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Cypress Waterfall Edit! ๐ฎ (Moodity)
🕑 Added 2025-04-10 20:52:58 +0000 UTCHey guys, just an update on a piece I did near the end of last year. I wasn't happy with how I executed the lighting on it. In fact, it was poorly executed enough that it even cause the white fur patch on his chest to completely disappear, just due to the local values not being correct ๐
I know what I was going for was trying to add a sort of ambient light around the edges, but I for some reason made it WAY too bright in the lit areas of the forms, and it came across more like an intense rim light, which is not what I wanted since I wanted this piece to have more natural lighting. ๐
To briefly explain, his fur/skin is wet in this piece and would therefor be more reflective. The fresnel effect would be more apparent, causing ambient lighting in the environment to be more visible around the edges of the forms. The problem with what I did though is that the environment's ambient lighting is NOT very bright, so it would mainly only be visible in the shadow form areas, since the value there are dark enough to pick up that lighting. On the lit areas of the forms, they really wouldn't because they're either brighter or just about at the same value as the environment. So it's still there, but just not THAT noticeable ๐ It was a major mistake on my part and was honestly annoying me anytime I saw it lol. So since it wasn't that long ago, I figured I'd just fix it.
Besides that, I also fixed some posing and anatomy issues as well. ๐
Also I went ahead and made the edit to the nood version, since it was just prior to me starting to do that anyways. ๐ I've included both versions, so that you can see the differences.
If you wanna see the original post, you can find it here:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/cypress-final-115901375
That's it for now though guys! Thanks again and enjoy! ๐๐
Comments
DerpyDrake
same character just different angles
Jezz
I don't know what to say. It's just amazing how you've brought the illustration to life by adding lighting and contrasts, I love that setting. Seeing Cypress in this way conveys a lot of his personality, I like his new expression, calmer, without worry, I am sure that he enjoys taking long showers very much. Well I really loved this new version of him, you did an excellent job as always, take care of yourself and have a great weekend ๐
Tyto
God I love how you do shading/highlights
Noxx the panther
This is amazing! I hope my art can be this great one day!
Glim
Cypress brings me such joy.
Budge
I really appreciate posts like this, wet skin/fur is a such a challenge and this is a great explanation and demonstration of how it can be approached. Will definitely apply this info the next time I paint a wet moo (or any wet character i suppose ๐)
zankies87
It's such a huge difference. It's pretty nice seeing how you've tackled the problem and now Cypress looks sharper than ever! Got lots to learn abt environments
Apis_GER
Such a lovely piece. The colors are so beautiful. There is something about your pictures that transports the feeling that these characters, while anthros, are still animals and connected to nature. Is that something you aim for?
nemuriyagi
Sooooo wonderful, love both versions! The little tweaks and additions in the edit look amazing-- and just have to say again that honestly the piece just feels more complete with the full moodity! very tasteful as always!
Jack
I really liked how you talked about your thought process in the painting
The Littlest Pitbull
Are there two characters in this pic? Or is it just Cypress from two different angles?
Dragore Skywing
Simply beautiful dude. Your nudes and such are beautiful and tasteful. Love seeing all this.
Treeknocker
Heโs so good looking, just a joy to look at. And the subject matter is perfectโฆ Being under a waterfall is awesome and something that I would join in if invited. Iโve been known to go step into waterfalls on vacation.
Hash
WOOOO HE LOOKS SO GOOD BUD I LOVE HIM I LOVE U GOING BACK TO OLD PIECES TO FIX THEM UP I WANNA DO THE SAME THING ๐ญ๐ค๐ค๐ค I LOVE HIM SO MUCH BUD ๐ญ๐ค๐ซ
DerpyDrake
I can't say no to improving the shower moo! I love it even more!
แถใใแช ไนใใ
Beautiful.
Tobias_Lion
My god the detailing here got so precise. Love the drips of water on his palm and the cool greens that come through more!
