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FluorineSpark β self Portrait as Terminatrix
Published: 2009-11-02 06:27:22 +0000 UTC; Views: 1620; Favourites: 28; Downloads: 33
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Self portrait created for the international self portrait day~~~ I tried new brush and new way to paint this one, and totally had fun with it. And I look cool as terminatrix~~~ yeah~~~~Hasta la vista, baby~~~
What's special about this one, i mean other than i make myself a terminatrix.... is that, I finished painting in one layer. I often do background, skin, clothing, and hair in different layer, but this time, I try to paint in a more "traditional" way, so everything is in one layer. Of course, the eye effect, the texture, and the little text bubble are in different layers. I think I like how this goes, I'll try something more like this.
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Many happy days to you!
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You're welcome!
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Wooow! I'm really impressed this is on only one layerβI mean, I'm impressed by you in general, but I always have a special bit of respect for people who can do it all in just one go, if you know what I mean.
Your technique for painting skin is so gorgeouuus~~<3
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Well, one layer is actually not that hard, once you get pass the fear. It's just like oil paint, whatever you screw up, just cover it up. and it gives you a much nicer transaction between different area, texture, and light and shadow. It's pretty cool! I'm glad I work my fear out of this.
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Hahaha
Awesome expression!!! Great job here.
Your drawing skills are excellent!
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Thanks!!! I just got ground pretty bad by Jason Manley at the portfolio review...(I'm not complaining...LOL), it's nice to hear something good.
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You're most welcome!
Jason Manley crew might be right about some things but you are a very talented artist with lots of potential.
Don't you dare to not being damn proud about your accomplishments!
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Thanks
Anyway, thanks man!
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Yeah, I began painting with a max of about 2 or 3 layers about a year ago.
I think its made my work stronger treating it more like a "real" painting. Usually tho the other layers are just texture or lighting layers that are quickly merged.
I really like the style change. Its a bit looser than your usual stuff and looks a bit more like real paint.
My only crit is the heavy line around the lips. Makes them look less natural. Even if you had lip liner on like that, I would omit it.
Otherwise, really great!
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thanks!!! I think I'll do something to that lip line~
I think the best way is probably doing a bit of both, paint in different layers, but merging them constantly and paint on the merged layer and then create separate layers for new part...
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I remember the first time I tried to seriously try out minimal-layer painting...
Now I'm addicted to it, it causes problems sometimes D:
I quite like the lighting and bold brush strokes here.
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thank you
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I have a habit of painting over mistakes rather than using Undo or messing with the layers, so using only a few layers actually makes fixing mistakes easier for me xP I think that's one of my few good habits.
But yah~ Painting on one layer really feels more like painting.
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Single layer paintings are fiddly though, but blend way better and got that painterly feel to them.
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thanks
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You should do another version with the exoskeleton showing through = epic!
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LOL, now that's a challenge....I was never really good at painting shinny/metal/sci-fi stuff.
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Hm...maybe it's the brush settings that you use though? It should help
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