The carnivorous sundew fairy

[Mu]

*subscribes*

this is going to be great - I feel it!

[paperclip]

I have much, much love for this and your abandoned project....please finish this one!

I can't wait to see the finished one. Subscribin'!

[InvaderZahn]

wow, those eyes are absolutely amazing. The concept looks interesting as well, can't wait to see more.

[oogieboogietoogie]

lovely colors :)

[lanternkid]

Mmm really expressive eyes, the detail looks really beautiful as well. I shall also be bugging you to finish, as I wanna see what those weird toffee-apple things in the background turn out to be.

[r0b2186]

wow, judging from the eyes and your attention to detail in your other work this will be incredible.:thumbsup:

[Digitalpaint]

Just a little update on the sundew part. I found it very difficult to get convincing effects. So it took me several hours…. .



http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c366/Arty2/SundewUpdate180106.jpg



My greatest personal discovery :) is the option “lock transparent pixels” It saves me soooo much time not having to make countless masks and selections. It’s great..



Thanks for the encouraging replies….

[circumlocutious]

wow... looks like it'll be great!
I'm curious about your workflow. I have never seen an artist paint detail by detail, is that how you usually work?

[Digitalpaint]

I’m on a journey: discovering Photoshop as a painting tool. And there’s so much I have to learn.

In my current project: there are lot’s of parts of which I’m very uncertain whether or not I’m able to paint them at all. So I handle them one by one and give it my best shot.


I think that when I grow more confident of my abilities I will certainly abandon my current workflow because now I really don’t know where this project is heading to exactly. Sounds a bit stupid I know but my primary objective is to learn and gain experience etc etc….


I feel like a little kid in a candystore ..... I’m on a journey… and I like it…

[Elaeria]

I can appreciate that sentiment Arty2. I feel the same way.

It's a great feeling when you discover something new when working on a project. It's certainly a journey...you picked the right word for it. :)

I like this one! Can't wait for more updates!

Meredith

[Squibbit]

great stuff , dude !



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[se7enthcin]

Beautiful. I'll be watching this thread very closely. I love the colors and detail. Bravo!

[Digitalpaint]

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c366/Arty2/TextureEmileNoordeloos.jpg

[Digitalpaint]

The carnivorous Sundew Fairy
Hair strands group together to form the tentacles with a sticky fluid at the tip Attracting various insects. She ate all day without any effort and took no exercise what so ever. And then one day she became too heavy to fly.
So now on a very strict diet.
And she get’s very much pissed off when she sees all her younger and lighter sister fairies flying with little effort……..

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c366/Arty2/TCSF_EmileNoordeloos230106b.jpg


Slow progress. I had a lot of problems with the tentacles ( fluid not attached to it in this screendump) and the mouth. The sundew tentacles have become more SF-machine like instead of real plant like stuff. But I like the effect and it gives me ideas for future projects :)



http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c366/Arty2/TCSF_EmileNoordeloos230106a.jpg




http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c366/Arty2/TCSF_EmileNoordeloos230106c.jpg
Emile

[paperclip]

I'm loving the hair but I think the lips looked much better in the pencil version!

[Llynna]

i agree with paperclip on the hair, i really love the style and idea of it :)

but i liked her face in the sketch more than the painted one cause this looks older and not so cute anymore and it lost a bit of its wickedness too.

im really wainting for an update and subscribed to your thread :)

[Digitalpaint]

@ Paperclip & Llynna, I think so too. I guess t was focusing too much on my technique. Today I tried to improve her looks a bit.


http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c366/Arty2/TCSF_EmileNoordeloos240106.jpg

Her skin is still very harsh which I think adds also to the older and bitchy looks. As I mentioned before I’m planning to give her the skin of sarracenia x exellens …so I’ll work on this too


http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c366/Arty2/realzonnendauw2.jpg


Thanks for your comments

[Digitalpaint]

I still get a headache from the mouth. I'll work on it again when i'm applying the plant skin to the fairy...

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c366/Arty2/TCSF_MouthEmileNoordeloos24.jpg

[se7enthcin]

Nice job... It's coming along very well :applause:

[jullenar]

Wow, I totally missed this thread until I clicked on the link in your "signature". This is incredible!

[Digitalpaint]

Ears, some hair and the first stage of the skin....


http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c366/Arty2/tcst_sKINeMILEnOORDELOOS250.jpg

[BlinCk]

Awsome work!
The skin is coming awsome!
The eyes are really realistic too!
Great job :D

[Pixelcritter]

lookin awesome, ill be checkin back often

[ThePhotographer]

Amazing work - can't wait to see this one finished in the gallery.

[bupaje]

Wow, really coming along nice. I love those very real seeming details. Can't wait to see the end result.

[Vizon]

I love how the skin texture is duplicated in miniature in the eye as well. Did you draw the skin texture on a seperate layer? It looks so real I could swear the texture was from a photo...but you're good enough that it's probably drawn and layered over it, right?

Also I wanted to maybe suggest not leaving a gap between the lips because I know at least I purse my lips tighter the more pissed off I am. If she's being a jerk she'd probably have her lips set together somewhat. Having the mouth partially open seems to me more of an innocent/childlike expression.

[Digitalpaint]

Thanks everyone for the nice comments

If there’s one thing I’ve learned during this project than it’s to more carefully work out the idea and think everything over. I didn’t do that. I started this painting much unprepared, I mean I had an idea and after some sketching I just started. So, ever so often I get carried away when I’m applying a newly discovered( well to me :) ) effect to a part of the painting And then I’m forgetting that that part is also a piece of a larger scene/painting.

You’re right she isn’t cute or bitchy anymore; I think I’ll just change the story about the sundew fairy a bit :blush: Also, while working on this painting I wondered why did i give her these sundew tentacles on her head as well as a mouth for feeding?.....(help)

The texture was made by painting ( with the aid of a photo reference..) a small part with spots etc.. in several sizes. Then clone/stamped/g.blurred and sometimes enlarged it a bit until I had a large piece of texture (fitted together (planning the layout to roughly fit the form and structure of the face) and sculpted it on one half of the face with the aid of the cs2- liquid plug-in. When half of the face was done i copied and flipped it to fit the other half of the face aswell, adding a little deformation and a little more painting to make some corrections...

And the skin is still not finished yet, so no update picture tonight..

[Vizon]

Thanks everyone for the nice comments

If there’s one thing I’ve learned during this project than it’s to more carefully work out the idea and think everything over. I didn’t do that. I started this painting much unprepared, I mean I had an idea and after some sketching I just started. So, ever so often I get carried away when I’m applying a newly discovered( well to me :) ) effect to a part of the painting And then I’m forgetting that that part is also a piece of a larger scene/painting.

You’re right she isn’t cute or bitchy anymore; I think I’ll just change the story about the sundew fairy a bit :blush: Also, while working on this painting I wondered why did i give her these sundew tentacles on her head as well as a mouth for feeding?.....(help)

The texture was made by painting ( with th aid of a photo reference..) a small part with spots etc.. in several sizes. Then clone/stamped/g.blurred and sometimes enlarged it a bit until I had a large piece of texture (fitted together (planning the layout to roughly fit the form and structure of the face) and sculpted it on one half of the face with the aid of the cs2- liquid plug-in. When half of the face was done i copied and flipped it to fit the other half of the face aswell, adding a little deformation and a little more painting to make some corrections...

And the skin is still not finished yet, so no update picture tonight..

Changing the story's fine with me! Go for it. I think she has a mouth for talking/breathing, and tentacles for eating. So I guess that'd mean her mouth would be specialized only for air passage (no saliva, mucus instead, no swallowing reflex, no teeth...and maybe not even a tongue. Except she might need something similar for speech). This would mean though that she doesn't need both a mouth and a nose. She should have sweet breath too - to attract more insects. Sorry - that's the biologist in me speaking. Fairy's are magical so they don't have to be scientifically accurate.
Thanks for letting us in on your skin technique!

[Digitalpaint]

Thanks Vizon for helping me out. I now feel a lot better about her

And your idea of her having a sweet breath appeals very much to me. Too bad i cannot implement such a feature :) . But who knows, maybe one day...

[Digitalpaint]

Did some work on the hair & skin (far from ready..)



http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c366/Arty2/TCSF_EmileNoordeloos_290106.jpg


http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c366/Arty2/TCSF_EmileNoordeloos290106.jpg

[logicalNot]

Amazing. Like the direction it has taken. Is great to see the progression of an idea. Very inspiring work.

-Rob

[BlinCk]

Wow...it's amazing..the skin is awsome..i can almost feel the texture!
Fantastic work Arty :D
Can't wait to see it finished...

[MetallManson]

wow dude!,. that’s absolutely stunning,.. I'm waiting for your next step,

[ThePhotographer]

If this one doesn't end up in the CG Choice Gallery some day, I'd be very surprised !

Great work.

[jackie66]

Yeah! its a carnivourous sundew fairy update! I have been following this thread and I really love your style! it is so realistic and awsome. Can't wait to see it finished.

[Vizon]

Looking magnificent, Arty! Coming along like the Masterpiece it is. I am sure that the creases/cracks running across her face are intentional, but you are aware that they do give a Frankenstein/scar-like impression, right (particularly since she's green)? Just want to make sure that's your intent. It certainly gives her character! One thing about leaves I've noticed is that their veins seem symmetrical most of the time, running out from the stem (like smaller and smaller pipes all originating from a water vein...which I guess is what it is...) But I'll wager her veins are internal like a person's...so maybe that doesn't apply. Well, it's beautiful no matter what. Keep at it!

[Elaeria]

EESH! It's been a while since I have been able to look in on this one. It's coming along beautifully!
Can't wait to see more. :bounce:
Hope all is well!
Meredith

[danielh68]

Absolutely stunning work. :eek:

[Gord-MacDonald]

very nice work! I am going to keep an eye out for developments on this thread :thumbsup:

Gord

[MVDB]

Lovely thread, this is getting crazy on the details!

Great work! :thumbsup:

[beelow]

Nice textures on the skin, I am interested to see the finished!:thumbsup:

[flyingP]

very nice work :thumbsup:, perhaps a just few stronger highlights on the face to give it bit more depth, the eyes are great but the nose looks a bit flat

[osgii]

Wooow.... Impressiv man!

[Aloriael]

I think you have a really good concept there.


I think the lips looked better with less detail with black/ tonal green with more black value.

http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/8885/fairycopy6qe.jpg - is my test to see if it looks any better or worse... (sorry i'm bad rusty painter).

keep up the good work :)

[Digitalpaint]

Thank you all very much for the encouraging replies. It certainly fuels my enthusiasm.



@ Vizion: You’re right the concept is very unscientific.

Like I said before: this project wasn’t planned from start to finish. It’s a personal journey.

But don’t get me wrong, I value your comments :)



@ FlyingP:

At moment I’m working on the basic texture of the skin and the hair. Trying to fuse them with the tentacles. I’ve also painted the hand ( struggle..) and gave it some highlights which gave the skin a rubbery (w.little highlight) or a metal (w. lots of highlights) appearance….. have to find the right balance



@ Aloriael:

I think the lips looked better with less detail with black/ tonal green with more black value.
http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/8885/fairycopy6qe.jpg - is my test to see if it looks any better or worse... (sorry i'm bad rusty painter).

I was thinking about adding some more color ( pink/reddish) to some of her large veins, finger nails and lips. So Aloriael I might adopt your suggestion, you’ve made her lips very sweet and soft.



But I’m not sure what type of fairy she’ll become …... I don’t want to paint a glamour girl fairy, that’s why I made the creases/cracks running across her face more prominent. But I don’t want a total creep either…



Thanks again, Emile

[Monster_General]

Aaaa , I respect that piece , that impressed me :applause:

[Xillion]

ouch, I was quite missing this stunning piece!!!
I like it's "Advertising" style looks very much. I hope this one goes into the cgChoice gallery!!!
Keep it up, I wanna see more of your works!!!

[LorisArts]

Very impressive work!!! I like this one!! Excellent details. Keep it up man! :thumbsup:

[zpapageo]

This is coming out awesome, Arty. The skin textures are incredible and I love the eyes. Excellent stuff!:thumbsup:

[neoquark]

I am curious as to how you do your water droplets. they look great. I have been trying to figure out a cool way to do them and make them look okay. I am doing a fire and water piece with a gal that is emerging from water turning to fire so it has steam and water droplets, but have not done much with it cause can't get water droplets to look right, lol

[Mfunky]

oh my god!!!

:banghead:
great job
can you make a tutorial?
thanks

[Thekkur]

Simply gorgious! Aside from an original concept the elaboration is also astounishing. Thumbs up, and on your way for a cgtalk award!

[Digitalpaint]

@Monster_General, Xillion, Loris_, zpapageo, Mfunky and Thekkur: thank you for the supporting comments. Because of you guy’s I might even finish this project:)

@Neoquark: the drops are made by filling the basic colors roughly in a circle. Then smudge paint/push/mix the colors to the side of the circle and when I’m happy I deform it to the shape that I need. I must confess that chance and luck are playing a major role in the outcome. I often have to start several times over so...

I’m recovering from a small operation to my knee a few day’s ago.
These last few days I had very little energy for anything really.. But today I’m feeling a lot better , made friends with my Wacom again and here’s a small update of TCSF
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c366/Arty2/TCSF_EmileNoordeloos_Fairy0.jpg



I ‘ve started working on the little fairy who’s being teased by TCSF. She has lots of details which sadly are invisible when you zoom out ..

Anyway she’s far from ready, she needs wings and her hair needs some more attention.



http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c366/Arty2/TCSF_EmileNoordeloos_Fairy2.jpg


The recovery time,away from my real job (which has nothing to do with art) enables me to work on this painting . Normally I would't have been able to find enough time for this…I’m thinking about starting to work part-time and spend the new free time on painting..…..( Yeah, i like to do some day dreaming now and then :).)

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[Icey]

i'll just subscribe here because i desperatly want to see this finished!!


wonderful work man!! Love it!

[se7enthcin]

I'm loving the details. One of my professors and good friends always says, if you can't see the detail, don't do it. What do they know? :wise:

I say do it if it makes you happy... but if it is for a deadline, get it finish it even if you're not happy with it.

[Shardana]

this is really impressive stuff!!
that skin is great and overall it has a very strong feel!
looking forward to see this masterpiece finished! :thumbsup:

[digital-bobert]

Whoa! great job Arty2!! I look forward to seeing the final piece!Love the eyes!

[freestyle771]

wow yer keep up the good work
i'd just like to suggest u reduce a bit contrast on the little fairy. Maybe black is too black.
yet
i'm not sure of what i'm saying lol

[Rebeccak]

Arty2,

Really beautiful work! Your early airbrush experience really shows through! :thumbsup:

The main figure / face looks fantastic! Compositionally, I'm not as crazy about the smaller figure...but I'm sure you'll resolve it. :)

Looking forward to seeing the final! :)

Cheers,

~Rebeccak

[lauranonce]

I'm astonished looking at this artwork :eek:
I hope to see more soon from you :thumbsup:... I'm already looking at the other thread you opened.

[HAL9k]

Incredible, this looks so vivid and life like.

[paperclip]

I think the little lady would look much better with less black and some more pinky shades in her.... much like the lips on your main character!


Aside from that, it is a great painting and I am much looking forward to seeing it finished! :thumbsup: Keep going, Emile!

[Pixelcritter]

really looking awesome there. I do have a suggestion/comment. The main characters face seems alittle too monochromatic. Makes her look like shes dead or a statue. Maybe you could had more touches of the red like at the tip of the tentacle in her cheeks or other areas of her face to add some more life to her face.keep it goin

[MichaelZHsee]

a beautiful conception.i like the way u paint her face with such textures,those water droplets adds alot to the piece too :thumbsup: keep them coming,i'm looking forward to see this to completion

[Gord-MacDonald]

WOW what a beautiful little world you are creating!

I am really enjoying following this thread. Wonderfully concieved and being executed with a with such a delightful but strong sense of purpose.

Gord

[Digitalpaint]

@Icey: Thanks, very nice of you

@se7enthcin: I agree with your professor but in this case it might be used for a large poster print so..

@oblivionblack: Thanks I’m not really sure this is going to become a masterpiece but surely learned a lot working on this painting.

@digital_bobert: Thanks for your comment; I’m a real admirer of your work

@freestyle771: Yeah, She wasn’t finished yet but I must admit that I find it hard to fuse her into this painting ….

@Rebeccak: Thanks for your comment. Like I said I really find it difficult to implement this figure in the painting (trying to stay true to my initial design idea..)

Any suggestions are very much welcome. I hope you like her Anatomy:)

@lauranonce: Thanks. (I won’t update the other thread, because I’ve stopped working on that picture.)

@HAL9K: Thanks

@paperclip: Hi Theresa, I’m working on it but I’m having a hard time with this woman: she doesn’t do what I want her to..:)

@Pixelcritter: Hi PC, thanks for your comment: And yes I’ve got this planned …

@sh@ke : Thanks a lot. Love your paintings

@Gord MacDonald: Thanks you for your very nice comment



I’ve been busy with lots of things:

Hair ( not ready yet and the drops are still very much dislocated.....:) , i'll fix that in th next update)

Background, not ready yet but I like the color/atmosphere.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c366/Arty2/TCSF_EmileNoordeloosTotal.jpg

Fairy: can’t get her to fit nicely into the painting, it’s getting a little better but it still doesn’t feel okay.

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c366/Arty2/TCSF_EmileNoordeloos070206_.jpg

The hand of the TCSF looks like horrible (like it belongs to an old movie sea monster) the skin gives an ugly rubbery appearance, I might have to start over…:argh:

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c366/Arty2/TCSF_EmileNoordeloos070206I.jpg

Comments are very much appreciated :)

[ThePhotographer]

I've been loving this piece right from the start ! Now I find that you are loosing a bit of contrast ? Particularly in the eye area.

I would also suggest that you balance the green color with just some very very slight touches of red here and there : the corners of her eyes, just a little more red in her lips and why not also on her nails ? I find it would balance well with the red thingies in her hair and help the composition.

The little fairy should be more like her color- and contrastwise in my opinion.

But like everybody else, I'm looking forward to the end of this one ! Super piece !

[tyrful]

she's not looking at the fairy and i agree with you on the hands... maybe just tone down the texture a bit, add in some redness? and smooth out a few of the shadows? *shrugs* as it is i love the picture, i've been watching it and what you're making... it's very beautiful

[Rebeccak]

Wow, beautiful...:applause:

With respect to the smaller figure, my only suggestion might be that she needs a bit more of a transition from upper > lower torso ~ she seems just a bit truncated, and adding more length to her torso would give the figure a bit more grace. Also, her upper arm / shoulder area is nearly as thick as her waist, which looks a bit odd...you might try slimming that area down just a tad. Just a suggestion, though...great to see this quality of work on the boards! :love:

Cheers, :)

~Rebeccak

[LDiehl]

Beautifully disturbing. I would like to see the mouth partially opened -lips parted to show a bit of her teeth. Also, I think it would be nice to have some vibrant blood red in the mouth area. Great image though.

[paperclip]

I really like the new shades you've introduced into the main character, it really fizzes things up! :envy at such masterful quality of art::deal:

[dEDa]

That's an impressive work!!! :bounce: I wish to draw so good!!!
dEDa

[umbrellasky]

:eek: This is wonderful! Awsome style. I love the textures. I'd like to see a little more variation in the 'skin' tones. At the moment it's just too green. Hmm I know she is apart of nature but I just find the green too much if that makes sense, like it needs something else?

Wonderful work! :)

[flyingP]

2 things
firstly, I still feel her nose looks a bit flat from the lighting, secondly, where is she supposed to be looking?

still a great piece of work though :)

[velvetta]

i love this piece! it's stunning and really dynamic! i really like the colors and the perfect proportion of both the two faeries...:applause:. i like also the way you're making the texture, and the expression on the carnivorous faery's face...oh! i forgot.. the little faery seems to be made of gold... i love it!:applause::applause:

[Digitalpaint]

@The Photographer: Thanks for your comment, and yeah I already planned something like that but theres sooooooooo much else that has to be done…
I want to have all the parts in place. Fairy, hair, water drops insects etc etc. and then add some more color variation. B.t.w. the contrast was influenced by a layer adjustment effect which took over the whole picture .

@tyrful: Thanks, I moved the fairy up and down to get her in place ( but she still gives me trouble L and then TCSF didn’t know where to look anymore. About the hand: i’m going to try something like you said or give her some sundew tentacles :)

@Rebeccak, Funny i didn’t see that until now, you’re right.
I used an Olympic diver’s picture for ref. I was hypnotized by the beautiful curves of her arms and legs, and I love curves :)
Anyway, thank you very much

@ LDiehl: Thanks for the suggestion and you know what? I already tried that. TCSF looked too sweet so I tried a different mouth(S) but I couldn’t get it right it and took soo much time .. I gave up ( at least for now:)

@paperclip: Thanks Theresa, glad you like the progress.Hey I see you found a friend with almost my nickname ( for a moment I thought it was m….:)

@Andrea Biffi: Thanks a lot I wish i could do some 3d modeling like you

@ enialadam: Thanks , you’re right i'm working on it

@ flyingP: Thanks, wait for the new update i think I’ve fixed it

@ velvetta: thank you very much I’m glad you like the picture so far

Sorry no pic today

[ThePhotographer]

Common Emile !

You have to get this finished for submission in the new Ballistics book - I think the deadline is about the 27th February or something like that - I WON'T buy it if you're not in it !!!

[Digitalpaint]

@ThePhotographer: Hey come on I'm not that good !!! I've got a color myself rightnow everyone want TCSF to have :)
But your comment is certainly very encouraging, thank you

[ThePhotographer]

Yes, you ARE that good - just take a look at the hits your thread made until now !

[Vizon]

I took some reference pics to maybe help you out some, Arty! I think I am too embarassed to display them right in this post, but here are the links:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/Vizon/Reference/FairyRef02.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/Vizon/Reference/FairyRef01.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/Vizon/Reference/FariyRef03_Hand.jpg

I definitely don't have her face, but maybe it will help with the hand and eyes?

[Digitalpaint]

Hey Vizon thank you How sweet of you. You're lookin' great girl :thumbsup:
I'm working on the hair and the liquiddrops tonight. Might have a go at the hand tomorrow

(btw where were you when I started this painting :) )

[Mu]

*quotes himself for agreement*

*subscribes*

this is going to be great - I feel it!

I knew it!

Through your struggles you still managed to keep that magic of the working sketch and still produce this refined painting with that enchanting composition.

anticipating the final refinements!

[Digitalpaint]

Hi Mr. Mu, thanks for your comment. I've looked at your anatomy thread and I'd say that You're doing fine yourself too:arteest:

[Elsie]

Arty2, I was very impressed with the first page or so of this thread a while ago - then I didn't see it for a while and have just checked back - I am totally stunned! Really beautiful work here :) can't wait for the finished version. Great stuff :thumbsup:

[tyrful]

i think just about everyone here agrees that you have done something wonderful with this picture, we all eagerly await the final copy but in the meantime we'd love to see an update *wink* >.>

[Mu]

I've looked at your anatomy thread and I'd say that You're doing fine yourself too:arteest:

*sighs with dumbwitted self-satisfaction upon receiving a compliment by someone like Arty2*

[JMcWilliams]

This is coming along very well. :beer: Lovely colours too.

[Digitalpaint]

@ Elsie: Thanks, I really appreciate your nice comment

@ tyrful: Thanks I’ve learned many things while working on this painting but I still make many mistakes and have to repaint a lot. So progress is slow. …

@ Mr Mu: I meant it

@JMcWilliams: thank you. What an incredible project you’re working on, great stuff


@ Vizon: How do you like YOUR hand? I think it’s a great improvement …

I was really surprised that someone would go though all that trouble for a total stranger (me) Thank you sooooooooooooo much for your modeling pic’s!


http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c366/Arty2/TCSF_HandEmileNoordeloos.jpg



Found this little spider …. I couldn’t resist..

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c366/Arty2/TCSF_SpiderEmileNoordeloos.jpg

[Digitalpaint]

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c366/Arty2/TCSF_EmileNoordeloosNF.jpg

The previous small fairy didn't fit in....so I painted a new one.

[paperclip]

Emile! I love, love, love that tiny bumblebee...you got it perfectly! It's wonderfully spontaneous and cool!


I love watching this thread....seeing you progress is fun and interesting too.

Will you be entering the next CGChallenge? I will and hope to see you in there as well, Emile!

[umbrellasky]

wow! Beautiful details!! :eek:

[MichaelZHsee]

the new lil fairy looks so much better arty~my goodness~the details are just overwhelming~:bowdown:

[slickgreekgeo]

The details are awesome, I'll be watching you!

[thistly]

Wonderful thread to watch! the progress is awesome to see unfolding :)
Glad you changed the hand and fairy, and that bumblebee vehicle is soooooo facken cute!

[se7enthcin]

The new additions give your piece more life. Great job. Keep goin :thumbsup:

[Digitalpaint]

@ paperclip: When I started this painting I wanted several insects flying around but when TCSF took so much space I abandoned this idea. Then the previous small fairy started to bother me, it just didn’t fit in.
The new fairy brought this bumblebee along and made it a much more adventurous scene I think she’s here to stay :)
Next CGchallenge? Well who knows? ( I’ll be watching you anyway :D )
Theresa, thanks for your nice words. Have lots of fun in Rome!

@enialadam: Thank you. It was fun to watch your fairytale paintings too, Snow white’s my fav.

@sh@ke: Thanks Michael, ( if I only could have a little bit of your speed & talent :) )

@slickgreekgeo & @ thisly: Thanks a lot, I’m glad you like it

@se7enthcin: Thanks for your comment Andrew, I’ll finish this painting for sure.


I’ve painted another mouth ( as some of you suggested.. ) but I’m not sure if this new mouth is a better choice… Old:

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c366/Arty2/TCSF_EmileNoordeloosMth01.jpg



New: in anticipation..biting her lip, eager to devour her prey

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c366/Arty2/TCSF_EmileNoordeloosMth02.jpg

[ThePhotographer]

The teeth look awesame, but JUST a SLIGHT bit more red on the lips ....

[Digitalpaint]

@ Gitte, I thought the new mouth looked a bit silly when you see the whole painting, I'm not sure yet ....

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c366/Arty2/TCSF_EmileNoordeloos140206.jpg

[JMcWilliams]

I really like that bee and small fairy. Very well done sir, :D you are doing well :arteest:

[ThePhotographer]

No, I think it looks good - it interacts perfectly with the elastic feeling of the green thingy she's holding between her fingers. Just perfect !

[ThePhotographer]

The bee - I wouldn't make it blue unless you count on introducing blue in other areas too. If not I would make it more redbrown to make it fit more with the red areas of the image. I would also just brighten a slight bit what is supposed to be the white of her eyes. Just a slight bit brighter green than the skin tone.

[Scorpio]

I like it Alot!! Great textures.

[tyrful]

i think the new mouth fits alot better and i love the teeth lol... but maybe something more of a smirk would fit even more? perhaps lower one eyebrow slightly *shrug*... where the fingers are gripping the string i think you should darken the strring a bit, just slightly darker to show the shadow of the fingers.... >.>

also while i'm enjoying the new fairy both her and the old one had a severe lack of sundew tenticles involved and this one have more of a yellow tinge to her than TCSF... and i'd have to agree with Photographer on the blue bee... unless you intend on adding more blue to the rest of the pictures then it really does ditract, it stands out and makes itself the focus when it isn't.
anyway keep it comin!

[V_Shane]

Beautiful work, nice detail. Great seeing the progress!

[beelow]

Maybe some value on those fingers, would make the fingers seem more rounded, and give it depth, seems a bit flat, right now, looks really good though, good luck with finishing!:cool:

[Elsie]

Absolutely stunning progress Emile, I love the new lips! My only suggestion at the moment is that the skin looks like it could use a little more moisture to it - it just looks a little too dry and crackly at the moment, like its all about to flake off ^^ - perhaps a little shine or dewdrops? anyway, just watching in awe...everytime I start to think I'm getting better :scream: hehe!

[jnurp]

well arty, I really think like you, the new mouth is a great idea and when you look at it from a very close spot it doesn't bother me at all, but if I stare at the whole painting, there is some annoying thing about her face that I can't pinpoint.She seems to be sillier than evil.
Anyway it's a great great job, and I really look forward to see the end of his beautifull piece of art

cheers

[umbrellasky]

Weeeee!! This is awsome! :applause: Great work!! I really like the new mouth :)

[Digitalpaint]

Thank you all for the wonderful, enthusiastic, encouraging and helpful comments in this W.I.P thread.
I’ve had lots of fun:)


TCSF final image(s) are submitted to the GALLERY (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=319831)

[TRHaDEs]

Exellent works.......................so good you are,I like ur works a lot ~pretty good!hope to see ur others great works !I am learning from you.................:thumbsup: :bounce: :buttrock:

[Rebeccak]

Oh, yay, you finished, it's a beautiful piece! I love the new addition of the bee and the new pose, fantastic! :bounce:

Cheers, :)

~Rebeccak

[Gord-MacDonald]

beautiful work
no words...
:bowdown:

Gord

[Rebeccak]

Which got plugged, thanks to a little birdie's tip to Roberto. ;)

Cheers, :)

~Rebeccak

[Digitalpaint]

Which got plugged, thanks to a little birdie's tip to Roberto. ;)

Cheers, :)

~Rebeccak

Thanks Rebeccak, this really means a lot to me:love:

[Digitalpaint]

Wow, what a nice experience this was and now this is the end of my TCSF journey.

The effect it has on me reminds me of the time when I was a little boy, Saturday afternoon in a swimming pool with my friends and this huge chute/waterslide. Climbing the stairs of this thing was very hard for me and it took for ever to reach the top. But hey, going down was such a fun experience. Feeling funny in my belly and very happy. Well, something like that …


Thanks everybody for all the votes and nice replies.


Now let’s do this again…:)

Ps, I feel very silly for not having done any painting at all these last few years. Too busy with wife kids study and work ( healthcare )

I’ve worked very shortly for an illustrator’s agency in Amsterdam/Lauriergracht. They were very kind people but I was just a kid then (’83) and not ready for the big city and all that.
Anyway that’s a little bit of my story. I’ve made plans to work on a portfolio again and then do a “reboot”


http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c366/Arty2/TCSF_Bfairy_EmileNoordeloos.jpg

[Mu]

I’ve made plans to work on a portfolio again and then do a “reboot”


Go Arty2! And document in here what you are doing! We have all been enjoying this trip.

:applause:

[Rebeccak]

Thanks Rebeccak, this really means a lot to me:love:
You're quite welcome! Giving attention to great work is the easy part...:D

I definitely look forward to your future projects! :thumbsup:

Cheers, :)

~Rebeccak

[Jaspur]

Beautiful, just stunning

[Furitsu]

Fantastic painting, Emile! Some much detail and little eyecatchers. I just love that spider.
And yes, please reboot. :)

[admix]

Awesome work! Lots of inspiration for beginner artist)

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