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Published: 2005-08-01 16:55:21 +0000 UTC; Views: 8018; Favourites: 105; Downloads: 424
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Description I think I'm in love with Vergil, since I tend to draw him more often now:/ Anyway, I'm bloody sick of people who think my "realistic" art are paint-overs.

I'll make this clear: I traced the original pic to get an accurate lineart. My interest is the coloring and texturing, not coming up with a decent freehand sketch. I use both my own colors and from the original pic. I know that's a bad habit. I need to rely less on references for colors.

Just because I neglected to add the lineart part in my WIP for the recent Cloud pic, it doesn't mean "Omg, it's a paint-over! Blah blah..." ok? And don't assume all my art are paint-overs. I hate that. I personally frown upon paint-overs, unless it's digital manipulation. Even if you still think they are paint-overs, the least you can do is to comment politely; no need to be sarcastic:/

I know this has nothing to do with my current work, but the stained glass in that Cloud pic seems to be bothering people. The stained glass was truly an accident; I was messing around with PS. I didn't expect the stained glass to really look like stained glass. No point accusing me of using an actual AC screenie ok? I don't have time to spin a story about my backgrounds. What's the point of lying anyway?

Back to this WIP: Lineart is traced from an extremely pixelated pic of Vergil. I think it's one of those bonus pics you get when you beat a certain difficulty. Base colors from an unrelated pic. The rest of the colors are my own. I'm trying to not depend too much on references, so mistakes are aplenty. I'll add more screenshots later.

Edit: Added final screens and moved to scraps.
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Comments: 51

vikavladimir [2011-10-04 16:12:19 +0000 UTC]

I really like it! The original was good, but the shading just makes it better!

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valefor In reply to vikavladimir [2011-10-04 21:05:02 +0000 UTC]

Vergil looks really pale in the original reference. I did this to give him more color and healthier skin lol

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vikavladimir In reply to valefor [2011-10-11 15:55:05 +0000 UTC]

And you did just that! What materials did you use to make the picture, again?

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valefor In reply to vikavladimir [2011-10-11 22:14:42 +0000 UTC]

Eh the pic is pretty old, so I guess I was using Photoshop 6 and an ancient Graphire3 tablet at that time. My painting technique was very slow and clumsy back then. Not like it's much better now, but my speed did improve haha.

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vikavladimir In reply to valefor [2011-10-13 16:02:12 +0000 UTC]

Speed does improve with time, not necessarily the same for quality (trust me, I'm a master at this)

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e-ien [2009-01-16 16:52:56 +0000 UTC]

WOW!!!! O____O cooooool

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live4pain [2008-06-02 15:38:14 +0000 UTC]

Vergil rules!!!
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oh and good picture, i love it.
do you want to be my friend ?

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DarkShadowAngel14 [2007-01-27 01:11:20 +0000 UTC]

Wow Thats amazing I love your work!

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Syene [2006-11-06 22:05:21 +0000 UTC]

is awestruck! OMG you are awesome! as for those people buggin'you. Ignore them, talent is alway rejected by the jealous (WTF I just said something that sounded wise and am now ruining it with saying this )

Anyway, I love your work and can't wait to see more so i'm going to watch

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kookro [2006-06-07 01:24:11 +0000 UTC]

damn, virgil looks badass in that pic. all my pics are made with ms piant... they suck, well anyways im adding this to my favourites.

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Divine-Star [2005-08-05 02:53:27 +0000 UTC]

..................May I hump you?

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Hellquin [2005-08-04 18:57:41 +0000 UTC]

mmh, looks better then it did before!

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valefor In reply to Hellquin [2005-08-05 15:18:43 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much

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Yasmin [2005-08-04 17:00:48 +0000 UTC]

lolz, who ever said it's a paintover?
I think you're very talented in coloring. whoever said that oviusly don't know you, and didn't see your progress through the time..

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valefor In reply to Yasmin [2005-08-05 16:12:13 +0000 UTC]

Heh can't give names, or else I would get into trouble myself I think it's the obvious difference in coloring quality between my regular art and realistic ones that is bothering those people:/ Thank you very much for the comment^^

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ElvenAngel [2005-08-04 14:00:56 +0000 UTC]

^^ Awesome!!!

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valefor In reply to ElvenAngel [2005-08-05 16:15:29 +0000 UTC]

Thanks again^^

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ElvenAngel In reply to valefor [2005-08-05 16:18:15 +0000 UTC]

welcome!

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VinChaos [2005-08-02 02:59:26 +0000 UTC]

Wow, great work!

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valefor In reply to VinChaos [2005-08-04 15:35:37 +0000 UTC]

Thank you^^

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Leggeme [2005-08-02 01:10:42 +0000 UTC]

I envy your style. It looks so nice, so clean and stuff. I like the way you did Vergil though in the piccy, though for a short second I thought it was Loz. *pokes black collar* They very alike anyway, so who cares? *gets shot* Just kidding. Can't wait to see the finished version of this though. Vergil is teh sexy isn't he? Who won't fall in love with him sooner or later?

Oh, for all you people who think Valefor's art are paint-overs...

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valefor In reply to Leggeme [2005-08-04 15:15:39 +0000 UTC]

Oh the black collar I wanted to dress him in black Also because I'm kinda lazy to paint all those patterns on his trenchcoat-__-" Not sure what did you mean by style. I assume it's the lineart? You should thank Capcom's artists insteadXD Them and their fine taste in men lol. Thanks for the comment too

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Leggeme In reply to valefor [2005-08-05 10:59:55 +0000 UTC]

I know what you mean. Damn Vergil, having such a complicated design. Ah well, he looks good in black anyway, no?

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k405-k1773n [2005-08-01 23:21:33 +0000 UTC]

Everyone loves Vergil! Funky colouring techniques btw

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valefor In reply to k405-k1773n [2005-08-04 15:18:12 +0000 UTC]

Thank you^^

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xylael [2005-08-01 21:33:04 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow...you really know how to pick the right colors.

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valefor In reply to xylael [2005-08-04 15:35:19 +0000 UTC]

Some of the skin colors are from the ref. Can't take credit for that^^

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xylael In reply to valefor [2005-08-07 00:17:20 +0000 UTC]

Ah well...I still say it looks wonderful nonetheless. At least you know how to apply them properly without the picture looking flat. ^^

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ElvenAngel [2005-08-01 21:08:13 +0000 UTC]

WHAT!? peiople think U do paint-overs?! *shoots said people*

He looks really awesome! I can't wait to see the finished piece! And again, I wish I had your patience...
roughly now, how long does it take U to get one of these realistic babies done?

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valefor In reply to ElvenAngel [2005-08-04 14:10:59 +0000 UTC]

Hmm depends on the type of references I have, and my mood Vergil took a longer time to complete, around 9 hrs thanks to his annoying hair and the lack of a clear reference pic. My usual time is 7 hrs^^ Thanks for the comment too

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ElvenAngel In reply to valefor [2005-08-04 18:49:30 +0000 UTC]

Vergil: My hair... annoying!? TT.TT I'm hurt...

Me: XD Aw shaddaup! Whiner. *pokes him*

7 hours... whoah... I wish I had THAT kind of patience... Another question... can you do realistic portaits with ref pics from cartoons and stuff? Or by a lesser artist? Like for instance, could U make a realistic portrait of Axel, by looking at my pics of him?

(I'm NOT asking for a realistic portrait of Axel's, Even I'm not sure what he'd look like in real life. Just from lack of better example...)

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valefor In reply to ElvenAngel [2005-08-05 16:46:55 +0000 UTC]

Er Axel? I never thought of seeing him as a real person. Have to admit I'm not skilled enough to just come up with a realistic sketch and convert it into a painting, since my drawings often have some anime-ish feel to them-.- As for Manchester, I was lucky to find an ad to use as reference It's more like luck when it comes to doing portraits for OCs...

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ElvenAngel In reply to valefor [2005-08-05 17:55:01 +0000 UTC]

Oh, I see.
Well, I get that feeling sometimes too, you know? It gets tiring when I can't keep a certain consistency to Axel's facial features. In every drawing, something changes, its annoying. *grins* but I have to admit, that with Manchester you surprised me out of my socks, I never expected something THAT realistic looking, U had me oogling him for hours.

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Hellquin [2005-08-01 20:56:38 +0000 UTC]

People think you do paint-overs?....I dont see it!! I love that picture! Vergil is so....so....um...whats the word Im looking for...beautiful?

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valefor In reply to Hellquin [2005-08-04 15:02:07 +0000 UTC]

Hehehe... Someone just said he's pretty, now he's labelled "beautiful". Not sure whether he likes itXD Thanks very much for the comment btw^^

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sonya-moon [2005-08-01 20:37:43 +0000 UTC]

Whoa! Everyone seems to be in a DMC Fever right now.. Well.. People I know anyway. Anyway, EEE! -Huggles Vergil.- This is great! ..

Eh? People.. are thinking that your realitic are are paint-overs? O.o; I don't! I can see the obvious difference between your art and the real thing! >__>; Well.. kinda.

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valefor In reply to sonya-moon [2005-08-04 14:25:18 +0000 UTC]

That means I have to add more obvious mistakes to my pics Thanks very much for the comment

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sonya-moon In reply to valefor [2005-08-05 22:01:25 +0000 UTC]



Welcome. ^^

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AbyssDemon [2005-08-01 19:23:08 +0000 UTC]

people shouldn't assume so much >< 'sides you draw bloody brilliant without reference too waaah the wip looks so awesome already, I'd love to see the finished version! (I'm currently trying to draw my very first Dante ) nya you draw Vergil so hawt, I'm starting to like him more than his twin

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valefor In reply to AbyssDemon [2005-08-04 13:47:52 +0000 UTC]

O.O You're gonna draw Dante? I'm looking forward to seeing him in your style I don't really blame people for thinking my realistic art are paint-overs. It's the impolite ones that are getting on my nerves. I think people find it strange that my gallery is filled with colored pencil art and realistic art as there is an obvious difference in coloring quality between them. Thanks very much for the comment too

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AbyssDemon In reply to valefor [2005-08-04 15:24:53 +0000 UTC]

and even if others would use the same techniques you do, doesn't mean they can make it look just as good, it depends on the skill of the artist

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AbyssDemon In reply to valefor [2005-08-04 15:22:10 +0000 UTC]

yeah, Dante's been on the 'want to draw' list for some time now, but I hadn't gotten around to actually drawing him yet :3 well, hey, my pencil works are less nice than my cg...cg is just easier in some ways, I'd sooner make a background with cg rather than pencils just works that way, just as a pic looks more realistic if you've used some reference...it's easier to draw what you see than what you don't you're welcome

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valefor In reply to AbyssDemon [2005-08-05 15:52:20 +0000 UTC]

*Sheepish grin* I can only do lineart with pencil. Somehow I can never get pencil shading to look right:/ I can't wait to see your version of Dante I admit I'm in DMC mood nowadays

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AbyssDemon In reply to valefor [2005-08-05 17:40:18 +0000 UTC]

naa I don't usually go into elaborate shadings with pencil either, 'cos if I'm gonna color it, I'll hafta remove that, so that seems like a waste of effort I have my very first Dante lines done with OC, but currently I'm having trouble making lineart with the comp, so I'm using pencil ~.~ if the Dante-pic will turn out well, I'll probably draw him more in the future :3

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Ehsayinu [2005-08-01 19:07:15 +0000 UTC]

That is amazing how you transform your art into an amazing realism!!^.^ I so wish I could do that!! Vergil looks so good..^.^
I can't wait til it's finished...

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valefor In reply to Ehsayinu [2005-08-04 14:04:32 +0000 UTC]

I'm not sure whether you've come across She has a complete walkthrough about converting sketchs to lineless portraits. Hope this is helpful to you^^ Thanks very much for the comment too

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tamboo [2005-08-01 18:15:53 +0000 UTC]

omg he looks pretty! You might get me hooked over him too! It looks good! I read over your comment and I had no idea people said that! I can always see a difference between the official art and someone drawing the same thing to their liking! Your art is good! And your amazing at shading! Makes me wanna steal your talent!^^ (that's okay, I'll learn myself, if i dont forget) Anyways! That's amazing! Keep it up!!!!!

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valefor In reply to tamboo [2005-08-04 13:38:02 +0000 UTC]

Vergil = pretty. He won't be liking thisXD Anyway, I suspect some people assume I do paint-overs cos there is a stark difference in coloring quality between my regular art and the realistic ones... Thanks very much for the comment^^

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aalexa In reply to valefor [2008-08-08 20:06:54 +0000 UTC]

OMG and wow!I cant do something like that in Photoshop XDHe looks like a real man! I love this character!!!

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tamboo In reply to valefor [2005-08-04 16:31:19 +0000 UTC]

your welcome! and keep up the good work!!!(I love it!)

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