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PhoenixalThor — Peaceful Contemplation

Published: 2010-12-22 21:48:50 +0000 UTC; Views: 1401; Favourites: 48; Downloads: 0
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Description More practise.
I'm actually quite pleased with this, it's the first time I've ever painted a proper face. And hair. I was really nervous about doing the hair, but as you can see from the reference pic, it was really easy.
I had a lot of fun making this but the colouring really tripped me up, I'm still not sure it it all looks consistant.
Painted in SAI, editing in Photoshop CS4.
Any critique is welcome, I really want to improve.

Reference pic [link] by DoraLovey
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Comments: 17

wolverine041269 [2013-03-24 09:31:43 +0000 UTC]

This is a beautiful work of art

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eternalwishess [2010-12-29 22:49:04 +0000 UTC]

So realistic... O___O

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K-OG [2010-12-29 13:47:18 +0000 UTC]

interesting.. i relly love the coloring.. and i relly adore the lips.. amazing OuO

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Lenora-chan [2010-12-29 00:00:56 +0000 UTC]

This is really beautiful! Though, lips and yeylashes "pops up" from the face, they look like they're floating above the face. Maybe you should try blending them a little?
Otherwise it's very good. I myself suck at realism :7

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Gordy98 [2010-12-28 23:47:08 +0000 UTC]

Very pretty (: I love the colours and the way you can see the brush strokes.

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SquirrelGirl15 [2010-12-23 20:20:02 +0000 UTC]

Hi!
I'm going to critique it

This is a very nice piece!! Very simple, very beautiful. I love it!
The hair is nicely done, I love the purply-pink shades that you can just barely see. The shading is really very nice, except it's blotchy. That's the major issue with this piece. Use a smudge brush, or smearing or blender brush, or SOMETHING to easily make the skin more smooth looking.
The lips are very pretty, nicely done too they need to be blended a bit more near the top underneath the nose, they look too angular, so blend a bit around the edges. The bit of the neck you can see is pretty well done, although its a bit too pink for me, although that's mostly personal preference and also, the bit of hair on the neck, on the far right bottom corner is kinda redundant and unnecessary, and it would be a cleaner line without it
The eyelashes are very pretty, but look a bit too fake, so the lash line also needs to be blended a bit more with the eyelid.

Overall, this is a GORGEOUS piece, and with a bit more blending, you will have yourself a very beautiful piece of digital artwork!!! Good luck!!

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PhoenixalThor In reply to SquirrelGirl15 [2010-12-23 20:27:15 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the critique.
I had real problems with the mouth and lashes so I'll keep in mind what you said.
As for the skin, well I was going for the painty effect for the whole thing anyway...

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SquirrelGirl15 In reply to PhoenixalThor [2010-12-23 20:41:12 +0000 UTC]

Oh! I'm so sorry! I didn't realize that was the effect you were going for. Because you were using a photo reference, I assumed you wanted it to look as lifelike and photolike as possible.

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PhoenixalThor In reply to SquirrelGirl15 [2010-12-23 21:19:45 +0000 UTC]

That's ok. I will get onto photo realism in the future, but for now I'm just trying to get the shading, toning etc down first.
One thing at a time, you know.

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SquirrelGirl15 In reply to PhoenixalThor [2010-12-24 03:39:14 +0000 UTC]

Yes! That's a good way to approach it

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Pinkshadie [2010-12-23 18:58:39 +0000 UTC]

Wow, this is great. The shading is really nice.

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JJRRS [2010-12-23 17:56:39 +0000 UTC]

Lovely work, nicely done.

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leoDrafts [2010-12-23 17:46:19 +0000 UTC]

Great piece! Add some more contrast on the next studies.

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PhoenixalThor [2010-12-23 17:43:29 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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AluminumZombie [2010-12-23 17:37:19 +0000 UTC]

wow, so good great job, good work!

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ClioStorm [2010-12-22 21:57:00 +0000 UTC]

I think this is amazing from the thumbnail, I thought it was a photo, so you've definitely done a good job! the only thing I would say is some parts - like the left eyelashes and the mouth - look a bit stuck-on? I'm not sure how to explain what I mean... like, they don't quite look naturally part of her...

But that's just me trying to find some sort of improvement for you - it's brilliant, and I'm just being picky xD

The hair is what impressed me the most... I tried doing something like this once, and it was absolutely awful, I gave up about a minute into the hair.

Anyway, that was a long comment - to summarise, it's fantastic, well done!

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PhoenixalThor In reply to ClioStorm [2010-12-22 22:08:43 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the comment.
Yeah I was having problems with the mouth and eyelashes, especially the eyelashes, drove me crazy I nearly gave up.

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