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©2006-2010 ~bluefooted
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Thanks for all the comments :) I guess I should say, thanks for all the new comments ;) Wow, didn't expect a DD for this, but it's nice to get.

I get asked a lot about how I color pieces. Here's a hint: it looks like paper because it is paper ;) Basically, I color a section of the drawing very roughly, take a scan of a cool piece of paper - graciously provided by RobG from Eatpoo - set it in a new layer, and erase the parts that fall outside the lines. If you set the texture to 'overlay', you can get the colors underneath the show through. So, in this pic, there are 3 different papers used: one for the birds, one for the bush, and a large piece that covers the whole thing. It's really a digital collage more than anything else. Everyone should try it because it's fun and easy. If you have a scanner, you can just scan your own cool handmade papers or anything else really. I feel dumb explaining this stuff because it's so easy it feels a little like cheating ;) Thanks again for all the comments!

Cheers!

Daily Deviation

Given 2006-05-18

birds fly up by ~bluefooted is perfectly blended the way the elements all come together into one image. This is just one of many remarkable images from one of the most creative galleries. (Suggested by =deathofrats and Featured by `Aeires)

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:iconlostgypsy:
very pretty I hope you win

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"I'm not bi I'm kinky."
:iconpookagirl:
*does her best to try not to drool over teh pic* simply awesome.

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proud member of *ArtisanCraft and *uniquejewels-club

OMG!!!! I survived Christmas!!!!
:iconlahree:
I absolutely love this! Beautiful colors, movement, emotion, rendering! Gorgeous, gorgeous work!!!!!

Lori (Lahree)
:iconsilveraxe:
its beatiful! doesnt look like CG at all!!

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"Life is what you make of it." -Francesco Carrara
:iconcitylove05:
I saw this and literally gasped. This is absolutely gorgeous work. The level of detail, the colors, the composition all work together so well in this piece. THe overall mood is just breath-taking. I love that, besides being beautiful, this piece offers up so many different interpretations. What I really can't believe, though, is that this is digital...it looks like your watercolors mixed with some other media. This is definitely a favorite of mine! Honestly, if I could get a poster of it I would hang it in my room. Beautiful work!

:love: Dani

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"All you need is love"
:icondeino:
I only can say... wow.

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Animam sacrificare necesse est?
:iconsahila:
Wowowowowowowow!!! If I could fav this 30 times I'd do it.
:icontleon:
You're extremely good at detail!

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I almost came as a shark actually, but then I realized an eagle's slightly better.
:iconmahi-mahi:
I don't know exactly why, but I love this so. so much. This has made me so happy. I like...want a print of this.
:iconbrittastik:
If someone asked me I'd swear on my OWN grave this was a watercolour!! I have fallen desperately in love with the way you render flowers and treetrunks. I also commend you on the birds, I personally have trouble drawing birds, which is odd, seeing as how I own a rather large one. Thank you for gracing DA with your artwork.

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take me somewhere nice.

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April 24, 2006
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