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Beyond the Mysterious Beyond => The Arts => Visual Art => Topic started by: F-14 Ace on September 17, 2008, 08:34:00 PM

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Post by: F-14 Ace on September 17, 2008, 08:34:00 PM
This is where I'll post my pictures from now on.  
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Post by: General Grievous on September 18, 2008, 06:09:48 PM
The top one is real nice but dang! That must really hurt.   :o
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Post by: Kor on September 18, 2008, 06:35:51 PM
Nice pictures, but I agree, the top one does look like he's hurt pretty bad.  Are the pictures an extra in additional to your story, or do you do it more like the old Prince Valient comic strip where the text is under each picture?
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Post by: F-14 Ace on September 18, 2008, 07:30:12 PM
Quote from: General Grievous,Sep 18 2008 on  05:09 PM
The top one is real nice but dang! That must really hurt.   :o
Well I don't know what it's like to get shot (nor do I want to) but I imagine it isn't too pleasant.    

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Nice pictures, but I agree, the top one does look like he's hurt pretty bad. Are the pictures an extra in additional to your story, or do you do it more like the old Prince Valient comic strip where the text is under each picture?

It's not a comic strip.  It is actually like a book I'm writing.  I just drew the pictures of the characters to go along with it.  If you're interested in checking it out, the link is in my sig.  I always like getting reviews, especially since I plan to publish toe book once it is done.
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Post by: F-14 Ace on September 22, 2008, 11:05:07 PM
Here is yet another scene from the story.  Here, we have Rhen (who has recovered from his injuries at the top of the page) facing off with Yazet, a belligerent and aggressive moose bent on asserting his dominance over everyone, not just members of his own species.  Yazet is quite annoyed that RHen refuses to fight him and resorts to calling him a coward and even going so far as to call him a "prairie cow".  Calling a bison a "prairie cow" is the equivalent of calling a black person the N-word.    
(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h315/spitfireace/rhenandyazet.jpg)
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Post by: Kor on September 23, 2008, 04:43:50 AM
Looks like you are quite skilled at story telling and can draw an interesting picture too, good luck.
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Post by: Malte279 on September 23, 2008, 06:00:45 AM
The pictures look really nice and the characters well proportioned :)
As for a suggestion of possible improvement I think you could do so when you color the picture. When you color the characters or landscapes you could sort of trace the shapes of whatever you are coloring instead of applying lines of arbitrarily direction. The direction of the lines is as visible as the colors and one can create great plastic effects by working with the direction of lines. In some cases (e.g. the fur of a bison or grass that is nearby the viewer) on can create really interesting effects by creating a pattern retracing the probably shape of what you are drawing. It may take a little more time, but the effects can be amazing.
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Post by: F-14 Ace on September 24, 2008, 07:57:23 AM
I am currently working on a picture with Blaze and his mate, Tocka, in it.  I plan to do one with Heather as well.  Perhaps I may try some LBT fanart sometime.
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Post by: Sky on September 26, 2008, 12:55:03 PM
Hmm, nice.
Very nice pictures.  :lol:

Can't wait to see your LBT pics (eventually).  :P:
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Post by: F-14 Ace on September 26, 2008, 03:19:43 PM
Here is my new picture of Blaze with his mate, Tocka.
(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h315/spitfireace/blazextocka.jpg)
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Post by: Mumbling on September 26, 2008, 03:27:39 PM
Aww they're cute :D
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Post by: General Grievous on September 26, 2008, 05:02:42 PM
Aww.  They look so happy in that picture.
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Post by: f-22 "raptor" ace on September 26, 2008, 05:08:47 PM
Awwwwww That's a beautiful picture!
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Post by: Kor on September 26, 2008, 10:00:18 PM
A very sweet scene.  Those 2 look very happy together.
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Post by: Petrie. on September 26, 2008, 10:40:28 PM
Something to consider when using colored pencils: color in one direction otherwise you get lines going in all sorts of ways.  See how much more consistent my drawing was because I didn't suddenly go up/down, left/right when coloring.

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e294/mr3...stmas-final.jpg (http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e294/mr300/art/christmas-final.jpg)

That will help a lot.
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Post by: Sky on September 27, 2008, 01:59:22 AM
Aww, how sweet. ^^
I agree with Petrie. Your pictures would look even better. =)
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Post by: F-14 Ace on September 27, 2008, 05:30:16 PM
I'm glad everybody likes them so far.  I am trying to decide is I should draw my Jedi character next or is I should try to draw my LBT characters.
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Post by: F-14 Ace on October 22, 2008, 08:56:07 PM
Here is a fixed version of my origional Rhen drawing.  He looks a lot better than he did before.  I made his fur darker and he looks shaggier than before.
(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h315/spitfireace/rhendraing.jpg)
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Post by: Kor on October 22, 2008, 10:02:16 PM
Nice picture.  It looks like you are improving.  Continue drawing & trying to improve.
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Post by: Sky on October 23, 2008, 12:31:43 AM
Hmm, yes, he really looks better now.  :smile
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Post by: General Grievous on October 24, 2008, 04:55:54 PM
Nice!  He looks great.  Can't wait to see the next one. :yes
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Post by: F-14 Ace on November 25, 2008, 12:09:16 PM
I finally made a drawing of Heather the moose.  Enjoy.  
(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h315/spitfireace/heatherdrawing.jpg)
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Post by: General Grievous on November 29, 2008, 02:20:51 AM
It looks nice but her nose doesn't look right for some reason.  It needs to be colored in a little more.
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Post by: Sky on November 29, 2008, 04:21:44 AM
Looks great.  :D
What you can do is, draw the outlines a bit stronger so you can see more of the picture.  ;)
Good work, anyways. :^.^:
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Post by: Kor on November 29, 2008, 03:15:20 PM
A Nice picture. Continue to draw and trying to improve and looking back to see the improvement you have made.
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Post by: F-14 Ace on January 29, 2009, 02:00:08 AM
This new picture is Sgt. Reznov in Stalingrad from Call of Duty: World at War.  He is a tough Soviet soldier who doesn't mess around.  He is also one of my favorite characters from the game.  I'm sorry if he looks somewhat like Osama bin Laden.  That wasn't my intention.

(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h315/spitfireace/sgtReznov.jpg)
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Post by: Kor on January 29, 2009, 02:52:19 AM
Nice picture and interesting background.  Hope you continue to draw and share here.
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Post by: General Grievous on February 02, 2009, 07:18:34 PM
Wow, Reznov is the most awesome videogame character ever!  "Mark my words, comrade.  One day things will change.  We will take the fight to their people!  To their land!   To their blood!"

Do you plan on doing more?
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Post by: F-14 Ace on April 17, 2009, 04:36:00 PM
Throughout history, there have been many great battles.  Time and time again, there have been examples of bravery and courge as a small group of soldiers makes a stand against an overwhelming number of enemies.  Several examples come to mind, such as the Battle of the Little Bighorn or the last stand of the 300 Spartans, but there is one that, for me at least, stands out above the rest because my childhood hero died in that battle.

The picture isn't quite finished.  I still need to draw the battle scene and I definately plan to color it and make some changes.  Ladies and gentlemen, I give you... the Alamo!
(Davy Crockett was my childhood hero, by the way)
(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h315/spitfireace/Thealamo.jpg)

The Ballad of the Alamo, the song that inspired me to draw this picture.

In the southern part of Texas
In the town of San Antone
There's a fortress all in ruins that the weeds have overgrown
You may look in vain for crosses and you'll never see a-one
But sometimes between the setting and the rising of the sun
You can hear a ghostly bugle
As the men go marching by
You can hear them as they answer
To that roll call in the sky.

Colonel Travis, Davy Crockett, and a hundred eighty more
Captain Dickinson, Jim Bowie
Present and accounted for.

Back in 1836, Houston said to Travis
"Get some volunteers and go
Fortify the Alamo."
Well the men came from Texas
And from old Tennessee
And they joined up with Travis
Just to fight for the right to be free.

Indian scouts with squirrel guns
Men with muzzle-loaders
Stood together, heel and toe
To defend the Alamo.

"You may ne'er see your loved ones,"
Travis told them that day
"Those who want to can leave now
Those who fight to the death let 'em stay."

In the sand he drew a line
With his army sabre
Out of a hundred eighty five
Not a soldier crossed the line
With his banners a-dancin'
In the dawn's golden light
Santa Anna came prancing
On a horse that was black as the night.

Sent an officer to tell
Travis to surrender
Travis answered with a shell
And a rousing rebel yell
Santa Anna turned scarlet
"Play deguello!" he roared
"I will show them no quarter
Every one will be put to the sword!"

One hundred and eighty five brave men
Holding back five thousand
Five days, six days, eight days, ten
Travis held and held again
Then he sent for replacements
For his wounded and lame
But the troops that were coming
Never came, never came, never came...

Twice he charged and blew recall
On the fatal third time
Santa Anna breached the wall
And he killed 'em, one and all
Now the bugles are silent
And there's rust on each sword
And the small band of soldiers...

Lie asleep in the arms of the Lord...

In the southern part of Texas
Near the town of San Antone
Like a statue on his pinto rides a cowboy all alone
And he sees the cattle grazing where a century before
Santa Anna's guns were blazing and the cannons used to roar
And his eyes turn sorta misty
And his heart begins to glow
And he takes his hat off slowly...

To the men of Alamo.

To the thirteen days of glory
At the siege of Alamo...
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Post by: Malte279 on April 17, 2009, 07:27:17 PM
Very interesting F-14 :)
I see you made sure to depict the chapel of the Alamo without the gable which we see today but which had not been there at the time of the battle.
Have you visited the Alamo?
I take great interest in the Texan war of independence and the battle of the Alamo. Did you watch the 2004 movie "The Alamo"? It is a lot more accurate than the John Wayne movie of 1960, though it does depict an unlikely version of Davy Crockett's end. The 2004 movie has him being taken prisoner and later executed, a claim based on one single controversial source from one of the Mexican soldiers. Still the movie was well done.
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In the sand he drew a line
With his army sabre
Out of a hundred eighty five
Not a soldier crossed the line
This famous gesture is most likely a later invention (not mentioned in any sources of the time), but it has become an integral part of the legend of the Alamo. One man however actually did decide not to stay at the Alamo. Louis "Moses" Rose left and lived on until 1850 or 1851. Modern research also found indication that there may have been one more survivor of the battle. A man named Henry Warnell is believed by some to have escaped during the final battle. He died shortly after the battle of the Alamo of wounds, but it is not absolutely certain if he suffered those at the Alamo or elsewhere. I must admit I don't know further detail on his case so I am not sure if there is any substance to this.
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Post by: metadude1234 on April 17, 2009, 07:46:45 PM
that was great!!!
i can't wait to see more!!!
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Post by: F-14 Ace on April 17, 2009, 11:17:57 PM
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I see you made sure to depict the chapel of the Alamo without the gable which we see today but which had not been there at the time of the battle.
Well I'm trying to draw the battle so I wanted to make it accurate.  Hopefully I will have it done soon.  My dang scanner removed several small details from the picture though.

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Have you visited the Alamo?
Right after I was born, my dad got stationed at Randolph AFB in San Antonio, where we spent three years.  Unfortunately, in all that time, we never once visited the Alamo, even though it was practically right across the street from us.  I wouldn't have remembered it anyway.  I was only three.  

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Did you watch the 2004 movie

Again, no I haven't.  I wish I had though.  I have been looking for it at the store but haven't had much luck.  I have seen bits and pieces of it on Youtube though.  the only movie I have seen involving the Alamo was the 1955 Davy Crockett movie.  It was probably one of the more historically accurate ones in regards to the battle.

Yes, I've heard of Rose.  He has been called the Coward of the Alamo.  Whether he actually deserves that title or not is a matter of opinion, but I imagine he spent the rest of his life like Bruce Ismay, shunned and humiliated.  Somebody even made a song parodying Rose, called "Moses Rose of Texas" to the tune of "Yellow Rose of texas".
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Post by: General Grievous on April 18, 2009, 02:22:04 AM
Can't wait to see it when its finished!
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Post by: Malte279 on April 18, 2009, 03:54:55 AM
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the only movie I have seen involving the Alamo was the 1955 Davy Crockett movie. It was probably one of the more historically accurate ones in regards to the battle.
Do you mean "The Man from the Alamo"? The movie (this information is just from Wikipedia, I don't know this from anywhere else) was shot in 1953, but I never saw it myself.
The 1960 film with John Wayne depicted the legend, but with very little concern for historical accuracy.
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Yes, I've heard of Rose. He has been called the Coward of the Alamo. Whether he actually deserves that title or not is a matter of opinion, but I imagine he spent the rest of his life like Bruce Ismay, shunned and humiliated.
Most definitely. I must say I pity him.
After all the man did stay until the day just before the final battle when it was sure that no more support would come and that all defenders were going to die. Rose's presence would not have changed anything about the fate of the defenders. He had fought in wars before. I think the deliberate decision to accept certain death with nothing visible to be gained for it anymore (Santa Anna already had been delayed for quite a while) is something that is hard to demand of anyone.
I'm looking forward to see the completed image.
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Post by: NeoGenesis005 on April 18, 2009, 08:00:27 PM
I know your proud of these drawings.
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Post by: F-14 Ace on May 18, 2009, 03:04:04 PM
Here it is!  Unfortunately I wasn't able to draw a battle scene.  I didn't think it would look good.  I may draw one later though.
(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h315/spitfireace/alamodrawing.jpg)
And here is the song to go with it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3amU4FqKCqw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3amU4FqKCqw)
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Post by: Malte279 on May 18, 2009, 03:37:21 PM
Very nice colored version of the drawing F-14 :yes
As for the song, it sounds quite impressive, but from a historians perspective it is definitely from a very pro southern perspective (of course nobody ever claimed it to be an accurate depiction of history). One thing I noticed was the mention of the "rebel yell" a term which is more linked to the Civil War times. But most strikingly is the notion that the Texans were fighting for "the right to be free". In a sense the claim sounds a bit ironical. One of the most important "freedoms" denied to the immigrants into Texas (who were granted every right of Mexican citizenship) was the freedom to own slaves. Sad as it sounds before the background of the Alamo myth one may rightfully question whether or not there had been a revolt in Texas at all had it not been for the matter of slavery :(
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Post by: F-14 Ace on June 04, 2011, 05:13:51 AM
Wow, I haven't updated this thing in a long time.  Here's my newest picture.  Say hi to Fletcher, my new gryphon RP character.  I love gryphons and I think they're very underrated.  I mean, there are tons of movies and books about dragons but the only movies I've seen that have gryphons in them are Quest for Camelot and the Narnia movies (and they didn't get much screen time in that one).  I heard there was one in the Alice in Wonderland book as well as a couple of the movie versions but I've never seen those.  

So anyway, here's the picture.  He was a real pain to draw.  

(http://i783.photobucket.com/albums/yy118/f14ace/Fletcher-1.jpg)
 


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Post by: F-14 Ace on June 15, 2011, 11:19:32 PM
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Post by: F-14 Ace on July 07, 2013, 10:43:47 PM
Ok, so I decided to dust off my colored pencils and try my hand at drawing something other than dinosaurs and buffalo.

My first ever attempt at drawing a dragon.  This is supposed to be Saphira from the Inheritance series.  She's my favorite dragon of all time so I decided to give her a try.
(http://i783.photobucket.com/albums/yy118/f14ace/saphi2_zps800a6c35.png) (http://s783.photobucket.com/user/f14ace/media/saphi2_zps800a6c35.png.html)

Here is my second attempt. Unfortunately, I am not so good with tiny details such as scales so I didn't include them here.
(http://i783.photobucket.com/albums/yy118/f14ace/saphi1_zps355f1e1e.png) (http://s783.photobucket.com/user/f14ace/media/saphi1_zps355f1e1e.png.html)  

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Post by: F-14 Ace on December 30, 2013, 02:47:19 PM
Another drawing of Saphira.  Scales are a real pain in the posterior to draw.

(http://i783.photobucket.com/albums/yy118/f14ace/saphi_zpsd829c9b2.png) (http://s783.photobucket.com/user/f14ace/media/saphi_zpsd829c9b2.png.html)
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Post by: jansenov on December 30, 2013, 06:35:45 PM
Yes. And shading them all is downright murder.

If you want constructive criticism, you could have put more effort into the spikes and the head scales. Make the spikes more simmetrical, and make the head scales denser and the peaks of their curves more to the left (your left; all sides in this text are from your perspective, except "front" and "behind", which are from Sapphira's perspective). I see you already tried to redraw them to be more lopsided, but should have done even more so. I see you also tried to draw the nostril opening as realistic, which is commendable.

You can skip the next five paragraphs if you're done with your picture.

If you don't feel like drawing a new picture, you can try some shading, if you want, under the eye, around the nostril and around the horn. If we assume the light is coming from the left, then you should darken the skin immediately above the nostril,

a dark line that follows the upper edge of the upper eyelid and a lighter line that follows the lower edge of the upper eyelid,

a line at the front of the lower edge of the lower eyelid, which slightly widens as it goes follows the eyelid outline to the right, until you reach half of the eyelid, and then it widens and darkens faster towards the right end of the eyelid, becoming darkest directly behind it,

and you should darken the horn socket from right to left, a line at the bottom of the socket that becomes darker as it goes left around the socket, and then goes along the left edge of the socket, which should be as dark or darker than the back of the eye.

The darkest area should be, however, behind the right edge of the socket, since no light reaches that part. You can also darken the scales immediately below the check. You can also try connecting the dark areas with other dark lines.





Alright, enough being a smartass. For a person who doesn't practice much (or at all), you're not bad at all. You do put effort into shading and perspective, but since your brain is not trained you can't get it quite right (my brain is untrained too). Drawing is like sports. It's a frustrating line of repetitions with variations. I'm pretty much in that frustrating stage too, only slightly ahead of you. However, I've heard once you reach a certain level of skill, then drawing becomes like playing, you feel liberated and your brain starts noticing things, details it didn't notice before. And then real artistic development begins.

If you want to to reach that stage, good luck. If you want to just have fun with the occasional drawing of something you like, well, enjoy it.  :yes
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Post by: F-14 Ace on February 19, 2014, 06:17:45 AM
Picture has been moved to fanart section since it's technically fanart.
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Post by: Ducky123 on February 19, 2014, 01:47:10 PM
Looking good :)

You got their poses right and the lineart and colouring looks okay to me. To be honest, your background looks better than anything I could produce (sucking at background myself...) :yes
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Post by: F-14 Ace on February 19, 2014, 08:53:19 PM
Thanks.  I'm also hoping to get the next chapter of my story done soon.
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Post by: F-14 Ace on October 24, 2016, 06:19:00 PM
I've been in a gryphon mood lately since reading the "Summer King Chronicals" and I decided to do some fanart.

(http://i783.photobucket.com/albums/yy118/f14ace/Elena_zps1k1hxec0.png) (http://s783.photobucket.com/user/f14ace/media/Elena_zps1k1hxec0.png.html)

This character is Elena, the mother of Kjorn, one of the main characters, and the mate of Sverin the Red King, the main antagonist in the first three books.  She doesn't actually appear in the books because she died before the series takes place, but she is mentioned several times and is described as having gold feathers and blue eyes like her son.  

Anyway, Elena is a major character in a fanfic I'm working on so I decided to do some fanart of her.  Her mate,  Sverin is the main character in the fanfic because I found him to be a very three dimensional, tragic, and sympathetic villain in the series.  In the books it was Elena's tragic death that lead to him becoming a villain, but even as a villain he was still sympathetic and likable.  I might do some fanart of him next.  I found Sverin's backstory to be absolutely heart wrenching and it's easy to see why he turned out the way he did.
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Post by: ADFan185 on October 24, 2016, 08:01:26 PM
That's a very awesome drawing you made you did a great job drawing the griffon.
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Post by: F-14 Ace on October 24, 2016, 11:44:51 PM
Thanks.  I should draw more often.
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Post by: Kor on October 25, 2016, 10:04:33 AM
I agree, you should.  You do draw well.  ;)
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Post by: ADFan185 on October 25, 2016, 10:10:20 AM
Yeah I Agree with Kor you're a good drawer and you're welcome.
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Post by: F-14 Ace on October 26, 2016, 10:06:24 AM
I might do a picture of Sverin and Elena together because I think they would have made an adorable couple, especially after I saw this little comic that the author of the book drew of them. (http://elementaljess.deviantart.com/art/Better-Days-Page-2-353378359)
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Post by: ADFan185 on October 26, 2016, 10:51:36 AM
You should draw Gilda from My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
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Post by: Ducky123 on October 26, 2016, 10:55:16 AM
Try to colour it a little better and your art will be super awesome. You leave too much space uncoloured :) Otherwise, great drawing. Drawing more often helps getting better (and it's fun) ^^spike
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Post by: ADFan185 on October 26, 2016, 02:23:58 PM
Yeah I can't draw for the life of me even tho I try. But still a awesome drawing
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Post by: F-14 Ace on December 11, 2016, 04:56:15 AM
Just thought I'd add this.  The author of the book faved my picture on Deviantert.  They also left a comment on the fanfic I wrote.  I thought that was kinda neat.
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Post by: ADFan185 on December 13, 2016, 08:24:02 AM
That's cool that he favored your picture on there. Awesome news indeed to hear
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Post by: F-14 Ace on March 18, 2017, 03:29:49 PM
I didn't actually draw this picture.  I just colored it but I wanted to share it anyway.  This was a coloring page that was part of a Patreon reward.  Anyway, this is another picture of Elena, the same gryphon that I did the picture of before.  This is an official picture of the character done by Jess Owen, the author of the Summer King series.

(http://i783.photobucket.com/albums/yy118/f14ace/Queen%20Elena_zpsk3brm3s4.png) (http://s783.photobucket.com/user/f14ace/media/Queen%20Elena_zpsk3brm3s4.png.html)

Elena is an interesting character despite the fact that she never appears in the books.  A character profile was released along with this picture.  Elena has a rather sad story.  She was the mother of Kjorn, one of the main characters (he's the baby shown in the picture).  She was the mate to Sverin the red king, who served as the main antagonist in the series.  She was basically the gryphon equivalent of a peasant at the bottom of the social totem poll but somehow she caught they eye of Sverin, who was still a prince at the time.  Sverin lived under the rule of his cruel and abusive father, who despised Elena for her low social status and because she encouraged Sverin's rebellious nature.  

There are several different species of gryphons in the books.  Sverin and Elena belong to the Aesir species, who hunt primarily on land.  There is another species called the Vanir, who hunt entirely from the sea. Anyway, there was a particularly harsh winter one year and prey was scarce.  One of the Vanir gryphons, a gryphon called Ragna, tried to teach Elena to fish from the sea like the Vanir, but unfortunately she fell in and couldn't get back out.  Ragna tried to save Elena, but because the Aesir are twice the size of the Vanir, she couldn't pull her back out and Elena drowned as a result.  

Sverin, devastated by the loss of his mate, blamed Ranga and the Vanir for her death and basically began oppressing them under his rule, which led to the events of the series.  He became cold-hearted and bitter and turned into a tyrant like his father.  Despite his villainous nature though, Sverin remained a sympathetic character and he still had his redeeming qualities.    

There's a much more complicated back story but I'm not going to go into the full details about it.
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Post by: Sovereign on March 18, 2017, 05:26:40 PM
I haven't read the series but the picture looks pretty good. There is a good amount of details put in there, the feathers for example, and your coloring works rather well too. As for your coloring, it's quite effective if simple and suits a gryphon well. I don't know about the lore behind the character but the picture is drawn and colored nicely.  :)
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Post by: ADFan185 on March 18, 2017, 10:47:17 PM
Looks awesome and great you did a great job making it,
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Post by: F-14 Ace on March 19, 2017, 03:28:11 AM
Quote from: ADFan185,Mar 18 2017 on  09:47 PM
Looks awesome and great you did a great job making it,
I didn't draw the picture.  I just colored it.