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Luigi-Vaporeon.
This took me some time to color mainly for the research on some new techniques and relearning multiply, overlay, screen type coloring. Especially her hair, but I love how it came out to be.
Never ever stick with one technique for too long, since we can learn so many new horizons.
The Beach towel is not as good as I'd like it to be but I was already done with Aithra here. I felt I had to crop this more from my original mainly cause, in my artist eye, I was wasting a lot of space. That and my eye kept on drifting away from Aithra here onto the sidelines.
Aithra © Luigi-Vaporeon
Luigi-Vaporeon. This took me some time to color mainly for the research on some new techniques and relearning multiply, overlay, screen type coloring. Especially her hair, but I love how it came out to be.
Never ever stick with one technique for too long, since we can learn so many new horizons.
The Beach towel is not as good as I'd like it to be but I was already done with Aithra here. I felt I had to crop this more from my original mainly cause, in my artist eye, I was wasting a lot of space. That and my eye kept on drifting away from Aithra here onto the sidelines.
Aithra ©
Luigi-Vaporeon
Category All / Pokemon
Species Unspecified / Any
Size 646 x 1192px
File Size 435.9 kB
Oooh, very, VERY nice use of coloring here! The contrast of the blanket with the black skin is divine, and I love the way the ring color is just pale enough to stand out against the black without seeming like too much.
The use of coloring alone hass earned you a fave, my friend. I must admit, your picture wouldn't otherwise be up to my ststandards (lack of little, defining details, things that make the picture look 'real,' for one), but as I said, the way you colored this is amazing!
The use of coloring alone hass earned you a fave, my friend. I must admit, your picture wouldn't otherwise be up to my ststandards (lack of little, defining details, things that make the picture look 'real,' for one), but as I said, the way you colored this is amazing!
Thank you for the generous compliments. I, the artist speaking, do appreciate them very much so, however you perked my interest on the "defining details you like to see in a picture to make them look real".
Could you explain more in depth on what you would like to see in a picture aside good contrast, coloring, and wise shading techniques? Every little bit helps me define what my audience would like to see in a picture.
P.S.
Sorry for the delay, I, the artist, don't usually log onto this account often.
Could you explain more in depth on what you would like to see in a picture aside good contrast, coloring, and wise shading techniques? Every little bit helps me define what my audience would like to see in a picture.
P.S.
Sorry for the delay, I, the artist, don't usually log onto this account often.
You're welcome, the picture's well worth the compliments. ^^
H'mm... Gimme a sec, lemme see if I can find an example of what I mean. Ok, got one. This picture ( http://www.furaffinity.net/view/594305/ , hopefully that came out right) shows a bit more about what I mean by details than what I could describe on my own. The fur looks realistic; it's bunched up at the shoulders, flat and spiky, alternately. The claws have lines on them separating the 'fingers' on each paw that make it look like a real animal's. The muzzle has the normal wrinkles in it that come from a facial expression (most facial expressions cause wrinkles, even if they're only temporary).
To apply this concept to this individual picture:
1) Her fur would need to have, if not the whole fur look, at least stray strands along the edges, where the black lines are. Even if the fur is short, it would still be spiky a little bit, not completely flat. You displayed this concept well with her hair.
2) The toes on her feet would need to be a little bit more 3D looking by separating them using lines and shading, even if they're together and curved at the end. Curl your own toes - even if you can't see the bottom part of them, you can still see the lines that separate your toes.
3) Her right eye is squinted, but where are the wrinkles that come from an eye being squinted? You showed the wrinkles in areas such as her armpits, but not in her face.
4) The sand is completely flat, no markings or footprints anywhere. Even on a relatively uncrowded beach, there are still minor dunes, and footprints from the person or people walking. Where are the footprints that lead to the beach towel? The minor difference in shade from small dunes nearby?
5) (last one, promise!) When you lay down on a towel at a beach, the sand under you gives way. But the towel itself is completely flat around Aithra. You did well with the wrinkles at the edges, but there's no wrinkling or depressions around her, and it looks as if there's nothing laying on the towel.
That's about it... hope I wasn't too harsh. Even with these faults, believe me, it was well worth the favorite! (And before you ask, no, I can't draw worth a crap, lol. That's probably one of the reasons I don't seriously critique others' works that often.)
And don't worry about the length of time you took in responding - look how long I took to respond!
H'mm... Gimme a sec, lemme see if I can find an example of what I mean. Ok, got one. This picture ( http://www.furaffinity.net/view/594305/ , hopefully that came out right) shows a bit more about what I mean by details than what I could describe on my own. The fur looks realistic; it's bunched up at the shoulders, flat and spiky, alternately. The claws have lines on them separating the 'fingers' on each paw that make it look like a real animal's. The muzzle has the normal wrinkles in it that come from a facial expression (most facial expressions cause wrinkles, even if they're only temporary).
To apply this concept to this individual picture:
1) Her fur would need to have, if not the whole fur look, at least stray strands along the edges, where the black lines are. Even if the fur is short, it would still be spiky a little bit, not completely flat. You displayed this concept well with her hair.
2) The toes on her feet would need to be a little bit more 3D looking by separating them using lines and shading, even if they're together and curved at the end. Curl your own toes - even if you can't see the bottom part of them, you can still see the lines that separate your toes.
3) Her right eye is squinted, but where are the wrinkles that come from an eye being squinted? You showed the wrinkles in areas such as her armpits, but not in her face.
4) The sand is completely flat, no markings or footprints anywhere. Even on a relatively uncrowded beach, there are still minor dunes, and footprints from the person or people walking. Where are the footprints that lead to the beach towel? The minor difference in shade from small dunes nearby?
5) (last one, promise!) When you lay down on a towel at a beach, the sand under you gives way. But the towel itself is completely flat around Aithra. You did well with the wrinkles at the edges, but there's no wrinkling or depressions around her, and it looks as if there's nothing laying on the towel.
That's about it... hope I wasn't too harsh. Even with these faults, believe me, it was well worth the favorite! (And before you ask, no, I can't draw worth a crap, lol. That's probably one of the reasons I don't seriously critique others' works that often.)
And don't worry about the length of time you took in responding - look how long I took to respond!
Ahh, so your art that realistic.
Well... it takes a lot to offend me, so I find your words of wisdom more enlightening then harsh. However, while the realistic style will take more time, the request I was doing was under a more comic / manga style. I'll definitely keep your suggestions in mind for any future projects.
Well... it takes a lot to offend me, so I find your words of wisdom more enlightening then harsh. However, while the realistic style will take more time, the request I was doing was under a more comic / manga style. I'll definitely keep your suggestions in mind for any future projects.
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