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fyrelyzard · Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2000 3:42 pm

I was told to come here =)

Actually, I've had a profile here for a while, but never really posted until now...

I'm a 1st year art student in Calgary Alberta, but I hope to apply for Sheridan next year for their Illustration program.

As far as my nick goes.... it's just there so I have something unique to put in to my profile. Just call me FC.

Anyways, here's a sketch done in Painter using the Soft Charcoal tool. It's based on Natalie Portman's pose on the front of this week's Entertainment Weekly. I've edited it slightly from when I plugged it recently at Topcow Creator's Corner - the right eye has been moved down slightly.

Anyways, comments and crits are welcome.
http://fyrelyzard.zerion.com/repwork/portman1b.jpg

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Frost · Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2000 4:01 pm

Looks real nice FC. Welcome!

Jerrid · Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2000 4:17 pm

Waassssssssssaaaaahhhhhhh!! Hey Fyre, looks like it is going to rain. Heh, well, nice to see you come here, who is telling everyone to come from the TCMB? Just wondering, keep up the good work Fyre. Later!

Nightime · Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2000 4:17 pm

Gorgeous eyes... Welcome!

JJ

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Mr Weasel · Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2000 6:52 pm

Welome aboard sailor !

zapman · Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2000 7:24 pm

Who told you about this place! ill go Teach them a thing or two!

j/k

Cool image, we will help you out if you need it and you can do the same, its a fun place to lurk around.

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[Shizo] · member Member # Joined: 22 Oct 1999 Posts: 3938

you say hi!

shizo say DIEE!!

=8-O

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Eudoxus · Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2000 10:06 pm

Greetings, distant traveller and welcome to The Brotherhood.

bop · Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2000 2:33 am

very good on the eyes, but i think the shadow on the upperlip is a little bit overdone.

welcome m8

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bop · Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2000 2:43 am

hey i just checked your portofolio... i noticed that the picture you've posted here is far better (IMHO) Is this later work?

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fyrelyzard · Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2000 8:35 am

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Originally posted by bop:
hey i just checked your portofolio... i noticed that the picture you've posted here is far better (IMHO) Is this later work?

I'm not sure I know which one you are talking about. Do you mean the Grandma portrait?

I have to admit, I haven't really done too much photorealistic portraiture lately, and only most recently returned to it. I'm still a little shakey, I guess =)

I will work on that portrait a bit more though, I think.

Thanx all for the comments =)

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bop · Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2000 7:05 am

yeah i mean the grandma...
anyway, your pic is great!

can you give me any tips on how to draw that devilish look?

fyrelyzard · Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2000 12:41 pm

Hmm... the devilish look... you mean the smokey look in this portrait?

I think it mostly has to do with the amount of shadow you put on the eyes. In the case of the reference pic i used, she has a lot of eye-shadow on to accentuate the deepness of her brow in relationship to the eyes. Further than that, it's hard to explain. Most of it has to do with the makeup in the original picture, rather than rendering. I just try to render and improve upon what I see.

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bop · Posted: Mon May 01, 2000 5:01 am

ok thanks

i'll just have to practice some more then

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