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Published: 2019-01-19 22:13:58 +0000 UTC; Views: 18285; Favourites: 1124; Downloads: 0
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First, a big thank you to all who are viewing and/or have been following my work! It has been a good first couple of weeks for me so far with getting acclimated with DeviantArt and sharing my work in general. I look forward to continuing to get better at this and providing y'all with more art that I really hope y'all will enjoy.
This description is a long one and I apologize (skip to TLDR below for the image description). For those who might care, the following is some insight into me and my future work/plans.
To get right to the point and not waste y'alls time, I have for the longest time (since a child) been keeping myself (or rather my work) hostage and refusing to share any non-abstract/design work out of fear of what people might think of me. Problem is, this has always been my dream and the feeling of pointlessness for doing work that was never getting shared has been building inside all these years. This last New Years, I decided I had enough and made myself a promise that I will share by the end of my college winter break and begin aligning my life with the life that fulfills me! Although it isn't going to be easy for a while, I have made huge steps in easing my way to that conclusion and I couldn't be more proud of my progress.
So long story short (and big thanks if you read this far in!), today is the day I post the other work I do (besides abstract). I know you may already be able to guess by simply looking at my favorites, I like to digitally draw dragons and anthros quite a bit. Till now, I haven't shown many people due to them being quite dear to my heart (and stigma that may surround the subject matter). I'm changing that now, and I plan to continue sharing on into the future.
TLDR: This piece is a recent dragon portrait I cooked up while I'm in the process of refining my art style. I REALLY love the colors and simplicity of the composition. This definitely made for great style practice. The character itself is random and unknown but I like it so much I may very well bring it back and turn it into a well thought out character design. The style of this piece is one I hope to continue producing but as I continue to experiment and find what is right for me, looks might change a bit (by looking at my old stuff you can definitely see huge differences already so I don't doubt it). Let me know what you think below! It might REALLY help me in my style finding process! I'm fully open to constructive feedback as well (which would help big time considering I have been doing all this without feedback for years now )
Copyright Β© by J Plotting (Jakob Plotts). All rights reserved.
Please do not use non-personally or distribute my work without permission. I am very open to allowing my work to be used in most situations so if you ask I might be ok with it!
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Comments: 45
Rethar-Stonehammer [2022-05-04 12:51:30 +0000 UTC]
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JPlotting In reply to Rethar-Stonehammer [2022-05-06 04:22:16 +0000 UTC]
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Rethar-Stonehammer In reply to JPlotting [2022-05-12 01:50:27 +0000 UTC]
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JPlotting In reply to JanbluTheDerg [2019-08-26 06:37:08 +0000 UTC]
Aww You're to kind! Thx!
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Sakeozo [2019-01-20 21:21:53 +0000 UTC]
My! What a very pretty/handsome dragon! I'd give this kiddo claw-shake!Β
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JPlotting In reply to Sakeozo [2019-01-22 01:33:06 +0000 UTC]
Aww! I'm sure they would cautiously accept! Thx!
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AbNom [2019-01-20 21:17:06 +0000 UTC]
You have obviously just made a a good name for yourself with this work. Engaging expression, a fun form, and an interesting character. Makes me want to see the rest of this fellow. It deserves every fave it gets.
The subject matter has a big fanbase, and that does tend to increase the fave count. It is good, very good, and has attracted a lot of well-deserved attention, but I'm sure this is just the beginning for you, so please don't feel bad if this is a highly favorited piece over other, newer works - even for a while. Your skills will only improve with practice. Keep going, this is a great piece and it should make you happy to have made it!
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JPlotting In reply to AbNom [2019-01-20 21:59:50 +0000 UTC]
OMG Thank you so much for your kind words and advice!!! I really needed this and I love you for it!
I will definitely keep going/improving and I hope that I can provide more works for everyone to enjoy that I can be super proud of as I am with this one! Thx again for this!
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AbNom In reply to JPlotting [2019-01-21 00:44:41 +0000 UTC]
You are more than welcome. I've now looked at some of your other pieces here and on tumbler. I'm not an artist, but I believe it's good that you have more than a single style and type of art. I can imagine seeing something of yours in the Hirshhorn or someplace someday. Maybe not this, but I continue to find this a very enjoyable and fun piece, and personally I think we can always use a bit more fun.
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JPlotting In reply to Anisopterror [2019-01-20 20:32:11 +0000 UTC]
Thx! I'm glad you like them! I really fell in love with these colors from the start Especially with the high saturation which was certainly a joy to paint with. Your work is awesome btw!
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Anisopterror In reply to JPlotting [2019-01-21 01:13:19 +0000 UTC]
Yeah! Bright, vivid colors are always fun to paint with And thanks! I love your work too! Keep up the fantastic work!
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Ravenhowl [2019-01-20 17:24:27 +0000 UTC]
For some reason I don't trust this dragon... good work though
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JPlotting In reply to Ravenhowl [2019-01-20 20:21:36 +0000 UTC]
It's a sly one that's for sure Thx!
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146tym [2019-01-20 17:24:05 +0000 UTC]
These colors are fantastic, and you capture so much character in the expression. I wish I had something constructive to criticize, but it's just lovely through and through.
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JPlotting In reply to 146tym [2019-01-20 20:17:42 +0000 UTC]
Thanks so much! Means a lot to me!
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JPlotting In reply to KelvinShadewing [2019-01-20 20:16:33 +0000 UTC]
You got it! Fair warning, I like to inject little puns and poetic stuff here and there
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monosol [2019-01-20 17:07:20 +0000 UTC]
Can relate. Obscurity is nasty. And you made the frontpage, Congrats!
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JPlotting In reply to monosol [2019-01-20 20:11:06 +0000 UTC]
Thank you for that! It really is horrid (particularly when it keeps you from obtaining validation). I am absolutely amazed and ecstatic about how well this was received! It feels amazing and I can't wait to share more! Also, I love your work!
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monosol In reply to JPlotting [2019-01-20 23:20:08 +0000 UTC]
It must feel incredible, coming out of a valley and immediately hitting the nail on the head. Makes me dream xD Thanks for the thingies.Β
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JPlotting In reply to monosol [2019-01-21 01:57:59 +0000 UTC]
I do feel extremely honored and lucky for the opportunity, and I hope that more artists can have these same moments! You are more than welcome! Your work is awesome and you deserve it and more!! Thx!
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SketchMonster1 [2019-01-20 15:52:35 +0000 UTC]
He's the happy dragon - very cute and great coloring!
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GabrielStahl [2019-01-20 15:40:15 +0000 UTC]
DWAAAGON! I think I will stalk you from now on. Β
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JPlotting In reply to GabrielStahl [2019-01-20 20:05:28 +0000 UTC]
Oh nooos! I am not worthy of the stalking Oh well, what are you gonna do. I accept!
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DTKinetic [2019-01-20 14:15:27 +0000 UTC]
Looks like a sophisticated dragon, in both attitude and design I like the reddish-purple colors you've used over the greenish highlights, and the angle he's leaning makes for a good composition
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JPlotting In reply to DTKinetic [2019-01-20 19:53:08 +0000 UTC]
Thank you so much for the detailed feedback! Your right, does look quite sophisticated
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JPlotting In reply to LoveXPoints [2019-01-20 19:45:13 +0000 UTC]
Thx! I fell in love with the colors as well!
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JPlotting In reply to loveiblecupcake [2019-01-19 22:45:33 +0000 UTC]
Thank you so much!!
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IWentztheOtherWay [2019-01-19 22:29:13 +0000 UTC]
Ahhh! This is amazing. I love how you do textures
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JPlotting In reply to IWentztheOtherWay [2019-01-19 22:52:37 +0000 UTC]
I'm so glad you like it! I had a blast doing it! It's especially fun doing it in such high saturation!
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