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Klyph — Just Kaya
Published: 2006-06-02 16:14:24 +0000 UTC; Views: 2129; Favourites: 40; Downloads: 203
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Photoshop CS2
Intuos 2
Hours: ... lost count, somewhere between 15 to 25? Doesn't really matter at this point.
[First hour:]
I sketched her face on a rough background. At first, I wanted her holding a stalk of dandilion(sp?) seeds and blowing them in the wind. But that didn't work out.
[Next 5 hours:]
I turned on the lamp and shined it on my face, hand, anything that I can get to see where light should fall on her and how to get the translucency of the skin to work.
I also gave her freckles at this stage with my new freckles brush.
[Next 5 hours:]
Were soley dedicated to the eyes and hair. Kaya (as my own character) has a 'history' of cutting her own hair. I thought I would depict at least a bit of this to add to her personality.
[The Rest:]
.. mostly touch-ups. I wasn't happy with the over-all picture and the impact it would give.
I eventually paid more attention to the skintone and added much needed 'noise' and additional freckles.
Last to be painted were her lips - whose color I had changed at least 5 times from orange, to pink, to red, and brown... finally settling on 'pomegranate'.
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Comments: 104
It took me awhile. But I think I realize why I love this.
It's all her imperfections that make her beautiful.
Great work.
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Wow, I LOVE the detail in this picture. I can't imagine it took you so many hours to complete this entire thing. Especially the five hours spent in pure examination of detail. Wow. I wish I had five hours just to spend looking at this work, my friend...
Amazing.
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Wow, absolutely stunning, especially the detail you achieved in her hair!!
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The hair probably took the longest here. Much thanks for your comment. 
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This has the feeling of charm, well done my friend!
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Beautiful picture (and girl 
And the detail is wonderful, I especially like the freckles (I like freckles overall).
Her chin looks a little too angular though...
but still a
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i dont usually go for these types of work.. but this is stunning.. maybe its the facial structure or the eyes or the tones and hues of the piece.. i dont even know
but i love it. great job.
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Thank you so much! 
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Wooow
Kaya looks real
What an awesome work
Cute face and great look too
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I think the freckles probably added to the realism.
I couldn't really use a reference for this, so... I have to admit I didn't know what I was going to do next half the time.
I'm glad you liked it, thanks for commenting!
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You're welcome
A good work need to be commented
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This is very fine work indeed. I like the realism of it, especially her eyes and hair (the time you spent on them paid off nicely!). The freckles on her nose are excellently done; elsewhere they look a little indistinct (or is that noise? It's a bit hard to tell, sorry). The effect of the light on her cheek looks good, though, to be a bit picky, the skin-tone looks a little out when compared with the shaded skin.
Overall, this shows a lot of skill. Great job!
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Thanks for commenting!
This is my first 'skin-only' painting and skin translucency was frustrating to say the least.
I eventually picked an orange-ish tan. The freckles on her skin are mostly noise and only the ones on her nose are 'focused'. Great eye you have!
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Very impressive the amount of time you put into this, btw.
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Ah yes -- 2 great eyes!
I'm still learning to paint, I'm sure I'm taking way too long somehow.
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What can I say , this picture is incredibly realistic and over all the picture is perfect.
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Thank you!
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She's perfect
I love the freckles and the shine on her eyelids, my favourite touches
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Exactly! 
The freckles are my favorite part. I made a custom brush and couldn't wait to use them.
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I do the same thing when I pick something up at the art store
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Aw, I love art stores! It's like a toy store for me... and new supplies always smelled so great. 
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Not at all! I've been known to sniff chinese ink sometimes
I'm actually wering some acrylic right now! (just got out of the studio 
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Ah!
Paint is so fun! I don't have a studio, though, and cleaning up paint has always been so painful.
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Ah yes!
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I've tried photoshop.. I've got the crappy fanart in my gallery to prove it
Maybe if I had a tablet, but as it stands with a mousie about the only non frustrating thing I can so with photoshop is add a border to my scanned works
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Ooh, nice new Avatar!
I didn't think the fan art was crappy.
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Thanks! For not hating the fanart and for noticing the snappy new avatar
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Hmm... Maybe if the avatar had a bit of gray it won't seem too dramatic? I like it just as is though. It shows you're a painter.
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The freckles give the skin such lovely texture. You did an amazing job on her
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Much thanks! I'm not as proficient at color as you, though.
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When I started digital painting, I would make colour pallettes by taking photos of different skintones and saving the oclours by using the colour picker and dropping onto my pallete. Once I got used to the blending colours, I could get lazy and use just about any colour skintone and use the colour balance to get he skintone I want. Another great way to make the skin "pop" is once you have painted your pic, use the unsharp mask to slightly sharpen the edges and use threshhold. It makes it look more realistic
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That's the most sound advice I'd ever received on digital painting thank you so much!
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no, unfortunately. I did a few years back but I've been out and away from my art for so long, im just getting back into it
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Where are you currently working now? It must be hard getting a job as an artist anywhere. But if I ever have a design firm, I'd contact you.
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First I didn't notice the difference, but I do now. I like them both actually, the WIP and end result. She is very pretty. I like how you drew her and how she is in many other images of you somehow. I like the hair and the eyes the most!
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I did focus mostly on the hair and eyes. I'm glad they get noticed.
Thanks!
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It possesses all the element of beautiful--and it is. You've created a unforgettable masterpiece, I beleive you're work has paid off, person~!
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