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    Hey,

    soo I'm not sure how alive this forum is but I thought I'd just try it out (:

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    I've started the sketch with artrage, because the colors and textures are so gorgeous and then finished it off in photoshop with paintsy brushes (:

    About the Artwork:
    Bercwen is the young birch goddess, here just growing the physical dryad-like body. With the white color she’s one of the holy mother’s sacred triad of Red, Black and White. She represents renewal and protection and just like birch wood she wards off evil energies. The birch is the pioneer tree – the first one to grow in burnt landscapes.

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    Very good work fantastic
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    Looks like she's going to be extremely busy out here in California.

    Dynamic picture. I like the textures. Also the way you did it does in fact have a charred look to it. I've seen life springing up amidst the charred ruins after fires. In the real world to see it is very strong, like a phoenix rising kind of vibe -- all charred and blackened with shoots of tan and green springing up here and there. Your picture has that vibe down very well.

    Lots of users have ArtRage in their workflow later to be modified in other applications, Photoshop being a prominent example. The creators of ArtRage intended that to be the case since from the very beginning of the program they had written in a way to save the pictures out in layers in the Photoshop format so you could work back and forth as needed.

    Welcome!
    "Not a bit is wasted and the best is yet to come. . ." -- remembered from a dream

  4. Quote Originally Posted by D Akey View Post
    Looks like she's going to be extremely busy out here in California.

    Dynamic picture. I like the textures. Also the way you did it does in fact have a charred look to it. I've seen life springing up amidst the charred ruins after fires. In the real world to see it is very strong, like a phoenix rising kind of vibe -- all charred and blackened with shoots of tan and green springing up here and there. Your picture has that vibe down very well.

    Lots of users have ArtRage in their workflow later to be modified in other applications, Photoshop being a prominent example. The creators of ArtRage intended that to be the case since from the very beginning of the program they had written in a way to save the pictures out in layers in the Photoshop format so you could work back and forth as needed.

    Welcome!
    Hahaha
    Oh interesting, I didn't know that fact about the development. Thank you for your words, I'm glad it conveys that vibe I intented.


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    Very good work fantastic
    Hey thank you (:

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    hey,

    another piece of the same process. There is much rough work from artrage shining through in this one (which has gotten rare in my workflow).

    It is a banishment of a bird spirit that one can summon as companion.

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    Super dynamic. I love this technique.

    So are you saying you're not painting that much, not doing rough idea sketches, not doing gaming, not using Artrage as your go-to art program? Would be a shame if it was the latter because you really have a great style thing happening and you're conjuring some well realized creatures. You look like you have an excellent handle on AR and your canvas and image in your mind are well connected.

    "Not a bit is wasted and the best is yet to come. . ." -- remembered from a dream

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