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Beauty is a form of Genius

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July 8, 2008
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A (very belated) birthday gift for a good friend of mine. I originally wanted to go for a manga style look in this one, but as you can see, the coloring ended up being not quite as simplistic as I was aiming for. I guess I'll have to try again next time!
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*Kuume Mar 29, 2009  Hobbyist General Artist
What drop-dead gorgeousness. Agh. :faint: Your work is just awesome.
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*kagaminoir Mar 31, 2009  Professional Digital Artist
Thank you. I do love painting gorgeous guys. ^_~
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*Kuume Apr 12, 2009  Hobbyist General Artist
Thehe, keep it up! Maybe I should watch you!
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~Kagitsune Jul 11, 2008  Professional Artisan Crafter
Oh my... he's just gorgeous!! *q* I actually like the realistic coloring paired with the manga style. It shows you've got skill. :D
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*kagaminoir Jul 11, 2008  Professional Digital Artist
Aw, thanks. ^^ I still don't wanna give up on the simplistic manga style coloring, though! I can't believe I'm having so much difficulty doing it now. *sigh*
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~Kagitsune Jul 11, 2008  Professional Artisan Crafter
Haha! That's quite ironic! xD Well, here's my n00bish tip to a master: start with simple fields of color to fill in the outlines. Then, fill in the shadows with the airbrush, using only one or two shades total. Highlight with up to two or three shades. And you've got manga-style! :D

Or were you talking about the more anime style of coloring/shading? :?
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*kagaminoir Jul 12, 2008  Professional Digital Artist
Haha, thanks. ^^ I guess my problem is that it doesn't feel "finished" or something when I try to do simple shading. Doesn't turn out how I envisioned it anyway.

And nah, cel-shading isn't that bad to do. Manga style was what I was talking about.
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~Kagitsune Jul 13, 2008  Professional Artisan Crafter
Yeah, I suppose any artist who typically uses such rich color shading would feel as though manga-style looks incomplete. ^^;
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*kagaminoir Jul 14, 2008  Professional Digital Artist
LOL! Well, I've seen some others, here and elsewhere, that have the sort of coloring style I was trying to aim for that don't look at all incomplete. ^^
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*toshema Jul 9, 2008  Student Digital Artist
Wow!!!! nicely done!!! I love the color and the way you did the hair!!!
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