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Published: 2007-12-07 01:01:57 +0000 UTC; Views: 2599; Favourites: 37; Downloads: 53
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Description Hey folks.

I haven't done a portrait in a long time but I thought I'd give it a try. Technically this is second in a series of paintings of people from an amateur reference (like a rough digital source).

This piece was done entirely in Photoshop CS2.

Here's the reference: tara ref

I first painted a black and white underpainting here:

link

Then, I used an Overlay layer to get in the basic local hues I wanted. Finally, I switched to LAB mode and used a Normal layer for the more opaque painting.

I got the LAB mode idea from the new Conceptart.org movie by noxizmad (Bruno Gore). It's probably the coolest thing I've learned to do for digital painting in a long time. nox ftw!!!

Thanks for lookin!
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Comments: 12

WadeFurlong [2008-06-20 07:49:56 +0000 UTC]

Gorgeous capture and expression. Nice execution man, CheerZ~

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BeautifullyChaotic [2007-12-10 04:08:11 +0000 UTC]

Orgo, I missed your work. I really ditched mine...
This is wonderfull, the colors are amazing and the lighting too.
She looks a bit angered though.

My birthday is coming soon (not it's in April) will you even conisder portraiting me?

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hawkeye [2007-12-09 03:29:58 +0000 UTC]

Wow she's gorgeous, your digital painting is amazing as always. I love how you put the refrence and how you did the coloring. Wonderful piece.

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cowluva [2007-12-08 19:30:11 +0000 UTC]

gorgeous, i love the sharp light contrast

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incubusofapisces [2007-12-08 16:38:26 +0000 UTC]

Awesome work

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scheherazadenerai [2007-12-07 18:23:51 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful!

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inmemoryofher [2007-12-07 17:00:33 +0000 UTC]

hey craig! that piece is awesome!
glad to see you active here

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ALovePoet [2007-12-07 05:41:38 +0000 UTC]

Its gorgeous.

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Butch007 [2007-12-07 02:55:13 +0000 UTC]

Very cool, you should post the B&W as well, it's equally striking.

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Erameline [2007-12-07 01:59:47 +0000 UTC]

Whoa, since when can you put pictures in a description?

*bounces*

Anyway, lovely job sir, looks just like her. I love the eyes. Why did you decide to flip it?

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psmonkey [2007-12-07 01:27:04 +0000 UTC]

i've been doing the lab thing too, mu hahahha ftw!

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Papa-Pills [2007-12-07 01:26:12 +0000 UTC]

Wow. I'm the first to comment on this.

Amazing work. You're the person I look up to on here. I mean, you really made her look real.

I tried Concept art.org. I really feel out of place there. Maybe I should pop in 20 years later. By then, I should be able to hang with the big boys.

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