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diamonds in the sun by *Crimefish:iconCrimefish:

Categories Traditional Art > Drawings > Portraits & Figures

©2007-2009 *Crimefish
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I wanted to draw Reita. I was supposed to draw Reita next. But I don't have any really colourful photos of him and I wanted to try out my new prismacolor pencils (yay!), so I drew this first. Random magazine girl. I think I've put the emphasis on colour here, and not detail.

cartridge paper (that was a mistake. u.u; I should have used printer paper - like I usually do - so I could test out how the pencils work on normal, smooth paper)
prismacolor pencils
photo reference

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~Youki Sep 1, 2007, 2:42:27 PM
ohGOD. you are so good with colored pencils. the shading is so smooth. @A@

and the more i look at your avatar, the more i think its saying "oh my god" or "i love you"


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!guiltless Sep 1, 2007, 2:43:48 PM
god you're amazing ; ;
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*Crimefish Sep 1, 2007, 2:46:35 PM
Ahahah, thanks. xD I think it's 'cause of the prismas, not me. They're oil-based, so they're smooth. And =RoseAsh sent me a blending pencil. They work okay on other colour pencils, but they work amazingly on prismacolors. :B Blendy <3

8D Attempted lip reading ftw!
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~wufeisgirl Sep 1, 2007, 2:49:00 PM
Yeah, but i like the effect from using the different paper. Almost seems a little more... lifelike.

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~LiLMiSAttiToOd Sep 1, 2007, 2:50:34 PM
Omg, I love this! The colours really pop out, and the way you coloured the skin is really smooth. It looks like a picture!

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*Crimefish Sep 1, 2007, 2:51:57 PM
Yeah, you're right. I tried to forcefully remind myself today that a textured drawing is just as artistically valid as a baby-butt smooth one. >.> Yay variety.
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*Crimefish Sep 1, 2007, 2:54:56 PM
:blowkiss: Thank you very much! I had no idea how to get the skin smooth, 'cause I had to use clashing colours. =_= But I think it turned out okay.
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~ScarletDusk Sep 1, 2007, 3:08:14 PM
Wow really nice! Love the colors :)

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~fuzzybutton Sep 1, 2007, 3:19:16 PM
holy crap, i just knew from the preview these were prismacolor.. And i knew you would be insanely good at them, when you mentioned them in your journal. And i was right 8D score!!

The blending is gorgeous, it's got an almost surreal touch to it. It's really realistic but not quite and that makes it all the more perfect. The pretty colors you used to shade~~ Purple under her lips, purple in the flowers, and red in the leaves, geeze, it's all too great.

It was a really good choice you made, emphasizing color rather then detail. It works really well with this picture and geeze. XD It's got me speechless[rofl while writing a multi-paragraph comment yeah.]

i like the glow around her hair and body. Speaking of her hair, i like that too. XD I'm really amazed you don't use fancy papers!
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