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0.5 Lead
Accent Opague paper
Orbtiz Gel Pens
Zebra Ball Point
PhotoShop 7.0

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"Annika Von Holdt dot com"

I had planned to take this into Painter for some finishing touches, but the more I looked at it, the more I grew to like it just the way it is. So, I'm submitting it just like this.

With that said, this is my version of the 'demon' Lilith, Queen of the Demons, first wife of Adam, current wife of Satan as well as the mother of my character Damien Lucifer and all that spiffy stuff. I originally created my version of her back in '99 I think it was, and I've just now designed a look for her which I'm happy with.

I experimented alot while working with this piece. First off, I used to draw in a more semi-realistic style than I do currently and tried to bring that out in the linework (which I think turned out quite well). I also "painted" her skin a little differently than my usual soft cell-shading style (I was aiming for a more realistic skintone, but it went awry). Plus, I used a gradient on her hair and put some little reflective "dot" thingies in it. Her pose was borrowed from a piece ~pu-sama posted in her LJ awhile back, but with a few changes.

The snake in the picture was just going to be a regular snake, but as I was working, I decided to make it a part of her energy signature. Since she is Adam's first wife, I thought having 'energy snake' familiars to do her bidding seemed very fitting

I almost made the apple in her hand work like a Sentinel Sphere from the Phantasm movies, but I thought that might be a bit much, at least for this picture. I think I may very well use that idea in another piece though...as a matter of fact, I'm positive I will.

Enjoy!

Lilith Copyright © Jennifer Hopkins (=hotaru-sama666 --Me!)
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Comments: 92

HotaruThodt In reply to ??? [2019-01-10 21:44:10 +0000 UTC]

Even though Lilith here is my character and not Kaolinite? Thanks.

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MsTeraLn In reply to HotaruThodt [2019-01-10 23:47:36 +0000 UTC]

Yep! And you are most welcome!

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terrorstar217 [2011-10-08 01:11:09 +0000 UTC]

..................... SmmmmmEXY overload

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HotaruThodt In reply to terrorstar217 [2011-10-25 12:56:19 +0000 UTC]

Another one I need to re-draw. Thanks.

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terrorstar217 In reply to HotaruThodt [2011-10-29 20:56:20 +0000 UTC]

I died the first time cuz I went one after another, through your whole gallery and it was just so much AMAZING-NESS that it near killed me

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CwnAnnan [2011-01-24 23:16:10 +0000 UTC]

wow ..

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HotaruThodt In reply to CwnAnnan [2011-01-24 23:25:45 +0000 UTC]

Thanks.

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marsfiresoul3500 [2009-04-23 05:00:09 +0000 UTC]

looks an awful lot like Kaorinite from Sailor Moon S. the hairstyle is exact

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HotaruThodt In reply to marsfiresoul3500 [2009-04-23 05:16:51 +0000 UTC]

Yes, the hairstyle was heavily inspired by Kaolinite, although Lilith herself was more inspired by the Succubus as depiected in Castlevania: Symphony Of The night, thank you.

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whipblade2 [2009-02-05 03:02:40 +0000 UTC]

Breath takingly amazing.
Awe inspiring... just wow.... The finary, details dimention... words fail me on the magnatude of WOW!

- favored and stared at.

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HotaruThodt In reply to whipblade2 [2009-02-05 10:27:15 +0000 UTC]

Wow. Thank you.

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CatholicusX [2008-11-27 05:50:33 +0000 UTC]

If I could name I'd call her the Dark Valkyrie.

Truly awesome!

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HotaruThodt In reply to CatholicusX [2008-11-27 05:58:00 +0000 UTC]

Heh, but she's Lilith. Like from the Bible. Adam's first wife and all that good stuff. Glad you like her though. XD

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CatholicusX In reply to HotaruThodt [2008-11-27 06:10:58 +0000 UTC]

Do you play Darkstalkers? Lilith is my favorite character!

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HotaruThodt In reply to CatholicusX [2008-11-27 06:14:27 +0000 UTC]

Yeah I play Darkstalkers. Felicia is my favourite character. But my Lilith has nothing to do with the Darkstalkers series. My Lilith is based on the one from the Bible, hence why she has an apple on her hand a a pet 'energy snake'.

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CatholicusX In reply to HotaruThodt [2008-11-27 06:17:02 +0000 UTC]

Oh I know. It the ancient mythology story, that can be found on many sites!

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HotaruThodt In reply to CatholicusX [2008-11-27 06:19:55 +0000 UTC]

Ah, but of course. XD

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Unadzuki [2008-09-28 22:09:28 +0000 UTC]

Its an absolutely wonderful picture, but you have to forgive me for saying this: She REALLY reminds me of Kaolinite from Sailor Moon S

*ducks*

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HotaruThodt In reply to Unadzuki [2008-09-29 01:02:14 +0000 UTC]

Heehee, thanks. And between you ane me, I kind of swiped Kaolinite's hairstyle for Lilith here. XD

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bettocarbon [2008-07-03 11:34:54 +0000 UTC]

very pretty!

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HotaruThodt In reply to bettocarbon [2008-07-03 18:13:44 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.

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ppgrainbow [2008-03-22 01:16:17 +0000 UTC]

That is a really lovely outfit that she's wearing and I love how her beautiful hair turned out. The detailing and colouring came out pretty good!

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HotaruThodt In reply to ppgrainbow [2008-03-22 01:44:30 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much

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ppgrainbow In reply to HotaruThodt [2008-03-22 03:09:26 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!

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ArtofSilvandar [2008-03-21 05:46:40 +0000 UTC]

ok what have you done differently? cause it looks awesome but somehow more solid and streamlined than your older stuff? dunno, the colour looks... and the style is... i dunno, it looks BETTER than your older stuff, in some strange way.

love the hair. i want my red hair back!

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HotaruThodt In reply to ArtofSilvandar [2008-03-21 06:22:02 +0000 UTC]

I went with a slightly more realistic style (as an experiment) and playing around with he colours a bit. I'm glad you dig it. And...her hair is more pink then red.

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ArtofSilvandar In reply to HotaruThodt [2008-03-21 08:52:43 +0000 UTC]

sry pink it is then.

i do like. very much

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HotaruThodt In reply to ArtofSilvandar [2008-03-21 09:06:03 +0000 UTC]

Well, it may be more pink than red, so we'll say pinkish red. Thankies. ^_^

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Guardian-Anubis [2008-03-21 04:26:52 +0000 UTC]

This is really awesome! I like the details and the coloring

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HotaruThodt In reply to Guardian-Anubis [2008-03-21 05:22:37 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. I'm glad she turned out so well.

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scribbledperplexity [2008-03-21 01:30:06 +0000 UTC]

Wow, its like... so different.
So shiny.

Everything about this is just.. so right.
XD;
Love it.

Awesome job.

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HotaruThodt In reply to scribbledperplexity [2008-03-21 02:05:36 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, though I'll have to agree about the 'rightness'. All I see when looking at this picture are the mistakes.

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YamiHolopainen [2008-03-21 00:21:03 +0000 UTC]

That's awesome!
I liked the more realistic style, but the snake is what I liked more in this drawing! *.*

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HotaruThodt In reply to YamiHolopainen [2008-03-21 00:49:56 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, thank you. Everyone loves the snake.

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YamiHolopainen In reply to HotaruThodt [2008-03-21 01:15:24 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!

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BlackAngel-Diana [2008-03-20 07:33:59 +0000 UTC]

I adore her, the way she stands out from the image, her white eyes, the snake and the elements that are around her, this must be one of my most favorites from you!!! Woooonderful work!!!!

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HotaruThodt In reply to BlackAngel-Diana [2008-03-20 07:50:25 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much, sweety. I'm really happy with the way she turned out and I'm happy people are giving me such good feedback on my 'experiment'.

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ecco-chan [2008-03-19 18:55:57 +0000 UTC]

ooh, i like this one ^^ i like her mouth and hair the best <3

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HotaruThodt In reply to ecco-chan [2008-03-19 19:52:23 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. I'm glad I can still draw lips.

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firepixie [2008-03-19 17:47:48 +0000 UTC]

Well hot damn, that's some bitchin' work there! I think my favorite aspect would be her eyes and how you can almost see the pupils if you study them enough even though they're not there.

They're almost there! Which is awesome.

Do you still do your line art via real media or have you started doing them digitally?

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HotaruThodt In reply to firepixie [2008-03-19 19:58:57 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, I took a picture of some clear BJD eyes and looked at it while painting Lilith's eyes in. I wanted her eyes to have some depth and I'm happy I pulled it off okay.

As for my linework, it's still all real media. My hand isn't steady enough for digital inking...not that I'd think I would want to.

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firepixie In reply to HotaruThodt [2008-03-23 18:06:05 +0000 UTC]

I was curious about your inking because in your recent pictures the lines seem very black for real media scans. I thought maybe you were doing something to enhance the darkness of the lines. There's nothing wrong with digital inking it can be fun, you just gotta remind yourself that there's no undo feature when you switch between the two.

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HotaruThodt In reply to firepixie [2008-03-24 00:40:57 +0000 UTC]

A, I see what you mean. Though I just 'desaturate' my inks in PS and then darken them slightly, then I do touch ups with a PS brush and try and correct any tiny mistakes. I also clean the lines up a bit.
Oh, digital inking looks awesome if done properly, I just don't feel confident that I could pull off such a task myself.

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firepixie In reply to HotaruThodt [2008-03-26 03:47:37 +0000 UTC]

Ha, I used to think that. I was so afraid of my shaky hands that I thought the moment I put the pen to the tablet I'd put my eye out somehow.

I found this helpful link that teaches you how to lift your lines off the paper and puts them on their own layer, just in case you'd like to lock them so they don't get edited by mistake. You might find it useful: [link]

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HotaruThodt In reply to firepixie [2008-03-26 04:13:09 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, but I still don't have a tablet as of yet, but maybe I'll get lucky and have one by this summer...along with a new computer.

Thanks for the link, love. This looks as if it could prove to be very useful. I'll have to give it a try once I get my new compy...

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theoutkast [2008-03-19 14:26:41 +0000 UTC]

that is so sexy <3 dig the colours and its all so clean and pretty <3

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HotaruThodt In reply to theoutkast [2008-03-19 19:46:59 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. I'm glad people dig the colour scheme I chose. ^_^

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lexikimble [2008-03-19 13:18:21 +0000 UTC]

O.O


Soooo hot, I love her body, and her colors are to magnificent. I'm such a sucker for your work.

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HotaruThodt In reply to lexikimble [2008-03-19 19:46:35 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much, hon. I've been taking pointers from your work on painting highlights on leather.

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lexikimble In reply to HotaruThodt [2008-03-19 20:04:53 +0000 UTC]

Rock on, I'm glad I could help. I'm pondering making a leather/latex tutorial

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