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Published: 2015-12-15 21:59:43 +0000 UTC; Views: 1563; Favourites: 28; Downloads: 0
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Been listening to 25 and couldn't help but think of that lyric for the title! Bit sillySooooo, this is my entry for Anna Steinbauer/depingo 's Winter Art Challenge.
I drew a background. An actual environment for my characters to sit in! I've been really terrible about learning to do that before, so I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to do it. Unfortunately, the whole thing wasn't so convenient in the end because between laptop breakage, a final year dissertation to write, and my intuos graphics tablet dying before the competition deadline, I've not really been able to do this as well as I would have liked. I ended up having to try to finish the piece with my laptop touchpad! On a similar note, I'm sorry you haven't seen much art from me recently. My degree finishes in April, and after I'll be doing a lot
This was my favourite study that I did for this work: It's a Bouguereau master study. I was trying to capture the skin tones, and for once I think I got to grips with what colours go where and how to accurately see and select them. After I did this study, I went back to some other studies I had done, and I thought 'Oh, I can see now that I selected completely the wrong colour there, it should have been more [whatever]' - which goes to show that my eye for colour actually improved a bit!
Other things to say.... is there anything else to say?
Good luck to the other entrants! I've already spotted the work of 2tall4yall and RisingAngelss and they look like such strong entries and great studying!
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Comments: 10
depingo [2015-12-19 22:05:13 +0000 UTC]
Pretty! I like the color scheme you chose. Her hair is beautifully designed!
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PhoebeWood In reply to depingo [2015-12-20 12:50:49 +0000 UTC]
The hair was so fun. I realised that's the advantage of not drawing a character directly from the front, that you can play with hairstyles!
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PhoebeWood In reply to MaladyOfReverie [2015-12-16 18:50:55 +0000 UTC]
Thank you! I'm not so pleased with it, but it could be worse
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MaladyOfReverie In reply to PhoebeWood [2015-12-16 19:54:14 +0000 UTC]
I love it, particularly the texture on the trees and hair and clothes, absolutely lovely!
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PhoebeWood In reply to LudvikSKP [2015-12-16 11:13:18 +0000 UTC]
Thanks! I really enjoyed designing the hair.
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LudvikSKP In reply to PhoebeWood [2015-12-16 12:22:23 +0000 UTC]
hehe it shows. Also im pretty sure Adele's looking for phone reception somewhere behind those trees
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PhoebeWood In reply to LudvikSKP [2015-12-16 18:54:01 +0000 UTC]
haha! And judging by the Celtic style of costume I was going for in my illustration, she might have to wait a millennium or two before there is any. Poor Adele.
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LudvikSKP In reply to PhoebeWood [2015-12-16 21:37:29 +0000 UTC]
time traveling will be thing, don't stop believing
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