Half Her Heart's Duet, Cynthia Sheppard (2D)

[powiliux]

Very nice collors and overall feeling, I like it :)

[lordbiernac]

I think it's a great piece! I usually don't like this kind of pictures but I find this one exceptional... What really stands out is her face- not a typical beauty that you can see in 99% of paintings representing women figures. And I love her mysterious expression. Colors are great, so is your painterly style... 5* :)

[TMArtist]

Cynthia,

What a marvelous piece. It is truly a feast for the eyes. The color is stunning and the depth is incredible. I am particularly drawn to your rendering of her dress. The strokes really come together on this element. Great job on her hands. They are very elegant. I also enjoy the burning bits of paper. The glowing edge of the piece in the lower foreground really makes it pop off the page. In all, it sounds like you really put a lot of thought and effort into this painting and I think it shows. Great job!

I tend to mull over my pieces a lot so I empathize with you in slaving over the various details. Keep up the great work! 5 stars!

Regards,

[RabHanno]

Awesome image!
Her dress and the b urning papers are really impressive....
Congratulations....5*

[yveline]

I tend to mull over my pieces a lot so I empathize with you in slaving over the various details.

I like to tell people I "beat my pieces to death" with detail. Sometimes it can hurt the image but sometimes we get lucky and it just works.

Thanks for the comments! :)

[Abelo]

Geez, triple-A stuff! The clothes could compete with any classic artist, in fact they have the same classic scent. As Lordbiernac, I'm not very fond on this kind of themes, but this piece is top-notch, front cover stuff. If at all, the only thing I could remotely argue is that the specular light in the very center in the image is a bit too strong and competes with the girl's face, but seriously, don't trust me... it's just awesome! :bowdown:

[marilenamexi]

5 stars for me!
Really amazing work!you are very good artist!
Congratulations!
:)

[mozen]

great piece of work! I especially like the yellows and oranges.

[vientjao]

This is gorgeous!!! I love it!!

[Picky]

Cynthia,

This is a beautiful illustration. The spectrum of colors is very rich and pleasing to the eye. The character is gorgeous and it tells the story without you having to explain it. I really appreciate that aspect of the painting. I would love to know more about the symbolism (the burning note pages) but it is fine if you do leave it to our own interpretation :)
Anatomy is good ( hands are spot on, good attitude about spending time on something so important) but I would love to see her eyes a bit larger. You have illustrated her sadness well, perhaps larger eyes woud have more impact. Don't know, it is just something personal I guess.

Your work is very inspirational. Take care!

[monks]

Awesome work on the details, especially on the dress, we can feel all the various matters. The character's expression is very interesting and original. Beautiful work.

[ron1234]

amazing....looks like another choice award

[yveline]

Awesome work on the details, especially on the dress, we can feel all the various matters. The character's expression is very interesting and original. Beautiful work.

Much appreciated!

[powerraw5]

wow, it's breathtaking.
I also have a thing for redheads in general too...many of them look so fragile and intelligent
( so medieval, so mysterious )
how many hours it took you to finish this piece from the very beginning?
can you estimate?

[yveline]

Cynthia,

This is a beautiful illustration. The spectrum of colors is very rich and pleasing to the eye. The character is gorgeous and it tells the story without you having to explain it. I really appreciate that aspect of the painting. I would love to know more about the symbolism (the burning note pages) but it is fine if you do leave it to our own interpretation :)
Anatomy is good ( hands are spot on, good attitude about spending time on something so important) but I would love to see her eyes a bit larger. You have illustrated her sadness well, perhaps larger eyes woud have more impact. Don't know, it is just something personal I guess.

Your work is very inspirational. Take care!

It might be personal, but it's a good comment- Eyes are often what draw us in; If it were a portrait I wouldn't change it, but since it's an original character I would consider doing that if I reworked her.

My husband came up with a lot of conjecture about who she might be while I was working, but I always like to leave at least a little open to interpretation. In my mind, she's been raised on a farm, maybe in a distant world, and never really adapted to farm life. I guess she's a bit of a Dorothy-meets-Alice style dreamer. I like to think she's dreaming of being completed - that someday her song will be finished...

Thanks!

[Sparreholm]

Just wow and 5 stars!

Regards,

Johan

[rownd]

well Done!!!

[ChristopheFauconneau]

Hello Cynthia,
what is she playing ? an explosive melody of colors !
partitions are about to lose control ! i would like to hear more...
cool work ! [thumbs up]

[oogieboogietoogie]

I love the movement and the light. :) The hands are spectacular!

I think the bottom half of her body is kind of small/short. Maybe some more refinement on the fence too?

Excellent painting!

[MoonVisionStudio]

This is a masterpiece! 5 stars are not enough, congrtulations! :bowdown:

[RandyToons]

This is truly amazing Cynthia. Great colors and layout...Absolutely a wonderful piece.
Randy

[wands96]

so beautiful!
I very like your work!
very very nice

[shadowcrew]

beautiful colors...

awesome work man.

[yahyaehsan]

You have handled the details very well and the emotional value of the painting communicates accordingly and exceptional work, thanks for sharing.

[bajiao]

omg! great work!

[fatalix32]

its... and the colors... and the spirit of the painting... the symbolism... and light... and more colors... WOW absolutely beautiful, love it love it:love:evrything else has been said already.

i have a question though... why is this not a choice award??

[PierluigiAbbondanza]

Great work of art, my compliments!:applause:

[yveline]

i have a question though... why is this not a choice award??

Awww, that's very very nice of you to say. One of my pieces from 2 years ago made choice and I would definitely prefer it have been this one instead, but it's ok. Thanks :)

[yveline]

I love the movement and the light. :) The hands are spectacular!

I think the bottom half of her body is kind of small/short. Maybe some more refinement on the fence too?

Excellent painting!

I'm with you on the fence; I didn't want it to take away from the vines or the dress, but maybe some more texture would have popped it, and made it a bit more consistent with the level of detail elsewhere. As far as the legs go, she's sitting, so it should be foreshortened, but maybe some additional highlights/shadows on the dress would have made that more clear? What do you think would improve that area? Thanks for the crit :)

[varma]

Massive work, outstanding!
:bounce:

[oogieboogietoogie]

I see where you're coming from.

I'm not exactly sure if I'm accurate because my anatomy isn't that great, but the length of her upper arm seems the same length as her shin--or even longer. Even though it's foreshortened, i don't believe it should be that short. It might be just me, but she also seems barely balanced on the fence.

I hope you don't mind if I made a paint-over:
http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/8784/38677429.jpg

It's not of humongous importance, but I do believe correcting these could boost a great piece to a godly piece. :) I believe in conveying a feeling/story/emotion before conveying only a technically great piece, but when you consummately have both!

[marilenamexi]

I hope this great artwork will go to Cg choice award, it deserve!!

Keep going!

;)

[redCigarette]

there is a lot going on here..

i am able to imagine some back stories ..
perhaps the most beautiful part is her expressions. never seen such in quite some time.
colors and composition work very well too. (maybe i wud like them to be a bit desaturated? but that's just me :) )
this is a cg painting in a long time of which, i wud love to own a print and hang in my room.

[Plantman]

In the next frame the man behind her drops a bucket of water on her?

[oogieboogietoogie]

Congratulations. :)

[yveline]

It's not of humongous importance, but I do believe correcting these could boost a great piece to a godly piece. :) I believe in conveying a feeling/story/emotion before conveying only a technically great piece, but when you consummately have both!

Actually your paintover shows that you have a very GOOD grasp of anatomy! And I certainly can't argue that having both a technically great piece and a great story makes the best illustrative art. I'm still thinking it's a matter of definition in the dress - it looks from the paintover it might be unclear where her butt is, and that it's resting on the fence, because of how the dress is flouncing. In your drawing, we're also assuming that the butt isn't conforming to the shape of the fence beam, but it's sitting on top flat like a chair. If it had a bit more "smoosh" to it, we might see the knees raise up a bit, lengthening the shins, but I know that's a really really nitpicky detail, and I appreciate the time you took to illustrate your point. It's something I'll keep in mind the next time I work under a poofy dress ;)

[rownd]

cool you made it! Great now every time I look at it I see short legs. It's still fantastic! I think howell has it right. we've all been there. I've been full time Illustrator for 25 years and still forget...it's just my reference. do pencils first. then do a tight pencil.

[maszrum]

Incredible work! It reminds me a bit one of Marta's Dahlig images with flying fishes and umbrella, aspecialy the sky and dress. Very well painted.

[nightwoodwolf]

beautiful work

[tianwaitang]

Wonderful colors! I like it, those details are amazing! But I can't ignore her short shin.

[NateOwens]

As said again and again... excellent work.

You did great on the details, but more importantly you captured the essence - something that all the detail in the world can't do, and without that it would just be another lifeless work of technology.

Somehow... i have... visions of Tara - - "Gone with the Wind" -

A very contemplative, thought-provoking piece - demands time taken to drink it in.
Were it in a gallery, I would be sitting on a bench in front of it for a long time.

Way to go!

[Danny-k]

absolutely stunning! I was blown away by your work, and it doesnt happen often to me!
this is just perfect, the mood the idea, the colors, composition, feels like a masterpiece to me.
way to go! I am definitely your fan now.

[cgmodel77]

:beer: so beautyful i like it

[fatalix32]

congrats on the choice award, you really deserve it.

and again one of the most beautiful paintings i have ever seen.

[santihoyos]

i really love the composition, its amazing. theres just one litle shade by her legs that goes from the dress to the background, not sure if that was on purpose or not . anyways i find it really interesting. not sure how good is a comment from me im not really that big, just starting but im jist trying to aport some opinion. great job



i would apreciate if anyone could comment on my artwork i really want top get better at it. than you

[yveline]

i really love the composition, its amazing. theres just one litle shade by her legs that goes from the dress to the background, not sure if that was on purpose or not .

Yeah, a couple things have been pointed out, including the spot on the leg - it was intentionally put there as part of the group of ashes that were swirling about, but I've realized thru comments on this and the imaginefx forums that it was awkwardly placed and too blurred to be consistent with the other paper scraps. Thanks for commenting! :)

[mfiorilli]

this is just fantastic

[RockstarKate]

I love this. Colors are so lovely!
What I like best though is the face- it is so expressive and pretty without being typical or idealized. She looks like a real person with character, not a fantasy.
Love it!!! Congratulations :)

[kOsMos3D]

Very nice, I like the strong feeling in the hands, very realistic.:thumbsup:

[asche]

a really nice painting, but what strikes me recently is that apparantly most of the people in drawings seem to have a serious cold ... so many shiny red noses ...

[yveline]

a really nice painting, but what strikes me recently is that apparantly most of the people in drawings seem to have a serious cold ... so many shiny red noses ...

Either I have a serious Rudolph the Red-nosed reindeer fixation I should see a therapist about... or perhaps she was crying recently? On the other hand, I'm of Scottish descent, so I'm used to my nose being red when I cry... or drink... or when it's cold out. Actually there are very few times when my nose *isn't* red that I can think of... I guess it subconsciously works itself into the art! ;)

[asche]

the rudolph fixation sounds the nicest :)
still no need to see a therapist , though, if that fixation leads to such paintings :D

[bballa]

very nice, how long did it take you? I luv how the paper is burning around her and the atmosphere is right.

Nice. ^___^

[Crayfish]

Nice work!! wonderful colors and painting. keep going !

[KiteWalker]

The colors are amazing; I really like these tones ; orange; fire; sunset; surise; flames. I love the smoke, the lighting effects on the girl. Very nice artwork.

[suffibutt]

it is really impressive work,
color, mood, feel, great great

[Estee]

Cynthia

Nothing more that I can add compliment-wise. I do admire all those little bits that show so much hard work, like creases on the dress, bits on the lace, or those thorns creeping up from the ground; while you said earlier that you like killing yourself with the details, I can share with you one proverb which goes "It is in the details where the devil likes to dwell", which is to say that details give us away. And they give away a lot of good stuff about your workshop. Great piece :)

[saravana82tex]

very nice,,,,,

[abynum]

Remarkable work, lots of emotion to decipher (or leave alone). I think that the blurred paper ashes are a nice touch, and slow down the image what with all of the combustible music sheets fluttering around. I also like the toes... very nice, dirty and crooked toes.

My only question would be whether her lace sash goes around her back or not... I sort of assume it does.

[Zazill8]

Amazing work we have here, despite my ridiculous grammar, tell me though, how much time did you spend on it more or less? Keep up the good work :)

[leocda]

Her clouds are perfect.

[pschoboy]

Beautiful, Loved it

[aphexx]

hi cynthia,
your painting is very touching. her eyes and her overall pose and expression is telling stories.
thank you for sharing this picture, its a pleasure to look at it.

[DHusband]

I have seen several of your pictures before and you just keep topping yourself. The color and the contrast just grab the eyes and make you stare at the beauty that is in your work. Thank you for sharing this site. I only hope my art can be half that good some day. :D

[eonridr]

Hi there, such a beautiful work, great job! Somehow it reminds me of "Umbrella Sky" by Marta Dahlig ("Umbrella Sky" by Marta Dahlig http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=553033) , just a wondering thought, is it just me? haha.. no offense of course, don't mind.. :)

[gsbehera]

:applause: hats off to your patience of rendering.

[insan]

great..especially the fabrics

[ghost7512]

lovely ~ thx

[TheNomadSoul]

Absolutely beautiful. Love the overall warm glow. Very easy on the eyes and great composition. :-)

[p3numbra]

Wow, Cynthia, I think I just gave up on Photoshop. This is amazingly great! It's filled with emotion and passion. You awe us all. You're also pretty good without reference.

[FreeSpirited]

Well done, excellent. The face has a successful expression of emotion and story. Great color composition combining the foreground and background.

[moonbeam15]

beautiful piece of work..very inspiring

congrats..

[THEGODSFIRE]

Great work,I very like it ！:)

[KIDI]

Great colors :cry:
love your work !

[WiLSoN-adrift]

Beautiful, i love this.

[Consuelo]

http://www.newmoonmovie.org/images/omg.jpg

SIMPLY DROP DEAD AMAZING. CONTRAST, COLOR AND TECHNIQUE. KEEP UP THE AWESOME WORK. ALL I CAN SAY IS OMG!

[Freemanner]

She is beatiful~!!

[anezka]

Very beautiful work. I like the symbolism, the sadness and also the motion presented by flying note papers. It reminds me some old pictures.

One thing - me seems her nose too red :-) Its only my opinion...

http://www.female-anatomy-for-artist.com/

[FaramarzMB1]

i whish that this work was mine... it's just a wish. i can't do it. well done

[joanns]

Cynthia, I saw this image 6 months ago but forgot where I saw it. I just found it again today! I'm am new to the digital art world, getting into it after seeing works like yours that I couldn't believe could be done with Photoshop and/or Painter - both of which were installed on my PC because of my photography. I am studying very hard and making progress. I just wanted to thank you for sharing this very inspiration work. Jo Ann

[Imperial-Jade-Seal]

Wow !!! This is gorgeous!!! I love it!!

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