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Published: 2009-09-21 18:53:44 +0000 UTC; Views: 4038; Favourites: 87; Downloads: 818
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Download for full view!At long last, the piece I've been working on for the past... two? three? months. For a friend! Conceptualized as desktop wallpaper, hence the dark backdrop.
I started this way too detailed, and it came back to bite me - after starting hi-def it's tough to go back down! So it's over half photoreferenced, some real life reference from the jungle outside, and largely like a huge painful study, but hey, when rusty art-wise, photorealism is a good place to start! I'll upload some closeups in scraps later and link them here.
Edit: close-ups here! [link]
Longer than it's ever taken, Painter + Photoshop.
...yeaah this also means it isn't a photo/photomanip, guys. Heh.
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Holy crap on a cracker you have mad photo realistic skills! reference or not,mega nice work!
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when i saw this i was like: is that a picture or a painting?
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To be fair, it is a study of a photo I took, heh.
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but you did draw it..... right?
dun dun DUN!
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phew! ok now it's awesome again!
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It's a travesty that this only has 54 favorites and everytime i look at this I realize it's not the pageviews or the favs but it's the quality of art.
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Thanks hun, that means much to me! Though, I'd say, it also depends on the purpose of the art (which can even dictate "quality"). For instance--is the work meant to be sold? To showcase a story to the greatest audience? To give the artist herself a sense of pleasure and accomplishment? All a bit different, and not always mutually exclusive.
B'still. Thank you!
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Wow, I applaud you at finishing this in such a timely manner! It would have taken me three times as long [procrastination keep me from lots of things]. Amazing work!
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-bows- Granted, I think I owe someone a piece of art that I promised them about three years ago. Oh well, they were warned (I said to expect it around 2015)! Thanks though C:
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haha XD Well, it happens. At least this one had (I think) a perfect balance of excellence and speed of execution. =]
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Eheh it is a rare person who calls three months speed! I quite admire folks who do real speedpaintings that look practically photorealistic from afar *_*
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Good point. Quick is a relative term, I suppose. XD Besides, yours is realistic UP CLOSE...
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That takes considerably less skill x)
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Yeah, but the amount of patience it takes is still impressive. I'm trying to compliment you already, sheesh! XD
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I'm sorry D: -hides-
-is appreciative- xD
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Is this really a painting..?
I don't doubt it, but my mind refuses to fully believe it.
Simply amazing.
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Scaling down makes everything better! Copious photoreferencing doesn't hurt either. B'thanks.
Also, your icon. Is. Um. Captivating. Yeaah.
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This is absolutely amazing.
Took me at least two minutes of staring at this to see that it wasn't a photo. xD
Brilliant job!
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Ehy, it looks really the same!
[link]
Compliments!
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Heh yep that's the same rock! Love the shot you got of those two though, great moment and the colors are really rich
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That is just... AMAZING 
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Are you sure this isn't a photograph? xD
I mean, wow! The leaves, the rock, the tiger...! So much detail...! You deserve applauds for just having the patience to finish it xD I spy a parrot hidden in the foliage too 
This is lovely
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OMg I love it, it's like... amazing that you've drawn this. took me a while to actually see it!
And I absolutly love the little bird hiding between the leafs.
Amazing job, you deserve a medel for this
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o.o
*yoinks for desktop <3*
PS: YAY! It's one Singapore's tigers :3 I love how active an his 2 mates are usually are in the enclosure, could stand there and stare at them all day (which I usually end up doing at the zoo).
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Wow, at first I really thought this was a photograph...I'm amazed at how realistic this looks! Really, gorgeous.
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That is so beautiful. I am always awed by photorealism. This is so fantastic. I love the rock and the leaves look so real. They remind me of the plants I used to have in my old backyard. I'm just speechless and ranting. That tiger is so beautiful... I love the paws.
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Aw, thanks, glad ye like it - especially the rock, I'm quite proud of that, it was less directly referenced and more properly painted!
Notably, that must've been some awesome backyard you had there, though.
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The rock is fantastic! I love rocks.
It was! I mean, the plants were all in a very large planter against the back wall, but it always reminded me of a jungle. ^^
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YES IT IS
Wherever else would I find white tigers conveniently lazing around in front of jungles? Eheh.
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-has a few pictures of tigers floating around- xDD They make great subjectssss <3
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this honestly looks like a full blowm photomanipulation xD but its amazing if its not!
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Eheh it's not, I just worked really big!
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I thought it was a photo from the thumbnail XD Amazing!
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Osh**, are you saying that this is DRAWN? O.O
It looks like a photo... OMG that is GOOD.SERIOUSLY.
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