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Kirsch-vanderWit — Prelude to Winter

Published: 2012-09-14 19:34:43 +0000 UTC; Views: 1468; Favourites: 151; Downloads: 14
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kiriban prize for ^^ his character of polar fox on a tree hiding during night. I know its not usuall to see for on tree but idea itself was interesting for this painting. I am sorry for making him abit cat like. all fur became overwhelming aned it changed a shape a bit XD
I used soft watercolor paper , dyed it with coffee (picture smells funny) and painted with temepra on it. I think next time i will use less pigment to save more coffee texture.
Its more than A4 sized. better to look from distance. Paint were feathering a lot so it didnt allow me too many details but i guess its not needed.

I am sorry for not showing all colors of your character it was eaten by shading. all darker areas are higlighted by light. so greyish strypes became more lighter.
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Comments: 24

Zairanee [2012-10-09 10:29:08 +0000 UTC]

Je to krásně chlupatý, jen hugnout :33
Krásné teplé barvy to nebe vypadá hodně zajímavě s tím kafem

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Kirsch-vanderWit In reply to Zairanee [2012-10-24 20:46:48 +0000 UTC]

haha diky XD taky bych rbala nejaky plysovy polstarek

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Dark-Arctic-Fox [2012-09-20 10:15:00 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. Well, yes, the face is too similar to cat.))

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Kirsch-vanderWit In reply to Dark-Arctic-Fox [2012-09-20 12:11:38 +0000 UTC]

haha yes i amde muzzle shorter to make it more cute XD sorry for that
I am glad you like ^^

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Quaddles-Roost [2012-09-18 20:09:52 +0000 UTC]

I`ve featured this in my latest journal [link]

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Kirsch-vanderWit In reply to Quaddles-Roost [2012-09-19 13:36:52 +0000 UTC]

oh i am honored! thank you very much ^^

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kittat [2012-09-16 17:26:21 +0000 UTC]

nice! ^^

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Kirsch-vanderWit In reply to kittat [2012-09-16 17:37:41 +0000 UTC]

thanks!

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kittat In reply to Kirsch-vanderWit [2012-09-16 17:40:16 +0000 UTC]

youre welcome

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Leundra [2012-09-16 14:06:25 +0000 UTC]

Aww the tail looks so incredbile fluffy. x3
The branch looks a bit flat but I really like to choose of colours and your colouration. Beautiful!

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Kirsch-vanderWit In reply to Leundra [2012-09-16 17:39:13 +0000 UTC]

haha thanks for comment !
I am glad you like ^^
i made some corrections of branch and reuploaded it now because there were more ppl saing that. I am afraid its still partially flat. I probably made dome critical mistake in base color of branch and i cant get out from that :/ anyway thanks for mentioning it it made to work on it again !

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KalahariFox [2012-09-16 03:04:55 +0000 UTC]

Your experiment with coffee staining in this picture succeeded The fox is very cute, and it's even cuter that he's in a tree! I know, not a usual place for a fox, but that makes it cute. The fur looks very thick and fluffy, especially where the body bends, showing that this fox has a nice, thick arctic coat with nice subtle browns apparent in some areas. The tail looks wonderfully fluffy I think the shadow of the moon should match the color of the background though, since both will look like endless sky.

Does the picture still smell like coffee?

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Kirsch-vanderWit In reply to KalahariFox [2012-09-16 17:41:23 +0000 UTC]

haha yes it still smells
I wanted do some starts before but i decided leave visible only moon. i cant say if it is better to hide or show i cant imagine that now. maby ei can do antoher attempt with less paint and leaving more coffee texture.
haha i tyred to make him look like really waiting for first snow but you said.. tehre arent trees were arctic foxes live !"

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monochromera [2012-09-15 17:22:58 +0000 UTC]

absolutely beautiful!! I love the way you shaded it, and the gorgeous texture of the fur... and I also love the coffee stained background, it really brings out the monochromes of the fox. I LOVE IT! and the branches and leaves, as well as the yellow-golds of the background really give it a nice "autumn" feel to it... very nice~

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Kirsch-vanderWit In reply to monochromera [2012-09-15 17:37:55 +0000 UTC]

oh thanks for a comment!
I am glad you like
I didnt want to overwhelm it with colors so i left it in this way to work textures. i am glad it worked!

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monochromera In reply to Kirsch-vanderWit [2012-09-15 18:51:27 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome ^_^

and that's a very smart idea you had; it worked out beautifully! I should try that sometime, leaving the colors simpler to heighten the emphasis of other elements... excellent idea~

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RadosBadger [2012-09-15 08:00:58 +0000 UTC]

Tenhleten se moc povedl! Zlatavá se sříbřitě šedou mi tedy odvádí myšlenky k příjemnějším věcem, než je příchod zimy, ale o to mě to víc baví na to koukat. Heh, chvilku mi to trvalo, ale to, jak je ten lišák na té větvi posazený, způsobuje, že vypadá jako namaskované prkno. Moc dobrý kiriban!

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Kirsch-vanderWit In reply to RadosBadger [2012-09-15 09:18:15 +0000 UTC]

dej F5 tedka yb to melo byt lepsi.. uploadovala sjem to vecer s ospalima ocima a bylo to spatne upravene

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MeadowSparrow [2012-09-14 23:56:59 +0000 UTC]

Oh my gosh I love this!!!

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Kirsch-vanderWit In reply to MeadowSparrow [2012-09-15 17:36:31 +0000 UTC]

i am glad you like! ^^

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Aki-rain [2012-09-14 22:58:26 +0000 UTC]

I like the fur texture in this painting. The character looks so soft and fluffy. I also like all the detail that you put into the trees; they look quite realistic.

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Kirsch-vanderWit In reply to Aki-rain [2012-09-15 17:36:19 +0000 UTC]

thanks ^^ textures are fun to work and i am happy they work !

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IamETOH [2012-09-14 19:53:35 +0000 UTC]

I like it

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Kirsch-vanderWit In reply to IamETOH [2012-09-15 17:31:28 +0000 UTC]

i am glad ^^

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