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Benepotentia β [OSAC] Look At How Far You've Come
Published: 2015-02-16 02:14:36 +0000 UTC; Views: 562; Favourites: 16; Downloads: 0
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To think we were once warriors
in a clan with a simple life.
To think we were once kits
playing in a gang and living without strife.
From the time someone you loved left,
leaving you a sad, empty shell.
From the time someone took you away,
tainting you and making your life a living hell.
From the time you recovered,
step by step and taking it slow.
From the time you ran away,
not staying to watch your kits grow.
You've risen like a bird,
snapping back from the gloom and glum.
Words can never express
how proud I am to see how far you've come.
-Poem written by myself.
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I had the realization that both Littlestep and Mjolnir's best friends became leaders, and thus was inspired to draw this. Lynxtail became one of Safe Haven's monarchs and Skinner became the Skinner. Littlestep and Mjolnir are undoubtedly so incredibly proud of their childhood friends to see where they stand today.
This took 7+ hours with a few scares of sai failing to respond. Me when I finished this piece: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqxcRT⦠. I then wept tears of joy.
Also... Is Mjolnir... smiling? No. No, Mjol, you aren't supposed to smile. Stop that.
The Skinner (c) Riversun
Lynxtail (c) PenguinEatsCarrots
Poem, Mjolnir and Littlestep (c) Myself
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Comments: 16
damN, this is amazing.
i keep getting blown away by your art. you're anatomy is always just perfect,,
and all the effort you put into this piece is just amazing
and then the poem. oml,Β it honestly looks like something i'd have to analyse in class<3
who gave you the right to be such a little poet
stop it. stop being great right now, i demand.
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Oh my gosh, this comment made my morning. ;u; Yew, you've taken the time to comment on plenty of my pieces and I want you to know how much I appreciate it <3 I don't often get a lot of comments that make me grin like a doofus, and this one certainly achieved that. Thanks so much! I think you're the great one here. <3
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you're very much welcome, fluff!
i'm glad my loser comments make you smile, since i usually find myself grinning at your art
i'll call it pay back.
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//Dais
FLUFF. FLUFF. There are no words to describe the beauty of this piece.
The textures of the background and the rock are stunning, the glowing eyes are a lovely touch, and the cats themselves are spot-on 
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Oh my gosh, thank you! ;u; This took me so long, I'm so glad it paid off <3
TheΒ poem took me so long to write too, omg. Poetry is like an achilles' heel for me. l'D
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You're so very welcome ;v;! 7+ hours at the computer would give me a migraine, personally X3Β
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MJOLNER STOP IT
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE THE GUY WHO YELLS AT THE KIDS AND STARTS THROWING STUFF
MJOLNERRRRRRRRRRR
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Mjolnir: fite me punk. i do what i want >:I
((the big guy seems to have a soft side. whatever shall we do with this new information? *gasps*))
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-raises fists- COME AT ME BRO
((-loud and obnoxious gasp-))
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WHY HAVEN'T I COMMENTED ON THE BEAUTY OF THIS
this is so wonderful asdfghjklasfkjs everything is perf
Freyja looks so determined and look at Littles and Mjol's proud faces ; o ;
and Lynxtail <3 you always draw her so well ;; w ;;
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aHHHHHHH THANK YOU ;U;
i worked so hard on it otl
you should have seen the look on my face when sai nearly crashed like the asshole it is
and then when i finished it and saved it finally. tears. happy, happy tears
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<-- you probally at the end X'D
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prRETTY MUCH YEAH LOL
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Ah no, you're so good at cats! ; ;
I really like this - it's balanced and your use of texture is really nice! I think this could use more contrast, though - mostly on the stone chunk part there in the background.
A trick I recently started using is I made a layer on top of the drawing that lets me see it in grayscale when that ayer is turned on. As a color or make changes I periodically check the image in grayscale to make sure there is enough contrast to it and the different colors aren't the only thing defining the forms. I found it really helpful for laying out that merman painting I just did so that the focus was on the figure and the background had the right depth. ^^
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Ahh thanks so much! ;u;
That sounds like an interesting technique! I'll keep it in mind for future reference. 
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Yeah, I don't know how it is in SAI but in Photoshop I take a solid white layer and set it to 'hue' mode and I can turn that on and off. I gotta be careful though because I might try to color-pick when I have it all gray and try to paint but it won't work like that - you have to look and then turn it off and paint, then check again. ^^
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