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Published: 2012-08-08 01:53:59 +0000 UTC; Views: 28431; Favourites: 1755; Downloads: 447
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Finally finished!
Anyway, this is Raine's battle outfit. (Yes, she finally got an 'official' outfit.)
This one took forever!
But I'm quite happy with it
Well, hope you like it anyway!
Oh and since this is her battle outfit.. I made a ref for those looking for a challenge >:3
Here it is for those interested:Β
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Raine (c) Heizui
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First of all, great job! This is a very, very beautiful and stunning piece and I could very easily see it in a video game as part of the final art!
What I love most are the design of her clothing (sexy without being too revealing) and the color palette you have.
I do wonder what the knife is for; perhaps she just sacrificed the skull, or is doing some kind of ritual or spell? She is so beautiful and the color palette is so light that I find I'm getting a little confused about the character: who she is and what she's doing. The tone vs. the subject of the picture isn't jiving 100% of the time. I know it's titled The Assassin but... something about it isn't quite working. Did she just kill the demon with the skull, if so why are the eyes glowing? Is she casting a spell to kill someone else?
A few, very minor things that are catching my attention are these:
The boots, while gorgeous, seem very flat, particularly on the right leg in the foreground. They seem skin tight, almost pleather-y, but then you've got the metallic accents at the top and right at the bend of the knee... just doesn't seem right, like it would be pinching her or I find myself wondering how a soft material like that is holding up what appears to be something heavier. It's very, very minor, but it is something to think about.
It took me a minute of closely looking at the skull to realize that it had horns. At first, I thought the ridges were just part of the back of the skull, as the horn flows very easily with the same curve as the skull does. Perhaps you could accentuate the horns more, either through size or just a bit more contrast in light and dark to bring that out a bit (it could also be that the file size is small and dA won't allow a larger preview).
I love the wings, however the left one is clearly larger than the right. If the right were flared out like that, it would be much taller and wider. I can't tell if that was a conscious choice for you to do that, for example: if you didn't want the wing to appear off the canvas, or you wanted to keep your same canvas size, or if she is supposed to have one wing smaller than the other. I love their overall design, but I can't see how she could fly (or hover, for that matter) with two different wing sizes.
Your background is a little confusing. I'm getting the impression that it's perhaps a parallel dimension, or a gate between worlds. I like the light dark juxtaposition, but it's confusing because at the bottom you have birds in the lower left, but then you have vines/land in the middle, then trees at the top. I think it's absolutely beautiful, but I don't understand it.
Overall, a very, very nice piece of work (and certainly far advanced of my painting skills). We have seen beautiful girls with wings many, many times on dA but yours is very stunning and as a composed piece, lovely! Please keep painting!e.deviantart.net/emoticons/let⦠" width="30" height="16" alt="
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Thanks for the wonderful critique!
Yeah, now that I look at it I guess the skull horns could use more shading.
Hmm... Where to start explaining.. haha
Well, when making this I was focused on showing pretty much what she has to offer and what represents her. I admit I didn't put any thought as to whether the stuff made sense.
The knife is there because it's her main weapon of choice. Her bracelets are able to transform into weapons.
The skull is pretty much there to symbolize her hate. Mostly in people, not demons. The horns are to symbolize the evil within the person. I made the eyes glow even though the skull is clearly detached because no matter what she does, "evil" will always stare at her with that "smile" you can see on skulls (to me, skulls always seem like they're smiling as if to mock).
In a way I guess it also symbolizes death, but that wasn't what I was thinking of when I painted the skull.
I have no explanation for the boots 
As for her wings, they were made uneven on purpose. I tried to make the shorter wing look like it has split ends, but I guess that didn't work out too well Dx The shorter wing was ripped. As for how she is hovering: high level wind sorcery is one of her talents :3
The background was something I put in to symbolize her preferred setting. It's pretty much like an "abyss" she tries (or rather, tried) to protect. Think of a forest with high cliffs and waterfalls at their edges. The birds are flying around the water falls. She is somewhere on high altitude (rocks suggest cave at a cliff's edge).
Whew, I think that sums up everything... Hopefully
Anyway, thank you for such a wonderful critique and taking time to analyze! I appreciate it very much! ^_^
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You're very welcome
Thanks for the explanations, it makes much more sense! XD The only thing I'd recommend is with the wing that's ripped, make it really look ripped, or torn in some way. The style in which you have the feathers makes them look very... stringy, almost like thing yarn or... well, string XD Maybe have bigger gashes/tears/chunks so that it looks like it would have been painful (I imagine having one's wing ripped off would hurt quite a bit). As it is now, it just looks like a smaller wing; make it look like whatever happened to her /hurt/.
Anyhoo, very beautiful!Β
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Well, the stringy-ness was actually part of the wing design
I like flowy stuff ;w;
I'll keep that one about making it look more ripped in mind for the future, thanks once again!
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Oh, I think the design is /great/ and very unique! I just couldn't see that it was ripped/torn XDD Well done!
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Haha, thank you once again!
I'll make them look more ripped in the future!
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This is so far beyond wonderful. Everything about this creature is perfect, from her outfit, her hair, her feathers, and her deadly, "come hither" expression. I love absolutely everything about this.
I'm an author, and I've been stuck on what to write next. This piece has inspired me in ways that I cannot even begin to tell you, and for that I thank you.
And may I just say... those boots are phenomenal. I wish that those were sold in stores, (if they are, lemme know!!) cuz I would so buy them.
Anyway, that's my critique... good job, and keep up the good work!
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I could not pass this work. This is great. Starting at the top feather, finishing backgrounds. Her gracefulness and posture impressive. That look that makes move into a trance. Everything to the smallest items are appropriate and not excessive. Good colors respectively harmony and grace.
Especially I like the small details. All in sync. The wings are ideal deserves praise, draw all the feathers since not everyone can. She is amazing!
I am yours fan. continue to improve. I dream to be on the same level. Thank you so much for this wonderful work and for the inspiration that she gives everything. a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/p⦠" alt=" " title="pervyTylBelplz" />
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.... and so I decided to write my very first critique.
Hello there fellow artist :3
I've been keeping an eye on your works since only god knows when and I must say you're the kind of artist one would want to work with. you progress at an amazing speed and everytime that happens, you manage to surprise me. This piece of work is the proof of your love to arts and will to learn and get new experiences.
Altho I'm no expert on this I can say your body anatomy knowledge is solid. There are things here and there you need to improve and knowing you I'm certain you will get the hang on that missing tiny bit.
Your ability to combine fatality, sensuality, delicacy and the beautiful of the outfits is explendid. That said, this outfit is well designed combines very well with your character's personality. Her appearance tells me she's a dangerous evil entity I should be wary off yet I see grace and delicacy. A very good paradox.
Since I want to see more outstanding works from you I'll pin point what I found here and there.
Starting from the face, my only critique is on her left eye which should be slightly... just slightly bigger given the angle. The hair is nicely done.
correct me if my eyes are deceiving me on this one but all other entities seem to be using the same light source. The hair however seem to have one of its own.
The nostrils could be bigger. Right now I have the impression she has troubles breathing.
Unless you wanted to give the impression the skull is from a recent "kill", you could add some dust, dirt and cracks on the skull to give a more realistic approach as well as making it lighter. A recent kill skull however would require a subtil trace of blood.
I have no issues with the boots design but I have issues regarding the angle. It seems you drew the details slighly off the angle...The details are forced onto our camera and not hers, if you know what I mean. You can clearly see that on the left leg (hers). The right leg's isnt that noticeable but its still there.
I recommend changing the heels. I have to agree they could come in handy but given the fact she's an assassin those ponty heels could hinder her movements in non friendly terrain. The final decision is yours, this is just my opinion.
Regarding wings' texture, I can say it is nicely done and I'm sure you had your troubles texturing them but, when I look at the texture my head says "fur".My question is if that is intentional or not.
Last but not the least, the background. I looks simple and gives emphasis to the abyss she represents but I noticed you "hurried" painting the area under the knife. That bush looks sloppy and it is interfering with the rest of your well done job.
Dont be in a hurry, take your time as only time makes perfection.
To sum it all up, Well done! I'm looking forward to your next piece.
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Hello Heizui
This peace of art work is most beautifuly done. The most intreging part that i found most beautiful was her body and how you drew her. She looks like she is real, and her clothes,weapon and the skull they look well design, like the texture and the detail you did to her clothes are remarkable.Her hair is nice and flowy and her wings too. The background is nice. I think you did very wel in the background with all the textures and lightness to darkness,
Therefore this peace that i believe was the best one that you've done and very well presented and you are getting really well with drawing realistic well done ^7^.
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Ops I spelt well wrong
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Sweet Jesus, sorry for late reply ;w;
Anyway... Thank you!
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the textures are really well rendered, the character is beutiful and the wings are drawn beautifully
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this is beautiful 
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wow gorgeous beautiful work everything in this painting is perfect
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Really good work! I love all the details and the pose!
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