[Art] Katt's Forest - WIP shot.

[moonvoice]

Oh forest,
why cannot I wake up one morning
and you be finished already?
*glares*
*pets the picture*

Comments

[paleo]

This reminds me of illustrations you sometimes find in older fantasy books. Stunning!

[moonvoice]

Those illustrators were insane! Lol.

[kath_ballantyne]

It makes me so happy watching the progress of this. I adore it. All the little details and the magic of the place. It's wonderful.

[moonvoice]

Thank you! I'm enjoying it too. Though I'm very much at that point of; 'can it be done now?'

[lupagreenwolf]

That's going to be absolutely and totally stunning when it's done. I'll prepare myself accordingly. *puts on magic helmet of not-too-much-adverse-effect-of-stunning*

[moonvoice]

Lol, I wish I had that magic helmet!

[tangledaxon]

The first word that came to mind is "enchanting." And it truly is.

[moonvoice]

Thank you! <3

[silere]

My amazement only grows each time you post another progress update on this.. As i'm sure i've said several times, this is Epic.

I forget, how big is it? It seems huuuge, with all that detail...

[moonvoice]

It is 76.5 by 51cm (30.1 x 20 inches)

So not like, the hugest piece ever; but the largest piece of illustration board you can get, and way big for a piece with that much detail.

[welshwmn3]

This is so amazing. I keep looking at it, and finding more things I didn't see last time I look at it.

It's going to be made of sunshine and awesomesauce when you finish it!

[moonvoice]

I hope so! There's not too many more wild animals to put in there now; maybe just one, actually. So it's all trees and ground textures and stuff now. :D

[silverjackal]

I always enjoy seeing this one -- so very whimsical and magical. :) (Of course you may well be sick of it by the time it's finished!)

[moonvoice]

I'm a little bit sick of it now! Lol. I'm sure I'll find the whimsy again when I start colouring. :D

Moet clawed it last night (the bastard!), I had it down flat for a rare five minutes, and in that time he jumped on it, stretched, claws came out and we were like 'OH MY GOD.' Thankfully no major damage, and nothing that can't be hidden, but geeeeeez.

[silverjackal]

... And so the piece becomes mixed media, with real embedded cat skin^TM? ;D

Honestly, that must have been *horrifying*. Oh Moet! (Though honestly, I can' understand why the cat doesn't understand. To him it's a nice surface to claw, yes? He doesn't grasp artistic merit and many hours of painful labor. And it's not even like you can just give him a piece of the art board for himself, because he shouldn't be encouraged to claw it.)

[ariestess]

*claps hands delightedly* This is getting so damned intricate and gorgeous with every progress shot you show us!