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Indolent

11-14-2002, 05:05 PM

I've posted this everywhere else, might as well see what kinda feedback (if any) I can get here. Below, is a perfect depiction of Natalie Portman's stunt double. :p 2nd attempt at digital painting.

http://nostr3m.homestead.com/files/natalie02.jpg

panta

11-15-2002, 07:21 AM

wow! u really rock...

pencil sketches in other thread too! :wavey:

Indolent

11-15-2002, 07:25 AM

Thanks, panta! I didn't like how it turned out the first time, so I tried again. Tell me if you like this one better.

http://nostr3m.homestead.com/files/natalie03.jpg

PsychedelicMind

11-15-2002, 07:41 AM

niice work... in the second pic, she seems to have more forehead now... :D hehe... what's the real person look like?

panta

11-15-2002, 07:58 AM

softer illumination... better feeling :buttrock:

maybe just the nose in the second pic is a little worse than the first one..nice work however

Indolent

11-15-2002, 07:59 AM

Thanks, PsychedelicMind! :) It's painted after Natalie Portman's picture, on the cover of Star Wars Episode 2 DVD. Senator Padme... Queen Amidala. I decided to paint it, to help me familiarize myself with digital painting. That last image I posted is my 3rd attempt at painting anything on the computer.

Indolent

11-15-2002, 08:03 AM

panta: Yeah, I'm still a little off, on the nose, you're right. Nothing a little tweaking won't fix. :bounce:

jeroentje

11-15-2002, 08:59 AM

Well, the second one looks more like Natalie.
But there is something really off with the ear and the cheeckbone.
Move the ear a lot more to the front and it will improve.
Tip on painting hair (specially in painter): take a rough brush, set to very big. Paint from dark to light. That way you can paint whole parts of the hair at once instead of hair by hair. Works faster and looks better.

Good luck, Jeroentje

bigbad

11-15-2002, 09:06 AM

What i think would make this picture great.

I like the second drawing.

Indolent

11-15-2002, 02:47 PM

jeroentje: Going from the pic I referenced this from, I think I just made her head a little too wide, this time. Perhaps her ear is indeed a little too small, as well. I know I painted her nose wrong, too. I might try this one more time. Thanks for the tips on painting hair, I'll deffinitely give the method you suggested for painting hair a try. I need to learn as much as I can about this new fangle "digital painting." :) Thanks again.

bigbad: I think you're right on both counts. I'll keep tweaking to see if I can't salvage this image. Thanks for the suggestions, I really appreciate the feedback.

wildsheepchase

11-15-2002, 04:48 PM

The second one is closer than the first one. You also have better color choices in the second one. Aside from what's already been suggested, I think you need to work on the hair. We've seen your previous drawings...so I know you can do better in that area.;)
Keep at it:wip:

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