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Description Half of my entry for Miss Doll History. I hate how the portrait is turning out so I'm never going to post it here. Thankfully I really like how the full body half turned out, so it's all good.

Lady Fu Hao, a Shang Dynasty consort to the Emperor of China and who was renowned for her military campaigns and divination. She was kind of kick ass.

I may yet tweak her before I send it in for the pageant. I just needed to be done with her for the moment. The black outline definitely won't be on it - the light green dress on light green background didn't work so I added it just for dA.


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[edit] - Oh my gosh! Thank you so much for the DD! This was such a shock to wake up to! Really, I'm kind of speechless. Thank you guys!
I'm working my way through comments and faves, but I promise I'll respond to everyone because I love you all!
Thanks in particular to and for the suggestion and for the feature
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Comments: 46

Mikelart [2010-07-31 06:42:47 +0000 UTC]

love ur work! awsome detail...pixel art is so tricky yet uv really nailed it!

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killingarkady In reply to Mikelart [2010-07-31 23:42:10 +0000 UTC]

Thanks I think there's still a lot I can improve on in my pixel art, but I'm glad I'm definitely going in the right direction!

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Julye-chan [2010-07-31 05:52:16 +0000 UTC]

Nice job! Congrats on the DD, you totally deserved it!

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killingarkady In reply to Julye-chan [2010-07-31 23:39:24 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! <3 <3

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Slayer730 [2010-07-31 02:11:12 +0000 UTC]

Are you familiar with Firefly because at a glance I thought it was Inara. WIN.

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killingarkady In reply to Slayer730 [2010-07-31 23:39:12 +0000 UTC]

Firefly is one of my favorite shows! I hadn't noticed that, but you're definitely right! I think Inara and Lady Fu Hao could happily share each others clothing

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ZellyKat [2010-07-31 01:40:59 +0000 UTC]

Congrats on the daily deviation. You did a wonderful job on this. Sooo pretty. I totally want that dress.

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killingarkady In reply to ZellyKat [2010-07-31 23:38:08 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much! I kinda want the dress too I think I'm going to have to learn to sew now...

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royaled-pixels [2010-07-30 23:13:59 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow! 8D This is awesome! XD
I wouldn't have noticed that this was tooled if I hadn't seen the category. It's very sharp! c:

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killingarkady In reply to royaled-pixels [2010-07-31 23:37:49 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! And you're right about the sharpness. I hadn't noticed but some bits like the hair definitely look non-tool-y sharp

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royaled-pixels In reply to killingarkady [2010-08-01 00:08:49 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome! c:

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Elegance-Whiteviolet [2010-07-30 17:46:26 +0000 UTC]

This is awesome!

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killingarkady In reply to Elegance-Whiteviolet [2010-07-31 23:35:40 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Elegance-Whiteviolet In reply to killingarkady [2010-07-31 23:57:02 +0000 UTC]

Your quite welcome!

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ConnieCookiee [2010-07-30 17:08:15 +0000 UTC]

Gorgeous! I love how you've pixelled the clothing
What program did you use?

Congratulations on the Daily Deviation!

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killingarkady In reply to ConnieCookiee [2010-07-31 23:35:34 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I use Photoshop CS2 with a graphics tablet for larger shading (like the skirt folds) and my laptop's track pad to pixel in little details (like the facial features and jewelry)

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ConnieCookiee In reply to killingarkady [2010-08-01 12:19:00 +0000 UTC]

Ooooh, I see! You used a combination of both, that's an interesting idea I've always used either the mouse, or my tablet... I never thought to use both

Good luck in the MDH contest

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killingarkady In reply to ConnieCookiee [2010-08-01 20:50:40 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, there are some things that I just can't do one way so I do the other Like I'm terrible at pixel shading so I tend to tablet all of that. But lineart and tiny details look way better sharp so I never use my tablet on them. Part of what I love about dolling is that there's no wrong way to do it

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ConnieCookiee In reply to killingarkady [2010-08-02 11:48:06 +0000 UTC]

Oooh, that makes sense

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Lyricanna [2010-07-30 16:44:51 +0000 UTC]

Congrats on the DD =3

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killingarkady In reply to Lyricanna [2010-07-31 23:33:40 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much <3 <3

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Lyricanna In reply to killingarkady [2010-07-31 23:41:23 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome =3 And good luck in MDH; I look forward to competing with you <3

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killingarkady In reply to Lyricanna [2010-07-31 23:56:59 +0000 UTC]

Good luck to you too! I'm really excited for MDH; it's one of my favorites! I keep checking back to see if anyone else's entries are up yet because I want to look at more prettiness

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Lyricanna In reply to killingarkady [2010-07-31 23:58:32 +0000 UTC]

Thanks =3

I keep doing the same thing! I just love the entries and I get to read up on new awesome women, so it's a double win

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killingarkady In reply to Lyricanna [2010-08-01 01:11:49 +0000 UTC]

Everybody always makes such gorgeous outfits and I love seeing people's interpretations of the women. I'd do like 5 entries for MDH if they'd let me and if I had the time!

I also like how we're representing the bad ass Asian girls this year too. I think that means we're awesome

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Lyricanna In reply to killingarkady [2010-08-01 01:42:32 +0000 UTC]

Same here

We need more bad ass historical women; if I had time I would have also done Inahime who went into battle with her baby in her arms =3

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killingarkady In reply to Lyricanna [2010-08-01 02:02:05 +0000 UTC]

I think the dangerous ones are the most fun Inahime sounds like she would've been awesome (I just ran and read up on her ) If I'd done a second entry it would've been Freydis Eiriksdottir. I guess we'll just have to wait until next year though!

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Lyricanna In reply to killingarkady [2010-08-01 02:45:34 +0000 UTC]

That we will =3 And the winner gets first dibs for next year, so if you win you can do whoever you want, guaranteed

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killingarkady In reply to Lyricanna [2010-08-01 20:51:33 +0000 UTC]

ohhh I didn't know that! That's kind of awesome. Though with a pageant like MDH I think someone else could take my first, second, and third choices of women and I'd still find someone I'd love to doll!

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Lyricanna In reply to killingarkady [2010-08-01 20:52:14 +0000 UTC]

That's very true

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Tuesday-Francesca [2010-07-30 14:26:51 +0000 UTC]

wowwww she's amazing! very unique and wow i adore her hair

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killingarkady In reply to Tuesday-Francesca [2010-07-31 23:33:23 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! <3 I definitely love the hair too <3

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PixelMeBlu [2010-07-30 14:14:29 +0000 UTC]

She looks so much like a digital painting, yet still has that essence of "doll". Great job and congrats on the DD!

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killingarkady In reply to PixelMeBlu [2010-07-31 23:33:04 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much! I've been working on a digital painting-ish style for my dolls, so it's good to hear it looks good!

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Chaosfive-55 [2010-07-30 12:29:51 +0000 UTC]

Cheers to Lady Fu Hao!!!

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killingarkady In reply to Chaosfive-55 [2010-07-31 23:31:44 +0000 UTC]

Cheers indeed!!! Thanks for stopping by!

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Chaosfive-55 In reply to killingarkady [2010-08-01 01:46:11 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!

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Lergahin [2010-07-30 09:43:06 +0000 UTC]

That's really nice, I like her clothes and hairstyle. You did a great work ^^

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killingarkady In reply to Lergahin [2010-07-31 23:31:25 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! The hairstyle is one of my favorite bits too

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Icecradle [2010-07-30 08:14:11 +0000 UTC]

congrats on the DD! well deserved!

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killingarkady In reply to Icecradle [2010-07-31 23:31:04 +0000 UTC]

thanks so much!! <3

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dilli-dalli [2010-07-18 19:02:08 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful work! I love the shading/highlighting on her gown- it looks so silky! Elegant hairstyling, too!

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killingarkady In reply to dilli-dalli [2010-07-21 17:27:19 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! The hairstyle was definitely one of my favorite parts

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mistress-bex [2010-07-16 09:32:28 +0000 UTC]

I have to say, she is absoloutely gorgeous! The way you've styled her makes her look like she's out of a stained glass window and the detail in her clothes is beautiful!

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killingarkady In reply to mistress-bex [2010-07-17 20:03:21 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much! I haven't noticed the stained glass effect but you're totally right. Thanks for the fave too!

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