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thewrabbithole In reply to ??? [2011-09-10 05:36:53 +0000 UTC]

Oh yeah, the colors are definitely what drew me to this piece.

The only concrit i have for you is about the rings. You put so much detail into everything yet you didnt put that shine in the rings! Otherwise it looks amazing, because I really had to search for something to crit you on ^ ^

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rontufox In reply to thewrabbithole [2011-09-10 14:20:48 +0000 UTC]

Oh geez, I didn't shade the rings at all did I? I usually don't fix mistakes that come to my attention after I've finished, but that's gonna bother me so much if I don't. Thanks so much for pointing that out! Putting shadows and shines on those rings will definitely make it look better.

Thanks!

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thewrabbithole In reply to rontufox [2011-09-11 00:59:55 +0000 UTC]

Haha no problem! Ya know, I don't usually go back to fix my art either if it's a small thing, but it's a good habit to do so... even if I'm too lazy... <:9
I'll be around to refave the new version if applicable!

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rontufox In reply to thewrabbithole [2011-09-13 21:36:29 +0000 UTC]

Ugh, I regret to admit that I tried to improve the rings, but couldn't get them to work. White for shines don't show up against the yellow, and making the rings any darker makes them disappear against the blue sky behind them. Just thought I'd let you know so you're not wondering why I haven't updated it yet

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thewrabbithole In reply to rontufox [2011-09-13 23:12:55 +0000 UTC]

ohh!? yesh that does pose a problem...
well! i dont think that the yellow is so light that white wouldnt show up on it? but if so, then maybe you could darken the rings with some yellow-orange to give them shading instead of adding brightness? You don't have to do it, but it's just a suggestion.
Awesome that you tried.

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rontufox In reply to thewrabbithole [2011-09-13 23:19:43 +0000 UTC]

I think the white won't show only because the rings are so small, there's hardly space for the eye to differentiate I suspect if this were bigger, I could put shines on the rings, even without darkening them beforehand, and they'd probably show up.

I tried making them more yellow-orange as well, but even just slightly darker makes them blend into the background and when I darkened them even more to make them stand out from the background, a weird effect glowing/vibrating effect went on between the ring and background since they're complimentary colors, kinda making the rings look all trippy (not in a good way lol). So I guess I'll leave it as is, it's sorta perplexing

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thewrabbithole In reply to rontufox [2011-09-13 23:25:00 +0000 UTC]

ahh okayy lol. They're trippy?! I wonder what that's like?! Well, what part of sonic wasn't trippy to begin with? haha

Well, we learned something as artists today, didn't we? At least you went back to try and fix it, right?

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rontufox In reply to thewrabbithole [2011-09-13 23:34:14 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, haha. I was actually looking forward to updating this deviation and saying how cool I made the rings look... Ah well. Thanks for the suggestion still! I do think the rings could look better, but with that background I guess I'm stuck for now.

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thewrabbithole In reply to rontufox [2011-09-13 23:44:35 +0000 UTC]

Hmmm... i just never realized how small the actual picture was x.x

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rontufox In reply to thewrabbithole [2011-09-14 00:30:35 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, it's ridiculously tiny

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thewrabbithole In reply to rontufox [2011-09-14 01:39:27 +0000 UTC]

ahaha im guilty of doing that sometimes... some people have giant pictures and they look really good

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rontufox In reply to thewrabbithole [2011-09-14 01:56:18 +0000 UTC]

To be honest I have no idea how people work so huge... it already takes me forever to finalize small and medium sized digital works

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thewrabbithole In reply to rontufox [2011-09-14 02:30:39 +0000 UTC]

I KNOW!!! I just take however much space that looks good. I kind of want to be able to make large art though, I've never really gone past 1500x500 before

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rontufox In reply to thewrabbithole [2011-09-14 02:41:50 +0000 UTC]

Same here

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rontufox In reply to thewrabbithole [2011-09-11 02:05:35 +0000 UTC]

Cool. I'll prolly just update the same deviation.

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OCEANSCENTED In reply to ??? [2011-09-10 05:19:22 +0000 UTC]

THE COLORS FEEL SO BRIGHT ZONE

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rontufox In reply to OCEANSCENTED [2011-09-10 14:25:58 +0000 UTC]

Argh, I have no reply that can compare to the wit of this one!

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OCEANSCENTED In reply to rontufox [2011-09-13 05:23:21 +0000 UTC]

it's like that one special stage from CD

ACID FLASHBACK ZONE

but seriously this picture is amazing, specially for only using cell shading

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rontufox In reply to OCEANSCENTED [2011-09-13 20:29:27 +0000 UTC]

Those special stages... I've never played them but they look so out there.

And thank you very much.

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OCEANSCENTED In reply to rontufox [2011-09-13 21:58:06 +0000 UTC]

[link] look at this shit

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rontufox In reply to OCEANSCENTED [2011-09-13 22:53:45 +0000 UTC]

Holy cow, that does not look healthy.

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SonicTailsBros4ever In reply to ??? [2011-09-10 04:42:52 +0000 UTC]

...WHOA! *U* *U* This is absolutely gorgeous! *U* Love it so much! *U* Wow! *U* Rock on! The colors (and TAILS!) are BEAUTIFUL! *U* *U* Gosh, this is one of the most beautiful pics I've ever seen on dA! *U*

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rontufox In reply to SonicTailsBros4ever [2011-09-10 14:23:49 +0000 UTC]

Thanks that means a lot! I'm glad you enjoyed it so much.

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Geemoney1022 In reply to ??? [2011-09-10 03:48:38 +0000 UTC]

I remember those days zooming through the Emerald Hill Zone.

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rontufox In reply to Geemoney1022 [2011-09-10 04:10:30 +0000 UTC]

Oh nostalgia...
I'm glad this helped you reminisce~
Were you a Sonic or Tails player?

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piink-rose In reply to ??? [2011-09-10 03:48:10 +0000 UTC]

Oh mY! THIS IS JUST BREATHTAKING OF BEAUTY! The bright colors....made me happy!
Keep up the great work!

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rontufox In reply to piink-rose [2011-09-10 04:08:26 +0000 UTC]

I'm so glad this put you in a state of happiness~
That's exactly what I was going for. Thank you!

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piink-rose In reply to rontufox [2011-09-10 04:14:28 +0000 UTC]

heehee well your very welcome

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gsilverfish In reply to ??? [2011-09-10 02:38:15 +0000 UTC]

The colors, Duke! The colors!

When you say it took a long time to get the colors, I'm curious, do you spend a while picking them out beforehand or did you use some layers and PS-type effects to tweak it into this state? (Or did you just repaint over and over? xD)

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rontufox In reply to gsilverfish [2011-09-10 03:26:30 +0000 UTC]

Kinda a combination of all of the above, haha. The hue/saturation, color balance, and level tools in photoshop are all extremely helpful for me, but more than that I sorta "glaze" crazy colors over areas I've already painted to get it even more colorful and saturated. Like for the palm tree, I wanted the shadows to be very purple/pink, so I painted obnoxious purples over the orange and then used the "fade brush" tool to fade the color I just put down so the original orange showed through and sorta mixed, I guess. Yeah, that fade brush tool is what I use the most, now that I think about it.

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gsilverfish In reply to rontufox [2011-09-10 14:42:32 +0000 UTC]

It worked really well! I'll have to give that a try sometime.

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rontufox In reply to Ipun [2011-09-10 03:19:47 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much

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Ipun In reply to rontufox [2011-09-10 03:24:07 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome

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UltimateGameMaster In reply to ??? [2011-09-10 00:06:43 +0000 UTC]

This is an amazing piece!

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rontufox In reply to UltimateGameMaster [2011-09-10 00:42:31 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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Aerobian-Angel In reply to ??? [2011-09-09 23:18:42 +0000 UTC]

You know, this looks like it'd be a great postcard.

"Passing Through Emerald Hill; Wish You Were Here!"

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rontufox In reply to Aerobian-Angel [2011-09-10 00:42:26 +0000 UTC]

Haha, great idea!

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sapphii In reply to ??? [2011-09-09 22:45:25 +0000 UTC]

Like, what the heck this thing didn't show up in my inbox again! Deviantart is middle fingering me

You know, I seriosly wish I could say something about this, but I can't I absolutely adore your bright and fun color scheme, it works super duper awesomely well with the Sonic atmosphere, being super colorful and full of life

I remember those backrounds you did I was really sad when you told me you weren't planning on using those backrounds for anything, they were so cool I think my favorite part about this is the angle you chose, since this kind of POV allows attention to detail, and a wide open space to work with, and it definitely played out well here I'm so super jealous

I'd comment about how the brighness can be a bit hard on the eyes, but fortunately, my eyes are trained to look at super bright things

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rontufox In reply to sapphii [2011-09-10 00:41:41 +0000 UTC]

Well I only posted it today, so you didn't miss it by much. But it's really stupid how that's happening, I hope I'm not missing people's deviations too...

Haha, I lol'd at your last sentence! Actually, as I kept pushing the color brightness and saturation, I kept hoping I wasn't going overboard. Hopefully it's not too overwhelming to those not trained like us...

And thanks for all the feedback about the background! I'm really starting to get a passion for pushing bright, cheery, saturated colors. I just really enjoy the look, and like you said, I think it fits the Sonic atmosphere (at least what I've always seen it to be). The most appealing thing about the Genesis games, for me, was actually the backgrounds... I hardly cared about gameplay at all, to me the heart and soul of Sonic was the fantastical pinball-esque environments. Anyway, my point is, I'm glad you think it fits cuz that's important to me

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sapphii In reply to rontufox [2011-09-10 03:39:21 +0000 UTC]

Aw, your welcome

I wouldn't worry too much about the brightness, it is your art after all

Bright colors have always been the most fun to work with, glad to hear you love them so much I think the same way about the Genesis games, its really fun to try to look at the details in the backrounds and such, and try to figure out what they are, since some of them can be a bit strange

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rontufox In reply to sapphii [2011-09-10 04:06:46 +0000 UTC]

I know, years and years later, every time I blow the dust off my Genesis and play some old Sonic game, I notice environment details I never realized before. Those designers were freaking geniuses.

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Wamulet In reply to ??? [2011-09-09 22:29:38 +0000 UTC]

The only bad thing I have to say about this picture is that it's awesomness burned my eyes away. (And it's super bright colors too x

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rontufox In reply to Wamulet [2011-09-09 23:05:10 +0000 UTC]

Oh, sorry bout that... Hopefully your eyes weren't too important.

Are the burning colors a good or bad thing?

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Wamulet In reply to rontufox [2011-09-10 17:08:46 +0000 UTC]

Fff, no it's all good. I got new ones :3

It's all good. Now I have something to use on my enemies >

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rontufox In reply to Wamulet [2011-09-11 02:02:42 +0000 UTC]

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Crashcandyness In reply to ??? [2011-09-09 20:37:18 +0000 UTC]

very amazing work.

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rontufox In reply to Crashcandyness [2011-09-09 20:44:03 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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red-ysetgo In reply to ??? [2011-09-09 20:18:04 +0000 UTC]

Pretty! I love the colours, they're so bright!

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rontufox In reply to red-ysetgo [2011-09-09 20:29:10 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I was a bit afraid they might be too overwhelming, but it looks like that's not the case

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