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Published: 2018-10-07 09:05:10 +0000 UTC; Views: 1786; Favourites: 258; Downloads: 0
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This is a commission for the board game that Crafty Lupine are currently making, they're doing a kickstarter if you're interested.www.kickstarter.com/projects/c…
Anyway it's super fun to do characters for board games, I do hope I get more opportunities to do them
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Yeah I want to do more but they seem to be slowing down. They almost got there thouhg
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I can't write an elaborate comment.... JUST SCREAM !!!!!!!!!
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I think this is a really well done piece, and the way you've framed it shows a certain amount of power in the character, particularly with how the spell acts as a sort of halo around her face. The colours are also very pleasing and harmonic, while also remaining dark and mysterious.
One thing I would like to comment on is the lighting- there seems to be a distinct source coming from the right hand side of the image, and potentially a soft light source coming from the spell. These two both play together really well to the advantage of the piece, and the distinct shadows on the arms\hands and neck make use of it. The one place where this could be pushed further would be the face- the lighting on the face is somewhat ambivalent, and disengages from the light source that the others work with. There seems to be a very soft omni-directional glow coming from down lower and hitting the face, which while it could play into the lighting of the spell, it has nearly the same intensity as the rest of the lighting. Using some more defined lighting and shadows on the face could potentially up both the drama and the intensity of the piece, while using the spell as a secondary light source would illuminate the features enough to make them recognisable. I guess the best way to put it would be to approach the face the same way you approached the neck and hands, and it would increase the effectiveness of the face as a focal point.
I really like the lines of the clothes and the hair, as it is, and the way that the curves contrast the stricter lines of the background. There does seem to be a slight issue with depth? The character doesn't seem as distinguished from the background as she could be in some parts, I think this is specifically around the left side of her body. The lighting along that side seems less to be from a light source and more to create a contrast between the character and the background so her shape stands out more, but because it doesn't follow the natural form and shape it flattens it a little bit. I've found that the trick to this can be leaving the figure dark and lightening the background a little bit around them- like how there's a lighter area around the character's head. It doesn't need to be that much lighter, given that it's not the main focus of the piece and doesn't need to draw attention to itself with contrast, but leaving that side of her body to be a bit darker and the background to be a little lighter can help keep the depth and also maintain the silhouette without adding in the lighting along the edge
Honestly a brilliant piece, that captures a lot of personality and mood with how it's composed and executed
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That was one huge critiques! Thank you!
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It was my absolute pleasure! It's always great to look over pieces that stand so sturdy on their strengths, and see what weaknesses they might have- especially when it's a good piece like this, because it's actually kind of hard to find what could be improved on
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Nice drawing! I like how the hands are drawn! XD
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Gorgeous! This has wonderful flow and motion. I feel like it’s telling a story and capturing a moment in time, and the hands are perfect! Awesome job (:
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What should I say 
and you got this for a project? congratulations! hope you enjoy your work.
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Yup it’s a commission, I’m hoping they succeed in their kickstarter and can order more art. A consistent work load is great
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This is a very lovely painting! Good luck with your project :3
To up the contrast, I think the spell should give off more light. I love the way you painted her hair as well as the soft, de-saturated tones in the background lead focus onto the character.
The page flipping effect is very cool. This is a very beautiful piece. I like your style <3
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Lol, apart from you thinking everything wrong, it's good. I don't like smooth skin, and her arms aren't wonky. =/
Thanks for the uh,back handed compliment I guess?
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I didn't mean for it to sounds like that uwu
You got everything down pretty darn well-just a few areas could use improvement~
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You came across as quite callous, and rude. =/ I completely disagree with things like blending for the sake of blending. Soft blended skin always looks off and all of my work is the similar style. I like it that way.
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I'll edit my comment~
It was my opinion that soft skin looks better but if you like it better thata way, that cool too
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Well, I've never liked soft skin. Stuff like blending is almost always a stylistic choice. I'm not going to change my style for you.
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I never asked you to change your style~ You asked for a critique and I gave you my thoughts.
I think you're taking this a little too seriously
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Yet, you are. Telling me to change the way I colour is definitely a stylistic choice. Your comment wasn't a critique, it was just listing all the things you didn't like.
Well, yeah, it's art I've spent a lot of time, thought and hard work on. If you have a legit crit, sure, if you're just going to list things you don't like, that's not a crit. That's just backhanded.
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Please understand that my comment was my opinion. I personally favor more blended skin but that's me. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder after all.
It's such a little thing, it doesn't matter much anyway. And I said some very positive things about it while complementing you on your style.
You did good work here ^^ Not trying to bring you down but just offering advice.
If you can't accept that then welp XD
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This looks amazing 
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The painting looks beautiful. The lighting on the dress makes her look like she's facing the shadows as she casts something from her book. Your anatomy is great too; her hands and face is very well done.
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Thank you! Those hands took quite a while haha!
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Love the atmosphere! Especially i like "actions" in the air on the top of composition - makes it so mysterious and cool.
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I like this she seems by looking at her educated in both the ordinary and magic arts.
Mature Content
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I love the way you painted the skin and hair with soft and subtle colours and texture. I notice this is your style. Also good work on her captivating gaze!
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Thank you! I love square brushes, they make this lovely, matte feel
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The colours are lovely! I love how the pale skin turns from white to a pinkish! Not to mention the really good anatomy and style! I would have made the background a little more interesting thugh, as is, its pretty empty!
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The background isn't that important and I wanted her to be focus, also, deadlines. I don't like cramming everything into things, especially since it's a paid commission. I don't want to go over the amount of money vs time spent, y'know?
But, if it were personal I may have. Or may not. Who knows
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Being a paid commission, its quite understandable!
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This is beautiful and so magical, I love the sparkles around the crystals gives a nice touch of magic
I love her expression, full of concentration and determination ,nice coloring and shading too, specially for the skin and the hair <3
Keep up the amazing work!
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Thank you for the lovely comments
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Ooh, I like her! Especially her eyes and the gold/yellow on her clothes. Excellent work!
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yeah I like her too! I think she's a nice step up in quality in my work too.
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Unfortunately, I've not been able to see some of your latest aside from this one. (Shake me if I miss your next stream.) Glad to hear that you can see a difference, though!
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yeah! I've opened a ko-fi so now I'll be doing more private streaming stuff.
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Nice! I hope it works out great for you. ^^
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The anatomy and flow of the character look good overall, especially her hands are pretty! Also, the values in this are well balanced. Personally I'd add a bit more contrast with some brighter highlights, but I think your style looks beautiful as it is
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I’m personally a stickler with too much shine, I think the commissioner wants the gold flecks instead so I’ll be adding those anyways, so their version is shiny :3
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Understandable, I saw the new version, and they're both beautiful!
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Nice drawing Mrs J, but in my opinion its a little too much dark, maybe the book or the cristals can be with a little more shiny thing, i dunno if you understand my idea, anyway beautiful art
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I hear you, but I disagree. The values need to be in balance, if I make the stones brighter, they'll be the focus. I don't want them to be the focus. She is the focus. Plus, I don't like shiny things 
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Alright madam "I don't like shiny things"
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