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Face: The face is made of a good range of skin tones, for strong contrast. The detail here that I want you to notice, especially above the eyes, is that I used the same pale BV from the hair for the BV in her skin shadows. This makes her facial tones match better.
I also kept some shadows crisp, while I blended out the smooth areas as much as possible. I made sure that I shaded under the strands of hair in her bangs as well. Notice that I added a very faint gray/purple shadow on the edges of her eyeball. this gives it a little dimension, yet makes the white area still stand out.
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The rich green in her kimono is a couple shades of green, smoothly blended together. Then, while the background was still wet, I dabbed in some colorless blender. I also added a few dots of the darkest green to finish the texture. This created the subtle variation you see. Once it was dry, I took an olive 0.05 Multiliner and doddled in the darker swirls and leaves. The final effect, when viewed from a distance, looks like a very elegant pattern.
The purple fabric was much simpler. I blended the purple together, then to finish it off, I scribbled with a regular pencil the pale gray pattern. That's it. Because the pencil was so light, it kept the tones of the purple underneath and looks very nice.
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Even the flowers and blossoms are colored very simply. However, the detail in the drawing itself makes it look much more complex. I repeated the pattern of the blossoms in the sky around her head simply by dotting with the same light green and light pink. I dunno why, but for the last couple years I have enjoyed doing this, and I like the look it produces. Call it a personal quirk.
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I don't really do the questions about myself, since those of you who are my friends on Facebook see enough of my personal life. I also must confess that I don't have time to follow blogs much. I've found that I have time to either be a media producer or media consumer, but not both.
However, I regularly go to the Copic Blog because there is such a variety of artists featured on there that I am always able to find inspiration...check it out!
10 comments:
Marianne, thank you for sharing in such detail!! I love the way you created the fabric. It adds a great deal of depth and interest to your piece - one of the key things I learned from you when creating a piece of art!
Take care and STAY POSITIVE!
ohhhh this is amazing tutorial.
Thanks for the tutorial! I love it.
Is the line art available to practice coloring?
Thank you,
Lynn
I really wish I could just sit with you and talk more about it - but it was nice to learn and thanks for posting it. I gots loads of practice papers done but doesnt look good at the moment-one day ... steady hands (smile!).
Oh just to have a pinch of your talent!!!
Fantastic tutorial. Thank you for sharing your precious talent!
Marianne - I tried to order your book from my favorite on-line store and they were already out! I've learned alot from your tutorials. You are amazing!
I think this is a fabulous book for people like me who have no idea of shading!! Awesome tutorial!
Lori :-)
Thanks for sharing this truly inspirational tutorial. I can't wait to practice some images of my own
happy crafting
julie
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