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Published: 2011-02-28 01:37:55 +0000 UTC; Views: 1094; Favourites: 51; Downloads: 20
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Made as a thank you for the man who gave my card to the publishing company that is hiring me to do a series of Shakespeare books!Related content
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Looks great! I like the details on the wing and tail, and his eye 
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Thank you! I heard from the guy I gave it to and he sounded like he liked it!
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I love the colors and textures. Are you done with paper or cloth also use?
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Thank you! It's only paper, but I have a lot of different kinds that I use.
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Nice choice of papers and colors and great design - just enough detail without being too busy.
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Thank you! I spent a long time (not too, too long ago) being "too detailed" so it's nice to hear that that has subsided!
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Well, for me it has. I think most casual observers still go ga-ga over the ultra-complex WOW factor, not realizing that just because it took weeks to cut out doesn't make it a good design. I like to compare it to a musician who can play a million notes a second, but says nothing, opposed to one who can play just a few and gets to heart of the piece and communicates a ton of emotion.
If the scene REQUIRES loads of detail (like a ship's rigging), fine, I'll do it. But I'd rather think first and decide if there's a way to SUGGEST a lot of detail and let the viewer fill in the blanks.
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That's exactly my thinking as well. I loved the initial response of the WOW factor to crazy-precise pieces that were so unnecessarily complicated. But I've become a bit more subdued and favor graphic and bold with a mixture of intricacies over insanity for insanity's sake.
Glad you and I are on the same page because I love your work!
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Nice fresh colours! And shakespeare books sounds really really fun! congratulations
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Thanks! The basis for the palette was what the guy's favorite colors are, but originally they were way too 70s for me to handle, so I cooled them off with the aquas I think.
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Wow, this is absolutely wonderful! Not only the bird itself, but also the color scheme and placement of the plants. You're awesome!
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Thank you! I definitely tried some new color combinations for me!
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This is soo cool. I'd like to do stuff like this on the side
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Haha, thank you! You should give it a try!
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heh, definitely. thanks for the inspiration
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