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I did it! I finally have more deviations than scraps in my gallery!

And this is my first ever digital painting... my gosh I have so much to learn. I think I read about 10 tutorials just to get it to this stage. I've drawn on inspiration from so many great artists here, and really want to put in the time and effort to improve.

Anyway! It's some of Totoro's friends from studio Ghibli. There's meaning to this piece regarding my journey as an artist, but I'll leave the interpretation up to you.

C&C welcomed, but of course I'm secretly hoping you're going to love this because I do :)



The tutes I can remember:
Rain: [link]
Shading: I can't remember... but it was a good tute!
Main brushes collection from: [link]

Tools:
- Photoshop CS.
- Wacom Intuos 3.
- A very patient boyfriend having to accept/reject my changes every 5 minutes.

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:iconsjooons:
Awesome! I just love this painting, the whole feeling with the colors, the lighting and the characters are just right...

I can't think of anything that could have made it better in any way...

If it's ok for you I'd love to print a copy? =)
:iconbertus-:
You sure can! Although be warned... I think the reason it looks so nice is because it's on a mac monitor... how does it look on your other one? It's so darn hard to get colours right for everyone :)
I'm glad you like it! Yay!

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:iconsjooons:
Since I'm in sthlm at the moment, I have no idea how it looks on........ *hijacking my sis pc*... I looks great on the PC too, slightly more red-ish, but still great.. (I guess it has to do with the color profile of the pic and the monitor)

Anyway mac monitor rules =P
:iconbertus-:
Hehe yeah... go macs!

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:iconanimati0n:
I was STUNNED when I opened this. Just STUNNED. The lighting is absolutely amazing as well as the softness of the picture. I love how the mushrooms in front stand out against the background. The colors are so rich and natural and smooth. I definitely MUST :+fav: this because I can tell the amount of work that was put into it.

I cannot do this with a mouse at all (well, I can, but every time I try, the picture becomes pixelated for whatever reason). And I don't own a tablet myself. :(
:iconbertus-:
:hug: Aw much love Gina! I'm soooo excited that you like it!! I did put an awful amount of effort in to it, because I want to improve with digital stuff really badly. It's artists with persistence such as yourself that makes me stick to it, so thank you :hug:

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:iconstora:
I love it!!!! This is amazing, fantastical. Colors so warm, so great, atmosphere is felt. They are so cute...I want to them,stand under the leaf with them just a little bit!

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Rock or die!
:iconbertus-:
I'm so glad you love it :) I want to stand under the leaf with them too, and tell them that one day the rain will stop.

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:iconanimati0n:
Anytime, pal! :glomp:

Yes! As do I! :nod: Aww, I'm so glad that I could help. :heart: :love:
:iconbertus-:
:glomp:

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