[Enayla]

All right, so I admit it - I've only been drawn cute pictures lately. I'll have to make up for that with something reaaaally gory soon

Anyway, this, I wanted to look fairytale-ish, with a bit of my own usual style added into it. I gave up on the background... honestly, I wanted a window, or the sea, or whatever in the background, but I couldn't get it to work because of her pose. So I went with this... hope it works decently well at least




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[Chapel]

That looks great. I like this cutesy stuff. This one seems a little dark in my opinion though. The dark background adds an uneasy feeling to the pic. Reminds me of American McGee's Alice. Your artwork is really impressive.

[Mime]

as usual wonderful hair enayla. And i like the whole pic a lot.

[ceenda]

Enayla: Beautiful work there. The tone and detail on the fabric is excellent. A wonderfully soft approach.

My only crit is that, well, dang, it would be kinda neat to see some really hard shadows in there. [cue boos and hisses]

Either way, your style comes through extremely well, nice work!

[SlightlyTwisted]

Well, you already know my thoughts on this, so I won't waste any time with those.

I just came to cheer on the frogs. Go Frogs Go!

Ooh, and this future gore-laden picture. Can't wait.

[TheMilkMan]

Very nice!

[skyediver]

This is definitely some of your more realistic hair, though I'm thinking shampoo-commerical realistic. =) I love the metal rings around the frame. She makes me think of Claudia from Interview with the Vampire.

[Icannon]

this looks nice, enayla.
the hair and dress are very well done. very good form. her face could be improved i think. it's pretty, but it doesnt have the same perfectness of the hair and dress. maybe some hard shadows like ceenda said would help? i'm not sure.

[Alloy]

Great stuff Enayla, I really like the hair and dress.

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[SporQ]

the face seems a little 2d to me. maybe cause it's in perfect profile with almost no shadow.

maybe try turning the face a bit, either to or away from the viewer. i dont know. nice pic though, of course.

SporQ

[creepfever]

If digital artists are remembered in a few hundred years like we remember names like davinci or michaelangelo you will be one of them!

[Blitz]

Very good
You have this hair thing down.
I dont feel the face dose the rest of the pic justice. It seems a little flat. Still better than what I can do but flat none the less. I duno

See yas big E

Blitz

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[Enayla]

Thanks everyone!

I know there's some problems with the face. I tried shadowing it, I honestly did, but every time I did I lost some of the "pretty doll look". I don't /really/ want the face to look realistic. A little bit more realistic, yes, but not as realistic as most of my faces.

I'll see what I can do about it...

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[-- Transcendent --]

Yup, it's something right out of a fairytale. Great work, especially the linen and hair. I still think the face needs a little more shadowing - but that's just me

[Slicer]

something is telling me that I dont like this pic. I dont really know what though. Maybe it seems a little...like you did 2 pics, the background and the girl and they dont really match somehow.
I think it lacks some sort of base. Looks like you jumped to the details directly like it wasnt really planned through. well. I dont like the overall pic but the "parts" by themselves arent bad at all.
I didnt think faerytale-ish style was so detailed? well I havent looked at too much pics but I think it would look better with not so much details.

[faustgfx]

as i already said on icq, your drawings make baby faustus cry.

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[Spitfire]

It makes me think of a Koreisch song called "eclectic powder burn".

I think it went something like "AWRAAAAAAGHHHHHH!!! GRAAAAHHHH!!! AAAGHHHHHHH!!!!".



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[redix]

i was drinking milo when i saw this, then i sa the pic load and spat it all over the screen (no joke) it is amazing, how the hell do u do the hair.

[waylon]

Hi. Incredible detail work. And I *DO* think the background goes well with the girl. It gives it an old turn-of-the-century advertisement feel.

I agree with the others that it looks a bit flat, though. I think the problem is that the light is coming from above her in the front, like where the rings are (but perhaps a bit farther away) - but the curls toward the back of her head are getting just as much light as her bangs. It's not so much a matter of having deeper shadows, it's just that there are some shadows missing. Fix that up, and you've got one hell of a pic. (Not that you don't already!)

[toast!]

hi enayla,

this is damn kitch but incredibly well done, i'm speechless regarding the hair ; the way you ve imagined it is worthy of an hairdresser.
I d be curious to see you draw things out of that style, i mean not drawing naked girls with big guns like we see many, but something more realistic and less cute.

see you
toast

[Enayla]

Bloody hell, I had typed down all the answers and the stupid machine glomps them down in an Exploder crash


-- Transcendent -- : Shadowing coming up as soon as I get the time I promise!

Slicer: Well, everyone has a right to have their own taste, ne? As I said in my first post with the pic, the background WAS added as an afterthought but I pretty much like it actually The girl looks just like I want her to look (beyond the details some people have pointed out to me) and she was pretty well planned. I often draw characters, and tend to add the background afterwards (stupid, I know� but no one�s perfect, right?) As to the fairytale style� I doubt there actually IS one. Compare the myriads of different styles people use to illustrate fairytales! What I meant was that I wanted this picture to have a fairytale feel, like she�s a cute little thing from a story. And details are my trademark� no way I�m dropping them.
Faustgfx: Sowwy! *gives him a popsicle*

Spitfire: Heeeh� why do I get the feeling you don�t like this one?

Redix: Now that is a compliment! As to the hair bit, do a search for hair tutorials on the forum, I have added one somewhere around here (old forum, though)� but the hair for this gal was basically just a lot of time and small brushes.

Waylon: Glad to hear you think the background works. I think I�ll work with your ideas on the hair� Don�t have the time right now though (I do work full time after all)
Toast!: I was kind of aiming for kitch (or something akin to it at any rate)� and as to the hair � I love drawing hair. One of my favourite pastimes � but really, this isn�t actually the style I /usually/ work in. This is just something I�ve been doing lately (the cutsey stuff) because I�ve been in the mood.

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[Frost]

Damn that's nice looking and clean. Good job!

[Axl]

Others have said it but amazing detail on the hair and the dress. I like the dark bg, as Chapel said the pic feels uneasy as though there's something more to piece than an innocent looking girl.

[Periadam]

Wow, that looks lovely!

I think you get the biggest volume of posts on this forum(s) with the possible exception of Dhab. I heard a couple people say that it was something about being a woman, but I'm one and I hardly get any I know I'm no you, but jeez!

Anyhow, I LOVE the pic and I really wanna see more stuff from you! ...and I know you get that a lot.

Have a nice day!

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[creepfever]

I'm really anticipating your gory picture now, let's see what you do on the opposite side of the spectrum! =)

[Awetopsy]

Enayla, this is definately my favorite pic of yours... excellent job!

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[Enayla]

Frost: Wheeh! Thanks!

Axl: Thankee I am beginning to like the background more and more, actually.

Krazy: *blush* Thanks!


Solitaire: I was actually aiming for something like that! Glad to hear it worked

Periadam: I haven't got THAT many posters here! *laugh* Thanks, though

creepyfever: Just waiting for the right inspiration now

Awetopsy: Yay!

(Hooooooookay, here we go, editing this message to smack up the new version of the image! Thanks SporQ!!)



(I just de-fluffed her hair )


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[SporQ]

ok, i hope you dont mind me editing your pic, but i finally realized what was bothering me about the pic. its the hair.

at first i thought it was the face, cause the face is so small compared to the hair, but i think the problem is actually with the hair in back. it seems far to poofy, and it sticks out too much, i just squished it down to about half it's size(horizontally) and i think it fits the shape of the skull better. it also seems to give it a bit more depth.



but maybe im seeing things? i hope this helps, and i hope it doesnt offend

SporQ

[SporQ]

p.s. i wouldn't spend the time if i didnt think it was a fantastic pic

keep up the good work.

SporQ

[Enayla]

(last comment before I go to sleep)

Wheeeh, SporQ, you're an angel! That helps a lot... guess I was just too caught up in making the curls pretty to notice that! I'll fix it tomorrow night after work! *hugs*

*darts off to sleep*

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