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Published: 2009-12-17 22:20:32 +0000 UTC; Views: 1275; Favourites: 42; Downloads: 31
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Description Finally! It's finished!

Full view please!

I think my scanner sucks out the color though It looks so much more vivid and better on paper...anyone know how to fix it?

This is a giftart for , I hope she likes it!

P.S. yes, my human anatomy still sucks Bear with me as I improve over time? >.<

Tools used: Color pencils, gel pens, and ink

Edit o5/15/10: Turns out my old laptop desaturated the colors...so I turned it up and edited a bit. Desaturated colors annoys me lol
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Comments: 33

stariaplushies [2009-12-17 22:27:43 +0000 UTC]

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first off i really love this!! the flowers have so much detail and look like they are coming off the page! the swirly vine (lack of better description word) makes this really stand out and gives it alot of character!! i think in the girl though that there is something off about her neck and the bow looks like it is sticking out from her body instead of laying againts it i am not sure if you did this on purpose but if you did just ignore this comment the hair looks great and flows nicely. the right arm is a bit small compared to the other one and the other shoulder looks just a bit too big but over all this is really great!!

hope i didnt offend you!

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Susaleena In reply to stariaplushies [2009-12-17 22:31:41 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for your kind critique The bg was the most time consuming and at one point I thought it was a bit too much The bow is actually a ribbon/string like thing so I guess it's ok if it sort of sticks out? I agree with you though, I'm still having difficult with drawing people since I drew mostly animals/creatures all my life. Her arm was very tough for me to draw too but I gave up fixing it >.<

I'm not offended at all, I like crits Thank you again

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Isaac125 [2010-11-02 17:41:11 +0000 UTC]

Really pretty. Nice work

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devangdragon [2010-10-20 11:10:48 +0000 UTC]

so beautiful and cute

sexy also

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Susaleena In reply to devangdragon [2010-10-21 02:14:31 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Glad you think so

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devangdragon In reply to Susaleena [2010-10-21 06:10:23 +0000 UTC]

it's ma pleasure

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Kleedoll [2010-06-05 14:16:30 +0000 UTC]

I love the bright colours
Her hair and the flowers look great

<3

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Susaleena In reply to Kleedoll [2010-06-06 02:12:31 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much, that means a great deal to me

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sheikhrouf23 [2010-05-23 15:20:48 +0000 UTC]

beautiful

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XxLunar-EternalxX [2010-05-23 03:26:42 +0000 UTC]

whoa!!! that's awesome! the background looked like a lot of work

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Susaleena In reply to XxLunar-EternalxX [2010-05-23 04:09:21 +0000 UTC]

Aww thank you so very much Yes, the background was so tedious but I'm glad I managed it somehow in the end I'm really glad you like it!

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XxLunar-EternalxX In reply to Susaleena [2010-05-23 04:10:59 +0000 UTC]

its really good, beautifully done so y wouldnt i like it? XD

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dielectric-m [2009-12-28 12:00:46 +0000 UTC]

lovely gallery you got.

why not check out this [link] if you like you can give a watch and i will give you a watch back,thanx.

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Susaleena In reply to dielectric-m [2009-12-28 20:58:45 +0000 UTC]

Thank you
and sorry, but I don't trade watches. I watch those who I want to watch.

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dielectric-m In reply to Susaleena [2009-12-28 21:11:03 +0000 UTC]

ok no prob

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cenkaz [2009-12-21 04:06:17 +0000 UTC]

A lot of critiques so I will just say a few pointers ^^
The flowers are nicely detailed through the use of using more than just one colour it would be nice if you add more shades of colour throughout the other parts of the artwork.The shading on the other hand is brilliant
Also keep in mind that black shades don't always give you the best look With pencil work you should get a more understanding of the colour wheel and how you can work with darkening colours eg. to make red darker use brown or purple,etc.
Once you get a more understanding of how colours work and with your current level of shading you could get away with wonderful artworks that won't require you to do such a thick black outline in your works and look more realistic for that matter.

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Susaleena In reply to cenkaz [2009-12-21 04:34:05 +0000 UTC]

Thank you Critiques help me improve so its ok It's very difficult to adjust my scanner to pick up the many diff colors on the paper And I'm glad you noticed the black I realized afterwards how much it clashed (especially the top of the hair and the OD black on the first giant lily) I was planning to use darker colors and didn't coordinate the coloring so well x_X

I've also heard from my friend that the thick outlines take away from the colors so thank you for pointing that out as well I guess my head is stuck too much into digital painting I always used black to shadow things and outlined w/ digital art

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cenkaz In reply to Susaleena [2009-12-21 04:43:00 +0000 UTC]

Depending what program you have/use just adjusting the levels should do to bring out your artworks true colours.

Yeah that is true which is why once you have a more understanding of colours you will see that outlines won't be needed so much
Yeah the thing with digital painting is that using so many settings/tools it sometimes deters you from completely understanding how tones/colours work.That is why its best to have that very fundamental skill through the use of traditional methods to have a better understanding of it.

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Susaleena In reply to cenkaz [2009-12-21 05:08:00 +0000 UTC]

Ah yes I use CS4 to adjust the levels,contrast..etc

I used to think outlines were utterly necessary I think mainly because of the impact I had from other artists who used copics or Corel...I decided to stop creating digital art for the time being and learn the basics of tradtional It's true, digital art is mostly a program making the art for about 80% of it or so It doesn't help you learn from mistakes either (since a lot of artists spaz with the CTRL+Z) I completely neglected the old ways when I converted to digital art It feels really great to pick up a pencil again and draw

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cenkaz In reply to Susaleena [2009-12-21 05:24:21 +0000 UTC]

Ahh right well i did put a few recommendations for the groups favourites
[link] levels stuff
[link] pencil tut

so yeah~

Digital art is still being created by the user rather the program considering the program is just a "tool". Its more to do with shortcuts/adjustments and the fact that you can undo things that sets it apart from traditional art even though to some degree you can do the same thing in traditional .

I haven't touched pencils in a long long time probably have forgotten how to use them HAHAAHAHahahahaaa...

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Spasm101 [2009-12-21 01:51:20 +0000 UTC]

I like this. The background I like the best, and how you could pull all the colors together to give it that completed look. What I don't like, unfortunately, is how the head seems like it's somewhat detached, like it's going one way when the rest of the body's going another. If you wanted her looking another direction then I would move the entire head (and I know this is super annoying to do) to the left (when looking at the picture). That kinda means the hair either needs to be slimmed, or it could just remain to same (I can't imagine the entire thing in my head, sorry). What I also don't understand is why you have her arm just sticking out of her hair. I guess you probably don't want it to disappear completely, like someone chopped it off, but it shouldn't be going at that angle. If you want it showing then it should be going forward, not backward with her other arm (thus is motion, i guess) *stariaplushies is right, I'd give some more definition to the threads around her neck because they look really two-dimensional. and...other than that, I'd like some more shade-definition in her hair, like you did with the background and her shirt. Just different shades of blonde to give it more upbeat-ness/dimension, if that makes sense.

(nice job, either way)

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Susaleena In reply to Spasm101 [2009-12-21 02:12:15 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the crit. This was drawn with a reference to a VS model who posed exactly like this in a magazine. I use ref images because I am unable to fully draw human forms properly. Her head is facing that direction because her neck is turned that way but hidden by her hair. also, her hair is actually made up for 4-5 diff shades of yellow but it doesn't show up due to the scanner...I understand that there are certain flaws in the drawing and I am still working on it. Overall, thank you for your input.

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LilianNoel [2009-12-20 09:07:07 +0000 UTC]

ooo i really like it.) the flowers and colors on the girl,.... Its me? and background is beautiful too thank you,.... and now i must draw picture for you? would you like some special? or can i draw ,what i want?

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Susaleena In reply to LilianNoel [2009-12-20 17:15:25 +0000 UTC]

I'm really glad you like it Nono, it's a gift You don't have to draw anything for me silly I just wanted to make you something It took me a long time to make this so I was worried that you might not like it as much

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DreamsDeleted [2009-12-19 21:30:34 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful!!!
And when i scan hand drawn stuff I run it through photoshop and play with brightness/contrast e.c.t until the colours look similar to the way they do in person. My mandalas hardly showed up at all after scanning, and they where done with permanent black markers!
I just love this

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Susaleena In reply to DreamsDeleted [2009-12-20 01:47:58 +0000 UTC]

thank you I play with the colors in photoshop too but I can never get the light colors to appear because they turn white I still haven't figured out how to fix it though...

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bluemoon214 [2009-12-18 16:54:27 +0000 UTC]

It turn out really nicely! good work!
Lilly looks very pretty.

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Susaleena In reply to bluemoon214 [2009-12-20 01:47:04 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad you think so, it means a lot to me since I can't really draw people that well

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KTBatmanLautner-Bale [2009-12-18 02:03:22 +0000 UTC]

Oh gosh! This is SO pretty!

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Susaleena In reply to KTBatmanLautner-Bale [2009-12-18 02:56:36 +0000 UTC]

Aww I'm really glad you like it

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just-a-girl344 [2009-12-17 23:45:00 +0000 UTC]

Don't bash yourself! She looks great!
Especially the hair and background.

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Susaleena In reply to just-a-girl344 [2009-12-18 02:57:04 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, that's sweet of you

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BigMac1212 [2009-12-17 22:22:12 +0000 UTC]

Awesome job. Lilly looks fabulous.

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