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Published: 2007-04-03 03:00:48 +0000 UTC; Views: 3556; Favourites: 37; Downloads: 0
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i love dark elves of any flavour, but my favourite are the Ashlands Dunmer of Morrowind.i think i'm getting the hang of this Wacom tablet thing. for a while everything i did looked like a cheesy airbrushed 80s van wizard. if anyone can help me remedy this, lemme know.
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i love the bow xD lovely shape and 2 prong bit 
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Tablets are fun, it just takes a while to find out what you like. After that, using a mouse feels clunky and cumbersome.
Kudos to you for the love of Morrowind's Dunmer. I've played all those games, from Arena to Oblivion (only finishing the two I have mentioned) but the Dunmer, their gravelly voices and ingenious architecture/armour were enough to make me sigh and say "Gdamn I would have loved to work on this game".
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yo it was TOTALLY all about those gravelly voices.
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the merchant who sold you passage on those fast-travel bugs was the best
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"under sun and sky, outlander, we greet you warmly!"
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she does me one better yet! I'll get your next time Trezzy....next time...
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Best thing to do to avoid that rapevan look is to use hard-edged brushes. I like it, but there's a few things going on here you might want to look at:
1. Her head looks too big.
2. Her right eye is messed up, anatomically.
3. Perspective on the bow seems off.
4. The bowstring would look a bit thicker at this distance, I think.
5. Try adding hot specular highlights on a dodge adjustment layer.
That being said I think this piece has a lot going for it, especially in terms of personality. Digital painting is awesome, but takes a little getting used to. If you're interested in something that mimics natural media have you ever tried Artrage? I quite like it, myself. Painter-like results without the terrible 1995 interface.
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I've heard Artrage get highly recommended by many good friends, but you are a stickler for plain' ol PS yourself aren't you?
pee ess... i literally spat my coffee when i read the term "rapevan"
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The more I work with Artrage the more I like it. [link]
Photoshop is good for the mechanical concepts I've been doing a lot of because it lets me add in shading rapidly and make it look like a marker illustration. Really, I think it's a toolbox. I could imagine my illustration workflow going Sketch--> Photoshop--> Artrage--> Photoshop for the best control with the least trouble. Besides, it's free for the basic version and $20 for the full. I'm just using the basic one myself.
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Try using low-opacity layering; use a brush set on low opacity to build up colour.
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