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NimbusBlack [2014-07-17 18:52:35 +0000 UTC]
Squee! It's awesome!Β
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Deisi In reply to NimbusBlack [2014-07-19 00:08:26 +0000 UTC]
Thank you!
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Vicuz [2014-07-16 18:02:32 +0000 UTC]
<3 CanΒ΄t stop staring at this... It's beautiful.
Thanks for sharing!!Β
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Deisi In reply to Vicuz [2014-07-19 00:08:33 +0000 UTC]
Thanks so much!
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Deisi In reply to caseva [2014-07-05 14:26:00 +0000 UTC]
Thanks!
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WishIWould [2014-07-01 03:57:24 +0000 UTC]
I really, REALLY love what that darker, out of focus layer of grass in the front does for the composition as well as the sense of motion-amidst-stillness in this piece. Β The diffusing brightness on the edges of the fabric lending them a silhouette-like quality really creates sooooo much of a mood, especially in contrast to the darker foreground and the more peachy edges of the sky. I also love how well their postures and the details of even things like what their hands are doing, which way they're leaning and how they're holding their weight - really communicate what they're thinking or feeling. This is really, really lovely, and I think you HAVE achieved a more mature look. The best part is that it's not forced - your art has genuinely grown.
And on a minor note YAY I love seeing Legolas with dark hair!!!
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Deisi In reply to WishIWould [2014-07-01 15:08:46 +0000 UTC]
Thank you, thank you! Β That means a lot to me!! Β I tried to be pretty purposeful with all the details here, like the lighting and posturing, so it means a lot for someone to appreciate them!
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WishIWould In reply to Deisi [2014-07-03 18:25:29 +0000 UTC]
I'm just so struck with them, I think you deserve to know someone else sees it too! Especially since I first started watching you like 7 years ago (post-HP withdrawals, you helped me process my grief, lol), you're one of my favorite dA artists, and I've learned a lot from seeing the subtle changes in your art over time! And to me, this piece shows a significant leap forward. It's smoothly maintaining your style, but leaps and bounds forward from even the pic of Thranduil and his wife, IMO. In details like the shading where you're being brave enough to use blue in Gimli's red, red on Aragorn's blue, yellow right next to blue/purple on Legolas's green, but with a light hand. It all just looks so natural but makes the light such a part of the scene! And how the lines are smooth and distinct but unobtrusive, even fading into the folds of Legolas's white sleeve with its highlights in such a natural way.
As I draw more and more I begin to recognize it takes HOURS to work every single detail like these, so having someone else even scratch the surface of seeing is always meaningful! And to me personally, since your art has always spoken to me and I feel like it's contributed a lot to my emotional experiences over the last 7 years, it's a big deal, too!Β
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Deisi In reply to WishIWould [2014-07-08 00:36:19 +0000 UTC]
Yeah, I mean, free time does dry up pretty quickly, and your brain is crammed with things like diapers and strollers and Cheerios, but I've found that art absolutely helps keep me sane!  I draw comics about parenting at my blog, www.keepersoftheorb.blogspot.c⦠.
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Deisi In reply to WishIWould [2014-07-19 00:09:03 +0000 UTC]
Thanks!
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Krazzulimaii [2014-06-30 05:06:43 +0000 UTC]
Legolas has blond hair, but otherwise this is really awesome!
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Deisi In reply to Krazzulimaii [2014-06-30 11:49:46 +0000 UTC]
I choose to make my Legolas half-Avari instead of full Sindarin, giving him dark coloring from his mother's side. Β I give Thranduil blonde hair because Tolkien explicitly states it, but I choose to imagine that he met his wife in the Greenwood rather than in Doriath, making her Avari, like in this piece I did not too long ago:Β deisi.deviantart.com/art/This-β¦
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Krazzulimaii In reply to Deisi [2014-07-01 05:43:07 +0000 UTC]
Oh. Well that works I suppose. I don't have the extensive canon knowledge that some do Β
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zerarkerk [2014-06-30 04:42:27 +0000 UTC]
i like it!
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Deisi In reply to zerarkerk [2014-06-30 11:49:55 +0000 UTC]
Thank you!
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HobbitChild [2014-06-29 20:59:48 +0000 UTC]
I really love Gimli in this. Awesome stuff!
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Deisi In reply to HobbitChild [2014-06-30 00:45:18 +0000 UTC]
Thanks!
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ChristineMW [2014-06-29 18:40:01 +0000 UTC]
I'm glad you're back!
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Deisi In reply to ChristineMW [2014-06-29 18:50:58 +0000 UTC]
Thanks! Β I had my second child a few months ago, so free time has been sparse, but I'm hoping to ramp it up again!
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ChristineMW In reply to Deisi [2014-06-29 22:40:02 +0000 UTC]
Awesome!
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bovidaeloony [2014-06-29 18:33:34 +0000 UTC]
Beautiful! I really love the way you used the color saturation. And of course they all look spot on, great attention to detail!
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Deisi In reply to bovidaeloony [2014-06-29 18:51:05 +0000 UTC]
Thank you!
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