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Daneth: Watermark

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July 17, 2011 - 8:50pm — Sighthoundlady

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Daneth. The big lummox had to go and ascend. Grew wings. Has no clue what to do with them. Keeps jumping off the high shore of the pond...only to plunge into the water. Again and again. Getting a little depressed about it. And all wet.

Once again, thanks to everyone who popped in for a visit on Livestream. Smiling
July 17, 2011 - 8:55pm — Snowsauria
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Looks like he need some

Looks like he need some flying lessons from Illrose. xD

Seriously though, this is amazing. You must stop posting gorgeous artwork like this, I'm tired of dropping my jaw. ._. ♥
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July 17, 2011 - 8:55pm — Kaoori
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I have no words. This.. is

I have no words.

This.. is just amazing.

I love the water. I feel like I could touch it, or it could seep off the screen. And his wings.

You have such amazing talent, sighthound Smiling
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July 17, 2011 - 8:57pm — bluejay17

You are an amazing artist. I

You are an amazing artist. I love all your artwork!

This is simply gorgeous <3
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July 17, 2011 - 8:57pm — Athwardra

This is amazing... I love the

This is amazing... I love the koi and all the drippiness.... Daneth looks like he just enjoyed a romp in the pond and all the Koi just don't know what to think!
July 17, 2011 - 9:05pm — Iaurdagnire
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Awww bless him! Lovely water

Awww bless him! Lovely water details, Sight (:
July 17, 2011 - 9:09pm — Aranyani
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That looks amazing! I use to

That looks amazing!
I use to love jumping in the water when I was a child.
And this ripple on the dark water surface in fact is just wonderful, it gaves me chill.
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July 17, 2011 - 9:17pm — Shiori
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Poor guy XD JUST KEEP

Poor guy XD JUST KEEP SWIMMINGTRYING, DAN.

Lovely as always mi dear :3
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July 17, 2011 - 9:40pm — Graveyard
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Flying Lessons seem to be in

Flying Lessons seem to be in order here haha, ahhh this is gorgeous I was happy to have watched you working on this when I could! I love your LSing, I hope to catch more of them ^^
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July 17, 2011 - 10:34pm — Sighthoundlady
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SnowSauria: Yes! He could

SnowSauria: Yes! He could use some tips! Usually a Latharan would have a mentor to train them…but one has never been reborn into the forest before so he’s on his own. And thanks so much.

Kaoori: Thank you! The water was such an experiment. I had no clue what I was doing, lol.

bluejay17: Thanks so much.

PandaXiongMao: Thank you! Those koi are probably thinking what a klutz he is, lol!

Iaurdagnire: Thank you! Yeah, Dag got to witness his inelegant crashes into the pond, the big silly head.

Silensia: Thank you! The pond is a nice soft landing for trying to learn to fly…but it sure is wet!

Shiori: Thanks so much. ^^
Those wings have done far more swimming then flying so far.

Graveyard: Yes, he could use some tips! Lol. Thanks for keeping me company whilst drawing. It makes it a lot more fun when I’m not alone. Smiling
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July 18, 2011 - 12:21am — Pegasicorn
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Wow. I love how there's water

Wow. I love how there's water pooled on his wing and dripping off. o_o
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July 18, 2011 - 3:39am — Sighthoundlady
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Thanks Pegasicorn! It was an

Thanks Pegasicorn! It was an effect I really hoped I'd be able to pull off, wanted his wings to be lifting out of the pond with water running off them. ^^
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July 19, 2011 - 6:11am — OkamiLugia
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For the love of all that's

For the love of all that's good, keep up the amazing work. ♥
July 19, 2011 - 10:42am — Nayu
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This is a striking piece of

This is a striking piece of work, damn, you're really really good.
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Can I ask, how did you do the water effect? The small puddle gathered on th top of his right wing is also reflected on the water, when we should see the appendage from below..so do you copy the pic paste it beneath the original and work on it to get a watery feel? Or is it something else?
How my brain noticed this detail at this hour I dunt even now.
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July 19, 2011 - 5:30pm — Sighthoundlady
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OkamiLugia: Thanks so

OkamiLugia: Thanks so much!
Nayu: Thank you. And you are so correct, the reflection is incorrect. I was mucho lazy and just inverted the image. Then smudged ripples into it and painted the water effects over that. Sticking out tongue
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July 19, 2011 - 10:16pm — Uruushou
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The depth of field here is

The depth of field here is wonderfully done. The reeds in the foreground let the eye travel to Daneth in the distance. I absolutely love what you did with the rivulets of water, as well as the ripples; it really implies that Daneth had just made a crash-landing, hehe! The koi fish are a nice touch, as well as the lilypads and the little glow on the flower. Is Herla lighting it from beneath? J/K! Sticking out tongue
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