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Published: 2012-04-09 21:19:44 +0000 UTC; Views: 523; Favourites: 40; Downloads: 6
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Description So here's a 'speed paint' that took up most of my weekend. I decided that Saoirse was going to have a portrait done whether her ladyship liked it or not, and it ended up being all blossomy because this time of year just needed to be painted. Maybe having honeysuckle sticking out of her hair will make her sweeter?

Tried a new technique with this one and blocked out things with a giant round brush instead of starting with a sketch and painting over it. I also started right off with color instead of beginning with black and white values like I usually do. Not sure whether it slowed me down or sped me up, but I think the colors turned out prettier. Perhaps I'll do this again!

Saoirse © me, and Therangard belongs to , , and myself.
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Comments: 13

Heidi-V-Art [2013-02-27 01:01:10 +0000 UTC]

So beautiful and enchanting!

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dktaylor In reply to Heidi-V-Art [2013-02-27 02:51:04 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Heidi-V-Art In reply to dktaylor [2013-02-28 01:19:00 +0000 UTC]

You are so welcome!

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TrueRageXRT [2012-06-27 00:53:29 +0000 UTC]

Wow, love her green eyes, like looking into emeralds! nd the little flowers in her hair have such detail!

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dktaylor In reply to TrueRageXRT [2012-06-27 03:41:55 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! The eyes are always my favorite part to paint, and the flowers were a fun experiment with making my own custom brushes in Photoshop.

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TrueRageXRT In reply to dktaylor [2012-06-27 03:45:06 +0000 UTC]

I wish I could learn what brushes were, but it looks wonderful!

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RebeccaBrogden [2012-04-20 13:40:17 +0000 UTC]

This deviation has been featured here: [link]

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dktaylor In reply to RebeccaBrogden [2012-04-20 20:02:35 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the feature!

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RebeccaBrogden In reply to dktaylor [2012-04-23 21:43:03 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome

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SizzlyCrisp [2012-04-09 22:15:20 +0000 UTC]

This is beautiful! I love her expression and her hairpiece! The subtle colors work wonderfully, and the details are lovely!

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dktaylor In reply to SizzlyCrisp [2012-04-09 23:38:47 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I made a few custom brushes to speed up the painting process a little and add some texture, so I had a lot of fun with details.

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AvalonSongbird [2012-04-09 21:24:49 +0000 UTC]

Squeeeee I LOVE this. It's so PURTY

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dktaylor In reply to AvalonSongbird [2012-04-09 21:27:15 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, dearie! I'm happy with how it turned out...this is the first one that actually looks the way I pictured Sao in my head. xD The colors are a bit darker/warmer than they might should be, but if I can make her consistently look similar to this then I'll consider myself successful.

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