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Published: 2011-01-07 03:01:01 +0000 UTC; Views: 16726; Favourites: 701; Downloads: 843
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EDIT: fixed lighting and some minor stuff, thanks to Anthony Jones for the wonderful feedback!More environment practice. Sunny day is sunny
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Wow - love the artsy but precise rendering. Congrats
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I love the sense of scale in this one. Am I getting some LOTR references?
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sorry for the critique but my recomendation is to create a bit more light coming between both rock creations and the sea could be a bit blue-wer. just my vision
but i love the concept
i checked out ur gallery and u have stunning work
keep it up
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Thanks! your critique is most appreciated : )
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hope i didnt insult u,but i just expressed how it may look with some lighting
keep it man!!!
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lol why would it be insulting? it was great feedback! : ) thank you!
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I admit, the carvings on these Mountains created a state of greedy inside me...
I want to know what is behind.
Very great Art< I am not a person who can judge, but still I Love this one.
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Each major part (the 4 cliff sections & the water) seems a little two-dimensional, but the detail is really sexy. I know for a fact I couldn't do better with my abilities right now, though.
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this is pretty kickass jimmy!!
hows ur summer been?
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Thanks Leon, don't you mean winter? lol my winter break was gooood, too much stuff to do, still a lot of stuff to do!
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What a wonderful piece of fantasy art! It is beautifully done. It has echoes of 'Lord of the Rings'.
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I'm expecting to see water start flowing out of the screen and pour onto my laptop's keyboard. I've lost one machine due to water spillage. Not fun. This art however is friggin' awesome.
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I'd like to comment but thanks to dA's problems with loading images, I keep refreshing and it's just a gray box with the dA logo. :L
Good job dA.
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Oh wow that's much better, thank you.
Such beautiful detail in the rocks!! *.* The brightening of the rocks really portrays that sunny feel, I feel warm just looking!
Spectacular! <3
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dude, looks amazing.
The boat seems too light? they appear to be on the darker part of the canyon, yet they're boat is quite illuminated.
Anyways, everything else is jaw-dropping here 
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thanks kanta! I've just fixed some of the initial problems here! Look forward to the next one, hint, very sandy and dry : o
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Very nice texture work, only thing I would suggest is moving the boat so it reaches the horizon line so it stays in perspective.
Love the flock of birds to, adds great scale to these awesome cliffs.
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ThatΒ΄s a beautiful envirotment, all the light, the water, and the walls looks amazing. How long did you took to do this?
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Hey thanks, honestly i can't remember how long heh heh
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Wow, so it must be too long huh? very admirable, really. All the details looks sweet.
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actually not really heh heh, i did it in a day, but i was bouncing hre and there, i don't really time my stuff for the practice, although i should : p
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Wow, not bad then, it looks like even in a short time, you donΒ΄t loose the touch or messing up, as I can see, everythin in there looks marvelous. I admire that skills of yours Β°.Β°
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don't think so, my references were rock cliffs from southern Jordan, statues of Ganesh, and rivers from Cambodia Though i do remember that there was a gate from LoTR that was slightly similar in composition, if that was what you were kindly referring to : ) Happy New years Reid : D
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lol thanks man! you can book your honey moon here!
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I like the color of the water, and the fact that there is a flock of birds flying overhead. You also get a sense of scale, and it indeed looks like a very bright day.
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i really like the somber mood and the scale
what were some of the areas you thought turned out really well and which areas you'd consider improving on the next painting or series?
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well to be honest i think the things i need to improve on is to try adding in more figures at a closer range for different composition ideas, and my method of painting in general.
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and the things you thought worked well?
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I guess the textures are okay, I donno im just not satisfied with my stuff that easily lol
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lol i think most artists would say the same. the ambiance is really effective in this specific one. i noticed that your recent set of environment works have been a lot more subtle (or perhaps "muted" is a better descriptor) in attitude and colors than your regular figurative works
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This is really gorgeous! The water is lovely and all of the water and rock detail looks amazing.
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This is amazing! i think you've hit a plateau. Any better and you'll be doing photorealism.
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thanks! but photo realism isn't my cup of tea when it comes to environment paintings
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That was a compliment ya foo :3
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oh no i understand that but i wouldnt want to go total photo realistic for these type of stuff lol, and thanks!
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Amazing! Love the atmospheric perspective and sense of scale.
How do you start the drawings? I love environment art, but never know where to begin. :\.
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Begin with a composition, and then figure out the lighting, and then block in the colours!
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