC]

It's so fascinating to look at, just.... wow. +fav

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arrsistable In reply to snowdragon1 [2008-04-25 02:30:10 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!!

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snowdragon1 In reply to arrsistable [2008-04-27 00:09:25 +0000 UTC]

welcome

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Krabbeh In reply to ??? [2008-04-25 00:27:43 +0000 UTC]

Another amazing piece. ^-^

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arrsistable In reply to Krabbeh [2008-04-25 02:30:20 +0000 UTC]

Thank you cutie!

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Krabbeh In reply to arrsistable [2008-04-25 20:10:41 +0000 UTC]

Squee. ^^

inner persona:

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ShadowCatsKey In reply to ??? [2008-04-25 00:26:53 +0000 UTC]

It looks so real....!!

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arrsistable In reply to ShadowCatsKey [2008-04-25 02:30:31 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad it's not! A fire horse would freak me out.

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Blue-Cherub In reply to ??? [2008-04-25 00:26:11 +0000 UTC]

It's stunning!

I've been under fire for several days now and, when I saw your work, I couldn't believe my eyes!!! My jaw dropped to the floor! It's absolutely perfect!

P.S.: not that I like to be "under fire", though...LOL..

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arrsistable In reply to Blue-Cherub [2008-04-25 02:30:54 +0000 UTC]

I hope you're not 'under fire' any longer.

Thank you!

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Blue-Cherub In reply to arrsistable [2008-04-25 03:23:45 +0000 UTC]

Still am...LOL.

Once again, congratulations! Simply spectacular!!!

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clarabear In reply to ??? [2008-04-25 00:23:33 +0000 UTC]

Wow this is so incredible! The fire is amazing

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arrsistable In reply to clarabear [2008-04-25 02:31:00 +0000 UTC]

Thank you honey!

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clarabear In reply to arrsistable [2008-04-25 03:00:40 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!

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falconfire In reply to ??? [2008-04-25 00:18:10 +0000 UTC]

Wow!! This really caught my eye. Amazing work!

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arrsistable In reply to falconfire [2008-04-25 02:31:12 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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falconfire In reply to arrsistable [2008-04-29 22:46:23 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome!!!

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thephoenixrises In reply to ??? [2008-04-25 00:06:24 +0000 UTC]

Simply amazing. No other comments.

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