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Description I know it's been a while, nearly a month since my last submission, but it's been a real pain the past few weeks with tests, classes, and work all causing me a ruckus. I've been so stressed that I couldn't turn to art without getting even more stressed, so I stopped for the time being. But the semester is finally drawing to a close and I finally found myself stress free enough to actually get a picture done. I am really sorry for the in-activeness.

I drew this at work a few days ago, and at first it was just a doodle as I was practicing anatomy, but I started getting a little too into detail and then I just couldn't pass a picture like this up any longer. Here is Brand sporting his new glasses in some of his winter clothing. It might not be warm, but it is all I have to bundle up with. The hoodie I've had for years, and I love it to death, but it's usefulness is running dry because it's getting tattered. I know it can't keep me warm forever, so I'll make do here with a picture of it.

The scene is just a street with some lamps and a stoplight. It's actually modeled off of the street right outside my window, so I can kinda feel myself there as I was drawing and coloring this.

I'm very pleased with my overall performance on this picture. Didn't take nearly as long as the other pictures and only took about 6 hours to do this from start to finish after scanning. Surprising myself at how much faster these are getting, and how well I'm liking the results. I do feel the background is indeed a bit weak, and a bit amorphous, but I can work on that by drawing the backgrounds with the sketch before I scan them in.

Brand and art owned by me
Done on SAI
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Comments: 59

Mars-Walker [2011-01-28 07:07:42 +0000 UTC]

Your really good with these sort of perspectives. The way the shoulders and face seem to slouch, pretty impressive (Ive never really been good at those).

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Starwolf-ftw In reply to Mars-Walker [2011-01-29 06:59:46 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. I somehow tend to be good with static and relaxed poses. Just takes a bit of practice, and a bit of repetition till you get it right. This one though I somehow got it on the first or second go. Guess I got lucky, and drawing a canine face directly in the front was very very challenging.

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Wolfchildrusk [2010-12-09 18:35:55 +0000 UTC]

I really like the feel of this piece. Excellent work.

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Starwolf-ftw In reply to Wolfchildrusk [2010-12-11 22:15:23 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, I'm glad you like it.

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Catzclys [2010-12-02 19:10:38 +0000 UTC]

Wow nice!
I also really like the fluffy tail ^^

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Starwolf-ftw In reply to Catzclys [2010-12-03 20:15:02 +0000 UTC]

Yus. It is indeed fluffy. Thanks!

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Twilightwolf4 [2010-11-29 01:37:38 +0000 UTC]

This looks like a male version of my female OC

awesome

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Starwolf-ftw In reply to Twilightwolf4 [2010-11-29 06:39:02 +0000 UTC]

Really? May I have a link to see your OC then? I'd like to compare.

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Twilightwolf4 In reply to Starwolf-ftw [2010-11-29 06:40:47 +0000 UTC]

[link]

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Starwolf-ftw In reply to Twilightwolf4 [2010-11-30 06:21:33 +0000 UTC]

Hmm.. interesting.

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Twilightwolf4 In reply to Starwolf-ftw [2010-11-30 06:23:08 +0000 UTC]

*chuckles*

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VisionOfInsanity [2010-11-26 18:02:36 +0000 UTC]

Very nice I like his head tilt and expression. He's going like "Hey who's/what's that?"

I know how you feel. I still wear my high school jacket. It's not really warm, but it just feels right when you where it.

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Starwolf-ftw In reply to VisionOfInsanity [2010-11-27 06:20:50 +0000 UTC]

Yea, you would wear it just to feel kinda safe and in something conforting. I've gone through alot with my hoodie, and I'll wear it til it finally gives in and falls to pieces.

Thanks.

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VisionOfInsanity In reply to Starwolf-ftw [2010-11-27 15:46:12 +0000 UTC]

Mine is big and bulky, makes it feel like I'm wearing minor body armor XD I'll probably do the same, though I think it's going to take a while before it breaks down. Funny thing is, it has an academic letter on it, and since it's shaped as the first letter of the school name... yeah, I walk around with an academic 'F' XD

Your welcome.

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Kyndevhi [2010-11-23 01:21:25 +0000 UTC]

Simply Amazing.
--Man it's gonna take time before I have awesome skill like that, XD.
say, you wouldn't happen to have any tutorials would ya?

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Starwolf-ftw In reply to Kyndevhi [2010-11-24 05:04:45 +0000 UTC]

Tutorials that I use? Um.. I could collect a few and give ya the links. What exactly what are you wanting a tutorial on?

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Kyndevhi In reply to Starwolf-ftw [2010-11-25 05:27:45 +0000 UTC]

Mainly ones for drawing heads and faces, I feel I have fell into a sort of Art slump, and I need to get back on track.

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Starwolf-ftw In reply to Kyndevhi [2010-11-27 09:21:30 +0000 UTC]

are you wanting me to make one or give you one that i used? lol

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Kyndevhi In reply to Starwolf-ftw [2010-11-27 21:54:59 +0000 UTC]

Anything is good.

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PhysisViandante [2010-11-22 15:19:36 +0000 UTC]

o3o.... That.. Is... AWESOME!

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Starwolf-ftw In reply to PhysisViandante [2010-11-22 22:10:57 +0000 UTC]

Hey there! Thanks so much.

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PhysisViandante In reply to Starwolf-ftw [2010-11-23 00:33:55 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome! ^_^

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PsiWolf674 [2010-11-21 23:51:12 +0000 UTC]

Absolutely phenomanol. (however you spell that...)

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Starwolf-ftw In reply to PsiWolf674 [2010-11-22 22:05:24 +0000 UTC]

Hell, you probably spelled it much better then I can. Thanks so much

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seebee077 [2010-11-21 20:15:11 +0000 UTC]

I like this piece. I think the back ground looks good. It almost looks like a screen shot from a movie how the background is out of focus and the character is sharp. It has an almost sad feel to it. You've done a great job.

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Starwolf-ftw In reply to seebee077 [2010-11-22 22:04:53 +0000 UTC]

Yea, I always try to do a blurry background for that sense of depth and fogginess when it comes to pictures I actually do the background in. I hope to improve from that and actually do a detailed background for once.

The sad feeling comes across to me as well, the expression and lighting probably have most to do with it, but in contrast I'm very happy with how the picture turned out. Thanks.

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seebee077 In reply to Starwolf-ftw [2010-11-25 00:37:16 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome.

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Socoolgirl94 [2010-11-21 13:32:41 +0000 UTC]

Very nice! Glad to see you doing more art!

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Starwolf-ftw In reply to Socoolgirl94 [2010-11-22 22:03:15 +0000 UTC]

Well of course. Why would I stop? Thanks.

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kaze-fox [2010-11-21 05:38:06 +0000 UTC]

wow did you redraw the whole character with pentool? i only dare draw significant lines that need repair. yeah, i can definately believe this took a month.nice job, extraordinary patience

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Starwolf-ftw In reply to kaze-fox [2010-11-21 07:50:14 +0000 UTC]

Yea I outlined the picture on SAI from the original sketch.. Heck I might as well add that to my scraps in a min, but in actuality, this picture only took 8 hours or so from scan to finish. ^^ I'm improving on my times by quite a bit, but I still am being sloppy with some mistakes, but I'm not rushing, except for the background in this case. That last Pierce picture I did took me about 25 hours.. Was taking o so long, but I'm glad this didn't turn out to be the same as the others. Thanks.

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Spectrum-VII [2010-11-21 01:28:27 +0000 UTC]

The lighting effects are really cool in this one! And he's finally got glasses- welcome to the club

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Starwolf-ftw In reply to Spectrum-VII [2010-11-21 07:42:48 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, I spent like an hour or two on the dam lighting lol. Almost got to where I wanted it and then I was rushed off. *grumbles* I'll do a much better job next time, but I definitely learned a lot about what I could actually do this time around. Thanks.

And YESSSSSSS, I'm now in the Intelligence Club.

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Dinadan-Ermorfea [2010-11-20 21:35:29 +0000 UTC]


You're best yet I think

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Starwolf-ftw In reply to Dinadan-Ermorfea [2010-11-21 07:38:58 +0000 UTC]

You really think so? I still feel like I could of done a hell of a lot better if I hadn't rushed the background. I'll just have to do a much better next time. Thanks.

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Dinadan-Ermorfea In reply to Starwolf-ftw [2010-11-21 10:37:14 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome

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ChibiKitten1 [2010-11-20 18:13:19 +0000 UTC]

Woah, cool!

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Starwolf-ftw In reply to ChibiKitten1 [2010-11-21 07:38:11 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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ChibiKitten1 In reply to Starwolf-ftw [2010-11-21 17:50:04 +0000 UTC]

Anytime!

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foxforcetj [2010-11-20 14:55:16 +0000 UTC]

Woah, nice job Brando.
Everything here is very well done.
I'm with Tai on the background. It's a really nice contrast. It keeps most of the attention on you but has enough of an effect to really get that "red light" essence in there.

Playing with textures is fun ain't it? lol.

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Starwolf-ftw In reply to foxforcetj [2010-11-21 07:38:00 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for teaching me about the textures thing TJ. It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be and plus it looks great!

Adding that slight glow was fun to do too, but was rushed. I know I can do much much better on the background next time.

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DardoX [2010-11-20 13:20:37 +0000 UTC]

Now this is art! I'm soooo jealous! XD

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Starwolf-ftw In reply to DardoX [2010-11-21 07:30:17 +0000 UTC]

Heh heh. You have no reason to be jealous, you crank out some great stuff too. Thanks Dardo!

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DardoX In reply to Starwolf-ftw [2010-11-22 15:37:43 +0000 UTC]

Oh thank you! ^^ *Manhug!*

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Starwolf-ftw In reply to DardoX [2010-11-22 19:08:16 +0000 UTC]

*brohugs*

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DardoX In reply to Starwolf-ftw [2010-11-23 17:55:24 +0000 UTC]

YEAH!

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Mykiio [2010-11-20 05:15:48 +0000 UTC]

Wow, he really looks different with a pair of glasses, and nice job on the clothing. I know how you feel about school, its getting pretty crazy for me too...

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Starwolf-ftw In reply to Mykiio [2010-11-21 07:28:28 +0000 UTC]

I'm really happy with how I did on the clothing, but I really feel bad about how I kinda rushed the background.. Ok I really rushed the background.. Friend rushed me out the door as I was working on it to go see Megamind, and when I got back, I wasn't in the mood to bother with it, was infuriated. Megamind was sold out.

At least it's only a few more weeks til finals. Then we can all finally relax for a month with family and enjoy ourselves a bit. Thanks.

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Mykiio In reply to Starwolf-ftw [2010-11-21 08:10:46 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, and there's thanksgiving weekend coming up, which I would probably enjoy a lot more if it weren't for the three separate school projects that are due right after the holiday.

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Starwolf-ftw In reply to Mykiio [2010-11-21 21:21:33 +0000 UTC]

Speaking of which, I got a few of those I must be doing as well. Ugh Thanksgiving break sucks..

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