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Kylee Nel

"Nature Reveals Itself" by Kylee Nel

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I truelly believe that I lost my mind in that forest somewhere. I painted this piece at a huge resolution and tried to add every teeny tiny detail with a teeny tiny brush size. It took me two dedicated weeks to finish this. (While I was on holiday.) The landscape was completed first, then the dragon. I wish I could upload the picture at its full size, but its in the region of 12MB.




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5 Mar 2006:-) Noelle M. Brooks
Whoa! I love this picture! I am a big sucker for forests and this is a good forest. The title fits very well in my opinoun. I love the dragon and how it is twisting around to see the balls of light. I love the forest background and the mood it has on this picture. The shading and lighting are perfect! The dragon's expression is very well drawn.

*first comment dance*

1 Kylee Nel replies: "Thank you for your comment, I was getting worried why it wasn't getting any feedback on this! Yes, I spent a lot of time on this and I'm glad you like him. *hugs*"
15 Apr 200645 Wolf
*wolf likes da purdy forest*

:-) Kylee Nel replies: "Glad you like it wolf!"
20 Apr 200645 Alexis
Don't worry about noncomments... your pictures might be breathtakin' ... 1 Like them much! Regards from Switzerland!

2 Kylee Nel replies: "That's so sweet! Thanks for stopping by, I'm glad you like it."
3 May 2006:-) Mariah 'Sunny-G' Mitchell
Awww He's so cute! i love i love i love!

1 Kylee Nel replies: "Thanks!"
12 May 2006:-) Amanda 'Onyx' Kroft
This piece is beautiful. I bow to your patience. The detail is simply stunning in this picture. I can imagine the long hours you have stuffed into this picture. Just a few notes, I think the shading needs to be darker on the feet and end of the tail. They look as to be in the shadow of the wing, but they aren't shaded that way. And you need to spread out his toes just a smidget so it looks like he is actually putting weight onto them. Finally, the tree on the right looks like someone sliced a V-shaped chunk out of it. OK, the piece is fabulous and no matter how many fixin's I see, it all evens itself out.

:-) Kylee Nel replies: "Finally! someone with some decent CC!!! Thanks for pointing those things out for me. Its sometimes difficult to spot the problems when its your own work, and after reading your comment, I see them, and when I have the time, try to correct them. Thanks a million!"
12 May 200645 Yaza le Strange
I'm gonna spell this out for you. M-A-G-N-E-F-I-C-E-N-T!!!!! Marvolous! may have driven you crazy but all your hard work has paid off and this is a absolutly stunning pic! The trees!!

:-) Kylee Nel replies: "Thank you! I really appreciate what you said, this work did drive me crazy and I'm glad someone thought it paid off."
16 Sep 2006:-) Ramona C Bogott
THis is so stunning - I am amazed at all the patience you had in doing this! Wow! Such detail and dedication. Too bad you couldn't upload a bigger size, I think you loose so much of the detail when downsizing. This makes me want to put more detail into my art! I am so impressed. 2
17 Sep 200645 Tailya
AH! I lost my mind somewhere years ago! Possibly in the forest...i should go looking for it!
1 Apr 2007:-) Nicole Bermingham
wow its soo good! Ur background is amazing! I wish i could be that good... *sigh*
1 Apr 2007:-) Camille R. Meyers
Wow, I really like the colors of this one. The details are amazing, especially on the scales and trees. =^..^=
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'Nature Reveals Itself':
 • Created by: :-) Kylee Nel
 • Copyright: ©Kylee Nel. All rights reserved!

 • Keywords: Dragon, Fairies, Forest, Green, Nature, Shrubbery, Spirits, Sprites, Trees, Water, Waterfall
 • Categories: Dragons, Drakes, Wyverns, etc, Landscape, Nature, Panoramic
 • Techniques: Computer-coloured Picture
 • Submitted: 2006-02-11 10:52:32
 • Views: 2058
 • Resolution: 737x533

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