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Winter Begoneby *AlectorFencer

Digital Art / Drawings / Fantasy

Winter begone.
Let the flowers in the deep vast forest awake again
and bloom over the land.

Yay for being burnt out...I don't even know how to describe this picture.

Anyway, I'm really happy how this picture turned out in the end. It was sometimes a real struggle but I got there eventually. You might have noticed big changes in the background and colour scheme.

I spent most of the time thinking where to set the next brush stroke and especially thinking of which brushes to use. After browsing my PS brushes and brain, I finally came up with the WIP, which I showed to you already: [link]

The face has changed from the original sketch too because painting fur really didn't work on the base of the sketch: [link]

In the end, I struggled mostly with the background because the colour scheme didn't co-operate with the orginal sketch (trees and mountains), so I changed it after three freaking outs and one banging-the-head-on-the-table.

I will post a walkthrough of this as soon as possible.

Thanks a lot for looking!

_{Photoshop: 30 hours}

The Plant Spirit is Copyright to Claudya Schmidt aka AlectorFencer. Please do not alter, copy or redistribute!

love 22 22

joy 4 4

wow 10 10

~~mad 0 0~~

~~sad 0 0~~

~~fear 0 0~~

neutral 1 1

~violettunami May 1, 2012 New member Hobbyist General Artist

Wow, this is amazing!

~lightningGoddesLyris Apr 18, 2012

this is one of my favorites from you. I actually just spent an hour trying to find it on Google.( Lolz) Then came to DA and found it instantly. I am planning on making a fully functional quadrupedal suit of this spirit. you inspired me...i hope you don't mind.

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Fursonas ftw!

~nk-chan Feb 9, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

The detail in this is so gorgeous~
All the little leaves and the channels in the snow and the hatchmark blades of grass, unf~
I am going to stare at this for a long time.

~blackeststar14 Jan 8, 2012 Student General Artist

wow this is amazing!!!! I cant even think of a compliment that is worthy lol

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<3 Blackest Star!
"Oh star fall down on me
let me make a wish upon you...
I wont let you fall away from me
you will never fade...
...and now I let my dreams consume me
and tell me what to think.."

~corinsan Dec 24, 2011

zomg this is incredible!
i really need to learn PS and pump out some more art like this

~Wolf1300 Nov 28, 2011

This is absolutely beautiful. I love all of your nature themed drawings!

~foxfanforever Nov 5, 2011 Hobbyist Photographer

So beautiful. Although considering the time of year right now, winter beginning, that wolf looks more like it's being buried alive.

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~kellyjo503 Oct 26, 2011 Hobbyist Photographer

OMG, I love all of your work with wolves and nature...holy crap its like a dream..I have wolf Totem and the one with the little girl...is me

~MoonArtist436 Oct 5, 2011 Student Artist

Awesome!

~Faeolan-Equus Sep 13, 2011

So cool, the spirit is just so cool.

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