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Question: Tomomi: Do you like polar lights? From--
Answer: Indeed I do. Every time I spot it from my window, I always have to run outside with my wolf to watch it until I am so tired... to the point that I have to go home. Not only are they beautiful, dancing in the night sky, but they are like a part of me, and of course, a part of why my economy is growing.
((How do you draw the Aurora Borealis and snow? I tried looking for references but they all did not help...
Anyway, I tried my best. Sorry for being inactive, guys...I'm also going to use this for a temporary ID too.
Hetalia (c) Hidekaz Himaruya
Hammerfest and SnΓΈstorm (c) Me))
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((Thank you so much! 
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wow very cool! I had to zoom in to enjoy all the details it offers
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((Thank you so much for your compliment! I'm glad that you like it and actually took time to digest the details. 
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Very nice artwork you have here, I like the colors and shadows you used here also the light work is pretty awesome.
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((Thanks for your compliment! I appreciate it.))
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The details in the fur and the snow really bring out this picture. Awesome! Keep up the good work!
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((Thank you so much! I'm glad that you like the snow, because I thought I failed and spent an unnecessary time on it... hehe...))
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No no not at all! Believe in yourself!
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((That's something I find hard to do at time... but...))
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You can do it!
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((Thanks!))
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((Thank you!))
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I love the action in this piece! ANd the northern lights are beautiful.
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((Thank you very much!))
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Excellent work there! Especially the wolf with its fur and feather details looks just great.
I'd add more darker gradient to the sky, the aurora would be more visible and vivid then.
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((Thank you very much!
That is a great suggestion. Maybe next time I draw the aurora I can do that. It's really hard to draw the aurora... I never am able to make it look right when I draw them.))
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Oh I know the feeling. I've tried a few times but have never been happy with the result.x3
But I'm sure we both can get it right someday!
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((I know! Mine looks so drab. I cannot make it glow enough...
If we try. XD I don't know about you, but I give up really easily. Especially with art. XD))
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I just always mess up the shape(which is kinda stupid).x3
Here's btw pretty decent tutorial, might offer some advice [link] c:
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((I know. Mine just look like demented blurred... things.
Wow, it actually really helped! I never use filters. XD))
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xD
Glad it did!
I rarely use filters too but lately I've introduced myself better to them and really, they are useful.
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((Yeah, I can see that they are useful, but I'm just not used to it.. 
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But with practice you'll get used to it.
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awesome. you did a really great job with the details and his fabrics and the fur!! the only thing iwould say is the wings on the wolf looks a bit strange, i think you might need to check the perspective on that one (the right wing looks like it's on his left shoulder, his left wing is on his neck..... ^^") other than that, i think you did a great job with all the textures! the snow looks really real....haha good job ^_^
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((Thank you so much for the compliment! Just saying, I only drew one wing, so I do not know of the right wing you speak of... 
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LOL okay in that case, totally my mistake XD i thought that the curved top part of it was a completely separate wing, haha sorry for being confused ^^"
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((What curved part are you mentioning? You mean the dark blue piece of sky? It's okay, sometimes things are a bit misleading, and I know I suck at object composition in an art piece anyway... People make mistakes all the time. 
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no like, that tip part of his wing? the "Alula" (the yellow part in this picture: [link] )
i think it might be because most wings usually don't curve that much, but i get that it's partially stylized so... ^^
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((The thing is that the picture you sent me was of a pigeon wing, and I modeled this off a spread out eagle wing. During an eagle's flight the alula is spread out. Also, I don't see why it could be mislead as another wing... but maybe it is because I am stupid, that's all. ^^))
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ah okay. (LOL yeah, sorry about the pigeon wing...i literally just googled "bird wing anatomy" and picked the first one that looked suitable ._.)
yes that makes sense. i still feel like the angle is just a *little* bit off? but really, its a moot point, and i'm sorry for nit picking XD
I probably mistook it the first time because of the different angle, and i didn't look at it closely enough so i just assumed they were two tiny little (anatomically incorrect but still interesting looking) wings, and You probably can't tell what i'm talking about because (you're not stupid!!!) you definitely spent so much time and effort on it, so you know exactly what it is. anyways/ sorry again ^^" XD
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(({It's okay, I tend to be lazy with stuff like that as well... }
What do you mean by the angle though? The tilt or the spread of the wing? Oh, I see. Also, I want to mention that I am way too lazy to draw two wings.
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((Thank you! I am sure that you can be better than me.
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Nice work on the fur and the wing is so detailed! very pretty!
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((It wasn't originally a race, but if it was, yes, the wolf will win. Thank you!))
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Very beautiful work!
For Aurora Borealis, I use gaussian and vertical motion blurs.
But I think there are other methods.
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((Thank you!
Oh, I see, thanks for the advice! I should try that out one day.
For art, there are so many other methods to do one thing, but there are better ones and worse ones, of course.))
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You're welcome!
And for doing Aurora, I use another layer, and several colors. I apply blurs a few times.
Just the airbrush with quite soft pressure should give a good result too. I should try.
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((I use another layer as well. About blurs; I don't use them but I use the smudge tool instead.
I don't have pressure since I don't have a tablet.
Experimenting is a really good thing, though I am often too lazy to do too much though...
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Oh okay.
I don't know what is smudge lol (English is not my native language).
You can try with opacity of the layer. And maybe duplicate the layer and move one a bit.
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((Smudging is kind of like blending the colours. You know when you use your finger to blend colours together? (What was your native language?)
Hm... maybe that will work too. I'll try.))
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I love the idea. 
Again, great picture.
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