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JLDragonfly — Immortal Responsibility
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Edit- 10/15/2010I very very rarely go back to paintings that i've already declared done, but the particular one for some reason stuck in my head very strongly recently, and i just HAD to. I was never happy with his face- it looked too dirty, and the eyes were violet, rather than my usual blue i tend to paint Ryan's as. So, i went in to fix the face and ended up fixed the skin tones for both of them. I'll have an even better Image soon, lacking flash-glare, but for now, hope ya enjoy.
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This one is of Ryan and Nari of book one again, and OMG it was HARD! I’ve actually been sitting on it for over a year, and it’s got to be one of the hardest character portraits I have ever done! I’m not totally happy with it, but at this point, I am just done
Forgive the horrible flash-glare. I hate my camera
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I can definitely see how this would be quite a challenge to pull off. There are so many different elements here!
To begin, I like the different colors you've used here: the colors in the stone, particularly work really well. So many people just use gray, and having grown up seeing quarries, very few stone walls are all one color! I will say that, the very bright and vibrant blue seems almost out of place considering all of the forest tones in the rest of this piece. It makes me wonder if perhaps he's of a higher station?
On to some of the things that seem a little off (I know you can't fix them now, but maybe you can keep these in mind in the future.)
Her pose in particular must have been a pain to figure out. Her right forearm looks a little too long here.. I think the elbow should have been further down? Also, her face looks a little squashed almost. I know that's probably the angle of the image, though.
Also, his hair seemed a bit flat on the left side of his head. Even when your hair's slicked back, there should be some slight height difference between the side of your head and the edge of your hair.
I think that's all I can think of for now! I hope this was helpful; I don't tend to critique all that much, but since you'd requested it here!
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the hair was a nightmare...i just couldn't get it to look right! SO was the face angle- but if you look at the stock image, i think you'll see i got it as close as possible.
The blue does hint at something else, light blue lends itself to the 'life' side of the life and death cycle. It's also one of the colors of the imperal flag, and it just looks damn good on him. (it's also his fave color) I also chose it b/c Ryan does have an 'other-worldliness' to him thoughout the book(s). Nice to see you caught that 
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Yeah I figured both of those were a pain in the butt; you really picked one of the more difficult poses I've seen lol.
And dude, glad I caught that then! The symbolism does definitely stick out, so great job!
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This is done beautifully, especially the foilage and the stone wall. The woman's pose must have given you hell, especially those hands. I like how the man's blue clothing makes him stand out, yet the woman's colouring is a mirror of her surroundings.
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thank you for such a thoughtful insight
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Again, you have created a fantastic piece of artwork!
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Really well done. I like her dress and how you did the sword and the stones.
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The glare isn't to bad, the wall just steals this scene! It is just so colorful and looks like it has a personality all its own.
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thank you...though i think i'd have prefered it if the people stole the scene...
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lol well I am weird about what catches my eye sometimes, I have drawings of mine where the hair took over a picture about the eyes lol
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the details in the trees and stone wall and fabric are gorgeous!
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thank you! and good to see you back around!
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Oh I forgot something! The sword blade looks curved... almost. If it's intended to be curved, then maybe make it more obvious in the future? And if it's intended to be straight, then watch for those sharper edges, and keep the hilt aligned with the blade.
Okie, now I'm done lol
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the blade actually has a very suble curve in the book.
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Ahhh yeah that would be hard to draw then.. maybe exagerate it just a touch in future pics, just so we can see it a bit easier?
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i tried that...and then it looked broken to me
it's also sopposed to be a dimond blade....good luck figuring out how to draw THAT...i still haven't and i've had that sword in the story for 10 years. lol
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yeah no clues here lol
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