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"Leading Lights ...for Lost Woods - Sonic Team (Instrumental Song)"
~My submission for =Estheryu's coloring contest~Argh argh argh!
once more, another submission I work SO MUCH in and yet finish in/a bit after the deadline
Sorry, =Estheryu! Hope you still accept my entry. I worked so hard in it!But it was fun
first submission in a loooooong time almost without PS retouching
I think it was because I painted and re-painted this so much that it ended so good that I did not have to retouch that much
and no textures either.
Btw, those leaves/wood took me FOREVER TO paint.@___@ detailed backgrounds are fun but haaard~
Well, hope you guys like it!
Lineart belongs to 
Tools: HB, 0.05 Pigment Ink, Faber-Castell and Mitsubishi colorpencils, Faber-Castell watercolors, Copic markers, Gato Preto acrylics, Acrilex glitter+Photoshop CS2
Time: 35-40 hours
Love you all!
PS: Critique requested, but only on background drawing/coloring please. The girl was not drawn by me
Image size
1647x2308px 3.95 MB
Make
HP
Model
HP pstc4400
Date Taken
Dec 31, 2010, 2:19:31 AM
© 2010 - 2024 VelCake
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Overall Vision Originality Technique ImpactI've stumbled across you and your gallery, very nice and lovely, but this one in particular I think deserves more than a few small words...
Since the character line-art does not belong to you, I'll provide you with my thoughts on your color quality and technique.
Without zooming in, the colors blend in so great, but up close, I could see you put in almost a LOT of colors. It's like you mixed the first two and the other two mixes together with great care. Her dress is stunning, the flowers are colorful and lively, even the water is colorful.
I've never thought you could draw colorful eyes, from afar, the rainbow blends perfectly.
The background is another thing I should give praise for, the details of the leaves and trees. Here where she sits, the leaves and flowers are drawn in greater details, she also did a pretty good job with the rocks. I mean `Gwendolyn12 did a fantastic job with the whole background overall, without the vivid, bright colors, this picture wouldn't feel as alive.
For shading, I have a few things I would like to point there. See those detailed leaves? That's a good example, leaves reflects some off if you would to look at them in a certain angle, oh and flowers are nice too. I too enjoy how she shaded the character's hair, it's simple, but quite appealing. <img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/a/a…" width="15" height="15" alt="
" title="Aww"/>I really enjoy the graphics so far, but just to be fair, there is one that maybe I think Gwen could've added.
You did apply most of the shadows, but where she sits could use a little shadow. I was thinking about how one of her feet would touch the water besides the little pedal, but I could be wrong.
That leaves me with one more thing to say, IMPACT. Gwendolyn's colorful talent brought this fascinating picture to life, it's so beautiful, my own heart feels so fuzzy just glancing at all the details you put into. Not just the beauty of the character she added colors to, but the background too. It leaves me with a warm feeling, and I am just smiling as I type. <img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/s…" width="15" height="15" alt="
" title=" (Smile)"/>In conclusion, Gwendolyn's work showed that if you put in loads of time to color like this one, the result is a high quality work. In traditional sense, you're seeing a living work in paper coming to life. <img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/a/a…" width="15" height="15" alt="
" title="Aww"/>