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DorianHarper — The Ravens

Published: 2008-10-11 17:31:53 +0000 UTC; Views: 1380; Favourites: 46; Downloads: 7
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Description I'm very sorry about the poor quality of this photograph... the original image is too big for my scanner, and it's really a shame at how it turned out. The picture looks so much better in real life...
Anyway, this is my completed version of the raven drawing I was working on for art homework. The picture in real life is much brighter than it appears in this image, and I just feel that the photograph really took away from the picture...
This took at total of about 4 hours to work on... which I actually find quite fast
I will be turning this in for my next art homework when I return to school on Tuesday, so at least it was worth working on^^ All and all, I really like how it turned out^^

Medium:
2B Graphite Pencil
Nupastels
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Comments: 74

DorianHarper In reply to ??? [2013-09-28 14:33:28 +0000 UTC]



Thank you!

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qwibes [2013-09-03 20:17:09 +0000 UTC]

Lovely use of colors  

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DorianHarper In reply to qwibes [2013-09-03 20:23:32 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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qwibes In reply to DorianHarper [2013-09-03 20:44:41 +0000 UTC]

Most welcome

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BrennsArtAttic [2013-08-30 09:32:32 +0000 UTC]

Love the athmoshfere in this one..and the collours..really well done

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DorianHarper In reply to BrennsArtAttic [2013-08-30 10:50:51 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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BrennsArtAttic In reply to DorianHarper [2013-08-30 10:54:41 +0000 UTC]

My pleasure

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bleachrocks2010 [2013-04-09 21:14:46 +0000 UTC]

I love the whole composition of the birds in this one.

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DorianHarper In reply to bleachrocks2010 [2013-04-10 00:21:03 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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Astrikos [2013-04-09 01:27:08 +0000 UTC]

I really love how you did the sky here. It's well blended and the colors are really beautiful. The gradient also looks very nice.

Very nice contrast in the feather textures as well. There are some really nice defined parts.
However, I feel like a bit more details(indications that suggest vanes of the feathers, feather shadows) would really polish the ravens.

The anatomy is pretty good, however, the neck on the foreground raven looks a tad slim where it connects to the back. The head though, is impressive and realistic looking.

I very much like the other ravens. The positions look really nice.
Perhaps backlighting them with the reflecting sunlight colors would add a bit more pop.

Overall, wonderful job. Although a scan would have been awesome, I know it didn't fit.
Wonderful work, you can definitely see the effort here.
Congratulations on winning #ProjectComment 's commenting contest. I hope you don't mind this as the piece that the first part of your prize is based on.
Have a lovely day!

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DorianHarper In reply to Astrikos [2013-04-09 01:28:59 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

Visual art isn't my medium to work in, so I'm surprised you commented on this one-- especially since it's so old.

Thanks though.

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Astrikos In reply to DorianHarper [2013-04-09 01:40:08 +0000 UTC]

Ah, I'll probably do another piece if you want.
I just clicked the first thing in your gallery xD

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BasileVigny [2013-02-25 17:20:34 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful color))

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DorianHarper In reply to BasileVigny [2013-02-25 17:28:08 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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xXxShadowFanGirlxXx [2013-01-04 00:16:19 +0000 UTC]

this is amazing

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DorianHarper In reply to xXxShadowFanGirlxXx [2013-01-04 00:16:44 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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Nymphe-AR [2009-05-23 16:27:02 +0000 UTC]

Incredible!

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DorianHarper In reply to Nymphe-AR [2009-05-23 16:28:00 +0000 UTC]


Thank you so much!!

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Couramours [2009-04-16 02:29:35 +0000 UTC]

It's so haunting, but so intriguing at the same time. Love the perspective.

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DorianHarper In reply to Couramours [2009-04-16 09:36:24 +0000 UTC]

^^
Thank you for the comment

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Couramours In reply to DorianHarper [2009-04-25 18:08:22 +0000 UTC]

Welcome!

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saiyanprincesscat [2009-03-29 21:52:14 +0000 UTC]

Wow, this is stunning!

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DorianHarper In reply to saiyanprincesscat [2009-03-29 22:27:51 +0000 UTC]

Thank you^^

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ToaAkatsuki [2009-03-02 14:50:50 +0000 UTC]

This really caught my eye. The colours are amazing. Raven looks awesome.

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DorianHarper In reply to ToaAkatsuki [2009-03-02 14:51:35 +0000 UTC]

Thank you^^

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Fieckenrabe [2009-03-01 17:02:35 +0000 UTC]

I love it! It is very tender: the contrast between the legendary dark bleakness of the ravens and the warmth of the colours, besides the sweet sight of the bird in close-up, makes a wonderful sight. Good work !

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DorianHarper In reply to Fieckenrabe [2009-03-01 19:59:20 +0000 UTC]


Thank you very much^^
I'm glad you like it.

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dragon-blazer [2009-01-30 01:53:32 +0000 UTC]

THIS IS AWESOME!!

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DorianHarper In reply to dragon-blazer [2009-01-30 01:57:53 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much
I'm very proud of how this one came out^^ It's definitely my favorite ever!
I'm going to frame it sometime (I bought a frame) so we can hang it up in the livingroom^^

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dragon-blazer In reply to DorianHarper [2009-01-30 01:59:34 +0000 UTC]

that would be nice

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me-inside515 [2008-12-13 08:50:05 +0000 UTC]

that's very nice, i like it

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DorianHarper In reply to me-inside515 [2008-12-13 16:18:38 +0000 UTC]


Thank you very much^^

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caitlin-day [2008-11-03 03:13:21 +0000 UTC]

this is fantastic!!

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DorianHarper In reply to caitlin-day [2008-11-03 11:45:35 +0000 UTC]


Thank you very much!!

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ToraKage-BlackLight [2008-10-13 03:19:03 +0000 UTC]

Excellent job on the sunset! Amazing!!!!

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DorianHarper In reply to ToraKage-BlackLight [2008-10-13 12:10:51 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!!

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ToraKage-BlackLight In reply to DorianHarper [2008-10-13 17:00:00 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome! The sunset looks great!

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DorianHarper In reply to ToraKage-BlackLight [2008-10-13 18:41:54 +0000 UTC]

^^

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aPhantomsagony [2008-10-13 02:52:59 +0000 UTC]

Excellent job on this one! *glomp*

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DorianHarper In reply to aPhantomsagony [2008-10-13 02:55:15 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much, Andrew!!

I really appreciate it

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baings [2008-10-12 22:29:14 +0000 UTC]

realistic...nice

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DorianHarper In reply to baings [2008-10-12 23:34:30 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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anime-wwe [2008-10-12 05:49:28 +0000 UTC]

OMG you gotta be kidding me!!! this isnt the poor but stunning quality! i love the raven! totally deserve a favourite

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DorianHarper In reply to anime-wwe [2008-10-12 11:31:26 +0000 UTC]


Thank you so very much!!

I really appreciate it^^

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anime-wwe In reply to DorianHarper [2008-10-12 11:35:53 +0000 UTC]

you are another amazing artist truly gifted by God himself! keep doing this for your own benefits and more importantly God xD

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DorianHarper In reply to anime-wwe [2008-10-12 11:37:27 +0000 UTC]


Will do^^

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MissTooni [2008-10-11 23:27:14 +0000 UTC]

I love the colors, can see how they would be brighter in real life, though... You know, if you have access to it you can fix it up in photoshop by messing with levels or brightness/contrast... But it's still lovely. ^^

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DorianHarper In reply to MissTooni [2008-10-12 02:04:28 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I tried that, but that messed with the ravens too much and made them not look right.
That's the one thing I don't like about my Photoshop--it never works the way I intend it to..and it usually has a lot of problems (especially lately)
Lol.
Thank you, though^^

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MissTooni In reply to DorianHarper [2008-10-13 00:47:18 +0000 UTC]

Mine, either. My CS3 is broke so I'm stuck with elements, which sucks. You're welcome, though. ^^

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DorianHarper In reply to MissTooni [2008-10-13 01:01:15 +0000 UTC]

You're lucky you have a CS3...
It was too expensive for me to get when it came out...
So I'm stuck with lousy Photoshop 7.

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