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azathoth-the-second [2005-05-20 03:07:34 +0000 UTC]

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You artists and your crazy colours. First, you do orange flesh with blue shadows, and now Artgerm follows suit. Ack. You people.

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azathoth-the-second [2005-01-16 05:32:37 +0000 UTC]

I am going to echo the advice I gave deaddays earlier today. Don't be afraid of dark colours. Your technique is fine, but you generally want the centrepiece of a picture to have as great a difference between light and dark as you can manage. That gives it definition IMHO.

Here's an example of what I mean. I created a Levels Adjustment Layer in Paint Shop Pro, made the darks a fair bit darker, and tweaked the lights slightly.


Secondly, pay attention to light and shadow. Her tail has a shadowy side, so I think she's looking in the direction of the sun. Her bangs should be casting a shadow on the left side of her face and also on all the hair behind them.

The next step could be a simple fill background with, perhaps, a shadow and some random brush strokes for texture. Yellow-brown would suit this particular pic.

Don't mind my criticism. This is a great start. As a "photographer", I am nuts about light and shadow.^-^

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