cylonka [2016-02-08 14:45:17 +0000 UTC]
beautiful illustration, not only this one, your style could do great in kids' books!
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hiroshiparadox [2013-12-30 14:56:16 +0000 UTC]
She looks lovely!
I love her hair a lot. I like the energy it has as it drapes down from her head and swoops back up into the hair tie, and how it falls down a bit more freely from the tie. The longer strand that breaks away and curves into a little tail at the bottom is really fun, too. Also, I love the blending of colors on her hair -- I love that loose, watercolor feel it has, and how it brings the hair to life with a great organic shine.
I like her face. That angle is interesting, and I love her smile. I like the rounder shape of her face, and that smile feels so lifelike, and very unique. She's got a great, calm, warm expression on her face, which is lovely as a whole.
I really like how you built her figure. I like how it's not just a couple of super-smooth curves; I like how there's lots of little curves from her tummy to her hips, and how there's a looser, rougher quality to the curves and lines and shapes that make up her figure as a whole. Again, it gives such a lovely, organic, lifelike feel to her figure, rather than being overly-polished and refined like a supermodel or something. And when I say she looks lovely, I mean it -- I think the organic, rough, unique idiosyncracies of those "imperfect" shapes and forms are delightful and beautiful.
...and made more so, again, but the colors I LOVE the softly blended, nuanced way you painted her skin. I love the transitions from shadows, to lighter areas, to the softer way the further-away parts of her body are rendered, almost as if they're partially hidden in a soft fog or mist. I love the shapes painted the highlights with, on her back and the back of her legs in particular, because they do a great job of fleshing out her figure, sculpting out dimension and volume in a lifelike way.
And I like what you did with the markings/tattoos. I love the organic design, how it fits with the character and style. I also like how they wrap around the shapes of her body, especially when you did such a detailed job of fleshing out all the different shapes and planes of her body! That you made it feel so believable that those markings are on her skin is awesome!
Really, I love this painting. It's sooooo pretty. I love the mood and feel it has, with the soft colors and the calm expression and pose. I adore the colors and I think the way you created her figure is awesome.
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