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xRaika-chanx — In the swamp
Published: 2013-05-20 22:28:14 +0000 UTC; Views: 1001; Favourites: 46; Downloads: 15
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I wanted to do something more complex and with a background, since the last drawings I did were all portraits.I had to hurry to finish it when i was close to the end, so some parts could have been a lot better but oh well xD I actually hate the water, I just can't do it.. And now I need to start studying so this is probably the last drawing for a while
So enjoy!
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Fantastic job! Her face is lovely and you did a good job on her hand. I know hands can be pretty difficult.
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Thank you! One strong light comes from the back, one from the front (like there are some light lamps of a town nearby or something) and then there is the lamp in her hand. But I won't say I drew them all correct, so it can be confusing, but I'm trying my best. xD
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Is the lantern the only source of light source from the front region (other than the back one)? If so, the shading would be really affected by how light touches her face and left arm. Agree with *endave with the ear. Though, sometimes there are people who have ears that are visible in such manner to an extent. Even slightly reducing it by slanting and changing the shading would give an improved result.
The water is executed well. If you give a reflection - a very rippled one of course - of her in the water, it would really give a sense of water feeling to the image. And the water in front of her would have highlights since light would be coming in that direction. However, if the lantern's base is transparent glass, that's fine with the image's left lotus having light otherwise, it would be cast in some shadow.
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Thanks for your suggestions
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Oh, transparent is good.
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Wonderful! For some reason when I look at her eyes I have a feeling that she has a story to tell..Maybe a story from the swamp...
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thank you!! I'm sure she has 
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You're welcome!Hmm...Maybe she didn't want to tell you her story yet.
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Wow! Where to start... The texture! The colors! The depth!
The water is just plain gorgeous, and seems to almost glow from within. It almost looks as if it adds another lighting source to the already two. This gives the piece a very ethereal feel. The monochromatic color scheme save for her and the flowers make them really pop. The eye is especially drawn to the face and the flower beneath the lantern.
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thank you! It's cool that you like the water, but I didn't try very hard with it, it could have been a lot better xD
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I will start off with everything that is amazing in this painting because it is very lovely! The color palette is great, the soft lighting coming from the back effectively creating a halo effect and contrast of the main subject matter was perfectly executed. The two main contenting light sources are well balanced and show their individual presence through out the entire painting from the hair to the clothes and arms. The background is just detailed enough to where it serves its purpose without distracting from the character and there is a sense of distance/fading away as you look farther back (great job!)
She looks really beautiful and has very fantasy piercing blue eyes. Her face seems like it is a bit too wide and her eyes seem like the could be moved very slightly closer. This might be because the face comes off looking flat and wide especially with her ears protruding that far out. From this angle we should not really be able to see that much of her ear, and if we did the highlights would be different levels. It seems the left side of her face is shaded very well in contrast to her right side. Since the lamp is casting a light from the bottom and her hair is sticking forward there should be a bit more shading on the right hand side as well.
Other than that, this is an amazing painting as it stands and speaks of great vision! I love it
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Thank you very much! Your so right about the ear, I was aware of it but too lazy to change it, also, I got lost in details when I drew it and had it zoomed in all the time, and when it was done and I zoomed out, I also thought it doesen't fit so good. xD Your also right about the light of the lamp. I have to admit that the lamp was the last thing I did and it was already late and THEN lovely photoshop decided to have a problem and closed itself and of course I hadn't saved it
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Hehe I hear you! I am a compulsive ctrl + s guy now. I have lost so much progress before because photoshop crashed. Sometimes I have even lost a file completely because it got corrupted and was unrecoverable.
I did this in a minute with the liquefy tool for the ears and I just moved the eyes a bit closer and added some shading to the right side of her face. She sort of looks weird now with a long face lol . So I think her face was fine before or I might have tweaked it too much...but hopefully the liquefy on the ears will be a quick fix for you so you don't have to repaint anything. I will take the painting off my scraps once you are done looking at it
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Thanks, I know what you mean with the ear. Though your right, with the eyes closer it looks weird xD I just googled, there are people whose eyes are a bit farer from each other, so I think it's alright
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You are welcome
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Wow, her eyes immediately drew me to the picture, and the soft glow around her is fantastic. Your style is very beautiful! Her hair looks amazing too, very professional.
There are three things that don't quite flow as well though.
1) Her clothes (brown cloth): seems too distracting from the rest of the picture. Perhaps less wrinkles or more muted highlights to the clothes would help.
2) The grass: pales in comparison to the lily pads. Possibly adding a few hard edges in would help with that.
3) The signature is distracting with where it is, usually placing it in the bottom right corner is more aesthetically pleasing.
That being said, the lily pads are amazing! The flowers, the glow, it all looks so beautiful. And the water looks great as well. Everything looks so professional, I think just a few tweeks and it'll be perfect.
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Thank you for your thoughts on this, I totally agree with what you said!
I lost myself a bit when doing her dress and to be honest, I can't even tell why I did it this way xD the "grass" is supposed to be reed, but I admit I didn't try very hard with it.. (lazy girl) And about the signature, I didn't know where to put it, usually it is the right corner, yes, but there was the lily and it wouldn't quite fit in that place (I tried). Maybe I will play around a bit and see where it fits.^^
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Haha no problem, I enjoyed critiquing! It was a bit of an excercise though, I'm not used to pointing out 'flaws'.
Still though, it's a great piece and I definitely think it's the strongest one in your gallery.
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Lovely artwork I really love the lighting effects!
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