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Nico
Published: 2007-09-27 06:21:34 +0000 UTC; Views: 1911; Favourites: 22; Downloads: 15
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Description This is my first attempt at designing the main character from a story I've been working on for nearly 3 years now.

The story is about fallen angels caught in a sort of moral limbo (several aren't so much evil as they are just irrationally pissed off or having Greta Garbo moments).

Nico is the central character in the story, a fallen angel who didn't intend to fall...it was the only option open.

This one is done mainly with a 2B and HB pencil on smooth bristol with very little blending.

The first section of the story attached to this photo is here:

Prologue:
[link]

Chapter 1, Section 1:
[link]

Chapter 1, Section 2:
[link]

Chapter 1, Section 3:
[link]

Chapter 1, Section 4:
[link]

Thanks Ahooooy Matey!
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AndaredAndared [2009-11-28 07:05:19 +0000 UTC]

The eyes here are very expressive

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ThinkingInAnglesThinkingInAngles In reply to Andared [2009-11-28 18:06:41 +0000 UTC]

thank you Ahooooy Matey!

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jellysocksjellysocks [2009-11-19 17:57:55 +0000 UTC]

My favourite of this is the strands of hair! Very nice picture :) (Smile)

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LeviKeyLeviKey [2009-11-19 05:03:36 +0000 UTC]

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AndytheLemonAndytheLemon [2009-05-24 22:26:46 +0000 UTC]

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gintaraisgintarais [2009-05-10 08:13:05 +0000 UTC]

Very realistic and beautiful.

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SublimeBuddSublimeBudd [2009-05-09 20:32:48 +0000 UTC]

really nice character design :) (Smile)

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GironimoGironimo [2009-05-06 19:39:54 +0000 UTC]

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CrystalEnceladusCrystalEnceladus [2009-05-06 08:45:30 +0000 UTC]

Love the clean, minimalist feel to this, and the eyes are stunning.

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ThinkingInAnglesThinkingInAngles In reply to CrystalEnceladus [2009-05-09 04:46:18 +0000 UTC]

Thank you Ahooooy Matey!

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NepheneeNephenee [2009-04-29 21:49:42 +0000 UTC]

The shading on this is very smooth, for something with so little blending. The drawing is also very clean, something which with traditional artwork is hard to do with a high quality scan.

While there isn't anything overly compelling about the expression in general, the eyes do have a life of there own. And I have to say, the overall feeling of this is similar to Brandon Lee's character in the 1994 film, The Crow

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ThinkingInAnglesThinkingInAngles In reply to Nephenee [2009-04-30 00:39:03 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for such an in depth comment Ahooooy Matey! It's funny, I never thought of The Crow connection before, but I can see what you mean.

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NepheneeNephenee In reply to ThinkingInAngles [2009-04-30 03:25:52 +0000 UTC]

I probably would not have seen it if I hadn't watched that film last night. Sweating a little...

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ThinkingInAnglesThinkingInAngles In reply to Nephenee [2009-04-30 03:44:25 +0000 UTC]

Haha...I think I didn't get too much into the expression because I was trying to lay the face out so that I had a face to sync up to my character as I wrote.

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NepheneeNephenee In reply to ThinkingInAngles [2009-04-30 04:00:13 +0000 UTC]

It's possible. =P (Razz)

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HOLIMOUNTHOLIMOUNT [2009-04-28 22:36:43 +0000 UTC]

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giddypiddlesgiddypiddles [2009-03-23 02:05:05 +0000 UTC]

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ThinkingInAnglesThinkingInAngles In reply to giddypiddles [2009-04-09 01:55:50 +0000 UTC]

Aww thank you Ahooooy Matey!

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ColonelFitzColonelFitz [2009-03-11 03:01:40 +0000 UTC]

Is this unreffed? Because if so...teach me! Noes!

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H-HeatherH-Heather [2008-12-03 03:01:16 +0000 UTC]

This is great! Amazing detail, especially in the eyes! Is this out of your mind or referenced? Wow!

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ThinkingInAnglesThinkingInAngles In reply to H-Heather [2009-04-09 01:56:49 +0000 UTC]

It's a bit of both. I sort of pulled a Dr. Frankenstein with this one. I used several different photos, pieced him together and then added other bits to pull him together

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H-HeatherH-Heather In reply to ThinkingInAngles [2009-04-09 04:24:50 +0000 UTC]

ahh, that's so cool =D (Big Grin)

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finalchancefinalchance [2008-11-30 00:42:31 +0000 UTC]

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InzekktInzekkt [2008-11-29 06:53:39 +0000 UTC]

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dearlithiumdearlithium [2008-11-28 22:43:15 +0000 UTC]

I think you did a lovely job with this. I get so tired of seeing really smudged up sketches, and I really appreciate how clean and crisp this looks. I think you've captured him very well (sensual lips for the win).
Textures are conveyed well, and its just generally eye-pleasing.
But, while I think white-ness can be an excellent tool to convey feeling, I think the hair could use a bit more blending into the white at the top right.

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ShadowMastahShadowMastah [2008-11-28 10:18:45 +0000 UTC]

I am loving the detail. And the hair is simply amazing

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cantgetafriggnnamecantgetafriggnname [2008-11-28 05:22:46 +0000 UTC]

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ThinkingInAnglesThinkingInAngles In reply to cantgetafriggnname [2008-11-28 17:49:55 +0000 UTC]

Thank you Ahooooy Matey! I'm a little OCD when it comes to the eyes, though I've had ones where the eyes look fabulous, but the rest of the face is "Oh...so you're going through a cubist phase eh?"

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cantgetafriggnnamecantgetafriggnname In reply to ThinkingInAngles [2008-11-28 22:03:03 +0000 UTC]

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ashkamooashkamoo [2008-11-28 01:23:59 +0000 UTC]

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ThinkingInAnglesThinkingInAngles In reply to ashkamoo [2008-11-29 06:32:19 +0000 UTC]

Thank you Ahooooy Matey! I think it's part the scanner and part my not darkening the shading. I want to eventually do another drawing of him, do I'll go heavier on the shading then.

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ashkamooashkamoo In reply to ThinkingInAngles [2008-11-29 06:37:38 +0000 UTC]

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tobimashoutobimashou [2008-11-27 06:18:39 +0000 UTC]

This is extremely well done... I love the eyes.

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PandemoniumswingsPandemoniumswings [2008-11-27 02:52:08 +0000 UTC]

The value range is beautiful!

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lediscoinsanitylediscoinsanity [2008-11-26 04:35:54 +0000 UTC]

Very nice detail. I wish I could see the darks and lights more. But the hair is turning out wonderfully :) (Smile)

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ThinkingInAnglesThinkingInAngles In reply to lediscoinsanity [2008-11-27 02:10:20 +0000 UTC]

Thank you...Part of that is the scanner...*shakes a fist at it*

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lediscoinsanitylediscoinsanity In reply to ThinkingInAngles [2008-11-27 16:36:50 +0000 UTC]

I was thinking some faulty electronic device might have been the problem. :) (Smile)

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ThinkingInAnglesThinkingInAngles In reply to lediscoinsanity [2008-11-27 17:39:17 +0000 UTC]

Technically still user error I suppose given that I didn't bother adjusting the settings haha

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lediscoinsanitylediscoinsanity In reply to ThinkingInAngles [2008-11-27 22:02:21 +0000 UTC]

I was trying to give you some credit, just take it :) (Smile)

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ThinkingInAnglesThinkingInAngles In reply to lediscoinsanity [2008-11-27 22:21:45 +0000 UTC]

HAHA...thank you :) (Smile) Happy Holidays

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lediscoinsanitylediscoinsanity In reply to ThinkingInAngles [2008-11-28 21:35:02 +0000 UTC]

Happy Holidays to you too :) (Smile)

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hatefueledhatefueled [2008-11-23 12:37:10 +0000 UTC]

beautiful details and mark making! I'd love to see more shading for the hair filling up the top right corner but its not necessary as this drawing is fantastic as is.

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ferdfailanoferdfailano [2008-11-17 10:29:08 +0000 UTC]

i like the fine strands of his hair, and his eyes, he really looks so cool.

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shadesofceruleanshadesofcerulean [2008-09-29 02:27:30 +0000 UTC]

The look goes well with what one might imagine him to look like based on the beginning of the story.. Had to visit this portrait after reading it. : )

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sunya-rawsunya-raw [2008-09-20 04:23:49 +0000 UTC]

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ThinkingInAnglesThinkingInAngles In reply to sunya-raw [2008-09-21 05:57:20 +0000 UTC]

I'm just teasing you Ahooooy Matey!

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sunya-rawsunya-raw In reply to ThinkingInAngles [2008-09-21 06:15:44 +0000 UTC]

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sunya-rawsunya-raw [2008-09-19 13:11:42 +0000 UTC]

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ThinkingInAnglesThinkingInAngles In reply to sunya-raw [2008-09-20 00:34:58 +0000 UTC]

Hey! Technically that's my kid you're talking about haha

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kfaeriejkfaeriej [2008-09-13 04:30:12 +0000 UTC]

Whoaa!! this is amazing!!!

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