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Celtic-Tigeress — Celtic Tiger
Published: 2011-11-07 22:05:34 +0000 UTC; Views: 2003; Favourites: 18; Downloads: 0
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Well, this will be my "fursona" I guess? Isn't that what some of you guys do? Make fursonas or avatars or something? I'm new to this whole thing....Anywho, I digress, This is my fursona/Avatar and my first deviation yay! go me!
Oh also, critiques, opinions, tips. Anything to help me improve is much appreciated
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OMG!!! that is so cute, beautiful,awesome, 
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Awesome and congrat on your first dev. 
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Awe!! Thank you SOOOO MUCH! Yea the shading and lighting is something I have to work on big time, I can't seem to get the hang of it though....just practice, practice and more practice I guess!! Thanks so much for the tips, much appreciated!
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Such an awesome creation. I love the amount of details in it.
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Awe wow, thank you so much
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How did you do this texture of fur? I really like it.
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Ok well, I basically started by colouring the tiger in a dark green, Then on a new layer I picked a slightly lighter green and I used a very small brush (1px) and stroked each individual hair.
Repeat that step a few times (making a new layer, using a small brush stroke in each hair, use lighter and lighter tones of the colour you are using)Don't go too light! keep repeating until you reach the colour you want.
Then I do the shading and the highlights on new layers, stroking highlights and shading on to some of the individual hairs.
This is very time consuming but I think it's well worth it in the end. I know there are probably other easier ways of doing this but this is just the way that works for me.
You should look at some fur tutorials, they explain it much better than I just did, and practice, practice, practice!! You'll soon find a way that works for you!
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Thanks for the great explanation!
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lol, I'm sure you can find a better explanation then that, but I tried, I just hope it wasn't too confusing, I barely understood it myself!
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Nice job! And Congrats on your first deviation
As a critique, I'd like to say that the grey/silver fur on the nose could be a little smoother in transition to the green (unless that was intentional, in which case ignore this) Some blurring or gradual color change might help. And also maybe a bit more shading near the head/neck to separate it from the body to prevent it from looking flat.
Otherwise, excellent work!
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Why thank you
Anywho thanks so much for your help! I will most definitely be keeping it in mind for my next picture!!
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I know what you mean about GIMP, I've been using it for a little over a year, and I still can't fully utilize every tool x3
Happy to help
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