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Published: 2010-01-03 21:45:00 +0000 UTC; Views: 4047; Favourites: 21; Downloads: 0
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Description This picture is me trying out a digital lineart technique =temiel suggested - it was certainly very quick and easy to do. I'll have to see how it works with one of my usual messy sketches - this sketch was unusually neat for me! For a quick technique I'm quite pleased with it, though.

This is one of my sad!romance pictures. I've no doubt mentioned before in various places that Russell is a less-than-perfect husband to Annabel (he's a not very good father to Hugh, too, but we shall not get into that story now). See, Russell is an artist. He has a lot of models sitting for his paintings. And more often than not the models are young and attractive. It never occured to Annabel to worry about this until she discovered Russell doing something that was definitely not painting with one of them. As you can imagine, she was crushed - especially when she realised that there had been other women, too. It was especially bad, I think, because Annabel really loved Russell (she even thought his artistic temprament was adorable) and she was certainly then very innocent and childlike and saw the good in everyone. Plus, she had a young child to think about too. As far as Russell's thought process goes, it never occured to him that Annabel would be upset if she ever found out about what he was doing. His mind works in very odd ways.

Anyway, the picture: I imagine this happens one evening after Annabel finds out the truth when Russell starts being all affectionate with her and she doesn't feel like playing along. She's looking at the unfinished painting of one of the models and probably thinking "why did this have to happen".

Texture from =Geek-Stock
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Comments: 63

Larissa-Bright In reply to ??? [2010-01-04 21:58:53 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the critique - I really appreciate you taking the time to do it, and there are some interesting thoughts in what you wrote. Thanks!

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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 sunnydale20509 [2013-08-02 11:00:37 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the comment and all of the faves!

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calicokatt [2010-01-21 13:01:50 +0000 UTC]

Again, this is just brilliant! I love the complicated story behind them, seriously the stories of your characters make them so real and stuff It's nice that all your characters aren't all perfect and things like that... Alot of my characters had some really crappy parents too 0.0 I just adore Annabel.. Her hair is gorgeous!

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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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Larissa-Bright In reply to LisaTelramor [2010-01-16 10:58:02 +0000 UTC]

Oh yeah. This one is very story laden.

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LisaTelramor In reply to Larissa-Bright [2010-01-16 13:25:36 +0000 UTC]

I like that.

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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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Ardanae [2010-01-06 13:54:11 +0000 UTC]

Lovely poses, and the colouring is certainly a bit different to your usual. But not in a bad way. The 'glowy' look of the work is really pleasing to the eye.

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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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Ardanae In reply to Larissa-Bright [2010-01-07 09:56:40 +0000 UTC]

^^You're welcome

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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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Larissa-Bright In reply to Firefolk [2010-01-06 10:02:08 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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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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0Daisy0 [2010-01-04 23:35:57 +0000 UTC]

I didn't imagined there was this shady aspect about Hugh's father, but since they got a divorce I should have expected there was a reason

I really like the color scheme, and you did well with the lineart. I prefer drawing the lineart in a traditional way too, doing it with photoshop always takes metoo much time.

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Larissa-Bright In reply to 0Daisy0 [2010-01-05 23:10:17 +0000 UTC]

I'm going to try some more lineart techniques as I'm not 100% on this one, but it was interesting to try. And yes, there was a reason for Hugh's parents divorcing - it just happens to be a sad one

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xxevrrmorrx113 [2010-01-04 19:16:15 +0000 UTC]

I feel so bad for Annabel I like this style though Great job! Annabel is so beautiful here, even if she is upset.

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Larissa-Bright In reply to xxevrrmorrx113 [2010-01-04 20:56:00 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much - and yes, it is a sad picture.

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Ayhe [2010-01-04 18:01:46 +0000 UTC]

Poor Annabel! I can imagine how much she suffered
Did she still stay with that lousy husband?

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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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Ayhe In reply to Larissa-Bright [2010-01-04 21:00:29 +0000 UTC]

IΒ΄m glad! And considering that in those times divorce wasnΒ΄t a very common thing.
And i makes me happy that she was able to find someone whoΒ΄s much better

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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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Chenria [2010-01-04 16:54:32 +0000 UTC]

digital lineart?? *is curious* XD

and it looks really great, even though the subject is quite sad. Evil Russel D: But Annabel deserved something better!!
"until she discovered Russell doing something that was definitely not painting with one of them."
Even though Russel is no good guy, this sentence made me laugh

Annabel looks so pretty I adore her nose and the eye :3

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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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Larissa-Bright In reply to Chenria [2010-01-09 10:12:35 +0000 UTC]

Oh no, Annabel wasn't harmed - Russell would never, ever hit her or anything like that... and you are right, she did marry again, to a man who adores her

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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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Larissa-Bright In reply to ArcadiaRonin [2010-01-04 21:10:50 +0000 UTC]

That's what I was aiming for. And yes, Russell was sad to lose Annabel - he liked having her about. I don't think he quite got what she was so upset about (as I mentioned, he has a really odd way of seeing things), but he did like having her about, and he misses her when she's gone.

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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, emotions… is like if you’d exposed the moment that she’s understood the fact of her husband.

Nevertheless, I’d like to make a small critic, (sorry!), but it isn’t bad, is only an advice : I think that you should finish her body, because, you’ve cut it! And, in my eyes, it looks a little bit weird, because under his arm there’s nothing!!!!

But, for the rest, is a great job,

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Larissa-Bright In reply to HadaMorgana [2010-01-04 21:09:41 +0000 UTC]

I never mind people making crits on my work, In fact, I encourage them! I see what you mean about the missing body - it possibly could work better if there was a frame cutting off the picture just below his arm. I did intend one but forgot about it once I scanned the picture

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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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keh-arts [2010-01-04 07:34:23 +0000 UTC]

OOh, you did a sketchy style one! I think you pulled it off nicely!

The story is sad, I hate to think of her having to see all his painting afterwards & wonder 'did he do it with her?'

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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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PhantasmMarquesses [2010-01-04 00:21:13 +0000 UTC]

This is so lovely darling, it has such a strong emotion about it with such a mystery in it. I love it.

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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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PhantasmMarquesses In reply to Larissa-Bright [2010-01-04 21:38:27 +0000 UTC]

Well you did a great job in it

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