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| I'm sry for the odd title. But it was the only thing I could think of at the time (so i might change it later-- i'm open to title suggestions! :D). I don't really know how long this took exactly, because I completed this piece by piece, during my spare time. Since I've started college again, I'm really lacking time to dedicate to artwork :( So I'm going to have to manage my time better. I'm probably going to slow it down a bit on the vexels since I really do need to focus on my school work. I have to complete the projects I've already started (one collab with a close friend of mine, MAYBE an entry for the current competition, and a couple of other pieces that I've started and just haven't had the time to finish lol). Hopefully these will all be done soon. The lighting on this was insane. I don't know why but lately I've been picking pictures that have less than perfect lighting for my skill level. It was a challenge, but I enjoyed it. The shadows were difficult b/c I've never had a light source coming from the bottom... typically they're from the top at different angles. The rings and necklace were especially difficult because of their fine detail, and it's very easy to mess them up with the lighting. This is my first time dealing with so much metal (the button on the corset, the rings, the necklace, her piercings). Haha, i know that doesn't sound like a lot, but I never have any metal in my vexels so this is a big thing for me lol I must say, it was entertaining and hopefully I'll get better at it as I get more practice. The background is also quickly illustrated. I used pink instead of the original color b/c it reminds me of a tiger print pillow that I have in my dorm room lol And I also disliked the dull yellow version that was in the orignal photo. It's really unfortunate that I had to resize this one so much, so it's a tad blurry compared to the illustrator/photoshop uncompressed version ='(... This time I wanted to complete a vexel that wasn't of a celebrity. I've been looking at some stock photos and some are truly beautiful, so I think I might try using them as guides for a while. Reference photo from this stock: Miss Black Velvets. Later on I will post close ups and the illustrator outline (for those who care to see...) |
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| Submitted by Joaris333 on 27th January 2006. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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