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ExtraordinaryMachine

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ExtraordinaryMachine
Not only is she the most talented singer/songwriter I have ever had the pleasure of finding she is also the most beautiful woman in the world in my less-than-humble opinion. Fiona dubbed herself an 'Extraordinary Machine' when she wrote the song by the same name sometime in the muddled last three years. I created this in honor of her third album FINALLY being released earlier this month- I began it in September, finished almost all of it in three days but could not do the shirt for the life of me. I am still not happy with the shirt but her beauty shines through anyway so I am proud of it.

Technical stuff.... her face doesn't contain that many layers. I experimented with a lot of gradient work in this, found finally a pretty cool technique I think I will be working to refine for the next phase of my vexelling progress. The PSD is ALLLL vector layers and just about KILLED my computer.

Fiona Apple (for search purposes)
Submitted by Echoia on 20th October 2005.


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Fantasy
25 Mar 06 - 03.38pm
Fiona apple woow! i love the hair and the eyes, you are good vexeller!!!!
nightsquire
21 Mar 06 - 08.39pm
Did she dubb herself that?
I find it hard to beleive that she would be that conceited.
I've grown bored of Extraordinary Machine, since its so overplayed now, but the vexel is beautiful.

edit: I thought you meant, in an interview or soemthing.
I didnt know you meant her lyrics.
I do enjoy "A better version of Me." but i guess i overplayed the rest of the album.
Reply from Echoia
It isn't conceited... she's an amazing song-writer but that wasn't the point.

The point is that you can 'be kind to me or treat me mean' and 'I'll make the most of it- I'm an Extraordinary Machine' ... kinda obvious she's the extraordinary machine from her own words there ; ) Basically what she was saying is, 'Life can suck and you can be jerks to me but I'll write pretty songs and something beautiful will come out of it' which I thought was an amazing thing to say.
effa
25 Feb 06 - 06.16am
awesome echoia....
i really love the hair....that was soo damn great
=p
MindlessLeftie
4 Jan 06 - 08.38am
"Oh Sailor why'd ya do it? What'd you do that for?" I suddenly busted my mind into song. I do like Tymps better than that track....even though extrodinary machine is still best. Yes, I AM a fan.
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I'm Extremely dissappointed I haven't gotten the CD yet. I'm too broke. It will definately be my goal once I have the money.
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Yeah I heard they're coming out with a jon brion version of the entire cd. I don't like his version of red red red, but I do like his versions of tymps, not about love, and oh sailor.
Reply from Echoia
I am so glad I'm not the only lunatic who hears 'O'Sailor' when seeing that graphic ; P I think she looks like she's just slightly issuing a challenge with her stare in it. I like 'Tymps' very much but the Brion recordings of 'Oh, Sailor' and 'Not About Love' are my favorites ; )
Tone
29 Dec 05 - 09.27am
chit, the hair was så woooow. It loocks real!
Tasha25
1 Dec 05 - 08.19pm
wow, the hair is really amazing! and the skin is so smooth. :)
Gumo
23 Nov 05 - 02.54am
Awesome, awesome, AWESOME! c=
kilxover
22 Nov 05 - 03.34pm
I love her and it!
the hair is amazing and so are the eyes :) this is so your best vexel. and i love her new cd, don't you?
Reply from Echoia
Thank you ; ) I do love the new album, but I prefer the Brion recordings of it. I'm still hoping they'll release those for download online or something, I want the finished versions. Jon Brion cracks me up ; ) heh.
silent_moon
20 Nov 05 - 05.34am
Wow.. Absolutely gorgeous. All of it's so awesome. I don't know which part of it I like the best, lol =)
viper456
31 Oct 05 - 08.58pm
the hair is amazing! well the whole thing is but THE HAIR WOW! :O
crystalmoon
23 Oct 05 - 07.05pm
The hair is Beautiful!!
sundropglitz
23 Oct 05 - 03.02am
You did a marvelous job of capturing Fiona's distinguished beauty in this piece. It's so refreshing to see someone give tribute to an under appreciated artist like Fiona. Thanks. :)
Quyen
21 Oct 05 - 08.46pm
You did an amazing job on the eyes and hair! Great!
Ilaria
21 Oct 05 - 12.15pm
The hair is amazing... :O
fantasyx7
20 Oct 05 - 11.49pm
I love the silky hair. =]
Sarah
20 Oct 05 - 11.44pm
Echo! This is your best yet! The eyes are perfect and the hair.. Woah! Holy crap!

// no, the hair is not overdone at all - it's perfectly perfect! And so is my sweet echy :D <3
Reply from Echoia
*sees only the word 'perfect' and gets big-headed*

It is perfect... I AM perfect! ; )

Really, though, thank you. The hair er... I took it too far : x At some point it took a life of its own and I couldn't stop adding hair but I like it, especially the bottom-right and all of the left side.
shelley
20 Oct 05 - 11.33pm
The hair is AMAZING... and I love Fiona Apple. Great job!
Reply from Echoia
Yay! I think I'm happier to hear that someone loves Fiona than I am to hear that they like my vexel ; ) Hahahaha, that's dedication, no? Thank you very much, by the way.
Carina
20 Oct 05 - 11.12pm
So this is the one you told me about :D. The hair is just... fabulous. Amazing. The eyes are so pretty.. its perfect :D.
Reply from Echoia
Thank you : ) And yes, that would be the one. I got so stuck for so long... .

I think all that was left when you asked was the shirt, which I deleted at -least- five times, only to get the same results pretty much with every attempt until this one came out just slightly better so I decided to stick with one. Thank you again.
btmui
20 Oct 05 - 09.32pm
That hair is absolutely AMAZING. I love it.
Trinidadhunni
20 Oct 05 - 08.08pm
I love the hair my love :)
Annette07
20 Oct 05 - 08.08pm
I REALLY adore the hair, as well as the skin shading =D She looks glowy, the eyes are also an attention catcher. From the vexels I've seen in your gallery, this is your best one =D
Reply from Echoia
Thank you : ) I think it's the best one so far yes.. hmm... I've realized my problem is that I dont' commit to them. Fiona I love so I was able to finish, I just couldn't do the shirt (but that's o.k., I'll figure it out someday).
AcidDoll
20 Oct 05 - 07.42pm
The hair is... breathtaking.
Shaz
20 Oct 05 - 06.41pm
I adore the hair... you couldn't class it as line art or in the typical vexel style or stringy... it's very unique and looks like you have put a lot into it.
The eyes also have the same sort of effect - great work :D
angelica86
20 Oct 05 - 05.51pm
It's incredible! I love Fiona too, she is so cool! I just adored the hair
SamuraiNinja
20 Oct 05 - 05.49pm
oh my goodness, the hair and eyes and lips all look amazing!
Linda
20 Oct 05 - 02.37pm
I really like the nose and I love the eyes too! This vexels seems like it's got the perfect mixture of realism and cartoonism.
Reply from Echoia
Thank you! Ahh, the nose was a defining moment. I wanted desperately to do a good Fiona vexel if I was going to do one at all, I put down the solid face base, two shading layers and then made it regular size, took a gulp and a breath and looked and said, 'That's Fiona!' hah. I would've recognized her at that point whether I'd seen the actual image or not so I determined to finish it, usually at 3 layers my vexels look like... amoebas : / This is an obnoxiously long reply ; )
Vicky
20 Oct 05 - 02.10pm
you did a wonderful job echoia! i love the hair!
Seven
20 Oct 05 - 02.10pm
I LOVE it! The hair is absolutely gorgeous. Fiona = <3.
Reply from Echoia
Bwa ha ha yes Fiona cures all ills! Thank you : ) I"m glad you like the hair. I was worried people would see that I went way overboard with it and make fun. I did do that but I still like it (otherwise I wouldn't have submitted it).
ninjahobbit
20 Oct 05 - 02.05pm
Whooo ga haa shlaaa... *drools all over keyboard*

Translated to non-psycho-language: Wow, that is so beautiful! I love the hair! And the eyes. And lips. And skin. And shirt. And just WOW <3
Reply from Echoia
Thank you, heh. Now I feel self-conscious and paranoid... (not -exactly- your fault).

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