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Enayla · Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2001 1:06 pm

This is no swan. Those are no real water lilies.

(Edit) I have decided to add close ups. Big close ups. So you'll need to click the links, wait for stupid tripod to load, and then enjoy

flowers
bird
water

(Edit2) Bah... stupid URL problem.

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danyi · Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2001 1:09 pm

damn enayla... thats soo nice.. i love the water. only thing i can say is that it looks odd how the water goes in a stright line up towards the swans head.. hehe looks odd to me, but it doesn't matter! I love it.

SlightlyTwisted · Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2001 1:52 pm

*at a loss for words*

Well, no crits here. I love the bird, I love the flowers, and I love the water. I love it all!

This one's been a real pleasure to watch progress step by step. You made my day, repeatedly.

I think this is quite possibly your best one yet, you know. It seems impossible that you keep improving, but, well, you've done just that!

-=Gux=- · Guest Member #

Beautiful palette, the water looks stunning and those sparkly things makes it all magical.

How long did it take to make?

schabe · Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2001 2:27 pm

very nice pic.
me especially likes the water, the swan... errm... white water bird and the colors.

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Brue · Guest Member #

Thats a great pic...i was just wondering what brush(es) do you use for the feathers?

rdgraffix · Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2001 9:26 pm

Beautiful as allways Enalya (and the water is like, Wow!.
Keep up the great work.

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TheMilkMan · Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2001 11:15 pm

That water looks great!!!

Kool · Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2001 12:45 am

Superb...great Enayla

dementia7 · Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2001 1:34 am

there really aren't any words that could do the image justice...seriously. Damn fine work.

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Enayla · Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2001 1:39 am

Danyi: Thank you

Even if I don't quite understand what you mean with the water.

SlightlyTwisted: *just beams* Well, I'll just keep that in mind next time I paint something, then =D

-=Gux=- : Thank you. I wish I could actually tell you that, but it's so difficult to say for sure, since I worked on it on and off. I painted it over the weekend, that much I can say at least

schabe: Thanks! Heheh, and you got the "white water bird" bit right

Brue: Thank you. The brushes I use vary a lot, but I've uploaded some of the ones I used for this specific image: Brushes! There's a combination of smudge tool and airbrush tool going on here, so you can't even tell that some of these brushes have been used... add to these brushes the ordinary both soft and hard brushes.

rdgraffix: Thanks! I'll do my best

TheMilkMan: Yay! This is the first time I actually paint water seriously

I looked at about 40+ pictures of water to get the feeling of it.

Kool: *curtseys*

dementia7:

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Daijoobu · Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2001 1:50 am

Wow Enyala...
The water's just spectacular!
I'm awestruck.

faustgfx · Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2001 3:36 am

i'm almost getting over jelaousity already. it helps alot to not even think about trying to draw anything since the results are always rather depressing. thanx linda for getting rid of my burden for me :P

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Enayla · Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2001 3:52 am

Daijoobu: Thank you... I put a lot of time into the water =)

Faustgfx: Just because you see a drawing that you feel you couldn�t have done yourself doesn�t mean you can�t paint something else just as beautiful. It�s a difference of style, technique, and taste � I couldn�t dream of drawing something like that gear thing you have up in the Works in Progress section (as I told you several times

). If I had given up every time I had seen something I felt I couldn�t produce, I�d have stopped drawing long ago.

And what good would that have done /anyone/?

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faustgfx · Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2001 5:43 am

what good? well at least i'd have continued sad attempts at illustration and cause myself more frustration and stress and hate towards "art" in every level and ultimately the hate would have grown so strong i'd reached godhood and could have devoured the world into nothingness and all of our pain and hurt and shit that we live in would be gone! MAUAHAHWuUWUAHAWUAHAHAHAHRAAHAAAAAAARG!!

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Spitfire · Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2001 6:00 am

Death to all life. And lets even try to kill dead things too, just in case.

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faustgfx · Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2001 6:04 am

DEATH TO ALL LIFE - VEGANS FIRST!

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Kazz · member Member # Joined: 24 Mar 2001 Posts: 126

Enayla, evertime your stuff blows me away... gotta love how you handle the water. 8) Keep'em coming!

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trudel · Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2001 6:57 am

Enayla, very nicely done as always

Lateralus · Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2001 9:34 am

Enayla · Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2001 12:34 pm

faustgfx: .....

Spitfire: .....

Kazz: Thanks! As I said previously, it's the first time I've tried to paint water... it wasn't an easy task.

trudel: *curtseys*

Lateralus: *stares back spookily from within the screen*

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Dthind · member Member # Joined: 12 Dec 2000 Posts: 436

Incredible !

*ponder... I wonder what a blue swan on a white cloud would look like...*

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L99Relm · Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2001 3:00 pm

Wow beautiful! (I bet you haven't heard that enough already

I love the sparkles ^_^

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Staff Sarge · Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2001 4:20 pm

I think danyi meant that there's a slight (just this--> [] small) problem with the perspective on the upper half portion of the image. Looks like there's some big waves in front of the... creature. Though it's possible that I'm seeing things - again... yeah, it must be so.

Taking a closer look, the water's is simple and just perfect.

In a whole, it's a beautiful picture, I believe that's just the way you wanted it.

Andromeda · Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2001 6:01 pm

Maybe im the only one, maybe its just me ...

the water lily at the top, te smallest one, looks disjointed. Looks like its floating in space ?

Beatiful swan ... it looks as if shes lookin at me, the swan.

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tayete · Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2001 12:23 am

What else can I say? YOU ARE THE WOMAN, ENAYLA!!!

faustgfx · Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2001 12:28 am

zee woman with my fangs!

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Jaymo · Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2001 1:59 am

I envy your mastery of your craft, enayla! I'm glad you always do things sweet and glittery, cause that way at least i can tell myself "nice, but not my style"...

That flower in the front is awesome. As the rest...

DiXter · Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2001 2:16 am

Wow.. you are so good!!.
But after looking att the pic for a wile I realized that somthing felt.. wrong..
Shouldn�t the flowers leave some reflection/shadow on the water?

Du har verkligen din egen stil. Jag blir s� avundsjuk..

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Enayla · Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2001 10:21 am

Hmmm... there /might/ be something wrong with the waves. But as I said - this is the first time I try to paint water. I am honestly sick and tired of this picture now... so I don't think I'll go back and change anything just yet.

Maybe the next time I paint water, there won't be so many mistakes

I'm still happy with how this turned out, though.

Wonder what I'll draw next... Hmm...

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