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RenDragonClaw — Guardian of the Grove
Published: 2006-03-08 01:25:02 +0000 UTC; Views: 810; Favourites: 13; Downloads: 14
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This is a another symbolic portrait, this time of my uncle. Done in Prismas again and it took roughly two weeks of compiled free time. The picture turned out very light after it was scaned so I put a poster edge filter on it in order to darkern the edges back up for presentation purposes. Nothing else is changed.-RenDragonClaw
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Haha, i saw this one from its birth
Glad you finished it
great work, sir
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Thanks, It seems to be the most popular of all my stuff here.
-RenDragonClaw
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Nice amount of detail in this picture. And I love the hindquarters, they're quite nicely done.
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The muses were with me on this one, thats for sure.
-RenDragonClaw
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Damn, that's awesome. And there's no such thing as too much detail - the background is excellent as is the mystical beast. Fine detail is a testament to patience - a virtue that I myself lack in. Might I ask about the symbolism in the piece? Other artists' thought processes interest me.
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It's a symbolic portrait of my uncle. He likes science (the pi shaped stone henge courtyard there) celtic things (the spirals and the stone henge), the green man (that face in the top left), Griffens are his family crest along with the stag so I combined them along with the foresty feathers. The statue is aquarious since he is one and he has a thing for roman buildings so I had temple there as well. the setting is a forest since his favorite color is green and he likes woods and glades and locals of that nature.
Thank you 
-RenDragonClaw
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I'm really impressed with the amount of thought you put into this. I'll have to take a good look at the rest of your gallery soon.
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This is stylish! I love how complete this piece feels. There is a lot of detail but the main character really pops out. Cool pen and colored pencil work. Awesome tribute to your uncle!
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Thank you, a couple people have told me its a lot to look at. Sort of gives them a head ache I guess 
-RenDragonClaw
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What a wonderfully colored picture! Unlike me, you have the patience to spend time on one piece. It turned out very nice.
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lol, I used to whip out pictures like a mad man but they all had rushed coloring jobs. Now that I'm in college, I have to take time with things and they turn out a lot better. Being a gift and all, it was mandatory to go all the way with this one. I learned not to do a final piece in one sitting, you drain your muse too fast that way. Thanks for the fave 
-RenDragonClaw
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very nice ren. i like the vibrant colors.
firefly
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Thank you, haven't seen you around in awhile
-RenDragonClaw
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Lovely work! That stag-gryphon rocks, and the composition is absolutely gorgeous. Your compiled free time truly paid off!
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Thank you very much, its weird but I find that I do better when I do drawings for others. Oh, and I'm watching you, your gallery is incredible, in and of itself
-RenDragonClaw
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Lovley detail, I like how you did the bird thingy! Very cool
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Thanks, the bird thingy is a griffin with some stag mixed in, a friend of mine actually said it had too much detail 
-RenDragonClaw
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You're really good with detail... unlike me. It's super rad.
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Thanks a bunch, don't be so hard on yourself. Your style is more elegant than mine, besides, some things look better simply symbolic anyway
-RenDragonClaw
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You need to use that filter more often Ren, you're getting pretty damn good. Keep on doing it man!
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I remember there being some other way to make pencil lines darker and all that but I have no idea how they do it and I can't find the darken image option so I just used a filter that looked good. *sigh* I still feel cheap using it though 
-RenDragonClaw
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image-> adjust -> Levels
but this way adds some cool texture
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Thanks a bunch Tom
-RenDragonClaw
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Very awsome picture. I like it a lot. The Griffen creature with the antlers is very nice, and the ruins look very nice too, very celtic like. Great pic.
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Thank you, the time I spent on it was well worth it, it seems.
-RenDragonClaw
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