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Yours Truly

Well, this is my very happy self, in my 4th vexel since I've begun the art. And yes, this one's definitely more meant to be photorealistic than vexel-y, so I apologize to those that dislike the style. =( Prior to this, I lost a very detailed Ayumi vexel to a computer crash, so this is what I was able to produce out of my miseries. *tears* I'm not the most beautiful girl in the world and definitely not as beautiful as Ayumi, but my hair sometimes takes on vexelable qualities, so I figured it could amuse me enough. Besides, faces with clueless grins make me smile. ^^

Please don't forget to scroll over and do see the larger version, although it's quite big. :) (And that's not even the original X_X)

EDIT: Those of you asking about tutorials... I don't really know how I'd go about writing one, I hardly do anything differently than anybody else. :(

Larger size: http://akirichan.net/portfolio/yourstruly_large.jpg

by Natalie > http://akirichan.net // August 13, 2005 // Photoshop CS2 - 937 layers, 54 hours

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fauxtears 20 May 06 - 02.16am	wow that is just awesome. i really like it! :D
hermione_girl 22 Apr 06 - 06.04pm	i like it! :D it's very pretty :D
mjcoffeeholick 19 Apr 06 - 04.19pm	great job ! O.O
carrera 19 Apr 06 - 11.53am	the hair--- my god the hair is awesome
labwa 18 Apr 06 - 07.37am	preeeetty... really nice!
klapkaak 17 Apr 06 - 09.13am	dahm i'm speach less
effa 8 Mar 06 - 02.22am	gorgeous!!!!preety awesome!!!i like it =p
jajavi 21 Feb 06 - 08.04pm	I'm not particulary fan of realistic style.. but theres no need to apologize to anyone, your work it's beautifull
sklobovskaya 13 Feb 06 - 07.48am	awwwwwwww..pwetty pwetty pwetty!!!!...darn..we don't have the same genes...:( mine are faded lowrise...yours are the bluest of blue - perfect fit don't you love my metophors??? if ya do..yay! for i don't haha nice work on the hair by the way
cait 5 Feb 06 - 01.25pm	wow.. you're better than a camera!!! ;)
itsnikki! 3 Feb 06 - 11.37am	I think this is truely amazing. The details are wonderful. You're so cute, you look a bit like my cousin Morgan.:D
cuckoo 12 Jan 06 - 12.41pm	Y- ... your FOURTH!? This is going in my favorites. I promised myself that that was a photo.
howtragic 6 Jan 06 - 06.50pm	Whoah you're really pretty! I love the eyes, mouth, skin and hair (ok thats everything..)
strawberrywoods 5 Jan 06 - 09.16pm	nonsense!! you're a very beautiful girl!! I'm very jealous.. and I'm VERY glad you made a tutorial :)
seizuresonfloors 5 Jan 06 - 05.27am	You're a beautiful girl. Never forget that. Just out of curiosity, do you straigten your hair? It looks so perfect 0_0 Edit//No, really. PERFECT. How do you get the quality that precise? I'm trying to upload a shoe vexel right now, and the stupid quality is messing up. And I'm saving it to the JPG format too, at a quality of 10. Reply from Natalie I do straighten my hair and it's FAR from perfect. if it looks perfect, it's just because it's vector layers. Vector layers are perfect. :D Reply from Natalie You could try saving it at 12, but I use a different program to save it as jpg. Although, I just use the highest setting there... try 12. :D
Tone 3 Jan 06 - 06.52pm	Wow, i love it! You'r pretty!<3
Krissj 2 Jan 06 - 06.55pm	Wow! I agree, it look like a real picture! You are great!
Eliss 28 Dec 05 - 07.47pm	OMG! it looks like a real picture! <33 You're the man! :P Ps; You on the picture? We have the same 'bite'. heh.. Braces forevah! x_X After Answer// haha. yeah. BUT; my teeth is SO mutch nicer now! god :P i had the next worst teeth you could have! :O :P Reply from Natalie Oh, you poor soul! Hope you get those things off soon. :P But yeah, that's me. xD
jukebox 22 Dec 05 - 08.27pm	This vexel is just - wow. I mean, i'ts Amazing. =o Gosh, your vexels are the most amazing, realistic, beautful vexels i've seen around the site. I would gladly rate them all a 10 out of 10. I mean, you shade right, you do hair strand by strand. How do you work it all? =o You have the most amzing talent!
takeout 17 Dec 05 - 12.56pm	I absolutely love this vexel. I love how you did your hair, It's just so amazing.
anis_potter92 16 Dec 05 - 04.23am	how do you do the braces?it looks so real do u use the original photoshop cs2? it cost thousands in my country for da original... edit: looks like even the pirated one is good enough...i'll get one tonite..and i hope i can make an incredible vexel like yours... Reply from Natalie Braces just took some time and a lot of zooming in. :) But yeah, PS2 is pretty expensive. But I was born in Russia so on one of my visits, I bought a pirated copy for 50 cents. hide
northernbell 15 Dec 05 - 03.55am	your adorable.
Pipi 11 Dec 05 - 09.38am	It's so amazing!! You are really pretty;]
emphaqist 10 Dec 05 - 06.08pm	the thumb makes it look like a photograph! at first, when i saw the thumb on the sidebar, i thought it was a picture of you 'cause you were the featured user. i still can't believe it's a vexel - look at those braces! :O
Gumo 26 Nov 05 - 03.06pm	I love it! (And it looks like you just got your braces! xP)
laffyntaffy8 24 Nov 05 - 10.12pm	Ahh i wanna cry! i wish i could do this! i dont have the patience nor the tym 2 do sumtin lyk this! great work tho! you should b lyk an advertiser for a company that does the artwork for them! <3 Kersten
Rick 20 Nov 05 - 05.33am	Please do a tutorial, your pictures are fantastic and i'm sure a lot of people would appreciate it. I make a lot of help files and i would luv to do it for you, all you have to do is take the screenshots and i'll put it together for you. Believe me people would luv it if you did.... please! .. please! say yes... Reply from Natalie Mayyyyyybe. :) I've started working on one, but I gave up because it kind of had the form of the www.Vexels.net Tip Guide which is such an ingenious thing that what I was doing lost all its fun. But maybe I'll continue, and I might have to take you up on that. :)
Jillian 19 Nov 05 - 11.30pm	wow, it looks like a real picture in the thumbnail...gorgeous...
xJOJO 15 Nov 05 - 10.12pm	Oh My Gosh! This is the best vexel I've seen ever!!! Talent! Talent! Talent! Ughh, I'm SO jealous!!!!!!!!!! It's seriously really pretty! Keep it up!!!! //Jojo
Stephire 15 Nov 05 - 04.40am	Damn. 0.0 Wow... Words cannot describe it's...emensness...
kaz 14 Nov 05 - 01.34pm	WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
creativo 14 Nov 05 - 02.20am	Great work. :)
Burkhard 11 Nov 05 - 03.12pm	perfect
Burrow 4 Nov 05 - 04.29am	It was the same for me too! As in I thought the vexel was a picture. No wonder it took you 900+ layers. The skill that shows in your vexel tells it your vexel is worth x3 the 54 hours it took.
SoContagious 18 Oct 05 - 05.10pm	When I saw the thumb I tought it was a picture =\| It's absolutely gorgeous!
kb_angel 18 Oct 05 - 03.13am	I dont even understand how anyone could creat something so.. perfect. it's mind boggleing.
Mitch 13 Oct 05 - 01.37pm	This one rocks EXTREMELY :D:D:D I hope my fourth wil be this beautifull too but i don't think i have that much patience :P
yellowschwester 10 Oct 05 - 09.37pm	My gosh! It rocks! It's soooo detailed and I like the fact that it's you on the picutre. I like the way you smile because I do know people with braces who try hard not to show them. Which leads them to not-smiling on picutres. Seriously, I really love this picutre. You are a really beautiful girl and so is your vector. I hope I'll be patient enough to do a vexel like that sometime in the future. d; Anyways, I really love that one and because of the fact that it's yourself - I'll fave it. I'm stunned. I really am. Gorgeous. thumbs up Reply from Natalie tears up
Fergus 8 Oct 05 - 01.57pm	wow thats the first time i have seen braces done. nice work :]
nightsquire 4 Oct 05 - 11.49am	900 layers? o m g
Matt 30 Sep 05 - 10.40pm	Whoa that is amazing! so smooth and detailed
Manda 29 Sep 05 - 11.34pm	Woahhh... from far away it looked like a real pic!!
Nicola 29 Sep 05 - 07.30pm	1 word.WOW!
tunerchiq 29 Sep 05 - 02.34am	the hair makes me tremble, the braces make me tear up, the two toned skin makes me bow to you for your noting what makes the subtle difference between a good vexel like yours and a bad vexel like mine. i love the transition between her skin and hair. I WORSHIP YOU!!!
thatsneakyfox 28 Sep 05 - 09.00pm	Could be a picture. I thought it was when I saw the thumbnail. I can't believe this is your fourth, congrats, seriously. Gives me hope! Ah, 54 hours. WOW. Well, it was worth it! ^^ Do more like this!
Alyson 24 Sep 05 - 04.17am	4th?! You have GOT to be kidding...nice job!!
icyFRESH 16 Sep 05 - 12.37am	wow it looked so real!!O beautiful!
Trinidadhunni 14 Sep 05 - 11.46pm	Lol I am like everyone that commented. I thought it was a picture. And omg. This is just too good to be true. Sorry I cannot believe this..:P Man you are just so...MY GOD ! LOL You have made me speechless :( I envy you. I absolutely ENVY YOU
btmui 13 Sep 05 - 11.12pm	oh my goodness .. When I first saw this I was thinking "she didn't vector anything ..." but then I realized that you did, and it just looks SO real!
mimi 13 Sep 05 - 04.18pm	omg! It's so detailed! That is amazing :D I seriously thought that it was a picture when I saw the thumb nail.
mimi 12 Sep 05 - 02.17am - Edit	the detail is amazing and you are really hot. Do you wanna go out sometime? I'm a lesbo by the way. I bet you have wonderful titties. :D I'd love to squeeze them. Reply from Natalie Aww, how sweet! Too bad I'm really a 50 year old guy that just vexels cute little girls to make other cute little girls like you go crazy. :) Please don't ever comment on my vexels again, okie day? ^^
Fantasized Dreamer 10 Sep 05 - 09.45pm	OMFG!!! I'm totally speechless at the moment.. stares.... let's see.... Looking at the thumbnail I thought this was just a photo! ..and WOW! How do you make the hair so... detailed?! wow... and this is only your 4th vexel?? That is so good! I'm adding you to your favorites!! <3333 .....the braces don't even look like they're vexeled.. so hard to believe stares Edits:// Yeah you are really talented you should keep this up! ^^ I'm so jealous lol, btw, i love your site! <3 Reply from Natalie Ohhh wow thank youuuuu!!! :D flattered/unworthy
Fantasized Dreamer 10 Sep 05 - 03.21am	oh my god that looks like a photo
pinay_artist 6 Sep 05 - 01.53pm	Very realistic and beautiful! You should make a tutorial! --- how long do these take you to do? just wondering.. --- I think you should lessen the layers unless this is the style you want. --- What kind of camera do you use? I'm looking for a camera that takes very high quality pictures like yours.
tinkishspiffy 4 Sep 05 - 03.27am	that's amazing. i thought it was the real photo!
Solitaire 2 Sep 05 - 05.06am	holy shit i thought this was a photo --- you need to write a tutorial. seriously.
Brittany 28 Aug 05 - 01.15pm	wow quite amazing! I thought the thumbnail was the real photo. I love the detail in the braces and just everything about this whole piece. amazing :) And your very pretty.
lumiere 27 Aug 05 - 07.43pm	WOW. it looks exactly like a photograph. it's amazing. you look like Natalie Portman btw. :)
shelley 25 Aug 05 - 02.06am	AMAZING. No other word.
b0o 23 Aug 05 - 08.59am	holy F**** thats so fricken wonderful im speechless
aGAVINA 23 Aug 05 - 03.36am	thts so pretty! your pretty! =)
Adelaide 23 Aug 05 - 01.17am	Wow, that's amazing! It looks exactly like a photograph. The eyes, the hair, the braces - it's all wonderful.
Carina	The thumbnail looks exactly like the photo- amazing.
brii	On the left where it says Random Vexels.. When I say yours, I thought It was just a photo. I clicked on it, and dude. I'm AMAZED! This is awesome. It's sooo realistic. I love it :D
Andrea	I knew this was yours. :) It's amazing, as always.
fantasyx7	This is just craazy with detail. Looks awesome, as usual.
DELICIOUS	that looks PERFECT.
janet	I thought this was a photo. Simply beautiful
janet - Edit	i was amazed at it but then i realized whose vexel it was.. you're just amazing..this is flawless
eldvakt	wow that is really good! i, like everyone else thought it was a photo from the thumbnail. there is something about the eyes that makes you look a bit cross-eyed though. i think it might be the glint in the left eye (her/your right, our left) but i am not sure. you remind me of natalie portman :) Reply from Natalie I get the Natalie Portman remark sometimes, although I think I look nothing like her. xD Secondly, maybe my eyes are just weird. :D But thank you so much! Everybody else too, I've come to conclude that this vexel sort of resembles a photo in the thumbnail? ^_^ haha...
Ash	good lord you have talent O.O I thought tha was a bloody photo in the thumbnail and it's extremly detailed.
Sana	this is so amazing.
foolish heart	ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!
MonaLysaSmile	OMG....IN YAW
Shoua	This one is really amazing. I didn't think it was really a vectorized picture. The colors are truly great. Love it all the way. Favorites
ad0rkable	wow wow WOW!
Noelle	That hair must have taken a millions years. OMG. That is so awsome... and real!
Emsickle	Oh my .... oh... wow. I ... wow. This looked so much like another poserized picture in the thumbnail but I am in ... awe. This is amazing. It looks so incredibly real! Wow. You are really talented.
musicteen10	holy crap! lol, i thought it was a photograph too! DAMN lol. seriously you need to write a tutorial! it's too crazy to think that you're a "beginner"!
CAREohLYNN	i thought this was a photograph ! good stuff ..
Caitlin	jesus. and I thought this was a photograph lol...dude this is frickin amazing.
phunkstarr	lowers head in shame
phunkstarr - Edit	I swear to god the thumbnail is a fu*king photograph. And the actual image itself looks just like a photo too!! You're probably the best vexeler I've seen yet! And you're very beautiful :) EXCELLENT JOB!!!!!
mz_kriz	wow! it looks so real. i love it.. it's beautiful, especially the hair, the eyes. everything! haha.. u should help me on how to do hair! lol
mz_kriz - Edit	I love it love it love it! You're so hot I wanna screw you! (sorry Sean, but you'll understand) Nat you are so amazing and talented and wonderful! My goodness it's so...it's so NATALIE! I SEE A NATALIE! eeeeehehehehehe Reply from Natalie Thanks. :) :) :)
district88	this is the best vexel i seen by far on this site seriously its going in my favourites good work
district88 - Edit	Beautiful vexel as always and the hair looks so smooth X-D There is a reason why you are mine ;)
district88 - Edit	oh... my... lord... I don't know why I'm so surprised at how well this turned out, yet here I am, in shock and awe. Thats just amazing Natalie, as always. It looks just like you, go figure. You did a very good job with depth on and around the nose. The entire thing is amazing Natalie, and the braces! Wow! Keep up the beautiful work!
notelracailuj	OMFG! thats so great! the skin is sooo good!
InfamousRenie	Goes and deletes entire portfolio in shame You're soooo goood... great work!
InfamousRenie - Edit	EEE! Natalie you finished yourself!!!! and being one of the few people that was able to see your ayumi vexel before it went kaplooey and this is like if possible like better! i know that you wont admit it buut you really are so prettyful and now you are a vexel!! cheers woooow and O_O yeah you are soo talented and I cant wait till we actually have time to see if I am also a natural born failure at vexeling >.< but yeah, it is just truly amazing!
InfamousRenie - Edit	yeah i was like why the hel would some1 put a photo up here? and then i was like omfg thats amazing AND UR 4TH! my 7th looks 400 million x worse
queen_roxy	OMFG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that looks SO f. real!!!!!!!!!
misery	I thought this was a real photo in the thumbnail! Lol, great job, I like it!
Raelynn	Very cool. Its nice to see someone who has the same style as me :)
Linds	I love how you don't just stick to a skin tone but how you capture all the real natural colors. I'm horrible at picking out realistic colors, so all my work looks all fake. How are you just starting out? Those braces aren't the work of someone's 4th vexel, are they?
Echoia	That's beautiful.
lynno	i thought this was an actual picture! sooo beautifully done!
Lillemor	I'm not a big fan of vexels that looks exactly like photos .. I mean what's the point? But you sure got talent! And this is just your fourth? It must have taken you a long time to make ...?
Lillemor - Edit	OMG. -dies- I looked at the thumbnail and I was like "Why'd they put a photo up?" Seriously. Then I come here, only to find that this was a vexel. Girl, you have real talent! And this being only your fourth? Wow. Just imagine how great your vexels will be once you make alot! They're gonnna look like real photos! ...except prettier. =) Great job. This is gorgeous.
fallenlondon	I was looking at the thumbnail and I thought, "Is this even a vexel?" But.. wow.. this is amazing, and unbelievable for your fourth =]
Vicky	simply breathtaking.
Rosie	WOW at first i was like why has she posted us a photo! lmao! Truly amazing.
lizzie	Your 4th?! It looks like a photo! WOW!
lizzie - Edit	OMG!!!! natalie...i have promised myself that i won't screw up the layout this time...but...ITS PERFECT!! it looks just as pretty as the person it is, and i love your hair...i mean, your hair too but i was referring to in the vexel....how do you do that?!?! i lose patience too easily i think.... pretty much, that's amazing.
sleeponthefloor	i was so sure this was a photograph!
Jostlyn	When I saw the thumbnail, I thought it was a photograph. EXCELLENT work.
Ilaria	It's stunning. The hair is perfect, make a tutorial please! ;)
Liz	And I've favorited every single one of your vexels. You are AMAZING. I was about to comment and say this wasn't a vexel, that's how much it looks like a photograph. Your work is AMAZING. And if you could please just stop making vexels that'd be nice, because the rest of us all feel so horrible compared to you ;) I'll shut up now.
MicheeMee	Wow! I thought this was an actual picture! It looks so real! You did an amazing job! Awesome job with the braces, they look great :)
Aleatoria	O_O oh god... talk about photo realistic
Annette07	Holy crap I swore this was a picture.. I was thinking I was gonna come in here to see something posterized or blurred... but WOW. You must have amazing patience for all that detail.
Chaos	Wow... When I first saw this image preview, I thought it was a real picture. lol. This is amazing! Nice job =D
avalon	Wow. I definitely thought it was a real photo. Ohmygoodness. Just wow.
Zenith	That is so amazing, Natalie! ^_^ favorites
fadingamanda	OMFG! What they said vvv Lol, it's amazing - an donly your fourth? I thought it was a photo- other than the giveaway of it being www.vexels.net.
Soopke	OMFG! I'm speechless, this is amazing! I thought it was a real picture..way to go!
sambamxx	Thats amazing! It looks so lifelike! I love the hair.. wow.. the braces.. i love the eyes too! fantastic job! that must have taken you forever
Lisette	WOW! Like most people here, I looked at the Thumbnail, and thought it was a real picture! It's sooo realistic!! And BTW, you look great, don't be modest ;)
karolina	OMG! I thought it was a real picture! awesome work! <3
Bebe	Wow that's wicked. :o I thought it was a real picture in the thumbnail too. xD
marta	OMG I was almost sure from the thumb that it's just photo :D You are very talented if that's your 4th :o So I'm waiting for more works by you :P
Karin	That is AMAZING. Are you sure it's your fourth :o?
Sharmayne	Oh my gosh thats soooooo pretty =o im jealous.. i want your talent :P
Sharmayne - Edit	Omg wow, that is so detailed, im so jealous, and your pretty!
Sharmayne - Edit	FOURTH?!?? AGH! damnit!!!
staraliciouz	i thought it was a real picture.. it's amazing especially the braces eyes and hair.. ur pretty to :)
lisa_mg	omg, it's AMAZING! Your fourth? some people are just natural talents.