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Published: 2010-03-17 07:10:07 +0000 UTC; Views: 4502; Favourites: 41; Downloads: 55
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Painting practice.Two layers; one for background and one for portrait.
Study from photo: [link]
stock
Process: [link]
Done with Gimp 2.7 (development release) with Gimp Paint Studio in Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala.
edit: I changed skin tones a bit. It looks more real now.
Thank you, Ramon for the tip.
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I know what you mean. I learned that best way to learn is having quick studies about certain subject, like if you want to learn to paint fire, you find few tutorials, try them out, find few pictures about fire and try to mimic reality, experiment (that is the fun part).
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yeah I just need to practise more
a lot more
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Congrats for your wonderful portrait art,my friend.
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Thanks! If you want interesting brushes for Gimp, I recommend downloading GPS (Gimp Paint Studio).
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oh great xD thanks. i got some brushes from ::screentones:: but the site was really for PS so things like patterns didn't really like GIMP. i'll check GPS out. xD
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yeah that's it 
thanks for the process too
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Yeah! I do paintings in few layers because I get too confused otherwise and lose patience. Also my paintings better blend that way. When I started digital painting I used lots of layers but I learned that less is better for me.
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I still use a lot of layers ^^ but i don't know if is better for me xD
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Everyone has their own way that works for them, that's what I'm saying.
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What the- This is awesome! I can't believe I missed it before!
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It is quite resent so I don't think you missed it before.
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You are right. I have quite a bit of deviations to check, and this one was in that bit. And it is still awesome.
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This is incredible...the kind of effort involved...It must have taken you SO long. D8
It's really just amazing.
The depth of the skintone, and all the detail in the hair, and the eyes, and EVERYTHING.
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Where's my avatar!? Oh no, we got massive avatar change!!!
Sorry, it is probably DA vision of 1st April.
Thank you, I'm glad you like it, and it didn't took SO long.
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*laughs* I felt the same way.
How long did it take you?
I can't even imagine doing something like this, It would probably take me days.
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I'm not sure but I think it took nine hours, maybe less. I'm usually afraid not to make mistake, but when you shed that fear everything is faster and better.
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I guess nine hours isn't so bad.
Thats very true. ^__^
I think it's easier to do that digitally anways, because theirs no chance of ruining the paper.
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This excellent, you made it so vibrant and bright without making it gharish which is such a fine line to tread so successfully. She's beautiful, it looks like oil on canvas!
the tones and textures are magnificent.
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This is really well done. Your colors are particularly good, I think.
When I saw the thumbnail I wasn't sure if it was digital or oil.
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Thanks, I fixed colours, they were too flat before.
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Beautiful work 
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Thanks. I'll try to keep it up.
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Thanks, glad you like it.
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Kinda looks like Donna from That 70's show. I love how you did eyes. Didn't knew it's possible to make so good portrait with Gimp.
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I didn't realized it till now, but it does kinda look like her, when I better look at it.
And painting in Gimp; all it takes a little patience.
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Beautiful...
Keep them coming, gimp needs this kind of work.
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Thanks! I will.
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WOW! this portrait is just awesome. you have honoured my GPS with this so good piece. Thanks
The ayes are superb.they are live" and i leke that a lot on portraits.very good piece for your portfolio. and thanks too for the steps or making of
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Thank you very much, especially for GPS. I'm giving my best to promote it.
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Nice you like GPS.can i use your image to promotion it? i am making a little article about users who paint with free software doing quality pieces of art.
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Yes, of course you can use it. I'm actually honored.
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Unfortunately Adobe owns my soul due to my continued Graphic Design training. More over, a slave to Photoshop...sigh. I am glad you are enjoying Gimp, and your skills are just mesmerizing Scheherazade!This is just stunning!
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Thank you very much, Emily! And call me Alex, I'm not sure how you can spell Scheherazade every time, I usually misplace h.
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You are ever so welcome! Alrighty, Alex works just fine for me! Hehe, I have a lot of practice trying to read screen information and retype it again. html coding will do that to you..lol
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Ah, that's your secret.
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Oh yes, so cool and secretive the world of coding...
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You are the one where i think:
Wow, tahts exactly that what i'd like to have from me
I just love how you draw
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Great, glad you like it! Yours will be in similar style but this time I'm gonna pay attention to the likeness.
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very nice piece, I've never heard of Gimp?
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Thank you!
Never heard of Gimp? Interesting! It's a free and open-source software. Which means anyone can see the code with which the program was made and join in development process - I'm explaining this because if you never heard of Gimp you probably haven't used any open-source software.
It is graphic photo-editing, software... I'll make novel of this comment the way I'm going. Here's the link to the Gimp site: [link]
There you'll find more information about it.
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okay I will look into this most definitely thanks !
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