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Vampval — A child of the Broken
Published: 2011-04-18 17:19:06 +0000 UTC; Views: 1892; Favourites: 56; Downloads: 2
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An image created with the purpose to urge me to use custom brushes in a more serious manor. The Brushes were a mixture of my own along with those of alot of different artists here on DA:*Mr--Jack `adonihs *anjinanhut
I don't really have much to say seeing as I've been working on it on and off for around a month. Although theres something I don't quite like about it...I don't know what is is though :'<
I would really appreciate any critique you might have on this piece, it was done as an experiement so It would be really helpful to know what is wrong/right about it. :3!
WIP's can be seen on my Blog! [link]
Facebook page: [link]
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NICE!!
I need to use more Custom brush every now and then.
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Well, as a few other people have already said, the way you've done the texture work in her hair is absolutely fantastic. I think it's the kind that makes you imagine detail that you've not actually drawn in and to me it gives it a nice sense of depth.
I can see what you've tried to do with the focus on the skulls, blurring them out so that it draws you into her face, but at the same time the blurred skulls look a little weird to me. I've been staring around at the for a while now because I'm not sure whether this is me being odd or not. They sort of make me lose the sense of depth I get from the crisper details in the centre, possibly because I can't get a sense of foreground and background from them.
For example, in attempts to clarify what I'm on about, the skull on the left {closest to us}, I can tell it's in front of the woman because it overlaps her ear. However, it is coloured the same as the other skulls, such as the one I would assume to be behind her on the right. Maybe if it were coloured in similar but darker shades to give more of a sense of distance between the skulls...
It's odd though because on your first WIP on the blog when everything still has crisp lines I don't get the sense that what I just typed about it necessary. On that WIP you're drawn into the person purely because she is the lighter aspect of the picture running down the middle. The composition alone draws you to her rather than the focal blurring.
I have no idea whether any of that helps you thinking about what you didn't like about the picture, but I hope you enjoyed reading it! I'm growing to love the way you draw faces more and more with each picture (:
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Haha sorry I forgot to reply to this xD!
Thankyou, to be honest it was really hard to not go over the line on the detail i just had to leave it and stop myself from working on it.
Coming back and looking at this picture I agree with you, what you've explained here (in very helpful detail I might add <3 C
What I've tried to do failed, the skull on the right hand side shouldnt be blurred out at all. when you look at it you can see the (supposed) foreground middle and background, the girl and the skulls on the right lie both in the middleground and should therefore be at the same depth as I've made the girl.
whoopsie. 8D;;;
Oh well, live and learn.
But thanks for the advice on lighter and darker tones to show depth I hadn't thought about that before but now you've mentioned it it seems liek basic info I've not been using haha xD!
Thankyou :3 <33 Drawing faces is fun!
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I'm glad my rambling was so useful for you! (:
I often figure if I'm going to comment on my friends art pieces and they're asking for suggestions or help of any kind I should really put the effort in and be helpful.
{That said it has been so long since I wrote it I had to go back to it because I couldn't, for the life of me, remember what I'd said} XD
You're welcome~
I look forward to more (:
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Haha, yeah, i'm sorry about that XD I don't always have the time to come on deviantart as much as I'd like!
Awh <3 thankyou for making the effort because really it does help alot 
I try to do the same though I find if I dont know the person I get cautious because some people really react if they don't like what you say Dx
I'm going to upload again sooooooon! Fantart this time though O.o lol
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If I don't know the person I only go into critique if they've asked for it in the artist's comments.
Then if they take it badly in their responce I answer that in a cautious way such that a comment argument doesn't start and I can go away and live my life peacefully XD
Thankfully no one's taken my critiques badly yet.
*waits in anticipation* (:
*also ponders what it's a fanart for in the meanwhile* XD
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Wow, this is just amazing.
All the detail, everything. <3
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Ahhhh Thankyou x3 <3
This took so long, glad to know you appreciate it!
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x3! Well thahahahankyou! <3 hehe~!
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Really good! I think you use the soft and sharpness of this piece really well
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Ah thankyou
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Love the focus on the girl in the pice and not the BG. great deayil on her horns/lips
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Thankyou very much! Horns are so rewarding to draw
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wow this is amazing!
I hardly know much about brushes as I'v only just started digital art about two months or so ago.
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Gratz for starting to use digital, it can be really hard in the beginning, look at loads of tutorials/art and hopefully you get the knack of it
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Thanks and yes that would be a real help thank you!
Though the only program I use is gimp I cant afford those really awesome and expensive ones
But i guess I gota start somewhere!
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Okay, I'll have it up in a few more days!
Gimp is quite good to be honest I've seen alot of brilliant art made from it.
Yeah I can't afford them either, I have CS2 on my laptop because a friend gave it to me, but I have nothing on my PC :'Keep practising is the best thing you can do, and looking at alot of artwork which is easy thanks to DA being here xD!
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I know when I feel so uninspired(if thats even a word) I just come here and browse the art.Its awesome!
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Saaaaame here! I love the art here i dont think i'd be as inspired without DA to be honest x)
I also buy ImagineFX magazine all the time, it's a brilliant magazine and it's really helpful with all the tutorials and videos they give you (though it's quite expensive £5.99 each D
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