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Published: 2004-05-07 04:52:00 +0000 UTC; Views: 4850; Favourites: 71; Downloads: 863
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Description Her name, as well as the season of her surroundings, is Autumn. Just felt like doing a random portrait to cheer me up a bit after losing some of my other artwork on a corrupted hard drive.

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Comments: 128

joaopinheiro In reply to ??? [2004-06-27 16:09:41 +0000 UTC]

Hehehe. Actually, I think that this colour ended up being more suitable for the image than the original hair colour. It's more harmonious this way.

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wooleybear13 In reply to ??? [2004-06-06 17:42:40 +0000 UTC]

..WOW!! ..i am in awe of your digital skills!! this is an awesome piece!! nicely done.

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slshimerdla In reply to wooleybear13 [2004-06-07 05:26:55 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so very much for all your nice comments! When I finished this one, I felt like I was finally at a place where I could start getting a bit more creative again. It was kind of a test of my technical skills that I'd been working on over the last 6 monhts, I think. Now I can work on things with a bit more meaning between commissions. Thanks again!

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Belle-Mortis [2004-05-23 16:02:47 +0000 UTC]

i like it! great colors! ^-^

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slshimerdla In reply to Belle-Mortis [2004-05-23 17:03:54 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I think the colors are one thing I liked the most about this one, too. It's one reason I made her blonde (not to mention that I didn't have any blondes yet) - it fit so well with the background!

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Belle-Mortis In reply to slshimerdla [2004-05-23 17:09:03 +0000 UTC]

yeah! ^-^ you're welcome

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ElvenstarArt [2004-05-22 02:21:28 +0000 UTC]

Wow! She is very lovely! And her eyes are amazing. She looks quite realistic. Great work!

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slshimerdla In reply to ElvenstarArt [2004-05-22 14:05:43 +0000 UTC]

Thank you again! One good lookin' elfie, I agree

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TigerLilly25 In reply to ??? [2004-05-19 02:52:30 +0000 UTC]

loce this pic!

these fantasy art club could use your help!

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slshimerdla In reply to TigerLilly25 [2004-05-19 04:25:26 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!

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xLadyEternityx In reply to ??? [2004-05-14 01:01:23 +0000 UTC]

Wow... :ish amazed: She is so amazingly beautiful. :drools:

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slshimerdla In reply to xLadyEternityx [2004-05-14 01:36:55 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so very much, though I can't take the credit for that... the gal from the reference pic is the one with all that beauty. Still, glad to hear I captured it. Thank you!

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xLadyEternityx In reply to slshimerdla [2004-05-14 21:09:54 +0000 UTC]

Anytime! ^_^ :nodnod:

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sarienette In reply to ??? [2004-05-11 11:33:18 +0000 UTC]

Wow so nice ^^ you are good..really..

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slshimerdla In reply to sarienette [2004-05-12 11:19:26 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!

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fleetfoot In reply to ??? [2004-05-11 04:58:32 +0000 UTC]

Her face, especially her eyes looks perfect. (The forehead seems slightly too light,and her hair sketchy, but who am I to complain.)

Love her eyes. Especially.

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slshimerdla In reply to fleetfoot [2004-05-11 07:06:24 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I'm still working on perfecting a way to make my method of drawing hair just a tad softer. The forehead looks too light as compared with the reference photo, or just in general? Thanks for the comment, and I agree about the eyes!

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fleetfoot In reply to slshimerdla [2004-05-12 01:38:01 +0000 UTC]

I just took a peek at the fullsize version, and it's not you. There was probably too much light hitting that side of her face in the photo. Maybe making it a more golden tone of skin, (like sunlight hitting it,) while keeping it a little lighter than the other side might help..

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slshimerdla In reply to fleetfoot [2004-05-12 11:17:39 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I recognize that this would not be something you would find in a normal setting. She seems to have had a spotlight on her face for this photo, and you wouldn't find that out in the middle of the woods where the elves roam, I'm sure. Regardless, I liked the way it looked, so I went with it. I actually did make her skin tone a bit more golden rather than as pink as it was, but that was more just to go with the new hair color. I still personally like the lighting how it is, but I certainly understand your point. Thanks so much!

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OHMinSPiRED In reply to ??? [2004-05-11 03:25:35 +0000 UTC]

... magic

great job ))

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slshimerdla In reply to OHMinSPiRED [2004-05-11 03:28:44 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much.

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ebba In reply to ??? [2004-05-10 09:59:44 +0000 UTC]

wow, its so beautiful, love her eyes

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slshimerdla In reply to ebba [2004-05-10 13:53:25 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! The eyecolor is amazing, I agree. Very pretty

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muhunkey In reply to ??? [2004-05-09 18:05:14 +0000 UTC]

that is bloody awsome!!! wow amazingly well coloured!! fave

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slshimerdla In reply to muhunkey [2004-05-10 03:40:18 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for the fav! I really was happy with how this one turned out, too.

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lilpiggyluver In reply to ??? [2004-05-09 03:26:54 +0000 UTC]

WOW that is sooooo good!! she is really pretty!

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slshimerdla In reply to lilpiggyluver [2004-05-10 03:47:42 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I agree, she's is quite attractive. So glad you liked it

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lilpiggyluver In reply to slshimerdla [2004-05-11 02:00:19 +0000 UTC]

i know shes so cool! nice job!

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Numora In reply to ??? [2004-05-09 03:03:44 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow! From the thumbnail, it looks like a photograph! Nice job

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slshimerdla In reply to Numora [2004-05-10 03:49:22 +0000 UTC]

That's always a good thing to hear when I'm trying for realism. Thank you, thank you!

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Salso In reply to ??? [2004-05-09 01:59:19 +0000 UTC]

wow thats hot as in boonga hotness

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slshimerdla In reply to Salso [2004-05-10 03:58:43 +0000 UTC]

Why, thank you! I'm not sure I know what boonga hotness means, but I'm assuming it's a good kind. Thanks a bunch for the comment.

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Ahborson In reply to ??? [2004-05-09 01:05:34 +0000 UTC]

absolutly amazing
and i like that its feeling and colors are compleatly different from the rest of the stuff in your gallery it shows that you are very
virsitle
a definet fav

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slshimerdla In reply to Ahborson [2004-05-10 04:05:42 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I really like the colors in this one, as well. I don't know why most of my others have been so darn colorful. I think a lot of it had to do with my old monitor, but some of it was just... my current mood, I guess. Anyway, thanks so much for the fav and I'm glad you liked it!

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Ahborson In reply to slshimerdla [2004-05-10 05:42:03 +0000 UTC]

your very welcomn

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Lizeh In reply to ??? [2004-05-09 00:40:18 +0000 UTC]

awwww.... thats so sad... but this is gorgeous, emotions really bring out wonderful aspects of an artist. this is beautiful.... so pretty *__*

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slshimerdla In reply to Lizeh [2004-05-10 04:14:55 +0000 UTC]

There were definitely some good things that came out of me losing my old stuff on the corrupted hard drive. This is one of them. Thanks so much!

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zeldalady In reply to ??? [2004-05-08 22:48:30 +0000 UTC]

O.O ....wow.... that is amazing.... all of it was done in Photoshop? Can you *please* tell me how you got the hair to look so real??

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slshimerdla In reply to zeldalady [2004-05-10 04:34:42 +0000 UTC]

My current method for hair is done in multiple layers in Photoshop. The base layer is a single color, and is just the basic outline of the hair. The next layer up is done in multiple colors with a very tiny brush... I go in and make each damn strand. That's right. It takes a while. The last layer is shadows and highlights and any "tones" that I want to add to it, like to make a certain section of it have a bit more red in it or something. I then also generally will use the burn tool on the "individual strands" layer and make certain shadows even more intense. That's... about it. I'm still working on perfecting hair, because while I love the way that most of it looks, the ends/tips aren't as "soft" as they should be. I'll figure it out one of these days. In the meantime, thanks so much for liking it enough to ask, and for the comment! But yes, that was all done entirely in Photoshop.

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zeldalady In reply to slshimerdla [2004-05-10 14:25:16 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for taking the time out of what I'm sure is a very busy schedule to tell me! ^^

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Drakenborg [2004-05-08 21:35:06 +0000 UTC]

You did such a great job on the nose and lips. She is gorgeous!

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slshimerdla In reply to Drakenborg [2004-05-10 04:58:43 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! A nose and lip person, yay! Good to hear I did a decent job on those, too. Most people tend to comment on eyes over nose/lips, so it was great to hear from you. Thanks!

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Drakenborg In reply to slshimerdla [2004-05-10 17:26:32 +0000 UTC]

you are welcome!

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Leonor In reply to ??? [2004-05-08 20:36:05 +0000 UTC]

Gorgeous! Technically perfect. I hope it's selling a lot

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slshimerdla In reply to Leonor [2004-05-10 05:07:30 +0000 UTC]

Not yet, but one can always hope. I'm doing pretty good with commissions, but not so much with prints yet. S'alright, though.. all things will come in time... or they won't. Either way, this is something I do for myself more than anything else, so that's what matters. Thanks for the wonderful comment!

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Leonor In reply to slshimerdla [2004-05-10 06:54:43 +0000 UTC]

I think the prints are a ripoff. Deviantart is making money from the artists and not the other way around. I don't feel I can produce for comissions yet, though.

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Boshedo [2004-05-08 17:06:31 +0000 UTC]

wow, i wish i could do portraits like that. this is very nice and i love the setting.

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slshimerdla In reply to Boshedo [2004-05-10 05:12:54 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much. The setting really turned out quite well, and I knew just seemed to fit when I was playing around with ideas in my head. Thanks for the comment

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jmzng [2004-05-08 04:58:52 +0000 UTC]

This is a beautiful picture

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slshimerdla In reply to jmzng [2004-05-10 05:13:16 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!

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