Libellule and Firetail - created by arca


Libellule and Firetail
Votes: 890Favs: 9SBS: 11Hi-resRank: 2/22Score: 69.9% (41)4559 views

Queen Libellule and Her companion-dragon, Firetail ... dreaming of far-off places and worlds of green and blue.

Full view is nice and Step 4 in the SBS is an animated GIF .

Thanks to lockstock (from her Elizabeth pack). All images but the figure are my own. Any brushes used are stock PS or created by me. See SBS (1 year and 302 days ago)

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avatar dekwid
dekwid says:

lovely ...... Reply »


(1 year and 303 days ago)
avatar DigitalDreamer

Wonderful job wings are beautiful along with everything else Reply »


(1 year and 303 days ago)
avatar Draco
Draco says:

Flawless. Reply »


(1 year and 303 days ago)
avatar DanLundberg

Totally awesome with great composition (Rule of Thirds) and enviable complexity in construction. The little dragon is the weak point IMO. I wish the coolness of its tail extended to its body which seems more cartoon than realistic. Also, the dragon appears to be lit from the left while she is lit from the right. Reply »


(1 year and 302 days ago)
author says:

Thanks for the suggestion Dan. I tried to make the dragon less cartoonish; added some texture to the wings, sharpened the whole dragon a bit and added the same glow as the tail (plus lighting on Libellule's face to match the glow). I also messed with the shading a bit but as her hand is not in shadow below the dragon I did not darken that portion of him, that was my reasoning for his lighting, with the glow added it is not so crucial now (I think). Hope you like the changes. Thanks again Reply »


(1 year and 302 days ago)
avatar minnie
minnie says:

Beautiful job, love the wings! Reply »


(1 year and 302 days ago)
avatar CMYK46
CMYK46 says:

Lovely image, but the dragon is almost invisible. Reply »


(1 year and 302 days ago)
author says:

Thanks, CMYK ... dragon is now enhanced a bit more. I didn't want him too strong as he is not really the focal point of the image but your suggestion had merit. Almost took him out completely as he seems to be causing a lot of trouble (which I guess is natural as Firetails are known for being mischievous little creatures)

The image was designed to be 16X20 and at that size you can see him quite clearly . Thanks again for the feedback. Reply »


(1 year and 301 days ago)
avatar DanLundberg

I think the dragon is now distinct not distracting but still adds foreground drama. Reply »


(1 year and 300 days ago)
author says:

Thanks Dan! Reply »


(1 year and 300 days ago)
avatar pearlie
pearlie says:

Absolutely gorgeous work, author! Love all that you did to the model, especially her face. Reply »


(1 year and 300 days ago)
avatar lordymail
lordymail says:

congrats Reply »


(1 year and 298 days ago)
no avatar

truely beautiful entry.. congrats on 2nd Reply »


(1 year and 298 days ago)
avatar freejay
freejay says:

Beautiful work....well done for 2nd Reply »


(1 year and 298 days ago)
author says:

Thanks all so much for the vote, comments and favs!!! Reply »


(1 year and 298 days ago)
avatar George55
George55 says:

Congrats..... beautiful image.... Reply »


(1 year and 298 days ago)

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