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Published: 2004-09-20 06:18:57 +0000 UTC; Views: 4540; Favourites: 88; Downloads: 346
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Fantasy again. This time the character is original.She's a necromancer, Egyptian by birth. Name's Akhet, an ancient egyptian word which means "horizon". Horizon is the symbol of border, edge between life and death, it also symbolizes the journey to the world of dead - sunset means death and the road to the world of dead heads for West (where the sun sets).
Hieroglyph inscribed in the center of her shoulder tattoo is "akhet" itself.
Her hair is silver white since she's a necromancer, and they tend do have their hair become white due to the horrible poisonous magiks they study and use.
I don't know if she looks like an Egyptian at all. I don't know if she looks like necromancer as well. I just can't do anything else with her, i've already wasted five days round the clock to help her come out of nowhere. I'm fed up with it.
So enjoy.Lots of pencil and LOTS of Photoshop.
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Eight years, and she is still here waiting for me to return.
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I'm here too
Akhet is still one of my favorite avatars, I use it even more often than avatar with Cassandra.
The sequel of 42Nd song of Ascension is still unfinished. May be it was also waiting for you to return...
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I would be glad to facilitate its creation with some art of your choice
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Will you try to make a picture of Jessindar?
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Wow, this is incredibly beautiful. I love her jewelery and armband, and her makeup really reminds me of Ancient Egypt.
One thing I would recommend, though, is to work a bit more on the lips. Everything else looks very realistic, but the lips look a little flat to me. Also, the hair looks a bit more like feathers than hair in some areas.
Otherwise, great job!
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Thank you so much!
You're right about the lips, I must have been really tired to leave it like that. I even promised myself to never touch this lady again, so I left her as she is. But you're right, shame on me.
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She's getting older but keeps her looks, something to envy
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Wow! I had to do a double take when I was browsing because I really thought this was an old black and white photo (call me stoooopid lol!). Even with my glasses on, it looks fantastic lol! Wish I could express my ideas so skillfully -you've got a lot of talent. Oh, and I def thinks she looks like she could be egyptian.
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Didn't you use any ref for her face?... Is almost perfect!
Did you paint all her jewelry? The textures look very real.
From my point of view, and considering the images of you I've seen so far, your weak point is the hair: the shading of her hair doesn't match with the shading of her face (this last one, btw, is very good), so, her hair looks artificial; I would add more shadows to her hair. The shading of her lips need more work, too (or it was your intention to make them that way?). The last thing: her dress is too plain, and looks like if it were painted skin.
Well, I love the tattoos on her face and arm, and the whole concept of the piece (I'm a fantasy lover).
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No refs for this one, and it took me ages to sketch it, i'm happy it turned out to look that good.
Used refs for jewelry (hair pins and collar), but for the very design (i love it), not textures. Armlet done without ref, therefore it's that simple.
Oh, i know, i know about the hair... 
As for the face shading and lips shading, i've been so tired of the process... and decided to leave it as it was...
The dress was meant to look like "painted skin". It's some kind of matt silk shaped into a tight slinky bodice. I wanted it to look "light absorbing", without any reflections.
Your comments are great! You offer some real help commenting like that, with so much detail.
Btw, could you please have a look at my Diamanda the Witch [link] I'm sure your comment could help me a lot to improve the piece.
Thanks again for your time and the detailed comments.
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i'm trying to get back into portraits, this is definently inspiring. Great work!
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Grazie mille. 
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Gorgeous piece. Looks like a photograph until you look close. Well done. x
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Oh thank you so much... 
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She looks egyptian to me lol 
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Thanks a lot...
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wow, she's beautyfull! great job.I love the designs on her face
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Thanks. 
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wonderful shading, you have wonderful skills in digital art :bows to you:
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Thanks a lot for your comment... :drops a curtsey:
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This is awesome!
I think everything looks great: the tones, her hair, the textures...!!
Great work!
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Nice. I particularly like the texture you have put in to it.
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wow, this is amazing. the tones used are amazing and the level of detial blows me away. her nose looks a little off, maybe too much of a profile look? but this is an amazing piece, keep it up
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Thanks a lot for your comment.
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