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Published: 2016-04-16 18:46:52 +0000 UTC; Views: 385; Favourites: 42; Downloads: 2
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Description Like always, my titles are so very,very original and fitting...

About this drawing, it took forever to make. I have been working on it since last fall, I think? And I'm basically at a point where I hate and love it at the same time. I like the way it looks and the idea behind it on the other hand there are still some things I don't like and I have been staring at it too long to like it anymore.

It was almost completely done in Paint Tool SAI (a friend of mine helped me to get it running again, yay!) with only very minor editing in Photoshop.Β 
I wanted to incorporate more backgrounds and this seems to be a step in the right direction, although of course there's still a lot of room for improvement. Also, I wanted to try to do something a bit more realistic than most of my other art, just because I wanted to see if I was even capable of doing something that isn't very stylised. Not sure how well that worked, but still, I tried.

The character is an OC of mine, that is theoretically part of a story I'm trying to write but she's actually a minor character that might not even play any role... she's basically connected to another minor character and I always get distracted fleshing out the characters that don't even play that much of a role... Very smart, I know. Also I wanted to draw someone in a fancy dress.


Do you like your art when you finish it? Or do you start seeing flaws as soon as you show it to someone else?

I'm curious because I end up hating a lot of my work just because I think I could do better but then I'm too lazy to fix it or i don't even really know what exactly it is that's bothering me.Β 
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Comments: 32

Sketchman147 [2016-04-18 18:47:43 +0000 UTC]

This looks very wonderful.

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AmaranthicalRose In reply to Sketchman147 [2016-04-20 11:20:01 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much

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Sketchman147 In reply to AmaranthicalRose [2016-04-20 13:15:26 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome.

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NormaLeeInsane [2016-04-18 06:40:15 +0000 UTC]

So beautiful. I love the colours and how you've done her dress.

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AmaranthicalRose In reply to NormaLeeInsane [2016-04-20 11:20:33 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much

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hollowheartlessIzsak [2016-04-17 22:49:22 +0000 UTC]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!! XD I love it!!!!
It turned out absolutely amazing!!! All dem ruffles and embroidery <3

I sometimes like my art when I finish it XD I usually end up not liking a lot of what I produce after about a week. I look at it and think: "What is this crap? I can do so much better..."Β 
And I'm usually way too lazy to edit that piece to make it look better. Instead, I would rather redraw it from scratch.Β 

I think it's a natural reaction for an artist to think that of their own artwork since we naturally have a mentality of wanting to create better things. We also feel this way because we spent so much time looking at our art, trying to refine it. So our eyes study and catch things that are off and don't quite sit well with you anymore. Β 

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AmaranthicalRose In reply to hollowheartlessIzsak [2016-04-20 11:30:06 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very, very, very much!!!
It was a pain to add all the details.. but it was worth it in the end...

That's true, right after I finish them I usually like them or at least find them okay. But the older the get the more mistakes become obvious. And after you saw them once you can't unsee them..

I agree, it seems that most artists aren't too fond of their artwork, especially old pieces. I like the idea that i'm actually improving, although it sometimes is too slow a progress to notice.Β 

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hollowheartlessIzsak In reply to AmaranthicalRose [2016-05-25 07:58:03 +0000 UTC]

XD It usually is, even though it's the most annoying thing to do....
It takes so much time to add in all those details!Β 

Oh~ That is the ultimate truth right there! It's frustrating that those mistakes can drive us crazy to the point of wanting to edit it, redo it, or simply trash it.Β 

OMG Another truth! Haha It takes such a long time to make progress sometimes. But....I guess that's how anything goes when it comes to refining a skill. It takes a lot of time and it's never perfect. Β 

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Midway2009 [2016-04-17 18:49:45 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful.

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AmaranthicalRose In reply to Midway2009 [2016-04-18 06:34:01 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

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Midway2009 In reply to AmaranthicalRose [2016-04-18 20:19:38 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome

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marikadaa [2016-04-17 07:34:15 +0000 UTC]

Pretty ^^

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AmaranthicalRose In reply to marikadaa [2016-04-17 08:26:26 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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darthmanga [2016-04-16 20:28:58 +0000 UTC]

Maybe some minor characters of yours need a spinoff on their own.

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AmaranthicalRose In reply to darthmanga [2016-04-17 08:27:03 +0000 UTC]

They probably do, but I barely find the time to actually plot out the main story, so a spinoff would have to wait.

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darthmanga In reply to AmaranthicalRose [2016-04-17 22:51:46 +0000 UTC]

I suppose we're both dealing with life getting in the way?

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AmaranthicalRose In reply to darthmanga [2016-04-20 11:30:34 +0000 UTC]

Yes, especially now that I have my finals.

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darthmanga In reply to AmaranthicalRose [2016-04-20 15:29:49 +0000 UTC]

When does your semester end?

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AmaranthicalRose In reply to darthmanga [2016-04-24 10:40:52 +0000 UTC]

It's basically over already. The only thing left is about one month in which all of the exams are.

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darthmanga In reply to AmaranthicalRose [2016-04-24 19:21:35 +0000 UTC]

So do you have any class or homework to do in that month aside from the exams themselves?

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AmaranthicalRose In reply to darthmanga [2016-05-03 18:15:37 +0000 UTC]

No, nothing. It's very nice although Β the first three were really close together so practicing everything was a bit hectic and stressing.

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darthmanga In reply to AmaranthicalRose [2016-05-04 00:34:34 +0000 UTC]

Were they very early in the exam period as well?

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AmaranthicalRose In reply to darthmanga [2016-05-04 07:42:34 +0000 UTC]

Yes, pretty much at the beginning. Now there's only two left, so that's quite relaxed.

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darthmanga In reply to AmaranthicalRose [2016-05-04 14:51:22 +0000 UTC]

Which exams are (or were if you took them already) those?

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AmaranthicalRose In reply to darthmanga [2016-05-05 05:38:47 +0000 UTC]

They were Chemistry, German and Maths.

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darthmanga In reply to AmaranthicalRose [2016-05-05 15:08:56 +0000 UTC]

What were/are your other 2 exams?

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AmaranthicalRose In reply to darthmanga [2016-05-06 16:18:32 +0000 UTC]

The other two are English and History. One is next week, the other one is in two weeks.

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darthmanga In reply to AmaranthicalRose [2016-05-06 17:06:52 +0000 UTC]

Is the more time to prepare helping?

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AmaranthicalRose In reply to darthmanga [2016-05-06 18:12:37 +0000 UTC]

Yes, although I should probably make better use of it.

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darthmanga In reply to AmaranthicalRose [2016-05-06 18:25:13 +0000 UTC]

I take it you've been drawing instead?

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AmaranthicalRose In reply to darthmanga [2016-05-07 08:29:26 +0000 UTC]

Yes, mostly. Although not as much as I would have wanted.

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darthmanga In reply to AmaranthicalRose [2016-05-07 20:04:13 +0000 UTC]

I'm in the same situation too, thought I don't get as much done.

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