Sleeping alone

Chickenwhite's picture
Redd, my deer, sleeping alone somewhere in a patch of flowers.
All he ever wants is to wake up with someone next to him, the silly, shy kid...
Rell's picture

I really like this, great use

I really like this, great use of color and the fawn's fur looks so smooth.
Chickenwhite's picture

Thank you! I was trying to

Thank you! I was trying to make it look more fluffy-like, but most of my fur just turns out smooth, so I guess he's just gonna be a smooth fawn XD
Rell's picture

I wish we could trade then, I

I wish we could trade then, I can't even do smooth coats. Amazing job though.
Chickenwhite's picture

I'll gladly give you a tip or

I'll gladly give you a tip or two, it takes a little time, but the technique I used is exceedingly simple >w<
ocean's picture

Poor fawn, but lovely art. :3

Poor fawn, but lovely art. :3 <3
Chickenwhite's picture

Thank you!~ He's such a

Thank you!~ He's such a lonely kid, and very shy, but he really opens up once introductions have been made and he quits being afraid of everything... -Which might take some time XD;;
Rell's picture

I'd love that and in return I

I'd love that and in return I could help you with thicker/courser fur. o3o
Chickenwhite's picture

That'd be awesome! Okay, so

That'd be awesome!
Okay, so what you wanna do is, make all the base-colour for the fur on the same layer, then scribble with dodge and burn respectively in the direction you want the fur. Note that the brushes need to be very small. like 2-3 pixels. Once you've scribbled all over, simply smudge with a 3-4 pixel-brush again in the direction of the fur and it should look smooth like this. Easy, but take a little while~
Kiraki's picture

This is very cute ^^

This is very cute ^^
Chickenwhite's picture

Thank you! ^^

Thank you! ^^
Rell's picture

Thanks really helpful, I'll

Thanks really helpful, I'll try to use this in my next picture.

For thicker longer fur I use 2 layers Shadow/Highlights. You can also use one, but
I use a 3-5 size brush for shadow and 1 size for highlight.
I do the base color then on a new layer use the shadow color to make 'V' shape hairs all from one point.
On a new layer I use the highlight color or the base color with the layer on Luminosity(Painter SAI) or Linear Dodge 'add' (Photoshop) and I go over the shadow color making sure to only use it in the middle of the 'V'.

Hope this helps/

I love the fur in this, looks

I love the fur in this, looks really smooth, good use of texture!
Chickenwhite's picture

Thank you! I just can't keep

Thank you! I just can't keep my hands off of fur, to be honest, it's too much fun to draw!
Chickenwhite's picture

Ooooh, sounds spiffy, I'll

Ooooh, sounds spiffy, I'll try this out! Though I really only have photoshop, so I hope it's gonna work out for me anyway ^^'
Spyrre's picture

Awwwh, s/he looks adorable...

Awwwh, s/he looks adorable... but a bit lonely, poor thing.
I love your style, the fur-texture looks really good, and I adore how you drew the "TEF- fawn" -face. <3
Chickenwhite's picture

Omg, I'm so honered you'd

Omg, I'm so honered you'd comment! OwO -The explanation being I looked at your photo-manip'd fawn for fur-ref XD;; It just looks so awesome and realistic, all your pictures are impressive as hell TwT
And Redd IS a little lonely, but all he needs is a father-figure and a friend, someone he can cling to all he likes without feeling awkward TwT
Spyrre's picture

Really? =D Well good that the

Really? =D Well good that the picture made a good reference for your piece, as it seems to be turned out so well. Your avatar looks wonderful also, you make lovely fawn-faces. =)
And thank you, for such compliments. <3
Poor little Redd... I´m sure he will get many friends in the forest, there´s so many friendly deer. My deer is also usually quite playful when I´m not lazing around so feel free to come say hello to her if you spot her picto somewhere. ^^
Chickenwhite's picture

I'll be sure to! : D Though

I'll be sure to! : D Though Redd'll probably still be scared mindless at the prospect of actually taking initiative to saying hello to anyone XD;; He's so terribly shy... but a sweet kid once he opens up >w<

Also, I've been admiring your art ever since the day I joined this thing, which is... a week ago, but never mind XD;;
Sithrim's picture

Sith' doesn't like lonely

Sith' doesn't like lonely fawns. So don't hesitate give him a visit sometime.
And this is adorableeee. (:


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Chickenwhite's picture

Aww, I'll be sure to! : D

Aww, I'll be sure to! : D Well... if Redd can get himself together and get over his immense shyness XD;;
Thank you so much! : D