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Published: 2013-08-21 02:48:54 +0000 UTC; Views: 23153; Favourites: 950; Downloads: 467
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A personal artpiece.I have always hated my old octomaiden painting which I painted 8 months ago ( fav.me/d5nkin7 ) and suddenly decided to redo the octomaiden concept and make a much cooler this time around to do the awesomeness of the race justice. It was also a big big test to see how far I had gotten with my art since then. I wanted to compare and check my improvement, and honestly, I am quite stunned hehe xD.
hope you like!
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Oh God, I LOVE this, you use perfect colors. really good one!
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looking at this and your old one, youve progressed remarkably in 8 months!
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this is painted beautifully, i love how u transition to more & less detail and the design of the octomaiden is really cool! 
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hehe
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i love the subtle colour gradients. u have a nice style
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Indeed you can see you've learned a lot, all the tentacles look like they belong there, it looks great. Your link doesn't take me to the old work, so I searched myself lol. What I like about the old work is the light
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Oh stupid brackets >;o Thanks for pointing that out! It should work now
The old one has very unrealistic light, even though it's more dreamy I didn't like it hehe xDΒ
Thanks <3Β
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That's really awesome!!!
What type of graphic tablet do you use? (I ask this because I want to buy a graphic tablet but I don't know which to choose ^^)
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Hey
About the tablets;
It depends on what you're looking for. If you don't have a tablet yet I suggest you start out with either a bamboo or intuos by Wacom, they're good tablets and not too expansive and many professional artists work on an on-the-table tablet.Β
I however use a Cintiq 21 UX DTK. It's fancy but it's also very expensive, and if you don't have the money to spend on such an expansive tablet but do wish to use a tablet with a screen in it for personal preferences, you can either opt for a smaller cintiq (which is still expansive) or go for a Yiynova msp19u. This is like 90% cintiq for 1/4th to 1/3rd of the price so I'd say that's a pretty neat deal. I've heard good things about it 
I hope that helps with your tablet search!Β
Also, if you're really serious about art, then be sure to spend it wisely and see it as an investment in your future ^^ Choose whichever tablet suits you best
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You're welcome
Thank you very much for your advices, it's really nice. At first, I wanted to buy a Cintiq 13HD, but I found it a bit expensive.... However, I think that if I invested a little more money, I could have an optimal quality... And I never used a graphic tablet sooo I don't know if I should try, at first, a less expensive tablet (a Bamboo for example). However, if I'm getting used to working with a tablet like a Bamboo and after that I buy a Cintiq, will I have more trouble to getting used with this one? It's mostly what makes me hesitate on my choice...
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Nah, switching tablets isn't that troublesome.
Especially when you go from an on the table tablet like a bamboo or intuos to a tablet with an inbuilt screen like a cintiq or a yiynova, because they'reΒ so different.
The other way around may prove to be a little bit difficult because for a tablet with a screen you can use your hand position for coordination of brush strokes, but with a tablet without a screen you won't see your hand and thus can't use that to plan out strokes. Your coordination may be a little bit off.Β
But worry not, getting used to a tablet without a screen will take up to a week at most if you draw a lot, and with both you can make artwork that is just as awesome as when its made on the other.Β
It's not like having a screen in your tablet will make you paint better
I used to work on a wacom graphire 4 for many years before getting my cintiq and had 0 trouble.Β
As for considering a tablet with a screen, I really suggest you really look into the yiynova msp19u because it could save you a lot of money.Β
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Thank you so much for your help, I appreciate it a lot!Β
Yesterday, I decided to try the Bamboo Splash tablet and it works pretty good!!! I decided to buy this one and when I will have more money, I'll buy the Cintiq 13HD.
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Good luck and you're welcome! ^^ I hope the tablet has been working well so far
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Thank you! 
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hahaha! *closes your mouth* Β thanks bud
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Thanks dave! Β couldn't have done it without your music!
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Hehee
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haha thank youuu *__* I can barely believe it myself D'xΒ
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This is really well done; Lovely selection of the colours you chose for your artwork.Β
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Hnnnngh I love it, you know I love it, Its so great
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hahahaa Im so happy you do
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