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AxelMedellin — Basilisk: inks

Published: 2006-01-17 06:28:13 +0000 UTC; Views: 3813; Favourites: 31; Downloads: 315
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Description So, here we go...

I'm a creature of ritual and tradition, and my most important ritual is the beggining of the yearly portfolio... I've almost posted all of my stock of the past year, and I thought it would be a good idea stretch the artistic muscles from now on... I'm supossed to have a good collection to show for july the 19th, and I might as well start now...

So, this is the first one: all pen and dry brush work. Maybe I won't use this approach in the following pieces, depends on how it works once it's colored. I spent a couple of hours with a dinosaur book to get the functional anatomy right...

And yes, the basilisk is a rooster with snake tail, but what the heck...
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AxelMedellin In reply to ??? [2006-01-20 07:23:49 +0000 UTC]

You never have enough beaded chicks what did you painted her with? Your technique is very good...

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etlgfx In reply to AxelMedellin [2006-01-20 17:17:31 +0000 UTC]

photoshop 5.5 & wacom graphire 2 it's one of the first pieces I did after I got my tablet, had a magazine ad standing next to the monitor and kept painting whole thing was one layer, until I hit the hair and beads, they were each in a seperate layer I think...
I suppose my technique is ok, but usually my patience dies earlier on in the process, so this one turned out pretty well

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AxelMedellin In reply to etlgfx [2006-01-20 20:15:09 +0000 UTC]

Just what I started with, you know, I spent almost four years with that tablet... oh, the memories...

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etlgfx In reply to AxelMedellin [2006-01-21 03:06:51 +0000 UTC]

haha yea right! yea my parents got it for my bday one year
so what's this about you getting a new computer and tablet? how big is the screen? what tablet?

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AxelMedellin In reply to etlgfx [2006-01-21 05:46:47 +0000 UTC]

The tablet is an Intuos 3 9x12, she's my baby right now ... the screen is 19"... so far, I'm having a ball...

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Zyphre In reply to ??? [2006-01-17 06:40:23 +0000 UTC]

I really dig how the character turned out. One suggestion though the top part (im assuming those are clouds) makes the layout a bit harsh and causes people to look above the adorable creature. Softening up the dark with a bit more greyscale wwould make a world of difference. So what are ya gonna use to color it? Gotta color pallete selected yet?

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AxelMedellin In reply to Zyphre [2006-01-17 20:32:12 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the constructive comment... and you'll see...

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Zyphre In reply to AxelMedellin [2006-01-18 02:02:16 +0000 UTC]

aww your no fun

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theartofjayharrison In reply to ??? [2006-01-17 06:31:00 +0000 UTC]

well if the harry potter franchise can distort the truth a little, why cant you.

i do however like yours alot more than theirs..

very nice work.

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AxelMedellin In reply to theartofjayharrison [2006-01-17 20:31:19 +0000 UTC]

Many thanks! I had forgotten that detail in the HP movie... the second one, right?

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theartofjayharrison In reply to AxelMedellin [2006-01-18 01:51:38 +0000 UTC]

yes, the chamber of secrets

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