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Published: 2011-10-12 14:08:15 +0000 UTC; Views: 1002; Favourites: 17; Downloads: 0
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That hint of prism in her eyesmakes her appear to be so wise
The playful curvature of her lip
On her cheeks can dance a quip
Second attempt at colored portraits and must say this is a lot harder then i expected.
Think i need to get more creative with the colors to make it look better. Any tips ?
A5 vellum with F-C polychromos colorpencils.
Feel free to comment/critique or give tips. I would really appreciate it
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Sweet, is the only word I can put with this picture, Well done!
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Thanks very much.
Also thanks for all those fav's ย
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YOu did really good on this, the mouth is amazing, the only tip, maybe you coould do some more shading, to make it look real. Just a little bit more, so she gets more 3d
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I'd work on adding more shading to the sides of her nose, under her chin, and to the edge of her face on her left side. That would help making things more 3D and less flat toned.
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Thank you, also for the Fav
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great work - would you mind looking at my gallery and commenting so that I can improve? thanks
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One of the more creative pieces I've seen on D.A. today...
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that is a really good picture! i love it!
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You should do a self portrait!
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I'm pretty sure noone wants to see my ugly mug
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well you could always do a little "enhancing" to the picture
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Nice drawing love the details on the hair, you much better than me at drawing.
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Great drawing!!! I love seeing colour pencil art
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You know what Trixxx, for someone who says he finds this really difficult, you're doing VERY well! This drawing does nรณt look like it is only your second try with colored pencils! That bit of hair on the top left in the drawing with the highlights is just super!!!
Tell me, do your colored pencils work well with a kneaded eraser? And are your pencils oil based?
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Heh thanks.
Well the hair is a bit of luck i think 
Most problems i'm having is how to do shading in color as most faces look pink and brownish but actually use 30 colors and i got to find out how to mix them into a colorcombo that looks 'real'.
Still think i messed up the proportions/shape of her face because i was to much focused on getting a skintone.
To be honest i didn't use the eraser except for the highlights in the hair a bit and that seemed to be ok. I tried using it on the last drawing but it didn't work as well as on graphite so this is more permanent i think.
I'm using faber castell polychromos wich are indeed oil based (just had to look it up tho didn't know there was a difference) Not sure whats the advantage but i do know they are way nicer to work with then those bruynzeel colorpencils
Thanks again for looking and commenting
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I'm sure they're nicer than Bruynzeels! The oil-based bit makes for for smoothness, I believe. That might be why the eraser doesn't work well on them.
I think your shading looks good. And finding out how colors mix is just part of the process, I guess. How many colors did you get? 12? 24?
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A ye that might be it
Thanks. Yes i guess thats part of the proces but as u know it always seems to go slow if u want progress quick.
I got a set of 36 colors and a few loose ones that i thought were needed while not being in the set so got 42 colors.
Bit overwhelming at first if ur used to 3 or 4 different pencils
Must say it's pretty fun to try color and think i learn some stuff for the graphite drawings from it too.
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Oh I'm certain the experience will benefit your graphite drawings too!
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