Springbok

Piglet

Posted Mar 17, 2006, 11:21:10 AM UTC

Being in South Africa, the springbok is a popular deer and this was commissioned by one of my bosses.

Comments

Sleyf
Mar 18, 2010, 5:26:19 AM UTC
I love the colour choices and the way you did the grass, it has a lot of depth and texture. I also like how your style is very clean and clear
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- Piglet
  Mar 19, 2010, 12:06:32 AM UTC
  Thanks so much Sleyf.
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  Sleyf
  Mar 21, 2010, 4:08:36 AM UTC
  You're very welcome
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Dahdtoudi
Oct 30, 2009, 7:57:11 AM UTC
This is soooo beautiful and graceful, the colors are so warm too ^^ you did an amazing job here
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- Piglet
  Nov 2, 2009, 12:46:24 AM UTC
  Thank you so much!
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Olimari
May 25, 2008, 5:24:21 PM UTC
very cute! ^^ springbocks are the looove @____@

hehe love the watercolor-ish bacoground, the only thing is... the hind hoofs could use some work but it's overall a great piece ^^
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- Piglet
  May 26, 2008, 4:49:29 AM UTC
  Thank you!
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kirayasha
Sep 7, 2007, 4:47:59 AM UTC
Beautiful lil springbok! I like the warm color palette you used. It's very much in keeping with what I remember Africa being like. Although, I would have made the sky blue rather than gold like you did. To me it looks too much like the savanna was on fire. Still, he's beautiful and if your boss liked it, that's great!
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- Piglet
  Sep 10, 2007, 4:08:42 AM UTC
  Thanks for the comments. Factually, there is no sky in the background. It's all supposed to be dry grass. I'm not very good at backgrounds I'm afraid.
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  kirayasha
  Sep 10, 2007, 11:38:55 AM UTC
  *nods* I'm not all that great at backgrounds either. I'm wondering if you had made it look a bit more like grass it would have looked like it, then again I'm seeing online and not the original, so I don't know how detailed it was that never came through when you scanned it.
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merimask
Aug 2, 2007, 9:17:26 AM UTC
Lovely work. You've really captured the springbok in mid-leap. I especially love the warm tones.

Is this watercolor? Are you using a hot-press or hard paper...bristolboard maybe? I love the technique.
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- Piglet
  Aug 3, 2007, 4:18:19 AM UTC
  Hi Merimask. This is a watercolor with just a little pen. I did it on light watercolor paper, first doing a background wash. I then waited for it to dry and used a very rough dry-brush technique for the grass. I outlined the springbok in black Biro so he would stand out against the background.
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dremanontoppp
Jul 4, 2006, 11:39:22 PM UTC
i like the colors of the background alot
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- Piglet
  Jul 4, 2006, 11:41:41 PM UTC
  Thanks a lot dremanontoppp!
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  dremanontoppp
  Jul 6, 2006, 9:53:52 PM UTC
  you welcome!!!!
  
  checkout my section sometime
  
  i will be posting some nature pics
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  Piglet
  Jul 6, 2006, 11:07:11 PM UTC
  I'll be keeping my eyes open! Cheers!
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Lilimayhem
Mar 18, 2006, 7:29:21 AM UTC
the background is INCREDIBLE. Awesome job there... really, i love this. But the deer...i dont know, he clashes with the background. I would have seen a grazing deer or maybe the deer staring right at us, as if he heard us... But the background, ahhh man, great!
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WarSquirrel
Mar 17, 2006, 7:21:49 PM UTC
Truly Excellent, man.
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- Piglet
  Mar 19, 2006, 10:19:22 PM UTC
  Thanks for the critique Halo Modder.
  
  Piglet.
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BogusRed
Mar 17, 2006, 7:31:25 AM UTC
Are you sure you are ready for a roasting? Hehehe.

I think the color in this is really superb. It has a great quality and expressiveness to it. Especially in the sky. I also like the quality of the lineart.

However, the pose of the deer seems akward and not very graceful. But I still think the piece is great.
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- Piglet
  Mar 20, 2006, 3:55:25 AM UTC
  Thanks, BogusRed. Actually the deer is not posing. It's a springbok, native only to South Africa and it is famous for it's high jumps. "Springbok" is actually Afrikaans for "Jump deer". It is in mid-air in this painting.
  
  All the best
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  BogusRed
  Mar 20, 2006, 9:52:47 AM UTC
  Well I didn't mean he was "posing" I just meant his position in the air was akward. I knew you were trying to obtain a jumping pose and the pose to me could be stronger.
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