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locketEtymology: Middle French loquet latch, from Middle Dutch loke; akin to Old English loc
Def: a small case usually of precious metal that has space for a memento and that is worn typically suspended from a chain or necklace
... interesting ^^
somehow this reminded me of mom's old pic when she was young. the color are rather pale and sepia tone. the person in the photo never look straight into the camera and always seem to be daydreaming or looking at something else.
i'm listening to U2's song and Bono is singing about putting someone's pic in his locket. hence the title, haha.
Illustrator, pen tool
Photoshop to tweak the colors (I have a tendency to choose colors that are too pale to be seen)
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This one is so interesting... I love how the torso is semi out of the frame, as are the flowers. Her expression really does convey the loss of attention due to daydreaming. I like it!
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thanks! now that i take another look at it, i kinda wish i added more texture to the background and more details to the flower (i'm obsessed with flower details XD)
glad you like it, it is still one of my fav work.
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i really love the muted colours you've used, does make it look like it has a little history too
those dusky pinks and faded browns work really well together
love how you cut her off with the flower stem
and the flowers are really unusual and understated too
beautiful pic
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thank you! i fear bright colors for no reason, so i've been limiting myself to muted colors where i feel most comfortable.
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this is a really great piece. i truly do enjoy it. i'll be awatchin'.
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thank you so much! glad you like it!
and thank you so much for the watch too!
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Wonderful style, thanks for making such inspiring images
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aww *blush* thanks for the kind words.
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Wow, really beautiful colors. Did you use a reference for the pic? Great vectoring!
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yup, i use reference a lot lately because i found my "girls" lack character. that and i have no idea how to draw different kind of poses, so yeah, i use reference
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thanx! this was supposed to be a b'day card for my mom, but i forgot to send it to her -_-;
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I shall fall in love with you so so much, really! I love everything you do! From the soft ethereal lovely lineart to the precise solid coloring! It's just everything I can't seem to do and it looks oh so pretty!
I love the design here, using light floral colors against a grey background. And I love the way she looks away dreamily with her lips half-open as if about to say something! T_T I want to draw prettily like you! bwaaah!
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i based this drawing from a photo in a fashion magazine. it's not a realistic drawing, but i tried to capture the essence of her facial expression. a good practice would be using tracing paper. after sometimes, your brain and your hand will get accustomed with the drawing that you don't have to use reference. i still use reference because i need to learn how to draw different kind of pose ^^
i still need much practice with vector. i spent more than 6 hours to complete this! but to be honest, not even the greatest software can help bad drawing, so ... practice! (i'm still in search of my style, so yea, i still do sketches)
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I know, Photoshop 7 has not helped my crappy lineart one bit! *sighs* I'll try to do the tracing paper bit, it sounds like it might help. Thanks!
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wow, really? thanks! i do hope i could be better in the future ^^
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THis one is not bad 
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too mellow? ah well, it's already done anyway.
the lady is still in WIP mode. i'm painting the dragon head. still need more time to do the body and the scales.
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Wow!!! Great as usual,, I really wanna learn how to colour like this!!! Help?
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ooh, tough one, i have no idea how to make a tutorial. do you have illustrator software?
you can do vector work with photoshop too actually but illustrator gives the ability to maximize the vector work to ... theoritically, infinity without pixelization (that is, the final drawing will still be nice and sharp even with 1000x magnification)
anyway whatever your answer will be, send me a note with your email. we'll continue the talk from there ^^ i tend to talk a bit too much.
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no you don't! It's all very valuable information! Well, thank you and I'll send you a note!
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neat drawing, love the tone of the colors, looks very pretty.
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I love it, it's so soft and pretty ^_^.
All your work is awesome, and you have a great style.
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It's really beautiful: The calm atmosphere it expresses and my first thought was: A jewel!
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once again lovley work, i love how you do th eyes, you make all your work have a soul
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Aww, this is very sweet! I love the colors and the simplicity of the lines. And I'm a U2 fan as well, haha
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whoa, thank you so much!!! i was actually worried the colors were too simple -_-; i tend to like sepia and pale tones.
again, thank you so much for the fav!
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No problem! The colors work well here! I love pink and brown together.
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