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Fur is silver fox, found somewhere online (a guy selling pelts). The spear tip is based on an historical Celtic Bronze Age mold. The torc is meant to indicate she is a princess. I've been working on this, on and off, for months and months. Decided to finish it and upload it, though I'm not totally happy with it. I think the spear is too wimpy looking, for one thing. Probably too small.
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This is one of the more accurate renditions of what a real celtic princess might have looked like before the vikings and spaniards came over and mixed with the local celtic population. Β As a "black irish" myself (no viking or spanish in the blood, so no red hair, just black), I really appreciate the authenticity. Β And if you're still worried about the spear, just pretend that she can also fletch it for use as an arrow. Β Wonderful work!
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Thank you -- and I like that idea: maybe it's an arrow! Β The size of the tip is proportionate, so it was used as a weapon of some kind as shown. Thanks for your interesting comments! I was trying for authenticity.Β
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I wouldn't say the spear looks wimpy looking so much as crafty. I mean, thinking practically about the design and it's use in battle, a smaller spear would be more rogue-like, in the sense that it is easier to carry and conceal, as well as strike with. I figure that's pretty fitting for a princess, however I'm not as familiar with Celtic history and lore as I'd like to be, so this could completely go against their methods of battle. Some cultures just like to be ostentatious like that in battle. XD
ANYWAY YES. THIS IS FABULOUS! You really captured the toughened nature of her expression, and I love how you embellished on that with the small scars and other such details, which in themselves tell stories of battles long past.
WONDERFUL JOB MY FRIEND.
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lol thanks for that rambling discussion! I do know the spear head is absolutely authentic, since it was cast from a mold made from an artifact. Problem is, I didn't make note of its size! It could be 2 inches long, or a foot long! Anyway, it serves its purpose. I've never painted a warrior before of any kind, so I give myself some slack.
thanks again - glad you liked it! It's nice to hear someone's actual thoughts and ideas.
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you are very welcome~! I'm glad to provide some solid commenting every now and then, especially for those who don't get it often heheh.
And yeah, reference material does tend to have that problem! Thankfully, as artists, we have...
Creative liberty 8D
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Thank you! I appreciate that.
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Hello
Thanks for sending through the link - I'm glad you finished/uploaded this - I really like the colours.
~ Chiaki
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Thank you ! I'm so glad you liked it. Thanks for the wonderful, inspiring stock!
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Thank you! And thanks for stopping by!
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waw bob I can only say that when I see this I am truly honored for every fave you give me lol
adore the fur
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Thanks, Crayon. And I'm sorry about not faving the Roman sister.
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no problem at all, no problem at all, I love to receive sincere favs, no sympathie favs, I work that way too
I am working on something very very exciting right now, so perhaps end of next week I will make you drool, I mean fav!
say hello to the misses from me, how is the reading going
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She is getting into Roma by S. Saylor. I've ordered her a boxload of Roman mysteries and such, for the holidays. I like to keep my wifey happy!
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what did you buy, I am always on the lookout for something roman, I think I have them all but perhaps she has some new titles, if it is not to much bother to tell me
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Not all of them were Roman, but all are historical mysteries. There's a series by Susanna Gregory called the Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles. Also three older Falco books, including the first one Silver Pigs. Stone's Fall by Iain Pears. The Devil's Company by David Liss (18th cent. London).
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aha falco, she will love those and the silver pigs is fantastic
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The lighting in this is superb - is this a paintover or from scratch?
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It's a paintover (that's why I put it in the Photomanip category). I'm trying to get away from that, more into "real" painting. But this was started a good while ago, and I didn't want it to remain unfinished.
Thanks for the kind words. I'm happy with the lighting.
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Its gorgeous though - when you paintover do you just use a brush in painter with no paint on it to paitn over it or what?
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I use the brushes in "no-paint" mode -- (set Resat to 0 turns any brush into a blender) -- to smooth the skin. I use an oil brush with low resat (flow) to blend the fur. It works really well for straight hair and fur. Mostly, though, I'm literally painting over the photo, with paint in the brush, much like the old-time photo painters worked, painting oil on top of a print. This practice is looked down upon in the CG community (it's cheating). Personally, I use it when it makes sense, or saves time. The results are all that matter.
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Yes, you're right - and you are honest when you do so, whereas alot of people are not when they have done photo manips!
Also with the old oil painters they would project the photographic image of what they were going to paint onto the canvas to get a 'correct' outline and go from there too.
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Is this painting?
The spear looks more along the lines of an arrow.
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It's a manipulated photo (see link in description to see the original). I altered the colors, painted over it in Corel Painter. Yeah, the spear is not working. Oh well. I need to do some research next time. I'm not up on Bronze Age weaponry. Or any age weaponry, actually.
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