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Published: 2011-01-05 14:10:27 +0000 UTC; Views: 2992; Favourites: 62; Downloads: 103
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Happy New Year everyone!!!

So... this is my entry for *SweetYuya 's Contest "At Work or At Play?"

Theme: At work!

Characters: Zhai din Eiran (c) *SweetYuya

Description!:

I always liked Zhai's design a lot so it should be her the main protagonist of my entry Here she is, working.

She is an Atha'an Miere and so enjoys being at sea a lot. I portrayed her using her powers to get the wind and waves work on her favor in a ship, as a Windfinder does. She is not a Windfinder, but I'm sure she would be glad to help in that case (and enjoy it, so I was doubting if she is more "at play" than "at work" ). I suppose she would have been a Windfinder if she didn't go to the White Tower.

She's proud of what she achieved in the White Tower so I portrayed her with her Aes Sedai clothes, of course!

I hope you like, I usually suck at no-static drawings and poses >.<


On technical details... I used more or less some techniques I learnt while drawing this one , specially with water (I love drawing water, hair and folds >.<) Sketch was done in a paper sheet with mech-pencil and started at lunch break at work. At first I didn't like it, but some arrangements here and there at Photoshop (and Bayra's advice on anatomy) made it work.

Also had some problems at first because I didn't like the colour mood I chose and that got on my nerves Once I began with a twilight gradient things worked a lot better

Detail shot:

Credits:

Pose reference: *mjranum-stock
Cloud pencils: ~spiritsighs-stock
Water pencils: ~spiritsighs-stock
Normal pencils: *sandara and Photoshop

Zhai is (c) *SweetYuya
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Comments: 22

Gerald156 [2011-06-10 19:18:08 +0000 UTC]

she defnatly looks curagious (I think that's the word) I'm glad that I put you on my follow list.

I find anatomy and portion are 2 of the hardest things when drawing a full body. I'm an amature artest (simple sketches and such) and I find feet and getting the length of arms to match are very hard to do.

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Shaliara In reply to Gerald156 [2011-08-22 08:42:39 +0000 UTC]

Hahah, I'm the one who's glad you did, I like your comments a lot!

I used reference from this one, because the pose was a bit tricky (specially the arm). I sketch a lot and then sometimes I tweak proportions in PS (the sketch in my sketchbook looks quite uglier )

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Gerald156 In reply to Shaliara [2011-08-22 09:14:14 +0000 UTC]

your welcome. ^^

I find I do better sketches by looking at other art and just changing a little bit while I'm drawing it. you can look at what I posted on here so far but it's nothing compaired to work you do

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Dargon [2011-02-04 12:35:00 +0000 UTC]

Te estas volviendo un Master and comander del color y los efectos!! esa agua me ah salpicado!! Estoy metido en la escena!!

A SUS ORDENES MI CAPITANA!

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Shaliara In reply to Dargon [2011-04-02 12:22:20 +0000 UTC]

Jajaja, muchas gracias! Al final es experimentar, si necesitas ayuda me dices!

Al final me pusieron en las honorable mentions (quedΓ© entre las 10 primeras y me hizo una ilusiΓ³oon! >.<)

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irikoy [2011-01-18 11:43:13 +0000 UTC]

Me gusta mucho la gama de colores!

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Shaliara In reply to irikoy [2011-01-20 09:35:12 +0000 UTC]

Gracias majo! Di mΓ‘s vueltas con eso que ni sΓ©... xD

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DrowElfMorwen [2011-01-16 02:55:28 +0000 UTC]

very nice!!!

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Shaliara In reply to DrowElfMorwen [2011-01-16 21:23:56 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Icyflay [2011-01-15 11:57:45 +0000 UTC]

Wow, great, all the details, wow.
I especially like your style. But... I have a question, I like her shawl, but I can't see what ajah she is.
So.... Which (ajah) is it?

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Shaliara In reply to Icyflay [2011-01-16 21:25:37 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

She is from the Brown Ajah. She was an Atha'an Miere prior to going to the White Tower to train as a Sedai so that's why I depicted her as a Windfinder (despite eing a Sedai right now)

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Icyflay In reply to Shaliara [2011-01-27 16:30:24 +0000 UTC]

Ah. and, my pleasure.

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TarienCole [2011-01-10 23:03:27 +0000 UTC]

Wow, she looks like she kicks butt.

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Shaliara In reply to TarienCole [2011-01-16 21:26:48 +0000 UTC]

More or less, she has a strong character!

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TarienCole In reply to Shaliara [2011-01-17 01:28:24 +0000 UTC]

Awesome.

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Arches [2011-01-08 13:49:29 +0000 UTC]

no se por que, tiene cara de malvada, pero me gusta muchisimo. Una pasada los colores y la ropa.

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Shaliara In reply to Arches [2011-01-10 17:31:43 +0000 UTC]

Tiene cara de determinada! xD SΓ­, un poco malvada me ha salido, jajaja

Gracias majo!

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ToscanoRevenge [2011-01-06 15:47:00 +0000 UTC]

Me gusta como destaca el rojo

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Shaliara In reply to ToscanoRevenge [2011-01-10 17:32:33 +0000 UTC]

Gracias!

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ToscanoRevenge In reply to Shaliara [2011-01-10 18:46:41 +0000 UTC]

No hay de que ^^

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SicilianValkyrie [2011-01-05 16:28:09 +0000 UTC]

Bellisimo Shali!

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Shaliara In reply to SicilianValkyrie [2011-01-10 17:33:29 +0000 UTC]

Muuuchas gracias maja!

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