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Mischa Barton(7038 Views)

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Mischa Barton

WOW. heh, it's been a good while since I've posted a vexel. School's definitely kept me busy.

This piece was almost entirely done in Illustrator, with very few touch ups done in photoshop.

I think I must have been absolutely insane to take on this picture. When I started it, i was very happy with the eyes and lips. And then i saw the hair... and I nearly wanted to cry. I didn't know WHERE to start, or even HOW to start it. Usually I go for the "similate pressure" method that people either love or hate. It is basically the only way I know how to do hair. But this time i sucked it up, and tried a method similar to how i do skin. If you guys like it, i'll stick with it and hopefully try to improve in a lot of areas.

The colors were a mess. I wanted to preserve the "blue light" effect that was present in the original, but her hair and skin became multi-colored. By the time i had realized it wasn't going to be all that easy, i had already gone too far and it would be too painful to start over lol.

I may do a few more touch-ups. And i will post it (and post the FULL size *which is huge*) on my new dA account! =)

EDIT // THANK YOU ALL FOR THE WONDERFUL COMMENTS AND ALL THE FAVORITES! I realized it's going to be very hard to respond to all of these comments but I truly appreciate them (compliments and critiques!). thanks again :)

Submitted by Joaris333 on 25th March 2006.

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felipetozo 25 Dec 06 - 09.00pm	wow! awesome
WebD 9 Dec 06 - 10.55am	The colors are absolutely wonderfull! Amazing! And the hair? Crazy! Feels like a painting!
GeminiCirca84 5 Dec 06 - 06.31pm	Oh my gosh, this is wonderful!
by_magnus 26 Nov 06 - 02.02pm	omg reall! master of masters
anika23 12 Aug 06 - 12.12pm	wow . . .
Lady_Lightning 10 Jul 06 - 06.53am	Those Bluish Highlights must have driven you mad! You didn't leave out one single detail. I hope I can do something this spectacular one day!
grace 4 Jul 06 - 05.54am	=O omggg im in love w/ all ur vexels..haha..u have an awesome style.. u pulled off the blue shading really well! i could never do that >< and whats the simulate pressure method u speak of? ive seen the term around lately but i dont know it is..and i need another method of vexelling hair ><
soulful 2 Jul 06 - 09.18pm	super .. loving the eyes and hair .. dont even wanna know how much time that took you !
cottoncandyfluff 30 Jun 06 - 04.44pm	i almost hate everyone who has the patience to do hair strands lmao, i keep telling myself i'ma do i'ma do it, then i don't do it, lol but i'ma master a realistic vector one day! i love this, and i've fallen in love most definitely. anyway, beautiful work, peaces.
missing 29 Jun 06 - 08.02pm	omg WOW!! it looks so real, the hair, the lips.. everything is so wonderful!!
cateyes488 28 Jun 06 - 07.25pm	AWESOME HAIR!! =D
cait 24 Jun 06 - 11.53am	It looks so real! The eyes have so much emotion and the lips have so much detail to them. Nice work!
drueyyy 23 Jun 06 - 10.38pm	dear lord, that must've taken DAYS. i love it.
youdontknomyname 23 Jun 06 - 07.26am	her eyes are incredibly real, and you did good on the blue light.
kayteeism 18 Jun 06 - 10.13am	wow this is soo good!!!!
Ann 17 Jun 06 - 12.18am	Wow, your totally making me jealous. I love the hair.
livingitreal 13 Jun 06 - 04.22pm	The eyes steal the show. amazing. the blue light looks good.
Dawn 13 Jun 06 - 12.46pm	i like the eye and eyebrows most =) but the way you do the hair makes it seem a little like they are stuck together.. (urgh i dunno how to explain it) but despite of that its a great vexel =D i really hope i could vexel as well as you =/
choochootrain 9 Jun 06 - 04.14pm	How did I not comment on this? Oh well, better late then never. The hair is beautiful, even before reading the description I was like "Damn, that hair must've required some serious work." The only thing I "dislike" is the ting in the bottom right corner...what is that? But aside from that, everything is amazing. THe eyes and lips are stunning, so amazingly realistic. LIke, I can't stop staring. There's so much detail! Also, I love the "blue light" effect you have, it's original. :]
shannon.x. 9 Jun 06 - 02.07am	I love the hair.. and the eyebrows. The eyebrows are fab.
ladysly 8 Jun 06 - 11.46pm	I wannabe like you when I grow up! this looks so good, I thought it was a real photo!
lewanderson 8 Jun 06 - 07.36pm	Amazing work. how long did you take for the hair and is it on one layer?
amila 8 Jun 06 - 02.25pm	amaving! Fav!
satin 8 Jun 06 - 09.35am	adorable
jordanchapman 23 May 06 - 03.56am	I would love to see a screen capture of various stages in our pieces. How do you begin. What techniques do you use??? Please let me know.
__rache 3 May 06 - 01.44pm	Usually I am one of the most anti-realism vector artists (various long reasons I won't go in to now) but this is truly INCREDIBLE, you must have such patience! I love Mischa Barton, she's so beautiful and you've really captured that :)
evelyn 30 Apr 06 - 02.25pm	this is amazing i love the hair and the lips, and the eyes are so ice blue its really great!
Sayuri 26 Apr 06 - 12.38am	huh, can't believe i never commented on this before, although i faved it ages ago. anyways, as to the hair style, i much prefer this than to stroke path. it looks much more natural to me! :D keep up the great work!
jahmodi 22 Apr 06 - 07.28am	What else can I say,EXCELLENT!!
billyboi 17 Apr 06 - 03.03pm	i luv the way u do eyes so jealous hehe
IAmTheWalrus 8 Apr 06 - 02.47pm	Remember me? It's your stalker. Another vexel to add to the faves list. This is incredible.
sarahh 4 Apr 06 - 07.07am	ASFKHAL I LOVE this! The hair/eyes/mouth..everything's so perfect!
candycoateddork 1 Apr 06 - 04.08am	favoured. detail is phenominal & overall just jaw dropping;
bramasta 31 Mar 06 - 06.21am	the hair is amazingggggggggggggg...!!!
misery 28 Mar 06 - 02.35am	I love it! The hair is really amazing. I can see how much effort you put in this - so much! I love the lighting :) ahh do you have any tips on doing hair? Thank you :) I love her eyebrows too!
lovee 27 Mar 06 - 06.23am	GORGEOUS. i think the font doesn't really fit it though.
Vanilla Angel 26 Mar 06 - 05.14pm	It´s adorable!!!! I love it!
Invinsibleforce 26 Mar 06 - 05.13pm	You continue to AMAZE me :D
Rick 26 Mar 06 - 12.40am	Hey there's a lot of work to this ...you better not be slacking off you studies girl ..hehe! This really amazing I must say, the colors are perfect so I disagree with you there and the hair what ever your doing keep doing it. This looks just like one of those pics I'm just going to have to favor ...as long as you promise to study and get a good nite sleep ..ok?
kilxover 25 Mar 06 - 09.34pm	The hair is fucking amazing! wow, love it <3
PinkButterfly 25 Mar 06 - 08.39pm	WOW- I have No words..
SoftSpirit 25 Mar 06 - 08.38pm	This is amazing! I love the blue light's luminescence over her face. Looks just like the picture. =]
SoContagious 25 Mar 06 - 08.25pm	It's just perfect <33
Manitu 25 Mar 06 - 07.57pm	Beautiful! You've captured this blue light perfect! Some time ago I wanted to vexel this image, but I tought that this lighting is too hard for me. You did an excelent job!
Xelene 25 Mar 06 - 07.30pm	I love the hair....
Raelynn 25 Mar 06 - 06.45pm	Word for using colors! I love all the colors, really really do.
Emsickle 25 Mar 06 - 05.53pm	Oh.... my.... gosh... THIS IS AMAZING! It looks EXACTLY like the picture! You're amazing. My jaw dropped.
^ffan 25 Mar 06 - 05.48pm	wooooooooowwwww...amazzzzzzzzzziiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
angelica86 25 Mar 06 - 05.13pm	God, I thought it was a photo!!!!! It is awesome!!
Stella 25 Mar 06 - 04.39pm	It's... PERFECT. faints
grrlissa 25 Mar 06 - 04.22pm	wow, the hair is my favorite part...it's gorgeous!
ronette 25 Mar 06 - 03.59pm	The hair must have taken you forever! Great work!
Ishtar^_^ 25 Mar 06 - 03.29pm	O_o BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!
danitrot 25 Mar 06 - 03.13pm	wow!!!!!!!!!!!! stop breathing !!! very invested !! excellent you very talent
shelley 25 Mar 06 - 03.09pm	LOVE LOVE LOVE how you captured the lighting. <33
Kyla 25 Mar 06 - 02.44pm	WOW, so realistic! It looks JUST like her and I like how you preserved the "blue light" effect, it really adds to the vexel. Great job!
Ava 25 Mar 06 - 02.26pm	This is so beautiful :) you did amazing. when I saw the thumbnail in the www.Vexels.net gallery, I thought it was one of Natalie's.
Haley 25 Mar 06 - 02.22pm	Wow. Honestly, how do you do this? What's your technique? Right a tutorial PLEASE! Or give tips. This is AMAZING!<333
Soopke 25 Mar 06 - 02.19pm	Wow. This is absolutely fantastic!
retrowings 25 Mar 06 - 01.40pm	wow, the colours are so amazingly well picked in this! everything is perfect!
ninjahobbit 25 Mar 06 - 01.13pm	Just gorgeous! <3 The hair is amazing!
AcidDoll 25 Mar 06 - 12.26pm	I hate drool comments, what what else can I leave with a vexel like this one ?? I love how sharp the hair looks, and how soft the skin is.
Linds 25 Mar 06 - 12.20pm	This is AMAZING<3 Seriously, the skin tones are brilliant and I LOVE how the hair turned out. I think this might be one of my favorite vexels on this site.
MOFO 25 Mar 06 - 12.11pm	omfgz. WTF that is the most amazing thing i have EVER SEEN! You are god damn talented!
Jinju 25 Mar 06 - 11.40am	oh my god this is uber awesome O.O im so amazed by the detail you put into it xD
Flick 25 Mar 06 - 10.47am	Simply amaxing :o
hengie 25 Mar 06 - 10.04am	woah. one of the best realism i've seen so far. great job! i can't wait to watch you on dA :)
malgrax_girl 25 Mar 06 - 09.52am	I saw the thumbnail, and thought, "No way, that's a real picture". But it's not. And it's FOOKING AMAZING!!!!!!!! x 3123912390128312
Ilaria 25 Mar 06 - 09.49am	speechless You're getting better and better at every vexel.
Matt 25 Mar 06 - 09.48am	omg this is just wow, you put so much detail into this image. Your use of colour is amazing. This is probably one of my top faves
Rosie 25 Mar 06 - 09.47am	what a beautiful piece of art! The colours and tones are fantastic and i adore the rawness of the photo you chose!
or 25 Mar 06 - 09.40am	............. wow
Linda 25 Mar 06 - 09.29am	OH MY GOD. That is so stunning and truely just amazing.. gahhh O__O I can't wait to see the large version and let us know your DA account :)
lilvdzwan 25 Mar 06 - 09.18am	Ariel, I'm speechless.... and that doesn't happen a lot to me!! The hair is beautiful!! And the eyes/eyebrows/lips/nose/colours are just perfect! Stunning! Absolulety gorgeous! Can't wait to see the large version too! <3!!!
michelleion 25 Mar 06 - 09.12am	Wow, I've taken a look through your gallery, and you are just amazing at vexeling. So much detail is added to every piece, and this is no exception. I'm reaaally not sure about the embossed background, it looks a bit amateur-ish (I'm sorry, I'm a graphic design student, these things just really stick out for me!), but you can't see much of it so that's okay :) I am quite impressed you did it in Illustrator, I wouldn't have a clue how to do something as detailed as this in that program. Anyway, I will stop rambling! Beautiful work.
Carina 25 Mar 06 - 09.07am	Whoa.. I love this <3. I especially love the eyes, eyebrows and lips.. yes, the hair looks good, it looks fantastic. Can't wait to see the full size!