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KurgenLagann — A Rose Among Thorns
Published: 2010-09-26 20:17:44 +0000 UTC; Views: 1011; Favourites: 25; Downloads: 32
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Cracked out the ol' watercolors and micron pens for this one, ladies 'n gents.
Since I've been working strictly with my tablet lately (no pencil sketches), I've really been meaning to do some traditional pieces.Of course, scanner-kun HAD to go and mutilate this and over-expose all the light-ish areas. I swear, the skin and her bolero jacket DO have shading ... though you'd never be able to tell with this sub-par copy. :/
... I am pretty proud of my rose background, however.
Euphemia Li Britannia from Code Geass, watercolors & micron pens/sharpie on watercolor paper.
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I hate scanners for this reason. T^T But it still looks awesome!!!!!!
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This turned out very well! You've got a much better handle on watercolors than I ever did, and I bet the original is really awesome, given how even this scan turned out really well, even though it washed a lot of the subtle colors out! What I also really like is your lineart, and how it adds a lot of life to Euphemia, especially her eyes! Great work, I'd love to see more traditional work from you!
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awwwwwww! loves the euphie pic-ness! i'd like to see the original next time i can though so i can better appreciate the cuteness!
she just looks way too adorable and the way you got her hand for some reason really adds to the cuteness factor!
nice work karen-chan!
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Thanks, Matteo! 
Hahaha, we were actually talking on Skype about this a while ago!
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to help bring back over exposed areas in Photoshop:
Image>Adjustments>Shadows/hilights
check "Show more options" if not checked.
Move the Shadow ramps for Amount and Tonal Width to 0 (or the darks will go light)
Play with the Hilight ramps for Amount and Tonal Width. That will bring back so much but can add noise if you push them too far.
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Ah thanks, I'll have to try that! Most helpful!
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I am useless when it comes to watercolors. This looks great! XD
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