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Russian Archer by *Wenchworks:iconWenchworks:

Categories Traditional Art > Paintings > Fantasy

©2005-2010 *Wenchworks
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Yet another costume picture. There's a theme in here somewhere...

My biggest frustration with this picture is that it was too close to the bottom of the page. It started out with her having shorter legs, but once the whole sketch was done, I realized her legs were too short. Lengthening them, though, puts them in danger of stepping off the paper. Sigh.

A good artist would have transfered the whole thing to another sheet of paper and started over.

The thing I like the most in this painting are the trees. They looked horrible at first, so I went back in with colored pencils and drew all the silly pine needles. It works for me, now.

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~hobbitfreak Jun 24, 2005, 8:11:52 AM
The detail in this is great, especially in those trees. (; Going back to them paid off, I think. And I love her costume.

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~LadyCatra Jun 24, 2005, 8:34:33 AM
I agree with ~hobbitfreak - the detail in the trees is completely worth the effort!!
I love the detail in the :holly: / ground berries in the background as well.
And, I think how the costume colours blend nicely with the pines, it looks like a good camouflage to me!!

The proportion see pretty perfect to me - she looks slightly bent at the waist as if ready to recoil with the bow at any second - VERY well done!

Oh - I almost missed the raven on her shoulder. I think it's because he's the same colour as her raven hair (well that was a pretty DUH comment I just made, wasn't it?) - at first I though she had a side style pony tail, which looked cool, but finally seeing the raven makes more sense =P

I think what I'm trying to say is that I really really like her!!!

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*ShirleyDyke Jun 24, 2005, 8:37:32 AM
This is so cute! I don't have the imagination for creations like this........u are so lucky.
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~Lekpic Jun 24, 2005, 8:46:52 AM
Very cool, love the colors. I would say more of a gypsy type archer. Very well done, I love your colors.

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~Illia-Ermine Jun 24, 2005, 9:54:56 AM
It looks more gymsy, than russiam... Fe! =(

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~TopazWolf Jun 24, 2005, 10:37:39 AM
Wow this must have taken forever! It is beautiful I love all the colors,her legs look good to me, she's pose for an attack! and ready for trouble or to bolt. I think it came out wonderful!

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~Djota Jun 24, 2005, 10:42:44 AM
I like this art is very cool!
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~misspickle Jun 24, 2005, 12:53:12 PM
that is fantasic

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~Naked-N-Famous Jun 24, 2005, 1:00:09 PM
thats kewl ^__^ very good use of color!

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