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Arya wrote:
“Did you hear? Melody was killed in a freak dragon land-slide at the factory the other day! They won’t be making Windstones anymore, you’d better buy one quick! Better yet, buy twelve!”
…sorry, couldn’t resist!
… 😆
I spent a week studying zoology and zoo keeping inside Busch Garden’s in Florida, last summer- a lioness tried to start a slap-fight with one of our volunteers through the glass window. 😀
I’d love to see a Flion family!
Ooh, I was going to do one with that theme! Black opals are my favorite stones, they’re so very pretty… I should post a pic of my dragon opal necklace sometime.
Are you planning on painting a white opal as well? This one’s looking absolutely gorgeous.
Ooh, I think it’s pretty, especially the shading on the wings. The pigment does look a hair grainy, and I’ve never had that problem before, but I imagine there must be ways to even it out. Very fine sandpaper, or a light touch with a soft brush when it’s still drying, perhaps? I know some paints that leave a grainy texture are “cured” with a good clear coat or finish afterwards.
Where could I find pictures of these? I never knew Windstone made any, but they sound adorable.
Edit: Oh! I found them, thank you and never mind.
I’ve educated myself now, thank you!
Oh my- I’ve resigned myself to wait for the OW, but those griffins! It’s a pity there aren’t any photos yet, but I believe if there were we’d all be going a little insane right now.
Or a little more insane, if you prefer.
All right, my email’s been on the fritz and I have signed up for all these fancy invoice-things yet.
What’s all this about a violet wolf griffin? I knew the Gold OW was going into production, but I must be lurking in all the wrong places ’cause I haven’t heard anything about new griffin colors or a flap cat.
…Take pity on me please?
What version of photoshop do you have? If you’re going to be painting on top of a photograph, I suggest just using the paintbrush tool with a lowered opacity to start. (There’s a quick menu for opacity at the top of the workspace when using the paintbrush.) Editing the contrast by going through [Image], Adjustments >, Brightness/Contrast might also make the details a bit easier to see, depending on what your photo looks like.
Good Tutorials.com has an excellent selection of everything, but for just painting things I’d suggest taking a look at the portfolios of Natascha R. and Meerkat Creations– I don’t know how deep you want to get into digital painting, but those two both do fantastic work and have very good tutorials and tips on their sites.
But I guess when you get right down to it, if you’re just trying for a sense of what the colors will look like where, getting in there with a paintbrush will work great.
It doesn’t sound the ipod did much at all then. Well, while less romantic, at least this new story speaks well of military body armor and the safety of any musically-disinclined soldiers!
