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Published: 2005-04-14 07:08:57 +0000 UTC; Views: 7434; Favourites: 120; Downloads: 815
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I started this as a little doodle, to get used to the brushes in ps7. I really like the way they handle. I think I should have tried something with more saturated colors, since that is usually where I run into problems with photoshop.This isn't really a portrait, but here is the reference photo: [link] It's a lovely stockphoto by ~kokainxstock I took it in a weird kind of direction.
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perfection! It is sooooooooo expressive (is that a word?) I loooove it!!! I'm glad you didn't go for saturated colors, cause this looks real good with soft ones.
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All your gallery is awesome !
I like a lot of Gallery but yours is... is GREAT !!!
And when i will grow up, i want do the same as you do !
Could i have an autograph please ?
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Do you use stock brushed or did you download a sweet set from somewhere? i am trying to work better at the painterly effect, but unfortunately photoshop isnt getting me what i want. i am getting painter today, which i have never used so we will see. anyway, if you can hook a sister up with some brushes, i would give you a virtual hug.
you art is killer!!!!!!
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that so doesn't look like it was done in photoshop o_o
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I've been enjoying your gallery - such a high standard of work.
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I think that the close view makes this a bit scary, but in a good way since I feel like there's no place to escape that stare. I like the simplicity of the green(ish) brush strokes.
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Wow, thats creepy. I love the texture you've given the face, it looks plastecine.
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Er, made a mistake...
Meant to say,
"Not that your other images AREN'T wonderfully wonderful, of course!"
Because they ARE wonderuflly wonderful.
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I've got to say, this is my favourite piece by you so far.
The very strangeness is what makes it wonderful, to me. There is something about that strangeness that makes her very real... it gives her a history, a background, a story.
The eyes are awesome. One moment they stare at you, the next they go criss-crossed... it's VERY clever how you achieved that. The eyes, and then the lips, to me, are what really, REALLY make this image.
She's quirky, strange, gorgeous...
The most beautiful thing you've painted so far, I feel.
Not that your other images are wonderfully wonderful, of course!
It's just personal taste that I like stuff that's a little strange...
In a world so straight, we need more strangeness.
It's late and I babble.
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Thank you! I think I have a little soft spot for strangeness too. Or endearingly un-ordinary as I like to put it.
You know your "babbling" is always welcome with me.
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haha that's great 
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Alright - I must say, this is one of the most talented works I've seen you create.
From my eyes, I see more skill in this (portraiture, subject, technique) than
I've seen from you. This is not to say your other renderings are less good,
they're just different. And in this, I see more at work. I see this as moving from
an illustrative 'cuteness' to a serious capture of an individual. Perhaps the blacks
and whites add to the serenity. A beautiful piece.
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Thank you. That means a lot to me coming from you.
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i love this even more after looking at the reference. :+love:
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Man you're a beast when it comes to portraits. Good job on exaggerating the facial features.
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her eyes are freakishly close together!
i like it! very cool!
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HAHAHAHAAHH! :ROFL: 
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Oh, awesome! This immediately caught my eye in my messages. I love the features and brush strokes. Can't express my love for this. >3<
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are you turning GOTH on us??...shes looks kinda cock-eyed tho'...hehe..
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haha, i'm not turning goth. no worries. i made her a little crosseyed on purpose. i don't know where i got that idea from.
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very interesting piece (love the eyes!!), and I think the colors work very well for this particular image.
by the way, do you remember what brushes you used?
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Thank you!
I used a regular round hard-edged brush for most of the rendering. Then i made a new layer on top and scribbled some random brushstrokes with weird splotchy brushes all over it, and set the layer mode to overlay, i think. Maybe soft light or screen?
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wicked 
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I'm glad the brushes are working out for me too. 
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Heh, when I first saw this, I was thinking Wednesday Addams. But the puffy red-rimmed eyes make her look really depressed. An intriguing picture. Kind of a caricature of someone.
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that is off the hook! loving the face shape, and the coloring.
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The depth in the eyes makes me so happy, along with the caricatured face/chin combo. Rawk on.
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This is awesome. I really like your style. How long did it take you to do this?
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Thanks! I'm not sure how long it took me total. I was tinkering with it off an on for a day or so, trying out the new ps features.
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You're welcome.
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avatars for DA? i've never done one before, but i guess now is as good a time to start as any.
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I was thinking maybe just a caricature of a photograph of me (my face). I don't have a particular photo in mind, but since I now have a digital camera, I could get you one soon.
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