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Published: 2005-05-04 21:14:53 +0000 UTC; Views: 37104; Favourites: 1894; Downloads: 6349
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I drew this for one of my closest friends and I really hope it makes her smile. She inspired it with her words and ideas and spirit. I'm going to order her a huge print for her wall to show my eternal gratitude.
I was trying to capture that moment when someone suddenly appears in your field of vision and you can really only see their silhouette because your eyes haven't dark-adapted yet. That kind of mysterious, disorienting feeling when you want to see more, but your eyes just won't let you.
I made this in oc and photoshop, mostly photoshop though. Making it so that I could have a print was the most challenging. I was working w/o a ref so that I wouldn't have to deal with getting clearance for a reference photo. And I was working on it spliced into pieces in separate .psds, head in one file, hands in another, etc, since my computer was lagging when I tried to work on it all in one canvas. This piece took a lot of tinkering, to get the peices to configure back together and to get the anatomy right.
This was also in the most recent Raster chapter [link]
edit 5/21/07 - refined some things to make a better print
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Comments: 258
The tinkering certainly worked
That's just beautiful
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wow, you did a great job capturing that moment. i love how shes not only lit from behind but by the fruit in her bowl. very nice job!!!
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OMG girlie this is magnificent. I love this piece...the magickal light, the expression on her face, the symbolism and the color, not to mention your usual incredible way of rendering. I love it. great job!!!
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Oh wow, this is beautiful! The colors, the pose, the expression on her face. Instant 
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Fabulous work! The colors and..well everything. Beautiful girl too. And nifty effect in the hair from the rays of sun in the background. I can never get that right in my own paintings.
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incredible!
the colors rock, and i really love her pose and facial expression. she looks almost a little bit bored.
the glow around her hair, and coming frmo the fruit is awesome. plus the girl is beautiful...based off of anyone real?
great work!
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thank you!
she isn't based off anyone real, if she were i'd introduce you though.
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Hey, of all the drawings you've been submitting (have you on my dev watch), I like this one the most. I love the colours, the expressions, and the glowly light.
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Your work never stops amazing me. I always find your pictures so vivid, so dreamy... I love all the characters you paint, because you seem to paint them in a empathic way - if that makes sense. And the colours... yummy. Don't stop painting!
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Oooh, her expression just takes the cake...or the fruit. Very beautiful and soothing colors. I love how you arranged the background, it suits the piece so well as a whole.
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I really love it... colors, pose, composition... It makes me feel good and safe.
The lights are just perfect and create a warm and peaceful aura.
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wonderful rednering and pallette. I actually really like the central placement of the figure, and the halo on the sillhouette, particularlly how powerfully those elements make her stand out. Great job.
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the colors are amazing !!! and so are the softness and the lights o___O
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I know exactly what you were trying to paint here and I think it came out almost perfect. You have a lot of talent. This is a beautiful piece of artwork. I love the colors.
"I was trying to capture that moment when someone suddenly appears in your field of vision and you can really only see their silhouette because your eyes haven't dark-adapted yet. That kind of mysterious, disorienting feeling when you want to see more, but your eyes just won't let you."
Reading this, I literally let out a tear while remebering times like these...
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Thank you.
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Incredible... The girl is lovely, and I love her hair and her pose. Beautiful colours too, top notch job!
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Whoa. I don't think you could comprehend how much I love this.
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Beautiful lighting effects on this. But I think I like her face most of all, it has a neat ethnic and... no-care feeling to it.
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haha. always with sideways comments.
speaking of fingers, i have one to show you.
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oh please show me. . don't make me wait. . .
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Cool and radiant. Just an amazing, wonderful piece.
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Wow! That is amazing and inspiring to see. It makes a sad person feel just a little inspired. I am most definitely going to favourite it.
Thank you for making it. It's a beautiful picture.
Christina
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Beautiful brush work and lighting, really good job
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Very beautifully done, the lighting and the shading just keep my eyes staring at this...so lovely. The details are stunning too, like the necklace and texture of the dress....so wonderful!
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minix, minix, minix, got-damn you got down on this one lady.
i really dont know what to say...........
will you have my baby, just one
he or she will rule the world
good job luv
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you are too sweet!
well... since its just one baby, sure. you call the stork and arrange for the drop-off.
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This is almost sacred. Incredibly important. Cherish it to the end.
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Incredibile lighting. It's just a really beautiful image!
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absolutely stunning work.. the backlighting is perfect, and the detail on her dress and the reflections in the bowl are spot on. - really fantastic work, I'm sure your friend will love it!! ^_^
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beautiful lighting and colors, the idea is sweet.
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It's absolutely gorgeous.. I love the two halves of fruit in the bowl and the highlights and depth in the bowl itself. She's really beautiful too, and the lighting and atmosphere set a really serene yet intense mood.
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Ni~ice... I LOVE the sunrise (sunset?) in the background and the dramatic lighting.
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that is a absolutely buetifull piece of work, everything about it is fantastic colours, pose ,concept , well done
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ooooooooohhh, so radiant, the sky looks like the dawn or dusk, i love how the sky look when it looks like this, so much more interesting than blue daylight sky
oh and the glow!! you're sooo divine an artist or something
yeah i think this is something different from your usual stuff
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