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Published: 2011-07-16 01:04:40 +0000 UTC; Views: 574; Favourites: 15; Downloads: 3
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Description *edit* updated with SLIGHTLY improved version. There are less white spots and the skin and otehr colros are a bit mroe blended... But there's still something abotu the eyes that don't catch you as much as the sketched version does.... *end edit*

Well, i colored it. Am I satifsfied? Sort of... I might touch it up a bit later. TOO. MANY. WHITE SPOTS!! This is what happens when you have bad ligthing :I

Anyway, I'm critiquing my own work here... I love how i did the dres except for part of the bottom... I didn't color it all the way.

And the cape. I didn't expect it to look as awesoem as it does XD

AND OH MY GERBIL THE BOOOW!!! THE FRIGGIN BOW IS AWFUL!!! Look at the bottom side! LOOK AT IT!! INSYMMETRICALITY!!

Anyway, the face is a bit messy and I mgiht want to touch that up... Also the hair... I'm new with this and I used like 10 different colors on it to give it good shading and stuff... I liek the colors, but some parts just aren't blended enough.

AND THE BOW IS SO AWFULL!!!!

Byt the way, I used a new blending technique that *meliruth taught me. Basically i just took some odorless mineral spirits (actually when I went to the hardware store, the lady guided me to odorless paint thinner instead which really is whta I've been using) and then I took a TINY jar, filled it with it and the tiniest drop on a q-tip can blend like... A lot. So the stuff has been lasting forever. And it works really well. It blends wax-based colored pencils. So thanks!!

I'll either update this with the newer picture of this, or submit it in a seperate deviation once i touch it up... sorry it isn't as great as I wanted it to be...

And oh gasp, does anyone notice somethign about this picture that's different from the rest of my gallery? Why by golly there's no line art at all!! No bulky black lines seperating the colors! Not the first time I've done this... But it is the second time. the first time I used it was of Jypsi. And i mgiht need to bolden the edges on this a little bit. No this is not daying goodbye to lineart for good, i'll still use it on my chibi style and sutff but yeah... Hope you like that new feature.
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Comments: 34

Cynderbark [2011-07-18 08:07:14 +0000 UTC]

*inhails deeply* Holy colors thats made of awesome How in the world did you manage to master lineless traditional? D:

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musicallyinspired17 In reply to Cynderbark [2011-07-18 20:21:25 +0000 UTC]

Well, I drew it in pencil like I normally would, and erased a bit of the lines where I'd color... With the folds in the dress, I actually used a black colored pencil before I colored the rest of it so that I wouldn't have to do the folds over again. I colored the dress lightly with pine green, darkened the folds if necessary, then added another color (like a peacock blue) to make it the color I wanted. Then of course, I kept the places where the light touched lightly colored, and then I darkened the opposite sides for shading and began dark coloring... I only colored the bottom half of the dress first. And of course, I drew the shadow of the bow on there. And in the process of coloring the dress at the beginniong, I accidentally colored over that side of the bow and so I tried to redraw the bow and ultimately failed... As for the sleeves, etc. what I'd do is make a dark line where the light didn't touch... Kind of false lineart. Then a lighter color of what it would really be on the other side... Taht's what I did for hte dress and stuff, anyway. the hair is a different story. This took me a while O_____O

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Cynderbark In reply to musicallyinspired17 [2011-07-18 20:36:58 +0000 UTC]

0o0 So awesome! I must try that out some time!!

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musicallyinspired17 In reply to Cynderbark [2011-07-19 03:50:02 +0000 UTC]

Yeah It was hard to grasp with my fiorst picture, but I eventually got the hang of it c: I'm beginning my third lineartless picture (With Renni), but I can't submit it until I have my species copywritten D: WAIT. Actually, I might be able to... IT HAS MY SIGGY AND DATE ON IT 8D I decided to actually start adding signatures to my pics.

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xSharonthehedgehogx [2011-07-18 03:42:07 +0000 UTC]

Amazing job! I really like it!!

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musicallyinspired17 In reply to xSharonthehedgehogx [2011-07-19 03:40:09 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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xSharonthehedgehogx In reply to musicallyinspired17 [2011-07-19 21:51:45 +0000 UTC]

:3

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Valli21 [2011-07-17 05:37:11 +0000 UTC]

Oh man her hair is gorgeous!

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musicallyinspired17 In reply to Valli21 [2011-07-17 05:41:59 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much I mainly drew Merida in the first place to practice hair. I used like 11 colors for it, no joke XD

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Valli21 In reply to musicallyinspired17 [2011-07-17 05:57:23 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow!
I was actually practicing hair the other day too

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musicallyinspired17 In reply to Valli21 [2011-07-17 05:59:15 +0000 UTC]

Yeah XD I used like a few browns, and ALL OF MY ORANGES IT WAS INTENSE XD
Yeah, it kind of helps when your characters don't have hair in the first place, you know what I mean? XD

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Valli21 In reply to musicallyinspired17 [2011-07-17 06:04:04 +0000 UTC]

SO MUCH ORANGE.

Bahaha yeah.

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musicallyinspired17 In reply to Valli21 [2011-07-17 06:06:20 +0000 UTC]

I KNOOOWW!

yup XD

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blackpapermirror [2011-07-16 03:06:18 +0000 UTC]

<3 thats all there is to it ^^

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musicallyinspired17 In reply to blackpapermirror [2011-07-17 04:06:05 +0000 UTC]

waddya mean?

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blackpapermirror In reply to musicallyinspired17 [2011-07-18 02:47:20 +0000 UTC]

I mean I LOVES IT

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musicallyinspired17 In reply to blackpapermirror [2011-07-19 19:43:48 +0000 UTC]

okay XD thanks

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blackpapermirror In reply to musicallyinspired17 [2011-07-19 22:45:09 +0000 UTC]

you welcomes ^^

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Pixar1992 [2011-07-16 02:41:25 +0000 UTC]

*gasp* I love thiss!!! I love what you did with it! It makes me want to grab my colourign pencils and do the same in that style awesome! Well done!!!!! =o

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musicallyinspired17 In reply to Pixar1992 [2011-07-17 04:21:02 +0000 UTC]

OMG, rly?? I did that well? Thank you so much!!

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Pixar1992 In reply to musicallyinspired17 [2011-07-17 14:37:30 +0000 UTC]

lol cute emoticons ^^ You're so welcome Keep it up and keep experimenting.

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musicallyinspired17 In reply to Pixar1992 [2011-07-17 19:34:47 +0000 UTC]

I know they're adorable c: And i will

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Pixar1992 In reply to musicallyinspired17 [2011-07-17 21:14:16 +0000 UTC]

^^ Ossim! Take care!

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TheInfectedd [2011-07-16 02:11:56 +0000 UTC]

WOW..... Oh man, I'm absoluetley speechless! THIS IS AMAZING!

You colored this so FREAKIN' well! AMAZING!!!

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musicallyinspired17 In reply to TheInfectedd [2011-07-17 04:21:38 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!! I'm glad people have having good reactions to this!

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TheInfectedd In reply to musicallyinspired17 [2011-07-17 06:59:45 +0000 UTC]

WOW, BREAD IN THE CEILING, MASHED POTATOES IN THE WALL,A ND IT'S COMPELTED WITH PLASTER!

I'm eatin' good tonight!

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musicallyinspired17 In reply to TheInfectedd [2011-07-17 19:33:33 +0000 UTC]

WATERMELON FLAVORED PLASTER!! HOORAY FOR HOUSE FOOD!! XD

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meliruth [2011-07-16 01:49:11 +0000 UTC]

The odorless mineral spirits will also blend oil based colored pencils too

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musicallyinspired17 In reply to meliruth [2011-07-17 04:21:54 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I was told that

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meliruth [2011-07-16 01:47:48 +0000 UTC]

Very nice job!

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musicallyinspired17 In reply to meliruth [2011-07-17 04:22:00 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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InvaderElishaIrken [2011-07-16 01:17:32 +0000 UTC]

<-----HEHEHE i got some humor btw great job

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musicallyinspired17 In reply to InvaderElishaIrken [2011-07-17 04:22:08 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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InvaderElishaIrken In reply to musicallyinspired17 [2011-07-17 14:11:00 +0000 UTC]

np

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