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A while back I offered $15 color sketch commissions. The awesome *Mekania was the only person to take me up on them. 8B

This is her character, Alcarin. I probably went through two dozen thumbnails before I finally found something I liked.

This isn't really in what I would consider "my" style. The colors are too bright/saturated, but I wanted to have vivid colors to offset her expression. I wanted her to look like she's thinking about something she's lost, dunno if I really succeeded in that.
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~Prions May 29, 2009
YOU IMPROVE SO RIDICULOUSLY, AUGH. I'm always so impressed with the progress you make with each pic. Skin tones are fabulous.
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*Monkeymaniac May 23, 2009  Student Traditional Artist
Friggin' amazing. I like the saturated colours and the pose is just great! Relaxed without being stiff (not... what it sounds like).
The texture of the board is wow as well.

I'm still angry that the commision-journal never showed up in my inbox. )8<
I KNOW YOUR SCHEME YOUNG LADY

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~undead-american May 19, 2009  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Very nice.
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*Kuddlekins May 19, 2009  Hobbyist General Artist
Well, I think you pulled off what you were looking for.

And I love that hair.

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"Love seeketh not itself to please, nor for itself hath any care, but for another gives its ease, and builds a Heaven in Hell's despair." -William Blake
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*Buzz-On May 19, 2009  Professional Digital Artist
Wow! Really great!

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~Oolh May 19, 2009  Student Digital Artist
aw what a cool portrait- and oh man, I love that hair!
It looks very lively, like it's really being tossed about by the wind and whatnot. I've always had trouble with hair being too static and stiff, so this is kinda inspiring c:

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i bet it's filled with dead mice.
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~Mekania May 19, 2009
I love it. To me it definitely captures a kind of sad/contemplative mood, like she's trying to figure out what to do after she (inevitably, with that cursed eye of hers!) caused something terrible to happen. Thank you so much <3 I hope you had some fun with her even if it's not exactly your style!
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~doctorlit May 19, 2009
I like the colors, but the facial expression is hard to read, partly because of her feather eye.

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—Chuck Palahniuk, Haunted, chapter 6
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