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Published: 2019-12-21 18:28:38 +0000 UTC; Views: 3844; Favourites: 276; Downloads: 70
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Description Heyyy everyone. How you doin'. Wrapping up the school / work year yet?

Well, I did say I am officially on a vacation yet gonna drop a thing or two on you every now and then.
This is one of the things I meant, and as you can see it has been waiting publishing for a couple of weeks.

I was saving it specially for the Winter Solstice.

Not much about it I guess. Yet another spectacular photograph of the Northern Lights that caught my eye and my heart long ago, and now finally I get to show what I made of it. I guess I am getting bolder with colors and lights, getting more the hang of whimsical textures and figuring out how to draw things without rendering them down to the last pixel in an impossible tangle of layers, which has been my vice for a long time. What I mean to say is that I am slowly learning how to paint a landscape. (Now you might tell me that I am doing that so well already, but I'm gonna tell you that this is the reference's merit more than my own.)
I won't ramble more because I'm on a vacation. I hope you enjoy the splendour of the Northern Lights one more time as my Solstice gift for you, courtesy of the brilliant photographers of deviantART of course.


Happy Winter Solstice, everyone.

Happy Day of Lucifer, my friends and fellows.
May His Light and Magick bless your every day.


Reference:
Β by
Ps CS6 with Wacon Intuos4.
Original size: 2400 x 1200 px.
About 5 hours.


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lapis-lazuri In reply to ??? [2020-06-13 08:24:16 +0000 UTC]

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patrickbrandy [2020-03-08 17:33:46 +0000 UTC]

Magnifique couleurs beau travail

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lapis-lazuri In reply to patrickbrandy [2020-03-08 21:39:11 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.

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Saga2018 [2020-02-01 14:08:28 +0000 UTC]

Your awesome artwork was featured here))
Best December 2019
Hello, Everyone!Β 
I have collected lots of awesome arts for December)Β 
Please do not forget to fave this journal that many can see it.
Have a nice day)Β 









Wonderland by zfbaser
Rowena Ravenclaw by SPRSPRsDigitalArt
Wake up 4 by BBstar7
Winter's Spirit 4K Wallpaper by Amanda-Kulp
The Calm Woods by CrumblingLand
Happy Holidays by FoxyM8
Santa Claus by FantasyArt0102

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lapis-lazuri In reply to Saga2018 [2020-02-02 17:18:23 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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catdragon4 [2019-12-31 21:09:12 +0000 UTC]

May I use this please?

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lapis-lazuri In reply to catdragon4 [2020-01-01 09:59:45 +0000 UTC]

Mmmm.... very much depends - for what?

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catdragon4 In reply to lapis-lazuri [2020-01-01 10:00:54 +0000 UTC]

A special project.

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lapis-lazuri In reply to catdragon4 [2020-01-01 10:03:34 +0000 UTC]

Then no, sorry. The photo I used as reference isn't mine anyway, this this would be complicated, and you're being somewhat secretive about it so no.

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catdragon4 In reply to lapis-lazuri [2020-01-01 10:09:20 +0000 UTC]

Okay, I'll never bother u again. ☺

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BeckyKidus [2019-12-26 21:52:43 +0000 UTC]

Gorgeous. I love the colors - not only on the Lights themselves, but also on the mountains and in the water. The texture is also spot on... Now I want to see the aurora But that will come - it's winter in Norway, after all, and I do see them every year

Also love how you've removed the lights and the buildings in the reference. Landscapes are always more beautiful without any traces of human activity.

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lapis-lazuri In reply to BeckyKidus [2019-12-27 15:37:59 +0000 UTC]

Ah, friend, thank you so very much! I'm glad you like it and damn, that's exactly how I feel about scenery and human traces, too. But I gotta say: I really envy you for where you live, especially when you mention the Northern Lights. Good luck though, even if solar activity I think is rather low these years, there can still be pretty spectacular occurrences. Thank you once more

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worldpeace2 [2019-12-23 01:57:46 +0000 UTC]

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lapis-lazuri In reply to worldpeace2 [2019-12-23 09:29:46 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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worldpeace2 In reply to lapis-lazuri [2019-12-23 17:18:04 +0000 UTC]

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oddsockzx [2019-12-22 22:03:32 +0000 UTC]

so beautiful and calming!! i'd love to curl up and lay there watching the sky!!

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lapis-lazuri In reply to oddsockzx [2019-12-23 09:29:43 +0000 UTC]

Ah, that would be so lovely indeed! Thank you!

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oddsockzx [2019-12-22 22:02:33 +0000 UTC]

Happy winter Solstice!!

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lapis-lazuri In reply to oddsockzx [2019-12-23 09:29:28 +0000 UTC]

Happy Winter Solstice!

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oddsockzx In reply to lapis-lazuri [2019-12-24 10:37:38 +0000 UTC]

Β  Β 

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BillyNikoll [2019-12-22 21:48:38 +0000 UTC]

The background is nice.

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lapis-lazuri In reply to BillyNikoll [2019-12-23 09:29:14 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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BillyNikoll In reply to lapis-lazuri [2019-12-23 13:25:08 +0000 UTC]

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CritCorsac [2019-12-22 18:23:19 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful take on the northern lights!

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lapis-lazuri In reply to CritCorsac [2019-12-23 09:29:01 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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NotSoArtisty [2019-12-22 15:06:28 +0000 UTC]

that's beautiful!

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lapis-lazuri In reply to NotSoArtisty [2019-12-22 15:51:55 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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lifeline5 [2019-12-22 14:40:18 +0000 UTC]

Pretty cool

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lapis-lazuri In reply to lifeline5 [2019-12-22 15:51:51 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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BankPapper [2019-12-22 10:06:21 +0000 UTC]

hello I like thisΒ 

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lapis-lazuri In reply to BankPapper [2019-12-22 10:07:01 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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XenoCreations [2019-12-22 08:46:00 +0000 UTC]

Daww man, I kept forgetting to compliment the other Northern lights pic you did not long ago. This and the last looked so photolistic to me, I was gobbed smacked to know this was drawn from scratch (apart from the ref photo) yet everything blended together so smoothly yet pleasing to the eye.0.0

Fantastic work as always friend and happy Winter Solstice to you too.^^ Β 

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lapis-lazuri In reply to XenoCreations [2019-12-22 10:06:49 +0000 UTC]

Aww, thank you so very much friend. Actually the previous is more than a year old, recently I only fixed something that annoyed me for months, haha

But anyway, thank you, and happy Winter Solstice to you too!

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XenoCreations In reply to lapis-lazuri [2019-12-22 11:50:17 +0000 UTC]

Oh really? Still looks good for several years old


Thank you, though it feels so weird to call it Winter Solstice here where it's scorching Summer lol. I sometimes use Yule as a replacement to make me feel better. XD

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lapis-lazuri In reply to XenoCreations [2019-12-22 12:28:19 +0000 UTC]

No no, oneΒ year old, and a few months.

Ah hum, yeah it's Summer Solstice for you I suppose.... and it's not the longest night. But the Sun is still entering Capricorn o.O

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XenoCreations In reply to lapis-lazuri [2019-12-23 03:57:40 +0000 UTC]

Oops! My bad.Β 

Oh yeah, how could I forget Summer Solstice as well? Goes to show my memory and in need to restudy again XD. Thanks!

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lapis-lazuri In reply to XenoCreations [2019-12-23 09:06:04 +0000 UTC]

Daww, but that's fine

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XenoCreations In reply to lapis-lazuri [2019-12-23 12:36:31 +0000 UTC]

Hehe.

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MortNevermore [2019-12-22 07:09:13 +0000 UTC]

This is fantastic!Β 

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lapis-lazuri In reply to MortNevermore [2019-12-22 10:05:41 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Vaya-Dragon [2019-12-21 21:33:14 +0000 UTC]

That’s so pretty, love the composition and coloursΒ 

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lapis-lazuri In reply to Vaya-Dragon [2019-12-22 10:05:35 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!

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Shade-the-AshClad [2019-12-21 21:12:11 +0000 UTC]

  Wonderful landscape!!!

  Happy solstice to you.

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lapis-lazuri In reply to Shade-the-AshClad [2019-12-22 10:05:28 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! Happy Winter Solstice!

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Shade-the-AshClad In reply to lapis-lazuri [2019-12-22 18:30:16 +0000 UTC]

  

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ArtisticManiac16 [2019-12-21 20:35:12 +0000 UTC]

That’s probably one of the most realistic paintings I’ve ever seen in my entire life. Great job on it!!

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lapis-lazuri In reply to ArtisticManiac16 [2019-12-22 10:05:04 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so very much!

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HelixHound [2019-12-21 19:07:48 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful work! You’re really improving with landscapes. I love the depth here too, and the colors. ouo

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lapis-lazuri In reply to HelixHound [2019-12-22 10:04:44 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much, Helix!

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HelixHound In reply to lapis-lazuri [2019-12-22 20:58:34 +0000 UTC]

-nuzzles-

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