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Run, little giant. Run. by ~tommelibom:icontommelibom:

Categories Digital Art > Paintings & Airbrushing > Animals

©2007-2009 ~tommelibom
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The panda is one of the world's most endangered species.
It is estimated that there are somewhere around 700 and 1,000 giant pandas still alive in the wild. Because they rely on bamboo as their main food they will remain in danger unless their habitat is expanded. The differing varieties of bamboo go through periodic die-offs as part of their renewal cycle. Without the ability to move into new areas that have not been affected many Pandas will starve to death. When die-offs occur the bears that do try to find a new place to feed often run into farmers and pochers.

Painted with Intuos 3 in Photoshop CS2.

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~Snow-Owl Jan 7, 2007, 7:53:35 AM
Very touching picture. It's so sad that these wonderful animals are in danger of extinction. You beautiful work perfectly shows how horrible is to take away the freedom.
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=rekit Jan 7, 2007, 11:24:33 AM
Awesome.. love the expression in the panda's eyes.

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"The Way is found in emptiness. Emptiness is the fasting of the heart."
:iconmanadatehpanda:
~ManadaTehPanda Jan 12, 2007, 12:45:34 AM
:cries: Run, little fluffball! >_<

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It's not as bad as ripping out your vagina and making a hat out of it. :roll:
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~wavethehedgehog Jan 13, 2007, 5:40:46 PM
wow, absolutely beautiful. o___o So very true. D8; Poor pandas.

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Rawr! Ph33r meh! =3
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*spaniel Jan 13, 2007, 6:12:23 PM
I like the concept, the personified panda expression, the subtly muted colors, and the attention that the blurring brings to the real subject of the picture. It's lifelike, but at the same time, manages to draw your attention to those puppy dog eyes. The background is stunning, too...
Overall, definitely the best thing I've seen for a long time.

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Trying their wings once more in hopeless flight:
Blind moths against the wires of window screens.
Anything. Anything for a fix of light.
-X. J. Kennedy
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=Kiriska Jan 14, 2007, 12:43:25 AM
I love the expression of the panda... and the perspective this is at. Everything looks amazingly detailed and this is a very touching piece. <3

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:skullbones: full of sound and fury
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*Wolf-Daemon Jan 14, 2007, 12:00:57 PM
Wow, lovely work! The lighting is fantastic. :3

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ne cede malis.
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Mood: Adoration ~kimbolaya Jan 14, 2007, 1:44:36 PM
This is gorgeous. Everything, from the background, to the blurred-in-motion foreground and the little panda caught in the middle...this is wonderful. :+fav:

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"we can forgive a man for making a useful thing as long as he does not admire it. the only excuse for making a useless thing is that one admires it intensely. all art is quite useless."
-Oscar Wilde
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~manichedgehog Jan 26, 2007, 4:35:58 PM
*sniffles* I hate that things suffer because off people. However, people also need to realise that the species have a flaw that is aiding their distruction. They used to be carnivores and now only eat bamboo which their body can get very little nutrient from...this means they gotta eat a HUGE amount of it....evolution doesnt always work i guess. (Lol, a bit of useless and random "1 in the morning" info there :P)

This picture is so beautiful, the expression is very moving too.

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If I may quote my good friend Miklett *hem* "i dont giv a f00k if thi likes it tha basts, cos smine so bugger off yer set o' barrards yer!!! TURRUM!!!"

:sadangel:

My ClUb:-

~Thewolfclub
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~midgetpanda Jan 29, 2007, 9:31:13 PM
O_O I didn't notice the menacing man at the right corner at first. It's a beautiful piece of artwork.
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