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Published: 2006-09-11 21:41:58 +0000 UTC; Views: 22204; Favourites: 579; Downloads: 165
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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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tooo damn beautiful! Amazing mate!
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Thanks! It's become one of the most fav'ed pictures of mine to now, with 115 favs so far ( the image here and the version of it over with bearcavestudios )
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yeah, but it's great, so the favs are deserved! and more of them too
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wow! absolutely stunning! I love it! 
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Thanks! It's become one of my most faved pictures it looks like...and with 40-50+ favs over at bearcavestudios it's a "hit" .
A couple of weeks ago, a uk based digital drawings pc magazine contacted me and asked if they were allowed to use the image with their October issue...how cool it that 
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56 favoritter... wow det er dritbra 
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hehe...over all forventning...fΓ₯r satse pΓ₯ Γ₯ lage flere slike grandiose bilder...bra reklame
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grandiosa bilder??? hehe, leste feil.. Ja det er bra reklame
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oh! That's very beautiful. Sky and clouds have perfect light.
I can't avoid thinking in Witch king, (lotr) but of course, this ones looks
less terrorific. -yip- but they are great.
I have to admit that I like a lot details in their wings. Its little veins in the light looks very well.
And I can't believe you only use 3 layers... I think you use more, something like 7...
hehehe.
+fav.
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You calling me a liar eh?? hehe...just kidding
Thanks for the fav and nice comment
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dear lord amazing clouds...can u tell me how u made them? I have a painting im working on in photoshop and those clouds would SOOOO suite my picture...well xcept they would be blue but still amazing
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For this type of clouds I started out by using a very large round edged hard brush. I blocked out the main shape of the clouds and went on using smaller and smaller brush sizes. To add to the soft feeling I also used soft edged round brushes. Then the next thing was to decide the strenght, color and direction of the light and use the multiply and color tool for that. Alot of smudging in the right places and the proper use ( do not overuse) of the dodge tool makes the light really shine and sparkle where you want it to.
This is one of many tricks You can use to create believeable cloud settings
I hope that was to some help, the main thing is: never be too afraid to experiment with you picture, avoid going in and do the details and try to picture the image in your mind what it will look like in the end as You go along creating Your masterpiece
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cool thanks i will try my best
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Fantastisk skue - ikke forandre en ting! NΓ₯ er jeg litt farget - jeg elsker denne gamle middelalderduelleringen,
og nΓ₯r det skjer pΓ₯ ryggen til flygende drager blir det bare bedre - fΓ₯r en sΓ₯nn kobling til WW2 dogfights over
den engelske kanal. Nice.
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Takker!. Artig Γ₯ hΓΈre folks tanker og ideer om bilder en selv har laget
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Thanks for the nice comment
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seriously, i admire people with mad skillz like yours ^^v! Do you have a tutorial perhaps? maybe just on clouds lol?
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I've made only one tutorial so far, haven't had time to make more yet...and it's in Norwegian only. I could do a tutorial on how to make realistic and fantasy clouds...I'll see what I can do between working on the script of my fantasy comic and the fantasy card game
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Awsome!! I love how you do your clouds.. these are Wyrms aye? i can never remember. This is by far my most fav piece by you
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Thanks! Well...they're not exactly dragons of any known form as their wings are much longer and they've got no mouth as they feed on energy sources. And as You can see they have no feet either. I've named these flying creatures: Braculor
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Ah true, that's a good point, i like the fact that you think out your creatures before drawing them... i like stories before the ideas.
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This piece is pretty sweet looking, what do you plan on doing for the next 2?
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As for the third...i might put a flying creature or demon infront of him..a bit closer than the black knight whom will also be left out in the third version aswell.
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I'm thinking of switching the whole image to a non-aggressive theme...maybe have a couple of royal griffins fly by infront of the knight...as if they were on patrol or something...leaving out the black knight coming towards him
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Those clouds and lighting in them are just amazing. It almost looks like a nebula of some kind which is seems rather neat and gives it a more fantastical atmosphere for the duelers.
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Thanks! You know...now that You mention it..it does look like a nebula.
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Syns kanskje du skal svare pΓ₯ all skrΓΈyten du fΓ₯r her
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will do...sΓ₯ snart jeg har komt meg hjem fra jobben idag *ser pΓ₯ klokka* litt seint ute...skitt au
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sent ute selv jeg - mΓ₯ stikke nΓ₯
adios
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The lighting in this is really gorgeous, good job
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Thank You for the nice comment
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Cool! I like this, the details and graphics are neat.
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Hell yes! Dragonrider dogfights are one of my favorite fantasy motifs. The lighting in this piece is gorgeous and really dramatic.
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