Blue Lotus - Dragyri Wail

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EricJ

Active member
Here is my latest work, a Dragyri Wail which I titled Blue Lotus.

This one was very intimidating to start considering all of the outstanding Dragyri which have been shown lately, which I used to challenge myself to produce a miniature really pushing my abilities.

Please take a look and vote :)

Blue Lotus

Comments and criticism are of course more than welcomed!

Thank you,
Eric
 
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james9487

New member
Absolutely gorgeous!! It boggles my mind that people will probably give it anything less than a 10! Pretty much perfect in my opinion, so I can\'t help you with suggestions. Congratulations.

-James
 
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finn17

New member
I would like to denounce you as an alien!!

You clearly originate from the planet \'Paint\' and it seems your task is to undermine our confidence and self-esteem by dazzling displays of your own brilliance.

Deny it if you can!!!

Top job Eric. A clear and resounding (clang) ten:D
 
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TAB Studio

New member
Yes IMHO she is the best mini I have seen thus far bar none. I say encore, encore..... I was great fun to watch her grow :D
 
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Trevor

Brushlicker and Freak!
The mini is perfect a 10 on its own, the base is also perfect and worth a second 10.

Please post a pic of just the base so I can vote that a 10 as well and give you the recognition this mini deserves (ie two 10s).
 
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Celthulhu

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I don\'t know why you were worried about the photography. The reflection looks amazing. :wow:
Beautiful SENMM
That is the NMM talent I aspire to.
 
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darthfoley

Active member
I can find absolutely nothing on this piece to even nitpick about.

I\'m gonna have to get Mike to come visit you with the Hammer.

:D
 
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Drake Farstrider

New member
Stunning work there Eric. You have really raised the bar. The reflection alone is worth a 10. I can see absolutly nothing wrong with this mini. I voted and left a comment.
 
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EricJ

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Thanks for the reply everyone, this piece was a funny one for me, I don\'t think I\'ve been so nervious to post a mini since my first one, because I did take so much time and was really trying to prove to myself I could do the technicals at this level.

Trevor, I will take a photo of the base for you, but I don\'t know if I\'ll post it for voting, I was trying so hard to make a post to cover the shots so I wouldn\'t have to post a 2nd, since all the multiple post issues, I wanted to get my post right the first time :)

On this one I was honestly a little worried about the complete lack of an accent color, it\'s all just blue/green and silver/grey, and I kept trying places to thrown something in, but it never seemed right. It kind of went against my original idea about color theory, but I think it worked pretty well, so I may have to rethink :idea:

thanks again! :)

-Eric
 
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wereweevil

Member
:eek:


no really

:eek:

I thought Arjay and Alexi\'s Dragyri were special - this is just a step up again!

I think I can see the next inspiration for painters to try - reflections.

bloody lovely, the face in particular - with the colour transitions and variations, is inspiring.
 
cdukino

cdukino

Member
Well you know what i think about it already but I\'\'ll say it again... gorgeous. I love it and it was fun seeing it develop from start to finish.. I think the change in skintome was a good choice. i liked the blue a lot.. like this even more. big fat tumb up.:flip:
 
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EricJ

Active member
Thanks Cindy :)

now when are you going to send me some of your own special miniature line to paint :) *pokepoke* just kidding, I know how that\'s coming along, I can wait...

But this was my first skin tone that Cindy mentioned, which got stripped :(

Dragyri-WIP1.jpg
 
Infidel Castro

Infidel Castro

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So you put the eye up on the avatar to tease us initially! Evil :)

I prefer the mini to the base although I can see it\'s very well done. She\'s painted wonderfully and the alternate view side-on shows it in its best light so to speak.

My only criticism is that the figure lacks that spark if you know what I mean...hoho! Joking. It lacks in nothing, but I just love the way people say that, as with Poupee\'s piece discussed recently lol
 
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Legacy Account

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Superb. I don\'t think she needs the (gorgeous) base at all as the mini is such a stunning piece as it is! The base almost draws attention away from her...

A mega piece of work Eric;)
 
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EricJ

Active member
Reverend and Spacemunkie it\'s actually funny you mention the base, there was a moment a couple days ago where I had done all the sculpting and was about half done with the painting on the base and I thought to myself the same thing, that perhaps it was a negative to the mini to do it...then I looked at it, thought about the 10 hours already spent and the fact it\'s not like I could use the thing for another piece! lol. So it got stuck on.

I was actually thinking about first posting just the paint job on a simple base to see how that did, before posting with the base, but again I was worried about the whole multiple posts of the same mini thing, so I just stuck with this.
 
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Broke n English

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I wouldn\'t worry about multiple posts,most people aren\'t even aware of the whole debate,and if they bitched about seeing this twice :rolleyes: Wonderful work,you pushed yourself well,embracing new colours like they were long lost relatives lol I looked at the face for at least an hour when I first saw it,I dread to think how long I\'ve stared at it in total! I nearly s**t a brick when I saw it finished,but I still think the ribbon looked better black lol Seriously though,this has it all,technique and :wow: so be proud :cool:
 
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Legacy Account

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The base does make it stand out, and I\'m sure it\'ll help it get somewhere near the sites top ten - where it deserves to be :)

I see Alexi posted her Wail as well.....;)
 
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