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Better To Think About... sorta by ~dreor

Categories Digital Art > Drawings > Miscellaneous

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Submitted: April 18
File Size: 1.0 MB
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Resolution: 1600×2400
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To better view the chick, hit "download" to the left.

Back in high school (wow, that seems forever ago), I had a concept. Some poor classmate was kidnapped and dragged off to the building's photography dark room, where -- after making sure nothing was in danger if we did so -- I had her pose and shone a hand-held spotlight on her so I could take ref photos.

Then, home again, photographed the antique vanity my mother has kept for further ref.

I started out drawing something very allegorical which I then shortly after abandoned because I didn't have the time, nor the skill.

Over time, I've gained skill, but still don't have much time.

This is "part" of the image, done for a class last fall. I say part because I ran out of time again and had to use a manipulated photo from my reference collection. It lacks all the important parts of the allegory... Someday though! I'll tackle that bugger someday! The girl, however, is drawn entirely from scratch.

Image copyright © Kate N.Y. *dreor

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~Psamophis

Apr 18, 2008, 12:53:30 PM

Beautiful!! Her hair is fantastic!!!
I love the way the shading is done

*Vermillion42X

Apr 19, 2008, 9:08:09 PM

The placement and style of the lighting are pretty nice, i like how the image pops from afar, but it all seems a little to soft to me when I see it up close. If some of the light dropped into shadow faster in some areas and then had more gradient in others, it would help the image pop more when you see it closer. That's my suggestion, otherwise, the face and hair are quite nice; looks good to me
I hope you don't mind if i critique your stuff

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"For years my life was spent on the pursuit of knowledge. Until I found something better, creativity."

~dreor

Apr 19, 2008, 9:19:42 PM

Absolutely valid suggestions -- and I love critique from people who do so the way you just did (with balance and in a relatively small dosage, because I am not good at absorbing large doses all at once). Obviously, I had the most time on the face and hair, and ran out of time before I finished. So everything's a bit...sloppy compared to what I'd have preferred. The nice thing about this being so far from what I actually INTEND for the final product is that I will be able to revisit it over and over until it works. I do agree, the pop is far from correct. The color balance between fore and background is not what I like, and the shadow play is all wrong. To be honest, I dislike the light altogether, because it is entirely unreal to the concept or the scene. What I want is more like what you seem to want to see as well, abrupt stronger hard light and hard shadow. I think that will definitely assist in the allegory as well. Hopefully that will get to change someday future Thanks!

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