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"Chi and Na" by Katja Alakotila

SF&F Picture 3 out of 32 by Katja Alakotila

SciFi and Fantasy Art Chi and Na by Katja Alakotila


	This is the first coloured pencil piece I've done since Nimi. And for the first time in years I had fun coloring. YAAAY!!! Chi and Na are the oldest of 'the dragon and the rider' -series. Marker and coloured pencils, August 2002.

Date	Name	Comment
15 Oct 2002	Oleg SnowQueen Oxenoid	Loading... These fiery colours... You know, they remind me of a China culture festival that was here, in Moscow, long years ago when I was just a child. Excellent work Katja, it's really great! Katja Alakotila replies: "Thank you, my friend. : )"
2 Apr 2003	Christopher 'Topher' Allen Shepard	Loading... I love her costume design, great idea, I think her legs are a little too short though. A good rule of thumb is to use "heads" as a measurement for the figure. Generally the average height of a person is around 6-7 heads tall, meaning that if you measured the length of a person's head, and then multiplied that by 7, you would get that person's overall body length. In the case of "Chi and Na", I think her legs should be about 3 1/2 times longer than the length of her head. that would make her around 7 heads tall which is appropriate for a hero. lastly your color choices and composition are just fine! KUTGW. Katja Alakotila replies: "Hmm... ofcourse that proportioning theory works. For humans. g But then again Chi is not exactly human, is she? Nope, not any more than her fellow dragonriders Aq and Chro... wink Anyways, I'm really glad you like this (despite of her stubby legs g). I had fun doing the costume (with what I'm quite lousy)."
17 Dec 2003	James Lunn	Loading... She looks like someting out of a nightmare when i was a kid (i used to get freaked out by Alice in wonderland and charlie and the choclate factory) the colours are brillant as is the whole pic Katja Alakotila replies: "Uh... A nightmare picture? Ummm... Sorry. puppy eyes Didn't mean to..."
18 Dec 2007	Amelie	Loading... I really like this The make-up looks just like it came from a Beijing-opera, reminds me of my trip to China! Awesome work anyway, and I’d like to see more paintings of them (and this theme) Katja Alakotila replies: "Much obliged. ^_^ Those theatre masks from the orient definitely are inspiring. Glad you like it. I didn’t get to see the Beijing opera on my trip to Beijing some months ago, but the parks and buildings and colors and tastes are stilll in my memories..."

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About 'Chi and Na':

• Status: OK
• Created by:

Katja Alakotila
• Copyright: ©Katja Alakotila. All rights reserved!

• Keywords: Dragon, Woman, Teeth, Spear, Tongue, Oriental
• Categories: Dragons, Drakes, Wyverns, etc, Warrior, Fighter, Mercenary, Knights, Paladins, Woman, Women
• Techniques: Markers, Coloured Pencils
• Views: 390
• Resolution: 405x600

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