Art Freedom [Or, My First Photoshop Colouring Attempt] [Warning -- Ballet]

[Lady Asphyxia]

[font=Verdana][size=1]Okay. Well, I've just [re?]started drawing and whatnot, and I figured I'd try my hand at colouring on the computer. Normally I'm a PSP girl, I have to admit, hehe. It's very simple to use and it suits my needs generally. But at the moment I don't actually [i]have[/i] PSP. So I figured I'd take James' advice and try Photoshop [Or, rather Photoshop Elements 2.0]. I still don't like the layout of it -- which is why I've never used it before -- but I can handle it now. It still confuses the heck out of me, especially with tolerance and such. And I [i]really[/i] wish it had a colour replacer. If it already [i]does[/i] have a colour replacer, I wish I could find it! [/size][/font]

[font=Verdana][size=1]Anyway, I sketched this from a book I found at some friends of ours. The girls are 6 and 4 respectively, and of course they're right in the grip of loving Ballet. The book was called something like [b]The Superb [/b][Only it wasn't superb. Sumptuous? I'm not sure] [b]Book of Ballet[/b]. Or something like that. Anyone want to try and come up with adjectives that start with S that could fit the title feel free, heh. Anyways, the only realy reason I did it was that I could practice my sketching and stuff, and, obviously, I am making no money whatsoever off it, lol. [/size][/font]

[font=Verdana][size=1]Anyway, the first picture is the sketch I made, and the second is the sketch coloured. Keep in mind that I'm still relatively new to this whole business, but constructive critisicm is certainly welcome. [/size][/font]

[font=Verdana][size=1]Erm. From my perspective, I can see several things wrong with it. I know that the hand is badly done, but when I drew it I hadn't bothered to define the hand, so I was trying to do it freehand on the computer, so it's a bit dodgy. *nods* Couple of other things are wrong with it, but I'll leave it up to you to find, heh. *sighs* I'm such a perfectionist.[/size][/font]
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[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/catroyce/Art/Ballet.jpg[/img]
[font=Verdana][size=1]The sketch.[/size][/font]

[font=Verdana][size=1][img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/catroyce/Art/75763b99.jpg[/img][/size][/font]

[font=Verdana][size=1]Coloured.[/size][/font]
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[font=Verdana][size=1]So, yeah, thanks, hehe. ^_^[/size][/font]
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[James]

[color=#707875]Wow...that's really impressive. I really like the skin tones especially; everything looks very natural.

I think you're picking up Photoshop a lot faster than I ever did (I still get frustrated, going between PSP and PS).

I really think that the hands came out quite well. Somehow, there's something quite realistic about the way you've textured it (particularly the white areas of the clothing).[/color]

[DeadSeraphim]

[COLOR=Indigo][SIZE=1][FONT=Arial]This rocks the Casbah. Everything just looks so awesome, and like James said the skin is toned perfectly...

You fixed that horrid patch of blue from when last I saw it too, heh. Nice work.[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR]

[Delta]

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Looks like Briar Rose from Disney's Sleeping Beauty. Totally love it! Love the hair, especially. The way you show its waviness without using outlines (or line art, whatever) is truly amazing.

And, oh, nothing's wrong with the hands as far as I could tell.

[i]Nobody knew who this enigmatic Lady Asphyxia was. Her cover was perfect; no one would suspect a mild-mannered children's book illustrator...[/i]

Love and Peace!
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