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About Me Traditional Art / Hobbyist Premium Member Rachael MayoFemale/United States Groups group avatar #avpalternative
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Terrific Color Jobs by Other Artists

This collection features a sampling of the coloring wonders other artists have done for my line drawings. There are literally dozens of fabulous pieces; please follow the journal links at the bottom of this display to see more!







-----> Awesome Colorists 1
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Naga, Unicorn, and Fish -----> Awesome Colorists 3

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Kansas City's science-fiction/fantasy convention is this coming weekend - Memorial Day Weekend - at the Crown Center Sheraton hotel.  They have a good art show, and Ursula Vernon is going to be our Artist Guest of Honor!  I'll also be there in person to do art things.  If you're in the area and at the con, do stop by to say howdy.  :D



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:bulletgreen:Here is the ART TO COLOR folder.  

:bulletgreen:I have Commissioned Project and Print information posted here.


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"Planning" means that I'm thinking about your project, but don't have anything on paper yet.  

"Sketched" means that I have a rough doodle in my sketchbook.  I don't always post these.  

"In Progress" means that I've started the pencilwork, or that I'm inking the project, or that I'm coloring it.  

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Commissions:  Open.  Here's information.
Trades:  Closed while I catch up.   Waiting list open.
Requests:  Closed permanently.
Kiribans:  Next one at 150,000 pageviews.

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The Dastardly Project List

:star: Kiribans/Contest Prizes

:bulletgreen:  :iconrussc1:  Prize 1 for #RealmOfTheDragon - Something involving his dragon persona  Planning
:bulletgreen:  :iconnanasschevelu:  Prize 2 for #RealmOfTheDragon - Her character Salinarr, with a little flower  Planning
:bulletgreen:  :iconlauraramirez:  Prize 3 for #RealmOfTheDragon - A full body rendering of her Cornuvertit dragon  Planning



:star:  Commissions and Trades

:bulletred:  Commission: Tall, narrow piece with layered angels, dragons, and Art Nouveau froo-froo for Mary W. In progress.
:bulletred:  Commission: A Stone Dragon "rainbow" in two parts, with dragons based on the Chinese zodiac, for Mom.  BIG.    In progress.
:bulletred:  Commission: More Tremorworks Demongate High critters for ~phoenixsamurai's beastiary.  In progress.
:bulletred:  Commission: Cover art for the latest Amazing Conroy collection, to be published by Hadley Rille  In progress.

:iconlakandiwa:  Trade: Four-seasons dragons.  Ideally, both of us will contribute to the line design and to the coloring/finishing.  Planning.


Waiting List:

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:slow:  :crazy:  Ye gods.  Rachael is crazy.  :crazy:  :slow:
  • Mood: Zest
  • Listening to: Thor Soundtrack
  • Reading: A Feast For Crows by George RR Martin
  • Watching: Hugo
  • Playing: with colored pencils
  • Eating: spiced oatmeal with cherries
  • Drinking: hot chai

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*rachaelm5
Rachael Mayo
Artist | Hobbyist | Traditional Art
United States
I work as a mainframe computer techie to keep my cupboard full, but when I'm not wrestling ops or end users I am a colored pencil fiend. Dragons, space monsters, giant insects, and birdy-things are my favorite things to draw and color.

Current Residence: Kanas City vicinity
Favourite style of art: Traditional mediums and high-chroma mostly-realism

Personal Quote: I love it when a plan comes together...
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:iconchriscatlin:
Mood: Love ~chriscatlin 8 hours ago  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Fantastic work i love it all! A+
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*Keberyna 2 days ago  Student General Artist
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I saw this post on Tumblr, and it reminded me of you and your jazz dragons. c:

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Icon made by the amazing *IsisDevay :D
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*rachaelm5 2 days ago  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
I love those guys and they sit in pride-of-place on my bookshelves. There are three in the set - one saxophone, one guitar, and one bass guitar - and they come in a whole lot of colors, including a somewhat more dignified black-with-gray-highlights. Thanks for sharing, though! :D

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"What we do in life echoes in eternity." -Maximus
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*AshasCadence 6 days ago  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
thanks for the watch
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*MayumiOgihara May 19, 2012  Professional Traditional Artist
Hi Rachael, I found this amazing video of a Japanese dragon painter. The way he/she paints dragon scales is just mind-blowing! Here is the video --> [link]

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My Website: Pencil Art by Mayumi
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*rachaelm5 May 19, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
That is absolutely amazing - and a whole lot faster than the way I tend to do it! :D It looked like he was using thick ink and glossy paper to get the scale effect. I bet with a gesso-coated board, smoothed down to about eggshell texture I could get a similar effect with watered-down acrylics. Well, that, and about twenty-five more years of experience. Just watching him write in calligraphy was enough for me to see that he's a master-class artist. Thank you so much for sharing that video!

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"What we do in life echoes in eternity." -Maximus
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*MayumiOgihara 6 days ago  Professional Traditional Artist
When I saw the still photo, I was wondering how he managed to draw all those scales. I thought I missed the part he drew them after watching the whole video, then I realized that little wiggling of his hand is creating that pattern. He made it look so easy to write in calligraphy... Yup, he is definitely a master-class artist! I'm glad you enjoy the video. That writing/word means "luck", buy the way. :)

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My Website: Pencil Art by Mayumi
FB page: [link]
eBay Auction: [link]
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Mood: Wow! ~rozrea14 May 14, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
I love you art!! It is all just so wonderful I had to *watch* ^_^ Can't wait to see more :heart:

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Helga and Arnold forever! :love:
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*rachaelm5 May 14, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Thanks very much!

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"What we do in life echoes in eternity." -Maximus
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~JRocKK May 4, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Glad I Found Your Page Coz Everything On Here Is Genius And A Gallery Full Of Cool Creations (Especially The Predator Gods And Dragons). It's Like Your Ideas Come From A Transmutated Realm Of Thought.

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"I'ma Alien, For I'm Not Of This World
This Is Not My Home, As My Pure Mind Unfurls
I Am Not Of Earthly Things
As Of Shadows To A Light Of Dreams
How I Feel, Shit Is Real,
For It's All Unseen... "
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