HOME | DD

Xerophilous — Festival at Lampton

Published: 2011-10-14 06:03:30 +0000 UTC; Views: 1315; Favourites: 20; Downloads: 1
Redirect to original
Description This is a picture I started on a whim when my new tablet had arrived... it quickly became a serious project and here I am some days later and it's a print!

I just want to let you all know I AM VERY UNSKILLED WITH DIGITAL PAINTING. I am okay at coloring inside the lines I doodle up and so and so. Painting and trying to make it look more realistic is something I always admire when I see artists who have an anime style but can just as fast turn and whip out amazing backgrounds and paint like it's reallife on their virtual canvases. -adoring sigh here-

So stupid story short I want to get better at said technique, and these sorts of pictures are the means to do so. I got to practice mood and color agreement and lighting and it was a blast~

But I'm dragging on aren't I... uh so yeah the character here is (was not intended to be until I thought on it) a younger version of my OC Cane Sunnathy. His backstory is like a weedy garden-- there's room for seeds underneath all the mess you have to sort out. In other words, WIP.
Probably not the best comparison but I'm tired and it's late and I have so much to do; also the word 'and' really likes shoving its way into my sentences.

WELL. Enjoy, leave me some feedbacks if it so please, pointers are great, etc etc I'mma go sleep now and I'll update here with the full(er) size up picture sometime after this weekend~ :3

EDIT;;;;~ Full picture, larger size! (the original size was an 11x14" and this is probably big enough ;v;')

Textures from cgtextures.com
Related content
Comments: 7

DarkxNight [2012-09-14 21:46:41 +0000 UTC]

The glow of the lights and the water are nicely done.

I hope I can get the hang of photoshop because it is really difficult...xD

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

Chocolate-Shinigami [2011-10-14 17:19:18 +0000 UTC]

ahmahgod this is so pretty. @A@ Did you use photoshop for this or

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

Xerophilous In reply to Chocolate-Shinigami [2011-10-14 18:18:49 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I'm pretty proud of it myself~ :'D
Yup, PSElements 8~ ovo'

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

Chocolate-Shinigami In reply to Xerophilous [2011-10-21 19:08:10 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow. Try as I might, I can't get the same painty quality from PSE. orz But you did a great job! I'm guessing you layered the opacity?

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

Xerophilous In reply to Chocolate-Shinigami [2011-10-26 03:20:41 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!
Yup, pretty much. I also used some of the brushes in the 'Wet Media Brushes' or whatever it is folder, so it gives it the illusion of having a painted-on-canvas look. :3

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

bakalobo [2011-10-14 15:01:07 +0000 UTC]

For the last few years ive attended the japanese lantern lighting festival thats held in the city here, and its always really cool. Is that a fire coi fish? and i still cant believe you claim to be unskilled... ive gotta work on a few more things to post.

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

Xerophilous In reply to bakalobo [2011-10-18 01:25:46 +0000 UTC]

Ah, neat!
I think it's some sort of bioluminescent goldfish...? xD

👍: 0 ⏩: 0