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Amy Lee by ~Fall-Out-Grrl:iconFall-Out-Grrl:

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©2006-2009 ~Fall-Out-Grrl
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Photo reference: [link]
Time: 10 + hours
Tools: Wacom graphire3 tablet, macromedia fireworks, patience...

I took a screenie of the face when i was doing it.. if you want to see why this took so long, this is a good example of the extensive tonal work involved - [link] (that was a shot before i smoothed it with the blur tool!)

Erm.. my first portrait attempt.. i'm quite happy with it i guess... i just hate the shirt, i changed the colour and had hell getting the tones right coz i couldn't pickup colours off the reference image.... so as you can tell, i eventually just gave up and blurred the whole thing... lol.

The things that gave me the most irritation were:
- the eyes (i changed the one of the left - lightened it a little)
- the lips... (always my weak point)
- THE HAIR!!!! (took me around 2 hours and 3 goes at it!!!!! grr)
- the lace! (i got rid of all of it but the bit on her chest...)
- the buttons... i got one right, so i copied and pasted it lol, then gave up on the left side lol (and blurred over it)

Things to note:
-I took out the cuff on the left arm (it can be seen in the reference image) and tried my best to make her hand look normal... (i failed at that)
-The eye on the left is lighter than the original reference pic (in which it is shadowed)... i wanted it more defined....
-The right arm looks dodgy!!!
-I changed the colour of her corset... the maroon didnt look right... lol
-The only reason the proportions are right is because i traced the outlines as a new layer, which then became the foundation for my drawing. (i know it's kinda cheating.... but i just wanted this to look right!!!)

Amy Lee has been one of my major music inspirations for a while, along with ella hooper from killing heidi - both of them have been accepted into a music scene that generally stereotypes all female performers in the 'pop' or 'R'n'B' genres. For that, they have gained my attention, and my respect.

It's nice to have some self-respecting female performers who can resist the urge to de-clothe themselves during a video clip.

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!sh33pone Sep 29, 2006, 5:09:57 PM
i love it you have done a great job and as far as i can see it doesnt look like its been manipulated at all

well done :)
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~Fall-Out-Grrl Sep 29, 2006, 5:10:57 PM
Aww thanks so much... i really apreciate that. :hug:

*feels special*

YAY!

:glomp:

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Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months. - Oscar Wilde
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Mood: Fear ~rabidguy Sep 29, 2006, 6:59:52 PM
woah!b

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~NightOfTheNewMoon14 Sep 30, 2006, 6:42:02 AM
this is beautiful. you almost got me thinking it was a picture..

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The world is changed because you are made of ivory and gold.
The curves of your lips rewrite history
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~Fall-Out-Grrl Sep 30, 2006, 1:17:13 PM
I'll take that as a good 'whoa!'? lol

Thanks! xox

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Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months. - Oscar Wilde
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~Fall-Out-Grrl Sep 30, 2006, 1:27:34 PM
Almost? Whoa! Well i promise i'll make it photo worthy next time i attempt one of these!

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Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months. - Oscar Wilde
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Mood: Love =ghost0022 Sep 30, 2006, 5:52:11 PM
I don't really see what you changed from the original photo besides color and such. Was this a drawing you did by hand, and then photoshopped it, or was it that you just did a kind of photomanip. If it's a drawning. . . Wow great work, but if it's a manip. . . well I don't like purple so I like the original image better.

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"I just got a message that said "Yeah hell is freezin' over." I Got a phone call from the Lord sayin' "Hey boy get a sweater. Right now"


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~SyntheticTWITCH Sep 30, 2006, 9:24:08 PM
*BOWS DOWN*. respect.

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"I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation."
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