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Published: 2019-01-05 02:25:19 +0000 UTC; Views: 14152; Favourites: 954; Downloads: 30
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My gift for Muscah of their esk, Keho (#339) , for the Secret Santa Eskchange at ThoseWhoWentMissing !Terribly sorry for being late with my submission - I got sick over the holiday break and it didn't help how ambitious I got with this picture... but I hope it was worth the wait and that you had a lovely Christmas and New Year, Muscah! ♥
My first thought when signing up for the Eskchange was to draw an interaction with my esk, Daffodil , but upon getting my assignment, that idea went quickly out the window considering Daff would be no larger than one of this Esk's mushrooms XD
I imagine Keho loves his boundary and knows all the best spots to hang out in, but I also wanted to depict how a massive esk like this would find it frustrating to be confined to such a space for several decades. How might Keho react if he encountered an adventurous spelunker? :0
Just for fun, I put together [a GIF ] of WIP shots showing how I painted this image c:
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Image Point Totals: 102AP, 26GP
+10AP, 4GP - Shaded Illustration
+5AP, 2GP - Full Body
+20AP, 6GP - Scenic Background
+1AP, 1GP - Enchantment
+5AP - Personal Work
+10AP - Other Esk
x2 Holiday Eskchange Bonus
Esk are a closed species by witherlings and part of the ThoseWhoWentMissing ARPG
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Comments: 51
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This is just...breathtaking wowwwwww, so sooo soooooo gorgeous!! That esk is magnificent and the little details are wowwwww !! Fantastic job<3
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OH MY GOD
I'm so in love with this picture I'm speechless ;w; I mean, I love everything about this: the atmosphere, the way you painted my big boy, the moss on his back, his fur, the "small" spelunker (probably the first human being Keho ever encountered in this life!), the amazing composition and every little detail like those water reflections on Keho's legs. You did an incredible job painting this, it's exactly how I imagined Keho and his boundary! It's too bad you couldn't include Daffodil, but I understand it would've been hard to do so considering their respective sizes xD It's beautiful, thank you very very much
Don't worry at all for the wait, it was 10 000% worth it. I hope you feel better now and that you had wonderful holidays despite being sick! Best wishes for the New Year and thank you again for this amazing gift, you really brighten up my day
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Ahhh I'm so happy you like it nwn ♥ Your esk has a wonderful design, boundary, and backstory, and I found it very inspirational and fun to draw :3 ♥
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Wow, this background is absolutely stunning! You can tell how your ambitions really paid off! 
The depth in the entire piece is absolutely lovely, and I really love how you were able to show off a lot of expression with Keho looking back towards the unsuspecting caver! I also love all the fur detail that you put in the picture, it really helps pull your eye towards Keho and it's just such beautiful eye candy to look at! Those reflections also work super beautifully on him, too! ;v; Also those aural horns just look gorgeous, too! Wonderful job.
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Ahhh gosh thank you so much for your in-depth comment! ;u; It's lovely to know people are taking the time to search out all the little details I put into this drawing ♥
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this is so beautiful!!
I love the idea of the man being there, it shows how massive the esk is
and the reflection from the water owo
<3<3<3
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Thank you! c: I'm glad the sense of scale comes across in the drawing, I was really aiming for an imposing figure!
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well congrats, it worked! c:
I hope I get as good as you someday haha
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Holy heck, this is amazing!
The way you've done this really does make the Esk look huge and the design is just... wow.
I am also loving the background and the wee man hanging down. xD
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"Oh, I'm sorry, was I interrupting your shower?"
Looks gorgeous I say.
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Haha, can't an esk take a shower in peace??
Thanks! c:
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AMAZING , AWESOMENESS, ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIC ! 
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woooow! amazing job on this! Love the perspective here!
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Wow, You Actually Made An Artwork With Detailed Scenery : D
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Haha, I did! Hopefully there will be more, but it takes so many more hours to render scenery!
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Thank you! It was great practice and I hope to make more like it!
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This one goes to the superfavorites, too
I just love everything about this, it's simply all excellent >w<
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oh boy, the superfavorites! ;u;
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getting a dragon kinda feel from this, looks empowering
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That's awesome, I bet anyone who caught a glimpse of this esk character would totally run home telling tales of dragons!
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Thank you ;u; Not sure this will become a standard or anything considering it took more hours than I feel comfortable calculating XD But it was a nice challenge!
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WHOA. This is so amazing! So much detail, and I love the style!
If you did more like this in the last 10 months, I completely missed it because I stopped checking my notifications.
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Thank you!! ♥
(I don't think you missed anything too important, but you're always welcome to browse my gallery and get caught up! n.n Thought I'd start 2019 off with a bang by challenging myself with a real detailed illustration!)
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