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minix — Guenevere step-by-step
Published: 2002-07-09 01:50:25 +0000 UTC; Views: 6564; Favourites: 47; Downloads: 1356
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I got a lot of positive feedback about the last step-by-step image that I submitted, so I've made another. Hopefully this also eliminates any doubt that my work is traced or a paintover.Photoshop 6.0. Wacom. Airbrush (default round hard edge brushes) and eraser only. I think its easier to paint without the smude tool, dodge or burn. No tracing, paintovers, or filters.
Finished painting: [link]
Thanks to Satyrgirl [link] for allowing me to use her IvyLady shot as a photo-ref. The photo is here: [link]
steps:
1-3: the sketch, and different adjustments that I tried. Drawn from photo-ref with no tracing. 1pixel brush, 100% opacity in a single layer.
4: Basic colors and shading
5-6: Building up skintones with shading and highlights
7: Shading and highlights for nose and mouth
8: Starting the detail work on the facial features
9: Basic highlights in hair
10: Suggesting major chunks of hair
11: Adding more contrast to suggest smaller strands
12: Adding single hairs
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Comments: 33
I love to find deviants who share in their developmental precesses. Great work on this and your other walkthrough. I've done a few of my own, and have seen great response. You are part of what makes DA worth paying for, and you are going on my watch list.
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that...that is just awesome. i love to see the seqence of images that leads up to a finished piece. that's just AWESOME!
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thanks for the step-by-step instruction
I will give it a try on wednesday.
(damn TAB key 
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womderfull I was wondering how long it rtakes to finish a piece like this?
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this is so incredible, i love how you see the process,...i've tried to many times to do stuff like this, all my attempte mediocre tho,...but this, this is just amazing.
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ur stuff is sooooooo talented - make me feel damn crap lol!
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That's an amazing transformation.
My drawings don't progress pass stage 4, and I say, "Damn I'm good." HA!
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Your tutorials are simple, but very enlightening And also very inspiring. There is definately great skill behind your artwork.
Keep up the great work!!
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Wow ... thats very awesome ... i wish I could be talented enough to make something thing that would envolve the same procedure ...
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Wow, is this the coolest thing since sliced bread or what!?
I thought I was missing some key elements in some work I've been doing and this gets me motiviated to finishing them.
Thanks!!!
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Oh wow, that's awesome, but even with the step by step there's no way I could do that! I'm horrible at the airbrush!! haha! Great job though!
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i love seeing how you make these ..its like actually watching you
/me eats a cookie and wows
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wow...great work...seen the finished version...truly some perfect skills you have.
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very nice and impressive!!!! wow!!! I never do this I thought. you are rock minix! she is so real!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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It is a very good idea to reveal the stages of your creation; I like very much Thank you for your comment
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thank you, it helps me a lot, i like your step-by-steps
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i love this
thank you so so so much
it will help me out a lot.
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Another step by step! I love these, it's so cool to see how you go about doing a painting digitally, great job
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This is fantastic. Yes that is the problem with doing photorealism on the computer. People just think you just painted over a photo. Good way of showing that is not the case. Plus it is really cool to look at your technique.
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It is great to see it step by step.....Amazing work...
You make it look so easy...Damn you....
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simply amazing minix, it looks so easy when the steps are there, but in actuality it's harder than I expected. I will try your advice with the hair. as for this new piece of yours, it's put me in awe again my friend very well done
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exactly as great as the last one. you know i love these!
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so great !
the step-by-step presentation is the best thing invented since the Wacom !
please continue, don't stop painting
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mad skills...
i definitely like seeing the process, it gives me an idea what to do as well
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looka like? LOOKSSSSS like her
How can I type with an accent oi
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Looka like her. I can't wait until you post the final version!!!
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