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harlequin-wondercat — Gallop Through The Dunes

Published: 2009-03-15 21:28:06 +0000 UTC; Views: 445; Favourites: 28; Downloads: 4
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Description I know, I know, I should be working on my trades/requests . But I am, I swear!!! I've got about six bits of art on the go, the majority of them owed to people, and I'm working on them in little bits, it's just pot luck this one was finished first, although I did start it before I opened the trade/request slots .

Anyway... spontaneous giftart for , although when I started this she was still at her old account. When I first saw her newest stallion, Fiyero, I had a very strong compulsion to have a go at drawing him, coz lets face it, he's flippin' gorgeous !!!! And here he is, with his equally gorgeous mate Athena .

I had the two horses sitting and gathering dust for a couple of weeks, coz every time I tried to draw something around them it turned into a total icky mess . But I sat down tonight and was determined to finish it .

I've still got major background block, and only sheer will-power and a very good iPod shuffle got me through this one without a breakdown . I'm still not keen on the dunes in the foreground, and I'm not entirely sure about the sea and clouds, but it was mostly experimental using the filters in Photoshop, as I couldn't get my usual method looking right as seawater . All in all, despite not being entirely happy with it, for my current state of mind it's quite an achievement .

Enough waffling from me... hope you like it ~Faraway-voice-x .

Athena and Fiyero (c)
Art (c) Me
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Comments: 18

Faraway-voice-x [2009-03-21 19:08:47 +0000 UTC]

Oh...my...life! This is actually SO amazing Harly! Thank you so so so much this really made my day!
Athena just looks so beautiful, and Fiyero is stunning in your style The background is also compltely amazing, honestly I cannot stop looking at it! Thank you thank you thank you!

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harlequin-wondercat In reply to Faraway-voice-x [2009-03-21 19:37:35 +0000 UTC]

Haha I'm so, so, so pleased you like it . As soon as I saw Fiyero I just HAD to have a stab at drawing him, and surprise, surprise he was a total dream !!! I had a total blast doing it all

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Faraway-voice-x In reply to harlequin-wondercat [2009-03-22 10:11:01 +0000 UTC]

I do I do! Thank you so much again

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JEAikman [2009-03-16 21:43:22 +0000 UTC]

Really beautiful work there

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harlequin-wondercat In reply to JEAikman [2009-03-17 17:01:46 +0000 UTC]

Thank you hun

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SomersetRaven [2009-03-16 12:34:23 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful picture, the only thing I might say is that Athena's back legs look a bit crossed

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harlequin-wondercat In reply to SomersetRaven [2009-03-16 17:06:17 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the comment

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SomersetRaven In reply to harlequin-wondercat [2009-03-16 20:10:08 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome

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rileycvanderzee [2009-03-16 03:59:04 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful! I love the sparse grass on the beach, the waves are really great too. The poses are really nice, they fit well together. Very pretty!

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harlequin-wondercat In reply to rileycvanderzee [2009-03-16 17:04:56 +0000 UTC]

Aww thank you hun

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Traitorstar [2009-03-16 00:30:12 +0000 UTC]

I love it! Everything looks perfect, and that background...wow! Its fantastic xD

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harlequin-wondercat In reply to Traitorstar [2009-03-16 17:05:37 +0000 UTC]

Aww thank you , it's heartening to hear nice things about the background, especially considering what a pain in the butt it was to put together

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Traitorstar In reply to harlequin-wondercat [2009-03-21 00:35:52 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome!
xDD I can imagine, well you did good so be proud!

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PearlyPony [2009-03-15 22:12:27 +0000 UTC]

Oooh I love all the layers of different colours and of course different 'elements', the sky, water and sand I think the way you did the sky looks awesome! And the ocean does look BEAUTIFUL! The beach is gorgeous too! And the poses of those two are so sweet and well done! Plus they look superpretty

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harlequin-wondercat In reply to PearlyPony [2009-03-16 17:08:51 +0000 UTC]

I hadn't really noticed the different elements and layers of colour before you mentioned it... funny how you do that sort of thing by accident when you are caught up in drawing

Thank you ever so much hun

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Forever-Flying [2009-03-15 21:44:50 +0000 UTC]

*dies*:WOW!!!!!!!!This is UBER AMAZINGLY FANTASTICAL!!!!!*jaw drops**ahem* Anyway....this is SOOO amazing!!The water, the bg, the dunes, the poses, the shading, the expressions!!!Gosh girl, you just keep getting better!!You should make a water tutorial, it's really good!!!

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harlequin-wondercat In reply to Forever-Flying [2009-03-16 17:07:51 +0000 UTC]

Haha, I might have done a tutorial, but to be honest I have no idea how I actually managed to do the sea . I just messed around with the different PS filters and colour settings until I got something reasonably water-like, and I'll probably never be able to do it ever again

Thank for the really lovely comment

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Forever-Flying In reply to harlequin-wondercat [2009-03-16 17:17:49 +0000 UTC]

Hahaha, it always seems like that's how it goes!!


Your very welcome!!

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