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geralin In reply to Larissa-Bright [2010-01-04 22:08:58 +0000 UTC]
I hope it was alright... I wasn't sure what to write.^^
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sunnydale20509 [2013-08-02 20:19:59 +0000 UTC]
love the story!!!
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sunnydale20509 [2013-08-01 13:49:04 +0000 UTC]
I like it and love it at the same time!!!
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Larissa-Bright In reply to calicokatt [2010-01-24 12:30:37 +0000 UTC]
I don't like perfect characters - don't see the point in them. I actually think that flaws are more interesting that strengths, so I go from there.
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LisaTelramor [2010-01-13 17:00:13 +0000 UTC]
Aww. Poor woman. I like that there is a deeper story behind it. It makes the picture have much more depth. Her expression really fits how she feels at the moment.
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ErinKerr [2010-01-10 11:36:05 +0000 UTC]
The poor woman. I do admire her courage for even continuing to see him despite what she walked in on...most women would take that.
I love your different use of colouring here...the desaturated colouring plays beautifully on the inner emotions she's feeling.
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Larissa-Bright In reply to ErinKerr [2010-01-10 11:42:10 +0000 UTC]
I don't think she had much of a choice about continuing to see him as they had a young child - I think when children are involved it's a lot trickier! She was very reluctant to get a divorce in the end, simply for that reason.
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ErinKerr In reply to Larissa-Bright [2010-01-11 03:24:38 +0000 UTC]
That definatly makes it a lot harder. And being a loving parent, they want to protect them from that kind of world shattering hurt. Ugh...plus the divorce courts make for even for complications, right?
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Larissa-Bright In reply to ErinKerr [2010-01-12 18:29:17 +0000 UTC]
Oh yeah. I think in this case definitely divorce was something Annabel did not want to have to do unless strictly necessary and unless she felt like she really couldn't go on like she was.
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Larissa-Bright In reply to Ardanae [2010-01-06 15:49:49 +0000 UTC]
Thank you! I enjoy colouring with a soft brush sometimes; it does tend to make things look glowy.
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Firefolk [2010-01-06 01:48:57 +0000 UTC]
I like it-you captured the emotion well.
Looks good to me...
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BecSparrow [2010-01-05 00:25:18 +0000 UTC]
Awwww D: Poor Annabel! I can just imagine how crushed she must feel ;___; I love their poses though! Beautiful work <3
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Larissa-Bright In reply to BecSparrow [2010-01-05 23:09:24 +0000 UTC]
Yeah, must be crushing... I wanted to bring out the emotions a little to vary from my usual whee happy pics.
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Larissa-Bright In reply to Ayhe [2010-01-04 20:54:47 +0000 UTC]
No, Annabel didn't stay with her husband - she might have done if it was just her, but she didn't think it was fair on her kid. She divorced him and fairly soon afterwards got married to someone else who adores her, so I guess you could say a happy ending.
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Larissa-Bright In reply to Ayhe [2010-01-05 22:51:38 +0000 UTC]
Me too - I don't like giving my characters unhappy endings.
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Larissa-Bright In reply to Chenria [2010-01-04 21:14:06 +0000 UTC]
Well, I did the lineart traditionally, but with a different technique is what I meant:3
Annabel definitely deserves better than Russell, but I guess it's partly her fault for marrying him - though I don't think she quite understood the strange way his mind worked when she married him (it was all rather rushed). Though he treated Annabel pretty badly, Russell definitely didn't intend to... I feel sorry for him in a way, there is a reason he's a bit weird though I don't think I mentioned it on DA yet.
/babble/ XD
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Chenria In reply to Larissa-Bright [2010-01-08 21:47:56 +0000 UTC]
Well... who understands men anyway XD they're just strange human beings ^^"
And sometimes people have to learn their lessons the hard way. But at least Annabel wasn't harmed... and she married again (?). That's at least what I assumed after reading Hugh's diaries ^^"
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ArcadiaRonin [2010-01-04 13:41:32 +0000 UTC]
The subject is sad, but the piece is very well composed. Even though there are only two people actually present in the room, in a metaphysical sense there's also a third...I feel bad for Annabel, was Russel at least sad to loose her?
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HadaMorgana [2010-01-04 12:23:05 +0000 UTC]
Wonderful piece! And not only for your characters. The scene talks about lot of things: lies, fears, indecisions, feelings, emotionsβ¦ is like if youβd exposed the moment that sheβs understood the fact of her husband.
Nevertheless, Iβd like to make a small critic, (sorry!), but it isnβt bad, is only an advice : I think that you should finish her body, because, youβve cut it! And, in my eyes, it looks a little bit weird, because under his arm thereβs nothing!!!!
But, for the rest, is a great job,
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Merenwen-luinwee [2010-01-04 12:13:12 +0000 UTC]
I honestly think I like your previous line art style more, though I can imagine you might lose the loose energy that scetches have, this just makes the whole drawing look a little messy and rushed.
I do like the picture it self, it's soft and emotional (I think you could've strengtend the shadows a little bit more) and I love how Annabel seems to dissapear in Russels arms.
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Larissa-Bright In reply to Merenwen-luinwee [2010-01-04 21:08:16 +0000 UTC]
I'm kind of torn on the lineart techniques - my usual one is really defined and I tend to think destroys all subtlety on my pictures. I also think it makes the lineart look really heavy. I'm not sure on this technique - perhaps I need to find some kind of balance between the two.
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Merenwen-luinwee In reply to Larissa-Bright [2010-01-04 22:21:45 +0000 UTC]
I find my lineart heavy as well, and honest to god I do not know how all them ather people pull it off... maybe it help to put dpi a little higher, or size a little bigger, so your picture grows in size, that way lines will seem smaller when you size down again...
I don't know, it's anoying in the least. But it's as you say it... heavy lineart kinda takes out the subtleness, elegance and gentleness from a picture. however, scetchy lines don't really bring that back either. in my opinion.
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Larissa-Bright In reply to Merenwen-luinwee [2010-01-04 23:00:10 +0000 UTC]
I've never thought of your lineart being heavy except for when you use the tablet to do lineart (and use a fairly heavy brush) but that seems to mainly be for chibis and it works for them.
Making the dpi higher would probably be a good one but I fear my computer won't be able to handle it - it already finds PS tough enough! Perhaps doing lineart on my lightbox as I would when linearting with pen but doing it with pencil instead would be good - the lines would then be softer and neater.
I agree with you about sketchy lines not necessarily bringing subtleness back - they can get lost with colour.
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Merenwen-luinwee In reply to Larissa-Bright [2010-01-05 14:50:18 +0000 UTC]
yeah... dpi is a sucker in large numbers...
lightbox might work, I find it's really neat as well (allthough I use marker paper) it's nice and easy, but it's also very permanent, atleast it is when working with pen, pencil ofcourse cancels that problem... you'll have to give it a shot (I know I will)
I thought there was this comic artist a long while back who scetched in a different colour, and then drew over it with black, then extracted the blue in ps, that might work as well.
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Larissa-Bright In reply to Merenwen-luinwee [2010-01-06 08:14:42 +0000 UTC]
I always use a lightbox - it's the best artist tool ever!
I hadn't heard of that comic artist - I am not sure how that technique would work!
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Merenwen-luinwee In reply to Larissa-Bright [2010-01-06 12:51:44 +0000 UTC]
I heard it before accually, I dunno exactlyt how it works... maybe it works the same as extracting line art and putting it on a different layer... caus if I remember correctly you pull a certain colour and copy that on a free "lineart" layer. I'd have to look that up though.
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Larissa-Bright In reply to Merenwen-luinwee [2010-01-06 13:52:47 +0000 UTC]
Yeah, I think we'd need to check it - sounds like quite a confusing method at the moment.
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Larissa-Bright In reply to keh-arts [2010-01-04 21:03:18 +0000 UTC]
Yeah, it makes me upset too. I guess after she finds out Annabel's a bit suspicious of all the artist models all the time.
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Larissa-Bright In reply to PhantasmMarquesses [2010-01-04 21:00:31 +0000 UTC]
Thank you! I feel quite emotional about this plotline myself, so I wanted to work some of that through.
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