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Published: 2006-01-12 17:59:46 +0000 UTC; Views: 342941; Favourites: 8556; Downloads: 27675
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Description A sketch created mainly for the purpose of practicing lighting turned out to look quite ok, so I ended up finishing it. I had loads of fun painting this one and it went along rather smoothly, too

For those of you who read descriptions, here's a link to some screenshots I've taken during painting: [link]

Created fully in Photoshop with a little bit of Painter.
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Comments: 1004

DESP [2006-01-13 09:01:29 +0000 UTC]

I love the details and the colors. It looks cool

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Ealury [2006-01-13 08:18:22 +0000 UTC]

Wow! Everything about this is perfect...! o_O

I love this fingers and toes. ^^

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Eye-spy [2006-01-13 08:06:53 +0000 UTC]

I just cant stop fav'ing your work. VERY cool pic.

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Rita-Ria [2006-01-13 07:41:17 +0000 UTC]

She is so elegant and beautiful! GREAT ARTWORK - again!

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Maevezanar [2006-01-13 07:37:26 +0000 UTC]

Good work! All stuff match !!! What's more? Beware of this woman...she's a real predator. ^_^

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Sephirot-Unknown In reply to ??? [2006-01-13 07:20:19 +0000 UTC]

O.O se parece a una amiga

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zerofunk [2006-01-13 07:19:17 +0000 UTC]

is she an harpy? very beautiful

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ricyn [2006-01-13 07:17:27 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful, yet mildly terrifying

This is an amazing piece, keep up the great work

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thedaydreamer [2006-01-13 07:09:43 +0000 UTC]

what a great picture, damn you and your photoshop skills, damn you -shakes fist in anger-

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Luness [2006-01-13 07:04:22 +0000 UTC]

AMAZING!!! I love it.....fav

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fugitivehound [2006-01-13 06:56:37 +0000 UTC]

Amazing use of light and shadow, not to mention color. Nice background, too - it gives a very definite gothic tone to the picture.

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tetsuo211 [2006-01-13 06:55:02 +0000 UTC]

This is so beautiful

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Rojozorra [2006-01-13 06:21:45 +0000 UTC]

Wow that is one of the coolest effects I've seen in a long time, the last time I saw something like that it was a woman's dress turning slowly into the mountain, it's a wonderful peice by Michael Parks but I love the effect. You are very good at what you do Brava.

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GracefulSadoyama [2006-01-13 06:17:05 +0000 UTC]

I really like this picture. I especially like how you showed how you acutally did it. It gives me hope that I could do it at some point.

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pops27 In reply to ??? [2006-01-13 06:15:36 +0000 UTC]

awesome, nice colours and cool character, sexy

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tare-musume In reply to ??? [2006-01-13 06:09:49 +0000 UTC]

i'd just like to say thanks for taking the time to show your work in progress, the steps you took while formulating your composition and color, etc. It helps to see that kind of process. Very well done, as usual ^_^

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pinkfairyfloss2 [2006-01-13 06:07:45 +0000 UTC]

I love the wings! and the colours of this whole artwork are brilliant... i had a look at your screen shots... it really shows how much work you put into everything!

*tammi*

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the-clash-angel [2006-01-13 06:05:25 +0000 UTC]

beautiful girl,,,, I like her as a bird of prey impersonated,,, illumination creates a good ambience,, very supernatural...
even tho her face is beautiful,, I feel it looks like a manipulation,, like cut and paste, specially the right side,, I think it needs to be more merged with hair and shadows.

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cblue [2006-01-13 06:00:11 +0000 UTC]

I love the stained glas windows, and the detail in the lace. Really good.

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PatGoltz [2006-01-13 05:55:30 +0000 UTC]

That's pretty neat, and I enjoyed your explanation.

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Sitara-Leota [2006-01-13 05:41:12 +0000 UTC]

Oh I love the lace on her shirt, and how everything just matches together so well.

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selphy [2006-01-13 05:40:01 +0000 UTC]

Wow, this is really great. I love the background and the wings, but everything is awesome.

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Cassandra28 [2006-01-13 05:39:23 +0000 UTC]



... I have no words ...

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manic-otaku [2006-01-13 05:39:04 +0000 UTC]

Wow that is BEAUTIFUL! As with all your artwork this is simply breathtaking...I love how you've done the feathers of her wings, and the flow of her hair. And yes, you did an awesome job on the lighting hehe

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XxrockgoddessxX [2006-01-13 05:38:56 +0000 UTC]

amazing, very impressive
great idea for hands and feet- i love it

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corpsechild [2006-01-13 05:34:00 +0000 UTC]

I looove the elongated fingers and toes, that's so awesome.

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EmSefall [2006-01-13 05:28:43 +0000 UTC]

I like how intricate it all is. And her stance. ^__^

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TeamJolie In reply to ??? [2006-01-13 05:25:18 +0000 UTC]

gorgeous

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ratman25 In reply to ??? [2006-01-13 05:16:01 +0000 UTC]

just simply amazing


love the way it just came together

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silviar [2006-01-13 05:11:48 +0000 UTC]

This is quite beautiful - I really liked it!

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RobertMichael In reply to ??? [2006-01-13 05:01:28 +0000 UTC]

beautiful lighting, love that soft wash over her face. your color choices is wonderfull as well.

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etype2 In reply to ??? [2006-01-13 04:57:35 +0000 UTC]

Well done.

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AkariPraise In reply to ??? [2006-01-13 04:56:56 +0000 UTC]

Gorgeous, a woman on the hunt...;3
+fave!

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WildMystic [2006-01-13 04:54:45 +0000 UTC]

I really like how you did the hands and feet.

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DragonStella [2006-01-13 04:49:07 +0000 UTC]

how did you learn/what did you use to make this?

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Storycatchermike [2006-01-13 04:44:13 +0000 UTC]

Another very nice one -claps-

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psychogizmo [2006-01-13 04:39:03 +0000 UTC]

Ohh WOW it would be cool to have wings like that.

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fire-star-spirit [2006-01-13 04:31:35 +0000 UTC]

wow, that is beautiful The in-progress pics were really interesting to look at, and the colours used are amazing... your work is really inspirational!

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LunarLionne [2006-01-13 04:31:16 +0000 UTC]

Wow, gorgeous. My initial thought when I first looked at it was that it reminded me very distinctly of a character of mine [a rather devious fallen angel with fangs]. I particularly like her wings and the expression on her face. Makes you wonder what she's up to.

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BLACKWIDOWSDANCE In reply to ??? [2006-01-13 04:30:12 +0000 UTC]

LOVELY WORK!

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ox-of-ice [2006-01-13 04:25:18 +0000 UTC]

Gaaaahhhh you rock so bad.

*awe*

Questions (because everyone else already stole my compliments): what opacity do you tend to work with in PS? Do you use the airbrush much?

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Angel678 [2006-01-13 04:23:15 +0000 UTC]

it's very beautiful

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sphinxfalcon [2006-01-13 04:19:28 +0000 UTC]

hmm.. if you look at her face , or rather maybe the expression on it, she kind of looks like Akasha From Queen of the Damned....great job, its far beyond anything i could do currently on photoshop.

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Xeyda [2006-01-13 04:18:53 +0000 UTC]

Wow. The detail is incredible! I absolutely love the expression you've captured on her face, too. Very nicely done.

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BelovedShadow [2006-01-13 04:15:30 +0000 UTC]

whoa! i don't want her after me i know that! very niely done the colros are perfect ^^

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BlakeH [2006-01-13 04:12:22 +0000 UTC]

holy bloody hell that's creepy. It's way to late at night to be looking at stuff like that in a dark basement with no lights on. *Runs away*

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effervescentfx [2006-01-13 04:08:04 +0000 UTC]

wowww its gorgeous....

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Trecman [2006-01-13 04:07:06 +0000 UTC]

Awesome! and an instant F A V E !!!!

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Starlitdragon [2006-01-13 03:57:00 +0000 UTC]

I quite like your painting style. The pose is awespoons, along with those rather long fingers. I wouldn't envy the neck those things might wrap around.
The background design is lovely as well, gorgeous work as to be expected.

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chocozilla [2006-01-13 03:54:03 +0000 UTC]

whoa. now that i look at it again, her right forearm looks hella long, and is that a sixth finger i see on her right hand hiding in the shadows?

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