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Kissed by the Morning
Published: 2004-12-31 18:59:56 +0000 UTC; Views: 28541; Favourites: 1442; Downloads: 6825
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This was m project for the last two days, mostly starting as an experiment with light, color, shadow and a new style that finds itself wedged between the cartoon realm and the realm of realism.This picture goes out to my deaaaar DEAR friend Trish . HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAY!!! I love ya girl, hope you like your creation Cougari!
Best of wishes to you this new year, hope we meet again sooooooon!
work hours: 10+
layers: 10
Photoshop size: 9.4 mb
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*LEGASPETH*. @_@ I lovers it so mucho. >_> I'm working on a cougar painting but I doubt it will look anything like this. It's so... lovely. ._. *worships Balaa.*
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Very beautyful picture! Great colors! It looks so realistic!
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I can't believe I havne't comented on this yet. What an outsanding picture. It's so detailed and pretty.
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You did a wonderful job....great work....*wants to see more like this
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dude, this is beautiful! Β°_Β° I love the feeling of it. And those specks in the eyes! X)
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Good god, this is amazing! I'm am absolutely blown away by this wonderful piece! The structure and antomy is perfect, yet it still has that cartoony look, which i think is a great. You have true talent beyond words, and at the moment I'm speechless. That doesn't really matter since i can type this message 
The eyes are just so full of life, and the fur tecture, freekishly amazing. I can't get my eyes off this as I am in denial that a human is capable of doing amazing artwork as this. I hope you don't mind if I try my hand at something like this. I would love to experiment with my new tablet since i know what it is capable of.
Thank you for doing amazing artwork as this. Definitely a rare Cherryjam fav 
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YouΒ΄re not only a TLK fan, youΒ΄re more now: a professional ilustrator!! Congrats!!
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back for another comment... not sure why; must have seen it on someone's favorites (and you sure did snag a lot! 728?!? that's bloody INSANE!, yet certianly deserving of every one!) and decided to leave another now that I have more time. Here on DA, your art is definitive.
When I first saw the small thumb on the DA side-panel, I thought it was a photograph! when I looked closer, something gave it away, and I knew it had to be one of yours. What set it apart from a photo at first in my eyes I can't really say... perhaps the background or the ideal, almost dynamic lighting. After clicking on it and looking at the deviation I think the eyes had a digital look to them.... I've never seen eyes in a digital painting that had the same life as the real thing, and these looked like something from a dream of fantasy. Yet in comparison to a captive animal (which I have had many oppertunities to photograph), they seem more full of life, in a way, than the real thing.
Looking at the full view, The detail is stunning. Arguably the best fur I have seen in a digital image. The subtleties of the expression are wonderful; again, with an almost dreamy touch of fantasy. Your painting -- for that's certianly what I would call it -- really brings it to life on a different level.
I can't begin to imagine the amount of work and care that goes into a piece like this, to say nothing of how you do it -- how you bring them to life.
Now I promised myself I wouldn't fav anything that was submitted while I was on vacation, but I love big cats, and cougars are no exception; this is a very striking piece, so I might as well make it 729!
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To have a second comment and one so full of insight, even I couldnt dream of coming up with! WOW I feel truly flattered and at a loss for words to convey to you how much such kind words mean to me! It humbles me to see this many favorites for a picture I feared to even upload because it was work I loved but I didnt want to see others dislike it..beccause of the fact that I was proud of it! We artists live in a continual paradox 
With sincere appreciation,
~Balaa/Ana
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Now I'm disconcerted; I donβt consider myself eloquent and was not expecting such a gracious response... I believe I know what you mean though in reference to your perspective as an artist -- I never really like my own work; I'm habitually uneasy about posting it, and almost all of it goes into my scraps rather than my formal gallery.
Youβre very welcome; your art is deserving of the attention it receives.
Thank you for the watch
Godspeed,
~Cunjo
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You are most welcome for the watch, your work is certainly worthy of far more views than it receives..yet I do not doubt that the day will come when you are given the recognition you deserve! Just keep them coming, the best we can do is teach ourselves to appreciate our own work more..after all..if we can please ourselves, we have pleased our most harshest of critics!
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"the best we can do is teach ourselves to appreciate our own work more..after all..if we can please ourselves, we have pleased our most harshest of critics!" Truer words I have never seen here... thank you.
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This really is an amazing picture certainly worth every fav and the daily deviation. However that is just an understatement because no amount of words can describe how awesome I think this picture is!
The first major impression I had with this picture was an instant warm, happy, fuzzy feeling that would usually be experienced when placed face to face with a basket of puppies or kittens
Coincidentaly... I happened to see this piece of art just after watching The Lion King DvD that I got for Christmas
Anyway thanks for sharing this great piece!
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Wow!! Of alll the comments I received on this picture yours was one of the few that truly touched me! I never thought to compare her to Mona Lisa but I suppose I can see some of the attributes you too find. I think there is a somber depth to her eyes, mystery to what thoughts are held by lock and key in her heart. I always adored eyes because they can carry so much weight, beauty, meaning! I thank you for noticing all the intricacies and too for visiting my gallery! Such words heal my heart when I am ready to give up on my work! I have seen that tutorial before but I never used it. I made a few of my own brushes and found a few online and tweaked them for this picture. It was a process of discovery and from this one piece I learned so much...even though ehe I almost trashed it several times
Oh and yes she is a cougar
Thank you again!
With sincerity,
~Ana/Balaa
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Why thank you, I am very happy to know that what I said made you feel that way, and for that I am extremely greatful! Also I totally agree with your love of the eyes (as I am sure many others do as well). I personally believe that when it comes to any animal or person the eye could very well be the most important tool of expression because of its "honesty" with such a wide range of emotions.
Also, even though it is none of my business, I do hope that you don't give up your work. To give up your artistic creativity would be like a bird losing its wings! Ok enough of the philisophical poppycock ( poppycock... I love that word
Anyway thank you for answering my questions about the fur and species (actually I feel kinda stupid now that I realize that the name Cougari was both in the picture and discription 
And as for The Lion King, I definately agree that it is an incredible and very inspiring film, which, to me, ranks as one of the best animated movies ever made (a fierce rival to Watership Down in my opinion
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watership down? Ive never heard of that one O.o shhh lion king is the best 
Take care and as always BEST of wishes to you!
~Ana
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Never heard of Watership Down eh? Well now I must tell ya about it
Oh, and best of wishes to you too!
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Wow! That's amazing. I wish I could do that. Reminds me of a caged tiger somebody did in my digital imaging class. Wonderful job!
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Beautiful style you've adopted there! The colouring is wonderful.
Excellent Job!!
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d00d, thats amazing, so realistic, plus i LOVE Cheetahs
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Way to go girl! Absolutely deserving of the daily, and it's good to see you get the recognition!
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it's so cute.. this is a really complete-looking picture, for lack of a better description. My favourite medium and you mastered it wonderfully, and without being TOO anal on the details/realism you captured this emotion really well! +fav, though you have so many I doubt it means much to you
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I wish I could do art like that :smile:
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Truly a work of art... though you have plenty of posts here telling you about the quality of this work, I feel compelled to leave my remark as well. 10/10 Great job.
~Sean~
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no words to express its beauty...just wow.
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Wonderful, wonderful work! ^_^ Grats on the Daily Deviation!
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wow, and a DD! knew it had to be yours when I saw the thumb on the side of the page.
the detail's amazing.
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wow. this piece is incredible, nicely done! So much better than the artists of the lion king movie 
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That is incredible, it is realistic and cartoonish at the same time. One of my fav movies was Lion King and if only if it were drawn that way. But I can only wish...
A fav for sure.
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whoa! The expression of her beautiful eyes. Cool pic ^_^ Good job.
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wow....... thats awesome... i love my fellow feral friends
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this is AMAZING... I'll never understand how people are able to do this sort of thing
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Adorable! Hope your friend has a happy bday and enjoys this amazing picture as much as everyone else on deviantart is! ^_^
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What an adorable lion cub! ^^ I just want to huggle it! 
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Oh my god... I'm not the who usually comments on animal art... I'm just so glad it's not a Lion King character! XD This is amazing... It's looks so real, it's adorable too... Even the background is amazing... I just don't know what to say D:
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