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Description Whoa, this has needed more than the usual evening to be finished!

Well, to start with: This is Basilisk Boy, one of Retro's characters... Some weeks ago, Seel (yep, who else?) drew him with her usual awesome style, and she let me grab the lineart to add my cheap & crappy colors on it... But, this time, I wanted to try something different than the usual "cel shading + gradient" mix... just to keep experimenting, and, well, you know, when you want to do something different than your usual stuff, you need more time (to experiment, to get used to new tools, and all that jazz) That's the reason this piccie has so much delay... I have left cel-shading aside this time, and I have fully colored it with airbrush and hand-chosen colors (no darken, no dodge, no burn...), just to see what happens...

So, well, here is the final result. I know, nor my best work, but neither the worst... You'll be the judges there: I want your sincere opinion, let me know what you really think, because if I find that this new way of coloring is better than the last one, who knows, maybe I could addopt it more often.... I'm in your hands....

PS: Hehehe, some day I need to thank Seel as warmly as she deserves, for allowing me to practise and improve my coloring abilities with her almighty pictures..... *BEARhugs her until she turns blue*
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Comments: 64

Fatalitydragonrider [2011-10-31 14:08:41 +0000 UTC]

we have our forms in the inside

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bakido [2010-01-13 04:28:33 +0000 UTC]

Don't Basilisk's have 6 or 8 limbs.
They didn't in harry potter.

Funky work, by the way.

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Pixel-Spotlight [2009-04-22 16:10:56 +0000 UTC]

Fantastic piece!
I've featured it in a special anthro news article here:
[link]
Please take a look at some of the other incredible pieces of art there and the article if you enjoy it!

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Kubtanu [2008-10-22 08:08:23 +0000 UTC]

This is an amazing anthro Basilisk. Color and pose are superb.

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skifi In reply to Kubtanu [2008-10-23 00:37:47 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! ^^ From all the collaborative works *seel-dingo and I did, this is one of my favs!!

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Kubtanu In reply to skifi [2008-10-23 04:28:21 +0000 UTC]

O that is so cool to know. hehe I like me my anthro basilisks.

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nishi [2004-11-02 00:11:49 +0000 UTC]

I think it looks just as swell without the cell shading. The cell shading with the air brushing's a clever idea and all, but the gives it more of a realistic feel. And the lighting for the lizard that looks cell-ish looks good, though it'd probably only work for non-furry anthros (Like what this one is ), it still looks nice. :3 The background turned out neat too, the line art again with the darkness and lightness, still including the backgrouind's texture... super splendid job, Skiferoo!

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skifi In reply to nishi [2004-11-03 23:51:16 +0000 UTC]

Mwahahaha, isn't great to get so many warm and friendly messages from you in a row? This way DevArt made my day! XD *just beams*

...and I want to keep experimenting, so who knows, maybe I'll surprise you again soon, hehehe....

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Sheila-TK [2004-10-30 12:27:10 +0000 UTC]

A mi me gustan las texturas que has puesto en este, y ademΓ‘ todo el sombreado estΓ‘ muy bien hecho, especialmente en la piel, los brillos que le has aΓ±adido le quedan muy bien. Luego el pelo tabiΓ©n estΓ‘ muy bien conseguido, estΓ‘ especialmente brillante esta vez, y los pantalones, en especial en la pierna izquierda, estΓ‘n de lujo, muy bien por las arrugas! X3

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skifi In reply to Sheila-TK [2004-11-01 20:58:16 +0000 UTC]

Jajaja, como sigas con tanto cumplido, vas a sonrojarme, y luego queda muy extraΓ±o que alguien vea que te sonrojas delante del teclado de un ordenador.... Jeje, el merito es de Seel, no te creas: La verdad es que cuando se curra tanto un dibujo, luego llego yo y con cuatro colores solo ya queda muy vistoso... ^^ De todas formas, tengo que reconocer que este experimento sin el cel-shading habitual no esta muy mal, y a lo mejor continuo con el por un tiempo, porque queda como que mas realista..... ^____^ Muchas Asias XD

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emera [2004-10-29 01:31:08 +0000 UTC]

Wow, awesome job with the scale textures, Skifi! And really, your new smooth shading rocks! Looks so slick and polished, and it goes really well with his color scheme. ^^

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skifi In reply to emera [2004-10-29 17:34:38 +0000 UTC]

Yikes, if so many people keeps complimenting the new style so much, I'm going to leave cell shading aside!

Hahaha, thanks a lot, Emera.... *glomps* PSP is not friendly when using textures, so they must be done almost by hand.... So I'm glad to know you think they look well! ^^

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ryuumajin [2004-10-28 05:00:39 +0000 UTC]

I like the way you color the backbone. It really has some different depth-level, especially the tails.

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skifi In reply to ryuumajin [2004-10-29 17:29:10 +0000 UTC]

I'm really glad to read this, since the backbone was a little curse to shade.... With plain colors, it turned into a challenge for my crappy abilties, so I needed to color it four or five times before doing this *shame to him*

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Lupus1 [2004-10-27 18:35:19 +0000 UTC]

another great color job man

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skifi In reply to Lupus1 [2004-10-28 23:50:59 +0000 UTC]

Hahaha, I don't know... I'm still experimenting with this kind of coloring, but if you think it looks so good, thanks a lot!

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Lupus1 In reply to skifi [2004-10-29 03:07:29 +0000 UTC]

your welcome

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eyestab [2004-10-27 18:28:26 +0000 UTC]

OMFG!! *O*!!!
Holy shit, THANK YOU x100000000!!
That is some AMAZING work, there @____@;;;...
I just love how you did the texture of his skin... it looks like real lizard skin! *O*! The spots are a niiiice addition, too @w@;;;
I think you did a wonnnnnderful job picking the colors! The shading is superslick, and I am oggling over it like crazy.
And omg, the background... soooo much slick like I cannot belieeeve #w#;;... the whole thing looks like some superawesome comic book insert art! *O*!!
Can't thank you enough! xOx;; This is just such a terrific job! *3*!!

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skifi In reply to eyestab [2004-10-29 17:42:07 +0000 UTC]

Hahaha, so you really like it? Awesome news, then! ^______^ *just beams* ...I was a bit scared, since Seel was the one knowing you, not me, and I was not sure if you would mind or not me messing up your character with my crappy colors (the spots, for example), but now I feel relieved.....

*stares at the oggling* Hahaha, thanks again, you made my day with this.... ^^

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Azahiel [2004-10-27 17:51:47 +0000 UTC]

I see the coloring style is a bit different than the usual
It's great though XD

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skifi In reply to Azahiel [2004-10-29 00:36:01 +0000 UTC]

I don't know if I'm evolving it for good.... or not... I guess I need to try a bit more, just to check.... if not, I can always go back to the usual cel-shading ^____^

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Mafer [2004-10-27 15:49:13 +0000 UTC]

chulisimo ~_~

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skifi In reply to Mafer [2004-10-29 00:07:54 +0000 UTC]

ΒΏLo dices porque se le ve el trasero? XD

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Widderherz [2004-10-27 14:44:25 +0000 UTC]

Wow, great Job! I like it!

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skifi In reply to Widderherz [2004-10-29 00:14:59 +0000 UTC]

...and I like to know you think that way, thank you!

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rumiko-skiler [2004-10-27 13:53:58 +0000 UTC]

No digas que pintas mal o te muerdo Que aΓΊn siendo toro mΓ©dico (y artista para mΓ‘s inri), eres presa de dragones

Si es un buen dibujo, se puede pintar bien Hiciste buen work ahΓ­

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skifi In reply to rumiko-skiler [2004-10-29 01:22:35 +0000 UTC]

Bueno, entonces lo dejo en que me queda mucho, mucho por aprender.... Y te lo tomo como un gran cumplido, conque gracias!

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froggiechan [2004-10-27 09:34:07 +0000 UTC]

Frankly it's good! Even if you've left the cell shading style, you didn't lower your attention to detail. I personally like the rich green skin. How did you do that? I think with more practice you can actually create 3d colorisation! O_o keep it comin', Skif!

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skifi In reply to froggiechan [2004-10-29 19:42:21 +0000 UTC]

I plan to come back to cel shading often, but just now I'm taking this one as a challenge.... ...and details are becoming my obsession when coloring, LOL!

The rich green skin? ^^ I made a plain green base color for it, then I added some strokes, each time nearer to the outlines and with a darker tone of green, so I get the gradient shading... After that, I set the brush settings to get a pattern effect, to add some textures to the image, in the same layer color... then, with a 2% opaque black (and, later, white) brush, I darken or light the adequate areas.... Lol, I'm too simple, I would like to learn to color and shade with good techniques.... XD

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Kashiita [2004-10-27 09:21:13 +0000 UTC]

just love it.

like the colors.

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skifi In reply to Kashiita [2004-10-29 00:44:10 +0000 UTC]

Lol, do you love the drawing (he's a cool character), his pose (yikes, those are his buttocks!) ...or the whole piccie? *giggles*

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Kashiita In reply to skifi [2004-11-02 16:14:17 +0000 UTC]

the wholr pic, but love te butt too!! *^^*

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skifi In reply to Kashiita [2004-11-03 00:27:38 +0000 UTC]

MwahahaΒ‘, gotcha! XD

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dantiscus [2004-10-27 05:21:44 +0000 UTC]

OO.......*sin palabras*

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skifi In reply to dantiscus [2004-10-29 00:44:47 +0000 UTC]

Ack, se le comiΓ³ la lengua el gato!

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Azymyth [2004-10-27 04:51:00 +0000 UTC]

Wow. You always do such an awesome coloring job!

*tries not to make direct eye contact and turn to stone* o.o

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skifi In reply to Azymyth [2004-10-29 00:59:43 +0000 UTC]

...I just wonder what is the basilisk guy making direct eye contact to, to make him blush so much.....

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Azymyth In reply to skifi [2004-10-29 04:25:27 +0000 UTC]

*peers down then coughs and turns around, descreetly fixing his zipper*

... yeah right.

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skifi In reply to Azymyth [2004-10-29 17:24:19 +0000 UTC]

ROFL!

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dragonrider [2004-10-27 02:56:24 +0000 UTC]

Wow. Interesting. The way you described your coloring of this pic sounds like what I normally do with my CG pics. O.o; (choosing each color, airbrush only...) Well, I'm personally partial to your cel-shading style, but I definitely appreciate what you've done on this pic. The overall effect is softer, more realistic. I absolutely the way you did the highlights in the air. Must steal and study it. XD I also really like the texture on the skin and the jeans... how did you do that with PSP?

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skifi In reply to dragonrider [2004-10-29 19:54:13 +0000 UTC]

Hey, something we both have in common, then! *highfives* Lol, and don't worry, I'll come back to my cel shading often, I enjoy it too much to leave it aside so suddenly.... ^^

How do I do textures? ^^ In a different layer, above the colors, I draw darker and lighter (lines, spots, whatever) stuff, or just use one of the "patterns" in the brush options, if any of them fits my purposes.... ^___^

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dragonrider In reply to skifi [2004-10-30 20:00:58 +0000 UTC]

All right! Thanks for the tips.

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Hiraikotsuslinger101 [2004-10-27 01:43:07 +0000 UTC]

WOWWIE! That's awesome! *squeal*

Eki-san

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skifi In reply to Hiraikotsuslinger101 [2004-10-29 00:45:50 +0000 UTC]

A sexy guy in a rear pose, just blushing... what more could we ask for? LOL!

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seel-dingo [2004-10-27 01:38:31 +0000 UTC]

OMFG SKIFI THIS ONE LOOKS SO FUCKING COOL!!! THIS IS THE ONE THAT I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR!!! @_@!!!


ooooooohohohoo...man!!! you did such a great job..!!! where to start.....the textures x-X fuck, they looks just awesome...and i love the new way of colouring/shading, it looks more.....i don't wanna say realistic, but...less plasticy. i really relaly like it o_o the grains on his skin looks just...amazing. maybe not use the same texture on the pants though? it kinda looks weird. the only other thing that's kinda bothering me is the magic. looks like a big giant piece of curby plastic o_o; doesn't really look like water......but oh well. it still looks good

i really like the blush you added too, it makes him look all shy and cute ;o; gyaaa, just wanna hug 'im!!! T_T
nice job on the background as well, i really like the colours in it. goes good with the subject (maybe a boarder of some sort would make it all fall into place together more though?) i dunno, that's just a thought.

man....skifi, all in all this piece is AMAZING! i love it so much, it looks WONDERFULL the way you coloured it ;-; the coloured versions of my lineart are always what i look forward to the most in my deviantwatch!!! ^____^!!!

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skifi In reply to seel-dingo [2004-10-29 20:13:40 +0000 UTC]

Waaaaah, that's an enthusiastic reply! *heart* I didn't know this was the one you were waiting for so much, so I'm glad to have spent more time with this one than with the rest! XD ...I was kinda worried because I didn't know if you would like this coloring style, or you'd want the cel shading oldie instead....

Yay for plastic! XD

Lol, and the scales texture is really different than the pants one, but the size compression killed it.... do you want me to send you a bigger version to be able to check? Hahaha, and I tried, with the magic, I tried, but I'm a disaster with that kind of special effects..... XD XD XD *sweatdrops* I need more practise, can you notice it? *forgets borders a lot lately*

Lol, and there is a large queue to hug him, so take a turn!

*wonders how many time does he need to wait to hug Seel instead* ...or maybe not, I don't want a jealous Tim breaking my legs! XD

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rydicanubis [2004-10-27 00:38:38 +0000 UTC]

wow this is georgeous! i love his spineyness and the details...

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skifi In reply to rydicanubis [2004-10-29 00:28:36 +0000 UTC]

Hahaha, Seel drew him really detailed, I only needed to follow the lines.... Thanks a lot! ^^

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Ragnarokdragon [2004-10-27 00:26:12 +0000 UTC]

Haha, he looks awesome! This is an automatic +fav, amigo! ^^

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skifi In reply to Ragnarokdragon [2004-10-29 00:19:11 +0000 UTC]

Mwahahaha, then you'll get an authomatic glompTACKLEhug! *laughs*

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