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Published: 2012-09-17 16:41:45 +0000 UTC; Views: 3172; Favourites: 246; Downloads: 60365
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As I've said before, I LOVE doing commissions that people buy for their friends, and this one was no exception! Each of the two characters here belong to one of the recipients of this piece, so it's like drawing for two clients at once!

THE COLORS WERE AN EXPLOSION OF FUN.
Enough said! : D

Illustration belongs to me.
Characters belong to their respective owners.
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Comments: 44

boomarang126 [2013-08-28 15:17:51 +0000 UTC]

omg!! i love your work so much!! this is beautiful

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KanaletCastle [2013-04-23 02:42:54 +0000 UTC]

I love that beautiful watercolor style of yours. I wish I could figure a way to color like that in sketchbook pro 6.

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nettlebeast In reply to KanaletCastle [2013-04-24 17:51:54 +0000 UTC]

Thank you Mikey! It's a matter of combining textures with light, layered up coloring! Hard to explain, but I use the regular round brush on low opacity to color, and I use several different colors in one place, as long as they compliment each other : D makes for more depth of color, I think! There are probably better ways of doing it though XD

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KanaletCastle In reply to nettlebeast [2013-04-25 00:31:41 +0000 UTC]

Well I think it's wonderful that you work so hard to make your art look so great.

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AlizaFoxx [2013-01-25 07:59:11 +0000 UTC]

i love your style! but what medium are you using? is it watercolor and ink?

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nettlebeast In reply to AlizaFoxx [2013-01-26 05:07:57 +0000 UTC]

Actually, this one is completely digital~! I'm glad you like it so much!

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AlizaFoxx In reply to nettlebeast [2013-02-01 18:07:35 +0000 UTC]

wow! really! you really can't tell!

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nettlebeast In reply to AlizaFoxx [2013-02-03 08:41:37 +0000 UTC]

Ohh thank you~!!

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B-gata [2012-11-15 02:18:48 +0000 UTC]

Red pandas are my favorite animal, it's lovely seeing one (or something similar to one, at least) in your style. The way the you drew the fur clumps on the tail is interesting, I like it. And the starry sky in the background is really pretty. I like that you've made the night sky more colorful than just a black sky with white dots.

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nettlebeast In reply to B-gata [2012-11-24 01:38:04 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Yup, the character was a sort of red panda creature, very cute! I secretly want to own a red panda : 3
thanks so much, I like to try and put color and life into every little detail! I'm glad you think I'm doing it well!

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AkameMiyuki [2012-09-28 13:06:41 +0000 UTC]

what texture did u use?

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kuiwi [2012-09-28 02:03:52 +0000 UTC]

Agh I love this one so so much~

The cuteness = <3
I adore the background colours.

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munchkrin [2012-09-28 00:35:52 +0000 UTC]

I absolutely love your paintings <3 When i get paid and get a ref sheet sorted out, i'm definitely buying a premium commission from you.

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ClaraBacou [2012-09-21 22:48:28 +0000 UTC]

Very sweet work! Love it!

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nettlebeast In reply to ClaraBacou [2012-09-21 22:56:31 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! The colors were a BLAST, as I said! : D

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grayrobe [2012-09-19 01:25:04 +0000 UTC]

Took me right back to childhood for a second. Cool

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nettlebeast In reply to grayrobe [2012-09-19 01:28:46 +0000 UTC]

I like to think my work can make people just enjoy the colors and shapes on a simple level, like a child, at least for a moment! Thank you~!

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DesmondeKapi [2012-09-19 00:35:09 +0000 UTC]

Awesome What is this made out of?

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nettlebeast In reply to DesmondeKapi [2012-09-20 02:51:10 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!
It's actually a combination of digital and traditional techniques! : D

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sleepydylan [2012-09-18 22:57:06 +0000 UTC]

wow dang this is really pretty??????
i love the softness of the colors and your style is really rad!!

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nettlebeast In reply to sleepydylan [2012-09-20 02:51:21 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much, Ceuff!

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DustyVixen [2012-09-18 08:57:54 +0000 UTC]

WOW
This turned out FANTASTIC!
Amazing work

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nettlebeast In reply to DustyVixen [2012-09-20 02:50:46 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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KanaletCastle [2012-09-18 04:17:36 +0000 UTC]

This is adorable. I love the background colors.

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nettlebeast In reply to KanaletCastle [2012-09-19 01:31:11 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!

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KanaletCastle In reply to nettlebeast [2012-09-19 02:22:33 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!

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Aweso [2012-09-18 00:53:50 +0000 UTC]

GUH. Your colors are incredible, this is absolutely stunning.

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nettlebeast In reply to Aweso [2012-09-20 02:50:04 +0000 UTC]

Ahh thank you!

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bratblush [2012-09-17 22:57:39 +0000 UTC]

OMFG THANK YOU SO MUCH EEEEEEEEE I CAN'T EVEN-

I love how Mikey turned out! She's so cute, omfg and Etienne too eee I l o v e it so much!! thank you so so much
the colors, everything eee the scheme omfg
thank you so much Kate, I'm more than pleased with the outcome of this, it was well worth it!
the koi are beautiful, along with the beaut background and forest
and
EEE JUST EVERYTHING..omfg I can't wait to get a print of this!
I hope you don't mind if I post this on my account?

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nettlebeast In reply to bratblush [2012-09-19 01:30:59 +0000 UTC]

AJHJKHSHFK YESS
I am SO SO happy that YOU are happy!


I seriously had the time of my life working on this! And it was fabulous having you there to watch while I worked on it, during Livestreaming! (which reminds me, I should share the link of the progress video on here, I forgot! )

Anyways, I'm glad I could bring your idea to life for you! When you suggested a koi pond in a nighttime forest, I was psyched! I hope you enjoy this piece for a long, long time!

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terthii [2012-09-17 22:34:33 +0000 UTC]

Fantastic use of color!

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Tsuki-Kurayumi [2012-09-17 22:11:22 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful!

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rorymac666 [2012-09-17 20:32:42 +0000 UTC]

The sky in the background is great

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nettlebeast In reply to rorymac666 [2012-09-20 02:49:50 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Tristaeza [2012-09-17 16:57:48 +0000 UTC]

DUDE, DEM COLORS. It's seriously like love on a canvas.

You should do another stream... but this time when I don't have to leave. I MISS WATCHING YOU CREATE MAGIC.

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nettlebeast In reply to Tristaeza [2012-09-20 02:49:39 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!
(love on a canvas? )

I hope you can make it to my next one! I had a short, one hour one today but you misse dit!

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Tristaeza In reply to nettlebeast [2012-09-21 01:17:04 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome
(fff, yeees~!)

DUDE, YOU ALWAYS STREAM ON WEDNESDAYS. I'm always gone on Wednesdays

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nettlebeast In reply to Tristaeza [2012-09-21 18:56:47 +0000 UTC]

AWW MAN
See, Wednesdays are the days I have ONE free night out of the week that I don't have to get up at 5 AM for college; it's the one night where I get to sleep in the next day, so I usually draw at that time D:
GO AWAY SCHOOL HMMFJKHFLKJHLKFGJH

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Tristaeza In reply to nettlebeast [2012-09-21 19:42:20 +0000 UTC]

HRRRNG. OF COURSE. 'Cause I usually have to be gone from like, 4:45 to 8:15. IT'S CRAZY MAN.

Now excuse me while I go cry in a corner because of my terribly bad luck.

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komondors [2012-09-17 16:53:00 +0000 UTC]

this is so pretty!!! I love the way the background goes from pond, to rocks, to grass moss and trees and then a night sky

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nettlebeast In reply to komondors [2012-09-20 02:50:26 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! I love doing scenes that graduate from water to sky like this!

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Katie-Joy [2012-09-17 16:44:28 +0000 UTC]

Wow, this is just beautiful! I love the colours, they are an explosion of fun indeed

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ConcreteCastleMagic In reply to Katie-Joy [2012-09-20 04:17:26 +0000 UTC]

^^this. the colors are so good

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nettlebeast In reply to Katie-Joy [2012-09-20 02:43:50 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!

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