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hail-the-oblivious — Wisdom of Wind +edit+

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Description UPDATE: I added a better water splash and clouds there! looks way cooler now! C:

UPDATE 20th Nov: Shard has gone through a slight color edit and minor shading improvements. There will be more changes to come as I'm still tweakin it a bit here and there.

ASK ME FIRST IF YOU WANT TO USE. YOU CAN USE IT AS DESKTOP WALLPAPER, BUT DONT CLAIM IT AS YOUR OWN. I ALSO WANT TO BE CREDITED AND NOTIFIED WHERE AND HOW YOU ARE USING THIS. Thank you!

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Blue skies, rivers of gold
Bring to my heart
The stories of old
I remember the way to begin

Lead by all my grace
And a brave hand of peace
The air will lift us, our hearts a gift as
We feel the release

The breaking of dawn
I see the wind and the breeze
Will carry us home,
Joining us all in unified love

The sweetness of peace
More precious than gold,
The tender compassion
That gives elation as we behold

Break of dawn is coming,
With wisdom, wind and breeze,
Touching on the seas.

So here in our hearts
lay way to our home
Where all find comfort,
Blue skies, rivers of gold

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGXfMQ… Turunen - Wisdom of Wind)

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OMGWTFBBQ. THIS ONE TOOK ME FOREVER (>30h? ). But I'm so proud of it. Look at all the details

This is 's character Shard, made it for him because he caught my 5,000th kiribian. I tweaked his design a bit, so it's a bit different than the original version
Initially, I *just* wanted to try out photoshop and never would have expected it to come out THIS detailed. but I guess I couldn't help myself.

Oh and btw, I think the song I posted here pretty much suits the mood in this picture too. I was listening to it (almost) the entire time. :3
I'm aware that there are a few mistakes still, for instance I don't really like how the legs came out, or the water splash. And I've never drawn a starfish before I made this without reference as usual... and there are a few areas that need more rendering. But I'm still very very proud of it. C:

THIS NEEDS TO BE CELEBRATED


Note: added a watermark to it to prevent art theft.
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Comments: 310

CensGfx In reply to ??? [2010-11-21 13:30:19 +0000 UTC]

AMazing!

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brave1brave In reply to ??? [2010-11-21 10:41:55 +0000 UTC]

wow

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CaroBunny In reply to ??? [2010-11-13 17:34:28 +0000 UTC]

realy good work!!! i love it

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Demonqueenkira In reply to ??? [2010-11-12 03:11:23 +0000 UTC]

Amazing details. I like how you did the scales and the water.

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Hoverland [2010-11-12 03:01:04 +0000 UTC]

Very nice picture!
Cool dragon

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charligal In reply to ??? [2010-11-12 00:55:08 +0000 UTC]

I love the colours in this and the splash of water is quite well done

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BlossomBurkley [2010-11-11 23:10:40 +0000 UTC]

i love this the pose, colouring and pretty much everything of this drawing... good job!

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shaked2504 [2010-11-10 21:35:12 +0000 UTC]

amazing !~

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hail-the-oblivious In reply to shaked2504 [2010-11-11 01:11:42 +0000 UTC]

thank you! ^^

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shaked2504 In reply to hail-the-oblivious [2010-11-15 15:15:13 +0000 UTC]

np ^^

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shaked2504 In reply to ??? [2010-11-10 21:35:12 +0000 UTC]

amazing !~

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Yavistw [2010-11-05 02:38:48 +0000 UTC]

Nice dragon of wisdom, we need more his/her guidance~

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vashler In reply to ??? [2010-11-05 01:30:20 +0000 UTC]

very eyecatching

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ImmortalFae In reply to ??? [2010-11-02 19:31:58 +0000 UTC]

Thats a very excellent dragon o-o

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mizuyum [2010-11-02 17:40:35 +0000 UTC]

awsome

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bolsterstone [2010-10-31 16:56:24 +0000 UTC]

Really good work on the dragon. The thought relating to construction and layout is also very good. The purple colour gave the artwork a bit of a toonish feel (green maybe?) but I don't think it detracts too much from what is otherwise an awesome piece.

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djericho888 In reply to ??? [2010-10-31 16:27:31 +0000 UTC]

Aweeesomee!

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Coconut-Creampie In reply to ??? [2010-10-31 09:48:50 +0000 UTC]

this is so beautiful!

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pommegenozide [2010-10-31 09:37:14 +0000 UTC]

Really nice~ I love the details you put into making the scales and feathers!

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Himmatmatour [2010-10-31 07:52:49 +0000 UTC]

gr8 work

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hail-the-oblivious In reply to Himmatmatour [2010-10-31 17:33:54 +0000 UTC]

thanks!

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Echoleena [2010-10-31 05:40:24 +0000 UTC]

Best dragon picture I have seen on dA so far. Good work!

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hail-the-oblivious In reply to Echoleena [2010-11-20 00:53:27 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, I feel very honored to hear that

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Echoleena In reply to hail-the-oblivious [2010-11-20 07:56:58 +0000 UTC]

No problem. I just call it when I see it. <3

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Daleeria In reply to ??? [2010-10-31 02:39:36 +0000 UTC]

Very pretty =3 I love the colors and everything! Purple is just a beautiful color on a dragon. He looks very elegant too.

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hail-the-oblivious In reply to Daleeria [2010-11-20 00:53:01 +0000 UTC]

thank you, glad you think so! I think purple is a quite elegant color as well

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ronniengirls [2010-10-31 02:37:45 +0000 UTC]

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hail-the-oblivious In reply to ronniengirls [2010-10-31 17:34:12 +0000 UTC]

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demoonial [2010-10-31 01:33:24 +0000 UTC]

nice work!!!

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xmisslolox In reply to ??? [2010-10-31 01:31:48 +0000 UTC]

really stunning great colors and detail

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dittin03 In reply to ??? [2010-10-31 01:03:01 +0000 UTC]

I'm really digging the color of this dragon. Purple is my favorite color and you used it very well here!

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Kurama-chan [2010-10-30 23:26:36 +0000 UTC]

Nice!


You really color very well!

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BexXx8793 In reply to ??? [2010-10-30 23:20:59 +0000 UTC]

awesome drawing

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BrittanysDesigns In reply to ??? [2010-10-26 02:16:05 +0000 UTC]

Very beautiful <3

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hail-the-oblivious In reply to BrittanysDesigns [2010-10-31 17:34:23 +0000 UTC]

thank you! c:

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Musical-Cakes [2010-10-23 17:53:55 +0000 UTC]

Wow, he looks so majestic! Beautiful work, especially all the lovely textures on the scales. Those must've taken FOREVER, but they go a looong way to making this piece all the more fantastic. <3

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Loupu [2010-10-22 14:35:53 +0000 UTC]

pro colors,details,quality well done

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HisashiX [2010-10-09 14:18:35 +0000 UTC]

what the hey!!!
this is cool!!!

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GrimXHarlequin [2010-10-09 11:59:53 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful

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MizuuHime [2010-10-09 06:03:43 +0000 UTC]

Cool dragon! Great work and it's super AWESOME!

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RedVioletPanda [2010-10-09 04:47:12 +0000 UTC]

An elegant pose and beautiful colors make this picture great. I like the little details like the seastars and the scales.

Amazing work.

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kitiekat4U In reply to ??? [2010-10-09 04:27:58 +0000 UTC]

wow this is so beautiful. i love the bright colors you used. most people who make dragons use dark colors.

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hail-the-oblivious In reply to kitiekat4U [2010-10-09 19:31:44 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, glad you like it! C:

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kitiekat4U In reply to hail-the-oblivious [2010-10-09 22:26:07 +0000 UTC]

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phoenix-ember [2010-09-17 17:43:11 +0000 UTC]

i just found your page randomly when i was giving out llamas and gasped when i saw this! it's awesome! i love the spray of the sea and the colours, it really captures the imagination! (plus i love dragons xD) awesome. oh plus the tarja song is a nice touch, she has a beatiful voice

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hail-the-oblivious In reply to phoenix-ember [2010-09-18 19:28:52 +0000 UTC]

hehe, thank you! Tarja is an amazing singer and writes amazing lyrics, too. Wasn't the only time her songs inspired me to draw

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phoenix-ember In reply to hail-the-oblivious [2010-09-18 19:37:50 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome yes she is, it's a bit of a shame she left nightwish, but at least she's still around and hasn't left the music scene lol

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hail-the-oblivious In reply to phoenix-ember [2010-09-18 19:55:06 +0000 UTC]

she didn't left nightwish, she was kicked out in a public letter which basically was public humiliation. but as you said, it's good she's having her own way.

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phoenix-ember In reply to hail-the-oblivious [2010-09-19 19:17:50 +0000 UTC]

oh really?! that's horrible! do you know why they wanted her out?

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hail-the-oblivious In reply to phoenix-ember [2010-09-19 20:08:21 +0000 UTC]

what I know from several youtube comments and other reports about this issue, is, that she has been accused to be difficult to handle on concerts... like, demanding to much or the like. (Then again a concert is ALWAYS stressful no matter what...) I think she even was called a bitch either by the fans or by nightwish's band leader Toumas, but not sure about that.

I somehow can imagine that she has her moods sometimes - I mean, she writes the lyrics in her solo career herself and some of them do sound melancholic. But I don't think that alone would be enough to be thrown out of a band. There also were issues that involved her husband - so I personally think they didn't throw her out because of her being "bitchy" or whatever (because she really doesnt seem to be such an evil person), but because of something happened between the band and her husband.

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