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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Official Fan Art Thread **Don't create new threads**
« on: February 03, 2009, 08:06:44 AM »
Hi, Skar. Cool painting! The inquisitor creeps me out.

Here are a few texturing techniques that I use that you might also find useful.
  • hard edged brush - use less opacity and multiple strokes to blend colors or for shading rather than using soft edged brushes
  • some tighter highlights in key places might provide some contrast and make the skin feel more textured
  • a grunge layer lightly applied using soft light or overlay blending modes can help get away from the computery feel of digital painting. I find that I tend to be too heavy handed with it.
  • a spackle texture brush can be useful to add blemishes or other imperfections to the skin. also useful for pores or broken up highlights.


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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Official Fan Art Thread **Don't create new threads**
« on: December 02, 2008, 08:20:57 AM »
Now that you mention it, I can also see a resemblance to Ashley Judd. How funny! It wasn't intentional. While painting, I was actually looking at some reference of Natalie Portman from The Professional, and trying not to make Vin quite so young. I'm still learning how to draw a good likeness. I'm not there yet, obviously!  :)

Quote from: Shadowkiller on December 01, 2008, 10:07:29 PM
Amazing picture.   The face looks recognizable though and it took me a bit to figure out who it reminds me of.   Ashley Judd.   Unfortunately Ashley's eyebrows are a bit bigger and she tends to smile a heck of a lot so its hard to get a good comparitive.   Here is one of my more favorites that I did find.   The angle is just about right too.

http://imstars.aufeminin.com/stars/fan/ashley-judd/ashley-judd-20040429-1646.jpg

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Official Fan Art Thread **Don't create new threads**
« on: December 01, 2008, 03:41:38 AM »
Thanks. You know, the more I look at it, the more her head looks too big for her body.

Doh.

Yet another thing to watch out for on the next painting.

Quote from: Reaves on December 01, 2008, 03:05:58 AM
Amazing as usual! The face is great, although something about the neck and back proportions seems off.


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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Official Fan Art Thread **Don't create new threads**
« on: December 01, 2008, 12:58:06 AM »
I enjoy seeing everyone's art, costumes, tattoos -- you name it. We've all been inspired by the characters, settings, and stories enough to want to create something. I think it's really cool to see all the different ways to express ourselves.

Ok. Here's a painting of Vin that I knocked out in a couple of hours. Actually I probably spent more like 10 hours total, but I scrapped almost the entire thing because it was getting overworked and Vin was starting to look too old and too much like a man. Sigh. Sometimes paintings can get away from me and I get lost in the details instead of looking at the overall image.

Anyway, so I basically started over after lunch today and laid down a much stronger foundation. In order to save some time, I cheated and re-used my Luthadel painting for the background. This originally started as a picture of Vin in her white gown from the ball at Keep Lekal from the first book. I originally had a simple colored background, but then I decided to put her high above the city to make it a little more dramatic.


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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Official Fan Art Thread **Don't create new threads**
« on: November 18, 2008, 09:37:43 AM »
Wow, thanks for all the kind words! I hope to find more time to paint this week, but work is getting pretty crazy (the speedpainting may have to get speedier). I'm thinking about doing another character piece, just to take another crack at drawing a face. I'm still disappointed at how Kelsier's likeness worked out, so I've been picking my work apart trying to figure out what to do differently on the next character.

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Official Fan Art Thread **Don't create new threads**
« on: November 17, 2008, 01:24:46 AM »
Thanks for the comments everyone. Here's a speed painting of Kredik Shaw at Luthadel.


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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Official Fan Art Thread **Don't create new threads**
« on: November 16, 2008, 08:33:59 AM »
I started doodling a picture of Vin and the painting kind of took a life of its own and ended up being a quick painting of Kelsier. I couldn't get his face looking the way I pictured it in my head. Grrrr. Noodling it more just made it worse. So I'm posting the last version that still holds together ok. I do like the way the mistcloak turned out.

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Official Fan Art Thread **Don't create new threads**
« on: November 03, 2008, 07:37:58 PM »
Karina,
I agree with WickedNess -- you've got a nice design there that's given me some ideas. I've been playing with the mistcloak design too, but visualizing how hundreds of ribbons come together into something wearable has been tough.

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Official Fan Art Thread **Don't create new threads**
« on: November 02, 2008, 06:11:38 AM »
I just finished Hero of Ages and am still overwhelmed.

I got inspired to paint my own take on Vin attending her first ball at Keep Venture. It turned out a little flat, and I'm not totally happy with the design of the dress. But I figured I should post it and move on rather than noodle it forever.


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