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Published: 2005-02-14 01:16:33 +0000 UTC; Views: 2273; Favourites: 17; Downloads: 105
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Description I was just poking around devART, saw this stock photo of a girl, descided to do a paint of it. Yes, it's photo-referenced, but not traced, not even guideline-traced like the Tuthau pic I did from the Hardy Kruger pic... just eyeballed to show I can eyeball photos as good as anyone else on here. It's just a quick practice, but it turned out pretty nice! Had to add a fantasy touch, of course, me being me. Might port it into NWN and use it for a character. I mean, she could be a lesser noblewoman or a thief or anything really. Painter 6.

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I'll probably do some more quickie photo reffed paints... they're fun and it really is good practice. I mean, how can one learn to do photorealism if one has never worked off a photo? Well, yeah, live models are great, but I don't exactly have one lying around my apartment... ;D
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Comments: 14

tatsku [2005-10-21 14:06:08 +0000 UTC]

Awesome

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giadrosich [2005-04-15 02:29:21 +0000 UTC]

I really enjoy your character designs, but I particularly like the way that you have rendered this portrait! All the colors work very well togeather, as well as your treatment of the different textures!

The skin tone is very natural looking, and I love the shadow under the chin! Great highlights, too!

Keep up the excellent work, and thanks for sharing!!

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Shinobubu [2005-03-10 12:26:52 +0000 UTC]

Bu loves teh rendering I have no skills in eyeballing or doing photo renditions of people TT;;; must try it someday XD
painter POWA <: U
vewy powa fulll~~

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ultorgabrihel [2005-03-07 00:48:30 +0000 UTC]

Amazing! Simply amazing. Your skills have certainly grown leaps and bounds. Gotta check out the rest of your gallery later.

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emperial In reply to ultorgabrihel [2005-03-07 03:14:11 +0000 UTC]

OMG GEEJAY <3 <3 <3

Your stuff is looking so awesome, too! Will drop by and throw comments around later

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woefulinfinity [2005-02-15 22:10:28 +0000 UTC]

Oh, WOW! I love it! She's really pretty! I like the eyes and lips. Definetely looks real! I like teh subtle colors and folds... the textures. I could totally see this girl, like, wandering around my school. Okay, if people at my school wore capes.

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alienarose [2005-02-14 11:17:29 +0000 UTC]

She looks amazing! You captured the likeness very well. She's beautiful! I love the subtleness in the way you did the hair and the cape/shirt looks wonderful. Awesome job on the skin too!

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jakface [2005-02-14 02:37:46 +0000 UTC]

Whoa, almost looks like someone I know!
Really nice painting!

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Orenji-kun [2005-02-14 02:25:18 +0000 UTC]

XO Gorgeous hair!!! Skin!! Lips!!!

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preciousflame [2005-02-14 02:03:02 +0000 UTC]

so goooood ; ;

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disenchanted [2005-02-14 02:03:01 +0000 UTC]

Very nice. The skin tones look great. And she really does look like a fantasy character.

My only suggestion for improvement would be the for the neck area... The shading of the depression/muscles near the collarbone is a little harsh (it kinda looks funny in the original photo, too, now that I look at it). It might also need some more subtle shadows below the chin/jaw. I'm guessing that was missing in the photo because of the flash, but in the painting I think having the illumination from above would look best.

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emperial In reply to disenchanted [2005-02-14 06:23:20 +0000 UTC]

Thank you muchly, you're quite right!

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kyoucho [2005-02-14 01:20:48 +0000 UTC]

geez thats pretty T__T;; and probably even if i use a photo.. id have not much idea how people do it Xd;; so great job!! keep it up )

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MiliaTimmain [2005-02-14 01:20:25 +0000 UTC]

Wow that is amazing. I wish I could do that well in Painter. I at the moment am too astounded to try and honestly critique this.

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