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Noko — Porcelain Bride
Published: 2006-07-16 04:38:31 +0000 UTC; Views: 3007; Favourites: 57; Downloads: 178
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I think of this one as Anime meets reality. I’ve been trying to put together a portfolio of retouched photos and I always try to make my prints look as real as possible. With this piece I wanted to go in the other direction and make my subject look like a porcelain doll. I had a lot of fun doing it and hope you all like it but I’m open to all critiques.Please view full size
BTW ...... I am looking for more photos to retouch, so if you have a HIGH quality photo that you would like me to retouch, let me know. I will do this as long as you give me permission to use it in my portfolio and display the before and after pics online. I will also send you a print or file if you prefer. The photo has to be of high quality though so don’t get upset if I turn it down.
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Wow... I like it very much... Very romantic and dream-like... Is she your daugther? She look similar to you
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Thank you and yes that is my daughter.
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She looks very pretty. And I like the way you portrayed her 
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Congrats!!!
You've been chosen for the '2006 Visual Art Feature'!
This deviation is in the feature (my last journal entry) : [link]
Please check it to view other's art! You'll be amazed, and this will make you discover new artists!
Hope this will bring you more views, favs and devwatches!!
Another good news :
You have also been chosen as a 'Spotlight Deviation'!!!
What does that mean?
Simply that this creation is one of the best of 2006 in its category (read the rules of the choice of these spotlights).
So I owe you a gift! I'll make a template for your journal, personalized with your own art (sorry available only for subscribers...).
Contact me via NOTES to get your gift (and send me the link to the deviation -your own- you've chosen for your journal template)...!
Congrats again!!!
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Well Thank you so much for displaying my work. I do appreciate it. You have one hell of a Journal, its like going to a art gallery.
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thanx so much dear! I'm think in making now a monthly feature.
I've set up a poll. Let's see....
Will make your css don't mind. just wait a bit.
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Mourning for L'Abbé Pierre. (learn more about him by clicking this link... he STILL deserving it! Humanity needs such human being. National Hommage on friday).
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Marvellous! deserves a 
I'll probably put this deviation in my special '2006 Visual Art Feature' that i'm preparing!
Lemme know if you want one of your deviations in particular, please send me a comment in this journal entry or i can forget! : [link]
Your are such a wonderful artist!
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Thank you so much I appreciate that you will put this in your journal.
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I wish I had the gift of words like you do .... thanks
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so innocent and so naughty at the same time.....!!! wow
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oh my god this is so beautiful.
of course i've been loving porcelaine puppets but now i'm loving them so much more.
anyway she makes me scared of puppets but it's really an awesome work.
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Wow I love it !!
Her skin is so pale and her big green eyes
I love the background and perspective too ..
Hope my english is good -_-
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Thank you and your English is just fine.
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What a treat for the eyes...very different indeed. This is amazing and I really admire how you changed it into an anime type piece...she does look just like a porcelain doll.
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She looks just like a porcelain doll. Thats amazing, even her hair looks like doll hair. It makes me wonder what kind of a bride a doll would make. I guess he wouldn't have to worry about her stealing the remote or eating the last piece of pizza.
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Thank you ..... ya a Stepford wife lol
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ha ha, yes she is totally a stepford wife.
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This is done really well! The only thing that I could suggest is that when I think of porcelin I see a bit more shine. Not a lot but maybe a little brighter on the highlights to create more sheen. I tried it a little bit and I liked the result. I added a little to the length of her nose, the ridges of her upper lip just under her nose, put a little hot spot on her chin and one on her forehead near the top right (though that was a little trickier). The face then looked like you could tap it with you fingernail and hear that "clink" sound. It seemed to add a little more metallic look.
Of course, that's just my preference and I think that you deffinately pulled of the doll look really well here!
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Thank you and you are right. Funny you wrote this because the other day I printed it out and thought it needed to look a bit more porcelain like. I’m going to add more highlights and also whiten the face a bit more too. I actually decided to this because my first test print came out really off from what I had on my screen, it was way blue and contrasty but the face looked better that way. After 2 days of trying to calibrate my monitor I think I can now make the adjustments. Man I hate my LCD but the pro crts just cost to much.
Sorry starting to ramble, anyway thanks for the review its much appreciated.
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No problemo! 
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those eyes are really beautiful! great work on all other elements of this awesome doll!
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This is an outstanding piece of art. I would be honored to have you do a photomanip to a high res image. If you take a quick look at my gallery you may find something that you like or I shoot every few weeks and would be more than happy to tailor a shot. My model has a vast selection of clothes...especially dark gothic clothes, and couture noir items that I have not even shot yet. Let me know and perhaps we can make some interesting art.
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Thank you ..... I will keep your site in mind. I do most of my own shooting though.
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Sorry I misunderstood your notation on one of your photos.
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The figures characteristics made me think corpse bride, just the point-i-ness i think 
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excellent work and good idea but… something grains me a little: the eyes are artificial,but ... too much. I have the impression, not glance of headstock (glass eyes) but of a 3D rendering . Not very realistic compared to the direction of your work : “truths” false eyes!
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Thank you ..... the irises of the eyes are made in photoshop and the rest of the eye is real. I understand what you are saying but that is the effect that I wanted, a cross between real and fake. I do appreciate you comment.
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Thank you ..... the original photo you can see here [link] . The only thing that I added to this was the iris of the eye and the background and where generated in photoshop. btw you have one hell of a gallery and I added you to my watch list. I want to start exploring fantacy art and see how I do.
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You make a very good work with this photo.
Thank you.
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Very nicely done hun...she looks just like a porcelin doll! Beautiful!
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