[Robert Ashley]

I wouldnt say that this image is finnished...but I dont think I am going to work on it any longer.

This was just a test. This was the first thing that I ever "painted" in photoshop. (well, I mean from scratch....I used photshop plenty of times)

I completed it in about 3 to 4 hours. (would have been faster, but I was using a tablet....another first for me...I cant stand that thing, I think I will go back to my mouse and get my money back)

Anywho, let me know what you guys think. Tell me things you would have done better...or just say nice job....whatever...

[Robert Ashley]

I forgot to mention...I didnt sketch the girl. I just started blocking her in while I was painting....so some proportions maybe a little off. I know that she is looking in a slightly different direction....but I just used the photo as a reference. I wasnt trying to make a photocopy. Just come as close as I could without pulling my hair.

[Svanur]

looks good, seems a bit blurry at places but I think you are going the right way.

[Robert Ashley]

I was going for the depth of field thing. The only thing thats supposed to be completely in focus is her face area.

Should have have blurred the rest a bit more? Is the focus not strong enough to tell? I dont want the blurring to look like a mistake...how could I have made it better?

thanks for any replies...if I get any...dont seem to get very many replies to anything that I have posted. Do people not like my work enough to not even say anything about it? hahaaha

[Bibbe]

Not sure if you wanted crits.
But her left breast looks a little strange to me. Maybe need some shadows on the left side, where the hilight is...

I am not sure.

[Robert Ashley]

I see what you mean...I need to define a little more shadows in the center area of the chest as well as darken the left side of the left breast. Also, I kind of let the paining die when I got to her shirt...was tired of painting it.

Her breast were pretty flat to say the least. There was almost no breast to paint at all. She is no barbie doll plastic tit girl I can say.

Anywho, does anyone have any advice on how I could show more depth of field? I can see now looking at it a few days later, that I need to do something.

I also wish that I could paint more like painting....I make everything too smooth. I dont know how to show small strokes. I almost failed my painting classes in college. As I said before, I am great at drawing...but when it comes to mixing paint, or even putting the strokes on paper...it looks bad.

[lel]

It seems to me that you've captured the mood and likeness well. I think the blur works, it's part of the soft feeling of the picture.

Pictures with this kind of smooth finish are sometimes the result of overwork (kills an image, and how do I know that?:-), but not this one. It's soft brush the good way. If you want strokes to show, try the mighty hard brush at 100%!

...and if your tablet isn't a tiny one, you should keep it and use it.

[Blitz]

Very nice...Not sure whats been said.
But I like it.

Id add a littl shadow under that strap to give it a littl depth...that could really help I think...Depth is good...depth is our friend
And Im up WAY TO FRIGN LATE...
Good stuff my man