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leotheyardiechick — Commission - Grace and Kayin

Published: 2007-09-03 18:32:49 +0000 UTC; Views: 1680; Favourites: 36; Downloads: 30
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Description The first of a series of three commissions for *curran , this one suffered more than any other from a 1.5 year bout of depression I suffered between '05 and '06. I must have gone through a forest worth of paper on rough drafts alone before I settled on this final design. However, thank Christ, it's all done.

Thanks to Mrs. Wheeler, =mosskat 's mum, for helping me with picking the background colours. I think I picked up on a few things from her so my next background colour decision should flow a lot easier.


*curran wanted Grace and Kayin in a romantic setting, which I tried to portray here, and I must have annoyed him to death with my repetitive questions about Grace's favourite colour (for the life of me, I couldn't remember if it was pink or red). I chose the white Calla lillies in the bouquet for a reason, but I can't remember what they mean in the Language of Flowers. It was something nice and romantic though. That much I can remember. I hope he likes it! Considering that I already sealed it in an envelope, it would be too late to change anything.

Materials: Bristol board, Prismacolor coloured pencils, Sakura Pigma Micron pens, drawing pencils.
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Comments: 29

Pixel-Spotlight [2008-10-09 17:24:49 +0000 UTC]

Hi there!
^skifi is too busy (he says busy, I say lazy!) to let you know, so I've been asked to tell you that you're featured in his regular anthro feature, here:
[link]
Congratulations, it's certainly deserved.

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leotheyardiechick In reply to Pixel-Spotlight [2008-10-10 01:47:56 +0000 UTC]

Oh my goodness, thank you!

I've been swamped with school and I've just been checking my messages when I saw this. My week's suddenly quite good now!

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BashiQu [2007-11-11 09:20:13 +0000 UTC]

Your coloring is so nicely done. I realy like the texture. Is it the texture of the surface that made it like that?

Anyway, it's really nice. I really love the pose you put them in as well. ^_^

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leotheyardiechick In reply to BashiQu [2007-11-12 03:01:39 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for your comment! Yes, it's the texture of the paper that gives it that look. I used cold pressed Bristol paper for this commission as I thought it would give a nice touch. The pose stemmed from the fact that they're supposed to be a romantic married couple. I really loved working that element out in my head first.

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weary-soulsearcher [2007-09-20 01:07:37 +0000 UTC]

that looks completely awesome!
i bow down to your colouring skillz!! they're so amazing and smooth! and i love how you blend the colours of their fur and clothes!
btw, what type of animal is the guy supposed to be? I can't quite figure it out...

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leotheyardiechick In reply to weary-soulsearcher [2007-09-23 23:59:51 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for your compliments! I've been having a crappy week, so they made me feel better.

Kayin's supposed to be a wolf.

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weary-soulsearcher In reply to leotheyardiechick [2007-09-24 02:31:31 +0000 UTC]

awwww, that sucks!
(is it cause of school?)
i hope things start looking up.
and i'm glad that my compliments made you feel better ^_^

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leotheyardiechick In reply to weary-soulsearcher [2007-09-25 02:04:04 +0000 UTC]

Yes, the crap is all school related. The fact that it's been over a month since I last had telephone (and, therefore, internet) service hasn't helped either.

On the bright side, I should have some art school art to post soon.

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A-Morbid-Female22 [2007-09-17 07:29:31 +0000 UTC]

How in the world did you get your coloring so smooth?lol...It's an awesome picture

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leotheyardiechick In reply to A-Morbid-Female22 [2007-09-25 02:02:18 +0000 UTC]

Some careful layering of shading, man. It took a while. Thanks for the compliment!

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tehuti [2007-09-13 16:19:05 +0000 UTC]

Beautifully done. I wish I could draw and color like that.

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leotheyardiechick In reply to tehuti [2007-09-25 02:01:35 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. Believe me, it took years to reach this level and I still have a LONG way to go.

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sycle [2007-09-12 12:53:11 +0000 UTC]

It's beautiful! So clean and elegant and I particularly like the way you've got the dress folds catching the light like that

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leotheyardiechick In reply to sycle [2007-09-25 02:00:29 +0000 UTC]

Yes, that part was rather tricky. I'm glad I succeeded in pulling that section off most of all.

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Inspectornills [2007-09-07 01:46:39 +0000 UTC]

awww, thats just adorable! hehe, very nice work! Love the coloring job!

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leotheyardiechick In reply to Inspectornills [2007-09-25 01:59:46 +0000 UTC]

Gracias!

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Inspectornills In reply to leotheyardiechick [2007-09-28 16:39:47 +0000 UTC]

your welcome ^.^

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calicokatt [2007-09-05 20:51:52 +0000 UTC]

Oh this is just gorgeous! The colouring and poses are just great, I love it! Great peice of work! As always

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leotheyardiechick In reply to calicokatt [2007-09-25 01:59:25 +0000 UTC]

Many thanks, Jess!

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OutcastSpace [2007-09-05 17:33:24 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful image! You did a very nice job blending the colored pencil and making it look so nice and smooth. Love the little addition of the gold knotted ring in the background... Makes for a nice design. And the lillies are a nice touch too! Very pretty piece... I'm sure Curran is quite happy with it.

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leotheyardiechick In reply to OutcastSpace [2007-09-25 01:58:51 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much. I certainly hope that he is happy with it. It took me long enough to complete.

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andpie [2007-09-05 16:10:23 +0000 UTC]

Great work, I love the soft, detailed colouring

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leotheyardiechick In reply to andpie [2007-09-16 23:01:17 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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mosskat [2007-09-05 01:09:49 +0000 UTC]

wot? no comments?

>_>

<_<

awesome as per usual P XD *glomps you*
hmm gold background... yeah I can see it working too :3

OMG HOW WAS SCHOOL!?!?

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leotheyardiechick In reply to mosskat [2007-12-02 06:05:57 +0000 UTC]

Considering what happened, I think you know the answer to this question now.

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ChaloDillo [2007-09-03 19:06:28 +0000 UTC]

the coloring looks very pretty and detailed. Love how it looks.

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leotheyardiechick In reply to ChaloDillo [2007-09-16 23:01:00 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, Chalo.

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Friedenmann [2007-09-03 18:56:24 +0000 UTC]

Nice

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leotheyardiechick In reply to Friedenmann [2007-09-16 22:44:19 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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