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Inspector Lee · Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2002 12:46 am

O.K. I had to put some title to get you guys to look. This is my first portrait attempt with the WACOM tablet. It's a christmas present for my wife, so I still have a few weeks to work on it. Any and all comments welcome.

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Wiked Ewok · Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2002 1:23 am

That is one cute girl! Love the colors, and the expression on her face. Who is she?
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B0b · Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2002 1:53 am

nice pic of your daughter Smile

Sumaleth · Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2002 2:45 am

I think it's fantastic as it is. I'm not sure I'd do any more work on it, it's got a nice painterly quality to it now that might be lost.
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Cuddly · Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2002 5:55 am

Love it. Sumaleth's right. The painterly quality of the strokes is very nice and I think they should be left as they are. Color saturation is fantastic. Great piece!

Ragnarok · Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2002 5:58 am

Wow, really cute Very Happy

And I agree, the painterly feel it has is really nice.

Hmm... maybe the shadows are too hard above her nose?

Overall... great!
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Al Ian · Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2002 6:13 am

Um, I've got a comment for you.... WOW!!

For your first your kickin butt. Along with that your little girl is cute! How old is she? 1-2?
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ejwize · Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2002 6:55 am

Vibrant and technically very impressive!

I love the lavendar in the shadows... the color really brings it to life.

You want me to pick a nit? No one would say this but someone on this forum... but this is this forum, so...

I feel like the point where the neck meets the torso is a bit hard and that the process overwhelms the form a bit on the patch of torso that is visible.

Again, a nit. I'm jealous. Razz

Inspector Lee · Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2002 9:35 am

Thanks for all the encouragement. I still feel that I paint like I'm using pigment instead of painting with light. The best artists I see around here seem to have that quality to their work (as though they're painting with light). I think it's one of the most beautiful things about digital painting, because you can't really do that as well with paint. I guess I have a long way to go till I get to that point.

-and yes as many of you guessed she's my daughter (16 months old)

-ejwize, yeah I think the neck may need a little work. I don't mind the unfinished quality, but the color or the contrast is bugging me.

Did the color in the highlights in her hair bug anyone? a little too orange maybe?
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Jami Noguchi · Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2002 9:41 am

if the skin tones were more muted, the orange on the hair would be too much. but this is a bright and cheery piece and the highlights are perfect. this is a superb portrait of your cute girl. certainly brightened up my day ^_^ (no, I'm not Michaeld Jackson or R Kelly. Mind out of gutter please. YUCK!)
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Matthew · Posted: Wed Nov 20, 2002 8:22 am

Wow. Very cool.
I think your wife will be very happy.

keep it up
Matthew

nilpferd · Posted: Wed Nov 20, 2002 2:35 pm

That looks great!
But when I look at a picture in this forum I also look for mistakes, or things that looks in my opinion odd so....
I think the Shadows on her eyes are too "much". It reminds me of a scene in a movie where the protagonist gets angry ... know what I mean?
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