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February 7, 2012
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:icon3fangs:
This is sort of a re-do of the cat in a red dress I did back in '09. [link]
I was walking by while dad had her up on the computer screen, so later in the day, in between crossword puzzles while killing some time, (jeez, I actually had FREE time to kill? ;p) I ended up sketching her without fully intending to. ^_^'
I was pleased with the end result so I ended up scanning her and finishing the pic in the GIMP. :la:
(And all the while I had "She's a Star" by Barry Manilow stuck in my head...) :O_o: *although I actually listened to Celine Dion while working in the GIMP* XDD

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mechanical pencil
various erasers
scanner
Wacom tablet
GIMP
:iconthejenjineer:
The difference between this and the 2009 version is really remarkable! I especially love the soft lighting, I would have intuitively known there was a spotlight on her even without the beams showing. :)
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:icon3fangs:
Thank you very much! :thanks:
I really appreciate that, because it's hard for me to judge for myself how well I've been doing with my colors/shading. (I know my coloring/shading methods are definitely DIFFERENT from what I was doing in 2009, but as to how much improvement there's been, that's always hard to judge...)
Do you think I'm too subtle with my shading and highlighting? I don't like adding a LOT of highlights (and I tend to avoid too deep shadows) but is there enough contrast in my work?
(I guess I still have a lot to learn about colors and lighting.) =p

Oh, hey, just a heads up--I sent you an email. (Been a long time coming, no?) ^^;
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:iconthejenjineer:
It depends on what kind of mood and what kind of lightening, right? Deep dark shadows probably accompany dramatic lighting. I also liked how you shaded with purple on this one, I always thought shadows with a bit of color look better.
I got the email and I wrote back. :)
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