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Ruanly — Keeper of the Souls
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Published: 2019-09-24 16:31:13 +0000 UTC; Views: 2418; Favourites: 174; Downloads: 15
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To those who haven't read my journal regarding my hiatus and are wondering where the hell this upload came from: www.deviantart.com/ruanly/jour…
Anyway. So, I don't work on art very much anymore, as I explained in the above journal. I've canceled most of my commissions, and will not be taking on new ones. But I decided to fulfill this piece for StupidZombieProd for very specific reasons:
1) She's a white horse with a single easy marking, whereas most subjects have a bunch of markings and fantasy details and such that are far, far more complex and time-consuming. Additionally, a clear and simple reference sheet that doesn't take a lot of interpretation!
2) She has a roached mane, which significantly lowers the amount of time and effort required for this, because hair is hands-down the most painful thing for me to paint. Owwch.
3) This is a mini manip, which is obviously a fraction of the amount of time/effort as a normal one.
I spread the work across a couple weeks, dedicating sporadic spurts of attention, and honestly found it very enjoyable and relieving. So much pent-up art muse! Plus, my pup heads into surgery on Thursday so it was nice to have this creative distraction whenever I got anxious lately.
I've spent the past few years learning how to use a mouse instead of a pen for a majority of my manips - this entire background, for example, is completed entirely via the mouse. I still have to use my pen for painting the body itself and of course the hair, but using the mouse actually doesn't hurt my hand at all, so it's amazing to be able to use it for the bulk of things.
As per usual, the horse is 100% painted by me, with lots of referencing. Boy, did I miss playing with shine!
For the background stock and horse reference, here's my list:
www.deviantart.com/danceswithp… | fav.me/d6jj7sp | www.deviantart.com/jul-stock/a… | www.deviantart.com/phantompant… | www.deviantart.com/slackiller/… | www.deviantart.com/slackiller/… | www.deviantart.com/slackiller/… | www.deviantart.com/jeffkingsto… | www.deviantart.com/jeffkingsto… | www.deviantart.com/euderion/ar… | www.deviantart.com/della-stock… | www.deviantart.com/paulinemoss… | www.deviantart.com/nighthawk10…
Sorry for the obnoxiously long links. I ran out of core membership, and without taking on new commissions, I can't renew it. Ugly links and empty profile it is! hahah
Character: www.deviantart.com/stupidzombi…
[Soul Keeper]
