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Published: 2008-10-17 20:01:20 +0000 UTC; Views: 7268; Favourites: 135; Downloads: 0
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My health is slowly improving-this rather simple ink drawing took me almost 2.5 weeks when it should have taken a few days at most. Ah well. Little-by-little.Pen and Ink, 11"x14" (about 28 cm by 35 cm), and around 30 hours. No references--this one's completely out of my little noggin. I was going to add eyes, but I rather liked the glowing effect as it stands.
Enjoy!
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Wow, at first I thought there`re three animals 
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Thank you! I'm glad you like the glowing effect, and I'm quite pleased with the notion that you thought the central figure another animal.
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Doing the lines on the rocks would have worn me out...
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It started to get old after a couple hours of it, but it gave me time to think, which is always good.
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My only thought in a situation like that is "when will I be done drawing these lines". It's enough to make one switch to zip tone.
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*smiling in satisfaction*
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This is something I could see in an H. Rider Haggard book, the imagery fits the stories he would create.
I agree that the glowing eyes is a nice tough, and it helps give the viewer the feeling that the light is coming from behind the figures, which makes them appear more ominous than if they had just had dark eyes.
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Thank you! I'm embarrassed that I had to look up "H. Rider Haggard," but when I saw the name "Allan Quatermain" attached to the Google entry, I knew who you were talking about. It's been a while since I read his adventures, and even then it was a young reader's condensed story version of King Solomon's Mines. Maybe I'm due...
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Haggard is one of my favorite authors. 
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Yeah, I know the feeling. Green Eggs and Ham changed my life...
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Hello, dear sir, I see you are well,
So let us frolic together like deers in a dell!
We'll frolic here.
We'll frolic there.
We'll frolic down the roads to everywhere!
Until at least we frolic to the lake,
And out of exhaustion fall down,
And eat cake!
(Technically, that's more akin to the Scarlet Pimpernel than Dr. Seuss. 
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Scarlet Pimpernel would at least throw in a profane word or two to shock the ladies, while Dr. Seuss would make one up that was even worse, like "Oh, Sneetch!" or "You Ooblecking Zinniga-Zanniga!"
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Good to see you keeping your hand in. Excellent work, as always, full of detail and atmosphere.
Hope you're feeling better soon.
- Brian
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Thanks! This was a fun piece to do. And I thoroughly enjoy the hardcopy now sitting in my front room.
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I'm pleased to hear you're feeling a bit better, Jeff.
This is awesome work and brilliantly composed. I can't help but wonder who their prey might be.
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Thanks, Carole. It's nice to be feeling better.
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This is awesome. I love the spear and the faces on the hounds. And I'm glad you're feeling better! You just focus on keeping that up, we may not be patient but we can fake it.
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Fantastic, it's really brimming with atmosphere.
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Thank you! I'm glad you like it.
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I agree... leave the eyes. Man, you're so good at drawing dog-like critters right outta nowhere... there's some you've done I prefur the subjects better ( 
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Good to see you again Jeff.
As always, great work.
Keep mending yourself. We will be here as always.
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hey well done bro! i agree... leaving the eyes white makes for a great effect on this. be well!
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Thank you! I'm glad you think so. Feeling better now, thanks.
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ooo it looks good without eyes! it gives the picture a sinister edge, very dark, and deadly
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Yep, that's what I thought, too. Thanks!
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I hope you're will be fine quickly !
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Feeling better now, thank you.
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This picture is seriously badass.
Really impressive work with the lines/inks and how it's used to shade and give texture to stuff.
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Thanks a ton! I'm glad you like the shading and texture--I was often tempted to ease up on it and call it done.
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I'm glad you're feeling better, this looks great ^^
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nice work.. a bit white for your usual work
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Yes, definitely whiter than my usual fare. 
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