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Published: 2020-02-25 23:11:35 +0000 UTC; Views: 1831; Favourites: 111; Downloads: 0
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I feel like I haven't posted in forever, and that's probably because my Valentine's effort crumbled apart on me and then I wound up catching a bug over this past weekend. But, even so, I managed to finish a simple Starfire headshot to meet teh demands of my most recent poll (see? I do listen to them!). It was interesting working with her skintone -- definitely not my usual fare when it came to trying to get the shading right, but I think it turned out alright. I was hoping to get more of a flame effect for the ends of the loose wisps of hair, but that didn't quite work out, either. Nonetheless, I'm happy with the overall color transition of her ample mane.For her eyes, I followed in line with her 2015 title, which deviated with how she sometimes doesn't have irises or pupils at all:
I mean, eyes are my favorite part of almost any drawing I do -- I'm not going to hold back on that, you know?
Anyway, I hope you like this one. As always, any comments, tips, or critiques are more than welcome.
(Starfire is property of DC Comics)
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Disclaimer: I’m red-green colorblind. Because of this, it’s difficult for me to tell similar shades/hues of different colors apart, and, therefore, I need to work with very limited palettes when I color pieces. For shading and highlights, I’ll start with a gray base and lighten or darken shades from there, and then add a color overlay (and, for some skin tones, attempt to add a blue overlay to make it less “hot”). I’ve often been told to be bolder in my highlighting and shading, and I’m trying to be so, but… sometimes it still seems pretty tame. I’m just saying this in case you mentioned I need to do that on a previous piece – I’m not ignoring you, and I appreciate the input. It’s just not very easy for me to implement confidently.
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Thank you for taking the time to comment! I'm so glad you liked it... but, if I can ask, what do you mean by choosing a "softer" color? A little more detail in that regard, I think, could help me know what direction to move in there.
Thank you, again -- I really appreciate knowing what worked (and didn't) for you!
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Hi there from ProjectComment
This picture immediately caught my attention, and when I found out it's you who is the artist, I decided to drop a critique - as a thank you for taking the time to write a critique on a piece of mine this week! Okay, let's get started, shall we?
As I've said, this picture caught my eye right away, which usually is an indicator for quality. The facial anatomy is realistic, and I like the soft distribution of the hues of her skin. The hair also looks quite real and matches your style. The shades are generally well-placed and give the head a sense of three-dimensionality. The highlights on her face and shoulder are very nicely balanced and round off the whole picture just perfectly. I also appreciate the delicate outlines. Sometimes outlines can be distracting, but this is not the case here. There's hardly anything that I could really criticize! The green overlay on her eyes is a deliberate choice, but I would tone the green on the "white of her eyes" a tad down (I've read that you are color-blind, so this might be a bit difficult). Since the eyes are the main attractor for potraits in general, you also might take care with additional details and push it towards enhanced realism even a bit more. For example, there's a thin line of liquid between the edge of the eyelid and the eye. You can represent this with an ever so slightly linear highlight. But this being said, you should only consider this is if you want to go to the next level of realism.
Anyway, that's it for today! Keep up the good work!
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Thank you so much for the comment -- especially the bit about the eyelid highlight. I'll have to give that a try the next time I do a close up, just to see if I can pull it off. (I'm not necessarily aiming for realism, in fact I generally go for a comic-book style, but... my stuff seems to lean that way anyhow.)
Thank you again for taking the time to point out what you liked about this -- it really helps, and I really appreciate it.
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even if you're colorblind, this is a lovely picture of Starfire. I give it 10 Stars.
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you're welcome. also, Starfire and Raven are my favorite characters.
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They're both pretty great -- I originally planned to draw the two of them together, but didn't have the time.
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Wow!!! Man, I don't know what art wheaties you're eating, but dang! This is unreal! I love this so much! She's gorgeous, elegant, just wow! And I immediately see all these wonderfully intricate details in the shading... especially on the shoulder/arm and back areas ... just brilliant work. And you know those kinds of details really stand out to me when I look at other people's work. I'm just blown away! Now, mix in that kind of detail with the the way you are able to capture pure feminine beauty - well, it's like emotion captured in digital, you know? I keep coming back to it and looking. Kevin, amazing, amazing work!!!
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Thank you so much, Emmit. I think all of that is why I love doing headshots and half-bodies -- it gives you a chance to really see the character like that (and frankly takes a lot less time because no hands, if we're being honest). I'm glad she caught your eye, though, because there's always a bit of self-doubt in regard to whether I'm getting repetitive in what I draw. (I don't know if that's a thing everyone faces... I love drawing what I draw, but I always picture other people thinking, "Man, another headshot? Why not try impressionistic landscapes for once?")
And I kind of think the good shading on her back and shoulder might have been pure luck -- I don't usually go that deep and dark with them, but I think her skin color let me be a little daring -- I didn't have to worry about it looking burned like Caucasian skintones will when you use the method I use to shade things.
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