Helena

Painting \ Figure | 12/14/07 @615 | Maidith | critiques (24) | views (972)

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A new painting in Photoshop 7 that was a little more experimental than my usual stuff.
Normally, I tend to do a lot of planning and concept sketches, but here I started with just the face on a brown background.
The background consists of mostly textured brushes in different layers set to various modes such as "soft light", etc. I've rarely done stuff like this before and it was fun

She is Helen of Troy, in the background the burning town.

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curlyhair

12/14/07 @633

As much as I know she wouldn't have smiled at this situation...
Her left shoulder has gone too far and her face is cut weird at the left side - put there a little shadow or hair.
Now to the good things. Her face is very original and I like it. I don't find her beautiful but I like it too.
Good work on hair and dress!
Interesting background - very nice experiment. You should try it more

Good work

Mert

12/14/07 @696

Great work, Kristina. Ditto on curly's comments.

Madanapale

12/14/07 @717

Good work Kristina!.....beautiful work on the face....great colors!
Carlos

thomasM

12/14/07 @730

there might be something wrong with her head overall (actually can´t really point with my finger on it)
but very good work

Roadrunner

12/14/07 @749

Good first attempt, the shadows, the fabric and hair structure are excellent.

One thing that seems a bit off is her right arm, where the part above the Humerus is thinner than the part below.

The fire could be more obvious in the background. had you not mention it, I am not sure I'd realize this was a burning city.

Fabulous work.

Daykan

12/14/07 @806

Great characterd design!! Yep, the mistake in anatomy it´s like Curly said. Her head it´s a bit big for the body, a great excersice it´s made all the character naked and after you can draw the clothes. Great background!
I´m fan of your works!!!

ersen-t

12/14/07 @819

good work.
nice colors.
agree with curly about the shoulder.

mamoun

12/14/07 @906

Very good work Kristina!!!

razpna

12/14/07 @926

for me a little strange anatomy

but really beautiful way to paint it

keep working

cupcake

12/14/07 @943

Lovely!!

armilar

12/15/07 @002

i remember this one! i have to say your experiments worked out really well int his picture specially the textures you made in the background! The figure is also very well done with good skin tones although there's somme anaotmy issues that people already pointed out.

ARTYESTILO

12/15/07 @050

Very good... Great work

twistoflime

12/15/07 @081

Good work on the background and the details of her dress, and fire highlights.

Redredwine

12/15/07 @130

If her hands and wrists were smaller, much would be corrected in anatomy. A petite woman will often have a head larger as a tall man will often have a head appear smaller. I love a picture with a person who has "real" looks, not model.

oldskool87

12/15/07 @364

nice work

Maidith

12/15/07 @646

Thank you, the critiques are useful (I haven't heard most of them yet)

herrwestphal

12/16/07 @061

Very nice lighting and i like the background.

Leichter Silberblick.

Avantis

12/16/07 @925

I really love the detail you put into faces, shows alot of emotion, beautiful lighting on the hair aswel!

alebrije

12/17/07 @939

Great! I like the elegance of the women on your paints...

Maidith

12/19/07 @498

herrwestphal, Avantis and alebrije, thank you

Aruyinn

12/19/07 @587

Finally I know where your avatar was from

I think the face is really interesting- it does indeed remind me of a greek statue or similar. The background with your texture experiments is also really lovely.
On a personal opinion - since I was always a huge fan of kassandra and the story about her, I would too have prefered if she would not have smiled but as I said that s just a personal thing =)

my max points

JamJam

12/21/07 @378

Good painting style, but her left shoulder is a bit longer than the right, and it doesn't look right. Also the background could have had a bit more depth. Nice work though.

killadore

12/21/07 @887

i love the fact that she's beautiful in a very unique way and doesn't have barbie-esque features. especially since she was supposed to be the most beautiful woman in the world(right?). i think the background is a tad bit too 'brushy' compared to the style used on painting her, so i'd like to see a bit more communication between the two styles basically

but great job!
+9

MorningStar

01/26/08 @255

nice colors... the right (rather the left of her) wrist looks a little fat...anyway, unique face though...

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