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Published: 2009-08-11 03:40:59 +0000 UTC; Views: 826; Favourites: 29; Downloads: 13
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Description So I was messing around with style, trying to work out how to capture someone's likeness in some kind of cartoony and simplistic way... Working towards and 's awesome cartoony/stylistic skills. I used a photo of Bradley Cooper as a reference and compared it to similar photos of several other celebrities.

That, plus wanting to learn how to color things both realistically and simply, for an effect partway between plain ol' cell shading and full-blown portraiture... To that end, stared at a lot of 's stuff. Also used the "butterfly lighting" in [link] as a reference for lighting, because that's the main problem I have with attempting to paint things from imagination. (Nevermind that this was drawn using a reference, haha.)

Also, the color picking tips in this tutorial are uber-useful. [link]

AT ANY RATE. I'm improving slightly, but I still too anal-retentive to achieve any really cartoony & expressive style. Any tips or tutorials you can send my way would be greatly appreciated.
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Comments: 15

Kingdom-Of-Corpses [2015-10-18 17:18:44 +0000 UTC]

He's so cute, I love it, good job.

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cesca-specs In reply to Kingdom-Of-Corpses [2015-10-21 00:27:49 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Kingdom-Of-Corpses In reply to cesca-specs [2015-10-21 00:36:19 +0000 UTC]

You are welcome, hope you make more pictures with him in the future, I really like it

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MarvaraTorrent [2011-08-05 00:03:24 +0000 UTC]

He's So Beautiful, Loved Ur Style ^^.

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cesca-specs In reply to MarvaraTorrent [2011-08-06 01:16:09 +0000 UTC]

Haha, thank you!

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brunnafawn [2011-06-21 20:54:47 +0000 UTC]

That's good.

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CaptainZombie [2010-09-09 04:59:15 +0000 UTC]

you got his nose right that's for sure. but he looks great anyhow

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cesca-specs In reply to CaptainZombie [2010-09-09 05:08:07 +0000 UTC]

Haha, thanks!

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RattlingBones [2010-09-02 04:29:47 +0000 UTC]

Sooo handsome looking Bradley Cooper is such a gorgeous man, it's simply unbearable. This is great!

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cesca-specs In reply to RattlingBones [2010-09-03 22:55:27 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! He is indeed a gorgeous man.

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RattlingBones In reply to cesca-specs [2010-09-03 22:56:44 +0000 UTC]

Couldn't agree more

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Tiuni [2009-08-14 18:31:07 +0000 UTC]

I really like your style the way it is now, I think it's really nice to have it more on the realistic side. Whatever you come up with in the future, I'm sure it won't disappoint.

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cesca-specs In reply to Tiuni [2009-08-14 21:56:26 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! That means a lot.

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hmsart [2009-08-11 14:41:04 +0000 UTC]

Love the style!

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cesca-specs In reply to hmsart [2009-08-11 19:31:34 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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