[Nex]

Ok I lied.. calm down guys

Here is a picture I made yesterday please comment/critique it.

The hair is very ugly.. but somehow I am stuck there..



reference image: http://unet.univie.ac.at/~a9627269/l_casta.jpg

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[ex]

That's really nice nex. I really like the reference you used too.

[shardik]

i really like the fabric of her shirt it looks kinda leathery tho, but very cool


take what u have now, throw some darkness on a layer above it where its dark, and just lighten the light areas. :-D

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[The Dude]

Damn, I was looking forward to the skin!

Hey! And where did you get that photo of my wife?

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[Grendel Khan]

Hey, I've seen this girl somewhere ...

Looks good so far, but i think you should make her eyes a little bit bigger and add more contrast to her face (like in the photo).

Maybe you should use a bigger brush on the hair and then detail it with different sized brushes.

IMHO.

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[Nex]

ex:Thank you. Well mrs. Casta sure looks fine

shardik:Its funny that you like the fabric on her clothes.. I think its just the color tone that gives the impression of leather.. because I did not do much with it except adding some folds. I will try to heighten the contrast and see what comes out.

Dude:Hehe. Whoops you got me. I never thought that her husband could lurk in this forum. It was all harmless.. just a little posing and thats it...
No laetitia! not now.. I am writing! stop it! ngh.. asfkakasg asdkgsg

Grendel:*Makes notes* eyes bigger, more contrast.. okay thanks for the input!

Thanks you guys, I will raise the contrast on the image and see what it looks like then.

here is another version with different hair:



which one is better?

[shahar2k]

Still requires a LOT more contrast, and make all the elements of the face bigger (the nose, mouth eyes are too distant from each other in the photo they occupy almost 70% of the face, and seem to have more depth to them, the hair you did is great although could use sharper highlights, and the face could still use darker darks and lighter lights... (watch the position of the eyes in the photo)
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[Nex]

Man.. only 2 days and already on page 3.. well:

sharak2k: Thx for the comments.
I will post a reworked version somewhere in the near future (where she will hopefully not look so sick). Anyway I hope you didn't judge my painting too much by the lighting situation in the photo.. I did not want to do an exact copy of it.
I wanted to approach it in a more painted-look way.

- Nex

[synj]

theresa and i agree that you should join avon because you did good makeup.

Personally I think the black space in there is too large, or something. maybe showing a corner of the fabric in there would make me smile or just not so harsh of a shadow. overall very neat! join avon now! thanks!

-synj www.synj.net

[Bizarde]

hi nex,u make some good steps in the right direction.but why u cut the nices part of that girl...=(
btw nice pic&site!


~bizarde.

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[Nex]

synj: hehe, I don't think a career in the makeup branche would be something for me.. except someone wants to look like Freddy Krueger

blizarde: thx -
"The Dude" would have not liked if I painted his wife's ahm.. chest I guess
you know how aggressive jealous husbands can be..

[Jenn]

Perdy.. Is she off that TV show FX?

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[Dryfire]

Hey man, nice reference, damn she has some big boobies! About the picture: try and add some more color and depth to the cheek nearest us, it doesn't look as defined as the other cheek, try blending it and again "add more contrast" as i'm sure was previously stated. Good luck

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[Starseed]

Here, I'll send this post back to the top.

If you like the model you were using as reference, I have quite a few more good shots of her taht you can use. Great subject, ain't she

-mt

ps: the only post of art I've submitted to this board was one of two sketches of >>Mlle<< Casta. Only got about 2 responses

[Cos]

Good job on it nex! its easier to appreciate this stuff when you are trying to do it too, its not easy m8 I tell u that. What I like about this the most is the subtle light and soft shading of the collar, has given it a really good feel of the material. Great work

[Nex]

thanks to all!

If I finish this one i will post it on my page.

Jenn: She's a model/actress played in Asterix the Movie for example. And she has a really nice face.. too.

Dryfire: thanks.

Starseed: yep she sure is a fine specimen of the homo sapiens sapiens
Must have missed your post.. but with this many postings every day its hard to see all (and remember)

Cos: thank you man. I really appreciate that.