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Maiev Shadowsong

Hey everyone!

Maiev is finally finished!
Even though she's a very militar character, I always like the idea of the character having a moment for herself to put together her thoughts. But a character like her would still carry a light armor around =D.

As for the process, this time I wanted to do something a little different in the background. While I think it's an excellent process to do skin tones and bodies in general since it's easier to control the values, I always had a bit of difficulty (and extra work) adding color to the background in grayscale.

This time around I painted directly in colors. So the colors might be slightly more "vivid" than usual, but I really like the amount of different colors in the image. The end result just seem a lot more sharp in my opinion.

So let me know what you guys think!

Maiev Shadowsong

Comments

Thank you!

Lee

Thank you! One thing that I really liked is that the colors seem a lot more "vibrant" and sharp.

Lee

Thank you! I really liked this new process to create the background and it's definitely something I wanna improve in the coming drawings.

Lee

Love it, the colors pop super well!

Starka

Wow, She looks great! Love her armour!! i like the way you painted the background, I think it looks like the sun shines brighter :3

LiJoKu

You can always tell when someone really enjoys what they do. It shows in their work and it REALLY shows in this picture. I love how you show her just relaxing and enjoying the air and view. Awesome art as always! :-D

Draven Shadow

thank you! Glad you liked it!

Lee

Really wonderful :)

I always love to read the comments and I have to say it's amazing to write lengthy comments because it gives me a glimpsy of what people see in the images, so I thank you for those =) As much as I loved my previous images, I was often not satisfied with the colors in the background. So this time around I decided to give some different techniques a go. And I really liked the result, it's definitely something I can improve further.

Lee

Thanks! It's a concept that I really like. There's a lot of artwork of those characters out there but most of them are in action scenes. I like to try to show a different version of them =D

Lee

Thank you! I think it's nice to give those character a more "peacefull image"

Lee

Lol glad you liked it!

Lee

Thanks! It's definitely a technique that I can improve upon (the background)

Lee

thanks!

Lee

thank you!!

Lee

obrigado!

Lee

The perfect picture for the end of the afternoon of peaceful Sunday.

Dummy

Always good to get a early access before the peasants)

Yuriy Gubin

Love the colors :)

Linarian

Oh wow, the colours in this piece are so very striking, they're definitely the first thing that I noticed, they're so very vibrant ๐Ÿ˜„. The warm tinted clouds and pillars stand out very nicely against the pale blue sky, while the water looks so vivid with it's darker blue and I really like the brighter, paler green. Maiev herself being purple is always a good thing ๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ’œ, with the brighter tones of her skin contrasting well against her darker armour, with the gold sections popping very well. As always, the level of detail put into your painting is insane! The background has so much going on, like the fluffy texture of the clouds, the jagged rocks in the background, the reflective surface of the water, the slightly windswept grass and the cracks in the pillars and stairs with foliage creeping through. Suffice to say, you have done an incredibly impressive job on the setting. And equally striking and impressive is Maiev herself ๐Ÿ˜ธ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ’œ. Her white hair is so intricate with so many strands visibly defined as they break off from the main body of her hair and flow around her. I love the lighting on her skin, the contrast between the light and dark is very bold and leaves the rendering of her forms to look especially fantastic. I particularly like her collarbone, her right shoulder and then the entire length of her left arm with the long divide of light and shadow running down it. I am genuinely looking forward to seeing how you've rendered the rest of her body with this lighting ๐Ÿ˜„. I really like her face too, her pale eyes really pop against the shadows over her purple skin, while her dark lips are also eye-catching. Her armour too looks terrific, the textures of the purple sections are great, I really like the lighting on her breasts with how the warm light hits the dark purple, similarly so with her knees. I also like how the length of her calves is cleanly divided into two sides by the light and shadow. And of course, the gold looks gorgeous, I'm always impressed when you paint these crazy Blizzard designs where the trim is some intricate design that has its own planes and forms because you do it so well. Amazing work on this painting, I really do love it (And I'm sure I missed pointing out some things, I'm actually typing this immediately after waking up ๐Ÿ˜…)

Ciarรกn M

Great work, I definitely like the scenery. You are doing amazing work. As with the other characters, the same with Maiev. I like how you are trying to capture the character from a different view; more relaxed.

LoneWolfGeorge

Amazing!

Peter Chan

Oh. So beautiful.... Another great piece!

Wanaziba

Que linda arte!

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