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Billie Piper WIP by ~Fring:iconFring:

Categories Traditional Art > Drawings > Portraits & Figures

©2008-2009 ~Fring
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Just to prove that I'm not dead, here is Billie so far. The lower half of her face needs to be completely redone, so I just cropped it out because otherwise people would be like "her mouth sucks!" and I wouldn't get any other advice because the suckiness is so distracting. But anyway.

The main advice I'm looking for is what to do with the background. Should I leave it white or do something else? Also, pointers on the hair would be very helpful. And any other problems you see.

Thanks!

All done in charcoal (what an experiment I am not repeating)

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~MyHedHertz Jul 29, 2008, 7:34:11 AM
This is a truly awesome start so far.. very lifelike. :) I wouldn't leave the background white. I think I would put something there, but try to make it out of focus and not too detailed so as not to distract from her face. You seem to have a good grasp on the hair, so I would just say add more details (individial strands, more exaggerated shadows/highlights, etc.). Hope this helps! :)

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~Fring Jul 29, 2008, 7:38:14 AM
This does help...I was thinking a white background wouldn't be a good idea. Perhaps I'll try to put random blurred shapes behind her.

And I'm rubbish with hair, so it's a relief to hear I'm not too far off!

Thanks for commenting! :hug:

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~bookstoresue Jul 30, 2008, 6:55:38 AM
Wonderful! This is one that caught my eye yesterday! I love the play of rich texture in some areas, and crisp sleek rendering in others. Very nice :)
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~Fring Jul 30, 2008, 7:04:42 AM
Thank you! Although I think the "sleek rendering" you speak of may actually be my lack of detail compared to places I've actually worked on...if that looks intentional, great! :D

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~Fring Jul 30, 2008, 9:34:24 AM
Thank you...and thanks for the fave, too! :hug:

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~Amlethus Aug 6, 2008, 12:44:07 PM
Whoa, damn, this is awesome.
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~Fring Aug 7, 2008, 5:00:40 AM
Thanks! I try. :)

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