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Description ~~~

*nom*

This should actually be called 'Desert Patrol~~~', but DA hates my nifty punctuations marks. (DA titles hate lots of nifty punctuation marks. Hmph.)

Just did this - one hour. I'm surprised at how fast I did it/how well it turned out.

Still working with lineless/painting. I've been browsing and studying as many tutorials as I can and...I dunno. I just can't get the 'okay...now squiggle some colour with the airbrush and...' and somehow it turns out nice and neat. Hmph.

So...I was a bad person and did this exactly how I would execute a picture with lines...but without them. (OMG, NO WAI!!!) (I think it actually went a bit faster because I wasn't worried about filling in my linework with my base colours. I hatehatehatehatehatehatehate masking/filling in base colours... That's the longest freaking part of digital art - at least for me. The lineart/shading+highlighting just whizzes around in no time. Ack.)

Meh. I have a headache. I always have a headache, ftw.

So...yeah.

Haladin enjoying a ride on Juban over the vast expanse of the Arabian desert~~~ Man, I want to go to the Middle East soooooooo bad!...

Any tips/tricks/etc on how to achieve these any better would be much appreciated. As always!

Also any critique would be appreciated.

Enjoy!
Char/Art (c) me.
Rippers will be nuked and swiftly disposed of.
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Comments: 75

Please-be-careful [2010-05-05 18:56:32 +0000 UTC]

omg! so beauiful! you are a amesing drawer! ^^

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TwilightSaint In reply to Please-be-careful [2010-05-29 16:59:52 +0000 UTC]

Aw, thanks so much!

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Please-be-careful In reply to TwilightSaint [2010-06-02 05:13:06 +0000 UTC]

np! ^^

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MastaBlastah [2010-03-12 16:09:41 +0000 UTC]

Not bad but the body looks sort of like a great dane

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TwilightSaint In reply to MastaBlastah [2010-03-14 17:35:48 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! ^^ And ha-ha, I kinda see what you mean~~~

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chocogingerfingers [2010-03-09 03:27:04 +0000 UTC]

WOWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!

That is sooo so so soooo sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
COOOOOL!!!!!!!!!!!

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TwilightSaint In reply to chocogingerfingers [2010-03-09 14:55:40 +0000 UTC]

Ha-ha, thank you sooooooooooo much!

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chocogingerfingers In reply to TwilightSaint [2010-03-11 06:46:19 +0000 UTC]

You're very very very welcome!!!

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DraveDragonheart [2010-03-08 11:45:24 +0000 UTC]

really nice job with this picture i really like the way you did the texture on Juban looks pretty realistic to me i get that instentive to reach out and touch the big dwaggie

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TwilightSaint In reply to DraveDragonheart [2010-03-09 02:50:03 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Watch out if you try and pet Juban - he might bite! :0

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DraveDragonheart In reply to TwilightSaint [2010-06-01 12:34:31 +0000 UTC]

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Dragonsrule-89 [2010-02-28 23:09:17 +0000 UTC]

Awesome picture! I love the detail

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TwilightSaint In reply to Dragonsrule-89 [2010-03-09 15:35:32 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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LadyShar [2010-02-09 16:38:58 +0000 UTC]

great coloring!!!!

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TwilightSaint In reply to LadyShar [2010-02-13 02:33:58 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Rasper29 [2010-02-09 03:50:53 +0000 UTC]

I like the dragon's design and build.
Also, a wonderful coloring job!

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TwilightSaint In reply to Rasper29 [2010-02-13 02:36:46 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! He's my own original species! And he's one of my first lineless pieces! ^^

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Rasper29 In reply to TwilightSaint [2010-02-15 03:14:09 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome!
Oh that's cool.

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Legion-renaisance [2010-01-07 11:36:50 +0000 UTC]

awesome drawing

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TwilightSaint In reply to Legion-renaisance [2010-01-09 06:16:06 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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kainheartless [2010-01-03 11:05:48 +0000 UTC]

wow nice dragon! I usually don't like desert but this rules! a inspiration for making dragons.
Very good

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TwilightSaint In reply to kainheartless [2010-01-04 02:25:33 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

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Rastaban26 [2009-12-28 08:50:00 +0000 UTC]

Another fine dragon in your gallery Cool.

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TwilightSaint In reply to Rastaban26 [2009-12-30 01:49:34 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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s-blue-faerie [2009-12-24 06:10:59 +0000 UTC]

Great picture

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TwilightSaint In reply to s-blue-faerie [2009-12-25 04:14:52 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! ^^

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Kestus [2009-12-22 16:54:17 +0000 UTC]

This is so very awesome. Awesome detail and coloring!

Yeah, tutorials are weird sometimes. I've tried using them a few times but I always get that "wow I suck" feeling whenever my attempt ends up looking like total fail compared to the example. D: They can still be pretty helpful, though, I must say. 8D

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TwilightSaint In reply to Kestus [2009-12-24 00:03:56 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

Ah, yeah. I also hate it when they skip steps~~~ >.<

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Tysharina [2009-12-20 14:04:12 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful work, I love the textures you've captured

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TwilightSaint In reply to Tysharina [2009-12-20 23:07:14 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I need to start working on textures.

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Maskerade56 [2009-12-19 20:37:42 +0000 UTC]

This is pure beautifulness!
I love the details of the dragons and his body structure. I also can't see anything false in this picture - it's perfect!

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TwilightSaint In reply to Maskerade56 [2009-12-20 23:07:49 +0000 UTC]

Wow, thanks! Thanks so much!

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Maskerade56 In reply to TwilightSaint [2009-12-24 22:46:44 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome, dear! x3

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Flurflur [2009-12-19 09:40:23 +0000 UTC]

Aw!
It's awesome !
I love the colors, the scenery...

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Shinerai [2009-12-19 05:07:11 +0000 UTC]

wow, your dragons are just such a PERFECT mix between western and eastern ;A; worthy of the title Weastie <3

you did a really good job on coloring without lines! D: I have the same problem. I've seen some reaallly awesome tutorials that are like "ok doodle this color here and" and it looks amazing and when I do it it's like ....... it's really discouraging. <3 anyway, I can't wait to see more of this style; i hope you develop it

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TwilightSaint In reply to Shinerai [2009-12-20 23:24:24 +0000 UTC]

Ha-ha, thanks! I actually have another piece that I just need to finish up (I got interrupted-- ) and I'll send it to you. :3

I really, really, really want to get good at it! I've admired the style for years and finally I was just like 'Heck, let's take a shot at it!' But I know exactly what you mean about the tutorials and such! *headdesk* Sometimes I think they serve more to confuse me than actually help, ha-ha. So mainly, I've just been trying to feel my way along - experiment with things - and definitely asking questions when I totally get stuck. O.o
I'd also like to really get down ( < ...what? XD ) with the cell-shading style (I love the crisp look to it. I think my problem is that I work with too small files. My files are like...usually 1000 by 800 or so pixels. O_o I wish my hard-drive could handle large amounts of data.) And then I'd also like to get into things like impressionism and some abstract art as well as street style and dark art and comic and everything. I want to be really well rounded in as much as I can. ( *extremely unnecessary ramble was unnecessary* )

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Shinerai In reply to TwilightSaint [2009-12-21 05:38:25 +0000 UTC]

oh nice, you got lots of plans!! Cell shading is probably the easiest style ever to do. I do it when I get lazy or wanna finish something fast :C

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TwilightSaint In reply to Shinerai [2009-12-22 05:36:58 +0000 UTC]

Definitely! I shall be busy.
Sadly, it is, ha-ha. I actually started getting a bit sick of it - I think my 'Elemental Dragon Bust' series with 100 dragons in it kind of burnt me out - at least for a little while.
I'm really enjoying the lineless work I've been doing - I'm really getting the knack of it, too. ^^

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Shinerai In reply to TwilightSaint [2009-12-22 08:01:11 +0000 UTC]

wow, you really drew 100 dragon busts? D: i'd die. i'm so impressed.

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TwilightSaint In reply to Shinerai [2009-12-25 03:44:40 +0000 UTC]

Yep - 102 to be exact. (The two were character requests, so I don't really count them. ) But it consists of all the elements from fire and ice to mime, clown, construction, Apocalypse, and...many more! It was definitely a project, that's for sure.
Here's the link if you ever want to check it out: [link] They're in no particular order at all. D:
(This one's my favourite: [link] )

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Shinerai In reply to TwilightSaint [2009-12-25 05:47:48 +0000 UTC]

WOW that's amazing. I really like that one, and this one also [link] c:

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TwilightSaint In reply to Shinerai [2009-12-27 07:29:22 +0000 UTC]

Ah, yeah, Underground is another one of my favourites! (My 'music' dragons are all kind of cool that way, lol.)
Thanks! :3

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Vempyremon [2009-12-18 22:48:37 +0000 UTC]

Epic dragon anatomy~ Definitely well drawn.
I love the back feets; I always have a hard time with those.
As always, you do a killer job with the scales and small details.
Very awesome~

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TwilightSaint In reply to Vempyremon [2009-12-18 23:05:41 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I've been practicing wings lately, and this was a notebook sketch I did last week that I liked. I'll be scanning in and colouring more of them hopefully soon.
I love feetsies! I don't know why...I just like them. XD

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mare-of-night [2009-12-18 21:14:48 +0000 UTC]

That is /amazing/ for one hour. My speedpaints always wind up unfinished or taking over 4 hours...

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TwilightSaint In reply to mare-of-night [2009-12-18 22:45:53 +0000 UTC]

I always get confused when people are like: 'Speed Paint. 6 hours.' I thought speed-paints were supposed to be speedy. Like I said, I guess I'm just a bad person! Thanks!

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mare-of-night In reply to TwilightSaint [2009-12-18 22:49:22 +0000 UTC]

Bad person? No, just good at speedpaint. Like you said, supposed to be fast.

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TwilightSaint In reply to mare-of-night [2009-12-18 23:11:05 +0000 UTC]

Ha-ha, lol, okay! XD

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Dragonmagik [2009-12-18 18:02:47 +0000 UTC]

Looks like they're having the time of they're life! Really good!

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TwilightSaint In reply to Dragonmagik [2009-12-18 22:45:02 +0000 UTC]

Ha-ha, thanks! ^^

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