Something in the Water by lwperkins
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No AI - This artwork was created entirely by hand or with traditional digital tools.
Description
(More of the "comic." This thing needs a name!)
If you looked at "Blade and Shadow",
http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=1952280
and wondered where their little brother Dragonfly Hovers is, well, here he is. Standing on a dinky boat on the Inner Pool of the larger Factory Pool. (You'll see the Main Pool later). The base looks ratty from being stripped over the years of it's metal--this side, and the inner pool, isn't visible from the road at all. Blade and Shadow are inside at the top of the ladder, in that black hole high and to the right.
Dragonfly's wishing he was in school (partly because old Doris Lindholm snuck him lunch and snacks, even though he wasn't on the school roll at all, his address being "the abandoned Mackay mill".) Shadow let him go to school while Blade was in the county jail, and they hunted and fished and never went into to the abandoned base. But now he's hot, thirsty, working on a sunburn..and there's something in the water.. that isn't some kind of nasty acid, but something with a tail. Much bigger than the boat.
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haha, I hated drawing that boat. I suck at perspective anyway, and if I didn't need the boat for later I would throw a stick of dynamite in it and blow it up;) It's supposed to have letters on the side you can see that says NEWTON WYR PATROL on it (yes, the MacKays stole it from the river dock) but I finally gave up and the letters. And yes, there is a rowboat model on Rosity, but it's a lovely 18th century one, intended for a Pyle Pirate and not a kid with a badly-calibrated plasma pistol:)
Except for Dragonfly, his hair and his gun, it's all Pshop. There are 40 rungs on that damned ladder, too. And btw if you wondered what Rain's original hair looked like, it was a lot like Dragonfly's. You can see why Dawn wanted to take scissors to it! It might make great padding for a flight helmet, but it's not fun in the summer sun.

Comments (50)
This really came out well, Lynn! Really nice looking picture, and I can see the effort that went into painting it.
Love your follow up to your last picture. Great painting technique. I opened this up and kept scrolling... and scrolling... down... down. Love how you did this. Fabulous water, boat and overall setting. And great ladder. Is there some symbolism to the 40 rungs? Knowing you and how detailed your imagination runs, I bet there is. Fun work as always! Keep 'em coming!
Fantastic work Lynn. That boat looks awesome
Lovely scene!
An original and clever piece of work. Like this a lot!
Now that's a cool render-painting hybrid!! Wow!!!!!
a stunning piece of work! very impressive. :)
this is just excellent work. the water is brilliant. i really admire your patience; mine would have kept me from doing the ladder and boat. have you worked with Illustrator much? i ask because it can help with repeating objects. i like his clothes, too. overall, you've made a great use of texture and shadow. i'm loving this series in general.
What a gorgeous painting ! Love all the details and colors ! Amazing style my friend !
its a great scene :)
Wow, thats really a longlonglong way down lol Excellent and very unique image. Love it!
Amazing!
wow!beautiful composition!top work:)
Excellent image!
A most extraordinary and spectacular work of art! Bravo on this stellar masterpiece!
Love this, the length of the post is very funny, I was wondering what I was going to find at the end of it.
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Most impressive!!! This being my first time seeing your work I must say for once the thumbnail doesn't do your work Justice!!! Good God this is Spectacular on such a Grand scale what a view I felt like I truly had to look up in wonder at the Beauty of the setting let alone the story and character Out-Standing!!
This must be one of the tallest picturess I have seen in this gallery... :D You have done a great job on this one, the water looks terrific!
This is so beautiful.