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Living Reef by =kamashei:iconkamashei:

Categories Digital Art > Drawings > Fantasy

©2008-2009 =kamashei
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Uh, yeah. I decided to enter :iconkankakanka: and :iconpearleden:'s contest. Please don't hurt me. -flails-

Anyways, this is Seishu, an Oriental sea dragon. His element is water and his name means "Living Reef". Some interesting features he carries are his large vestigial Gorgonian wings (which are rather used for decorative purposes than flying), coral horns, a tubeworm tail, seashell ears, and a whole lot of seaweed for a mane and such. He also carries two elemental water orbs that contain his soul; one in his right front claw and the other in his left rear claw. If one or both of the orbs happen to be seperated from Seishu, the reef attached to him begins to die and lose it's color, which weakens him and slowly drains away his life. However, if one or both of the orbs are destroyed, he is destroyed as well. So basically, this guy has a good grip on those little buggers.

Man, I worked a long time on this and still didn't obtain the satisfaction I expected from it. I feel I could've done better...

Seishu and Art (C) Flame (Me)

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Mood: Adoration ~starring-star Jul 17, 2008, 1:44:31 PM
I think it is lovely... just like all of your pics :D how did u get the scales to look like that (the lineart) was it like opacity on a different layer?

Oh and i love all the details too... how long did it take to get the lineart too?

Love the shell on the head

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~Snakefox Jul 17, 2008, 1:45:09 PM
awesome!!!

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=sandeyes13 Jul 17, 2008, 2:07:33 PM
Amazing. Hey, for the text in the corner, not the english but the text that looks like its been inked on with a brush, with the kanji (sorry, my knowledge of oriental language fails me at the moment.) did you use a special brush or how did you make it? Cause i have been itching to make some stuff that look like brushwork, but haven't any idea how I would do so...:D

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=kamashei Jul 17, 2008, 3:04:43 PM
Nope, just coloring the lineart makes it look like that. The lineart took about a day due to my mad procrastination skills. And I forgot to mention about the shell ears in the description! Haha, thanks for pointing that out.
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=kamashei Jul 17, 2008, 3:07:40 PM
I just use a regular brush (with pen pressure set on; THAT'S VITAL), and go back in and add details to the writing, like faded paint or tiny cracks, with the eraser set at a pretty low opacity.
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~FoxSoul Jul 17, 2008, 3:19:33 PM
Woah! :O :O :O This is amazing! I want to touch him.. Damn it, Flame! You are extremely creative and talanted! The wings must have taken ages! Why do you have to be so flippin' awesome?! xD :icongivemesmilesplz:

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~Inthebellyofthewhale Jul 17, 2008, 5:12:18 PM
o_O Oh geeze that's beautiful! I could never had the patience to have put all that detail! I envy you Flame!

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~PyriteWest Jul 17, 2008, 5:15:07 PM
I agree with FoxSoul - the wings are really something. Great work on them, and the seaweed mane! I Like the detail of the seastar and those orange frond-ish things. Favorite!
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