The Griffin
Griffin31 total reviews
Comment from stlpm636
My main issue is that the picture is clearly designed to be fluid and graceful, with the gryphon taking off into the night sky, yet I find it somewhat stilted. I'm not convinced he's going to! I do like the choice and placement of color. Dawning of the new day, "... and I'm here to take it on....!"
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reply by the author on 28-Apr-2012
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My main issue is that the picture is clearly designed to be fluid and graceful, with the gryphon taking off into the night sky, yet I find it somewhat stilted. I'm not convinced he's going to! I do like the choice and placement of color. Dawning of the new day, "... and I'm here to take it on....!"
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Comment Written 28-Apr-2012
reply by the author on 28-Apr-2012
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as far as the painting designed to be fluid and graceful, that wasn't my intend, that is just a result of the brushes on twisted brush. Its not an adobe photoshop expensive program so it has it's limitations, a lot as a fact, but I manage to work around it.with him looking like he is more still than in movement,I have to completely agree with you there. That is the results of the feathers, well thats what they are suppose to be anyway LOL, Lucien is tryimg to help me with that one but he is a tradtional artis, again differece between photography, tradtional and digital, unless you have one of the 3D programs that has feathers already preformed you have to find the right brush for the effect, and as of now, I have no idea what that one is and apparently neither does anyone who uses this program, I have searched so many tutorials its unbeleivable. If you can help me with that, or know of any on the digital art side, boy would I be greateful!. I truly appreciate your honesty and your review, any review that is a postive critque I can deal with and learn from, please don't take this that I am upset with your review because I'm not at all, but your review doesn't give me much answered, so please any help is better than none at all, any suggestions? I think what I'm asking is HELP!!!! LOL
my mother in law wants me to paint her a hummingbird, and of course it has those impossable feathers that I can't mamage to understand.
sorry for such a long reply, just asking for any type of help that you can offer.
again thank you so much
lynnkah
Comment from Passionate1
This is absoulutely beautiful.
The sky onfire, majestic beast in flight. Just imagining the paws touching the water below and the powerful wings power through the air. It may catch a fish should the urge arise. Thank you for the wonderful picture and all of the daydreams that come with such a vibrant painting.
reply by the author on 28-Apr-2012
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This is absoulutely beautiful.
The sky onfire, majestic beast in flight. Just imagining the paws touching the water below and the powerful wings power through the air. It may catch a fish should the urge arise. Thank you for the wonderful picture and all of the daydreams that come with such a vibrant painting.
Comment Written 27-Apr-2012
reply by the author on 28-Apr-2012
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WOW! It always amazes me how one person will see a lousy piece of art in the exact same piece that someone else sees a fantastic work of art in LOL. just got a review with a 3 and then your's with a six.. guess its all in the matter of taste and what one likes vs dislikes. Youi have paid me a huge complmnet and it is deeply and very sincerely appreciated.
can't thank you enough for such a wonderful responce to this weird creature, maybe people just don't like werid, but I can't help it, that's sort of what I'm all about LOL
thanks again passionate1 your review lifted my spirits
lynnkah
Comment from chickadee
Well how interesting is he Lynnkah! As you mentioned you do like unique work and this sure falls into that category! The details are beautiful and the creature is indeed amazing! Love the vibrancy in the art work! Gorgeous! Not sure if I would want to meet him in person!l.o.l.
/Chickadee
reply by the author on 26-Apr-2012
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Well how interesting is he Lynnkah! As you mentioned you do like unique work and this sure falls into that category! The details are beautiful and the creature is indeed amazing! Love the vibrancy in the art work! Gorgeous! Not sure if I would want to meet him in person!l.o.l.
/Chickadee
Comment Written 26-Apr-2012
reply by the author on 26-Apr-2012
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lol not sure I would either LOL
thaks chickadee for the laugh and review
lynn
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so you have the fear as well!l.o.l. Have a great weekend Lynnkah!
Comment from melissa Sealy
wow, as a traditional artist i am still trying to understand the digital thing. but i love the red in the sunlight, love the peacfulness of the water. not sure on the combinaition of the creature. but it is all art and i love it. you are figuring it out girl, keep it up.
reply by the author on 25-Apr-2012
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wow, as a traditional artist i am still trying to understand the digital thing. but i love the red in the sunlight, love the peacfulness of the water. not sure on the combinaition of the creature. but it is all art and i love it. you are figuring it out girl, keep it up.
Comment Written 25-Apr-2012
reply by the author on 25-Apr-2012
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thank yo so mch meulssa for a wonderful compliment. myself i would prefer to be a traditional artist but that's a talent i jst wasn't blessed with, so thank god for computers lol
thank you again
lynnkah
Comment from Julskayecoffs
Cool ! What an imagination you have here,I really like it.Great fantasy art work,I love all the colors you used and has very good lighting.Excellent details and technique.Very nicely done.
reply by the author on 25-Apr-2012
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Cool ! What an imagination you have here,I really like it.Great fantasy art work,I love all the colors you used and has very good lighting.Excellent details and technique.Very nicely done.
Comment Written 25-Apr-2012
reply by the author on 25-Apr-2012
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thank yo for such a kind review and rating. I'm glad you stopped by to take a look
lynnkah
Comment from cynnocence
Very nice rendition of the mythological creature. I particularly like the passionate and fiery background and the rippled effects on the water. The wings are wonderful my friend. Cyn
reply by the author on 25-Apr-2012
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Very nice rendition of the mythological creature. I particularly like the passionate and fiery background and the rippled effects on the water. The wings are wonderful my friend. Cyn
Comment Written 25-Apr-2012
reply by the author on 25-Apr-2012
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thanks cyn and I think yur the only one that said the wings were good.LOL thats been the only complaint in this piece so far, but then I've complained myself about thrm. Lucien gave me some good advice on how to get better at painting wings, so thats my newest exercies {{ doesn't help the big butt from setting at the computer any, but I've always hesrd that any exercise is better than none at all LOL }
lynn
Comment from jpersons
Look at the fantastic progress in your technique! The clarity of your work has improved so much from your earlier works. The reflection in the water, the eagle's bonnet. And the talons are great. I hope you are saving all of this work, it will look great in your portfolio.
reply by the author on 25-Apr-2012
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Look at the fantastic progress in your technique! The clarity of your work has improved so much from your earlier works. The reflection in the water, the eagle's bonnet. And the talons are great. I hope you are saving all of this work, it will look great in your portfolio.
Comment Written 24-Apr-2012
reply by the author on 25-Apr-2012
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you hsve no idea Jim how much it means to me that you have kept following my work since I began on this site last year. Your complments even then were always so encouraging. It means alot to know that you can see my progess. I still have so much to learn. I have been attempting different programs, but I still keep coming back to twistedbrush, sort of my favorite one needless to say, but there are things that it lacks, or at least I have no idea how to do them. If I want to incorporate a photo into just one protion but still not lose my layers, I don't know how to do a cut and paste on it, and if you do put a photo into a layer, it hides the layers below. as I said however I'm still learning.
thank you so much for the high rating and being a great freind JIm.
p.s. I still have your photo of 'a bridge to nowhere hanging in my den, thats still is and no doubt will alwys be one of my favorites
diane
Comment from Sange
OK..I can't paint nor draw.. So as far as I am concerned this is wicked coooool! Love the background colors of the sky and water.
Creative piece. Well done.
reply by the author on 24-Apr-2012
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OK..I can't paint nor draw.. So as far as I am concerned this is wicked coooool! Love the background colors of the sky and water.
Creative piece. Well done.
Comment Written 24-Apr-2012
reply by the author on 24-Apr-2012
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thanks so much Sange for the complment, glad yu like this wicked cooool creature LOL
lynn
Comment from Lucien van Oosten
Nice details on the griffins eagle face. To me that looks really good. To bad the rest of him does not have that same crispness and details. like his rear legs they look too blurry as does the wings. i would also suggest he be entirely in the frame. I think if you did some more work to incorporate more details in the areas mentioned it would be a really good image.
reply by the author on 23-Apr-2012
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Nice details on the griffins eagle face. To me that looks really good. To bad the rest of him does not have that same crispness and details. like his rear legs they look too blurry as does the wings. i would also suggest he be entirely in the frame. I think if you did some more work to incorporate more details in the areas mentioned it would be a really good image.
Comment Written 23-Apr-2012
reply by the author on 23-Apr-2012
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ouch! lol i would be offended but its rather difficult to be offended when someone has your talent. any suggestions on feathers would be really appreciated. i just can't seem to get them down at all. this was my second draft, the first one looked more like hair. i'm not that talented of an artist and as far as traditional goes, i'm pretty good at stick people lol, i'm now working on another bird just to get feathers, but they still all look off. your work is percise, any advice or places where i can go to get a few tips would be deeply appreciated. my work has come a long way in a short year but its only due to the help of others on this site that i have learned from. i appreiate your honesty. i'm never offended by honest critique, please review any of my other work as you can, your help would be appreciated.
thank you again lucien, i sincerely mean that
diane..lynnkah
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ltnnkah,
I would be sure to have feathers on a table to look at and a sketch book and then I would work on drawing one, over and over again until I get the structure. Remember there are flight feather, and body feathers, and down feathers and each one is lightly different in appearance. there are also good on line session on how to draw feathers. but the biggest thing that helped me was getting a few different types studying their structure and then just practicing drawing them. first with a graphite pencil then with a color pencil and then painting them. just practicing. once I understand the shape, the basic shape, this can be done with a simple center quill line which transition or transforms alone the center of the feather and becomes the shaft and then the outer two curve lines. The curve of the feather, those lines, just to get to the basic shape which is created by the barbs that come off of the shaft and then there are the barbules that come from the barbs keeping in mind the curve coming of the center spline line, the structure. Do the exercise of drawing the basic feather a hundred time or until I get comfortable and then progress to Next draw a wing and eventually I would draw a bird. The feather is similar to a leaf. Nothing easy or quick about learning to do it right just lots of patience and practice, and if you analytical side of the brain kick in, stop and walk away and then come back y to it after an hour or better.
My biggest golden rule is throw away the eraser, do not erase anything you have drawn, study it and learn from what you have drawn and improve. Let me know how it goes. If anything I have said helped. Go on line and see how to draw a feather sites. Have fun and a good day... Cheers!!!
Lucien
Comment from AprilWygant
I am really inspired by your vision! Fantastic work! This is a piece that makes my imagination go wild! I really love your technique as well! Nice work!!
reply by the author on 23-Apr-2012
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I am really inspired by your vision! Fantastic work! This is a piece that makes my imagination go wild! I really love your technique as well! Nice work!!
Comment Written 23-Apr-2012
reply by the author on 23-Apr-2012
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thank you April for such kind words, I'm so glad I can inspire someone to think weird and strange like Me LOL
lynnkah
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Is there any other way to think?? LOL
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ahh my kind of person LOL