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Published: 2013-04-14 14:16:17 +0000 UTC; Views: 3436; Favourites: 265; Downloads: 0
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.... who is the fairest of them all...?
Finally finished. I am not quite happy withethe final colored version. Unfortunately the paper tpye was not a good decision (the paper was too thick and the blending was quite difficult). I guess I have learned my lesson and next time I will choose the paper more carefully and will do it better 
Lineart free to color
Medium: promarker, white gel pen and pastell pencils
Some action shoots of the real picture:namtia.tumblr.com/tagged/mirro…
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Comments: 38
So much details and precision in the lineart, you're definitely a real masochist. c':
Those arabesque are so elegant, it really matches with the drawing atmosphere. <3 I love the way you draw dresses, it's perfect ! TvT
And oh my God, you did the reflection in the mirror so perfectly, that's so difficult to do ! D:
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Awww thanks, indeed I have soft spot for tiny-tiny details XD Actually when I tired I tend to do really detailed things, especially dresses and/or backgrounds.
Reflection was though (both drawing and coloring), but unfortunately is not entirely correct, maybe next time
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No problems. c:
When you're tired ? Wow, this must requests a lot of motivation. xDD
But it's already really good. 0:
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Yes-yes, when I am tired it is good way to relax with drawing tiny details.... at least for me XD
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awww thank you very much 
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Oh nonsense! It's the truth!
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Okay Okay Okay
this work is truelly wonderful you must have listened to top nutch tracks while drawing this piece
the colors are simply mezmarizeing it looks like youv'e tried to give a rich vibe to the piece chooseing it's golden-crimson shades in the background (which obviously blend with the dress)
all those are good and well But I must point out the shades the main dress and on the reflection
the accesories (am I writing that down correctly) necklaces, hair net (or whatever you Hungerians might call it [I'll ask grandpa]), jewels, ring, earings etc. etc. are truelly marvlous addatives it's those little things you add that I truelly appriciate
the charecter is well portraide it's cream skin with rough make-up give her a dessert image making her very pleasent to look at you even say she "looks sweet" (*cough* lame [self critsizm])
and now of course the critisizm
I do not blame you for messing with the reflection reflections are very hard cocept to portray
pay attention that the charecters' chest is higher than it's reflection
alsothe fingers do not meet up the gold brass does not show on the reflection and the hair' bangs do not start the same place it start on the charecter's
and about these
theses are little twick you might consider
the stomach should draw back when it reverts back to the dress
I warmly reccomand you to draw somthing like this again even as a sketch but this time ask one of your friends to model for you and see if turn out the same
I doubt this was easy task
I admire your courage at testing new things
this is an admireable piece and I hope to more like it from you
I think I should just silently admire from now on
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Btw your comment is like always like a blast on my inbox. I open it and it is like 'what the... What is so long...?' it is not complain, I like long comments, it is more like a compliment.
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As always thanks for the very long critique, you always help me a lot
- colors - thank you. I have been putting lot of thinking regading the color schemes into my last pieces so I am really glad when someone likes it.
-about shades: I admit, is not exactly how I wanted to do. Unfortunaley I did not use my regular paper for this piece, the paper was too thick and the blending was quite difficult. The paper was literally figthing me (if it is even possible 
- yep that is a hair net, thanks for noticing (and noticing all the other small details) 
- The reflection is not perfect, I agree.I had problems with it (still have). I will put more attention to these details next time, thanks. The pose itself is also twisted a bit, not really correct but I like it for now. I definetly need to do more studies.
Thank you again, for you constructive comment. I will try to improve my skills.
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such a beautiful art! i love those swirls, they are amazing. the drawing is so beautiful!
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I love the tones of oranges/red/yellows you used! Very appealing.
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What paper did you use because I don't see any problems. It's very beautiful!
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Thank you. Well it was not a big problem. I used a cardboard like paper and the paper was actually too thick and sucked in the ink and dried much faster than expected and thus I couldn't blend so much the colors as I planned or dried with bit stripes
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Ooh That's interesting I've never used a car board like paper
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Actually me netiher for markers, so it was a new experience for me too.
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Amazing! Are all the swirls in the background those that did not get their place on the lineart?
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Thank you
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I love the colour choices, very soft. Beautiful
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