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Otakatt — Fairy Redraw2
Published: 2012-09-12 22:22:03 +0000 UTC; Views: 830; Favourites: 31; Downloads: 28
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This is a redraw of an old picture of mine from 2005. I did it for the DA contest going on now. I'll upload a proper entry in the right format in a little bit.I hope I'm a little better after 7 years! But I'm pretty happy with it.
Old version for comparison:
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Comments: 5
This is a very cool piece. First, the awesome! The pose is very fey-like, she feels like she could take off at any second and disappear into the forest. The hands are some of the most detailed I've ever seen, and they are articulated in just the right points, as well as being slender and conveying femininity and the eternalness that I associate with a fey.
The colours are lovely, the green and purple complement each other very well, and the wings... God the wings. So transparent and delicate, they look like a butterflies wings. I love the detail of the skintone being given a slightly blue shade when viewed through.
The background is lovely, the radiant orange, reminds me of sunset, a fall leaf, or maybe a flame. Very striking. However, it somewhat confuses me, due to the position of the lighting... I associate orange as being a color from which light is emitted, and her background seems radiant- Should she not be lit from behind? The shading is very well done, but I can't really tell where it is originating from. Some looks like it is being cast from head, on, wheras some looks as if it is being cast from below and to the left, perhaps breast level. The skin details are confusing, specifically on the back and bust- Why are they redder around the garment? It may be a shading effect, and it is quite striking, I just don't quite understand it.
The form and subtle lines of her figure are gorgeous, but something sticks out to me almost immediately- her right arm, behind the wing. It's in the right place, but... Something about it seems off. Like it should be shortened maybe? It seems like it's being held at a slightly unnatural angle.
As always, you do beautiful work, and your progression over even just the last year has been a pleasure to watch. It gives me hope that I'll eventually be able to create such beautiful works!
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LOVE the shading! The lines are very much improved. And even the background complements the character wonderfully. Well done, as always, Miss Otakatt!
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Thanks! Lines in the redo are hand-drawn. Lines in the old version are done via mouse/pen tool. 
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