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Shadows In The Snow

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»In the deep dark chasm,
Upon the sides of the walls,
Motion with lightning's shape and speed,
And before it the swift deer falls.

Its color blended ever light,
Gray white and shades of dun,
Streamlined shape and hunter's eye,
And incredible speed to run.

Against a snowy ground,
Imposing yet serene,
The fearsome leopard of the snow,
Can hardly yet be seen.«

-Katrianna Sarkar, planetgreen.org


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*Photos used for reference by :iconwoxys: (Go check her gallery out!) You can find her amazing photography of snow leopards and much more here: [link] Thank you! I couldn't decide on a single one, so I decided to create something with them instead of just copying. :D
*Color-pencils on black paper
*Electric Eraser (That thing is awesome :D)
*Kneaded Eraser



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Timberfleet's avatar
:star::star::star::star: Overall
:star::star::star::star::star-half: Vision
:star::star::star::star-half::star-empty: Originality
:star::star::star::star::star: Technique
:star::star::star::star::star-empty: Impact

What can I say? In short, it's beautiful. Absolutely beautiful.

The piece really stunned me after looking at it in closer detail. Not only did you have the vision to make the leopard look as beautiful as possible, but you can see its story in the details... Where it's been, what it's done... Simply astonishing that such small details like its heavy breath and windswept fur can show so much about art of this kind.
I wouldn't call the piece astonishingly original in concept, but, as it is, the style and pencilwork is lovely in its own unique handiwork and I can't pass you up on that. <img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/s…" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)"/>
And, my god, your technique. I give you a perfect score because it simply is just perfect. The only criticism I really have in this area is that you could have made it more evident that it was snowing/snowy. Its ears also look a bit small in comparison to its head, but that could be an illusion with the pencil strokes. Though I love the way you defined its fur coat pattern and whiskers; the fur is excellently portrayed to be warm... but also a little clumped from all that trotting around in the snow. Simply elegant, and I love your art style.
Yes, your art is always impacting from an art point of view, but basically, I didn't "feel" much of an impact emotionally. But, it definitely is encouraging to me and I'm sure others to continue to work to aspire to drawing with your level of talent.