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Published: 2010-12-02 01:52:25 +0000 UTC; Views: 46023; Favourites: 1684; Downloads: 835
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This painting was quite the challenge, but I'm pretty happy how it came out. :]I don't think I've spent so many hours painting a single piece since college, somewhere close to ninety hours in the end.
It's about 11x17 inches and is mostly painted with acrylics.
It's the cover for FurtherConfusion's convention book next January, following their down under theme of "Southern Crossing."
I drew a lot of inspiration for it from my own experiences camping three weeks in the Outback with friends and family a few years ago. :]
From left to right, we've got Diego (dingo), Jack (red kangaroo), a quoll and feral goat up on the truck, a wombat, emu, Diego's mum, an echidna, a numbat in the foreground, a Tasmanian devil and another quoll.
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Comments: 143
All the detail you have added to this is simply amazing, you've done an outstanding job! I love all the emotion and different things that are happening, I think I could look at it for hours.
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WOW, i'm loving the lighting and attention to details here, fantastic job!!
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Hey, sweet painting! I like all of the characters' designs and their expressions, and I also like all the little details you put in like "Victoria" on the car license plate and the Tasmanian devil's Aussie flag apron. Not to mention that the numbat is a really cute lil fella and a favourite animal from my childhood! 
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HAHA! this is so cool! reminds me of back in meekatharra!
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Is that a half of the Nordguard logo I see on that trunk on the 4wheel drive? Also I love the Victoria licence plate.
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lol looks alot like a scene from the south in the USA 
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This is truly amazing. Incredible! Love how you went to put all of the details in. It's just amazing. The whole camping thing is really cool, because I use to go camping alot with my dad, step mom and my step brother(s).
And another thing is that this piece reminds me of my friend, who is Australian.
Great job!
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gosh this is beautiful! it's totally the outback XD! my god, i cant believe you painted this, it's INSANE 
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hehe looks like diego gained some weight 
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I love everything about this! The sky is also really beautiful
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This is simply beautiful!!!It looks so homely and fun...X3
Ha!I KNEW that was Diego!!...wow,his mom looks young.XD
The details are brilliant and the anatomy,atmosphere,concept and colours are PERFECT.
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aww, Diego and Jack but no Bayshore
still an amazing piece
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Just incredible, I really can't even comprehend how you do that with paint. <3
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Baahahahah I love how they are all anthro and wearing clothes...
and then naked emu.
And judging by the way he's looking at Diego's mom, I think there may be a reason for that.
Absolutely fantastic artwork, though - I'm really blown away.
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That's a wonderful piece of art!!
It's very close to our camping trip weekend before last. [link]
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awesome as always! You have such talent for catching MOOD.
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Ah this bring back memories of partys that my moms family had when I was little.
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I love the lighting and textures and... Well... everything. I especially like the perspective. It makes me feel like I'm walking into the scene or an offscreen part of it. I LOVE it, as I do all of your work.
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It's not southern if there isn't a BBQ.
Great work!
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I love this! It's rare to see only 2 canines withing a group of furries, haha. It's nice to see some familiar faces too
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Looks like a good old Aussie BBQ. 
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holy crap! all this guy's drawings are PERFECT. I want this as a giant poster!
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Simply amazing, i'd love to have this hanging on my wall.
Beutiful work.
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That's amazing!
I definitely wouldn't have the patience to spend 90 hours on a single piece, but the results are outstanding!
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it's so bright and pretty and perfect and THERE'S A WOMBAT AND ECHIDNA omg
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It's so enjoyable to see all the details in this - and the lighting/coloring is wonderful.
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Not only is the anatomy and expressions of the characters really impressive, but the fact that this is made with traditional media makes it much more special.
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People used to think that photography would be the death of painting... I'm thinking tablets may have a better chance... but there will always be one special thing about physical media that intangible media cannot match-- each piece is unique. I think art made with traditional media will get a whole lot more special in the near future...
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Those are my thoughts exactly! Traditional media is much more special, at least in my opinion.
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Not to belittle digital art in the least though... there is great digital art... but my copy would be exactly the same as the original. No need for museums, no need to sell it... (except as a print, but that would be significantly less costly than a painting)
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oh wow! this is quite wonderful. the lighting from the fire is great along with all of those stars in the sky! keep up the good work!!
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