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This.... Was.... A... NIGHTMARE!!!And I still feel that It's not done correctly. It's not matching up to what I had in mind OTL.
Well, it was better than what it looked before, I guess I learned that even with water color brushes, it's essential to have more than 1 layer of shade with it, definitely puts some depth to the pic.
There's still some visible super-positioning. But I was on this for too long that I don't care anymore!
I guess I was going for a more rustic look. but it doesn't mash well with vector lines. Or I'm just doing it wrong.
SAI/Photoshop
Patchouli Knowledge, (2nd Patchy work)
Took 2 weeks 40+ hours D:
oh yea, no stealing ...
plz comment! I usually answer those who's comments aren't "generic"
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the stamp is actually my "signature", I actually have that carved on a marble stone stamp. which I use to stamp my sketches.
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The only thing I wouldn't like about the perspective is how you have some books that are skinnier on the bottom left, and have the larger books on top of them. It makes the skinny ones look a little disproportionate.
Another thing with the blurring/ softness, the lace on her wrists seems a little too constructed to give you the softer look you were going for.
Any way it goes, I -love- your work.
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I'd agree with the laces. I love Touhou characters, but those laces that most of them have, has been my nemesis since the beginning of time!
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I probably meant "super-imposed" like when something looks "shopped" onto another picture; person and background doesn't blend well kind of thing.
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So pretty!
Excellent perspective and I love her eyes! The colors really pop!
Fantastic piece! <3
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nice job with the pose
the book pile looks pretty nice~
and the background looks fine too xD
i still havn't found a good way to colour my bg's yet
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well the good thing is that you're actually doing backgrounds the more you do the better you'll get. I've found that looking at other people's backgrounds help. :0
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Congratulations! Your entry has been level up to brilliant gallery at keep up the good work!
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all that time working on this drawing was worth it, because you looked good to ^^
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but people spend about the same time on something to get much better results...
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CUTE!!!
Wow though, that looks like it took an unbelieveable amount of work!!
O.O
Maybe it's that the lines aren't colored...?
Maybe that would help.....?
IDK.
I think it's amazing!
...
LOL.
I just realized it looks like my room.
^_^"
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yea someone mentioned that the linework could use some other color besides black. which I agree. though I'm not the best when it comes to finding the right colors. So much restrictions! (gotta find colors that aren't "out of gamut" so it can be properly printed on paper if I eventually want to do so)
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LOL. Same here actually.
You almost would need to lock the opacity and color the lineart like the actuall painting.
:3
But it still looks AWESOME IMO.
XD
So much detail.....
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locking opacity? never thought of doing that! thanks
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Wow, I love this!
Especially Patchy's pose. ;w;
Is that a spellcard that Patchy's holding?
Or is it just a bookmark? I'd want to have a spellcard-bookmark, though. xD
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there's really no relevance to the design, just something generic that I came up with. I shoulda used a spell card design shouldn't I? 6_6
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This is pretty good, it's different from all the kawaii desu pictures I see everyday in my inbox ha.
The shading looks too gray though. She doesn't really seem to be laying on the pile of books either, but rather floating on top of them because of the angle difference. She seems to be laying straight to the camera while the books are pointed down, if that made any sense D:
The background seems like it could use some more detail, it seems a bit blurred.
I do love how relaxed her pose looks though, it doesn't seem forced.
If you want more of a natural look in your lines, don't use black and add more line pressure in the appropriate areas.
It's good to do something you're not used to doing in your art, keep it up! ^ _^
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I've done my share of Kawaii desu pics. lol
Yea, I knew there was some background/person inconsistencies
The background was blurred on purpose because I failed with making the shelves and attempted to cover it up. I guess that didn't fool you OTL
I should probably pay more attention with the use of colors, especially in the linework.
Thanks for the critique.
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Okay, first of all I'll say I totally sympathise with you, this is quite a detailed piece and you should feel proud you did a great job on it
However, I'd like to point out just a couple of things to keep in mind in the future~ Most noticeably, (and I mean my eyes were drawn straight to this) is the writing in the open book. That writing, IMO, should not have been blurred as it causes an inconsistency in the depth of field that you have set up. First of all because it appears to be reasonably close to the foreground, but also because the rest of the book besides the writing is not blurred. I see further to the right of the book at the back it starts to get blurred, probably it would have been a good idea to only blur that much of the writing as well
Actually, I think that is the only thing I'll nitpick 
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lol so many blurring fails for this one.. haha
Thanks for the critique
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this is wonderful!!!
the whole composition of the picture is wonderful not to mention the girl is adorable.
the soft pinks and greens work beautifully awesome job. XD
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Ooh, looks pretty nice. :0
Shading is well done, especially on her clothes. I agree it could use one or two more layers though. And I would have loved to see some titles in old and/or forgotten writings on the books. That would have been awesome. But that's just one of my personal preferences when I see a pile of books in art.
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could use some words on the covers I suppose...
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She looks cute
I love her pose and her expression xDD
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Wow, this is lovely! >.< But how is she going to pick up all those books...? XD
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it's not like time is of the essence for her.
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True, she's got all the time in the world... XD
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It is alright, but I would suggest making the lighting more yellow and her eyes a lot smaller. I always thought Patchouli was 50 or so?
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Touhou Wiki says she's about 100, But actual age doesn't seem to apply to these characters, as it were.
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I always thought she looked old compared to Marisa and stuff because she is like a librarian, and because she must be squinting at books in the dark all the time.
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eh, there are no old looking characters in japanese games/animu you know this
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Mm, then why did I start learning to draw by drawing from life?
You gotta know the rules to break them
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Patchouli looks beautiful in this drawing! 
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This piece was definitely a test of my patience. lol
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Voile, it's the magic library! Looks like she got lost in her pile of books again.
Nice stuff. Although it does look like there are some white patches between some of the books that you missed. One behind the red bookmark by her left elbow and another behind the end of the held bookmark's tassle. They should be black patches, if anything.
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oh shit, goddamnit... ahhaha 
fixing....
FIXED... lol
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OMG, 2 weeks and 40+ hours?! The time really payed off!
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sorta... although I like starting on new things all the time, and not get stuck on something for too long.
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