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finished. 9x12 acrylic on board. :w00t:

reference [link] Azure the PBA. Many thanks to sagetopaz from flickr!

the WIPs can be found in my scraps.

I actually enjoyed this :o It's not perfect, in many ways... the mane was a PITA and did not really turn out how I envisioned. But it came out a lot better than it could have done. Overall I'm happy and plan to continue with acrylics!

I photographed it a bit wonky so the top got cut off a bit.

oh and I HATE where I put the signature... something like that is almost impossible in paint no matter how fine your brush is... live and learn!

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:iconwombie-dawombat:
you really have a lot of skill with acrylics, your final result is just magnificent, i've tried many times to work acrylics to my benifits but i just cant get the hues and gradients you manage!

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Except you
:iconroesoftheshadows:
I really like this, it inspires me to try my acrylics out in a more realistic style.

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This hasn't been changed in ages.......ummm *makes a snarling sound*
:iconsilverglass19:
SO friggin gorgeous!!! I worship your acrylic skillz. I can never make it do anything before it dries. haha. XD

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Are you suggesting coconuts migrate?
:iconspottedpegasus:
Wow. That mane looks so cool! You've captured the lighting very well. I might have to try and get my old acrylics out again to play around. I just wish I had more space to play with them.

Again. Very nicely done
:icondanceswithhorses:
I like how it turned out. Nice job!
:iconwisteria24:
:love: !!! this turned out so great! I love the main, looks so dynamic!

p.s. I use sharpy paint pens to do signatures mostly. It's way easier ;)
:iconcrazedjacksparrowfan:
This is great! Awesome job! It looks so realistic!

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:ahoy: Yo ho yo ho! A pirate's life for me! :skullbones:
Johnny Depp :heart:

Why so serious? Let's put a smile on that face!

Beautiful icon of Darkthorn by the lovely *ShadiKSilence

"There's a fine line between genius and insanity."
:iconhowlinghorse:
Incredible! I can't believe the colours and sleekness you've achieved with the acrylics. I think the mane is a little ';plasticine-y' but its not at all overpoweringly so. Great work. *aspires to*
:iconlosmios:
Useful tip for signature - get an ink pencil instead, or marker - i used to keep one black and one white - sometimes certain markers will do to if you get a good kind, and it will let you use whatever color you'd please as well.

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"Love isn't blind... It's retarded!"
:iconmarbletoast:
Wow, there it is! Excellent work! You did not dissapoint my expectations from the WIPs. ;) The eye and the area around it has a particularly nice glow to it; it seems the places where you worked the finest details really have the most life. Good work getting that sense of richness to acrylics; that was my largest frustration with acrylics after working with oil (well, that and how darn fast they dry!!). The blaze and its stark whiteness is a bit offsetting, but that could also be the photo. Very nice piece! :D I think the mane has a lot of visual interest to it. :)

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"The stuff of earth competes for the allegiance I owe only to the Giver of all good things." - If I Stand, Rich Mullins

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Nov 9, 2007, 2:31:18 PM

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