great subtle texture handling . beautiful design and her expression is great.
much deserved achivement. ( i meant your icon turning into gold. ) and congrat.

more contrast wouldnt hurt...

more contrast would not work with this image. I love the soft colors.. the extression in the face is really well done.

shadowgirl: i agree that the softness here is great and that the pic has its "magic"... but it looks so unfinished (even if its just for practicing)

love the colors...

Wow! how did u make the hair effect? What tools did u use??

Thanks

Very nice

I love the iridescent effect you achieve with your colors...it's like a peacock feather. Wish I knew how to do it!

that is cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! nice job +5
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I know I'm in trouble when... someone's pratice piece looks 100 times better than something I produce after 100 hours of work

I still can't have enough confidence when drawing...(I visited some websites of painting these days. I'm really shocked.)
So I draw it in this kind of style and avoiding some skill-weakness of mine at the same time....^///^
Maybe put some clear strokes at some key-points will make it different. I'll try that next painting...
At this moment, move backward about 3 Meters will help...(kidding... )

The hair is painted just by ordinary circle brush (I use the brush to do all my works, because it's easy to shift size by hot keys in photoshop6.0).
But I use the layer blending setting like multiply or screen to pile strokes, and I use dodge tool and burn tool to do some decoration.

I do the peacock-like feather by strokes piled. Maybe set brush-option "brush dynamics" at "SIZE: stylus" and "OPACITY: stylus" will help easier to do that.

Thank you all...^o^

Very well done.

I really thinky ou need towork on makign your work not look so washed out. It'd be fine and dandy if you were working with watercolors, but this is Photoshop, so fuzziness is just not good.

In addition I feel kind of like all of your work is the same. Why not try something different for a change? Enough people. Maybe a landscape? Less sharpness is needed for those.

Photoshop is a tool, you may use photoshop to make the style you want to make(under it's limits). It's up to you not photoshop.
On the other hand, my watercolor-teacher usually did her work clear in detail and sharp, she did that because she wanted to, not because watercolor.

Yeah, you are right, I could try something different but people.
Maybe after the passion about people of mine is down a little, I'll start to do some landscape(but may be sharp and clear), animals, or machine...depended what I'm instrested...

This is the stuff I love to see... The coloring is awesome and the detail on the armor is inspiring... *that a word?* Wow!

So Great~~~^0^"/

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once again nice work!

love the clothing (collar) and her hair

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You've used amazing colors here. *0*

ein??? just for practicing????? I LIKE, I LIKE, I LIKE (I wish I could practice as you do....)

great design for her costume!
just tat i prefer her eyes to be closer together or larger....just personal reference

Awsome as always!
Check out his website to!!! Even more coolness!

Mybe some sharper likes would give more depth, but that is a choice you can make or not, and this one would stil be great. I do not think all your artworks are too much the same. You have a good grasp of the human form, which is one of the hardest subjects to do and get right. I think you are a great artist and you shouldn't say you have no confidence, everyone can grow in skill.

Digital Plazma, maybe you should try drawing some figures, and AnV006 can try some Spacecapes.

I LIKE THE EFECTS TOO NICE +9

The hair and the expression are perfect...great job

Wow sooo beautiful!