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January 4
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Clever title isn't actually clever, given that that's just the name of the character. :stare:

Gah, loving this piece. <3 I'm not a big fan of the way the chain and the gem look, but. They had to be there. I'd say the worst part of doing this was adjusting the chain so it bent around the neck, as the chain stock was just straight. And even though it falls a bit weird, I think I did a decent job. I adore the lighting, and I think I did a decent job with the glowing effects. <3 I actually enjoyed smudging out the hair, oddly enough. I was originally going to rotate the wolf a bit more than I did, but then I realized this way it gave a nice sort of perspective. I also had a light gradient over the area with the wolf, but I decided that having the dark gradient everywhere else was enough. Anyway, I'd love some critique on this piece, if you would. <3 I almost put the sky as the northern lights...but I decided on a neutral color scheme, to bring more focus to Aurora and her shmancy gem.

Now, I don't entirely know how I got my photomanipulation inspiration back. I just was sitting there, and my brain randomly decided "hey, you're going to do a photomanipulation." So I just asked my friend Jazz (=16Jasmine16) if she had a request to make (because I didn't have inspiration, and I didn't feel like doing a horse manipulation), and she gave me her beautiful character, Aurora Arasteria to manipulate. <3

On a separate note, I don't think I've used this much stock for such a simple piece in ages.

Time Spent: 2 hours
Layers: 28 (none merged, most were for lighting)
Tools: GIMP 2.6, laptop trackpad (my tablet's being dumb, so no tablet)

Mountains - Snow Hills - Foreground - Sky - Wolf - Chain - Gem - Texture

You may not use this unless you are =16Jasmine16. I'm only letting you download it so you can get the fullview.
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~MiraeChaos Jan 5, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
This look really beautiful and realistic, congratulations on making such a stunning piece!
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*Emberzini Jan 5, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
asldkfj thanks ;u;
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Mood: Adoration *Bubbles21500 Jan 4, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Wow. GORGEOUS job. 8D I couldn't even tell you merged bgs until I looked at the stock! And the wolf. Looks epic. :O :wow: :love: :faint: And the necklace is awesome too. 8D
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*Emberzini Jan 4, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
LDKJFALDKFALSKLJFS <3333 Thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu. I spent ages getting the lighting perfect on the wolf. |D There are, let's see....four layers of lighting on that thing. :faint: And thank you, I love the background. <3 I had to keep tweaking it over and over, but I got it. :la:
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Mood: Love *Bubbles21500 Jan 4, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Your so welcome. <333 It's AMAZING.
Haha I know it looks awesome! :D lol Welcome, me too! 8D
haha :la:
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*Emberzini Jan 4, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
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*Bubbles21500 Jan 4, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
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~16Jasmine16 Jan 4, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Daaamn gurl. That background merging! :horny: It's epic. :heart: I looove the wolf. You made it look so adorable. (And did I mention how FREAKING LSJFLIJFLIDJF AMAZING the background looks? GAH!)
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*Emberzini Jan 4, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
LKDJFLAKDJFLAKJD;FLKADJ;LSKADLFADLFKADFJSAD <3333333333333

Thank youuuuu ;;;;;;;;; And yes, I'm super happy with the background. <3 I've never really tried merging more than just like...a foreground and a sky. :B So this was a bit new for me. It took a lot of tweaking to get it looking just right, but. <3
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Mood: Neutral ~EmmarilGreenleaf Jan 4, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
Pretty schmancy ;D. This is probably the best animal manip I have seen thus far. You did a terrific job despite having no real inspiration. They can be so trying at times. Especially on Gimp.
Now I have to go look at the rest of your gallery.
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