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MEDIUM: Graphite
DATE COMPLETED: 10.11.04
LAST UPDATE: 9.01.09

This is an illustration of a young woman having an encounter with a forest fairy.

9.01.09 update:
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:iconkalamate:
this is prob going to be a useless comment.. :) I love this piece and everything about it but 2 shadows... the one running down her arm... the line gives her arm a pointy feel to me and the same with the one on her calve... softening it will give it a rounded feel :) (like im one to talk... :) have you seen my pencil work YUCK lol)

this is some great work! keep it up!!!

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:iconmorganchalice:
From what my eye catches, I do not see many mistakes. The lighting is great, proportions are good, background is imaginative. Not much to say that can bring you to do better. Possibly just the orb around the fae; a translucent effect might have worked a little better. Overall, I really like it.

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:iconiamme385:
I like it! it looks like it took a while!
I love all ogf the shading!

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:iconorlok-nosferatu:
wow!! so crisp and clean i can never be so clean :D u get better everytime! :D
:iconvelociraptor:
very nicely done tereh although i do feel the light halo is a little too opaque :)

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:iconmark-xiii:
As always, EXCELLENT!

I can see where you needed the heavier tones, the folds in her clothes at the back could be darker than the front etc. but hey, it's not that important, the lighting / shadows still work really well! In fact I disagree about the shadow lines on the arm / calf, they look good (maybe a little darker in the shadow?). So does the halo around the fairy - It really makes her pop off the page.

Great texture on the rocks and trees, but you know that don't you? ;) ...and the water looks fine too. :clap:

My only (really picky!) crits... First, the line under her left cheek (the one on the viewers right) makes her look old, I'd blend that out, make it all one tone and smooth her skin. The second... The stringy vines around the trees are distracting, they're a bit regular - if you know what I mean - and too dark. It's a bit late now, but it's something to think about next time.

Anyway, hope that was useful and not tooooo picky! As I said, It really is excellent!
:iconmunkee1:
What can I say that has not been said already, This is truly lovely work. Excellent stuff. Amazing amount of detail, and the shading looks great. She looks so realistic yet still part of a fantasy land. Her hair and clothing is terrific, so soft and flows well.

So well done. (Sorry this is late btw!) :)

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:iconmirounga:
You've done a good job with a pencil. What bother's me is the lightsource, the dark shadowlines on the arms seem to indicate that the fairy casts strong light, but the the value goes back to grey, which would mean there are lightsources on either side of it, just of different values, but don't for some reason touch that dark strip. I can see where the light of the fairy is coming from, but I have a hard time pinpointing you're other lightsource. Personally I think it would serve the pic better to have more dramatic shadows cast by the fairy light, as now it seems to create highligths but few shadows. The eyes also seem a bit vacant, maybe if they reflected some light they'd be more soulful. Especially if there is a light source right in front of them.
:iconvixen21:
I see what you're saying about the light source, but since she's outside, there will be more than one light source casting shadows on her figure. I actually used a reference for her figure that had intense light in front of her with heavy shading around her arms that lightened as it went around to her back.

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:iconmirounga:
I guess it's partly the fact that when assuming she's in a forest I just except very dark shadows and direct lightsources, which would be where the light comes through the trees. I just happen to love forests like that =).

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