An Elf in the woods

Painting \ Figure | 02/23/04 @814 | jawine | critiques (21) | views (3211)

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This guy started as a speedpainting in Photoshop, basically just a colored linedrawing, and I liked that so much that i decided to make a whole painting of him

When I made the scribble I thought of a dark skintone for him, that's why he has a dark skin, not because he's a drow or of evil alignment.

I think this drawing could have been made quicker if I had planned it better, i've changed the light 3 times for example If I had thought it out better in forehand, I would not have wasted time on that.

Thanks to everyone for posting in my WIP for this drawing

C&C is really welcome

Photoshop 7, 60 hours (tooooo long), Wacom Intuos A4.
I used reference pictures for the body/brances and some details. I placed a link to them here, so you can look at them if you want. I also linked to a pic where you can see how this drawing developed.

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Comments (21)

reilanchan

02/23/04 @826

Hey, after you worked so long on it your picture definetly deserves a comment and a vote!

Well, I like this picture in some way - why?
Yes we have a half naked man! *yeaaaha* not just women, no someone managed to make a picture of a nice man even if his face looks a little bit toooo evil

jawine

02/23/04 @953

Sorry for the red cross, csoft.net is down and so is my site ;(
I'll have to wait untill they're up again i don't have another place to host ;(

Nailati

02/24/04 @133

I love the dark skintone and the almost sinister expression; it's something different. The texture on the branches is a bit like snakeskin, but still nicely rendered. The atmospheric perspective and coloring in the background are lovely; they give the forest an ethereal mood.

skjondal

02/24/04 @453

Nice colours and good rendering

Ikaa

02/24/04 @534

Good rendering and nice colors and you have done a beautiful job on the background and the light. Well done.

sporeboy

02/24/04 @882

Not the sort of elf you'd want to find if you were lost in the woods. I like the palette and the character design. Good work.

jawine

02/25/04 @550

Thanks everyone for taking the time to write comments

@nailati: yeah, you're right about the branches, but I did not feel like doing it again since i was already working so long on this drawing and I need to do other things too. I won't do it again, next time I'll get my braches right ^0^

JapiHonoo

02/25/04 @598

good work and study of light...

design-deist

03/09/04 @012

He looks like he has been through some tough times. At least the eyes say so. He also must be hard to spot in the woods becasue he blends in so easily. Is there a story behind him?

undomiel

03/12/04 @126

This has great texture. It's strong and dynamic and in-your-face. Nice color treatment.

jawine

03/15/04 @503

Woehoo more comments

@design-deist: I didn't really make him with a story in mind, he was just starting from a scribble. But I think he would be some kind of solitairy elf living in the woods who just discovered a stranger entering his woods

MayYeo

03/17/04 @650

He has a bery disturbing sight 0_0.
I like the brush strikes, but some facial feautres are just too strong. By the way, I've never imagined an elf like him.

robertmekis

04/10/04 @498

Elf from India

Some diversity is needed in Elfkind +7

Grafiker

04/20/04 @674

Great job and interesting figure,
keep it up! +9

Unknown visitor

05/04/04 @970

very nice work, i like very much the composition, +8 again !

Juro

05/09/04 @460

Nicely painted although the anatomy has some issues: his whole body doen't look organic enough, it looks stiff as if it was made from wood. The real paint style is cool though, nice textures. keep up the great work. +6

ChristineG

06/05/04 @876

Very good style again

I like elves a lot too, so this gets my vote.

A78

09/17/04 @056

really good, I like how the colors make the depth of field.
The anatomy is good but not enough , dont close the shapes, I mean, dont make the muscles like a separate object, thats bad for the unicity of the body,break some lines and then the eyes can flow in the muscles shapes ,remenber that a closed shape always catch the eye.
thanks for your advices ,I really appreciate your help.

HatEFusioN

10/07/04 @557

hey girl

nice work...

blackdragon

06/22/05 @756

I think this is quite cool Good work! For some reason it reminds me of luke skywalker in the swamp scene whilst training to become a jedi with old yoda.
nice work mate!

Rita

05/21/06 @855

wonderful work!

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An Elf in the woods

Painting \ Figure | 02/23/04 @814 | jawine | critiques (21) | views (3211)

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