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Submitted: July 8, 2009
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+Ophelia+by =TGA-Tsurugi

Manga & Anime / Traditional Media / Drawings

YUS finally done. i was so excited about this pic, for some reason.
anyway, it's OPHELIA. u know her story right? if u don't then i'll tell it in a really short version that might be a little wrong lol
okay, so ophelia loved some guy named hamlet and he turned her down. and so then he was mad at this one guy and set out to kill him and accidentily killed ophelia's father. and so then ophelia went to think somewhere in a tree and the branch broke and she fell into the water and drowned. her life SUCKS, in my opinion.
anyway, i felt like so many other people were doing ophelia concepts, i'd like to do one myself!
when doing this picture, i was so nervous about the water. i had no fancy "opaque white" or anything and so...>> well, u guys are going to rofl at me. i used my mom's e.l.f eye widener pearl white MAKEUP PEN!! HAHAHAH yeah i know i suck! lol anyway, i really really hope u like it, cuz i worked hard yo!
i think i have a problem, cuz the last three pictures have green as the color scheme. i need to branch out with my next few pics!! lol

tools: microns, copic sketch markers, some prismacolors, a green brush pen, and that makeup pen lol

time: about a week

Critique by =Vyntresser Jan 16, 2010, 7:39:06 PM

_{This is SO beautiful. From the thumbnail, I thought it was digitally done!! I just got a set of copics a week or so ago, and I still need practice. I hope to one day be as good w/copics as you are!!

I really love the green scheme to this. I love how you randomized the lily pads, made them different sizes, turned different ways spread out differently, some have a flower on them. Truly beautiful.

You did an AMAZING job with the water - I would've failed epicly when it comes to colouring water with copics. I think the only critique I really have for this picture would be the water. You did an amazing job with the reflection, the white, on the water - considering you used a make up pen! LOL!! But, in my opinion, there's something about the lower half of the water that seems a bit too dark, and the upper half seems too light - unless you had it intended to be that her upper body was in shallow waters and her lower body was in deeper water. If that's the case, the shading from light to dark is amazingly done.

Also, another thing I thought I'd point out about the white reflection marks on the water; To me, the reflection marks near the bottom of this piece seem a bit to 'strand-ish' You had the right idea with the rest of the reflection marks - rather circular/boxy shapes, that seem fluid and show movement, which is hard to do with rather still water.

Over all, superb job. You should be proud :]

~Vyn}

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Critique by !magekotarou Jul 8, 2009, 6:22:43 PM

"Wow" is all i can say bout this piece. Well actually not all because i have a 100 word minimum on this critique. I think the water is stunning. Anyone can pull off this image with their mother's eyeliner has got some serious potential.
I definatly think that the composition is perfect too. How the lily pads are placed as a border yet still fit in the picture amazes me. This concept is really cool too. I have seen many Ophelia related pictures on deviantART and the internet as a whole and i have never seen her story pulled off like this. A real twist, and an interesting one at that. She's dead. Pulling off such beauty even with a dead subject is a talent. Your copic skills amaze me. With the blending of the water you gave the background an almost watercolor feel. Your brush strokes even show the wrinkles in the dress. It appears that as an artist you no longer rely on the lines to be your guide.

The time you must have spent working on this boggles my mind. How could you be so patient coloring every strand of flawless hair.

Amazing work. I am proud to be critiquing this picture. I see nothing wrong with it.