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Submitted: July 15, 2012
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Lilyby ~Briscott

Traditional Art / Drawings / Portraits & Figures

Colour pencils on medium cartridge paper, and a small brush with solvent to try and smudge , make out off focus . My drawing of a picture waternymph by

Please give credit to vanilladisaster

Critique by =f1utterby3 Sep 3, 2012, 9:00:54 AM

Ahhh so freaking pretty! I really love her expression and how flowing her hair is. Plus the combination of the green lily pads against her red hair is a really nice effect. And you've done the reflection of the nymph really well too! It looks very realistic.
The only suggestions I have is that there seems to be a sharp contrast of the white light on the left side and the black of the water on the right side. I think there needs to be a little more transition between the two for it to flow better. Based on the original photograph, I might suggest drawing more of the water so that you can see how the light flows.
Also, where her hair meets the water on the right side, it almost looks blonde, which seems a little strange to me. I would think that it would be a darker red. I checked out the original photograph, and even though it definitely is lighter in the reference, the photograph is also less saturated than your picture, which I think is why the blonde really stuck out to me.

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Critique by ~ValenK Aug 2, 2012, 2:39:55 PM

Instantly, viewers are drawn into this picture due to the girl's eyes. They are innocent and glow with vitality. The light reflected in the irises is clean and sharp -well done. The colors in this piece are also beautiful. The dark blacks of the water, the greens in the lily pads, and the orange-gold of the hair all work together and contrast with the paleness of her skin. The ripples shone in the water and the reflections deserves praise. Overall the hair is done with great attention to detail; however, the part that is almost in the water seems to lack the earlier detail; the colors suddenly turn her into a blond. It's understood that the color should be lighter, but it is overdone. Rather the color should be similar to that on the crown of the girl's head. Also, the painting seems to be divided between a dark right and a lighter left. The foreground is done well, however, when the blurring is done for distance, the difference in color is to contrasting. More details should be put into the top left. Other than that, this is a good piece.