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Breath of Spring

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DEAR AMMY THIS TOOK FOREVER.

Well, not really, because obviously I finished. This was one of those pieces where you just keep working and working and suddenly you have nothing left to work on, and you're like like "Oh, I'm done." I started it mid-November... I really enjoyed working on it, though. I had trouble figuring out how to do the grass, but I think it worked out. And look--real flowers!

Anyway. I've always seen Shiranui as less a being of grace and beauty than of power and majesty, so I wanted to reflect that here--a creature whose breath is the warm spring breeze and whose growls are thunder, and who is as likely to lick your face as it is to tear it off. It lives in a painted world, but its nature is impossible to capture with ink alone... which is why Shiranui lends itself wonderfully to digital media, I think, despite my preference for traditional ink paintings.

This is possibly the most time-absorbing piece I've done, and it's certainly the biggest digital piece I've done at 125.7 MB, 29 layers (only 22 visible), and... a lot of pixels. OTZ

Done in PSE4, based on a pencil sketch (see alternate version here: [link] )

The music that kept me going: [link]

Brushes used: [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link]

Prints and posters available in my Etsy shop! [link]
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2448x3264px 8.94 MB
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:star::star::star::star::star-half: Overall
:star::star::star::star::star: Vision
:star::star::star::star::star-empty: Originality
:star::star::star::star::star: Technique
:star::star::star::star::star: Impact

Ammy's proportions are excellent, and the fierce look in her eyes really does set that image of power and majesty you tried to go for. The fur is, as the previous critique noted, quite unique. It fits in nicely.

The divine instrument is small, but it still looks great and the flames keep the style of the original game.

The angle looks very unique, I've never quite seen something like it.

The lighting however on ammy looks great. Maybe with a little more focus on the flowers, to balance out the fierceness of her gaze. But perhaps thats just me.

Overall a very beautiful piece, everyone almost always makes ammy look graceful and loving, it was nice to see the change in moods.