Deer Dragon Collaboration

Scythe's picture
It...is done. It may not look like much, but this picture has consumed more time than any other that I have posted here. Having said that, though, in retrospect, I loved almost every minute of it. Not only was I able to work with a variety of textures, but I also had a chance to come up with a background, something that I rarely attempt.

Anyway, this would be a collaboration with the ever-talented Tuhka. Some time back in 2008, (yes, 2008), I accepted a number of coloring requests and she had suggested that I color in this flyingpsychomonsterthing for her. (Let it be said that I actually started on this picture late last year, though...with several extended breaks). In an attempt to make said deer dragon a bit more TEF-ish in nature, I tried to make him look like her character Quamar. I doubt that she will remember requesting such a thing, but I can hope that this may be a pleasant surprise of some sort and I hope that you like it, guys.
Kaoori's picture

ffffffffff

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Amazon's picture

Gorgeous.

Gorgeous.

Reyy's picture

Whoah! This is awesome! I

Whoah!
This is awesome!
I wish I could go something like this. :/
Scythe's picture

Many thanks, guys. ^^

Many thanks, guys. ^^
Fledermaus's picture

Aggh, this is amazing. o3o

Aggh, this is amazing. o3o Your coloring never ceases to amaze me. I can't wait to see the result of our collab... (if I can ever get my act together and get a lineart going >.<)
Kaoori's picture

she certainly is amazing.

she certainly is amazing. x_x!
Scythe's picture

Bah, I am far from amazing.

Bah, I am far from amazing. Annoying may be a far more appropriate word beginning with the letter A. XD

And no worries, Fled; take your time. I cannot wait to see what you come up with. ^^
Kaoori's picture

don't make me pull out the

don't make me pull out the sadface!!!
Scythe's picture

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Kaoori's picture

FFFFFFF WHY

FFFFFFF WHY
Bylah's picture

I could go on and on about

I could go on and on about how awesome this is - and I can see how much texture work you did. The shading, alone, is nothing short of epic.


Amazon's picture

The fur and the feathers and

The fur and the feathers and the lightning and the... <3

quadraptor's picture

*falls in love* Epicness of

*falls in love* Epicness of pure epic proportions topped with epic sauce!

Seriously!!
Tally's picture

Your attention to detail is

Your attention to detail is nothing short of stunning.

I can only imagine how many layers this took you, haha.
Tuhka's picture

Wow, Definitely a pleasant

Wow, Definitely a pleasant surprise! Shocked Yes, I don't remember requesting, it's been such a long time so it came as a surprise. :'D

Seems like you've put such huge effort into it and I -really- love your color choices. Myself I've always seen the critter as orange, this is just perfect. 8D
Can't stop admiring the amount of detail you've put into this~
Thank you so much <3
Scythe's picture

Thank you so much for all of

Thank you so much for all of the positive feedback, guys. Seriously, you have no idea how much your words mean to me.

Tally: Haha, you'd be surprised, actually. I did this one in ten layers. I've gotten better at managing my use of color and keeping things to a reasonable number of layers. Compare this to the good ol' days when I first started? I think my record back then was fifty-six layers on a simple, single character picture. Ah, good times. XD

Tuhka: It really has been such a long time. My apologies. ^^; I did have a blast working on this, though. You come up with some of the coolest creatures and it was my pleasure to color this one in for you. I'm glad that you like it. ^^