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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

hail-the-oblivious In reply to ??? [2010-07-10 00:16:43 +0000 UTC]

you can. Thank you!

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bonesaw54321 In reply to hail-the-oblivious [2010-07-10 05:06:29 +0000 UTC]

Thanks your the man!!

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hail-the-oblivious In reply to bonesaw54321 [2010-07-10 13:19:33 +0000 UTC]

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adorety In reply to ??? [2010-07-09 00:35:01 +0000 UTC]

Excellent work. Exceptional.

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hail-the-oblivious In reply to adorety [2010-07-10 00:16:48 +0000 UTC]

thanks! ^^

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DrAgOnOfFoReSt In reply to ??? [2010-07-08 23:07:10 +0000 UTC]

This is wicked-cool! Honey, you rocked my day with this one.

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hail-the-oblivious In reply to DrAgOnOfFoReSt [2010-07-08 23:13:39 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad I did, thank you so much C:

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DrAgOnOfFoReSt In reply to hail-the-oblivious [2010-07-08 23:45:56 +0000 UTC]

You are quite welcome!

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Inghelene In reply to ??? [2010-07-08 20:43:19 +0000 UTC]

amazing

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hail-the-oblivious In reply to Inghelene [2010-07-08 23:13:26 +0000 UTC]

thank you C:

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BornWith-A-RebelSoul In reply to ??? [2010-07-08 18:34:50 +0000 UTC]

*swoons* this piece is so beautiful! so elegant! so just amazingly done in every aspect!!!

Wonderful job! Encore encore!

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hail-the-oblivious In reply to BornWith-A-RebelSoul [2010-07-08 18:58:54 +0000 UTC]

thank you, thank you!

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BornWith-A-RebelSoul In reply to hail-the-oblivious [2010-07-11 19:02:47 +0000 UTC]

anytime!!

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Glaiceana In reply to ??? [2010-07-08 17:50:30 +0000 UTC]

Omg, this is awesome, This is exactly how I want to draw/paint in photoshop. Do you mind me using it as a reference? I would only need to look at the brush strokes really, as I know how you should start off a dragon, its just the detail of the highlights and scales that I need to see and practice...

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hail-the-oblivious In reply to Glaiceana [2010-07-08 18:09:09 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!
Of course you can use it as reference. I'd love to see your finished product if you submit it. C:

a little tip: the scales were done using the dodge and burn tool, rendered with a white airbrush, and then the transitions were sharpened a bit using smudging tool. That's basically how I worked on the entire piece. C:

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Glaiceana In reply to hail-the-oblivious [2010-07-15 16:20:46 +0000 UTC]

I have just submitted my first photoshop dragon. Feel free to check it out!

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hail-the-oblivious In reply to Glaiceana [2010-08-28 16:27:03 +0000 UTC]

I've checked your drawing out but didn't comment, I'll do it in a few minutes lol

I'm so late.

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Glaiceana In reply to hail-the-oblivious [2010-08-28 17:07:27 +0000 UTC]

Lol, no problem, xD

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Glaiceana In reply to hail-the-oblivious [2010-07-10 16:36:07 +0000 UTC]

Cool, thankyou! Yes, im going to try a few things, then I will upload my attempts. Thats good that you use the dodge and burn tools for the scales, cus that exactly what I was planning on using, and for all other shading and highlights too,

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TheSketcher In reply to ??? [2010-07-08 17:29:23 +0000 UTC]

That is beautiful. <3 Your eye for detail is awesome, as always. Are you switching over from SAI to Photoshop now?

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hail-the-oblivious In reply to TheSketcher [2010-07-08 18:43:04 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!
For painting, SAI is way better than photoshop. They both have different advantages... I'm still using it, though, it's not like I've stopped using it at all. The good thing is that SAI exports .psd files (it also never crashed on me) so my pictures will be most likely a combination of the two programs. But it depends on what I'm gonna draw.

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MobiusBlue-Zero In reply to ??? [2010-07-08 09:08:35 +0000 UTC]

this is incredible! you get a billion points, k thx bai! XD

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hail-the-oblivious In reply to MobiusBlue-Zero [2010-07-08 16:30:47 +0000 UTC]

can I haz over 9billion points nao? Thanks! n.n

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Seleylone In reply to ??? [2010-07-08 08:13:10 +0000 UTC]

Well chosen title. The song really suits the painting!
I love the pose! I guess I don't have to tell you how marvelous the scales look!

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hail-the-oblivious In reply to Seleylone [2010-07-08 18:36:55 +0000 UTC]

hehe yeah thank you so much! I think if I listen to epic music my art is gonna come out epic too

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bonbonka In reply to ??? [2010-07-08 07:19:43 +0000 UTC]

just wow. I admire every single one artist using the airbrush technique. It's more than beautiful ^^

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hail-the-oblivious In reply to bonbonka [2010-07-08 18:28:15 +0000 UTC]

C: thank you so much!

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Ember-Eyes In reply to ??? [2010-07-08 06:33:11 +0000 UTC]

Nice. All that detail is amazing - I especially love the scales and the splashing water effects.

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hail-the-oblivious In reply to Ember-Eyes [2010-07-08 18:40:07 +0000 UTC]

thanks for taking the time to comment!, I'm glad you like it! n.n

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Ember-Eyes In reply to hail-the-oblivious [2010-07-08 20:34:44 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome. I try to comment whenever I fave art, but sometimes I'm in a hurry or just have too much to go through. Yours struck me with its impressiveness, though, so I felt compelled to say something.

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hail-the-oblivious In reply to Ember-Eyes [2010-07-10 22:48:42 +0000 UTC]

well, thanks again! C: i'm grateful if someone does more than just one word comments xD

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Ember-Eyes In reply to hail-the-oblivious [2010-07-12 20:34:05 +0000 UTC]

Haha, no prob!

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RamenWarrior In reply to ??? [2010-07-08 02:55:46 +0000 UTC]

Omg this is amazing!!
I'm going to have to practice my dragons now. And hooray for the purple~!

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hail-the-oblivious In reply to RamenWarrior [2010-07-08 18:28:01 +0000 UTC]

go for it! I'm glad you like it, fanks! n.n

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sonicaust In reply to ??? [2010-07-07 23:06:37 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful! Love the details of the scales and the graceful pose, and I think the water splash is actually very good, as the brushy blur effects really add motion to the background!

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hail-the-oblivious In reply to sonicaust [2010-07-08 14:57:06 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for the detailed comment! I'm glad you still like the water splash too - I think it's a bit poorly rendered and out of place Needs moar practice

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Terra-Storm [2010-07-07 21:09:37 +0000 UTC]

Super awesome hard work.

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hail-the-oblivious In reply to Terra-Storm [2010-07-08 14:57:14 +0000 UTC]

thank you!

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Terra-Storm In reply to hail-the-oblivious [2010-07-08 20:19:15 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome

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LadyDistort [2010-07-07 20:54:47 +0000 UTC]

Gorgeous!

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hail-the-oblivious In reply to LadyDistort [2010-07-08 13:28:06 +0000 UTC]

thank you n.n

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LadyDistort In reply to hail-the-oblivious [2010-07-09 16:29:54 +0000 UTC]

haha no problem ^^

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Dinnin-Darkheart In reply to ??? [2010-07-07 20:35:25 +0000 UTC]

Oooh, this is so pretty. ^^

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hail-the-oblivious In reply to Dinnin-Darkheart [2010-07-08 00:42:40 +0000 UTC]

thank you C:

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Dinnin-Darkheart In reply to hail-the-oblivious [2010-07-08 01:36:05 +0000 UTC]

'welcome!

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Montecat In reply to ??? [2010-07-07 17:53:49 +0000 UTC]

omg This is absolutly awesome. That was 30+ hours well spent for sure!

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hail-the-oblivious In reply to Montecat [2010-07-07 23:52:50 +0000 UTC]

hehe yeah it really was worth it. Thank you so much C:

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Masterderg In reply to ??? [2010-07-07 15:31:12 +0000 UTC]

It's Fantastic, man! Fascinating and charming!

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hail-the-oblivious In reply to Masterderg [2010-07-07 23:33:32 +0000 UTC]

thank you so much! n.n

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Masterderg In reply to hail-the-oblivious [2010-07-08 15:27:44 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome

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