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mynti — I Won't Shed a Tear
Published: 2006-09-18 12:28:49 +0000 UTC; Views: 1827; Favourites: 34; Downloads: 31
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This is for *girltripped 's contest, which I just found last night. I've been working way too long on this, and some of the mistakes are frustrating me, but I must submit it before the deadline. What an adrenaline rush trying to do this in one night!The photograph that I referenced is here .
I just love the photograph so much, there's no real way I could improve on it - but I enjoyed doing a classical style portrait, it was a lot of fun. It was also a unique pleasure to draw from such a beautiful photograph, it makes me long for the days when I could draw from life in my figure drawing classes.
The reason I chose this photo, is because there is a lot of emotion in her eyes. The tension in the photograph is not from an unusual pose or angle, but rather - the model's expression. There is a mystery there: why is she so sad? Why is it she must be so brave, to not shed a tear? I love the story in her eyes, I love how classic and timeless the photograph is- it was a great pleasure to draw.
Thanks to Wolf & Winter for the contest, it was great to see all the other deviations everyone came up with as well.
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Comments: 37
Damn!! I love it!! *_*
how do you draw it in one night! my last drawing takes me at least a week ¬¬... and is a shit (sorry)
well... gorgeous gallery... very nice ^^
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Thank you... this one took about 8 hours, I just drew it straight through.
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I love ur work! u should consider making a tutorial!
I love them!
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I love ur work! u should consider making a tutorial!
I love them!
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I love ur work! u should consider making a tutorial!
I love them!
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Thank you. Yes, I am planning on tutorials actually, I've announced that in my journal. I already have a few here on dA and on my blog.
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Beautiful reference!! I love the perspective here.
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Yes, I love that photo, it was so fun to draw.
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everything about this peice is smooth and creamy but her eyes which are stark. It really pulls the viewer in. I appreciate all the hard work here
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I just read your journal your not leaving the community I hope. I just found you
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Beautiful tones, I love how you cropped the original photo. You're absolutely right, the expression in her eyes is beyond anything possibly achieved by pose or angle. It's simply... amazing.
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Thank you. Yes, I chose to only paint part of the photo instead of the entire composition because I really was drawn more to her expression than anything else. Thank you. I can't take credit for the model's expression, I only tried to paint it 
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Wow!!! That is powerful.
VERY well done. You are SOOOOO very skilled.
Seeing your work is always a pleasure.
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I love the look in her eyes. Very withdrawn, thoughtful, and somber. Beautiful.
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Good luck in the contest. With this piece, I'm sure you will do well. I am always so impressed by your talent and skill.
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this is so wonderfull....
i really love this photo of winter, but i have to admit that your work looks even better!
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i am inpressed by how smooth you can get her skin. you wait till you see my painting - it looks like an impressionists
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hehe, all my work looks impressionist till a couple hours later after I've worked on it loads... 
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thanks. using lower opacity really takes some skill - i find with my rough technique i go over what i have already done in the low opacity and it strengthens the colour in the doubled patches. 
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Simply Gorgeous ....your painting is outstanding and good luck with the contest!
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Ohh hun
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I like vey much as you do the hair, the lips and the eyes!! (well... everything XDD)
Very good!
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Great work on this one. You went for a particular style and you did it. Very nice.
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It's got a lot of mistakes still, but thank you
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I really love the clean shapes and lighting, but mostly the classic colorscheme. The texture, though suble, gives a very good definition of this being a fairly young woman, yet her eyes have a very deep, old (wise?) look. It's very expressive.
The only thing I think I'd change, is the hair. While it's good the way it is, maybe some extra, individual hairs hanging over her face would be able to give it a more 'living' look. Just an idea, though, I think I might clear that it's awesome already.
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Thanks for the advice
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