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zetaxen In reply to ??? [2017-03-24 00:37:03 +0000 UTC]

Glad to hear that.

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HeathWalsh [2017-03-22 10:13:30 +0000 UTC]

This is absolutely amazing! Thank you so much for being so extremely generous and providing such an astounding resource for free! I can't quite get over the detail and amount of work you must have put into this! Thank you!

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betsyillustration In reply to HeathWalsh [2017-03-22 18:16:40 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, it took like 18 months or something to make, but a lot of that was just cause I was busy with other stuff. Glad you like it!

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HeathWalsh In reply to betsyillustration [2017-03-22 19:38:58 +0000 UTC]

That's amazing and this is amazing, and you are amazing!

Really though, this is a wonderful resource, already feel like I have learned a ton that I never knew about before! (2 point vertical perspective)

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Wolflich [2017-03-22 06:00:59 +0000 UTC]

FWIW the end of the taglines section recommends going to page 27 for something that presently begins on page 49. I'm guessing it grew a bit since then.

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betsyillustration In reply to Wolflich [2017-03-22 18:14:09 +0000 UTC]

Oh noooooo!
I'll go change that and update gumroad and dropbox when I get the chance.
Thanks for letting me know.

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ShadowWip [2017-03-21 23:19:23 +0000 UTC]

you go dude. im always looking for new reference sources and backgrounds are not only the biggest thing i need to work on but the hardest to find good references on. thanks so much. you are awesome

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betsyillustration In reply to ShadowWip [2017-03-22 18:15:25 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome. You're awesome too. I mean what good would my stuff be if no one cared about leveling up their background drawing skills. o__o

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Mayeru In reply to ??? [2017-03-21 20:17:53 +0000 UTC]

WHAT
the thing i have always dreamed of, for free, is like...sjasldkajsdkl, thank you for this wonderful gift to the world.

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betsyillustration In reply to Mayeru [2017-03-22 18:16:08 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome! Enjoy!

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VortexSupernova In reply to ??? [2017-03-21 18:33:41 +0000 UTC]

Really... for free???? Awwww man, thanks for your resources!!! I might be better at drawing sceneries naw

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betsyillustration In reply to VortexSupernova [2017-03-21 19:04:14 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome! I hope they're helpful!

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Imerei In reply to ??? [2017-03-21 02:39:32 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!

These tutorials mean a lot for those of us that just can't seem to figure out where to start.

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betsyillustration In reply to Imerei [2017-03-21 19:02:50 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome! I hope more artists will try drawing backgrounds if they know a little more about it.

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DavidCoates In reply to ??? [2017-03-20 23:22:22 +0000 UTC]

This is amazing and so generous for you to provide it for free.

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betsyillustration In reply to DavidCoates [2017-03-21 00:16:58 +0000 UTC]

I give it away for very selfish reasons: in the hopes that we small but creative individual artists will craft better stories than what the big money companies are making.

I like your gallery by the way. +watch

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DavidCoates In reply to betsyillustration [2017-03-21 00:48:14 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! i appreciate that.

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Ryui-chii [2017-03-20 16:40:44 +0000 UTC]

I'm so excited! It's finally published! o v o 
I tried to promote it a bit, I hope it helps --- it deserves a lot of attention~ 
and woahhh--- I'm a bit proud to be credited on here (although the icon thing doesn't work @_@) and at the end of the book o 7 o)9 

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betsyillustration In reply to Ryui-chii [2017-03-20 19:47:18 +0000 UTC]

I fixed it! Apparently it's Caps sensitive.

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Ryui-chii In reply to betsyillustration [2017-03-20 20:10:58 +0000 UTC]

ohhh, I see! good thing you could solve it c:

ahh-- I am happy to see the deviation already has so many views and favourites!! *o*

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betsyillustration In reply to Ryui-chii [2017-03-20 19:46:21 +0000 UTC]

I know! Why is the icon thing not working?  
That's how you do it, right? " " It worked there, so?? O___o?

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Imaginary-Shadow In reply to ??? [2017-03-20 15:14:51 +0000 UTC]


So fantastic!! And thank you!!
Also congrats on doing all of this!!
Just-- wow. Amazing.

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betsyillustration In reply to Imaginary-Shadow [2017-03-20 15:21:40 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome and thank you!

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syksynaoi [2017-03-20 14:50:55 +0000 UTC]

Wow, thanks! Backgrounds are difficult for me, but this looks super helpful.

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betsyillustration In reply to syksynaoi [2017-03-20 15:23:04 +0000 UTC]

Backgrounds still aren't my favorite thing to draw, but I'm hoping this ebook will at least make them less boring to draw.

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ArtyKYZ [2017-03-20 12:52:16 +0000 UTC]

I've always problems drawing backgrounds and environments. I'm hopeful your book will be really helpful.   

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betsyillustration In reply to ArtyKYZ [2017-03-20 15:23:48 +0000 UTC]

Let me know if it is, cause if it isn't... I'll have to write it all over again.

Just kidding, but do let me know if you have any questions.

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Nocturnaliss [2017-03-20 12:41:46 +0000 UTC]

This is... FANTASTIC. The work you've put into this is just incredible - and the fact you're offering it to us as a free download is simply mind-blowing. Thank you SO MUCH.

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betsyillustration In reply to Nocturnaliss [2017-03-20 15:24:54 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome so much!

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Muscklein [2017-03-20 12:10:15 +0000 UTC]

I download this pdf yesterday and I have to say that this is one of the best tutorials I have ever seen! The examples are really good and It's really easy to understand. This is super helpful, thank you so much for doing this!!!    

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betsyillustration In reply to Muscklein [2017-03-20 15:25:39 +0000 UTC]

*phew* Glad it's easy to understand. After a while I wasn't loving the 3-column format I chose at the beginning...

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fireytika [2017-03-20 01:43:24 +0000 UTC]

Awesome! thank you so much ^^

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betsyillustration In reply to fireytika [2017-03-20 15:25:53 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome ^^

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RheaVaruna [2017-03-19 22:58:39 +0000 UTC]

Sweet! I will add this to my favs for now so I can download it later. Thank you!

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betsyillustration In reply to RheaVaruna [2017-03-20 15:26:16 +0000 UTC]

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Thystyn [2017-03-19 22:43:57 +0000 UTC]

Thanks heaps.  I'll have a read, I'm sure it will be fantastic.

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betsyillustration In reply to Thystyn [2017-03-20 15:28:49 +0000 UTC]

I hope it'll be a fantastic read, but if you end up having a question about something, go ahead and ask it in the comments here.

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GriswaldTerrastone In reply to ??? [2017-03-19 22:32:27 +0000 UTC]

I certainly like the image above- but I have no way of paying for the e-book, and just saying "zero" is a fair price didn't seem right. So no downloading.

If it's as good as above, then congratulations on a great effort!

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betsyillustration In reply to GriswaldTerrastone [2017-03-19 22:53:55 +0000 UTC]

You can download it from Dropbox if you don't want to do the "$0" thing on Gumroad: www.deviantart.com/users/outgo…

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GriswaldTerrastone In reply to betsyillustration [2017-03-23 20:19:29 +0000 UTC]

"404" error message. Didn't work.

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betsyillustration In reply to GriswaldTerrastone [2017-03-24 02:18:38 +0000 UTC]

Oh no! See if this one works: www.dropbox.com/s/d4qka78djbjr…

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LovexSummerxCat In reply to ??? [2017-03-19 22:22:46 +0000 UTC]

Update: I have the book now, and you don't need a dropbox account for the dropbox link! Just told all my friends about it too.

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ddeadacccount [2017-03-19 21:53:34 +0000 UTC]

Whoa, watta treat!
THX!!!

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betsyillustration In reply to ddeadacccount [2017-03-20 15:27:00 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome! Let me know if I didn't explain something well enough.

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WindSwirl [2017-03-19 20:40:04 +0000 UTC]

Ohhh you're done! Thank you so so much for this I cant wait to check it out!!

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betsyillustration In reply to WindSwirl [2017-03-20 15:27:52 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome! Let me know if I didn't explain something well enough.

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WindSwirl In reply to betsyillustration [2017-03-20 16:06:32 +0000 UTC]

Personally I find it a bit hard to use/notice when the rule of thirds (or the golden grid thing) is being used in a picture. But maybe it's just not for me. On the other hand I found the idea of vertical, horizontal and diagonal lines in a piece very helpful. It is something I have vaguely noticed before but couldn't quite put my finger on it. Overall what I've read until now was really informative and well-explained. I'll go read some more now

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betsyillustration In reply to WindSwirl [2017-03-21 19:06:07 +0000 UTC]

Definitely, if you don't find value in something (like the thirds/golden ratio) then don't bother using it. Just use what makes sense. XD

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HappyAggro In reply to ??? [2017-03-19 20:22:17 +0000 UTC]

Congratulations on the launch!

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betsyillustration In reply to HappyAggro [2017-03-20 15:27:12 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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