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Published: 2005-10-06 11:10:18 +0000 UTC; Views: 4933; Favourites: 109; Downloads: 368
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yeeesshhh.. eh very experimental.I wanted to do something with magpies, they're always around my university and I really like them: their huge tailfeathers, long legs and beautiful blue-ish black colour. I also like the way they move.
I had a vague idea with autumn and red in mind, and this came out.
It's weird.
It's a little bit vector-like, but also very rough like an oil painting or something. There are so many details that i would usually work for months on, but now i couldn't help but to leave it un-polished and fast the way it was.
I KNOW the eyes are strange and unfixed, the mouth is weird and there's something wrong with the nose, but i like it this way. Trust me, i've tried about 20 different faces, good decent anime-faces, experimental faces, everything, and this works best.
Completely done in Photoshop 7, tablet, about 4 days on and off.
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Comments: 31
I would LOVE to use this picture as a reference for my future Tattoo. Do you think that would be possible? I don't want to do anything before asking the Artist first
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You made magpies look so pretty! I like the colors on this a lot.
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ahhh...magpies. I've been attacked by them a couple of times, damned things.
I like the girl's eyes and hair. very beautiful.
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I love this work, the colors look wonderfully on this artwork. I love birds, so this artwork caught my eyes ^__^
I live in the U.S, so i don't see any magpies, other than that I've never seen one. So this picture really gave me a great visual on how they look.
Oh, and i love the feel of autumn |D
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thanks! That's too bad you don't have magpies, they're as common as.. pidgeons here. Or seagulls. Or.. eh.. never mind. I enjoy seeing them close up even in the middle of the city.
Thanks for the comment!
x
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i love everything about this --- the lighting, the shadows, the face, the colors, the movement. everything! it's gorgeous and vibrant!
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hye ming, i have to say , i haven't been active here for quiet a while, but, i had to comment now.
i'll just give you my first response of when i just saw it.
oh.... WOW!
any way, hope to see you soon !
x rutger
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I love the style-- just like those ancient Japanese/Chinese/Korean paintings that were very smooth and curved...
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I love the style-- just like those ancient Japanese/Chinese/Korean paintings that were very smooth and curved...
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aww it looks like traditional art^^ Beautiful colours and composition
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I was so dissapointed when I saw this wasn't actually fanart for Yor! and my manga "Magpies"
Hahah, but it's nice. I see what you mean w/ vector vs. painted. I also can see what you mean w/ her face having given you trouble. I actually mostly like the composition; the really big spirally swirl streaming through the pic and sweeping the viewer up with it. You're good at that.
Wast trouwens gezellig nog vanmiddag in Utreg? Kon niet meer komen, haha ;;
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T__T weet je dat ik me echt het hoofd gebroken heb over wat eksters nou weer in het engels zijn, notabene na het woord zo vaak ivm Cheesecake gehord te hebben....
I'll make you some fanart, don't cry
Utrecht was leuk maar weinig constructief. Wel leuk!
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Yay Fanart Yay <3 <3
en natuurlijk was de meet niet constructief.. ik was er niet.
Hahaha.
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Oooh, I don't think I've ever seen a magpie before. Have you ever seen a mourning dove? I think I see them the same way you see magpies; the way they fly, the shape of their tail - simply awesome birds.
Mm, honestly the nose does look a little outta place, but I'll take your word for it when you say it looks the best (: Her features as a whole give her a nice sharp look. The movement in this picture is great too. Lovely work!
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wow. very different from your usual style. its almost vector like. the colors and composition are most striking. a beautiful picture
firefly
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I think it looks aboslutly awsome, it's beautiful, and i think her face does work, and that any different face would throw a kink into the pic
keep up the work, it looks AWSOME!
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Whoa, this is soooo beautiful! The girl totally fits the picture, and the magpies look amazing! 
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Wow... very different from your usual style I think, but still excellent! Something about the girl really draws me to the pic... ^^
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I love the motion of this <3 and the colors ^^
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Looks interesting – and it has a nice composition of colours.
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A move away from anime in some ways, yes? I mean, I'm no anime expert, I just look for big eyes and wholesome faces... I wouldn't have called it anime at first.
Anyway, it's lovely. It's supercallifrajellistickexpiyallydocious.
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Wow this is a very colorful detailed devation its beautiful!!!! I like it alot!! Good job!
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hihihi
me love magpies too!! XD XD
(even if those here don't look exactly like the kind you drew)
they look very nice btw.
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magpies are really beautiful! ^^
great pic, i like the colours..and the style!
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