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Rolling in the Deepby =PixieCold

Digital Art / Drawings / Fantasy

There’s a fire starting in my heart
Reaching a fever pitch,
it’s bringing me out the dark...

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PS CS4, about 12 hours

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Critique by ~AEWilson Mar 27, 2012, 12:09:17 PM

The blues and yellows used in the piece I think are what make it. When first looking at this it's immediately obvious you're looking at an underwater piece even if the fish weren't there. There's such rhythm and flow in how the hair move. Then you see the sun shining down through the ripples in the water which adds even more of an effect. The woman in the water is a striking blue color, but I don't just believe it's because she's underwater. She also has these interesting yellow facial marks surrounding her very vivid blue eyes. All of this I think leads the viewer to believe she's a sea creature but not just any sea creature, a mythical mermaid. The technique you used with the hair is amazing it truly looks like it's flowing in the water. You also succeeded nicely in making this creature look neither good nor evil. She does seem to have a sadness in her eyes though. In general this is an amazing piece of work. It draws the viewers eyes in and makes it almost hard to look away. In a way this piece tells it's own story. Good work.

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Critique by ~FennecHTF Feb 18, 2012, 7:41:09 AM

This drawing is absolutely Wonderful! Perfect shading, blending, and light! It almost looked real to me! The fish look beautiful and so does her hair, I love how her hair is greenish blond because of the sea water. Her face is really realistic with those markings, I just think everything is perfect. My mouth just dropped when I first saw it. I defiantly love the background, it looks like shes swimming with the fishes, as I should say. Haha Great picture i love it. Also keep up the good work and never give up! That is your job to keep yourself happy.

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~BlackstockInk 4 days ago

Wow this is awesome! So glad I found you!

~roses2011 Apr 30, 2012

just beautiful!

~cdka Apr 26, 2012

Awesome render

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~MumbleMumbleMumble Apr 26, 2012 New member

HEAVENLY O_O

*tallouh Apr 22, 2012

wow

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~johanna-san Apr 6, 2012 New member

Coolio

~Esmerelda-chan Apr 5, 2012 New member Student Traditional Artist

Oh my gosh, beautiful!

~KarinMind Mar 29, 2012

I love how u give life to the hair, amazing.

~Teepsie Mar 28, 2012

This is really cool!

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