Atvana

eyestrain's picture
I was painting this and Serenai's description matched.
You are a sweet person. Thank you.
ocean's picture

Woow. The detail on this is

Woow.
The detail on this is just amazing.
And the fur!
Very lovely, eyestrain.

Your art is just mind

Your art is just mind blowing.
The fur! God to I adore that fur, and the legs! AND THE TAIL!
I love it all.
*Bows down to* ;; You are a god.

how gorgeous! I love your art

how gorgeous!
I love your art so much, I can't even tell you.
She'll love it <3
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eyestrain's picture

Thank you, Ocean. And thank

Thank you, Ocean. And thank you too Vandetta.

I'm human Ammy... really human. On my good days. But I appreciate your kindness.

I don't strive to be the best, but instead I strive to do my best, and always give it my all every time.
-faunet
Pegasicorn's picture

I want to stroke that fur. It

I want to stroke that fur. It looks so soft.
Doro's picture

I love the lighting around

I love the lighting around the face. It really is beautiful

omg the grace of the pose

omg the grace of the pose and the noble look in and the strokes of the fur and all of it /dies-of-its-complete-epicness/


i love the lighting of it and everything about it!

Seele's picture

Ooh wow, almost as if she

Ooh wow, almost as if she could jump right out of the screen.. Your style is very inspiring Eyestrain, thank you for sharing it with us ♥
z.m123's picture

Whoa! This is awesomesauce

Whoa! This is awesomesauce ♥
She's gonna love this!
shaku's picture

Man, I can't get over how

Man, I can't get over how realistic your shading is (especially in that fluffy area underneath Atvana's chin). This is so gorgeous~

I know I've asked, but I can't remember and can't find WHERE I asked. What program do you use for your art?

Zeekii's picture

This is absolutely

This is absolutely gorgeous...I love the shading/lighting and the contrast of the bright red poppies. I know she's going to be so happy with this, especially since you added the Tilaka/Bindi ^^
Munkel's picture

I love the pose so much, and

I love the pose so much, and how you draw muscles... and your colouring &hearts it's awesome and I know too that she's going to be so happy with it : )
OkamiLugia's picture

Holy cow! This is just lovely

Holy cow! This is just lovely to stare at. (:
Dampir's picture

I want to hug this deer

I want to hug this deer Laughing out loud
Serenai's picture

-Melts into a pile of

-Melts into a pile of goo.-

I have so much to say and no time or words to say it. Darn class. And speechlessness.

They're right. I do love it. I love it in ways I'll have to describe later because that's what I do.

Thank you so very much, Eyestrain.

Not because you said it, not because you drew this, not because anything external or circumstancial, merely because you are: you are sweet, too.

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EternalWanderer's picture

What can I even say? I have

What can I even say? I have absolute no saying in this subject :'p It's perfect, I'd even believe it's a screenshot if it wasn't for the customized face, antlers and the incredible flow of it; the colors, the fur, the poppies in the antlers, it's... it's the in-forest appearance, period. :')

This is truly beautiul

This is truly beautiul <3
Serenai's picture

And now, Eyestrain, I assault

And now, Eyestrain, I assault you.

Firstly, the pose and anatomy. The anatomy is gorgeous--I love the length given, in the limbs and the neck, so graceful and suiting of the pose. It all reminds me of that first moment of flight. The texturing of the fur is--as always in your works with fur-detailing--completely realistic. It just looks soft, downy even, to the touch, so welcoming and sweet. I love how you've portrayed the Kabuki pelt, it's a perfect translation of the game's version upon your drawing, flowing beautifully and with the most precise and beautiful shades. The shading in itself, as well, is delightful, the contours of the body and the fur integrate flawlessly, seamlessly. There is not limit to how I admire those careful, precise, and yet ultimately so wild and expressive strokes.

I could go on about the way you portray the fur, but I don't believe I could ever capture what I feel in words. Oh, how I pity the blind for what they're missing here.

And more minute details, too (as I certainly am obsessed with them).

The hooves, for one, and not merely the hooves but also that indentation that travels slightly up the leg where the hooves are cleaved. The adorable little dewclaws, and again the coloration.
The curve of the tail, so... Cute, for lack of a better word.

The expression--and I always pay close attention to such a thing--is one I know upon it so well. I've never drawn Atvana giving this expression, and yet so many portray it that way. It brings me joy, because this is how I see it, this polite, coy little smile ands eyes open, and yet somehow feeling slightly lidded with bliss, always looking toward the sky, the best. Ears drawn back, not in submission or fear or any of those lesser things, but going with the flow of existence, expressing benevolence with a smile.

The poppy flowers--and they are dearly beloved, for I have a story with them and why Atvana wears them so. They are beautiful, bright red like I see and with such gorgeous petals. And too, I love their vines, twisting elegantly through its antlers.

It's antlers, perfect color with them too, so powerful looking, formidible. And yet, as its nature, not the focus, not the intent or even the inherent meaning. I'm sure you must have intuited quite a bit of its nature, just by the way you've portrayed it.

I have to bring the attention back to two things I'd mentioned before: the neck, and especially, the legs. I've seen individuals draw characters with exceptionally long necks, and I've thought, "once, I want to draw it like that, see it like that, because there is something there." And there certainly is--it lends to the poise, stretched up to the heavens, aloft above the miseries and envies of the bottom-level-places. As well, that patch of light beneath its chin, for some reason I simply adore it. Again, the fur detailing, too... Ah, it's just... Wordless.
The legs, now, are one of the things that first caught my attentio. I love the length, the stretch to them, how they look so enthralled in the jump. I love how the front pair fold to the chest, so alive, so fluid.

My words will never fully describe what I have to say, but perhaps the most important thing I could ever say is this:
Thank you, for allowing the chance for anyone to speak up, and for choosing me.
It's not merely the work,
But the thought.
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Sypris's picture

This is truly art. I can't

This is truly art. I can't even pick a favorite feature...there's so many. I wish I could touch this...the fur looks so lovely. This is a magnificent piece of work. Fantastic, super amazing job.

That fur...

That fur...<3 Wow the detail here is just stunning, the leap looks very realistic and lovely Smiling The facial expression is so delicate and free.
Amazinggg
-KH-

eyestrain's picture

I'll respond better later, I

I'll respond better later, I am just really overwhelmed by the praise and don't know what to say...
Thank you all.

I don't strive to be the best, but instead I strive to do my best, and always give it my all every time.
-faunet
Hum's picture

You know, three years (wow

You know, three years (wow what?) later, and I still can't this picture.
Still just gorgeous. Sobs.

Wow. This is lovely. So

Wow. This is lovely. So realistic! That fur.. The lighting.. Those thin legs... The poppies! Everything is just perfect.