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clouds roll by'reeling' is what they say
or is it just my way?
How, exactly, I ended up picking this back up again, oh.. four months later?.. is kind of a funny story, actually!
I still can't decide about the hair, it TAKES OVER.. hence the bizarre, blue-speckled fading out mix. The anatomy of the chest makes no sense and I really need to work more on the key.
I did fix the eye, but I'm still not convinced that it's actually better than the first, messy, b&w version.
Man, I'm not convinced of much of anything at 10-minutes-to-four-in-the-morning, honestly.
Fun edit, to add the WAYBACK MACHINE:
Colored sketch: [link]
2nd WIP: [link]
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Comments: 53
it's so simple but awesome at the same time. I really love the hair and those eyebrows don't ask me why! didn't even look at the weird chest until I read the description tbh.. I don't think it does any harm to this beautiful piece of art though
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I have a print of him on the wall in my studio for the very same reason.. does that make me sound like a total snot?? I hope not.. XD Sometimes a girl just has to paint her own fantasy! Ehehehe.
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Absolutely!! ^_^ You're very sensible to have him on your wall, I'd say
One day I still need to get you to paint/sculpt something from Dragon Heir! Remember, I'll pay!! ^_^
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Dragon Heir! Congrats, BTW, on DH getting picked up by the distributor! Any chance that they also work on this side of the ocean? I will sure enough annoy my local bookshops into picking up Dragon Heir. 
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They do indeed! Diamond will disrtibute world wide. though TBH, you could also just order from sweatdrop.com directly; as we will ship overseas too ^_^
and yes indeed, we should pick up the commission thread! hehe
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Thank you very much! I FINALLY finished this monster; if you'd like to take a look, I would appreciate it! [link]
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The picture is stunning in color and I will give my opinion ... hair color would look better in dark * O * but I love it!!
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I've had your comment in mind, well.. since you made it!.. and as it happens, I dragged the piece out to finish it and made the hair substantially darker. Not black, but Much much darker. If you would like to take a look, it's here: [link]
Thanks SO much for the feedback - it helps a Lot!
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I saw the drawing now, and It's very good that way, the hair looks good.
Of anything, I just gave my opinion, I'm here to what you need.
A big hug!!
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I have a thing for cheekbones.. does it show..?
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Yes, like the cheekbones, you're welcome!
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You may not be convinced of anything, but I love it! You can almost see the wheels turning as he's thinking. Great work!
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Okay, now this is the kind of comment I love; I sat here going, 'Dude.. he really does seem as if he's pondering something, doesn't he?.. Cool!!' I stare at them so long that I half forget that it was a cool idea before I got mad at them during the drawing and coloring bits; it's really really cool to be reminded of what excited me about the idea. That might not make any sense.. ^.^;.. anyhow.. thanks SO much!!
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It makes perfect sense! I think every project goes through a few phases: 1. I love it! It's gonna be so coool! 2. I hate it. It's ugly! and 3. Yes, success! Beautiful again. Maybe you were just going through phase 2...
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He's a very beautiful human who makes me feel thoroughly less than I ought to be. Thanks.
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Why do you think I draw MEN, and not women with large, curvaceous breasts and small pert noses?
ANYWAY. Thank you so much! I won't patronize you with a reminder that true beauty comes from within; it takes age and cynicism before anyone believes that shit.
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I am already old and cynical and gone past cynical about some things, turning to idealism of a realistic sort. While inner beauty and outer beauty are different from each other in character, they are both very true.
If I could draw, I would draw beautiful men, too. One of my favourite subjects.
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He's gorgeous and I love red hair too 
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Ohhh I had such fun drawing this dude that I drew him again! :3 Thanks so much for the kind comment! This piece was Such an experiment for me, seeing how far I could shove myself out of my comfort zone, and to my utter shock I got something Good out of it!
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I've loved all the other versions of this, but this particular is my favorite. Just beautiful!
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Cracking through old comments today (I swear, I am an embarrassment sometimes) ... thank you so much! This poor painting. I need to finish it! I had such utter fun with it that I've already drawn the character once more, and he'll probably show up again.
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Those lips. Mmmmm.... I like it better than the previous. It's more interesting and instead of just his hair catching the eye, the key is noticed as well as his eyes (also gorgemous) and his kissable (Smooch!!) mouth!
He looks goooood with longer hair. No taking a dagger to it.
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i'll be honest, i like the hair, he reminds me of...a cardinal (don't you dare laugh) very vibrant and BAM attention grabbing. and those smoldering eyes, wonderful!
and i want that key (collects keys)
also, i need to send you a picture of that peice of yours that i framed....
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I love cardinals! I think I have about 1,200 of them that gobble all the seed in my bird feeders! XD And like I said.. I think I said? .. I set myself a challenge, to take this crazywild hair color and make it look believable. Cardinals are red, and look real; surely I can make red hair that looks real!
.. ahah.. I tell myself that anyway!
The KEY, now, you can get the key, it's from, *graps after memory*.. from a Swiss safe deposit-box, from like.. the turn of the century?? LMK if you'd like to see my reference photo - it's a COOL key!
And yes, I would love to see a picture of the framed art!
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i would LOVE to see the ref photo, and i'll have to nab my other half's cam to snap a pic or two for you.
i think you've done a great job of it. it's lovely, but then again- i've had hair that color a couple of times, so my oppinion might be a bit biased.
*snort*
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Here is the key:
[link]
The whole website has these lovely framed lock-and-key combinations. I just loved how stately the key was.. it's very simple, yet sorta complex.
And thank you! I am still working on getting the hair to behave, and making the anatomy of the chest make more sense, but in general it's gotten very good feedback from people and I'm really totally thrilled.
AND I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE MY HAIR THAT COLOR!!
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Some times, eet is good to be blonde lol.
Good! you readily deserve to be thrilled, and you're so right. that key is amazing...i must have one *hunts*
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Looks gorgeous! I think you've just been looking at it too long
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I think I have too! Eff that, I know I have. It was.. December?.. when I posted the other, the 2nd WIP, and when I opened it again, I was like, 'Oh.. bam-bam-bam, I need to do this this and this to fix the eye..' .. not easy, but it jumped right out at me, and before I was just sad and puzzled.
Anyway. I babble! Thanks so much!
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"...and before I was just sad and puzzled."
I hate that. :/
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omg I knoooow. :/ I don't mind a mess. I mean, I do, but.. I mind it a lot less than just staring at something, knowing it's wrong, and being utterly unable to see where or why or what I should even attempt to repair. Gaaaah.
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I am going to make the extremely insightful comment of "PRREETTTTTYYYYYY" 8D
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He is a bit on the pretty side, isn't he? Dammit. I even try to give him, like, a properly Roman sort of un-pretty nose, or something, BWAH.. XD
THANK YOU 8D I like insighful comments, they convince me I've done summat right this time :3
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XDDD I don't know man, those Romans could be pretty dashing from time to time.
YOU ARE WELCOME. I would like to further elaborate with "YOU MAKE THE ARTS GOODLY" and "HIS HAIR LOOKS BRUSHABLE".
God, I should work in a gallery, fer realz.
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ZOMG I THOUGHT I WAS BACK IN PAINTING IV. Brushable? Goodly? All these BIG ART WORDS. I quivered, I tell you, I quivered, thinking you were about to compliment my daVinci like use of chiaroscuro, at which point I would have sobbed with joy.
.. and yeah, I guess I have to admit that the last time I knew a Roman nose IRL, I was like 'omg dude damn if I wasn't happily committed, I'd FLIRT WITH YOUR NOSE.' I love the straight profile. :3
You should work in a gallery!! I mean, if I had a gallery, I'd be offering you a job right now. I WOULD.
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ohgawd the skin tones are so beautiful and like 'touchable' oAo
what program are you using?
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Thank you very mucho!!
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that's it... i have to learn photoshop oAo
yus *shot*
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I keep saying that about Painter! XD And every time I try, man, it makes me SO MAD.
SO. Use what you like, and crack a whip at it until it behaves like you want. *G* My big breakthrough with Photoshop was a really nice set of custom brushes that a VERY talented artist had created and very kindly shared!
If you do decide to try Photoshop and need some help, just let me know and I'll do what I can.
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haha ^^ thanks so much!
and @_@ omgomg at the devwatch >w<
i don't think i deserve it though ._."
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You totally do!! [link] is extremely nice, worry less about.. oh, hang on, lemme just comment on it m'self!
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I think this is beautiful... his face is so handsome. The eye looks very good, definitely an improvement.
The only advice I could offer for the hair is perhaps tone the colour down to a more natural red, as the current colour is too bright and artificial.
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I fought (and will probably continue to fight with) the hair for hours. *taps fingers* I actually like the piece best if I remove the color from the hair entirely, so that it's just the lineart tracing over the background. Thing is, this character's hair truly is supposed to be ink-red. One challenge I set myself with this piece was to tone and shade his hair such that the red looked 'natural' - there are solid-red birds, after all; I should be able to give a person red hair that can be made to look like a color that's real.
.... aaaaand it's not going well, so far. You're right; the hair really is overpowering. Grawr.
ANYWAY - thank you for the kind remarks, and extra thank you for the critique on the hair (I do just need to get rid of the red, dangit all..!! ;D )
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Aaah, I wasn't aware that the hair was supposed to be that colour; I should have known better. I see so many people giving their characters unnatural colours in their hair simply because they don't know how to colour. You're clearly not one of those.
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Oh, pft, I mean, how would you know that his hair is supposed to be that color?
I do have some native reference material! I live in Tennessee, and we have cardinals - they're really really RED birds!
[link]
... not quite as red as dude's nonsense hair, but still.. very red.
I am definitely still learning how to colour at this point! Hair in particular is my biggest gremlin, honestly. ^.^;;;
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Cardinals sure are hella red. I guess the trick is getting the correct range of tones in the red. It's so subtle :S
I reckon you can get the hair right
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