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...help me.Edit: Sigh. Yes, I've read the Guardians of Ga'hoole series. No, I don't like them. They aren't well written, they have glaring inaccuracies about avian biology, and they're targeted for people about fifteen years younger than I am. I am sorry! These owls have nothing to do with those ones.
Sorry, guys. Just not my thing.
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I remember reading the Ga'hoole series when I was a wee lassie, I did like them, as only a child could. But the movie was amazing. Love the owls though.
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owls are my second favourite birds I guess, right after raven x) just adorable!
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You Are Completly Amazing,
For i Have Never Red The Books But I Dont See What There Is To Hate About Owls :/
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they're worth reading at least the whole way through once
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I never thought they had anything to do with Ga'Hoole, never. For one there's a black and a white great horned owl, thus they are awesome. My favorite charcter by looks from Ga'Hoole is either Striga or Mist.
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These make me happy. UGH, I havn't had breakfast yet! I'M HUNGRY!!!!! Anyways, I love the pure charcter in them, do you think you could do an animation with them or something?
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I just love the way you stylize things; your happy owls (like the grey one at the bottom of this page) are some of the cutest things I've ever seen.
I'm curious now, though.
Having been raised on Watership Down and The Jungle Book, I can't get interested in these new "animal books" targeted at children. Consequently, I haven't read enough of the Ga'Hoole series to notice the biological inaccuracies.
Could you enlighten me?
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In a word? Pretty much everything. Owls flying long distances as if they were soaring birds, owls being agile and quick like falcons, owls flying like jet planes, owls carrying molten metal (the heat of which would ignite their feathers instantly), owls flying extensively in heavy rain, inaccurate terminology... about the only thing I liked is that they used the scientific names of the species here and there. And there's nothing to suggest how these skills or tools would have developed naturally, which I at least would have accepted. The rabbits in Watership Down were still normal rabbits.
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love them all! the owl looking down at the mouse reminds me of the movie, "Secret of the N.I.M.H"-one of my favorite movies growing up
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You draw the best freaking owls ever. They are all so stompy and fat and adorable!!! I'm still sad I never got to snag the original of Stompy Snow Owl. SO CUTE
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I read those books when I was about 7, I remember liking them because I thought the whole thing about owls living somewhat like ants was fascinating '^' and I love these owls, so cute~
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P.S. do you mind if I use these as ref? not like copy directly, but just for some idea? I'll give credit '^'
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please! make a comic!!! when i saw them i thought they where comic chars!
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OH! very very cool....faves, dan would have loved this.
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These look so cute! Do you mind if i use these for reference, then give you credit?
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Not at all! You're welcome to, although it'd be great if you linked me so that I could see!
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Ok thanks!
And when i do draw some, i promise i will link the artwork back to you! Thanks again!
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They all look really great. 
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Hope you don't mind, but I am drawing a cartoon owl, and I hope you don't mind if I use yours as an example to fallow...
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As long as you credit me, and provide a link to my gallery, I don't mind.
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Ok...I am not shure that I know how to link it to you, but If I can't figure it out then I will post your name, and the name of the art I used. You will get credit. And just so you know I am only copying your line work, thats all. I am not going to steal any of your characters, ok?. Mine is going to be red and gray black...But I still give you credit never the less.
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Whoa! 'Copying line art' and 'using your line art as an example to follow' are two different things. I'll still give you permission, but I'd prefer a direct link rather than just my name. There are instructions in the Help and FAQ section of DeviantART, or any standard HTML tutorial will teach you how to link correctly.
I'm not concerned about 'stealing characters'. I just want people to know where the original art came from.
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Ok I will check that out when I get ready to post. BTW When I make a ruff skech of your artwork it looks exsactly like your, so I redrew it. I am kind of excited with the bird I have skeched now. I hope you enjoy it. And instead of a feathered tail he has a devils tail. He looks really cool!
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I read those books when I was 10. I liked them when I was 10. But these days, I like my owls normal, or cartoony and fun to draw! I bow to your ability to give owls expressions.
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Your Owls are really lovely and full of character.
You simplified the feathers and the markings really well, it's something I never managed so far.
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I love Guardians of Ga'hoole too! I just love your work!
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love that one on the bottom that looks like 'Totem pole Owl is NOT amused' and that white one with silver lines, an attempt at line-less maybe?
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I love your birds (and everything else too)! Your line work has a lot of personality and I love that in all your art ^-^ -sigh- back to practicing my drawing! -skips away- XP
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I absolutely love the little one with these huge innocent eyes.
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Just brilliant! Each character has their own personality just from looking at them! Nice!
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Thank you so much for all your kind words. I love your art! <3
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<_< I don't know what you hate about gardians of ga'hoole.
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i love guardians of ga'hoole and i love owls. no hard feelings though. some people i know dont like the series either. great work on the owls though
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Wow, they look like they came out of an animated disney movie, the expressions are price less. The puff ball on the far left is to adorable for words and the jewlery on the owl on the top right is quite inovative. The whole thing has been done to a profesional degree.
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I'm drooling right now over your gorgeous lineart. For some reason my eyes are drawn to the white owl with the grey lines and the yellow and red eyes...I just love the visual feast you're giving me 
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Your drawings are absolutely wonderful, especially your little bat one. Ahem, and if you don't mind me saying, the Guardian of Ga'Hoole books aren't badly written at all. Plus, some of the newer books are focused more on teens and older people. Sorry, I'm just a big fan of the series. Anyway, you're owl drawings are really unique and lovely.^^
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As I've said many times, everyone is entitled to your opinion-- you have yours, and I have mine. I'll respect yours-- that's all I ask in return.
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Welcome.^^ Keep up the great owl/numerous other creatures drawings!
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omg the bat is so freaking cute, along with the little owl two rows down.... *glomps*
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aww those are adorable
the one towards the top with the scar over his eye that's staring down the mouse looks like the owl from Once Upon a Forest, though I don't know if that was intentional or not
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Beautiful! You've captured such personality and character into this owls. I love it. (:
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Guardians of Ga'Hoole aren't that bad, I rather like them. But yes, they are meant for young children. ^^
I love your style though, so cute.
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