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Published: 2007-07-21 17:03:34 +0000 UTC; Views: 3407; Favourites: 29; Downloads: 49
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Full view please.A while back, when I was all drained out of creative ideas, Kathi suggested I make a piece on the birth of aphrodite and well: here it is
-this ones for you Kathi- thank you!I deliberately avoided the normal attributes given to the goddess of love- except one- she was born out of the sea/ocean so I drew her on the rocks
Made using:
Photoshop and Painter IX.5: many many hours and a lot of coffee!!
This is dedicated to , my first friend on DA
Also to my best friend IRL Indu
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i like this very much realy beautiful.................
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Oh thank you very much!
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Quote"I deliberately avoided the normal attributes given to the goddess of love- except one- she was born out of the sea/ocean so I drew her on the rocks"
HEHE - You might call it Love on the Rocks.
I love her face.
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love on the rocks haha good one
thank you very much!
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thank you! I'm so glad you liked it
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this is even more beautiful than i imagined.you have a wonderful style and your work blows me away! Kathi 
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Aww gee thanks! 
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Was the background so rough looking before? When I mean increasing contrast, I dont mean going into photoshop and playing with the contrast button.
As a painter you have to paint the contrast in with more hilights. I'm pretty sure there is a tutorial on DA but I dont have a handy link.
BUT the girl character does look much better!
Just remember this, even though were dealing with color as basic idea is a monochromatic scale. Grey for instance has many shades: first it starts at white which is 1 and 10 is black grey is 5, the middle. Hilights are 1-3, midtones are 4-7, shadows are 8-10. This simple exercise is practiced with the pencil and the many diffrent lead weights between h and b; what im explaning can be found in any beginners drawing book hopefully.
I forget where I was going with that long bit of info..but hopefully it was helpful somewhat. Next thing you should ask yourself is the light's direction and how it affects your hilights midtones and shadows. But for the most part you have that working out.
All you need is more fine details on some objects of your choosing and Id call this a finished piece of learning.
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I actually darkened the rocks since it looked like chocolate cake lol - well I chose natural light for this piece and hence decided against too much of a contrast- I overlayed the shadows layers and added the blue highlights from the flower glow on her body and clothing..
I have a lot to learn about realistic painting - but my style has an approximate blob-ish feel to it (you can see that from most of my other works) - so it kind of impedes my growth in CG-ing - I'm trying to hit a balance and overcome the hurdle to achieve versatility..
Thanks a lot for your advice -it was really helpful
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i like it!and i agree with 36o the rock does looks like chocolate cake.
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giggle maybe I was thinking in terms of temptation 
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Thanks for all your guidance and support
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eeep1 I have been glomped again
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oh, its funny is it? (lol)
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hehehe ahem I mean no its not I was just uh.. flossing my teeth.. hehe XD
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Still a little rough looking for me, needs more contrast meaning a diffrence between hilights and contrast on the character: BUT I really like the attention you paid to the hair.
Each strand is special
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Hmm yeah I guess I ought to try contrasting I was afraid to experiment with it lest it ruins the softness- thank you for your critique
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NP: If in the future you want a comment on your work, just alert me or something.
(( Even the people I watch I dont actually comment on cause I just get too many things in my inbox each day ))
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I listened to your suggestion and increased the contrast- let me know what you think
Thanks for the tip!
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Oh I understand completely- thanks a lot I shall certainly contact you for an opinion the next time
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I love it. My sign is Libra, my Greek goddess is Aphrodite, and my planet is Venus. So you already know, A MUST FOR MY FAVS. Great job you!
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Ohh then I must dedicate this to you and one of my other friends whos also a Libran 
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You are quite welcome, it is beautiful
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Thank you for the dedication
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Should've done it earlier - you are my first friend here after all
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You are truly welcome, my friend
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very nice... i really like the character. but the rock she's sitting on... looks like a chocolate cake 
maybe i'm just in a mood for some sweets . heh.
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Lol well I hope you like chocolate then
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Thank you
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