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Published: 2011-11-30 21:07:33 +0000 UTC; Views: 3493; Favourites: 198; Downloads: 0
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Christmas special offer commission no.1 - forRequested was Sydrin, the Viking queen in blue color pallet.
I actually picked 4 shades of blue.
what I learned during making: cannot beat my scanner
Media: watercolors, business card paper, colored pencils, white gel pen, salt, format A5
music: JEM - Save me
Drawing belongs to me
Sydrin belongs to
Please do not use without my permission.
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Woah, she is so gorgeous! I love the expression and all these details... woah!
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How you do that the picture contains so many details yet it's not overloaded? Nice 3dimensional effect with only two colours.
I only don't recognize the gesture of her right hand. What's that supposed to mean? You know, figure seems pretty static and the hand's just... stiff? (I can't properly explain :C)
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Those were 4 not 2 colors - as I said in description. Her gesture should not tell anything concrete. Its intended to make you question - she stopped midway in it.
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I wonder... how did you get the texture in the top corners ? Just water or is there salt involved ?
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I was sure I listed the salt in Media...and I didnt! 
Yes, it was salt.
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great, I'll practice with it then
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There is one great tutorial made by an artist I watch and I also made one (which is badly done...) - I can look up the artists one if youd like?
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With pleasure, thank you ! I have often see pictures were salt is used, but it just doesn't work for me... I'd like to see yours too, is it in your gallery ?
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[link]
I recommend to browse around the gallery of the artist - its a worthwhile experience.
I sort of made a small master post on hentai foundry, but I cannot share a link to it here (for obvious reasons).
So Ill just copypasta the text here, ok?
>>Hello.
In comments I read that some of you have problems with the technique. Thats why I decided to make this blog, which will possibly help you a bit to orientate yourself in this field.
First of all, you will really really have to practice yourself to learn the tricks and tips. Discovering first hand is the best way to learn. I can tell you how you have to hold a brush, but you will have to hold it yourself to learn something next. (you get the point)
I don't own a camera, so all I can provide are links which I found on internet and one crappy tutorial made with my phone device.
[link] <- here you can find basics or tips for beginner artists, however even as an advanced one I still find there useful informations and keep coming back to practice or such. You can find there also information about the tools and materials. What is the best thing on this page: they have a photo of every step showing, so you should understand quite easily how the whole thing works.
I don't know how about you, but I am greedy so I said to myself: No, its not enough, I have to SEE exactly how its working. Photo is nice, but it doesn't look that way all the time, because the color dissolves etc...
Thats why youtube is your friend.
[link]
Ok, while this old grandpa is having a terrible opening for his videos, his advices are more than explicit and he talks all the time during painting. So you even understand what is happening and what he is doing.
Just click around his videos and you will find all kinds of training and advices.
As the last one I attach a link to my DA page with the phone-photos tutorial. Its not the best one, but at least you can see how I work.
[link]
I hope this helped you at least a little bit. I can give you some advice, but mind this - the basics you have to learn on your own, I cant show you how its done, so ask things more like tips. I will try my best to answer as long as I see you're polite and are interested in the subject. But make sure to click around the links I attached here before you ask something: they explain there things with pictures and better than me.
So than, have fun and explore.
Let me know how its working for you. 
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Thank you VERY much ! I'm eager to renew with watercolor painting (though I'll start with monochrome for bigger pics), and so far I was always using the same techniques for texturing, which was getting boring
I'll have a very careful look at your links and tutorial (which has a beautiful pic as an example, btw)
Thankies
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This literally made me gasp out loud when I saw this. The lines and colors are just beautiful! I love all the detail, and just everything about it! Hek, I'd put it up in my room if I could!
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Je to ΓΊΕΎasnΓ©... TΓ‘ modrΓ‘ farba tomu dΓ‘va krΓ‘sny chladnΓ½ odtieΕ a podtrhuje koncept krΓ‘ΔΎovnej Vikingov... KrΓ‘sna prΓ‘ca!
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Dakujem, som uprimne prekvapena pochvalou
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Wonderful...Fascinuju ma taketo "jednofarebne" kusky a to ako to ludia ako ty dokazu spravit aby obrazok nesplival dohromady!
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Udajne vraj ciernobiele veci su tazke na zobrazenie (foto, ci malba), pretoze treba balansovat s svetlom a tienom a podobne. Ja mam posit, ze to je prave lahsie - akobz som zrazu videla plno plno detailov a nemusim sa stresovat ztmanovat veci, ci bude pasovat odtien a tak... nevime to lepsie vzsvetlit.
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What a beauty 
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All thanks to the amazing references I was given
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Aww, she is pretty, the princess of ice!!! I love how you used the blue on her and on the bg!
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She's very recognizable ! I love her in your style ^^
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Oh, many thanks - its greatly thanks to the references and good information *OceanLord has given me.
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Yep she's got plenty of drawings of her characters to help ! I'm so jealous that she can both write and draw XD
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Sydrinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
My favorite character in her story ! 
(so bad i miss your special commission 
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Oh darn, it makes me so frustrated I know no french! ah! I want to read the story too!
I appreciate your interest - dont worry, there will probably be a chance later on.
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My, she's very beautiful 
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Very glad you like her. Its an amazing young Lady and makes at least me curious
I wanted to put a cup on her hand, but than it appeared to me more... curious, to see her extend it. Perhaps she is offering it for a kiss (greeting) or reaching for something...?
There are two more left to be done for you - Ill do probably next slot from a different requester, but Ill try to finish all quickly.
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Aww thank you
She got really fond of Joseph, actually, but that was very unrequited, the poor thing. She has a very tough task ahead, it's not easy to move from an innocent teenager to a queen with the responsability of a broken country X)
Don't worry for the time taken, you're very very fast
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Yes, I know - you told me... but you know, I do wonder if she ever got happy and found someone who returned her feelings. C:>
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(LOL ces hommes alors XD )
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Ben tiens, c'est toi qui me l'a donnΓ© hein 
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or she can put a spell on him
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Oh wow, it's really pretty, I really enjoy the blue monochrome with this one, she looks like some ice queen, but very sensual and delicate :3
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