EPONA - Sprinterlands Art Contest Week 273!

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๐•ฒ๐–—๐–Š๐–Š๐–™๐–Ž๐–“๐–Œ๐–˜ ๐–™๐–” ๐–™๐–๐–Š ๐–Š๐–“๐–™๐–Ž๐–—๐–Š โ„๐•€๐•๐”ผ ๐–ˆ๐–”๐–’๐–’๐–š๐–“๐–Ž๐–™๐–ž ๐Ÿค—๐Ÿค— !!!

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๐Ÿ˜ƒ Merry christmas gentita! โœจ I'm back and strong after completing a couple of challenges and doing a great visual identity work... uff, but it didn't stop me from drawing and painting. I thought I wouldn't be able to finish it in time before Christmas Eve; although I must admit I already had the base sketch so I took the opportunity to finish it as soon as possible and share my process with you.

I bring you my entry for the Splinterlands Art Contest Week 273

What else can I say, I am in love with EPONA, her natural beauty and dynamism makes me awake my creativity to express different situations, like in this case I told her: "Can you come for a while and pose for me, please?"

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There is still a video pending, but for the next one there will be one with its edition, I also have in waiting list other projects that I need to finish and share them with you... but for now I'm leaving you some images of my creative process to carry out this work.


๐“’๐“ฑ๐“ช๐“ป๐“ช๐“ฌ๐“ฝ๐“ฎ๐“ป ๐“ฑ๐“ฒ๐“ผ๐“ฝ๐“ธ๐“ป๐”‚ ๐“ฒ๐“ท ๐“ฝ๐“ฑ๐“ฎ ๐“ฐ๐“ช๐“ถ๐“ฎ:

Category: Legendary

Epona was a dreamer, a lover of everything that lives and grows. Hundreds of years ago when the kingdom of Lyveria was young, Epona was its brightest daughter. She was a brilliant creator whose paintings could draw tears of joy from the Spirit of the Forest herself. The intricacies of her handcrafts were unmatched by anyone in the land; Epona could weave beautiful tapestries from grasses and brambles. She was a thoughtful philosopher whose musings could leave the wisest old men of Lyveria speechless in astonishment. She was a fearless adventurer whose greatest comfort came when she stood on the edge of the wild. She would spend hours each day among the wild horses that roamed the Lyverian countryside, her closest companions. Every suiter wanted Epona for a wife and every young lady wanted her for a sister. In many ways, she was a champion of the Lyverian people.


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I started with a different method this time, just for a change and not to fall into monotony, I was creating basic three-dimensional shapes. I had already seen this pose in my imagination since I wanted to draw Epona as a test character in a photo studio, as if she really existed and took my orders.

It was interesting how fluidly I made the line over the basic shapes, it all made more sense. But I realised that the left hand on his head was not quite square, I would fix that later in the painting.


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After accentuating my final line, I took my favourite paint brush in Photoshop to apply the first layer of base colour, a bit messy but I intended to polish the details along the way.

I added more details, especially focusing on the face at this point. I also designed the photographic background on which I had the model, a dark background because it would bring out the lights and shadows better, as well as the beautiful dazzling body.


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The hair lacked strength and the tiara lacked definition. After perfecting the facial expression, I focused on improving the other elements of the model. I added more ornamental details to the tiara and, of course, adjusted the position of the raised hand. This part was a bit of a challenge, but I felt it was necessary. I even went so far as to use my own hand as a reference to take notes and make the painting.

I decided to give more realism to the background fabric and added some details of folds and made the light that affects Epona also affect the fabric she was lying on, it was a detail I was missing. I also added highlights and shadows to the golden belt that held her little skirt with the ruffle lying on the floor.

Finalmente tenรญa la idea realizada , tan solo quedaba implementar los efectos especiales para aumentar la intensidad de suceso; y lo logrรฉ gracias


Finally, I had the idea realized, all that was left was to implement the special effects to increase the intensity of the scene; and I did it using Dehancer to give the bloom and change the tonality of the shadows and highlight the warm figure of Epona.

Duplicating the figure layer I added a motion blur filter and reduced its opacity to 55%, I also added 3 layers of paper textures to give it a classic painted or engraved effect and finished with a layer of subtle smoke.


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๐ŸŽ Thank you all for seeing my painting and reading my post ๐ŸŽ


๐ŸŽ… Have a nice Christmas with or without company, the important thing at this time of the year is to do good to our fellow man and to be aware of our existence ๐ŸŒš


Spanish version

๐•พ๐–†๐–‘๐–š๐–‰๐–”๐–˜ ๐–† ๐–™๐–”๐–‰๐–† ๐–‘๐–† ๐–ˆ๐–”๐–’๐–š๐–“๐–Ž๐–‰๐–†๐–‰ de โ„๐•€๐•๐”ผ !!!

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Feliz navidad gentita! estoy de vuelta y con fuerza despuรฉs de completar un par de retos y realizar un gran trabajo de identidad visual.. uff, pero no se me quitรณ las ganas de seguir dibujando y pintando. Pensรฉ que no lograrรญa terminarlo a tiempo antes de nochebuena; aunque debo admitir que ya tenรญa el boceto base asรญ que aproveche para terminarlo lo mรกs pronto posible y compartir mi proceso con ustedes.

Que mรกs puedo decir, estoy enamorado de EPONA, su belleza natural y dinamismo hace que pueda despertar mi creatividad para expresar diferentes situaciones, como en este caso que le dije: "ยฟPuedes venir un rato y posar para mi, porfavor?"

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Queda pendiente un video gentita, pero para la proxima habra uno si o sรญ con su ediciรณn, tambiรฉn tengo en lista de espera otros proyectos que necesito terminar y compartilos con ustedes... pero bueno por ahora les voy dejando algunas imagenes de mi proceso creativo para llevar a cabo esta obra.


๐“’๐“ฑ๐“ช๐“ป๐“ช๐“ฌ๐“ฝ๐“ฎ๐“ป ๐“ฑ๐“ฒ๐“ผ๐“ฝ๐“ธ๐“ป๐”‚ ๐“ฒ๐“ท ๐“ฝ๐“ฑ๐“ฎ ๐“ฐ๐“ช๐“ถ๐“ฎ:

Category: Legendary

Epona era una soรฑadora, una amante de todo lo que vive y crece. Hace cientos de aรฑos, cuando el reino de Lyveria era joven, Epona era su hija mรกs brillante. Era una creadora brillante cuyas pinturas podรญan arrancar lรกgrimas de alegrรญa al mismรญsimo Espรญritu del Bosque. La complejidad de sus artesanรญas no tenรญa parangรณn en la tierra; Epona podรญa tejer hermosos tapices con hierbas y zarzas. Era una filรณsofa reflexiva cuyas cavilaciones podรญan dejar boquiabiertos a los ancianos mรกs sabios de Lyveria. Era una intrรฉpida aventurera cuyo mayor consuelo llegaba cuando se encontraba al borde de lo salvaje. Pasaba horas cada dรญa entre los caballos salvajes que vagaban por la campiรฑa de Lyveria, sus compaรฑeros mรกs cercanos. Todos los pretendientes querรญan a Epona como esposa y todas las jรณvenes la querรญan como hermana. En muchos sentidos, era una campeona del pueblo Lyveriano.


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Iniciรฉ con un metodo diferente esta vez, solo para variar y no caer en la monotonรญa, fui creando formas bรกsicas tridimensionadas. Ya habia visto esta pose en mi imaginaciรณn puesto que deseaba que dibujar a Epona como un personaje de prueba dentro de un estudio de foto, como si de verdad existiera y captara mis ordenes.

Fue interesante como realizรฉ fluidamente la linea sobre las formas bรกsicas, todo tenรญa mรกs sentido. Pero me di cuenta que la mano izquierda sobre su cabeza no estaba del todo cuadrada, mรกs adelante lo arreglarรญa en la pintura.


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Despรบes de acentuar mi lรญnea final, tome mi pincel de pintura favorita en Photoshop para dar la primera capa de color base, algo desordenado pero tenia la intensiรณn de ir puliendo los detalles en el transcurso.

Aรฑadรญ mรกs detalles, especialmente me enfoquรฉ en el rostro en este punto. Tambiรฉn diseรฑe el fondo fotogrรกfico sobre el cual tenรญa a la modelo, un fondo oscuro porque asรญ resaltarรญa mejor las luces y sombras, ademรกs del bello cuerpo deslumbrante.


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Le faltaba fuerza al cabello y la tiara carecรญa de definiciรณn. Despuรฉs de perfeccionar la expresiรณn del rostro, me centrรฉ en mejorar los demรกs elementos de la modelo. Aรฑadรญ mรกs detalles ornamentales a la tiara y, por supuesto, ajustรฉ la posiciรณn de la mano levantada. Esta parte supuso un pequeรฑo desafรญo, pero considerรฉ que era necesario. Incluso lleguรฉ a utilizar mi propia mano como referencia para tomar notas y realizar la pintura.

Decidรญ darle mรกs realismo a la tela de fondo y agregue algunos detalles de dobleces e hice que la luz que afecta a Epona tambiรฉn afectase a la tela sobre la que estaba recostada, era un detalle que se me estaba pasando por alto. Asimismo aรฑadรญ luces y sombras al cinturรณn dorado que sostenรญa su pequeรฑa falda con rabillo tirado sobre el suelo.

Finalmente tenรญa la idea realizada , tan solo quedaba implementar los efectos especiales para aumentar la intensidad de suceso; y lo logrรฉ gracias


Finalmente tenรญa la idea realizada , tan solo quedaba implementar los efectos especiales para aumentar la intensidad de la escena ; y lo logrรฉ usando Dehancer para darle el bloom y cambiar la tonalidad de sombras y resaltar la figura cรกlida de Epona.

Duplicando la capa de la figura le puse un filtro de desefonque de movimiento y reducรญ su opacidad a un 55% , ademรกs agregรฉ 3 capas de texturas de papel para darle un efecto de grabado o pintado clรกsico y finalicรฉ con una capa de humo sutil.


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Gracias totales a todos por ver mi pintura y leer mi post, espero tengan una bonita noche


๐ŸŽ… Tengan todos una bonita navidad ya sea con o sin compaรฑรญa, lo importante en estas fechas es hacer el bien con nuestros prรณjimos y ser consientes de nuestra existencia

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This has a cool Frank Frazetta vibe going on! Merry Christmas.

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