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I don't know. I think it's a way to make what you see easier to understand. Like instead of just seeing a long, roundish arm sort of shape, you know that inside it is the bone and muscle structure, ...

StylesDavis, I was always told that the reason artists need a good working knowledge of anatomy is so that when you're drawing from life you don't have to struggle so much with proportions. Even thou ...

The composition is very nice on these, especially the first one. I like them. They remind me of where I grew up.

Sea dragon...no ref, so I'm pretty sure the colors are all wrong. PS6, 20 minutes.
http://myweb.cableone.net/butlermi/images/seadragon.jpg

PS 6, 30 minutes.
http://myweb.cableone.net/butlermi/images/ocean.jpg

15 minutes in photoshop. from ref

http://myweb.cableone.net/butlermi/images/ngruins.jpg

Thanks, Flop. I almost left the mist off because I thought it looked silly.

I've lost track of how long I've worked on this. Probably about 7 hours total.

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detail
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Rain Tree
http://myweb.cableone.net/butlermi/images/rain_tree.jpg

The Tree v1.0
http://myweb.cableone.net/butlermi/images/the_tree.jpg

Trying to be all painterly. Mostly just icky.
http://myweb.cableone.net/butlermi/images/death.jpg

Ooo...so alien and...dangerous looking. Very nice detail and tone.

Yeah, the empty front is probably too distracting and is making the back look more empty. I tend to work back-to-front.
Here's the sketch for the piece that I'm kind of working from.

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Ive been working on this for a week or so. I'm kind of at a loss as to how to connect the back ground to the foreground. The space behind the trees is too empty, but I want it to stay open. Any adv ...

I'd texture the paper more, like maxetormer said. It's too flat and shiny now.

The message makes sense to me, but probablly 'cause I know Badger. Laughing

Quick sketch of something I want to do a more detailed painting of later. About 20 minutes.

http://myweb.cableone.net/butlermi/images/swampsketch.jpg

biglebowsky - I love your latest one. The colors are wonderful.

Wanted to get an idea down and it went horribly cliche. Embarassed

I am starting to get a feel for my tablet, so I guess that's a good thing to come from my bad drawing. Laughing

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Some rocks on my desk. About 1 hour.
http://myweb.cableone.net/butlermi/images/rocks.jpg

Very nice, ceenda. I like the composition of that. Very dynamic but fits with the frozen time theme quite well.

What a strange little bird. Painter Classic, about an hour.

http://myweb.cableone.net/butlermi/images/strange_bird.jpg

Didn't spend as much time on this as I should have. About two hours. I'm beginning to realize how rusty my technique is. Embarassed

http://myweb.cableone.net/butlermi/images/alien_landscape.jpg

mountains
http://myweb.cableone.net/butlermi/images/mountains.jpg

too fuzzy.

Still getting the feel for my tablet. Although I thought this looked good when I finished it, the lightning bothers me now. Much too straight.

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Combination of ink on paper and photoshop. I'm still working out what I want to do with the moon and the grumpy bunny himself before I color it. Any critique would be appreciated.

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