Here's what I mean...kinda just sketched over the area.
Magik Island
Verene
The one side looks a bit too fake; maybe smooth out that 'crease' a bit, where the boob meets the chest up top? Usually they don't just stick out like that, there's more of a gentle curve.
Here's what I mean...kinda just sketched over the area.
Here's what I mean...kinda just sketched over the area.
Eastern Magik
Thanks for the feedback Verene *hug*
I added a little curve there like you suggested. Fixed her left arm (working on right atm), fixed her neck, and scaled down her boobs a little, like Tommy suggested
And heres the result
So, what do you guys think?
I added a little curve there like you suggested. Fixed her left arm (working on right atm), fixed her neck, and scaled down her boobs a little, like Tommy suggested
And heres the result
So, what do you guys think?
Minami
OMG Magik... I swear it's an awesome treat to visit your thread every time.
Your artwork is fabulous!
I wish my finished drawings looked like your sketches
Your artwork is fabulous!
I wish my finished drawings looked like your sketches
InfestedHydralisk
Looks promising. 
Thistle Xandra
OMG, I'm so late to the party! I love, love Kimi's pic, and the wallpaper version is amazing! I was expecting a simple crop, but that's basically an art piece itself :O
frostkisses
Her boobs look much better now
Have I mentioned that I really love the pose?! I REALLY love the pose <3 lol
would it be easier just to draw something more like the blindfold? I've been too lazy to get it but it was on the list of "crap to buy". Not that I dont like what you've got so far. I'll leave it up to you
Have I mentioned that I really love the pose?! I REALLY love the pose <3 lol
would it be easier just to draw something more like the blindfold? I've been too lazy to get it but it was on the list of "crap to buy". Not that I dont like what you've got so far. I'll leave it up to you
Ravenhawk
wow this is looking great. I love the pose and the lighting. Can't wait to see it finished.
Eastern Magik
@Minami thanks *hugs* btw, when i finish with this picture it will be your turn for commission 
@IH ty love
@Thistle nah, you are not late, we aren't going anywhere about the wallpaper, yeah those are just some custom brushes + 15 minutes of work XD thanks *hug*
@Frost great, im glad you like it. Below are updates, i already started to paint turban (since you mentioned that you hate her haircut, so... ), i'll draw blindfold if you don't like this one.
@Mina thanks ^^
And some more work:
As you can see, spirits are done, it was a rather quick speedpainting (half an hour each), they maybe need some small adjustments and some more details. Blended her skin, it needs more shading below her belly and on the legs. Dress also need a lot of shading. Second preview are just some test tattoos, still haven't decided on the exact design. And the 3rd one is a spirit close-up (im not too thrilled with the other one >_<)
@IH ty love
@Thistle nah, you are not late, we aren't going anywhere
about the wallpaper, yeah those are just some custom brushes + 15 minutes of work XD thanks *hug*@Frost great, im glad you like it. Below are updates, i already started to paint turban (since you mentioned that you hate her haircut, so... ), i'll draw blindfold if you don't like this one.
@Mina thanks ^^
And some more work:
As you can see, spirits are done, it was a rather quick speedpainting (half an hour each), they maybe need some small adjustments and some more details. Blended her skin, it needs more shading below her belly and on the legs. Dress also need a lot of shading. Second preview are just some test tattoos, still haven't decided on the exact design. And the 3rd one is a spirit close-up (im not too thrilled with the other one >_<)
InfestedHydralisk
Morag D
looks wicked, I LOVE the spirits! :3
Minami
@ Magik: I know, and I can't wait!! O_O
Thistle Xandra
The right spirit looks so pretty! The left one is lovely, too, but it reminds me of the villian (ancient Noh mask) in an Inuyasha episode D:
frostkisses
The spirits are very cool, but i think the one on the left is my fave :P im alawys against the grain lol
The headpiece looks fine
think my only ?'s right now are
1) is she going to be laying ON something or just kinda floating?
2) the fabric from the back of the skirt is a bit stiff, think maybe it should be falling at the back of her thigh/butt area..unless maybe it's resting on the outside of her left leg (our right)?
The headpiece looks fine
think my only ?'s right now are
1) is she going to be laying ON something or just kinda floating?
2) the fabric from the back of the skirt is a bit stiff, think maybe it should be falling at the back of her thigh/butt area..unless maybe it's resting on the outside of her left leg (our right)?
Eastern Magik
@IH i am? DDDD: i'll take that as a compliment XD
@Morag ty, im glad you like it ^^
@Minami <3
@Thistle thanks, yeah it does look a little like noh mask (idk what Inuyasha is, but i'll bet is some sort of anime/manga thing :P )
@Frost
yes, shes going to be sitting on some sort of a carpet (maybe some pillows, still haven't decided, but she won't be floating thats for sure ), i'll probably add something in front of her hand, maybe a urn with turquoise smoke coming out of it (that would explain the spirits). Will fix her skirt, thanks for pointing that out
@Morag ty, im glad you like it ^^
@Minami <3
@Thistle thanks, yeah it does look a little like noh mask (idk what Inuyasha is, but i'll bet is some sort of anime/manga thing :P )
@Frost
yes, shes going to be sitting on some sort of a carpet (maybe some pillows, still haven't decided, but she won't be floating thats for sure
), i'll probably add something in front of her hand, maybe a urn with turquoise smoke coming out of it (that would explain the spirits). Will fix her skirt, thanks for pointing that out
Hailfall
Say.. uh Eastern.. i know your thread says closed but i would be interested in commissioning you anyway.. i can pm you for details as it involves a bit of a bribe
Eastern Magik
@Hailfall hello and thank you for your interest, but unfortunately i won't change my mind, sorry. If i open commissions again, i know for sure there would be at least 15 other people who would order one too... Sorry, i hope you understand 
And heres an update of that smexy rt ^^
As you can see, there are 4 previews (lol), thats because i have this HUGE dilemma :S I don't know where to put this urn. If i put it like on the first picture, it looks ok - compared to her leg, but its in front of her body, and i want tattoos to be visible. On 2nd her arm looks like its in the urn >_<. On 3rd, its looks the best, but urn is falling out of the picture :S. And on the 4th, it looks ok compared to her arm, but it still covering her body, and add the smoke coming out of the urn, it will cover her chest as well -_-. So, any comments on which preview is the best looking are more than welcome (i seriously need fresh pair of eyes for this one...)
Oh, and i fixed her skirt ^^.
And heres an update of that smexy rt ^^
As you can see, there are 4 previews (lol), thats because i have this HUGE dilemma :S I don't know where to put this urn. If i put it like on the first picture, it looks ok - compared to her leg, but its in front of her body, and i want tattoos to be visible. On 2nd her arm looks like its in the urn >_<. On 3rd, its looks the best, but urn is falling out of the picture :S. And on the 4th, it looks ok compared to her arm, but it still covering her body, and add the smoke coming out of the urn, it will cover her chest as well -_-. So, any comments on which preview is the best looking are more than welcome (i seriously need fresh pair of eyes for this one...)
Oh, and i fixed her skirt ^^.
Invertation
I'll agree on the third. Sometimes, cropping a piece out can be more beneficial to a piece. I'd say it works like that here.
InfestedHydralisk
If there is going to come smoke out of it then I would go for 2.
frostkisses
-Personally I like the 3rd one most. I think its ok to have the urn out of the picture a bit, since the focus is mostly the rit anyway.
-However if you changed the position of the arm, out and away from the body just a lil bit it would help #2 with the whole "arm coming out of the urn" thing. Since you would be able to show a slight bit of her wrist/arm and the fingers coming out from behind it if that makes any sense? I dont know how easy or hard it would be to move it, since you'd probably have to drop the shoulder a bit.
-What are you planning to do with the smoke? ...maybe just some seeping out and "crawling" down the sides of the urn onto the floor?
Skirt looks better ^^
-However if you changed the position of the arm, out and away from the body just a lil bit it would help #2 with the whole "arm coming out of the urn" thing. Since you would be able to show a slight bit of her wrist/arm and the fingers coming out from behind it if that makes any sense? I dont know how easy or hard it would be to move it, since you'd probably have to drop the shoulder a bit.
-What are you planning to do with the smoke? ...maybe just some seeping out and "crawling" down the sides of the urn onto the floor?
Skirt looks better ^^
Thistle Xandra
yeah, inuyasha is my fave anime, and since I've seen that episode so many times, I was instantly like 'the ancient noh mask!' <3
I like both 2 and 3 the best since the urn is more off to the side so we can focus on the rit For 2, it doesn't really look like the arm is coming out from the urn since you do show the urn's inside lip. For 3, would it be too dificult to expand out the canvas a wee bit so the urn wouldn't be cropped (although it still looks great with it cropped)?
I like both 2 and 3 the best since the urn is more off to the side so we can focus on the rit
For 2, it doesn't really look like the arm is coming out from the urn since you do show the urn's inside lip. For 3, would it be too dificult to expand out the canvas a wee bit so the urn wouldn't be cropped (although it still looks great with it cropped)?
Star_Jewel
I'm not crazy about the central placement of the urn in Preview #1. It distracts from the true focus of the piece, the ritualist. And it also makes her belly look weird.
Preview #4 suffers similar problems, but to a lesser degree.
#2 & #3 are most pleasing to me, with my favor going to #3, with the urn slightly cropped. The urn is showcased enough, but isn't given too much importance. It doesn't overshadow your prime subject, and provides balance by using the space on that side (since with the urn pushed more to the center, there's an emptiness on the left). The cropping adds a sense of realism to the piece -- framing isn't always 100% inclusive.
Preview #4 suffers similar problems, but to a lesser degree.
#2 & #3 are most pleasing to me, with my favor going to #3, with the urn slightly cropped. The urn is showcased enough, but isn't given too much importance. It doesn't overshadow your prime subject, and provides balance by using the space on that side (since with the urn pushed more to the center, there's an emptiness on the left). The cropping adds a sense of realism to the piece -- framing isn't always 100% inclusive.
Tommy's
I tend to say I like #4 the best. Since it still leaves part of the arm visible, and its still centered in the piece and doesn't distract so much. Second place is #3 I guess.
And as a side note: Please don't change the way you colored her legs
It looks great now. Its a matter of opinion though, but I like a more rough brush better then the skin blending brush (which I oftenly see on the portraits you do, guilty as charges myself too ), because it can sometimes be a bit of an overkill. Just my opinion on it, but I really like it as it is now
And as a side note: Please don't change the way you colored her legs
It looks great now. Its a matter of opinion though, but I like a more rough brush better then the skin blending brush (which I oftenly see on the portraits you do, guilty as charges myself too ), because it can sometimes be a bit of an overkill. Just my opinion on it, but I really like it as it is now
Eastern Magik
@Invertation yeah, i tried million other combinations, i even tried to put urn behind her leg, but 3rd preview is definitely best looking.
@IH mmm, i tried like that, and smoke just covers rt too much.
@Frost well, if i move her arm a bit, i would need to move everything, not just her shoulder :P
(also, are tattoo designs ok? ), will probably add a little smoke like you suggested too, so we'll see how that looks like.
@Thistle I tried expanding canvas a little, but theres too much empty space, so i left urn cropped
@Star Jewel yeah, i actually had similar impressions after i took a little rest from painting. Her belly looks really weird on the 1 and 4, so i decided to go with 3
@Tommy Haha, i know, sometimes i over-blend it too much *blush* i'll leave the leg like this.
And guys, i just want to say: thank you soooooooooo so so much for the HUGE feedback, i really appreciate your support *hug* you are the best <33333
And update
Tattoos are here, still need to finish her leg. I tried those custom brush tribal tattoos, but that was a huge mistake, i don't like how they look on her skin (too sharp actually), so i painted those tattoos myself. They look a little like they are pasted on, but that just because i still need to add skin texture ^^. Also, urn is now decorated, and smoke is coming out of it.
@IH mmm, i tried like that, and smoke just covers rt too much.
@Frost well, if i move her arm a bit, i would need to move everything, not just her shoulder :P
(also, are tattoo designs ok? ), will probably add a little smoke like you suggested too, so we'll see how that looks like.
@Thistle I tried expanding canvas a little, but theres too much empty space, so i left urn cropped
@Star Jewel yeah, i actually had similar impressions after i took a little rest from painting. Her belly looks really weird on the 1 and 4, so i decided to go with 3
@Tommy Haha, i know, sometimes i over-blend it too much *blush* i'll leave the leg like this.
And guys, i just want to say: thank you soooooooooo so so much for the HUGE feedback, i really appreciate your support *hug* you are the best <33333
And update
Tattoos are here, still need to finish her leg. I tried those custom brush tribal tattoos, but that was a huge mistake, i don't like how they look on her skin (too sharp actually), so i painted those tattoos myself. They look a little like they are pasted on, but that just because i still need to add skin texture ^^. Also, urn is now decorated, and smoke is coming out of it.
Ravenhawk
That looks very beautiful. I love the limited color palette as well. They go so well together.
frostkisses
O.O i LOVE it!
The amount of smoke is perfect, doesn't interfere with anything and the tattoos look great so far
The amount of smoke is perfect, doesn't interfere with anything and the tattoos look great so far
Eastern Magik
@Mina thank you
@Frost great. So, i'll post finished version tomorrow. I still need to add those little details (pearls >_< ), and those take time to paint :P
@Frost great. So, i'll post finished version tomorrow. I still need to add those little details (pearls >_< ), and those take time to paint :P
InfestedHydralisk
The smoke from the urn looks pretty realistic. :O
frostkisses
Sweet! looking forward to it!
Aeronwen
oh I have missed a lot here, the rit picture is looking great. I really love what you have done with the spirits. I was gonna say I would like to a see a a whole picture in those greeny blues but then I saw my screensaver lol
The rit is so lovely, cannot imagine what you will come up with next. Oh and its a bit late but I like where you chose to place the urn.
The rit is so lovely, cannot imagine what you will come up with next. Oh and its a bit late but I like where you chose to place the urn.
Eastern Magik
@IH yeah, its custom brush :P
@Aero thanks *hug*
And you can see final version of Timeless here Painting pearls is such pain it the arse >_< will upload close-ups later
Next in line (and final commission ) : Minami ^^
@Aero thanks *hug*
And you can see final version of Timeless here Painting pearls is such pain it the arse >_< will upload close-ups later
Next in line (and final commission ) : Minami ^^
bebe
When are commishes coming back? ;_____;
&& the ritualist looks gorgeouss!
&& the ritualist looks gorgeouss!
Minami
Quote:
Originally Posted by Eastern Magik
*snip*
Next in line (and final commission ) : Minami ^^ Wheeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!! *jumps*
Next in line (and final commission ) : Minami ^^ Wheeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!! *jumps*
frostkisses
looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooove it!!!!!!!!!!!
the pearls are a really nice touch. simply beautiful <3
the pearls are a really nice touch. simply beautiful <3
Ravenhawk
Eastern..wow..those pearls look so real..and HAND DRAWN? *_*
Everything about this drawing looks absolutely beautiful. You just keep getting better and better.
Everything about this drawing looks absolutely beautiful. You just keep getting better and better.
Eastern Magik
@Bebe they are not coming back, at least not for a while
thanks *hug*
@Minami yaaaaaaay
@Frost high-five
@Mina thank you i try really hard to improve, but my stuff will always look bad to my own eyes XD
And here, like promised :
close up version:
thanks *hug*
@Minami yaaaaaaay
@Frost high-five
@Mina thank you
i try really hard to improve, but my stuff will always look bad to my own eyes XDAnd here, like promised :
close up version:
And b/w version :3
Death By An Arrow
gah... the black and white one...
its like food for my eyes... so.. much.. contrastDD
its like food for my eyes... so.. much.. contrast
DD
frostkisses
i agree with DBA lol
the black and white version is awesome sauce too
the black and white version is awesome sauce too
Charlie Dayman
Liking the little touch with the glyph around her headdress. It's looking really good.
I'm not sure how far into it you are, but the anatomy on her shoulders and breasts seem a bit skewed. I think the biggest culprit is her right shoulder on which she's leaning on. It just seems a bit high in comparison to how far her right breast is tilted. I get the feeling that if she were to have both shoulders relaxed, her collar bone and shoulders would be unnaturally tall.
Maybe try lowering it a bit beneath the corner of the cloth piece and see how that effects the balance. I don't think it would have too much of a major impact.
I'm not sure how far into it you are, but the anatomy on her shoulders and breasts seem a bit skewed. I think the biggest culprit is her right shoulder on which she's leaning on. It just seems a bit high in comparison to how far her right breast is tilted. I get the feeling that if she were to have both shoulders relaxed, her collar bone and shoulders would be unnaturally tall.
Maybe try lowering it a bit beneath the corner of the cloth piece and see how that effects the balance. I don't think it would have too much of a major impact.
Eastern Magik
@DBAA lol
@Frost if you want, i can upload real size b/w version too.
@Charlie thanks for the feedback *hug* i kinda finished that picture already :P but tried to fix that problem, and i just made it worse then i just cut a little her shoulder and that necklace , its not really noticeable, but if you look at that spot it looks better than before (i can't believe how i manage to mess anatomy up even when i use references >_< ), also added a little shading below the skulls (been so focused on detailing them i forgot to add shadows below them :S )
And sketch of Minami's necromancer:
Redesigned a little her armor to fit the high fashion theme Still need to fix some things (like her shoulders >_< )
@Frost if you want, i can upload real size b/w version too.
@Charlie thanks for the feedback *hug* i kinda finished that picture already :P but tried to fix that problem, and i just made it worse
then i just cut a little her shoulder and that necklace , its not really noticeable, but if you look at that spot it looks better than before (i can't believe how i manage to mess anatomy up even when i use references >_< ), also added a little shading below the skulls (been so focused on detailing them i forgot to add shadows below them :S )And sketch of Minami's necromancer:
Redesigned a little her armor to fit the high fashion theme
Still need to fix some things (like her shoulders >_< )
Minami
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Awesome boots and flying skirt FTW! ^_^
This drawing is going to be so epic, Magik
Thank you again, for including me in the wishlist! I'd be kicking myself if I'd missed out on your awesome art
Awesome boots and flying skirt FTW! ^_^
This drawing is going to be so epic, Magik
Thank you again, for including me in the wishlist! I'd be kicking myself if I'd missed out on your awesome art