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KristinaWaldt — Serenity
Published: 2013-07-10 02:49:41 +0000 UTC; Views: 745; Favourites: 5; Downloads: 0
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I noticed that I got stuck plotting 1plus3 because of this Character, Serenity.When I can't figure a character out it's normally because I didn't draw them yet, so I decided to change this. :'D
(... Now that I think about it, why is the first official illustration of her looking so sad?)
I also played around with the style as I failed at the watercoloury-feeling so far and it took me way too long.
I gotta say, I'm quite satisfied with the results so far--but I plan on experimenting even more~
I used the lineart pencil I made, you can find it here:
If people want, I can make a tutorial on this kind of style once I figure it out a bit more and have a better collection of brushes I can share with you.
(Speaking about tutorials, I'll post a simple one about hair colouring in Sai these days.)
- En.
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Comments: 15
For a 3/4 view, her right eye is strangely positioned--it would probably have 1/4th of it hidden behind the nose. The curved line beneath her lip could be removed in this case, and would be much better as a shade. Her ear is also too far back--if you were to trace her skull, you may see what I mean?
I love the way you did her hair. Looks very smooth and pretty, as if you had the calmest hand in existence. 
(also not official critique because i have no idea how to rate pfpgt)
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Hun, you're alive! <3
Err... I actually think that the anatomy should be fine as I use Daz3D to model most of the characters and reference them--in her case, she not only has a rather thin bridge, but her nose also slopes rather inwards which leads to less nose covering the eyes.
But I agree with you on the ear part! (It would look cuter if the sides of her face were less wide.)
I'll also experiment with this line next time, thank you for mentioning it. :> (I have a thing for such lines though, so I'll see what fits more into my aesthetic viewpoint.)
I'm glad you like the hair--sketching it is really annoying comparing to just straight on painting it. D:
Once I have a stable brush set I'm definitely going to make one!
(I know what you mean. I just hate rating stuff, it's more complex then some numbers, you know? D: )
Thank you so much for taking the time to comment!
I'll try to make a better one next time. :>
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Yeaaaah! And then I'll be gone again for a little bit, haha.
Oh, yeah? Sorry, I wouldn't know since I haven't stared at people's faces lately, haha.
You're welcome! I usually just use lines for seperation lines, since it always seems very distinct/sharp compared to the stuff around it.
Yeah, I agree! Usually because with painting, it's easier to fix, and then my hands are super shaky with lineart, etc. ;n;
(Yeah!! Well, I still get nervous about numbers too, haha. Words are the best etc. I was going to try to submit the official critique thing at first, which is why it looks like I wrote so little, loool.)
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Lol, staring at people faces does me nothing good--all I do is trace their cheekbones in my head. :'D
/notsurehowthisisgoingtohelpme
I usually just draw lines when I like something--which ends up with, like, no nose at all and a lot cheekbone, chin and jaw lines. D:
(Except some male noses. Maybe I'm just cautious because woman dislike having an empathized nose? Or I just like sharp features.)
Yees, shacky lines and messyness make the painting even more interesting. D:
You don't have to worry where to start that line--it's going to blend... somehow.
Lineart is kind of unforgiving. (And with this I mean messy sketches like this one. Comic outlines just make me cry. How do you pull it of in the stuff on your side account?)
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Aw man! I do that too! Uhh, I guess I do that and try to draw their face or see the little details that make their face, I guess? It's really hard, man. And cheekbones let you see into their skull, which is cool too!!
Oh, I know! So much fun to put details into the most interesting parts. Cheekbones are fun to draw too, haha.
(Well, I guess so. Women like small, cute noses, so, yeah. I mainly like drawing smooth features 'cause more fun for me.)
Loool, yeah! And it's not like anyone can see where the lines break apart, 'cause, well, they're mainly the same color too.
It is!! It looks smooth when far away, but sometimes you have to make the canvas size so huge, that it's difficult to make it less squiggly than it would've been. (Uhh, it's mainly just sketches, and when I sketch, it's much more smoother because less nervous and I don't really care, haha. orz Makes me cry too, man.)
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(That's interesting--smooth features are something that bore me when I'm painting, so it's interesting to see the other opinion about it.)
Yeah, I also prefer the confident strokes of a sketch, but sadly I produce a lot of "line trash" on the way. D:
I'm always amazed by people who can sketch with using just so few lines.
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Oh this is lovely. I really like the traditional feel of it, like the ink drops and the pencil brush. I have a similar one for Sai too!
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Glad to hear that, thank you! :>
Oh, yes--Sai is really good with applying textures to brushes. <3 (Other then MangaStudio, which is otherwise a really nice software.)
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I've never tried manga studio. I hear those manga programs are good for lineart
... To bad I never do it.
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I wasn't a fan of MS4 (plus it always crashed on me), but MS5 is more like a mixture of Photoshop and Sai. It has blending, stabilizer etc. and some awesome brushes (the frills amaze me).
It kind of combines the good points of both programs~
^ I have it installed, but I'm just too lazy to remake all my brushes.
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Ahhh, yes brushes<3 My attachment to Photoshop now is built on the foundation of brushes. Mind, I only really care for Sai's fludity in brush strokes, it's non lag and its blending facilities. Otherwise I can do everything else in PS. I never used the stabilizer tool.
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Yesss, MS has blending too--it can be so pleasing. =w=
...Though after working with PS since a while now, I'm rather annoyed by the blending.
(Though I kinda miss the stabilizer, I always had it on 10 in Sai. Are you sure you don't use it? It's activated from default.
[And I kind of really notice it's absence when linearting something.])
But yes, PS has a really intuitive brush engine with a lot of potential!
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Oh! I did use it then, I didn't use the 'make your brush slow' thing. What did it do at 10? I just miss the flow that the brushes have in Sai, I always have to sketch out things in Sai and then import to Photoshop and if I wanna draw tiny details they look godawful in PS so I pop it in Sai, do that little thing and throw it back!
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Yeah, I didn't like the slowing down mode either (plus, PS can do this too once it lags :'D).
I had the stabilizer at ten - these days I sometimes use Mischief to sketch since it gets nicer results for lineart then PS.
But yeah, I still miss Sai--sadly it's annoying to switch to Sai with my current monitor settings.
(The stabiliser is the reason why Sai is so much nicer. >__<)
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This is true! Photoshop has this built in hahahaha! I've never tried mischief mind, never even heard of it! Hopefully I'll get a new computer soon so I won't have to worry about PS lag!!
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