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I have a bouquet of lightcliques
of shattered sunrays
that shun thoseΒ
whose rose is not as rubicund
or whose cerulean is only slightly sea-green-stained.
Rainbow by stargirl2791
This amazing poem inspired me so much that I couldn't rest until I had illustrated its first stanza. Be sure to read all of it, it's so worth your time.Β
Huge Thanks to:
Portrait is roughly referenced from Erisa 14 by faestock
Used DanLuVisiArt 's amazing Brush pack for some areas.
Everyone who helped me with tips and motivation, you're all awesome!
Here are some progress versions.
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Comments: 75
did you draw that with a hard round brush?? amazing...it looks very natural. the same with her eyelashes and brows. I made a piece recently with a female with closed eyes as well and it took me hours... when I compare it with this I see that I still have a long way to go haha 
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Yes, I saw it, that hair must have been a pain for you to draw. Even with the best speckled brush I wouldn't have the courage for such a task. But let me share a secret with you: I've adopted the following process for painting hair - 1st I block in all the colors, usually just 2-3 for the mid-tone, shadows and lighter parts or if there are different tones, this gives me a good base and shape to work over; 2nd I paint over the hair strand and streaks with a speckled brush to get the rough shape of the texture; 3rd only then do I go over it with my round brush set to size - pen pressure and 100% opacity (if you put opacity to pen pressure it takes much longer and tires your hand a lot) and work on the details. The unfinished painting is done without the second step and it took ages; this one, however, I "cheated" with a special brush and it was much easier and quicker.
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Actually my arm hurt a bit afterwards but I would hate myself if I just copy pasted it!
Oh, wow thanks so much for sharing all these tips with me...are you reffering to the speckled brush in the brush set? 
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Art requires some sacrifices! You know, when I first got my Intuos (after a Bamboo) there was this option to vary the sensitivity of the pressure and I changed it to less (i.e. press more) rather than more (which I wanted). If it hadn't been for my boyfriend who pointed out my mistake I would have ended up scratching my tablet and wasting all my pen tips on a single painting!
No problem! You should have seen the light bulb flashing by my head when I came across this algorithm! 
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oh, I guess I should adjust that as well... why haven't I ever thought of it! I remember wearing down a pen nib in just a few months and it should usually last a year or more!
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Which tablet do you use?Β
I hope you find it as useful as I did. 
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I use the Wacom Intuos 4... and you?
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The 5, I only bought it last summer after losing the bamboo pen
Haha, I hope it has a positive effect on you and makes you push yourself even harder.
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My pieces are a bit stylished so I thought of making a more realistic one next using a photo as reference or something... Β I will try out your hair technique then!
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The plants in the hair are such a great touch! And a very unique choice of floral. It all came out very well.
Awww thank you for linking to me in your description!
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Oh? Care to tell me about them?
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Well, first of all the bleeding hearts are exactly the color I was looking for. They also fit very well in the space I'd left for them - I was looking for something hanging rather than sticking up. And they are indeed early spring flowers, it wouldn't have done to put poppies or something like that
Thanks for the question!
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That's awesome. But I actually meant more about how you said they have a special place in your childhood memories? I was hoping to hear more about your personal connection to them.
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Oh, I see
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Aww, that's so sweet!!
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*Saving as desktop wallpaper for next winter's grey melancholy days* 
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Actually we did have such flowers in our garden when I was little. They looked fascinating to me. Here we call them woman's heart. It's my grandpa who grew them.Β
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Never thought of it that way... I will give some thought to the idea of illustrating my poem, too, though.
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