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veggie! · Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2001 2:51 am

this is not finished, but before i go on i would like some other peoples input on it. Please rip it apart! (the dress is getting worked on)

baierl · junior member Member # Joined: 01 Mar 2001 Posts: 12

The eyes seem pasted on. The skin over all has some good depth to it, but the eyes aren't working right.

roundeye · Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2001 4:32 pm

theyre not soft enough.

mutok · Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2001 9:42 pm

she has a squared upper lip: is she supposed to be sneering?

Eric Pommer · Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2001 5:00 am

What you've got isn't bad, but there is still work to do on the face. With the background and dress that dark, you are going to need to darken the shadows of her face to avoid making it look pasty. The eyes need some definite shadows on them to make them look rounder. I agree that the expression does look a little like a sneer, currently, but that might be intentional.
I would also suggest blurring out the edges at some point...they look a little ragged.

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faustgfx · Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2001 5:01 am

if you're going to draw portman, at least draw her properly. this looks more like me than her..

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veggie! · Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2001 9:06 am

Thanks for all the help! I decided to darken the whole thing, but i might darken the shadows more, any suggestions? Im also probably going to make the left arm a little bit longer. Theres not as much of a sneer now either.

faustgfx: thanks for all the help, because of the input you gave me i have really learn alot.

Loukus · Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2001 3:15 pm

hmmm.... I would use the sponge tool instead of whatever you did with the dress (dodge/burn?). Just to keep those highlights there on the dress.

I've seen a pic of faust, not to worry about it looking like him.... but he looks pretty cool with trigunish hair

JL

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SoMK · Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2001 7:17 pm

Great start ! Maybe you sould try and colour your shadows.. I mean, deciding where the light is coming from and using a colour as drop shadow... argh my english is so lousy.. ask for repaint!! *LOL*

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topeira · Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2001 12:25 am

doesn't look like natali if it should have looked like her, but it still looks good.

i think the pic is too blurry like u were trying to hide certain details. and the outlines on the shoulders and neck are not smooth enough to my taste.
the hair on the head should be more defined i think....

.... but i think too much...

good work.

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