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Description Photoshop over a pencil sketch, quite thickly and worked over a bit more this time. For fun and practice.

© 2010 Janice Duke
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Comments: 16

fraterm [2010-08-27 18:53:42 +0000 UTC]

Very pro, great job.

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JaniceDuke In reply to fraterm [2010-08-27 18:56:55 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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scribbler [2010-04-17 09:44:27 +0000 UTC]

When I first saw this I thought my daughter had posed for it as it looks just like her... scary.

Excellent work!

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JaniceDuke In reply to scribbler [2010-04-18 20:50:30 +0000 UTC]

Hehe, strange coincidence

Thank you

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scribbler In reply to JaniceDuke [2010-04-19 08:48:42 +0000 UTC]

I'm just grateful it wasn't a nude :0

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equilerex [2010-04-16 21:10:08 +0000 UTC]

this ones's really nice, youre starting to get hang of the coloring, looks rather natural

this and the bike one really stand out from the rest, the quality is doubled hope you'll keep going at this pace for long

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JaniceDuke In reply to equilerex [2010-04-18 20:49:47 +0000 UTC]

Cheers I really feel like I'm making a lot of progress lately

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stuntedsanity [2010-04-16 19:29:54 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful work - one of your best I think.
The anatomy is excellent, the pose is perfect and the skin tones look magnificent. Plus that is an exceptional midrift - just the right subtle suggestion of the underlying muscles.

Excellent

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JaniceDuke In reply to stuntedsanity [2010-04-18 20:49:13 +0000 UTC]

Thank you I think this particular experiment went pretty damn well. I was especially pleased with the muscle tone on the midriff

Glad you like

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Vaxillus [2010-04-16 12:11:02 +0000 UTC]

It's been a while since I commented on your stuff, but I think my sentiments remain mostly unchanged.

The drawing is solid, but I think your colors in photoshop need some development. The contrast on the skin tones is really intense, which would work if the colors were more saturated. However, the black is just black, it has no temperature or intensity. The underside of the chin is effective in this regard as it's a red-brown and looks alive rather than a dead gray. Typically I wouldn't go more than 75% dark on a realistic Caucasian skin tone, but it's possible to exaggerate this if you keep temperature and intensity in mind.

This one is an improvement in terms of the saturation of the midtones, however. It seems like if the dodge and burn tools were used, they were used less. This was an issue in past work because it robs you of control of the color you're using, and often kills the saturation.

My final critique is in the use of the smudge tool. This is really killing the definition of the form, as not only does it not really create a smooth blend but the edges of the internal shapes become irregular and messy, rather than defined and controlled.

These are never problems in your traditional pieces because you are forced to deal with directly applied color rather than trying to have a generally flawed computer program do the work. It takes more work doing it manually, but no tool can bypass this.

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Gradan [2010-04-15 09:31:21 +0000 UTC]

Hmm...
mmm...

Beautiful piccy! I really like her pose and the expression on her face. She looks so comfortable and calm... though those talon-like daggers don't look so calm *shudders as noticing they are covered in blood*
But.. beautiful...
Kinda reminds me of one Eldar comment in Warhammer 40K : "I have come to dance the dance of death"

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JaniceDuke In reply to Gradan [2010-04-18 20:45:18 +0000 UTC]

Hehe! Yes, spot on. I wanted her to have the feel of a wild killer who fights like a dancer. I've been reading a lot of Conan lately and that kinda came out in this one (and will come out in some more hopefully).

Glad you like

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Wytherwing [2010-04-15 01:42:12 +0000 UTC]

very nicely done.

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JaniceDuke In reply to Wytherwing [2010-04-18 20:42:26 +0000 UTC]

Cheers

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lynnlynnlynnlynn [2010-04-14 19:23:08 +0000 UTC]

very good, very good! Love the wight outline!

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JaniceDuke In reply to lynnlynnlynnlynn [2010-04-18 20:42:18 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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