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This is the first of maybe 2 or more versions I'll make of this cloud setting with the knight on the Braculor facing the dreaded black knight in a duel.This actually started out as a background for my first Dev ID image. I liked the clouds so much that I wanted to turn it into a real piece of art.
Painted over 2 evenings, the original is way larger and might be suitable for large prints if I decide to make a poster out of it.
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Painted in 3 layers, PS6 and a tablet
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Comments: 208
clarkusaurelius [2009-06-06 23:58:34 +0000 UTC]
Those clouds, they're amazing!
And I like your Middle earth art.
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Zaggeh [2008-12-01 06:23:46 +0000 UTC]
Awesome! It is really beautiful.
I saw it in a game on Facebook and thought it looked kinda neat so I checked the link to your website. It looks so much better full size, the little thumbnails in Elven Blood don't really do it justice.
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Shockbolt In reply to Zaggeh [2008-12-05 13:50:59 +0000 UTC]
Thanks! Yeah, they stole the image from me, so I had to tell them to do something about it.
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seltaya [2008-08-04 15:22:39 +0000 UTC]
All it needs is a John Williams soundtrack lol.
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Shockbolt In reply to seltaya [2008-08-11 19:56:57 +0000 UTC]
Hehe...now THAT would be something
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seltaya In reply to Shockbolt [2008-08-11 23:27:20 +0000 UTC]
Totally. Rogue squadron to the max!
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VarulvBlod [2008-06-23 20:52:34 +0000 UTC]
Jeg elsker lyseffekten pΓ₯ skyene! Men jeg lurer pΓ₯ en ting, hva er en braculor? o.o
Jeg prΓΈvde Γ₯ sΓΈke pΓ₯ google (Jeg synes det er sΓ₯ interessant Γ₯ lΓ¦re om nye vesner ) Men fant ingenting...
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Shockbolt In reply to VarulvBlod [2008-06-23 21:24:47 +0000 UTC]
Hehe...det er fordi skapningen er noe jeg fant pΓ₯ mens jeg tegna bildet
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VarulvBlod In reply to Shockbolt [2008-06-23 21:28:50 +0000 UTC]
aah, kult ja, jeg lurte litt pΓ₯ om det var det, skjΓΈnner du
Veldig tΓΈff skapning!
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IellwenElegwath [2008-06-10 17:48:14 +0000 UTC]
I see. In that case, their heads look very nice. I like the leaf shape.
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IellwenElegwath [2008-06-10 17:03:24 +0000 UTC]
Awesome!! *faves*
The dragons' heads look a little flat. (Although I really like the eyes!) Were they supposed to look like that?
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Shockbolt In reply to IellwenElegwath [2008-06-10 17:36:25 +0000 UTC]
Thanks
It's supposed to be like that as they're not really Dragons but Braculors, a race that has much in common with Dragons regarding their looks.
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mateosimonovic [2008-05-26 21:15:58 +0000 UTC]
This is really great... So nice colors as much as the great details and the lightnings!
Is this all your creation, complitely hand-drown? If it is, big respect to you!!!
Nice work...
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Shockbolt In reply to mateosimonovic [2008-07-18 10:00:10 +0000 UTC]
All out of my own imagination, all hand drawn in Photoshop 6.0
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mateosimonovic In reply to mateosimonovic [2008-05-26 21:19:13 +0000 UTC]
of course it is... i haven't seen your other stuff!
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Universal-Migrator [2008-05-23 12:57:34 +0000 UTC]
Oh my god O_o I love your style, and the light effects... woah *__*
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Shockbolt In reply to Universal-Migrator [2008-05-24 13:00:32 +0000 UTC]
Thanks for the nice comment
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Shockbolt In reply to JOPPETTO [2008-05-24 12:59:04 +0000 UTC]
Plain crazy You mean
Thanks for commenting JOPPETTO!
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totallyunmotivated [2008-05-22 22:44:07 +0000 UTC]
THIS IS BEYOND AWESOME!!!!!!! I ADORE THE CLOUDS!!!!!!!!!!! SORRY FOR ALL THE SCREAMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Shockbolt In reply to totallyunmotivated [2008-05-24 12:46:30 +0000 UTC]
no problem! Thanks for commenting
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jaumf [2008-05-21 22:40:57 +0000 UTC]
wow i love the realism of these clouds. amazing use of lighting. great job. Makes me want to paint clouds.
Jason
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Shockbolt In reply to jaumf [2008-05-24 13:22:01 +0000 UTC]
Thanks for the nice feedback jaumf!
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kjarnold [2008-05-21 22:17:15 +0000 UTC]
WOW! i am so envious. Those clouds and the texture is amazing.
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Shockbolt In reply to Herwin-DU [2008-05-24 13:09:48 +0000 UTC]
Thanks for the nice comment Herwin!
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Reno-s--Brain [2008-05-21 07:32:17 +0000 UTC]
It's the clouds that I love most in the picture, and the way you've painted light. The colours you picked are so atmospheric too.
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Shockbolt In reply to Reno-s--Brain [2008-05-21 11:43:06 +0000 UTC]
Thanks for the nice feedback
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Prism-urase In reply to Shockbolt [2008-05-21 17:38:30 +0000 UTC]
No problem, but I'm curious as to which parts reside in which layers. I'm guessing the background, then the clouds, then the dragons?
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Shockbolt In reply to Prism-urase [2008-05-21 17:54:41 +0000 UTC]
All the background in one layer, then the black knight in one, the golden dragon in one and...not really sure but I think I painted the knight in a separate layer aswell
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Prism-urase In reply to Shockbolt [2008-05-25 10:27:46 +0000 UTC]
Wait a sec... did you make the saddle in the same layer as the knight??
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Shockbolt In reply to Prism-urase [2008-05-25 16:05:43 +0000 UTC]
I can't remember Might have been part painted on the same layer as the knight, part on the dragonlike creature.
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Prism-urase In reply to Shockbolt [2008-05-26 01:46:22 +0000 UTC]
Huh, interesting. Well either way, awesome, awesome job there.
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Prism-urase In reply to Shockbolt [2008-05-25 10:27:04 +0000 UTC]
Good god... how do you get the layers so well-meshed? I have GIMP, and the layers would've been hellish for me to do around-the-corner stuff... you know... one leg visible, the other not.
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Shockbolt In reply to Prism-urase [2008-05-25 16:06:33 +0000 UTC]
I'm not familiar with Gimp. I'm using Photoshop myself and there You have total control over everything concerning the layers.
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