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Published: 2005-04-14 20:09:07 +0000 UTC; Views: 4929; Favourites: 163; Downloads: 44
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aka "Dance of the Rampant Salamander", which I'd have preferred if devFArt would let me have ONE MORE FRICKIN' LETTER IN MY TITLE. *grr* I'm aware she looks a little Lena-esque - that wasn't deliberate, I just like speckly newts.I had fun with this one; originally she was going to be a symbolic, non-humanoid little salamander-y creature (I know, she looks more newtly, but I don't care), but since I couldn't get her to fit on the page properly I made her humanoid. The background is my dye-work - 5 hours or so - and the rest is acrylic and coloured pencil (mostly acrylic).
I'm planning a partner to it; just bluer, and more demure. Something says "Grecian" to me, so maybe the blue version will look a bit Greek.
Edit: Erf, where did that come from? *brain melts*
Thank you, all...
I'll just... go be shy and hide, now... *hides*(Now watch me go and futz the thing up by trying to edit the description...)
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Comments: 26
An underrated DD with such unique design of her dancing appearance. Newt is not too famous in anthro community as well as the aqua pet. And yet you had created a bombshell in traditional.
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wow, this is a really cool picture! i love the colours you've used! ^^
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Really cute one!
If it was glowing in UV it sure fitts on my wall...
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*dances*
You deserve it, you really do! Your artwork is amazing, please go on!
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Very nice. The colours do indeed give a very strong impression of fire, despite salamanders typically being water creatures... I don't see anything to criticise, at all. I like it.
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Well, it was more the mythical salamander I was thinking of, at the time, as they were thought to be born from fire.
Mind you, that reminds me, I STILL need to do the water counterpart to this...
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I understand that, I'm just very literal.
A water counterpart? Sweet!
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Love the colors. I can't really find anything wrong with my untrained eye, so great picture.
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This has a real nice stylistic quality to it, both in color and in overall shape and movement. Doing it in real media also gives it an extra oomph, I think.
The motion in this is just...too fun!
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Thanks.
On a related note, I seem to only EVER work in real media, these days... my computer doesn't like me. *sob*
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I'll never understand Deviantart. Someone draws a 5 second picture of Balto and it gets thousands of comments. *Cringe* Breathtaking work, and well worth the effort!
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I suppose it all depends on your connections... 
Thanks for the comment - I am truly honoured. 
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I love this piece!! The color and the motion are outstanding!! You have a fantastic and unique style here, very eye catching. So is it done on cloth? like canvas? or is it something else?
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Oo, thanks.
Yes, it's done on cloth - the unpainted version is in my scraps *goes looking for the link* [link] There. I dyed it myself over a period of a few days, stuck it to a piece of thick watercolour board and painted on it in acrylic.
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Wow! neat! Seems like alot of prep-work, but well worth it! I can't wait to see the compement to this piece, the blue one you mentioned.
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Well, the background is done for the blue one (felt like it took even longer), but I'm hoping I've not spoiled it - the mount-board has cockled. Argh. *chews* So it's going to be a case of "remove mount, try again"...
Considering a more complex zen/chakra-inspired one next, so wish me luck.
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Wowzee, amazing colours. Awesome work, keep it up X3
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Thankee.
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