Xiandrie was constructed from an originally quite blurry and pixelated image. I cleaned her up, added some new clothes, reworked the hair and skin, added background. I have added two versions here, one in the cold mountains, and one in a warm inn. Different setting, different lightings, the inn version has no staff.
Wow, thank you all for the comments and suggestions. It's all really appreciated. :D
Black_feather: I am truly honoured, will be checking out that website soon. ;)
Posted by Black_Feather at 2005-03-24 15:35:00 Voted 10.00 on 03/24/05
I really like this. Even though the hood looks odd--one thing I REALLY REALLY ENJOYED!!! You took time with the hands. Not only is the staff the difference in the picture--but her hands are doing different things even though it's the same overall pose. Very nice attention to detail there.
BTW, you will be the featured portrait artist on Darkshom (www.black-feather1.com/eclipse) when I get things finished. I'm even putting yours above mine. You are making it a challenge to collect them all though. lol You make so many!
Posted by Black_Feather at 2005-03-24 15:33:42 Voted 10.00 on 03/24/05
Posted by BarneyRubble ( 66.240.xxx.xxx ) at 2005-03-24 15:00:00
Nice pic. I really like her face and costume. Just a few nit picky comments to add. First, I agree with the previous poster that her hood seems a little weird. It seems like it can't decide to be up or down or like maybe it's just stuck to the back of her head. Also I'm a little perplexed by the pointed object on her left hand side. I can't figure out if that's a very narrow cloak or perhaps her unusually long hair with a LOT of hair gel. Her forearm also seems a bit thick in parts, although that might be because it's pressed against her body (or maybe she just ate some spinach). I think her cobra wand looks very cool but it just seems to be dangling off her top finger (unless as the previous poster mentioned it is embedded in her chest). Maybe if you just tilted it up a bit it would look a little more secure. Oh, and one other thing... you might want to blur or smudge the background a bit so it doesn't look so much like you pasted her onto a photograph (especially in the winter scene).
Again, this is all nitpicky stuff. My first impression when I look at the pic and don't deliberately try to find fault with it is that it's very good :)
Posted by BarneyRubble ( 66.240.xxx.xxx ) at 2005-03-24 14:59:00
Nice pic. I really like her face and costume. Just a few nit picky comments to add. First, I agree with the previous poster that her hood seems a little weird. It seems like it can't decide to be up or down or like maybe it's just stuck to the back of her head. Also I'm a little perplexed by the pointed object on her left hand side. I can't figure out if that's a very narrow cloak or perhaps her unusually long hair with a LOT of hair gel. Her forearm also seems a bit thick in parts, although that might be because it's pressed against her body (or maybe she just ate some spinach). I think her cobra wand looks very cool but it just seems to be dangling off her top finger (unless as the previous poster mentioned it is embedded in her chest). Maybe if you just tilted it up a bit it would look a little more secure. Oh, and one other thing... you might want to blur or smudge the background a bit so it doesn't look so much like you pasted her onto a photograph (especially in the winter scene).
Again, this is all nitpicky stuff. My first impression when I look at the pic and don't deliberately try to find fault with it is that it's very good :)
Posted by Jarandel at 2005-03-22 15:04:32 Voted 9.00 on 03/22/05
Posted by Ophielia ( 60.196.xxx.xxx ) at 2005-03-18 15:21:00
The portrait looks wonderful, however, something that looks a little wierd to me is how her hood is on her head. To me, it looks like it's falling off as if she just slid it back.
Everything looks great to me though. =)
Posted by OrbEgo at 2005-03-17 19:12:32 Voted 10.00 on 03/17/05
Posted by summondice at 2005-03-17 17:35:58 Voted 9.00 on 03/17/05
Posted by eb52t at 2005-03-15 17:16:00 Voted 9.25 on 03/28/05
Awesome! One thing though: The inside of the hood can use more shadows, I think, because it looks like it's too solid right now. Timmy C.
Everything is only because you think it is. For indeed, your brain can be interpreting your senses' signals wrong...in which case everything that you think is real, is only a product of your imagination. _________________________ Timmmeahhhhhhhhh!!!!!
Posted by Thiago T ( 200.176.xxx.xxx ) at 2005-03-15 14:23:00
hei Phaere, for me you are the best cretor of potraits of the nwvault. Thanks for all
Posted by Eithene at 2005-03-15 13:51:42 Voted 8.75 on 03/15/05
Posted by Eithene at 2005-03-15 13:50:00 Voted 8.75 on 03/15/05
Nice job! Good work fixing up the image. Collage is wonderful, per usual! :)
One comment though--Is her staff going behind her? Because it sort of looks like it's coming out of her stomach. (Ow...)
Keep up the good work!
Posted by stillwaters at 2005-03-15 11:43:22 Voted 9.25 on 03/15/05
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