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Galhad — After the Storm
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Published: 2007-02-27 22:05:27 +0000 UTC; Views: 2517; Favourites: 25; Downloads: 49
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Here, an illustration I’m working on.I do not like it very much….the face has something weird, the hairs looks odd… and I need your feedback… how should I fill the blank rectangles on the top right?? I thought to fill them with yellow swirls like in Summer [link] Or may be I’ll depict a night sky like in Day a Night [link] What do you think??
As usual, I used china ink, watercolours and acrylics (used almost a watercolours, anyway…)
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Very pretty. I like the way you've drawn her hair, and the orange tree looks really neat. Nice work.
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thank you very much! I truly appreciated the commnet! and sorry for the late reply!
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è molto grazioso!!!!...e poi mi piace er "figo d'india!" ^^
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mi trasmette una sensazione di tepore. come vorrei abitare in un posto dal clima cosi' mite!
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I enjoy what you have I think it looks very cool. I do like the night idea for the top..but then agian night is my fave time. *LOL...but I think your drawing is comming along nicely..
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thank you so much, my friend!
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Np. *smiles. hope I was a lest a little helpful. *smiles.
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I love the colors!!hmm the top rectangles..maybe the other half of the orange tree?I know it would make it more abtract, but yeah i think it wuod look cool. And the smaller rectangle lookes like it was cut out of that part where the branches spread, so maybe just draw that missing piece. I just love your style ^_^
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I think night sky or at least a darker sky towards the top - it would be nice to have a hint of orange/yellow [like one or two rings of the circels], something subtle, to echo the oranges on the tree and the flowers of the cactus. Thou having said that it might make the composition to even, I'm not sure.
theres also a tangent between the tree branch and her hair - you see the hair thats on the white its thouching the bottom of the tree branch, cus they are thouching right at the bottom like that it looks like they are joined and when i first looked at the image my eye contnected the hair to the tree and not her.
I know what your saying about the face, there is something a little off. It might be that the hairline is back very far - it looks like her hair is really being pulled back. Does that help at all?
Love her necklace.
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The hair is a little weird, but not in a bad way. It gives it character - it's whimsical. 
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thank you so much for the comment!! I happy you liked it!
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Excellent layout, beautifully balanced and simply "eye candy"!
Can't wait to see the final result and what you'll do with the empty rectangles
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thank you! You're always very kind, Anniina !
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more towers from that castle maybe? it should be something brighter, to contrast with the hair...or not? i really love the swirls in her hair anyway...
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"more towers from that castle maybe?" actually, I could have been a great idea.... but now I can't realizze it without redoing the whole drawing.... I'll keep in mind for my next drawing that, in my mind, will be rather similar to this one! thank you so much for commenting! and sorry for a such late reply!
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it's all right, I'm happy when artists reply to my messages any time 
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Davvero un bel lavoro
Io metterei dei colori caldi e luminosi per riempire gli spazi vuoti.. ad istinto penserei ad un bel "giallo aranciato" così da contrastare i toni freddi degli azzurri e del verde.
E comunque...Bravissimo come sempre! Complimenti!
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Grazie mille per il commento... è vero... è mascellona....e pure con il volto troppo allungato.... anche l'idea dei giallli mi aggrada!
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Complimenti ancora, è un bellissimo lavoro
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Grazie mille!! dici giallo?? beh, mi sembra un'ottima idea!
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A me i capelli piacciono molto, soprattutto il modo in cui si "fondono" ai rami dell'albero. Forse gli occhi di lei sono troppo vicini, per questo ti dà la sensazione di avere qualcosa di strano.. ma è un'impressione lievissima. Per quanto riguarda i riquadri in alto, ci vedrei bene qualcosa che evochi la tempesta e un'atmosfera cupa... il resto è molto sereno e penso che creerebbe una bella gradazione di sensazioni
Qualsiasi cosa tu decida, sta venendo molto bene!
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grazie mille!! proverò varie versioni... dipingo su un altro folgio, sacnnerizzo e monto le versioni in PhotoShop.... così posso provare varie opizioni....
devo solo traovare il tempo!!! Ultimamnete sono impegnatissimo con il lavoro.... e anche a sera mi perseguita a casa...
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Eheh, coraggio!! Il disegno deve cmq restare un piacere, no? Anche se ci metti un po' di più pazienza
Anch'io spesso provo varie composizioni con photoshop, a volte è una vera manna!
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Your style is always so refreshing to look at... ^_^ Vibrant colors, exquisite line work, and lofty, lively images.
Yay!
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Oh! Thank you so much!! 
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Anch'io consiglio il blu, o magari l'azzurro, che stempera nel bianco... è che l'architettura e i colori mi ricordano la Grecia "dolce" soleggiata e colorata dei colori della natura, cosicchè - non so se fosse davvero ciò che tu intendevi - ma per completare la *mia* idea sceglierei l'azzurro...
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grazie mille!! beh, avev in mente qualche foto della Grecia quando ho iniziato... ma devo ammettere nn è stta la mia prima fonte di ispirazione poiché, purtroppo, nn l'ho mai vistata. Invece, avevo ben presente la costiera Amalfitana e, dopo, anche se nn c'è grande somiglianza, l'Andalucia.
per il resto, credo che farò la prova con entrambe le versioni... quella 'blu' e quella 'gialla'. dipingo su un altro folgio, sacnnerizzo e monto le versioni in PhotoShop.... così posso provare varie opizioni....
devo solo traovare il tempo!!! Ultimamnete sono impegnatissimo per la scrittura di 2 progetti di ricerca europei.... e per un paio di ghignosi manoscritti per Plant Pathology e Crop Protection....
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Lieta di aver contribuito. ^___^ Spero che tu trovi il tempo presto, cosicché si possano vedere i risultati...
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ooh how cool! oops! i faved a wip. i just noticed that the sun up there isn't finished and well...the title says "wip" 
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thank you so much for the comment and for the fav! You're too kind!
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ooh how cool! oops! i faved a wip. i just noticed that the sun up there isn't finished and well...the title says "wip"
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Well it is entitled after the storm so how about those dark and ominous indigo clouds that hang around after a storm... or at least some abstract suggestion of those clouds... I like it a lot though despite what you may feel about it.
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that could be a great option! I'll try to paint all the suggested options on different papers, then, after scanning, I'll see how tehy look by arranging the drawing in Power Point... It's long and boring, but so far, I'm unable to take adecision! 
Many, many thanks for your comment! and sorry for the late reply, but lately I'm pretty busy and I can't find the time to surf on DA...
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I totally understand! The best of luck to you with your project and I will be excited to see the end result!
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Bello come sempre *_*
Se dovessi farmi una vetrata a casa chiamerei te per il design ^_-
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Grazie per il commento!!
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Ma nuuu XD
In realtà la porta scorrevole con la vetrata c'è, ma la vetrata mi fa pena T_T
se un giorno avessi soldi per cambiarla chiederei il design a te ^________^
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I love how the swirls echo the tree branches (or maybe vice versa). I second JB, I think blue would continue better, keep the picture balanced. But maybe instead of night- or day-swirls, what about a different texture, perhaps clouds? Or a gradient, starting sky blue and turning to night blue at the top, as though you were looking up through the atmosphere?
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thank you very much for the nice comment! Yes the blue would be the most natural choice.... but as isaid i might also breack the airy and light feel of the illustration....
I believe that your idea to make a gradient is very interesting... it might give a more evocative looking to the whole compositiom... I'll try it on a draft copy to see the effect I can reach!
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It is lovely, I would suggest the orange swirls, because the image could easily loose its airy and light feel with too much blue. You'd also get a repetition int he orange colour through he necklace.
The nigh sky could easily break the fine balance.
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