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Photoset reblogged from Arun Balmick | Cartoonist
Chinese Crocodile Lizard and Red Panda
04/01/2013-04/07/2013
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Couple of animal sketches from a little bit back. Had these sitting on my desktop for a couple weeks and forgot to upload them.
As usual, I was digging around on tumblr for reference when I found some photos of animals I liked, and decided to use them as drawing practice.
It kinda amazes me that I’m willingly dedicating my time to a lot of this detail in my drawings lately, but it’s definitely helping my observation skills. Maybe I’m learning to be more patient? *shrugs*
I do recall the red panda drawing being the more annoying of the two to work out. I was really on a “no shading” kick, wanting to imply the value using hatching and things like that… but it just wasn’t working no matter what I did… so I compromised and did a bit of both, which seemed to be all the picture needed. Turned out OK, anyway.
Source photos:
These are gorgeous.
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Photo reblogged from A Faerytale Life ~ In Poetry, Imagery & Quotes
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Photo reblogged from A Faerytale Life ~ In Poetry, Imagery & Quotes
Books are a refuge, a sort of cloistral refuge, from the vulgarities of the actual world.
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Photo reblogged from A Faerytale Life ~ In Poetry, Imagery & Quotes
![faeryhearts:
Things that fall…PetalsTeardropsSnowflakesRainStarsTidesEyelidsTimeShadowsLeavesThe SunAnd I,For you.— IvyAndRose.[Artwork: Romance, by Kadri Umbleja.]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/6a629e3e95627a6eda16a2e8376387d1/tumblr_mlddguG4JK1re1snbo1_500.jpg)
Things that fall…
Petals
Teardrops
Snowflakes
Rain
Stars
Tides
Eyelids
Time
Shadows
Leaves
The Sun
And I,
For you.
— IvyAndRose.
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Photo reblogged from A Faerytale Life ~ In Poetry, Imagery & Quotes
I am a sister to the loveliness
Of cool far hill and long-remembered shore,
Finding in it a sweet forgetfulness
Of all that hurt before.
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Photo reblogged from A Faerytale Life ~ In Poetry, Imagery & Quotes
![faeryhearts:
Imagine if you suddenly woke up one day and your whole life had been a dream, and you’re actually a completely different person living a different life in a different world…[Artwork by Liz.]
The start of a great adventure…](http://24.media.tumblr.com/f703cd6a6132820c568a57a85016380a/tumblr_mlq02gyAyw1re1snbo1_500.jpg)
Imagine if you suddenly woke up one day and your whole life had been a dream, and you’re actually a completely different person living a different life in a different world…
[Artwork by Liz.]The start of a great adventure…
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Photo reblogged from Arthur Pendragon: The Once and Future King
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Every momentwhen our paths cross,my heart beats an impossible rhythmthat only echoes your namethrough every chasm residing in my lungs.— Unknown.[Artwork: Arthur and Guenivere, by Ruth Sanderson.]
Arthur and Gwen.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/856b3cd48c2925c79dc17fca49b3d406/tumblr_mlf539N8Rr1re1snbo1_500.jpg)
Every moment
when our paths cross,
my heart beats an impossible rhythm
that only echoes your name
through every chasm residing in my lungs.
— Unknown.
[Artwork: Arthur and Guenivere, by Ruth Sanderson.]Arthur and Gwen.
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Photoset reblogged from The Official Peter S Beagle tumblr
The Last Unicorn
The Harpy Celeano
2010
These are gorgeous and brilliant.
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Photo reblogged from The Official Peter S Beagle tumblr
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Photoset reblogged from The Official Peter S Beagle tumblr
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Photoset reblogged from Arun Balmick | Cartoonist
So I finally gave in and decided to start a tumblr…
First up is a repost from my blogspot. This was a drawing I worked on in FireAlpaca, using a photo reference posted by Greg Manchess from the Muddy Colors blog.
Details about the drawing on my blogspot.
Pirate ladies, ahoy.
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Photo reblogged from Tea, Coffee, and Books
