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Published: 2012-12-04 02:42:07 +0000 UTC; Views: 1672; Favourites: 26; Downloads: 0
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Description VERY rough sketch of Aquafina I did today while at my dad's doctor's appointment. I'll replace it with the completed version soon :3

Color, shaded, background'd and everything! Holy crap this took forever and my poor computer sounds like it's about to die if I even open another tab! Okay, this is probably my favorite pony picture to date because of the detail I put into it (lawlz i added so much) and it's just so pretty to look at ;w; First time ever doing an underwater scene so, critique on the effects? 8D

Aquafina and art © me = *atomic-kitten10

Sketch done on Autodesk's SketchBook Express on the iPad 2 with a Belkin stylus.
Completed piece done on Photoshop CS5 with Wacom Intuos3 tablet.
Estimated time spent: 3hr 30min
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Comments: 15

Aster-the-Badass [2012-12-04 10:48:30 +0000 UTC]

WOW! that looks awesome! good job. sadly though, I can't add this to my favorites because it doesn't really look like the kind of thing I would love to see again. But still, you did great work.

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atomic-kitten10 In reply to Aster-the-Badass [2012-12-04 10:56:03 +0000 UTC]

I'm not exactly sure what you mean by that, but thanks?

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Aster-the-Badass In reply to atomic-kitten10 [2012-12-04 12:43:14 +0000 UTC]

eheh...sorry bout that last part. Main point is I like it, but not too much.

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atomic-kitten10 In reply to Aster-the-Badass [2012-12-04 16:49:47 +0000 UTC]

Oh, um, okay What about it don't you like? Sorry I'm just curious.

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Aster-the-Badass In reply to atomic-kitten10 [2012-12-05 07:03:41 +0000 UTC]

*Reads old comment* wtf did i just type?

anyway, its because of the picture's atmosphere. Although the pony seems very well drawn, the effects in the picture are dull. Its just light. And water. I know you worked hard on this, but more effects would make it better.

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atomic-kitten10 In reply to Aster-the-Badass [2012-12-05 07:12:58 +0000 UTC]

To be honest, I was afraid I would overdo it with too many effects so I dialed it down from my original idea I was going to include reefs, plant and animal life, maybe some underwater "mountains", but I thought it would draw the attention away from the pony, especially if I did them horribly. Hell I even thought the bubbles would be too much! I'm very wary when it comes to adding detail and backgrounds because of the fear of it being called "tacky" or "cluttered".

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Aster-the-Badass In reply to atomic-kitten10 [2012-12-05 07:41:45 +0000 UTC]

I understand.

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atomic-kitten10 In reply to Aster-the-Badass [2012-12-05 07:46:02 +0000 UTC]

I might give it a try, see how it would've looked if I were to make it look more like she were in the ocean rather than just in a pool or something XD

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Aster-the-Badass In reply to atomic-kitten10 [2012-12-05 07:57:52 +0000 UTC]

YAY.

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oeur [2012-12-04 10:05:00 +0000 UTC]

Looks amazing! And your computer must be dying... Poor thing.

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atomic-kitten10 In reply to oeur [2012-12-04 10:29:15 +0000 UTC]

Thank you ^^ And yeah, it was close to overheating.

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oeur In reply to atomic-kitten10 [2012-12-05 06:16:25 +0000 UTC]

Best to turn it off and leave it for a bit.

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atomic-kitten10 In reply to oeur [2012-12-05 07:13:58 +0000 UTC]

She's alright now, I haven't run Photoshop or anything today so she's nice and cool

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oeur In reply to atomic-kitten10 [2012-12-06 07:13:30 +0000 UTC]

That's good!

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atomic-kitten10 In reply to oeur [2012-12-06 07:53:24 +0000 UTC]

Indeed

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