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Description I got these two to pose so beautifully by dangling catnip in front of them. Worked like a charm...

The year of the Tiger starts officially on Valentines day (the Chinese New Year, so Happy New Year and Happy Valentines day everyone. This is the second (and original idea) version of


I found this wonderful video that helped me to shade everything in a new and quicker way. You can find it here: [link] it talks about using the layer set at multiply... something I had never thought to try before.

Should I post a details shot?

Also, this is for contest found here: [link]

To see more of Koji, follow the link below:
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for contest judges

Koji is a half human and half forest guardian, which is called a Samo-Yan in my world. The Samo-Yans were created by dragons to keep the balance of nature, made to be warriors, and made to be able to commune with both the human world and the natural world. He was raised as a human, but after living in the human world and fighting in their wars discouraged him, he vanished. Through a series of event that takes far to long to explain, he comes into possession of an item called the fate stone, which has the power to recreate the world in the eyes of the person who uses it... but he will not use it because he believes his heart is too dark to create a better world, so he is holding onto it, and waiting for the right person to come along.

Quirks: considers himself an adult and takes himself very seriously, though everyone thinks he looks like a child, and no one takes him serious. He loves chocolate, and is a hopeless romantic... but also a shameless flirt, who, through his one odd logic, has convinced himself that he is not. He has no qualms about killing people in combat, but he would never hurt, or allow the injuring of a kitten. He has a short temper, and thinks of himself to be vary manly... though obviously, he isn't.

OH, and yes, I drew all the scenery myself, just for this picture... no bases, I own all of it. Only bothering to mention this because I know that those of you judging may not know me, and so you don't know that this is how I normally work.
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Comments: 51

Krofter [2012-07-19 01:34:20 +0000 UTC]

so awesome! i love it!

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manic-goose In reply to Krofter [2012-07-19 02:06:46 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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Isabelle-Fake [2011-11-07 02:23:07 +0000 UTC]

This peace of art is simply beautyful and so detailed...

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manic-goose In reply to Isabelle-Fake [2011-11-07 16:20:44 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much

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oragamiknight [2010-11-16 08:10:46 +0000 UTC]

wow this is magnificent love the expression XD

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manic-goose In reply to oragamiknight [2010-11-16 15:09:28 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much

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oragamiknight In reply to manic-goose [2010-11-17 08:37:33 +0000 UTC]

welcome XD

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Ggeenss [2010-05-19 16:48:15 +0000 UTC]

those tiger eyes are gettin me into the picture i really love it

how long did it take you? :3

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manic-goose In reply to Ggeenss [2010-05-19 16:57:55 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much. It took me forever, that is all I know.

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Ggeenss In reply to manic-goose [2010-05-19 22:04:48 +0000 UTC]

haha oke if i could draw that i took lyke a year omg im so slow xD
ohwell :3

btw did u go to school to learn all this or just for fun? ;3

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manic-goose In reply to Ggeenss [2010-05-20 01:18:00 +0000 UTC]

I did not go to school for it... but I will eventually if I can ever afford to

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Ggeenss In reply to manic-goose [2010-05-20 21:02:53 +0000 UTC]

wauw i dont got any words right now just WAUW XD

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darkn2ght [2010-04-06 15:37:00 +0000 UTC]

please tell me how u did the backgrounds~
it's so beautiful, with that lighting and butterflies. wish i could do butterflies and lighting like u do!

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manic-goose In reply to darkn2ght [2010-04-06 17:29:07 +0000 UTC]

Well there is a lot that went into the backgrounds... but perhaps this helps. For the grass, I made about five or six different blades of grass, not touching one another, and then I used the dodge and burn too to give then a range of tones, then I copy pasted and rearranged these into groups and clusters, merged those and then dodged and burned the cluster a bit and then copy pasted the clusters and so on until I had all the grass I wanted. I used a similar technique for the dandelion petals. as for the background leaves, I used partially transparent dots and then put a paint daub filter over the result of dotting a bunch. as for the lighting, well that is just a matter of keeping all the layers separate so that when I draw the straight lines (followed by a motion blur) I can place them at different layers creating a 3d effect. Did that help? If you have a more specific question, I can probably clarify more. Thank you very much

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darkn2ght In reply to manic-goose [2010-04-06 18:13:34 +0000 UTC]

wow, thanks!that will do for now till i had time to try it out, as in, when i finish the linearts for that particular commission. this will be really helpful as i am not especially skilled with using the layers and tools interactively---i usually end up just using the brush tool...and that sure took me a long time!lol.

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manic-goose In reply to darkn2ght [2010-04-06 19:06:51 +0000 UTC]

I understand, it take practice to get used to the layers features

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darkn2ght In reply to manic-goose [2010-04-07 15:32:52 +0000 UTC]

thanks^^ love your artworks! i really appreciate your feedback. i never thought i did get a reply initially, as i saw there were so many comments before mine!i guess that goes to show presumptions are really just...presumptions at times,lol.

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Shirei-Shou [2010-02-12 23:48:09 +0000 UTC]

wow I adore Ur skill able to make cute tiger like that
amazing color

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manic-goose In reply to Shirei-Shou [2010-02-13 17:42:47 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much

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onlyA-CG-admiReR [2010-02-11 08:30:05 +0000 UTC]

happy tiger year

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manic-goose In reply to onlyA-CG-admiReR [2010-02-11 16:14:48 +0000 UTC]

you too. ^^

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onlyA-CG-admiReR In reply to manic-goose [2010-02-17 02:51:29 +0000 UTC]

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manic-goose In reply to onlyA-CG-admiReR [2010-02-17 15:12:54 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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onlyA-CG-admiReR In reply to manic-goose [2010-02-18 05:23:43 +0000 UTC]

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keyks554 [2010-01-30 04:31:36 +0000 UTC]

beautiful

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manic-goose In reply to keyks554 [2010-01-31 18:56:55 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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The-Vampire-Danchan [2010-01-30 04:07:07 +0000 UTC]

Wow looks fantastic ^o^

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manic-goose In reply to The-Vampire-Danchan [2010-01-30 05:51:48 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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reneev [2010-01-29 23:42:37 +0000 UTC]

This is beautiful! I love the tiger! Nice work!

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manic-goose In reply to reneev [2010-01-30 00:20:20 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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reneev In reply to manic-goose [2010-01-31 19:03:48 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome!

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red-winged-angel [2010-01-29 03:09:17 +0000 UTC]

Very nice! Keep up the wonderful work, hun! ^^

Ari chan

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manic-goose In reply to red-winged-angel [2010-01-29 04:39:34 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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red-winged-angel In reply to manic-goose [2010-01-29 04:57:07 +0000 UTC]

Most welcome!

Ari chan

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BIGMANSCO [2010-01-29 02:23:07 +0000 UTC]

Nice. Love the cute tiger drawing the well drawn character, and the lovely nature feeling that endorses the peice. All is blessed. BIGZ.

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manic-goose In reply to BIGMANSCO [2010-01-29 02:27:20 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much

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BIGMANSCO In reply to manic-goose [2010-01-29 02:39:06 +0000 UTC]

ur very welcome. Bless

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WanderingDragon379 [2010-01-29 01:06:02 +0000 UTC]

Why was it the first thought to hit me when I saw this was Calvin and Hobbes. Come to think of it, your Ko-chan and stuffed tiger pic did the same thing to me . Kojisai and Hobbes... has a nice sound to it.^^ Very pretty piece, Goose.^^

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manic-goose In reply to WanderingDragon379 [2010-01-29 01:08:30 +0000 UTC]

Well he acts kind of like a Calvin. Thanks for that.

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ZekoMal [2010-01-28 23:49:58 +0000 UTC]

He appears to be a little effeminate, which is a common thing in westernized Eastern-style art, but it sort of works with the childish design of the tiger and scene as a whole.

The detail on his hair starkly contrasts the lack of detail on the tiger's fur; I'm not entirely certain if this is good or not. His eyes are just as vibrant and bright but because of the way his hair and skin is brightly pigmented, it fits well.

His right ear (leftmost in the image) only visibly shows the black tip. Because of the vibrant blue coloration of the hair, the black fur ends up having a bluish tint to it that looks quite odd.

The tiger's eyes still look too vibrant, but the man definitely tones it down.

All in all, a solid 4/5 on this piece; nice work!

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manic-goose In reply to ZekoMal [2010-01-29 00:26:53 +0000 UTC]

Yes, I designed him a long time ago to be the girly looking character... because in spite of myself, I like the look. (might be because my boyfriend is effeminate looking) and then to balance it out, I gave him a complex about his girlish looks (easily fixed by a hair cut he refuses to get because to him, long hair symbolizes strength) I wasn't sure how much detail to put into the hair since I did the fur differently... but that much detail in the fur would have looked odd... and that is my favorite way of doing hair, so I decided to see how the two look together... I appreciate your feedback on that... because if people think the level of detail looks off, I will remember to match styles more in future images. I personally like the contrast of the vibrant hair... but that could just be me, so it is also nice to hear how other people feel about it.

I did tone down the eyes. But I didn't do it all the way because I still wanted it to look like the tigers eye was reflecting light the way cat eyes do. All in all, I agree with you, a 4 out of 5, and thanks for the feedback. This is a first in trying out new techniques I plan on using a lot, so getting strong feedback now really helps me for more work in 2010.

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LeahCK [2010-01-28 22:08:45 +0000 UTC]

Hahaha Koji, he's adorable!

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manic-goose In reply to LeahCK [2010-01-28 23:09:43 +0000 UTC]

Koji: No, I'm not.

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LeahCK In reply to manic-goose [2010-01-28 23:23:47 +0000 UTC]

Yes you are! And Koji, you'll find no one to use that stone except like a new born baby. Even the most innocent people have bad thoughts. True story.

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manic-goose In reply to LeahCK [2010-01-29 00:28:46 +0000 UTC]

Koji: We all have a dark side, yes... except for kittens. They are pure. *ignores the fact that you won't stand down from the earlier comment*
Goose: Kittens can be evil too.
Koji: It isn't evil to want to pounce on a mouse or a bird. Therefore, no, they don't.

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LeahCK In reply to manic-goose [2010-01-29 02:12:26 +0000 UTC]

Okay Koji...if you say so...I miss my Kenny. He's back home.

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LeahCK [2010-01-28 21:28:24 +0000 UTC]

Look at the handsome kitty boy! Very nice job! I love the sparkles coming off the sword and the shininess of his hair. Great work as always Goose-sama.

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manic-goose In reply to LeahCK [2010-01-28 21:57:41 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. ^_^ Did you read about the catnip?

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LeahCK In reply to manic-goose [2010-01-28 22:05:20 +0000 UTC]

Oh! No I didn't, I'll go do that now.

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LeahCK In reply to LeahCK [2010-01-28 21:28:55 +0000 UTC]

or should I say, Goose-sensai.

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