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Published: 2016-11-24 08:29:15 +0000 UTC; Views: 3971; Favourites: 230; Downloads: 11
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...is his kingdom.Mufasa, patrolling the Pride Lands early in the morning, maintaining the peace in his territory.
Theme song - Circle of Life
This is my best picture up to this date, I am INSANELY proud of this. It was drawn in a course of 3 days, background taking 2. I did a good job at following rules of composition in this picture, so it should look extra aesthetically pleasing.
I tried to portray Mufasa very close to Disney style, tho I enhanced the shading compared to the movie, to make him look more 3D. I hope I haven't forgotten any major details?!
Please do not copy, repost, trace etc.
Was listening to Lion King soundtracks all the time as I was drawing this. I had a fantastic time.
To me, this looks like official movie poster ;v; that's what I was aiming for, also. I am planning to print this for my wall
If you are interested in hanging this on your wall as well, you can have this for 20$ - one of a kind poster of the Lion King!
Contact me for details. I will cover the usage rules, if there is any interest.
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I'm VERY happy you think so, I love him OuO
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Who doesn't? He's majesty itself
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Very majestic and well done!
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TLK SOUNTRACK YES, I listened through it multiple times while drawing! Circle of Life even now brings me to tears ;v;
Thank you so much for the nice comment!
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Considering this is a year old, and I've seen you improve, I'm not sure if there is much constructive to mention that you don't already know. But here goes!
Besides a few stray brush strokes here and there, such as in the parting of the mane and right below the ear, the crispness of the coloured lineart is enviable. The whiskers could have used another pass, however. Both sides have very blunt ends, and those on the proper left side seem very dark and dull considering they are directly exposed to light. However, I don't remember how whiskers were rendered in the film, so I apologize in advance if this was intentional.
The background is a real piece of work. Although it is just healthy to keep a distant, self-critical eye, you should rightly be proud of this. Besides a few disproportionately large blades on the island (or are those intended to be reeds?) the grass in particular is just plain excellent. If I may ask, just how did you do that?
There is a slightly jarring contrast between the soft, dream-like landscape and the crisp character - but on second thought, so is there in the film!
Overall, when it comes to the whole impression and composition, I think the most useful critique might be that sitting down looking closely, it took me quite a while to find what to critique. The different pieces fit together very well, although I have no formal training and little knowledge of composition, so you may want a third opinion just in case.
Well done.
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THANK you so much!
I agree, that bright stroke next to the ear shouldn't be there... Also on the chest, there shouldn't be so much bright hair either, as that points away from the light and even bounce lights can't illuminate it THIS much.
For whiskers, in the movie they seem to be really blunt, yes, but about the colouring I believe you are right. It does seem I was making it brighter, but it SURELY could have been at least twice as brigth/shiny.
As for the background, that "large blade" thing was supposed to be like a dry spiky bush? I can't remember their names xD but since there aren't more of those around maybe I should not have put it there. OH I actually found one more, it's basically at the same distance just blurred... next to the tree. So I should have blurred that island-bush-thing out Dx
The grass is actually multi-layer, 1st layer is a rocky surface. Then on top I added large patches of green cover texture (slightly transparent), then on top of that I added light brush strokes to imitate dry clumps of taller grass.
And yep, the contrast is on purpose, to make it look really close to the movie
Composition rules I think I obeyed, as Mufasa's dominant eye, is directly on the cross line of the "Rule of thirds" and so is the sun! (yay me)
I'm so happy you like it!! THANK YOU once again ;v;
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Thanks for sharing the technique. I have fairly limited tools to work with and grass in particular takes me forever, so really glad to hear.
You are welcome, and thank you for letting me share in the learning experience.
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You are welcome, and thank you in return.
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BEAUTIFUL! Just LOVE it Mahogi!
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Thank you!! I think this is my best picture so far ;v;
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Dude... You're absolutely right to be proud of this, it looks amazing! The background looks so good, and the lighting and highlights on Mufasa are so grand and pretty!
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Ahhh thank you for such a nice comment! ;v;
I was afraid with the highlights, but I think I managed not to fuck up. I'm so happy you like my effort!
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You're welcome ^^ the effort paid off!
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wow! Teach me how to make backgrounds like that-amazing!
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What really helped me was to look around for references, try to get the colours look similar, I found some ideas of how to fill the big landscape. Only reference
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I am happy you like
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OF COURSE >:"D
this for sure looks like it could be in the movie or a poster
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I'm happy you think i achieved this goal as that's what I aimed for xD
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