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foxstory In reply to arboret [2011-10-05 21:00:22 +0000 UTC]

Suddenly finding this message last week was really one of those "oh wow! c:" moments, I wasn't sure what you thought for awhile. So I then commented on your new journal with a link to something I had been waiting to upload, but I'll put it here too
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Thank you so much for this comment! Especially from someone with your art talent, it means a lot to hear that this was one of my best artworks. I hoped to make it a lot more detailed than what I usually draw~ like with that background and different poses.

You're welcome! <3

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foxstory In reply to Philosophy-Fox [2011-09-20 02:58:38 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate getting comments like this, too. My older trees are like LOL EPIC FAIL AND YOU CALL THAT ART?

I have lots and lots of them I haven't uploaded xD

but after a fair amount of practice I can do some decent stuff I guess- photoshop layers and the watercolor/cutout filters really help with giving it a nice effect and watercolor ambience. Of course some people just do lots of painting in SAI or PS... but I still rely on filters a lot. Thanks for your comment.

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Philosophy-Fox In reply to foxstory [2011-09-20 22:01:08 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, when I used photosphop, I really enjoyed using all of those! Its too bad I've moved onto Corel though, which is frankly,a slightly less professional compared to adobe.
You have defiantly improved though! I love all of your work, it is so beautiful, and has a style all of its own! If you ever wanted to do an art trade, I'd be very interested indeed!

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foxstory In reply to Philosophy-Fox [2011-09-21 03:10:49 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! I think I tried Corel since a version came with my tablet, but I wasn't able to use the interface as easily as photoshop.

Also, I really like your typo or autocorrect~ that I have defiantly improved. As in, I defied the temptation to give up or not develop my style, and then improved in a defiant way. Sometimes autocorrect has changed my words to other words spelled correctly and I've said things like this in texting.

I really appreciate that you think my artwork has a style of its own, I've been working on that for more than a year when it comes to animal art and all that. And please note me for any ideas you have about an art trade, that's definitely interesting to me!

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foxstory In reply to runningfreely [2011-09-12 19:55:08 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for this comment! The backgrounds usually take me the most time, but they're not like my most favorite thing. Also, thanks for the fave!

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runningfreely In reply to foxstory [2011-09-12 20:03:35 +0000 UTC]

I can easily believe that you spend a lot on backgrounds, bacause I can see that! I think that most beautiful drawing are those with deteiled backgrounds
Can I ask you which program do you use?

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foxstory In reply to runningfreely [2011-09-12 20:05:20 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I use Photoshop CS4 (64-bit) and wacom Intuos 4 Large tablet to draw.

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runningfreely In reply to foxstory [2011-09-12 20:08:36 +0000 UTC]

Wow, great! I've bought a wacom two mounth ago: it's a wonderful instrument!

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foxstory In reply to SamoyedDawg [2011-09-09 21:47:13 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I spent a fair amount of time on it, as this was my first time doing this set of individuals together in one artwork. I really wanted it to not be... poorly drawn, that would just not match what I wanted to say with "a picture worth a thousand words"

Even if it took me a long time to reach this level in my artwork (my spring 2010 art was starting from scratch at drawing canines basically), I am glad that I took the journey to get here.

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foxstory In reply to theonly-exception [2011-09-09 21:41:00 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! That grass was actually kind of quickly drawn, I think it would be awesome to be able to draw grass more like Strawberry Fields Forever and Windy Dayne (in ~AppleMutt 's gallery). That kind of flowy, artistic look that seems as though nature was itself a digital painting.

Like, I try to do my own style, and I sort of think that I don't actually make anything good. For fursonas, it's a more worthwhile and interesting challenge to do something in an original style! But I'm less interested in grass and trees and forest/mountain backgrounds, as I would rather work on the characters' appearances. I've sort of relied on a number of different Photoshop brushes and filters to make my backgrounds for awhile now.

But- in my current drawing, I'm doing the Fade effect on the brushstrokes for grass so they narrow towards the top without adjusting thickness each time I do a new blade of grass. It's a new style for me, and I hope the finished product turns out well!

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theonly-exception In reply to foxstory [2011-09-09 21:42:38 +0000 UTC]

afklnsf I loooove the grass here AND there <3

no you always make good things! I hate doing backgrounds too, that's probably why I'm so bad at them xD

Interesting technique! I hope it works well for you c:

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foxstory In reply to theonly-exception [2011-09-09 21:53:47 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I've basically done the background and sketch, just need to finish lineart, color, and shade it.

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theonly-exception In reply to foxstory [2011-09-09 22:00:03 +0000 UTC]

can't wait to see!
I'm working on a picture too c:

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foxstory In reply to RockoHatesYou [2011-09-08 16:29:48 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! And thanks for the fave too.

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RockoHatesYou In reply to foxstory [2011-09-08 16:35:07 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome.

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foxstory In reply to rainbowyrm [2011-09-08 14:47:45 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I sort of like that kind of weather, it's refreshing and nice and pure. And thanks for the fave!

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