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Prophecy
Published: 2011-10-30 21:59:43 +0000 UTC; Views: 57141; Favourites: 5401; Downloads: 0
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EDIT: Winner of 's mascot contest!
ARTIST'S COMMENTS
Please note this is a drawing not a photo, just to clear up the confusion
I've been looking for an excuse to draw a lion for quite a while now, and I finally got a chance to
This one's based on some photos from a gorgeous white lion I took last year at a local zoo, and I've always wanted to draw him - doesn't he just look so majestic and wise? 
THE MAKING OF "Prophecy"
- Tools: Photoshop CS5, Bamboo Tablet
Time taken: 6 hours
Layers: 10
Original size: 2480x3508 px
Credit: Referenced from own photograph.
You are not authorised to use this image without my written permission. It may not be used for blogs or sim games, reposted and claimed as your own, or altered in any way. Please respect my wishes.
- Artwork © Malin Träisk
Tutorial for drawing fur can be found here:
WIP steps can be found here:
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Comments: 930
im so j e a l i o u s
how
why
why cant i be this gooooodddddddddd
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6 hours.... EXCUSE ME??
THIS IS
WAY
TOO
GOOD
TO BE MADE IN 6 HOURS?!?! uMMMM THIS IS SERIOUS HYPERREALISM!!!
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i ould never dream of making something like this!
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The fur is so detailed and beautiful 
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this --cannot-- seriously be a drawing.
Oh my god ;_;
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You know you're fucking boss when you have to edit your description to clear up this is not a photo.
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Sometimes I go a bit crazy.. xD
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I actually came here to suggest moving this artwork to Photography category, only to find out this is one of the most realistic paintings I've ever seen.
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Haha thanks, that comment really made my day
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I really did think this was a picture its so good o.o
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Wow, that looks amazing! I almost thought it was a real photo! Great job, your really talented
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And you still say it's not a photo?It's just amazing how you do your paintings, they look like photographs. It's so realistic, I like to draw animals like these but only in traditional, i'm still learning digital paint, hope one day I can do paints like yours lol T.T
Majestic Lion
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First i looked at it i was like:
"yeah yeah a picture..... nothing special its nice and everything but nothing special, just a photograph..."
and then i realized it was a picture you made, an art work ._____________________.
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Siis tää on iha mahtava, joutuu kyllä tuilaamaan aika tarkasti et tunnistaa piirrokseks. : D
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This is absolutely incredible. I'm blown away by your wonderful talent!
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Thank you, I'm glad you like it!
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*SPEECHLESS*
(Translation: there are no words to describe the beauty of this... matserpiece.)
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