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This was a commission for an awesome person's 21st. It was completed back in September but we were keeping it a surprise until the big day. =D

I had such an awesome time painting this. I was given free reign and had great fun including all the little things, like the hat or the eyes on the kite. It was printed and professionally framed and it looked amazing. It's really cool what a good framing job can do for a painting!

This was the first piece of art I did on my new tablet, actually. The birds are Australian Magpies and are some of my favourite feathered critters. They have so much personality and they're complete dorks.


I'm not requesting critiques on this one because it is finished, printed and framed and I won't be working on it again but still feel free to point out any areas I could improve on - I'll use the knowledge for future works. :) Otherwise, thank you so much for any comments, I appreciate hearing everybody's thoughts!

Time: 20 and a half hours.
Tools: Photoshop CS4, Wacom Intuos 4 tablet
Music: Probably 80s music. Always with the 80s music.

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Mood: Love ~justifi-cation Jun 19, 2011  Student Traditional Artist
Okay... There's a dragon in a hat on my computer screen... I think I'm in love...

This is incredible!! It's so beautiful yet... slightly ridiculous at the same time.
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~Thotwater Apr 20, 2011   Traditional Artist
I really like the color scheme.

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*Arkturium Jan 6, 2011  Hobbyist Digital Artist
I love this picture, the colours just work perfectly together.
I do admire the dusty effect you have on the clouds, whether this is just form the general brown overtone, doesn't matter, it just reminds me of Australia and the heat of summer (and when there's wind I've put up a kite or two!)


And I REALLY like his little hat.

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~LauraInga Oct 17, 2010
Oh and beautiful colours and amazing detail... love the hat as well!

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~LauraInga Oct 17, 2010
Oh my goodness! I love Australian Magpies and I love dragons... this is just perfect, I'm squeeing like a little fan-girl =)

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"It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live" - Albus Dumbledore :heart:
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*stilolaps Sep 11, 2010
this is such a lovely picture <3
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Mood: Wow! ~Leun91 Aug 17, 2010  Student Digital Artist
Adroing the mix of feathers and skin. Kind of eerie weirdness to it; like when you have too much sugar and know there'll be stomachache later? Does that make sense?


Anyway, love the colors.

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"I don't have an oar or a sail or anything, but the wind and my enthusiasm should be enough to get me there!"
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Mood: Wow! ~Prince-Pierrot Jul 2, 2010
Absolutely breathtaking!

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~MistakenDragon815 Feb 14, 2010
wow, this is really awesome. I love the magpies!!
the dragon's head looks a bit small but i reckon its sooooo cute, including the kite :D

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*Arkturium Jan 23, 2010  Hobbyist Digital Artist
I really love the shape of the dragon's wings. And magpies are indeed awesome, I used to have a resident fellow who would warble at dawn.

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