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Default  [A] Celestial Scribe
06.05.06, 05:43:24
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I finally traded in my Crayola colouring pencils for a professional set of art pencils. I really should have done it a long time ago, but there were a lot of things hinderng me (including the fact the the real ones are very expensive. Seriously, for a full set of 36 you're looking at like 50 euro minimum).

Anyway, these pencils are really amazing. I spent all morning on this picture. The texture of them reminds me a little of chalk pastels, but they're not as messy and smudgy. And yet, you can acheive a softness I never imagined you could with pencils.... Dear god I'm getting turned on by pencils.

ANYWAY. The scanner kind of ruined the colours. They are much more vibrant IRL, and the gradients are much more gradual. It's one thing I abhor about scanners. -_- Oh and the Ink bottle and right foot got cut off......and actually, now that I think about it...I think I might have drawn the foot the wrong way round.

hehe.. I also added a border and text in PSP. Makes it look so...professional. lol

C&C muchly appreciated ^ ^



Gah! Talk about a long winded post. xD

If I think of anything else I want to say about this, I'll be sure to make a long winded edit. XD
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Default  06.05.06, 10:38:29
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Hmm, a good pencil set will go a long way, but you have a decent talent in shading. The coloring on the hair is amazing. I'm not really entirely sure where the light-source is, so if there was one thing I'd tell you to improve is to pick one direction of light and stick with it for the whole thing. It'll make your art look more realistic and stick out more.
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Default  06.05.06, 10:58:40
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I was mean to you earlier, but that's an awsome drawing. *Donates.


And having two left feet just means she won't be able to dance very well.
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Default  06.05.06, 11:32:00
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Abel. Thanks for the compliments. For this I was going for a general light from above, but the lighting is something I can never seem to get right. Sometimes I draw a little dot in one corner of the page for a guide, but I just end up ignoring it.

Chaos. Yep, I can't imagine she would do that well at dancing. And being mean isn't a reason to donate RP, but if you really liked the drawing, then thank you. ^ ^
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Default  06.05.06, 11:32:57
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I really liked the drawing.
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Default  06.05.06, 11:45:44
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Really good quality colouring pencils make a huge ****ing difference. My mate once spent fifty quid on a set of these Chinese ones and they were absolutely beautiful to work with, really soft lead and vibrant opaque colours. Well worth the investment in better quality materials if you want a good result. Shame brushes cost so ****ing much though.

Anyways, it's an alirght drawing. I can't work out whether her arms are too long or if her legs are, I think they both might be too stretched out...I mean obviously it's a stylised drawing, but looking at standard proportions your average woman is, what, around five and a half heads tall, and this one is around seven, I'd say.

But yeah, nice colouring, could maybe do with a few darker values in there though.
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Default  06.05.06, 11:49:03
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Aye, I would say it's the legs that are too long.
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Default  06.05.06, 12:28:52
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Thanks for the C&C LL. Yeah the legs might be a bit too long. The calves moreso than the thighs though I'd say, as I used a real life measuremeant for that part.

And yes. There are actually darker shades in there, but like I said, the scanner pretty much ruined it.

I'm a bit afraid to add more to it in case I ruin it.
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Default  06.05.06, 12:31:54
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One of the hardest things is knowing when to add more, and when to exercise restraint. Personally I'd probably leave that and move on to something else.
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