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THANK YOU FOR 1,000 VIEWS!! 10.31.05When ~WannabeSpiderMan asked if I wanted to have a go at coloring in his gorgeous realistic drawing of Vash the Stampede , I nearly fainted with joy. So thank you, Dale, for letting me have this opportunity to flex my Photoshop muscles. I'm a newbie at certain things with Photoshop; I thought this would be a great learning experience as I've never colored in pencil art before.
Dale's own colored version [link] of his art really helped me a lot in my attempt at coloring this as I didn't have color references to things like the undersuit and metal arm.
I purposely made his hair and eyes that bright; I wanted him to have a hint of "anime/comic" feel. Just a hint. I chose to change the lips a bit; I had difficulty painting them and had to go a different route; I appreciate Dale allowing me artistic license in this regard. The duster simply refused to look aged and dusty for me like it did for Dale; it insisted on looking bright and shiny, so I'm presuming Vash has just had it dry cleaned. *sigh* I didn't intentionally make his face look older, but it ended up that way; I'm going with the thought that hey, he's over 100 years old, it's acceptable that his face shows a little bit of age, ne..? But I do hope I didn't mar his youthful attractiveness too much.
Since this was for practice and learning, all critiques and opinions are welcome and appreciated.
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Comments: 168
AthenaTT In reply to ??? [2005-04-16 17:51:18 +0000 UTC]
I never use black as a "darkening" agent; I use darker versions of the same color or I use whatever color is opposite on the color wheel. In this case, I used darker shades of yellow (going into browns) to add depth to the hair.
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gramarye In reply to ??? [2005-04-15 20:46:22 +0000 UTC]
Oooh, you colored it too! Very pretty!
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AthenaTT In reply to gramarye [2005-04-15 20:56:02 +0000 UTC]
Thanks sweetie! I had a lot of help by looking at Dale's coloring.
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ToxicMemories In reply to ??? [2005-04-15 20:42:32 +0000 UTC]
^-^ you two make a mad wicked team. Great line art and great coloring to you both
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AthenaTT In reply to ToxicMemories [2005-04-15 20:57:17 +0000 UTC]
That's just about the nicest comment one could hope to receive!!! Thank you!
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ToxicMemories In reply to AthenaTT [2005-04-15 22:02:44 +0000 UTC]
NP I've always enjoyed your work
And ya know what that would make are really cool poster or wall scrool p/b thats how pimp it is.
x9999
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AthenaTT In reply to ToxicMemories [2005-04-16 00:03:07 +0000 UTC]
yeah, check out Spidey's page; he made his colored Vash (and the graphite one, too) into GREAT posters!!!!
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typhanie In reply to ??? [2005-04-15 20:16:00 +0000 UTC]
The detail is amazing. Maybe I'm just too familiar, but the face threw me. Beautiful illustration anyway.
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typhanie In reply to typhanie [2005-04-18 14:10:34 +0000 UTC]
Oh. Sorry. I'm really familiar with the series, and though the coat and arm are beautiful in detail, the face just doesn't seem right. Maybe it was the hair. But then the faces never do seem right when making something more realistic. It's a beautiful illustration in any case.
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AthenaTT In reply to typhanie [2005-04-15 20:19:43 +0000 UTC]
"Maybe I'm just too familiar, but the face threw me"
I'm sorry, I don't understand what you mean here. Would you please explain? Thanks hon!
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andrewk In reply to ??? [2005-04-15 20:11:28 +0000 UTC]
Gorgeous doesn't even begin to explain!
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KoontzPhotography In reply to ??? [2005-04-15 20:07:11 +0000 UTC]
The coat..... just drycleaned? hahahaha. I was going to say he just got it diped in some of they Rit dye or something. It is quite bright. As for your light source, it looks fine to me. Looks like its coming from in front of him.
Amazed as always, I don't know how you do it. Patience I'm guessing.
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AthenaTT In reply to KoontzPhotography [2005-04-15 20:21:29 +0000 UTC]
I just really, really must've wanted that coat to be RED. *looks at it thoughtfully* Each time I tried hueing it down or adding darker colors it just didn't look right. So I left it all bright and shiny. *grin* As for how I did it... I have no idea. I'm just farting around here. I really need to do more tutorials...
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KoontzPhotography In reply to AthenaTT [2005-04-15 21:18:12 +0000 UTC]
well your "farting around" is sooo much better than anything I could do with it
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AthenaTT In reply to KoontzPhotography [2005-04-15 21:42:58 +0000 UTC]
awww your work is great, too sweetie
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