deep in the dragon cave...EEP!

Posted Feb 9, 2006, 4:26:37 AM UTC

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 :D

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MissJenRose
Feb 13, 2006, 5:05:59 PM UTC
it's so cool! I wish I could draw that well. lol. really good job, tho.
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- 689
  Feb 14, 2006, 7:05:22 PM UTC
  oh, thank you 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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  MissJenRose
  Feb 15, 2006, 1:55:29 PM UTC
  your welcome! & it's ok that you spelled Faye's name wrong.
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  689
  Feb 15, 2006, 5:32:04 PM UTC
  aha! so that's how you spell it! lol. thank for that
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186
Feb 10, 2006, 11:24:04 AM UTC
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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- 689
  Feb 11, 2006, 7:42:52 AM UTC
  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... thank you very much for the pinter and comments
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  186
  Feb 12, 2006, 8:50:40 PM UTC
  Anytime!
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Lilimayhem
Feb 9, 2006, 9:54:01 AM UTC
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!
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- 689
  Feb 9, 2006, 6:14:41 PM UTC
  hehe, thank you.
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Saiyangirl4ever
Feb 8, 2006, 11:59:25 PM UTC | Total Edits: 1 | Last edited on Feb 8, 2006 by Saiyangirl4ever
Wow!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!My love to you!
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- 689
  Feb 9, 2006, 6:19:12 PM UTC
  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, but it's done! hehe! and i'm oober glad you like how it came out thanx for the complaments.
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  Saiyangirl4ever
  Feb 10, 2006, 5:12:55 AM UTC
  That was your first attempt???Woah...THAT`S AWESOME!!!!! The piccy looks graet! You`re worth of all praises!hehe...You`re welcome hun!You`re worth it!MwaH!
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  689
  Feb 11, 2006, 7:47:16 AM UTC
  hehe why thank you lol, my poor sweater is still suffering side affex,haha XD.
  but thanx again. ^_^
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ArkillianDragon
Feb 8, 2006, 9:36:20 PM UTC
What kind of pointers would you like? Love the intence lighting in this btw ^^
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- 689
  Feb 9, 2006, 6:21:46 PM UTC
  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
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  ArkillianDragon
  Feb 9, 2006, 8:41:55 PM UTC
  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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  689
  Feb 11, 2006, 7:55:00 AM UTC
  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, thankies for the help.
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  ArkillianDragon
  Feb 11, 2006, 10:44:21 AM UTC
  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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  689
  Feb 11, 2006, 3:53:55 PM UTC
  ooh, i get it, kewlies ^_^ i just learneded sumthin new!!
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