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Published: 2009-05-21 01:35:13 +0000 UTC; Views: 1754; Favourites: 31; Downloads: 41
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Drawn by hand, colored in PhotoshopNot really sure what to say about this one. My gallery needed more original art, which is the main reason why I drew it.
I might go back and change the background later, I'm not sure if I like it.I learned that I can get away with inking something, then shading it with pencil. Makes my life easier.
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The colour is natural and soothing. And I like the outfit! Is she going to hunt or sth?
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Thank you! 
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Holy Toledo! The amount of detail portrayed is uncanny! Awesome work, chica!
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Above all else, that outfit is just amazing. Not very conventional for archery, but amazing none-the-less. There's so much detail to it, and it really doesn't look like any other fantasy outfit I've seen before. It's a strangely pleasant combination of elegant and deadly.
The colors are really lovely as well. There's not much shading involved, but somehow it works well in this case. The details of the line art take care of the depth in it's place.
Her face is the only thing that bothers me. It's not bad, but it seems a bit too masculine for her elegant figure. She should probably have a curvier face, and less prominent brow. Shrinking her nose a little may do some good as well. Her expression, on the other hand, works quite well.
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Yeah, while I was coloring this I started thinking about how completely not functional the outfit is. 
I did this back before I had a tablet, so I didn't really have a way to shade well on the computer... so as you noticed, I tried to do the shading with the pencil. I'm glad to hear you think it worked.
I'll admit, her face didn't turn out exactly how I had planned. This often happens to me when I'm inking by hand.
But thank you so much~!
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No problem. I should try the pencil thing myself... I don't have a tablet on hand, and I've really been wanting to color something.
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I encourage you to give it a try! 
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Alright. I think I'll try it.
Should I still ink it beforehand, or should I just use my pencil lineart, if I'm going for that sort of shading?
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Honestly, I'd just say whatever you're better at. Personally I think it looks better when it's just pencil, but I don' always do that because I smudge the pencil too much.
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Hm... I should try it with pencil then, since that's what I'm better at. I'm going to have to try that right now. *Cracks knuckles*
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i really like your style and the warm colors that you always use on your work. it really gives your drawings a sweet and warm effect
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Thank you, I'm really glad to hear that!
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I don't know!
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I somehow missed out on this. How??? Anyway, it looks awesome! I really like how the shading worked out. Did you use a lightboard again, like you did with the one before? I can totally bring my light board up from the 'rents, btw.
Anyway, awesome job! hazzah original work!
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Yay thanks!
And no lightboard for this... I only did that before because I wanted stuff on two different layers. Lightboard is too much effort x_x
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haha, yeah, it is a lot of effort.
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Amazing again
The best part about this piece is how you used the teeth and bones to convey a barbaric overtone, but also have some very dainty and soft looking cloth on the armor as well
And a shortbow! don't see that too often
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Thank you!
I will admit, I was going for elegant, yet... pointy.
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Wow! The colors look so nice and natural, it has a very calm, earthy feeling to it. Her pose looks great as well.
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Very nice. She's like, "What are you looking at?"
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Thanks!
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Thanks~!
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I love all the boney detail teethy bits! You have a real knack for subdued tones. . .*jealous*
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Thank you!
To be honest, I have way too much fun overusing Ctrl+U in Photoshop.
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