Very awesome. Gah wish I can color this good one of these years.

Just hang in there. The key is to love your work and be proud of each pic you do. Then work hard to make the next image you do even better than the last. Always find things that will inspire you to grow.

Amen to what Bonk said above, but I'd also suggest rephrasing that statement you made, rather than "Gah wish I can color this good one of these years", say, "Gah, one of these years I WILL color this great!".

Say it declaratively, that you will conquer it, and odds are that you're determination will follow through and make it happen.

If you say "I wish", or "I could never", or "I can't", or "I hope", you have already defeated yourself before you have even tried! What good is that? Instead say "I will", and then go for it, make it happen.

And I say all this because I hate when I see people defeat themselves, rather than move on further with their work, when all it takes is a fresh mindset.

I am trying I just can't wait the day I am this good. I'm determined to get better. :3

Heheh, sounds like you have the right attitude then. :3

I have looked at artist all my life pushing hard to be as good as they are. The truth is. No matter how good you may get you will always see something someone else has done and want to be as good as that. This is good because it will push you to keep growing. Never be satisfied but always be proud.

Being proud of your work is a hard thing to maintain though! I can't count the number of times I've posted something I was proud of, only to feel like crud when it goes over like a lead balloon ><

Awesome X3 I'd commission you if I had the money. I particularly like the light streaming down between the trees like that

Aww thank you. Commissioning is not a requirement to view and enjoy my work. Thank you.

lovely! this looks really great!

Thank you very much!

omfg....AMAZING!

^.^ Thanks

WOWWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOWWWW O_O this is GORGEOUS!!!

Thank you very much. I just look at some of your work and you are very talented. Keep it up ^.^

Holy crap! @_@
How does one go about commissioning you?

All you have to do is drop me a note here on FA. I'm glad you like my work. Thanks!

Your colouring is getting more and more delicious, I'd be excited too if my work were taking a turn towards this! It's wonderful to see how you used to colour compared to this new direction of yours. You should be really proud. :)

Thank you. I am very proud. ^.^

Amazing! I love the work you did on the belt accessories. The straps and various pouches show that he's been collecting MANY useful items. Keep up the great work I can see the improvement when you use this coloring style. ^_^

I love little details! Thanks and keep an eye out there are more to come.

Glad to hear it. ^_^ I love RP setting pictures. outlandish weapons, inventory pouches, and monsters. ^_^ don't forget to pack your rope.

Daaaamn, this is incredible. I'll need to commission a pic of this nature sometime in the future xD

Thanks man.. I still need to get your Sketch finished. Once thats done we can talk about something like this if you would like.

Hehe, I need to come up with an idea for a picture first. Still can't wait to see the sketch too, shame is boring smut and not ultra-cool armor and stuff :P

hehehe Maybe Next time. I still enjoy dirty SMUT!!!!

Good thing you get to draw that a lot then :D

Bad ass Faved

Thank you. ^.^

As I said at Furry Fiesta, bonk, Your Comic styled artwork is my favorite.

This is awesome in more than one way too. So much detail and a lot of volume to it. Great job, hun

That makes me feel good to hear that. I'm very happy to hear that everyone is enjoying this new direction I'm Taking.

dang i wish i could color like this! that is amazing! :3 awesome sauce job

Thank you!

your attention to detail on this one is amazing. :) and i like the sword and accessory design.
the sword kind of reminds me of the sword from thunder cats with the eye, just cooler ^^
and is the dragon thing on his chest from his shoulder armor?

That is a piece of his armor. You can see it better in this pic. http://www.furaffinity.net/view/3168855/ I'm glad you like my work!

Dat sword!

Well somebody sure looks like he don't fuck around.

hehehe he definitely has that look going

Beefcake lion is BEEEEFFFFFYYYYYY...

Also.

Conan the Thunderian!

Seriously though, these mortal eyes are unworthy of your divine work.

LL thats kinda what i thought when i finished it . Very Conan and Thundercats.

Nice

Two tails too, not seen that in lions before.

its a great characte rdesign. A lot of fun to work on too.

Us Lions always are ;)

As if the lineart wasn't good enough, you then have to go and add those colors and that lighting! Very nice :)

hehe thank you so much.

Amazing lighting and colors -- not that you need me to tell you that, but, holy crap. The whole design is awesome.

you are very kind.. thank you

As the old saying goes: "Damn Skippy!"

Impressive - love the lighting and the metalwork. Well done!

thankx ^.~

oh cool ya posted it, that pic looks so great thanks again for the awesome work man =D

You are very welcome.

This is absolutely gorgeous.

Thank you very much.

You are quite welcome. Keep up with the jawdroppers.

Wow... Such incredible texture detail. Are those his veins I can see through the skin?

well i use texture on my images now. I feel it helps make my work look even better. i hope that helps

It's workin' for me. It's subtle, just noticeable enough to add an almost subliminal element of added realism.

I've never seen something from you this...masculine. Its incredible o.o

hehe most folks usually only commission me for Girly boys.. but i can do so much more

I must remember that - most of my book characters are remarkably masculine. This style fits them very well. I may need to get some sketches from you down the road :)

Just send me a note when you may be ready.

This is the third you've done right? I'd really like to commission a piece like this sometime, the detail and general awesomeness of these pictures are purely stunning :3

Something like 3 is right. I'm glad you like my work. you can ask about commissions by sending me a note here on FA.

I love your combination of simplicity (in forms) with detail (in the coloring). I also love when you do clean work, probably cause I'm not distracted from your craftsmanship! ;3

I'm curious, how do you do your coloration method? Is it a combo of custom brushes and design overlays with masking? Am I seeing that correctly?

i actually use the brushes in photoshop. I have some custom brushes but i usually just use the #19 gradient brush (set to 40 opacity and 35 fill). You can find it just b4 the airbrushs. I use texture and treat the image they way i would if i were traditionally painting it. I don't use masks at all. I also tend to use as few layers as possible. For example. I have a line art layer, Color layer, Gradient layer, 30% color flats layer and a back ground layer. I hope that helps.

Yes, it does, thanks!

amazing picture o.o

bitchen shading. Cant wait to see more.

This is by far the most impressive piece I've seen you do. Keep it up.

That is fucking beautiful, as always.

Fucking gorgeous!

Wow, he seems so serious, I just love the look of honor about him too, fantastic job on this!~

GOSH Bonk, stop showing off. GEEZ. ;D


no really, this is fucking awesome, babe.

Fucking Awesome! :) It looks like it belongs on a Book cover, or an illustration in a graphic art book :)

By this light, by this blade, I swear it... I shall get that epic mantle piece to complete this armor set.

smashing!

Very nice. :D

Sweetness. :)

Epicness!

I would be excited too. This is amazazing.

Holy crap, excellent detail, loving that sword! Colors are superb.

beautiful work! The detail i super and the colouring is immaculate!

This is totally Fing awesome. Like... I am constantly in awe in how you handle colors (among other things!).

Thanks! I totally love your colors too ^.^

Really well done. Might be one of my fav pieces I've seen on here in a while.

damn o3o any advice colouring wise youd be willing to give o3o

In a story I have there is this anthro Paladin named Brocken shao Te, He looks some what similar to this guy except he was a different breed of Dog whos name tapered i cant remember what it was called Ironically it has hair bangs like your drawing lol. Anyways, when he hits 18ish he thought he was cursed with a plauge similar to lepresy. He couldn't be healed, later on he discovered he was half dragon (mothers side) and that he was changing, but he was dieing because it wasn't progressing smoothly. Basically he becomes a full dog/dragon hybrid after a big adventure seeking his mother's (the dragon) aid. This picutre reminded me of that story, I never fully wrote. Maybe ill go back and continue it.

Wow I had no idea you could do something like this, this is pretty incredible!

I love the details and the colour choices and just how oddly peaceful this is. Awesome.

Dude, this looks awesome. I love the sword especially, and the character looks really cool too. The shading is great, colours are beautiful... All-around, this is damn good.

However, after looking at his assorted accessories, I find myself compelled to do the following...

"Hmph. . . I am ze doktor, undt ze mortician . . . undt ze janitor. . . Du hast nossingk to vorry about..."

"Okay...but...w..what's the sword for..?"

*Grabs the smaller man by the collar and lifts him off his feet, into the air.* "I said...NOSSINGK...to vorry about..."

Wow! The amount of detail you put into this is astounding! Its mind blowingly cool and extremely well done!

You can add me to your list of watchers :D Do you have a DA account so I can watch you there too?

This drawing is excellent. I love your art!

wow, looks nice~ X3