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Inspired by my visit here in Charleston South Carolina. Hundreds of these cute little guys are hanging from the palmetto trees. One of them looked at me and bobbed his head-- reminds me of my pet Anole Paco.
They are the little dragons of the Palmetto Tree.  Referenced from the real deal. There was one sitting outside my window  It was so damn cute I had to draw it.I also wanted to experiment with some more vibrant colors instead of my favorite neutral earthy tones  My vacation here is going great! I'll have to upload pictures later. For now I hope everyone had a great 4th of July for those who celebrate  Thanks for everything guys!  Intuos 3 Adobe Photoshop Comments Very beautiful! I like the hot colors contrasting with that blue/green.
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-- Marilyn Cole Anthro Gallery Moderator katmomma@volunteers.deviantart.com 5 Days A Week: the Everyday Adventures of the School Age  It's amazing Kat, so simple yet so elegant.
-- "If you lay in the middle of the road, people will sit on you." - Yūko Disturb not the harmony of Fire, Ice, or Lightning, lest these Titans wreak destruction upon the world in which they clash.  really awesome I love the shading!
-- I am not a good person, but I am not either of worse... mm perhaps if  Comission are open [link]Avatar by Teh-aguara  I love it! Beautiful color palette! I really love all the different tones and lighting and everything, though I think the blue isn't necessary. It's pretty enough as it is without; and gives off a nice sunset atmosphere too! It's so cute!
-- Do you like greasers? Retro 50s? Rats with ridiculously large hair? If so, click here!  Love the vibrant colours and smooth lineart on this little guy! The composition really draws your eyes around the canvas. Is that a green anole?
-- Star avatar by the amazingly talented *Kaylink Consider the daffodil. And while you’re doing that, I’ll be over here, looking through your stuff. actually the one that was outside my window was a brown one. But they change colors from Green to brown, to even black depending on their environment
Thanks so much Moonsong -- Marilyn Cole Anthro Gallery Moderator katmomma@volunteers.deviantart.com 5 Days A Week: the Everyday Adventures of the School Age Thank you Fyuvix
 haha yeah I get a little excited about the reflected light XD I guess I just wanted to make it pop.-- Marilyn Cole Anthro Gallery Moderator katmomma@volunteers.deviantart.com 5 Days A Week: the Everyday Adventures of the School Age Thank you
 -- Marilyn Cole Anthro Gallery Moderator katmomma@volunteers.deviantart.com 5 Days A Week: the Everyday Adventures of the School Age Thanks so much!-- Marilyn Cole Anthro Gallery Moderator katmomma@volunteers.deviantart.com 5 Days A Week: the Everyday Adventures of the School Age |
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Critiques
Additionally, the colors are used to create the textures on the bark of the tree, the rippling surface of the ocean and of course on the skin of the Palmetto Dragon itself.
The textures themselves are also worth mentioning. It's nice to see how they all differ significantly from each other. The water looks smooth, while the bark looks rough, almost stylised. And the lizard's skin looks so detailed, that it's almost realistic.
The heavy line work, which suggests a more toony style, contrasts with this realism. This is a combination (heavy line work + detailed textures) you rarely see, and seeing it being pulled of successfully is even more unusual.
The only issues I have with this picture, is the fact that the grey, transparent leaf-like patterns on the background don't really seem to suit the image. They seem alien, next to the detailed textures mentioned earlier. I think it might have looked better without these 'leaves'. Personally I don't think the empty space they would leave behind, would be a terribly big problem, but that could always be remedied by drawing some stars in the night sky, or something like that.
But overall this is still a very nice image.
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