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deep in the dragon cave...EEP!

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ok, just to clear the majority of questions.. yes, there's a monkey on the guy's head..the monkey has seen the dragons behind the others, and the guy is asleep.lol. these are just some random characters i chose to put together.. the middle girl's name is Ryoni, the elf is just a put together character,and the guy's name is Defess. oh and also, they don't know they're in a dragon den,lol. well this picture took me..off and on about...maybe 5 hours ?? not sure though,lol... well any whoo's i'm pretty happy with how this one came out..i know it can use improvement, so some pointers are welcome [emoticon]

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Submitted by: grey wings

Posted: Feb 8, 2006 8:26 pm

Completed: Dec 31, 1969

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Galleries: Finished Work, Humor, Mythical Creatures, Original Art

Keywords: anime, fantasy, random characters, original, deep in the dragon cave...eep!

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arkillian

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Feb 8, 2006 9:36 pm

What kind of pointers would you like? Love the intence lighting in this btw ^^

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grey wings  (Reply)

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Feb 9, 2006 6:21 pm

well for one...I SUCK AT ROCKS! lol, as you can probubly tell my cave top ain't all that great, haha. really that's all i've got a major problem ith, if you have anythings elseyou wanna shake a stick at be my guest [emoticon]

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brunette: awe [emoticon] look at the dead bird!

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arkillian  (Reply)

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Feb 9, 2006 8:41 pm

The rocks are quite good- it lacks texture, which is the only real problem. I've done a little caving in my time, and the formations are similar to that, but cave formations are very unique. To learn how to draw a cave formation and normal rock is two different storys. My thoughts is to surf the net and copy from a photo- cave fock sediments drop lime down from the roof to the floor hardening into stakes of rocks over hunderds of years. Usually there would be rocks 'dropping' from the top to the bottom, sometimes connecting in between. The texture would be smooth in this case. If this is a 'man' made cave, the edges would jag off in random angles.

My last point is the light- There's a pretty strong light source there- the trolls would light up more, and silhoette the guy at the front with his bck to us. The thing with light is the ambience. Ohhh- and they'd all cast coolies shadows away from the light!! Moooooody :3 Hope that helps

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grey wings  (Reply)

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Feb 11, 2006 7:55 am

okay, that sound like a good plan... haha, did you call the dragons trolls? hehe. yeah, it wasn't untill after i scanned it i realised how bright i made the light, ha. okies tho, i'll give it a shot, [emoticon] thankies for the help.

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arkillian  (Reply)

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Feb 11, 2006 10:44 am

Trolls, only cause unless they aren't traditional dragon sized, they're a little small- unless they are baby dragons. It seems more of a troll thing to do- Dragons are reguarded as noble creatures in any myth- some going astray. Most of the time those are the european dragons- the asian ones tend to be on level with GODS seemingly ^^;

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grey wings  (Reply)

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Feb 11, 2006 3:53 pm

ooh, i get it, kewlies ^_^ i just learneded sumthin new!!

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Saiyangirl4ever

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Feb 8, 2006 11:59 pm

Wow! [emoticon] This is soooo awesome! Oooo!Is that a treasure map?*tries to see what`s on the map**falls from her chair.Hard.*I love the light effect you`ve done!It looks awesome!Like in a true cave!*shudders*This piccy looks awesome!Amazing job hun!And the shading looks great to me! [emoticon] My love to you! [emoticon]

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There is no way to happiness.Happiness is the way. [emoticon]

~*~Thich Nhat Hanh~*~

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grey wings  (Reply)

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Feb 9, 2006 6:19 pm

really! i did good?! YAY!!!!!! hehe, this was my first shot at a cave background, and my hannd, sweater sleeve and face were covered in lead when i finally finished, [emoticon] but it's done! hehe! and i'm oober glad you like how it came out [emoticon] thanx for the complaments.

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brunette: awe [emoticon] look at the dead bird!

blonde: *looks up* i don't see it...

 

Saiyangirl4ever  (Reply)

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Feb 10, 2006 5:12 am

That was your first attempt??? [emoticon] Woah...THAT`S AWESOME!!!!! The piccy looks graet! You`re worth of all praises! [emoticon] [emoticon] hehe... [emoticon] You`re welcome hun!You`re worth it! [emoticon] MwaH! [emoticon]

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grey wings  (Reply)

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Feb 11, 2006 7:47 am

hehe [emoticon] why thank you [emoticon] lol, my poor sweater is still suffering side affex,haha XD.
but thanx again. ^_^

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Lilimayhem

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Feb 9, 2006 9:54 am

Great job, this is awesome. I love all the dragon's faces in the darkness. I see nothing wrong with this, its gorgeous. Love your avatar btw! [emoticon]

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Dont take life too seriously, you're gonna die anyway... [emoticon]

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grey wings  (Reply)

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Feb 9, 2006 6:14 pm

hehe, thank you. [emoticon]

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Elite Saiyajin Jenny

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Feb 10, 2006 11:24 am

I love the shading on this, it's very cool! The texture gives it a good, oldy feel. My one suggestion would be to make the background darker to give the den more depth. And you'd also be able to see the dragon's heads better. It looks a little fuzzy around that area, and making the background darker might define it more.

But other than that, great job! I love the expressions and their cluelessness as to their location. ^^

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Si vis pacem parabellum - If you want peace, prepare for war.

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grey wings  (Reply)

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Feb 11, 2006 7:42 am

hummm... :pondres: yesh, that would make it look better... lol, butthe dragons are supposed to blend in with the background a little so that the lantern could pick up on them a little, especially the little one to the right. ^_^ i'll give the darkening this a shot on my comp though, maybe it would look better... [emoticon] thank you very much for the pinter and comments [emoticon]

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brunette: awe [emoticon] look at the dead bird!

blonde: *looks up* i don't see it...

 

Elite Saiyajin Jenny  (Reply)

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Feb 12, 2006 8:50 pm

Anytime! [emoticon]

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Botan

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Feb 13, 2006 5:05 pm

it's so cool! I wish I could draw that well. lol. really good job, tho.

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The capacity of human beings to bore one another seems to be vastly greater than that of any other animal. - H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)

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grey wings  (Reply)

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Feb 14, 2006 7:05 pm

oh, thank you [emoticon] hey, your icon is fae (didn't spell her name right i know,lol) from cowboy beebop(let me guess spelled that wrong too.. XD) right?^^

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brunette: awe [emoticon] look at the dead bird!

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Botan  (Reply)

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Feb 15, 2006 1:55 pm

your welcome! [emoticon] & it's ok that you spelled Faye's name wrong. [emoticon]

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The capacity of human beings to bore one another seems to be vastly greater than that of any other animal. - H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)

grey wings  (Reply)

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Feb 15, 2006 5:32 pm

aha! so that's how you spell it! lol. thank for that [emoticon]

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brunette: awe [emoticon] look at the dead bird!

blonde: *looks up* i don't see it...