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Without doubt this is the best representation of the Legendary Trio Suicune, Raikou and Entei I have seen browsing through the plethora...

by ~Cam-wis

Sorry for being a bit harsh, but for something done in studio this is very impressive. The symbolism displayed in this work is immense ...

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I was originally going to title this entry 'The Reason I haven't been releasing art for the past few months' but I need as many as my watchers to comment. Releasing a poll would have summed up this dilemma quite nicely, but unfortunately I do not have premium ;_;

Anyway, back to the real reason as to why I have not released deviations in the past few months. Just because I have not released anything does not particularly mean I have not been doing any drawing entirely. I've set a lot of lofty goals for myself including the 30 headed dragon and some of the characters from 'Tork' (which, mind you, I have drawn, but they haven't turned out that well)  My main project at this moment (one I am truly dedicated to, not just a 'dedicated for one week, discontinue for the next 2 years' thing) is my 'book' or more precisely, my 'interplanetary fauna journal.' It's pretty much a proper, published bestiary (definition: [link]) of all of my favorite creatures I have come up with (and am still coming up with) drawn in great detail as well as complimented with statistics (size, habitat, diet and class or animal) along with a description. It covers five planets (Zernyix, Rouge, Prometheus II, Lylus V and Umbra) and documents around 12 different species of animal in each, bringing the total to around 60 creatures. I have planned around 31 of the creatures, done rough pencil drawings of around 3-4 (excluding the pen-drawn ones), done pen-drawings or around 8 and coloured (and thus fully completed) just 1.

The question, therefore, that I am asking all my fellow watchers who still take the time to read these entries, is whether I should release these detailed drawings onto deviantART. The caveat of doing so, however, is that it places the book I am writing in itself in jeopardy. It is a paperblanks (one of these:[link]) custom designed goatskin-cover book. By placing it in the scanner over and over again it may damage some of the binding, in which case I may have to forfeit completing the book altogether. All it takes is one tear, stain or ink-splodge, and it's pretty much all over.

Another alternative is photographing my creatures. It's a bit more of a tedious process, and the image quality will be (most likely) worse than scanning the book's pages, but it will mean I can get my drawings on the web without the book being harmed.

So, if you've managed to read through this and get to the ACTUAL question, it is as follows:
A.) Should I not release these deviations at all, and keep them safe?
B.) Should I scan the book and release them that way?
C.) Should I photograph the book's pages and release them that way?

Please comment on what option you think would be best for you, and for me. Thankyou!
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Kim Gallagher-Creator of Lylus V
Artist | Hobbyist | Traditional Art
Australia
I'm not one really for art at the moment, although my talents are increasing ever so slowly but surely. My sole purpouse of creating art is to express the thoughts and scenes that race through my head on paper and canvas.

I have recently embarked on an especially ambitious project-to create and populate a fictional planet. I have the base foundations already- some geographical structures and basic life-forms (flora and fauna) The planet's name is Lylus V (named after my middle name- Lyle) I'm off to a start, but the real difficulty is keeping my creativeness in check with the laws of science and making sure I don't contradict myself in the infinite amount of errors I could create.
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If you've just read the paragraphs above the line, it's fair to say I have abandoned, per se, that project for the time being. Have no fear, for I am still sketching flora and fauna life on the planet, but no geographical, cartography major stuff.
If you've also read my journal entry 'Exams, Halo 4 and the 30 Watcher Challenge' you will know that I will start to draw a 30 headed dragon based on each watcher. Below is a 'check-list' of sorts so that viewers can see which heads I have started on and which ones I have not.
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DRAGON HEAD PROGRESS: 0/30

:bulletred:Hangingapollo's head :iconhangingapollo:
-Dragon head resembling Perseus maybe holding guitar in jaws.

:bulletred:Itsmattography's head :iconitsmattography:
-Dragon head with camera around neck and checkered skin.

:bulletred:Brainblower's head :iconbrainblower:
-Dragon head with a satirical expression and cartoonish style.

:bulletred:Wenzen4's head :iconwenzen4:
Dragon head with EDF helmet and goggles on (old reference)

:bulletred:Lordwormm's head :iconlordwormm:
Dragon head in a cartoon-y style with many alien features

:bulletred:Cam-wis' head :iconcam-wis:
Dragon head with sideburns, lots of detailed shapes/lines, another camera and looking friendly overall.

:bulletred:ThSaverior's head :iconthsaverior:
Dragon head that is basically a zombified dragon-necromorph.

:bulletred:Pyro939's head :iconpyro939:
A very detailed, traditional pencil n' pen ghoulish dragon head.

:bulletred:LiliDeGuty's head :iconlilideguty:
Cute, adorable and puppydog looking dragon head.

:bulletred:LtSpongeBob's head :iconltspongebob:
A dragon head following the same style & colour scheme as 'Paruru'

:bulletred:NintendoGirlsFan's head :iconnintendogirlsfan:
Since this account has been deactivated, I'll have the head fallen asleep slumped on the ground. It will hve some stylish, colourful hair though.

:bulletred:Dragoonfliy's head :icondragoonfliy:
A very dragon-y head indeed. It may be based off of the Big Daddy Dragon, an artwork done by Dragoon, but I might need her permission first :/

:bulletred:Sorrel-san's head :iconsorrel-san:
This will probably be another small, wolf-like dragon head. Seeing Sorrel's deviations, it might be good to have it breathing out a splendid fire effect as well.

:bulletred:C4pt41n-Aw3s0m3's head :iconc4pt41n-aw3s0m3:
A very hipster dragon head with a wavy crest and sporting some funky glasses > : D

:bulletred:NegativeMonstar's head :iconnegativemonstar:
A dragon head that is quite alien and ghoulish. I have in mind a dragon head that has a gaping maw instead of a face. Trying to make that look 'dragon-y' is the difficult part.

:bulletred:Jblake17's head :iconjblake17:
A dragon head with very shaded/prominent eyes and lines. It will be trying to solve a rubick's cube with its mouth haha.

:bulletred:Onionelli's head :icononionelli:
Something related to Zabuck. Maybe an ultra-cool looking bumble dragon head with a Na-Goa blade stuck in there somewhere...

:bulletred:ItsMeBrownMindPopper's head :iconitsmebrownmindpopper:
I honestly do not know how I can make a dragon head inspired by BrownMindPopper's deviations. See them for yourself and get your head around how I am able to tackle this one....suggestions, maybe :3 ?

:bulletred:The-Quirky-Banana's head :iconthe-quirky-banana:
A dragon head that has been carved out of wood like the figurines that make up the majority of TQB' deviations. A dragonhead version of those....nuf said.

:bulletred:Hoart-Fox's head :iconhoart-fox:
A dragon head coloured brilliantly orange with the characteristics of a fox. I guess that would sum up this deviant's works quite nicely.

:bulletred:Soso0197's head :iconsoso0197:
Soso has a particular dragon-drawing style. So I guess if I could impliment this style into this head of his I could make a good inspiration out of it. Should be a fair challenge.

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~The-Quirky-Banana 6 days ago  Student Writer
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Hello, a message from the good ol' Quirky Banana :iconsayhiplz:
Thanks so much for the watch, plus the llamas and the faves! They are all ver very VERY much appreciated.:iconexcitedblushplz: All this support is great!:clap::happybounce: Right now, I have 106 watchers.:boogie: This is such a spectacular amout of support, I thank you all very much. :eager:

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~Pyrovilekiller 5 days ago  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Thanks!
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Mood: Welcoming ~Razorwind8 May 6, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
happy birthday
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~Onionelli May 6, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
A wild HAPPY BIRTHDAY message appeared!!
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~Onionelli Apr 16, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
You weren't on skype so I think i'll leave a message here: are you free tomorrow? around 1.00?
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~Cam-wis Apr 14, 2013  Student Traditional Artist
cheers for the :+fav:s, as always :D
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~Onionelli Apr 12, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
thought you might like this: [link]
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Thx for the fave!
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~Onionelli Apr 1, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
HI! I SAW YOU THIS MORNING IN LATIN!!! TYPING IS FUN I DON'T WANT TO STOP! AAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGHHHHHH!
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~Onionelli Mar 26, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
O hai thar!
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