Chow 158 :: The Green Fairy

[daestwen]

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ROUND #158 :: THE GREEN FAIRY

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"I'm the Green Fairy!"

This one has been requested a few times, so here you are. The personification of absinthe, often referred to as "The Green Fairy".

Illicit, mysterious, and often thought of as an aphrodisiac and narcotic (both of which probably aren't true), the Green Fairy was a symbol for artists around the turn of the century.

Let's see your own interpretations. Keep in mind you don't have to do this in any specific way - If you don't want to glamorize drinking, feel free to make her the villain in the piece. Think she's treated unfairly? Make her the hero.

Just keep in mind she is Absinthe Personified, so you will want to tie in elements into your drawing to make that clear.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absinthe

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[humboldt squid]

I foresee much art nouveau in this thread
Awesome topic!

[PuppyKitten]

Ooooh, would anybody mind if I gave this one a shot? Working with a "green" palette sounds like a fun challenge.

[serhc]

heelllllls yess, what an awesome topic

[Aly Fell]

Perhaps it might be good to try and get away from Mucha inspired images, as tempting as it is. Absinthe was very popular at certain times in history. Drawing inspiration from those periods could put a different spin on it.

[NicHolS]

ha awesome topic, will try and see if i can get time to do this this week... depending on my schedule....

im also presuming its a she considering youve referred to it as a she poshspice?

[Aly Fell]

im also presuming its a she considering youve referred to it as a she poshspice?
It was Daestwen who posted the topic, but I think for this we keep the fairy female.

[Raydiant]

Oooh, great topic. Will try to get something in for this. :D

[Shehaub]

The Absinthe Drinkers (http://www.absinthedrinkers.com/The_Movie/Home.html) is a movie currently in production that is slated for production in September according to the IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1255856/).

Something I found while doing some research on the subject.

I found it on this Blog (http://absintheman.blogspot.com/), in case it might be useful.

[Gavage]

I'll give this a shot, been keeping an eye on the CHOW stuff for the past few weeks and this one sounds pretty fun. :)

[Garth Cochrane]

First thing that came to mind.

[Gavage]

I'm loving the designs so far. That glass one reminds me of Dita von Teese a lot.

Ultra rough sketch of the idea I have... thinking the Green Fairy leaves the bohemian scene in disgrace, partially blind from all that absinthe abuse, with a sugar cube hat/veil, and a pair of dress ribbons designed like those serving spoons in place of wings (am I allowed to do that? >_>).

[Gothique]

Absinthe rulez, burning absinthe is better...:-)
Here is my first wip called "Happy drivers drink absinthe :-)

Li´l update...

[Krizalide]

ello all, this is actually my first try on a chow xD
so here's my wip, absynthe fairy serving some. It's more of a closeup for now, will draw legs and stuff..later =)

http://i350.photobucket.com/albums/q434/Krizalide/greenfairy.jpg

[yoitisi]

Faeries wear boots!

I might be in on this round, actually...

[Pixeltuner]

Starting a new job tomorrow (finally!) so lets celebrate with a green fairy! It will be wine actually, but hey I actually need to be able to do something tomorrow. :yayca:

[Nele Klumpe]

I so have no time for this, but Absinthe! That's tempting!

Et voilá! La fee verte :D

[flashrabbit]

Nice sketches everyone :)

Pixeltuner ; Congrats on the job, and cool green fairy. I like the design on the dress.

I have some ideas, will try them out later in the week.
And will probably end up not using any green, except from one tiny place.

[Pixeltuner]

Nice sketches everyone :)

Pixeltuner ; Congrats on the job, and cool green fairy. I like the design on the dress.

I have some ideas, will try them out later in the week.
And will probably end up not using any green, except from one tiny place.

thank you and thank you :) I'm trying see how far I can go using only somewhat shades of green.

[dirkvandulmen]

wip... decided to do some quick thumbnail sketches to develop some ideas ...

Pixeltuner... eindje grrr?! congrats.

[Pixeltuner]

wip... decided to do some quick thumbnail sketches to develop some ideas ...

Pixeltuner... eindje grrr?! congrats.

Yooo Dirk, nice thumbs. Some creepy stuff suits you well instead of the cute ones ;)

But no, I'm going to be working at Virtual Fairground for 2 months before I start in Eindje.

[Tommoy]

Good luck with your new job Pixeltuner.

Here's my silly fairy WIP.

[fersteger]

Hey Pixeltuner, thats looking dope and I say go as far as possible with the monochromatic green colors, and then wait till the very end to add some red somewhere, some reflected light or some accent and watch it explode like a firecracker,:mod: or a flame donkey...

Anyways here's my idea, I have a feeling we'll see a lot of very similar characters this round (and maybe some Matt Dixon if lucky), but I'm trying to get in early to call dibs haha

And yeah, she is eliminating sweet nectar from her nether region.

[Sekino]

Yet another topic that would just feel wrong to miss out on...

I also decided to go cheesecake, albeit cute and harmless (Absinthe glazed cheesecake; om nom nom). This time, I will go with traditional media only: I just hope my scanner will do an okay job with the colours.

Pencil WIP-

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Ink WIP-

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I will probably add an absinthe spoon in the BG because I'm not sure my cartoony wormwood leaves are recognizable enough...

[Cyberman]

o.k. here is my sketch so far
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[Pixeltuner]

tommoy: thx :)
fersteger: that's indeed a nice idea. put a sweet contrasting lightsource offscreen, and it watch everything go SHEBANG! or something like that... ;)

[NoShot]

Does this character have to be a female fairy? I was going to work on the idea that absinthe inspires creativity and borderline madness. The personification of this in my mind would be Vincent van Gogh. Here is a quick WIP with that sort of theme in mind. If I could get the official word on the rules for this CHOW that would be cool. Thanks.

[Clochette]

Awesome topic Yayayyaay i'm drinking some absinthe right now haha! :drinkup:

NoShot, I like the idea behind it but i think it would be a bit off topic? But i'm not Deastwen! :P
Great sketches already everyone! :)

Here's my attempt.. experimentation on this one... *_*
(wip)

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[Sorknes]

History has portrayed the fairy as both male and female, but I guess in the most known artwork it's been a female. :)

So far liking Pixeltuners, fersteger and Clochettes, especially Clochettes! :D

[Dave_]

Absinthe, the good 'ol times. tobad i can't renember that night.

[Pixeltuner]

Sorknes: thx!
Clochette: Looking sweet and unique as always :)

Here's a small update on my green chick.

[Inkfish]

finally got time to participate again, looks like it's going to be a great round :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/greenfairy.jpg

[Brashen]

Nice work guys.

[dose]

Coupla thumbnails done waiting for things to load at work. Thinking of an old-school champagne poster kinda thing. Haven't decided if I want to go more classy/elegant/dreamy or more cheesecakey/sexy/gratuitous...

[mechashiva]

I can't NOT do this Chow. x) No flaking out this time, promise.

I already know I want her to be inside the bottle, but not quite sure how I should pose her.

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[Max Martelli]

Looking good so far everyone.

Here's my go.

Van Gogh sure loved him some fairy. I plan to have his ear maimed and bleeding.

[bangalore_monkey]

perhaps i have jumped in early enough to finally finish one of these. so here's my first concept, not sure where to go with this one. i have a few others (all including a greenish lady seducing a drunkard in different ways)

I liked the idea of "Lucid Drunkeness" and i want to use that somehow.

[Sekino]

Ooh! So many awesome fairies already :D I can't wait to see where Tommoy's is going and I'm already crazy about Fersteger's and Clochette's (Funny that both have quite an 'elvin' feel...)

The next step on my tipsy little fairy: Some values in watercolour-

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*hips*

[blau]

Hi, everyone, I want to play too!!
I thought of her as the usual femme fatale, atractive and decadent, with really long claws and a side more dark than usual. Or as a dancing drunk fairy, euphoric but still quite charismatic. Not sure what way to go, maybe something between?
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/5002/sketchina.jpg

[scottmcd]

Weirdly, I'd just been working on this a couple of days before this went up. I should start over to be in keeping with things, but still thought I'd post it. :)

It started as pastel pencil on brown paper. Then used the cross-hatch brush that comes with the Intuos 3 as the brush for smudge at about 30%.

[Dan Valkar]

my idea so far...

[Lt_Action]

WIP :D

Each of her arms has a special sort of jank going for them and I plan on fixing them at a later date. But if you'd like to point out other/similar things that need improving, please please DOIT.

Here's muh fairy, complete with a slightly inebriated "seduction leer" and jingly bag of sugar cubes for enticing the boyz. She may or may not use her comically over sized absinthe spoon to beat unsuspecting gentlemen into jelly when they come up to her place for "coffee". Oh, also, some anise in the arbitrary hair bun for convenience :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/ltaction/greenfairy1.jpg

ALSO- the wing situation is an "either or". I don't plan on having them be different from one another... Maybe she doesn't even need em D:

[S.C. Watson]

this looks like it's going to be a fun round.

Clochette - check her left chin line - it doesn't *quite* look right.

~S

[Amber Alexander]

I went with the idea of her being a seductress (belly dancer), using her wings in her dance instead of lace. Any crits are welcome!

[wheezy]

This is my first WIP sketch. I am liking what I am seeing from everyone else already.

http://charlieharper.net/gallery/wip/chow158_wheezy_wip1.jpg

I made a update to my drawing.

http://charlieharper.net/gallery/wip/chow158_wheezy_wip.jpg

[Oxide-0]

lol, well now i have to do some real research! *runs off to the liquor store

[quickreaver]

This is gonna be the cutest darned topic! I'm kinda glad I don't have time for it, so I can just enjoy!

[MONGOSMASH!]

Okay, I'm in. Going to earn my next rank on this one

[hungryan]

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First really quick sketch, Green Fairy swimming in a sea of Absinthe. I will try to keep my picture mess-free, the previous Chow was really bleh. Again a lot of intimidating good stuff. Damn you people.

[Max Martelli]

Heres the next step. too tired to continue. Lets hope I like it after some sleep.

I was unsure at first about his back. Let me know what you think. I always appreciate the opinion of others. Thanks.

I'll get to some critiques tomorrow perhaps.

[JailHouseRock2]

Max Martelli- I think the back looks fine, but maybe the lower part of his arm is a little to wide?

Great topic, may have to join in...

[PsycheDragon]

Here's my WIP Just a sketch I cranked out, can't wait to finish it. :)

[Gavage]

I'm looking forward to seeing the final versions of these. @_@

I particularly like the feet on PsycheDragon's.

Could I possibly get some thoughts on this, specifically the torso? It looks a bit fucked, but I'm not sure how to correct it. Trying to go for that whole showgirl corset stylised waif look, but it still looks quite wrong.

[Lakeland]

First time here :)
calling dibs on "female in the water with floating silks around her" idea :P

[Aly Fell]

Lunchtime... I'd like to keep this sketchy:

Edit01: Bit more when I should be doing something else.

Edit02: Just a TEST, to see the kind of thing I might go for. Flat colour layer on multiply and a texture also on multiply at about 60%, with a few white edges.

Edit02: Well, I've gone a bit Art Nouveau without meaning too! Lineart and thin wash. When the texture overlay goes on this darkens up, and ages better.

Edit03: Final version with some aging. Not meant to be Mucha inspired, but definitely some Art Nouveau elements.

[Mercuralis]

Not sure if I'll have time this week, but what the heck. :) Need to find some references for the hands at this angle.

http://homepage.mac.com/mercuralis/Sketchbook/WIP/greenfairy1.jpg http://homepage.mac.com/mercuralis/Sketchbook/WIP/greenfairy2.jpg

[darthmarsh]

I already know I want her to be inside the bottle, but not quite sure how I should pose her.



Buggerit, I was thinking of putting the fairy in the bottle as well! I hope you don't mind mechashiva but I'm still going to flesh out the idea. I think my concept is different enough from yours, that and I can't think of an idea I like as much.

Cheers

[quickreaver]

What's she gonna be holding, Merc?

[darthmarsh]

Here's an early wip. I want her to be floating in the bottle looking very ill

[Mercuralis]

What's she gonna be holding, Merc?

More absinthe. :) I just updated it above with some colors and surrounding elements.

[Mara644]

uh! i'm in again :D
(hope i'll be able to keep the deadline this time!)

Max Martelli this is pure seduction! nice idea!
Lakeland very interesting perspective!
Clochette talking about seduction... this is simply stunning! i like the red light from the right, it gives her the extra athmosphere.

here's mine - i'm thinking art nouveau, hope that'll work out...

[ArtbyWard]

Heres my sketch :) Very cool topic!!

[AmbientSounds]

Trying to figure out if she should be leaning back against a large glass (snifter?) of Absinthe, or if she's going to be tipping the glass over in her hand and have it pouring out somehow. Whatever, early stages

Awesome WIPs so far people, some really interesting stuff happening in this thread! =D

[Tydal]

Here's my start, not to sure what I'm doing but meh. She's suppose to be raving away in a crazy green laser club but I'm not quite there yet...The legs I'm still deciding on, I just can't seem to get them to "fit". Well if all else fails I'll just have to start again... :P

[kisou]

gonna try to make her face plastered against the glass

was thinking of some kind "gonna come out and get you" theme:)

[curly]

Hi!Here is just fast thinking on the matter.. I hope I'll think more and better :)
http://img2.pict.com/6b/2c/72/d5cfe7a0e1dae821bb9d4e93e8/9RPNY/2.jpg
I've actually already made one - for flayer. So this time I'll try to take a different look
http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/4877/51334946nr4.jpg

[wheezy]

Garth - I think your idea has a lot of potential.
Tommy - your idea looks really fun
Lakeland - i really like your start. It seems mystical.
Posh - Need I say anything...other than no fair. :P
Icemoon - your idea seems classic, i like it.

I can't wait to see more progress.

[Sekino]

Next WIP- Some colours... (The light greens look a bit more saturated in the scan than in life; oh well.)

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[Nele Klumpe]

Mara644 I really like that idea that death is dancing with her.
Tydal watch her arms, her shoulder are huge right now. The expression is nice though :D
IceMoon that doesn't look quite comfortable D: But cute!
kisou okay.. that's some very angry expression :D
curly well now I feel kind of intimidated.. great flyer!
Sekino just too cute!

Well here's my progress... I'm going for some kind of gothic lolita
look

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[quickreaver]

Merc, she should be holding a sugar cube! Just a thought...

[Amber Alexander]

I expect to start on the wings and clothes tonight. I'll probably add in some other element to make it more obvious who she is, either turn it into an advertisment or have her walking on the edge of a glass/bottle or maybe even on a stage surrounded by people drinking.

WIP update:

[agnostes]

A start. Sat on a bar. It's spinning. Not sure I like it.

[Nadiamoon]

http://i44.tinypic.com/23k5h01.png
I guess a Green Fairy wins yo

[Mercuralis]

Okay, gotta stop for the day and go do the paying work.. and make dinner.

Dream_Sear: a sugar cube is a good idea...very literal, though. Not sure that's the direction I want to go there... I'm still toying with a couple of other ideas for her hands.

http://homepage.mac.com/mercuralis/Sketchbook/WIP/greenfairy3.jpg

[Katanasoul]

@Nadiamoon: Very cool idea. I´m interested in seeing what this will look like in the end.

@agnostes: Nice! Maybe it´s a little too green. Adding another colour may be a good idea to make it more interesting.

@AvisNocturna: Love you. ;) I like your fairy a lot.


Here is my first sketch. :)
Aiming for a very typical fairy portrait.

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[Nadiamoon]

Katanasoul : thanks:))

http://i42.tinypic.com/dh7k00.png

[JailHouseRock2]

Amazing work so far, my favs are Mercuralis, Clochette, Max Martelli and I'm lovin' Katanasoul sketch.

My first sketch, just getting ideas down. Didn't want to go for the cute butterfly winged fairy, (because everyone else has done it far better that I ever could!) So I want to go for something a little more... Drunk.

Any crits are most appreciated, and any paint overs would be amazing:)!

cheers
matt

[Cyberman]

took a little further today.

[cesmls]

These are all wonderful! Can't wait to see the finished images.

Congrats everyone!

[darthmarsh]

A little work on the face. Some great work so far, looks like it's going to be another great round!

[NoShot]

There's some really cool stuff from everyone. I'm really liking Clochette's and Lakeland's. Lakeland's is doing a great job of capturing the whole swimmy/lucid high feeling.

I'm going to switch from van Gogh to a flapper fairy. I hope it will translate well. Here's a quick sketch of the new idea.

[Lt_Action]

NoShot: Really like your interpretation on this one. Nice expression, too :D
mechashiva: I think the bottom "pose/expression" suits her better. Also, green+maroon ftw. Can't wait for ya to FINISH THIS ONE ;D


Update :D
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/ltaction/greenfairy.jpg

[Jefita]

Woo, throwing my hat in. I've only got the roughest of sketches so far. Needs some anatomy perspective work. Not sure if she's going to have wings.

I think she's like that crazy friend who has all those ideas that sound so great after you've had a few. And then you wonder why your left shoes are missing in the morning and your roommates won't speak to you.

A few comments:

Mara644 - A darker interpretation, but not too grim. I like the nouveau feel.

IceMoon - I like the rather melancholy feel so far. I look forward to progress.

AmbientSounds - Very elegant pose. I think the tipping a glass would fit well. Maybe give her face a bit more expression of some sort too.

Tydal - I think you have a good start, but her head really needs to be bigger. Maybe try looking for pictures of dancing people for ideas for the legs.

kisou - That is an amusing and apt idea. Her boob area looks a little weird, but I'm not sure what you should do about it.

curly - I'm interested the see your progress. The poster thing is pretty cool.

Sekino - I love your style. Pleasantly simple.

AvisNocturna - Very nice so far. I like the colors a lot. I think you should be careful with her right leg (the folded up one). It doesn't look like it joins up to the body right.

Amber Alexander - I like the dancer idea. I think her legs need elongated a bit. And maybe make the higher hand a little smaller.

agnostes - Has a good wild feeling, I'd just like some more definition.

Mercuralis - Deliciously green and swirly feeling. Perhaps she could have a sugar skull instead of just a plain sugar cube?

Katanasoul - Very nice sketch, very classical looking. Her left (my right) leg looks a little weird where it joins the body to me.

Nadiamoon - I like how this is developing. I think the color shift was a good idea.

JailHouseRock2 - definitely looks like a mean drunk. The pose and expression are pretty good. My only thought is to maybe move the feet a little wider apart. I think it might give a drunker/more unsteady look. I really want to seen it in color now.

darknight - I'm interested to see how this looks as you render more. Do you plan on adding in any more colors? I think it would bring a bit more depth to the picture.

darthmarsh - I'm amused by the just one eyeball so far. Looking good.

NoShot - Yay for flapper fairies. That looks pretty cool so far.

Lt_Action - I like the troublesome expression she has. It might just be me, but it seems like her legs are a little short compared to the rest of her.

[AmbientSounds]

Um.... Too Green?? Coloring on a laptop sucks sometimes.

jephita: Thanks! Yeah the face was just really rough and I thought a bit bland how it was. I like the style and motion of yours, cool start =)

Lt Action: Like the style, and her expression made me lol. She looks up to no good. XP

NoShot: ooOooo flapper, like that idea

darthmarsh: HAHA that expression is Bad@$$

darknight: cute, I like the big feet in the background. =)

JailHouseRock2: ...that is an awesome take on a fairy.

[Cyberman]

Do you plan on adding in any more colors? I think it would bring a bit more depth to the picture.~jefita
jefita yes I am thinking about pink or orange, :)

[Rustveld]

Nice topic! Haven't done a Chow in a while.

[NicHolS]

holy crap, some fantastic design so far... too many to mention but you all know who you are~! (pretty much everyone!) so heres my late night doodle, i want to work on the top composition but add some of the colors of the 2nd palette into it to add to the hallucinogenic nature using the concept of vibrating boundaries (colors which buzz next to each other to the human eye) and add more of a reflection to the water... but you get the drift...

please critique if you have time, thanks all! and good luck!
adam

[Ronpower]

With apologies to Adam Hughes:

[Max Martelli]

Van Gogh!

[PsycheDragon]

Here's my next WIP, after I've gotten some texture and color slapped on it. :)

[scottmcd]

This is the sketch that I'll keep going with in Photoshop. The hand on her chest needs lots of work. Any other suggestions?

Max Martinelli: I know you'll keep working it, but I kinda like the sketchy line fairy with the fully rendered Van Gogh. That's really cool. :)

[IIKII]

Inspired by a novel, i am using a chinese girl for the fairy.

[Katanasoul]

@Jefita: Thank you very much for telling me. I hope I could fix it now. Your fairy is very cool, very vibrant and lifely.

@Rustveld: Looove that... Really looking forward to the finished painting.

@scottmcd: Sorry, I can´t help with the hands now. Maybe it would be a good idea to ask somebody to do a reference phote from you holding your hands that way? (Even if you are male, it´s about hands still. ;))

@IIKII: Nice idea! I am interested in how that will turn out. Which novel was it that inspired you?

I hope the legs are ok now. As you all can see, I did the greyscales this afternoon. Now I have to hurry as my pilates lesson will start soon...

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[Matt Dixon]

Fun stuff all around, kids.

There's only one green fairy for me. Tinkerbell. Had this glamour icon been a real person, I'm sure she would have made a spectacularly entertaining Hollywood lush in her latter years.

http://www.mattdixon.co.uk/Forum/GreenFairy_rough01.jpg

[FridayEve]

Have a feeling this thread is going to be huge.

Wanted to do a little lighter take on the char- seems this stuff is not so bad.

[darthmarsh]

Wings

[Gavage]

It's pretty fascinating watching the progress of these, never really paid much attention to people's works in progress before, just saw the finished things. You guys all seem to work very neatly... it makes me jealous, for me it's more a case of creating a giant mess and hope it'll clean up into something half decent at the end.

Debating what to replace the background with because I'm really not digging the buildings right now.

[Cloud-Yo!]

@ Clochette: That. is. gorgeous. period. you are my hero ^_^

Some very nice entries so far...I doubt Ill finish this one too but I sketched it up a bit...still gonna work on it and may post updates but I doubt Ill make it to poll.

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[southilbily]

Here is my idea

[blau]

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/531/sketcht.jpg


I've never tried art nouveau so I'm trying it with a spin here...

[rinjii]

Will definitely be competing in this one- I'll post my work up when photoshop stops being a douche ._.

Just for giggles though- an article that was the most recently added on FARK.com about- tada!- our topic! (http://thepour.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/absinthe-beyond-the-mystique/)

[Sekino]

I ended up adding a little glass instead of a spoon:

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I used ink, watercolors and acrylics. I added my paintbrush 'tests' in the background in Photoshop because I liked the look of it... :)

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(Remember folks: Fairies don't let fairies fly drunk)

[kisou]

yeah the chest did look weird so I kinda solved it by making the whole pose weird
and the bottle smaller to get that stuck in the bottle feeling:)

dont know if Im gonna make her hairless or not and im gonna try to make the bottle more symetric

[hungryan]

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Just continued a bit so I don't get left out or something. It will be this Art Nouveau kind of thingy after I clean it up, nothing original. And the colors are probably all wrong.

[Mara644]

wow, many drinks around here ;) but painting glass is quite hard, and the results are inspiring.

curly this looks promising! i like the structures and the mysterious atmosphere. even the other/older one is really cool, thanks for posting it too.
Amber Alexander good idea to combine the cape and wings. hope you'll add some surrounding!
Nadiamoon haha, quite an alternative point of view! good to have some more critic interpretations around.
NoShot nice 20ies spirit! it's the first thing you think of when seeing this.
Katanasoul incredible study up to now! i'm curious how that's going to develop.
hungryan expressive contrast between the red outlines and the body / the liquid. but maybe she needs something to lean on/ to explain her pose.

i started with the colours and will try to add some more art nouveau surroundings and frames and stuff.

[Pixeltuner]

painting, repainting, more repainting, pfff. narf.

[Martheart]

Yay nice work! Here's my wip. I wanted to make the bottle look kind of like her dress... Crits very welcome.

[MONGOSMASH!]

Yay nice work! Here's my wip. I wanted to make the bottle look kind of like her dress... Crits very welcome.

Wow I really like your idea. Very clever

[Hexxon]

Heres my Wip trying to perfect the black/white and then add colored highlights:android:

[Sekino]

FridayEve- I love the style and how 'clean' it is. So pretty and simple.

Arthemis IX- The bottle-dress is just too awesome! :D

[Nele Klumpe]

really much great stuff so far... wish I could say something to everyone :O

Maybe I have some time for crits tomorrow...

Then I'm going to work on the wings of my little fairy, I'm not quite satisfied with them right now...

[wheezy]

wow...there is some major talent in CHOW land.

Here is an update to my drawing. Now time to paint paint paint. Great job everyone. The updates have been amazing. Some of you are so fast on top of it too. haha

http://charlieharper.net/gallery/wip/chow158_wheezy_wip.jpg

[Matt Dixon]

Quick play with colour.

http://www.mattdixon.co.uk/Forum/GreenFairy_colour01.jpg http://www.mattdixon.co.uk/Forum/GreenFairy_colour02.jpg

[Mara644]

Matt Dixon really nice work! i actually like both but the one on the left has a slightly more credible atmosphere. a mix of both?
oh, and the bottle still looks like wine more than absinthe... maybe an authentic one would
give the image the final touch.

[Cup_of_Tea?]

Here's mine -

Wow, there are some amazing things going on here.
Everyone loves fairies :)

[S.C. Watson]

And as if on cue from the New York Times: Absinthes to Go Mad Over (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/dining/reviews/13wine.html?_r=1)

~S

[blackcherry]

I've been watching CHOW for some time now and after doing the Team one I thought it's about time I gave this one a shot. So this is my first CHOW.

Here's my quick thumbs and a WIP of my drawing in progress, just got the pose mapped out so far.

[Cyberman]

cc is very much apreciated :)
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[scottmcd]

Tonight's progress. Tomorrow I'll do comments. Please let me know of things to fix.

[telamon]

Sup guys, first time participating in CHOW!
I've been working on this for quite some time now, and after staring myself blind I've decided that I'm done, am I?

[AmbientSounds]

oh. ha. right. my first chow too. Feel kinda like I'm needing more of a background or something, but oh well. :mittenbop:

telamon: dude. nice. she is totally ripping him off, it took me a second to realize that, very nice. :P

[JailHouseRock2]

Jefita- Thanks soo much for the help, leg now moved.:P

AmbientSounds- Thanks for the kind words!

Ronpower- Great sketch, looking forward to an update!

Matt Dixon- Suchg a fan of your work man, can't wait to this finished!


really small up date, just gotta add some broken bottles/glass and then to add colour.
Any thoughts or crits would be much appreciated.

cheers,
matt

[Jefita]

Sketchety color update. Not certain how I feel about the colors. I appreciate any c&c.

I'll will return to comment in the morning when I have a brain again.

[MJ_Alcazar]

Okay, here's a take on Absinthe.

[Lt_Action]

Jefita: Good call on the leg shortness. I believe I let myself fall victim to "Ohs noes! She's too tall for muh paper! BENDTEHKNEES!". How silly of me. I had her undergo cosmetic shin lengthening and I think it helped out ;D

COLORWIP!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/ltaction/greenfairy2.jpg

[agenda-b]

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It looks like I've taken a similar road as several others. I plan to have her sitting on the rim, with her right leg descending into, and becoming the absinthe. I hope I have time to finish this one. Keep up the good work everyone!

[Amber Alexander]

WIP update

I lengthened her legs, shrunk her left hand and did alot of work to her face. I haven't worked on her clothes yet, or hair/ears. The main critique I had about my last painting from "the endless" is that she looked lifeless so I'd like to know if I fixed that in this painting. I'm also not comfortable with how the wings are going, they are kinda looking like batwings which I don't want, I want her to be seductive and not scary.

thanks

[rinjii]

ok, here's my take- i was thinking about having her hovering and pour the absinthe into a glass from her jug. for her wings, i'm thinking about either detailing them with the slots cut into an absinthe spoon, or keeping that like a dragonfly's wings and putting the detailing on her body.

any comments on her proportions though? i feel i may be off a little.

[Ronpower]

I managed to get some values down.

[Amber Alexander]

damn it! just spent the last hour or so writting up crits and accidently hit the wrong botton and lost it all. Note to self periodically save crits when doing a full list :( sigh

[Nightblue]

wip. Gave no thoughts of what she'd be wearing. Hopefully I'll come up with something good - really felt like painting her skin though.

[hungryan]

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I don't have the .psd at the workplace, but I did a little paintover on the WIP image, I didn't like the colors, and the pose, so I ve changed them a little bit. Mara644: you were completely right about the pose, but I don't want her to lean on anything, or maybe she could lean on a dolphin? hehe.
I might have to do something about the design of the character to make it at least a little bit interesting.

[davidmcleod]

Great stuff everyone. I seem to be heading down a different path.

[curly]

Wow!I'm impressed!So many lovely fairies!!! ^___^

AvisNocturna
Don't be intimidated:) It's not commercial piece - so I'd let myself to experiment and ruin the work :)
I like your goth beauty btw ^_-

Mercuralis
Sweet perspective!And nice palette too

Katanasoul
I'm learning anatomy now - your work is kinda guidence for me!Awesome

NicHolS
Interesting approach:)

Matt Dixon
Aaaaaa!I'm at one thread with Matt Dixon and I'm commenting your work!!!Aaaaaa!
As you probably guessed I'm one of your annoying fans..Muahaha!
What can I say except "awesome"?I think funny:) I knew she's drinking - with such a life... :DDD

FridayEve
Thank you for the great tutorial!She's sweet!

Pixeltuner
This one of the most serious and beautiful green fairies!

Arthemis IX
Great idea!!Check my glass hhh

telamon
uuuuu!Colors...I was so stunned with this beautiful palette that almost missed the concept :D Nice idea!Now I know what green fairies do

davidmcleod
That's my favorite!hhhh

I think I've got a concept:)
http://img2.pict.com/cb/5e/5b/d5f3591b53a545aacd397d0c5b/W48Lh/2.jpg

[Chronoperates]

Decided to jump in on this one, pulled about a 6 hour stretch painting it, hate putting stuff down and picking it back up heh.

And yes, those are spoon wings. :P

Also, just realized that the closest little wing is out in front of the rim, stupid layers, I'll have to pop that back behind it in the main file.

[~baxter]

A lot of nice entries! I'll have to edit in some crits later today. Takin a CHOW break on this one, last one wore me out a bit :P

[Migsta]

Updated this to show the WIP...I did it all last night so I just posted what I had.

This one sounded fun, so I had to do it. This is the first thing that came to mind....Ewww.

Here's mine...so far

http://www.miguellleras.com/chow/CHOW158_Migsta.jpg

might add a little more 'wet' effects to her skin...

[curly]

WIP :)B/W and colors
http://img2.pict.com/57/6b/15/194362a6a8b4eaabe8a5a25e51/6Y8Gf/320/1.jpg
http://img2.pict.com/48/b0/cb/53ce73b2d1708f988caba033a0/896Dn/320/greenfairy.jpg

[Garth Cochrane]

Been feeling pretty crook the last few days so all I've done is this rough out of a composition that came to me last night. My idea is to have a Brian Froud style Good Faery/Bad Faery back to back. I'll try and make my skinny fairy more Froudian and evil looking than she is now, but that will have to come later. Hopefully I feel better come the weekend and I can finish this sucka!

[Gavage]

Done about all I can to this now. Decided not to try making the ribbon/wings with spoon designs because it was getting too bloody complicated.

Wondering if I need to crop it at all or make it wider or anything. For now.. must rest wrists.

[Majenkus]

Migsta - Awesome! First thing I thought of is that it needs more moisture on the skin. Nice.

Garth Cochrane - Get it done! The Froud Faery looks really good as it is.

Missile - The arm/elbow is a bit unclear. The brachioradialus (front part of the forearm) goes "over" the biceps and I think if you hint at it with a little shadow, it will read more clearly. Sorry if that is not very clear, I messed with a pick to try to show what I mean. I tried cropping it to see what it looks like and I think it looks good how it is.

[Gavage]

Thanks Majenkus, that's really helpful. :)

I'll try to fix it up with some more shadows later.

[curly]

Well - that's is for today.I'll continue tomorrow
http://img2.pict.com/de/c5/35/c97c1085981a363dbb54751f77/tAYve/1.jpg

[gunnarsson]

just a pair of wips, and man I cant believe how many people do chows now! 28 users viewing and 5 pages... anywho, i've descided to go for the bottom right one, in the first wip. going for a deranged, disfigured look.:D

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u256/pettergunnarsson/gunnarssonchow158wip1.jpg

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u256/pettergunnarsson/gunnarssonchow158wip2.jpg

[Tydal]

Oh dear, it's not looking good. :( Thanks for all the crits btw! I tried to alter the arms and head and what not but It's kinda fallen apart...

[scottmcd]

Some comments:

telamon: Good concept and funny too. The guy looks totally on his guard though and not all that pleased that she's so close. Maybe turn his head toward her and have more hint of a smile or eagerness. I think you could bring his jaw back some. Her arm needs some work - it doesn't seem to fit into the same space as the rest of her. I think her hip should be in a different place too - probably further back. The curve of her spine looks like it would be painful. I like the foreshortening of his arm, but the arm should be a little taller.

AmbientSounds: Nice pose and rendering - especially on the hand. I think a background would help you too - even an abstract one. Put some liquid spilling from the glass, right? I'm not sure about her expression. It's kind of neutral - what are we supposed to think when we look at her?

JailHouseRock2: I like it so far. She's icky. Scales are a nice touch, and I like how you've done the bottle.

Jefita: Great idea with the hair! Nice work on the glass, too - maybe lighten it up a little? I'm not sure.

MJ Alcazar: Similar pose and camera angle to your last one, but I like this one better so far. Maybe it's the expression on her face. Looking forward to updates.

Lt Action: Everything's so saturated that I don't know where to look. Do a values check, too. I like the linework, especially around her shoulder and arm that's holding the bag. I'd have her lower lip be smooth and not angled lines, but that's just me.

agendab: Nice start, and good volume with the pencil around her torso. I hope you keep that when you go to coloring. Might be neat to keep the pencil in the finished version.

Amber Alexander: My favorite part so far is the fabric drape/wings. Very cool. I think the figure drawing itself could be more fluid. That back leg is really rooted to the spot - maybe introduce a bend at the knee and have her up on the ball of her foot some. There's a good twist between pelvis and torso, but the area of the rib cage is a little flat. She's not skinny enough to see the individual ribs (which I like), but I think we should still see shading patterns resulting from the entire rib cage. Finally, look for chances to play straight edges off of curved ones. For example, you could have the forward thigh with the top surface a little more curved to show the flexed muscle at the top of her leg. In that case, the bottom of that leg would have a fairly straight line, like it does now. (Yes, I see it's got a small curve, but it's mostly straight.) Or, you could introduce more curve on the bottom part of the thigh to contrast with the straight edge on the top of the leg. Hope that's making sense.

hungryan: I'm still not quite sure what you're after in the drawing - I 'll try to post additional comments if you post an update. Is she treading water in absinthe? What's at the top of her head?

Chronoperates: Way cool and brilliant idea to have the spoons be her wings. Not sure what's going on with the green swirls in front of her thighs. Is she dissolving? Is the absinthe coming from her? I like the death's head under her elbow.

Migsta: Wet would be good, as would a blotchy, mottled appearance. Or a hint of it anyway.

curly: Good progress. Her left hand (our right) doesn't seem to know what to do with itself. Maybe have it further down, with the palm reaching away to her left?

darknight: I like the fairy. What's bothering me is how the spoon is bent, the bottle seems squished, and perspective is off. Maybe the perspective thing is on purpose, though. For tings like the spoon and getting a good circular bottle, try starting them off with paths and the pen tool in Photoshop (if that's what you're using). Then convert them to selections. Plenty of other ways to do it too.

Matt Dixon: Tinkerbell as a lush. Perfect. :)

AvisNocturna: That absinthe is coming from her dress, right? I like the pose and that the spoon is mostly edge on. I'm not sure about her expression, but I think that's personal taste.

Time to go home. :)

[Chronoperates]

Ah, the swirly stuff in front of her leg there is the absinthe mixing with the pile of sugar shes sitting on. I tried to make it look kind of like sand does when you kick it up underwater while at the same time make it look like the way it clouds when the absinthe and the sugar mix.

[blau]

Chronoperates: the line from butt to upper leg should be much more fluid, and I think her legs are too small, just compare her feet to her head.

AvisNocturna: So far I like yours the most. The only little thing that bothers me is the thing on her head, looks too vertical and in line with her neck.

Still working on mine :D

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/4062/sketchb.jpg

[Nele Klumpe]

So, for today, some thoughts on the post on this page :)

telamon: I really like your idea, nasty little fairy... Watch his arm, it looks kind of flat right now, and I think you could maybe show a little more of the fairy and a little less of him?

AmbientSounds: I like her pose, I'm not sure about your colours though. Maybe take a look at pictures with green light and study how they work?

JailHouseRock2: Wow, that fairy is scary! I totally love her... Very cool design

Jefita: I love her expression and the light mood in this one, I also like the idea of her hair connected to the absinth.

MJ_Alcazar: There's something about that drawing I really like. Can't tell what it is exactly, maybe her expression, the lines and the design of the vermouth leaves :D watch her ribcage, it looks a littlebroken on the right side of the picture...

Lt_Action: I like the design of her wings so far.

agenda-b: nice pose and expression!

Amber Alexander:I like the pose and your design of the wings. scottmcd already made some good suggestions on how you could improve this.

rinjii: you're right about the proportions, maybe you should look for a good reference?

ronpower: very cool pose and design.

nightblue: Loving your pose and composition, very dynamic!

hungryan: not much to say to this one so far, I'm excited on what you do with this.

davidmcleod: what can I say? I absolutely love it! the disco setting rocks!

curly: thanks aaand cookl design of her dress!

chronoperates: That's awesome, love the design of her wings, great idea.

migsta: woa, it's a troll! great so far!

garth cochrane: nice idea! I'm totally diggin the right fairy. Her expression absolutely rocks!

Missile: I like the design so far.

gunnarsson: well, I can't say much about it, but I'm exited on what you're going to do with your sketches :)

tydal: Already looking better, but her shoulders still look a little wide. Her hips also look a little too slim in comparison.

scottmcd: thanks for the crit! I'm not sure about the dress/absinthe thing, I'm gonna play with it a bit.. :)

blau: thank you very much! I see what I can do about the crown :D
I like your pose a lot. Watch her neck,I think some parts of her trapezius on her right side should still be visible.


That round's going to be huge! Everyone loves fairies! Haha...

Worked a bit on mine as well... I'm still not sure about the colours (too green right now, I think...) and her dress as well as the spoon. it looks a bit boring now that I browsed through all those amazing stuff here!

[JessiBean]

Going to be a stellar round, I think...
The drawing I have so far

Will post some comments and crits after work... :teeth:


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[JailHouseRock2]

migsta- Fucking awesome man!

AvisNocturna- Thanks, lovin yours as well!

scottmcd- Cheers mate!

JessiBean- As always great work!


I was thinking colours like this, but I have no idea about colour so some crits would be great! And this is may first CHOW too!

[wheezy]

Jessi you got my vote so far. WOW!

[Amber Alexander]

scottmcd thanks for the suggestion about her back leg, I agree I think it looks alot better, that helped to make her look like she's mid-dance and I put some more curve into her thigh. Had to change the wings though, they weren't working for me :)

I'll do a bunch of crits later on but please keep them coming, you guys help a ton!!

WIP update:

[PuppyKitten]

Everyone's looks really great so far. Such vibrant and beautiful greens... Mine looks so boring in comparison.

Jessi, it's really fantastic looking. I won't lie, I am pretty intimidated about posting mine after seeing yours. I bet your colors are gonna rock too. I've noticed you're pretty great with greens.

[rinjii]

So, for today, some thoughts on the post on this page :)

rinjii: you're right about the proportions, maybe you should look for a good reference?



i think the image i had was conflicting b/c of the amount of clothing she was wearing, so i will admit i winged it a little with fleshing out something- although looking at it now, i think the head is too small for the body.

i'll see if i can find a similar pose to use [hopefully a nude!] and try again later on tonight.

[Ostrander]

Really intimidating round so far with lots of beautiful ideas. :)
Here's a quick wip.
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[scottmcd]

Amber Alexander: Having a wife who is a belly dancer helps with that kind of thing. :)

Strangely, I'm taking my wife and daughter to a fairy festival this weekend near Washington DC. Should be good for reference, eh? :)

Here's current progress. Her arm proportions and chest area are still in major construction. What else to fix?

[rinjii]

after scratching my head for about 10 mins, i decided to scrap my first one and try a different pose- i think this one's a lot easier to work with. i'm also using sprigs

comments and crits once again are more than welcome.

[Myszt]

Man, I had so much fun just browsing all of these WIPs. There are some gorgeous pictures and amazing ideas in here! Maybe I still have time to participate :) Even if not, it's a grand idea to still try in my free time

[NoShot]

Really great stuff from everyone.

Pixeltuner: Your work is just great to look at. I really appreciate your style in that it is gestural in some places but tight and well rendered in others.

Arthemis IX: The bottle dress is very cool!

AvisNocturna: One of my new favorites. Is the left side of her chest a bit large in comparison to the right? I cant make up my mind.

davidmcleod: lol...nice. I am a fan.

Here's an updated WIP of my flapper fairy. I am messing around with some color schemes before I do more line work on the figure. Not sure if they will stay the same. I also need to come up with some sort of background I think. Just looking at the talent on this thread is very inspiring and helpful. This is such a great place to learn.

[MichaelNoel]

I'll see if I can cook something up this weekend, but I'm not so sure- the round limitations (and CHOW's limitations on the 3/4 rule) seem to keep shooting my ideas down. D:

We'll see... plus, seeing so many awesome entries this far is scary. :)

[Max Martelli]

not quite sure where I want to go with her hair yet. I'm trying the route of wormwood but I'm not completely sold yet. Maybe if I get more in and see what it looks like I'll know if its what I'm going for. Any feedback is of course appreciated and I will try to give some myself if I get the chance. Already it seems that finishing this will be cutting it close givin my schedule for the next few days. Hopefully I get it done in time.

[Migsta]

Updated this to show the WIP...I did it all last night so I just posted what I had at the time.

Updated! added more wetness to her skin...

http://www.miguellleras.com/chow/CHOW158_Migsta.jpg http://www.miguellleras.com/chow/CHOW158_Migsta2.jpg

[MONGOSMASH!]

Getting a lot out of doing this this week. I do feel a bit boxed in by my choice of pose and style, all these ideas were pouring out tonight and I had to cut it off and stick with my "overly rendered mean looking cheerleader" theme lol. Great freaking contributions, wow!

[petitemistress]

dayum! some really amazing stuff this round, I'm really impressed (and intimidated T_T ).

Jessibean - :heart: just.. wow.

Jailhouserock2 - haha im loving your take on this one! awesome!

here's mine (i hope its not too big) she's a playful, drunk off her ass green ladybug fairy, dipping her toe into the absinthe. I insisted on the "shh" finger motion cuz last chow i tried it (Scheherazade) it looked like she was picking her nose... did I succeed this time around? ;) (ps: ignore the placeholder type... :P)

[Migsta]

Petitemistress, I think puckering her lips out more (round) like she's saying shhh might help. Also lowering the finger/hand and making her eyes a little more 'cautious'.
Just some ideas...
I did a quick paint over...

http://www.miguellleras.com/chow/mod.jpg


Thanks for the comments everyone!

[conceptbloke]

http://imgcash4.imageshack.us/img17/706/tnumbscompfairy.jpg
Some quick thumbs.

Jessibean yours is looking super nice.

[Zarquino]

Hi! Here's the wip I hope its not de final:

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e47/Zarquino/CHOW/CHOW_158_Zarquino.jpg

PD: as allways everyone seems to doing good work!

[Cloud-Yo!]

well I've been playing around in painter xi...the real pencil tool is freaking awesome...here's a quick update...something I cant put my finger on...help?

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[IIKII]

@IIKII: Nice idea! I am interested in how that will turn out. Which novel was it that inspired you?
]

it's "The Condor Trilogy"

[hungryan]

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Thanks for the comments for everyone.
Based on the comments (and that I really didn't know what I'm doing), I've redone the picture to be completely different. It will be kinda mecha-Mucha-fairy or something.

[curly]

Hey! This thread becoming very interesting. It seems I'll make a nice collection of fairies ^___^
Here is a little progress.
http://img2.pict.com/df/20/b9/cc05b35c07afc4042e7e95c8a9/HySRY/2.jpg
I'm very sick..curently I'm kinda loosing conciesness - so I'll post this and answer the comments when I feel a little better:) Computer making me feel even worth.

[Amber Alexander]

amazing work so far, here's some crits :)

curly: I really like the dress and that you have her wings moving. Its hard to tell wheather or not shes on the ground or if she's hovering in the air. Between the two i'd like to see her hovering, maybe make her toes/feet pointed down to make that more obvious.

hungryan: I like where this is going so far, espectially the outfit, keep going!

KuGu: I like the perspective you have going and your drawing style. The part that bothers me is the sugar cube, it looks like its too big for it to stay in her hand at that angle, it looks like it would fall. I'd consider turning her hand around so the cube is in front of her hand.

Zarquino: I love how the glass looks but right now its overpowering, the glass has become the focus when you want the character to be. Maybe put in a differnet pose thats not so stiff.

conceptbloke: I like the variety but maybe also try something that's not so head on, like have her viewed leaning or sitting on the sides of the O (not sure if that's a bottle?)

petitemistress: I love the ladybug idea! Migsta already gave a great example for her face, another thing you can do for the future is to buy a small mirror. You can use your facial expression as a reference for getting the look right. You don't have to copy your face but it helps to give an idea of what shape the mouth makes and what other muscles are affected.

MONGOSMASH!: You did a great job at rendering her figure but i'm not quite sure what you're going for. Her pose is looking more pornlike then cheerleader.

Migsta: Its a little desturbing but looks so cool! I love the neon green. I don't have any suggestions, it looks done.

Max Martelli: the rendering looks amazing, that kiss looks perfect.

NoShot: I like your flapper idea, so far its looking great. Since she's so dressed up maybe put her in heels, something a flapper would wear.

rinjii: I like the pose but I think you should get her hands/face/feet drawn in before dealing with any shading. Spend as long as you need to get those accurate first. I know they are the hardest (they are for me too) but it will show once the work in complete.

scottmcd: i love that you added in the background, when i saw the first sketch i though oh no she looks like she's on the toilet but she really is! I think where you need most work is on her joints, look at reference for areas where she is bending (elbow, hips, knees).

Ostrander: very creepy i like it! I really like that you put in some hidden skulls into the swirling liquid, I'd bring that out a bit more, its almost too subtle. Unless those were happy accidents lol but i still like it.

Aurther 'Two Sheds': this is looking great, love the spoon. I'd add in some more contrast in her skin and highlights from other sources like orange from the spoon or some red from the background to make it pop.

JailHouseRock2: very cute! lol and origional, i like it. I think you should thicken her left leg to match the other one, it looks like its going to snap off.

Jessibean: awesome work, I added your website link to my list of favorite artists!

[Amber Alexander]

AvisNocturna: love this one, hair, face and clothes looks amazing, can't wait to see it finished.

blau: the folds in her clothes look nice but her right shoulder has a strang indent in it that should be softened.

Tydal: I think you're making progress but I'd suggest to not even do any shading untill you have the sketch finished and accurate. Find a referece of a pose you like first rather then trying to make one up, use pictures of nude models when you can so you can see the structure of the body.

Garth Cochrane: I like this idea of two fairies, very cool and shows a range of your skill

Chronoperates: I love how you did the wings and the overall look but her butt needs some work, It shouldn't be that circular, what I mean is it shouldn't curve inward so much before attaching to her thigh

gunnarsson: I really like this idea especially the look of the skin on the bottom picture, top left face

Missile: very cute idea, I'd be careful of the bottom of her dress, they are looking like tenticles, if you want it to be flowing into liquid you'd have to spread them out so they don't look so think or if you want it to just be a flowy dress then find a reference for a dress in the wind.

davidmcleod: love it! lol

Nightblue: I really like what's going on with her head

Ronpower: I like the pose but i'm distracted by the hole between her thighs, to me if feels like she isn't skinny enough that she should have a gap there.

agenda-b: I hope we can see an update, its a nice sketch!

Lt. Action: you've got a very unique style, keep going with it. I really like that's she leaning on the spoon and I hope you keep in the wings, i like them.

MJ Alcazar: I like the look on her face and her feet are very well drawn. I'd like to see some more of her right arm, the pose she's in would be very uncomfortable.

Jefita: very cute!! love the belt buckle!

AmbientSounds: I agree that you should add more of a background. I like her hair and the metalic look that you gave to the highlights on her skin.

telamon: I like the concept, but i'd work on her hip, it looks too big.

may do some more later.

[Lotta]

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn184/Lotta_90/green_fairy_small.jpg
drunk fairy. absinth-minded.

[rinjii]

ok, the figure's done! now to spend the rest of the weekend coloring and figuring out a b/g!

[Martheart]

Just a quick update! Glass is hard to paint... I think I'm stuck at that "what to do with the white background"-phase again. Crits very welcome!

[ArtbyWard]

Heres my second wip, crits are more than welcome!! :)

[rinjii]

Arthemis- WOAH i love it! the bottle/dress is too cool, i love the way you did that :) personally i like that blank background, though.

Amber- gah, no kidding. totally didn't see your post until after i submitted mine- my bad. i do agree with you though- no idea why this is time i went backwards and did shading first, then detailing. the only thing bugging me is her right hand- that's the hardest thing right now to tweak. when i get back into photoshop i'll take my time to fix it up so that it doesn't look so half-assed :S

[kisou]

her boob area still looks weird:/
and want to make a lot of hair but ... bläh...
I think im gonna sleep on it:(

[Tydal]

UPDATE:

Desperately trying to save my fairy now, although there's no chance really ... Atleast I've altered her arm slightly. :P Btw I know the lighting is completely random atm since I've just splattered colours on a multiply layer, but I'll try and do my best to figure it out!

Amber Alexander: Your right, I just got too carried away as usual. :( I did actually use a reference, guess I just didn't do a very good job interpretting it...but i've come too far to go back now!!! (at least this time, but good to keep in mind for next time :D).

Avis: Hope the shoulders are a little better..eek! :S

[ianthegeek]

Have had no time for this one unfortunately. Only a quick sketch/idea at the moment but i thought why not post it even if it doesnt go any furthur or i change my mind.
This is a drunken Absynthe Fairy after a heavy night of "musing". In tow is her hot date.
Crits are encouraged.

[Mercuralis]

update... not quite done yet. Am soooo envious of Jessibean's Mucha-esque fairy.

AvisNocturna- I'm really liking yours, too. The shoes are a bit clunky, tho?

http://homepage.mac.com/mercuralis/Sketchbook/WIP/greenfairy4.jpg

[Chronoperates]

Thanks for the crits, I was painting in the wee hours of the morning so having some fresh eyes on it helped. :P

I fixed the slope of the butt to the thigh and I thickened up her lower legs a bit, as well as popping the spoon wing back behind the rim of the glass.

[Slash]

This round looks too fun to not participate in! I needed a break from doing cutesy iphone game stuff, i haven't drawn a girl in ages. Trying out some new stuff. Here's the sketch:

[wheezy]

My fairy is green, that is all I can say for now. I cropped down my image and removed some clutter from my drawing. I have so far been painting the foreground, so the inside the window part will have some color soon.

Fantastic round by all so far.

[MONGOSMASH!]

This round looks too fun to not participate in! I needed a break from doing cutesy iphone game stuff, i haven't drawn a girl in ages. Trying out some new stuff. Here's the sketch:

Aww man, I was goona do this with the cube and all

[Liam Harvey]

WOW slash, that is one cool sketch!

[Slash]

Thanks gerbil!

MONGO: It's not particularly original. ;) I'm guessing subject matter will repeat itself several times in this round.


Here's an update. Still a little rough around the edges, but i don't know how much time i have to keep working on her. We'll see when it closes in on the deadline! ^^

[MichaelNoel]

well I've been playing around in painter xi...the real pencil tool is freaking awesome...here's a quick update...something I cant put my finger on...help?

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Honestly, it looks fantastic. I think your groundwork is solid, and once you start filling everything in, it will come together.

Also, I use Painter IX.5, and the pencil tools in that are absolutely amazing as well. I never have problems with my sketches/linework. :D It's more the process of generating textures and such that takes time, and sometimes it's better porting it to ps for that.

[curly]

Amber Alexander, thanx a lot - I kinda didn't think much of this..:) So I've fixed the legs and I'll probably add more effect to wings later. Actually I didn't know what to do with the wings - so I just made these weird strokes that actually made a nice flying effect. Happy accident ;)
So,guys,tell me,do you miss her smile now?
http://img2.pict.com/e5/d5/c8/088fab05830ce4516b9c8aa8d5/tFqs6/1.jpg

[curly]

Slash Very nice water effect!And I like her wings!You should check her legs anatomy though and the glass perspective seems a bit off

wheezyit's interesting,considering your input into the background. But for now it lacks contrast,and some center of concentration,imo

Mercuralis I love her hair! And the bubbles are great^__^ I love her style - I could have go like this to the party! The upper wings are too dark.Are you going to add there something?

ianthegeekVery original :D No crits by now

Tydal You really should check her proportions,and for this state get yourself some girlfriend to shot for reference:)

kisou She's broken - she has several serious traumas and you should fix her indeed.Try to flip horizontaly her upper body - it will bring it a little to the truth,but you still should work hard on foreshortening and anatomy

JessiBean Awesome Linework! You've got a fan here

JailHouseRock2 cute :)

Arthur 'Two Sheds' Lovely!Where's the blood on the spoon? ^_-

Amber Alexander She reminds me of maskarades - more feathers there:) And her left boob needs fixing and her belly button run away to the left too far.Nice wings design and I like that you put that fabric on the floor

Ostrander It's awesome!

scottmcd Nice idea! You should add more color to her skintones - she's too pale now. Legs are anatomically off - check some reference or buid them carefully

NoShot Nice dress!I like this style:) I'll wait for the progress

Max Martelli I love it a looot! It's very interesting I'm thinking that you probably gonna win my vote :)

[Aly Fell]

Curly - The arm on the left, holding the neckpiece has a very short upper. Also bring the inner curve of the forearm in front of the bicep. Right now it looks slightly twisted back behind.

[gunnarsson]

i have played around with a sketch, and have come to this point now. I'm not sure how to make the composition work, i think i want a knocked out man with a bottle, but as it is now the composition looks bad to me. so im gonna play around a bit with that. and also with that fine fine lady, i thought the small sketch of 'er i did first looked cooler then it does now... something about it seems stiff and kinda no-good, the rendering and design of her face is something I dislike right now. Tips would be very appreciated!

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u256/pettergunnarsson/gunnarssonchow158wip3.jpg

and many good looking entries so far! jessy beans looks classy, ostranders got some great potential... ETC!
max martelli, yours look really good too, unconventional rendering there i'd say but i like it! looks like you looked alot at a ref, so i hope the stuff you are gonna have to design yourself match the rest in lifelikeness. but it looks like you definitely could do that, looking forward to seeing that!:)
mongosmash, looking forward to seeing your final one yea! weird combo of styles right now but ofcourse that says nothing about how the final thing will look. i like the look on her face there and how she looks just a tad druggy thin.

[Nele Klumpe]

Some great new stuff!

I think I'm almost done...

[scottmcd]

Here's an update before we're off to a fairy festival. Should be cheesy and fun.

Amber Alexander: Yes, she is, isn't she? You thought absinthe came from wormwood? Thanks for the joint comment. I've reworked some of that.

curly: Thanks. I thickened the ankle earlier and reworked the knee.

[Aly Fell]

Avis Nocturna - Looking at the thigh visible on the left behind the bent leg; you don't need to see it. Try hiding it on an overlay just to see. I reckon it'd look more anatomically correct hidden.

[Liv]

I just found my way to this forum so this is my first CHOW =D

Here's my fairy so far, I figured she probably went a bit crazy over the years...

[curly]

Poshspice Thank you! I hope it's better now.
Btw which one looks better with glass effect or without?
http://img2.pict.com/be/9e/ce/93c0cb08fa5f304aeaa78491f1/g04rU/blurry.jpg

http://img2.pict.com/4b/47/13/208f10779bab68d4d4f91fcec2/qeSUM/notblurry.jpg

[Angel Intheuk]

Wow what an inspirational thread...some really great work.

Jumping in a bit late with this but had to have a go. 50's pinup absinthe fairy.
WIPS and finished one.

Edit: - she was missing something, played around with some patterns for her skirt and refined the leafs on her bra.

[Artofinca]

My Green Fairy - work in progress :)

[Gavage]

Curly - have you tried seeing how it looks with the rim of the glass placed a little lower - as if it was the collar of the outfit? The distortion effect is nice but it seems vaguely distracting.

[flashrabbit]

Really nice stuff everyone :)
Here is my wip. Lots of work left ;/

[NoShot]

Here's an updated WIP with a close up of the more rendered part of the fairy. I think I like the purple/peach background better than the brown. I'm probably not going to add any structure to the background afterall, but I am going to tighten it up some. I still have a huge amount of rendering to do!

[gunnarsson]

aworked a bit more on mine yea! got the facial parts in many places-thing going, but on the other hand i like how the arm and back has developed. nice new ones here too, wellcome to the boards Liv and good luck!:grandpa:

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u256/pettergunnarsson/gunnarssonchow158wip4.jpg

[Nele Klumpe]

Tydal: made a quick overpaint about the shoulder/hip part
not 100% correct now, but I hope you can see what I mean :)
Poshspice: thanks for the suggestion, I'll give it a try :D

[artina]

Hey everyone,
there are loads of awesome entries this month. Truly inspiring stuff. This is my piece. I will post the WIP on the finals thread. I left the files in my office.
Good luck to all.

[Cloud-Yo!]

@ JessiBean: Great job on creating an amazing scene! cant wait for color!

@ Ostrander: I lreally like your take..the textures are really cool :)

@ Max Martelli: fantastic rendering, and I love the idea...waiting to see it develop!

@ Migsta: thats just foul...and here I was actually CONSIDERING trying absinthe, but now...now I just cant bring myself to do it..great speculars ;P

@ Amber Alexander: Thanks, yeah, that whole arm holding the cube was wigging me out...so I got bored and started anew....btw, I wanted to comment on your piece...I love that you reflected her face in the puddle of liquor, but from that angle and distance I think the uddle would only reflect her knees/thighs...I think it would still look good if you did that...either way youre doing a stellar jub on the coloring! :)

@ Mercuralis: outstanding...love the warm and cool colors, very vibrant!

@ Chronoperates: best wing design ever! very sexy fairy in an evil sorta way! kudos!

@ Slash: Fun fun fun! love her expression!!! :D

@ MichaelNoel: Thank you very much for the encouragement!!! You should give painter 11 a trial run...loads of fun...but I agree with using PS for most other things :D

@ gunnarsson: @_@ That is fucking AWESOME! I hate it and love it all at the same time..you got one vote already!!!

@ AvisNocturna: Wow...your lighting is absurdly phenomenal...the hair, the spoon the glass...its soft but delivers a great impact. bravo! one thing tho...I dont know if its been mentioned, I think her right leg (our left) seems disjointed at the hip...not sure...could be me...

@ flashrabbit: DUDE!!:wtf: aahahahahaha looks insane!

Here's a new sketch...got bored w the last so I got to playing...I havent been in the mood to stick to anything lately Y_Y anyhow do crit if ya can, it always helps!!! :yayca:

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[MONGOSMASH!]

This drawing is killing me holy crap lol. All these super fun ideas like wooden clogs or bee wings keep running through my head and theres just not time-

[curly]

Curly - have you tried seeing how it looks with the rim of the glass placed a little lower - as if it was the collar of the outfit? The distortion effect is nice but it seems vaguely distracting.

Probably you're right,but I planned it like that,and it's giving more of a glass feeling, though it's hard for me to give up on face and legs :p

[Amber Alexander]

KuGu: Thanks for the feedback and yeah I know the location of what's reflected isn't right but I decided that i'd sacrifice alittle of the accuracy for what I thought looked more interesting. I'm glad you like the coloring, I did alot of experimenting with that.

Curly: I think between the two I really like the clear better then the smugded glass. I think its convincing enough that it looks like glass without the smears. I also like what you did with her legs and the sparkles out of her hand.

[Artofinca]

today's progress

[hungryan]

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Thanks again for the criticizing people pushing me away from that boring direction I've taken before. I like this new Mucha-thing much better, although I was planning to have some kind of cyber-mecha feel in it, it didn't seem to work. Now only the coloring is left to do.

Update: Quick coloring
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[Jefita]

One last update I suppose. I ended up being busier this weekend than I thought. I also spent way too long agonizing over her skin tones. I'm still not happy with the colors. I'm undecided whether she should have small wings too.

a few c/c:

hungryan - I think she is looking really cool so far. I like the mix of nouveau with your style.

Artofinca - I like the style and color so far, but there isn't a lot that says "green fairy" to me yet.

MONGOSMASH!- Aww, I think clogs or bee wings would have been amusing. I hope you get to finish either way.

curly - The not smeared glass looks better. Those sort of glasses tend to have fairly clear glass anyways.

KuGu - Looks pretty good so far. I like the techno feel.

[flashrabbit]

KuGu / Heh, thanks :) Cute mechfairy, I like the suit alot.

Quick color update.

[Liv]

Thank you gunnarsson :^^:
Almost done, but I've been staring at this for too long now...

[Lakeland]

finished

[Amber Alexander]

Lakeland: I like that you put her inside the bottle, when I was searching for reference photos I almost went with that same one lol but i couldn't make it work, so I'm glad you did! One small thing though Absinthe has an E at the end so you should add that on your bottle label :) nice work!!

[hungryan]

I will be picky and evil so people learn from it, hope it's understandable. And there will be typos and such.

Liv: The leg which turns under her butt is a little too twisted I think. I mean how could she hold it like that? Most of the colors are nice and subtle except the green of course. I think that decoration and the light coming from bottom in this form isn't adding anything to the picture, much more taking something away from it.

flashrabbit: I wonder how it will look when you finish it. I don't think showing bones is necessary to make it look frightening, the color of her skin might be enough. But it's just my 2 cents. Nicely painted otherwise. The butt and leg region micht be a little bit off.

Jefita: Cute little fairy. I like the colors, although they might be a little bit too faint and whiteish (maybe that's what is bugging you about them). you could add a little bit different hue greens to the green areas, might help.

Artofinca: I like how it looks now, I hope you will keep it looking fresh. where did you get the refernece from? :)


MONGOSMASH!: Hope you can finish it, I dont' see any problems with it, its cool.

KuGu: Looks promising, finish it.

artina: Some warm colors might look good on it, otherwise it's okay.

AvisNocturna: I like it, she is a bit fatty, but that makes her more realistic. Nice colors.

gunnarson: really nice painting technique, I even like the double ears/nose/eyes, will you keep them?

Noshot: I like the style of the clothing and hair, but the yellow shoes doesn't work for me, and the background seems to be in a different style than the rest. Hopefully will look more kept in the same style when you finish it up.

Angel Intheuk: The face seems a bit like a dwarf from Snowhite for me, but some details like the hand holding the vase or something is really really nice.

curly: I like it. The mouth is a bit weird, like Joker's mouth and maybe a bit too big.

scottmcd: For me the tummy is a bit too thin, the hand that is visible is a bit drawn strangely. Also the hips are like rubber being bent. The background looks like it was made with a 3D application, it's really different style than the rest, also the style of the wings look quite different.The lack of shadows also makes the figure and glass jump off the the picture.

Slash: nice.

wheezy: Your fair's position on the picture seems a bit random to me. Why is her finger just touching the bottom, and his toes cut off? Add a bit to the right and bottom please. :)

Chronoperates: Tasty and scary looking fairy at the same time. Her left arm might have strange thing going on anatomically the forms are a bit weird on it.

Mercuralis: looks nice.

ianthegeek: looks funny, although I don't really get the hairy guy. There are some stuff drawn weird on it, but if you finish it it might look alright.

Tydal: the tummy is very long and has strange shapes, the right shoulder doesn't seem to be understood anatomically. The head is too small. You could try to start all over again a couple of times if you feel stuck.

kisou: the pose seems to be very strange allright, but the problem is that you don't seem to have the ability to handle strange poses. Do you feel anybody could do this pose? for example his knee seems to be disjointed etc. I suggest you try some easier poses first, and then build up your knowledge gradually.

IceMoon: cute.

Arthemis IX: nice idea. the leg is a bit flat.

rinjii: her legs are too short I think and she looks a bit fat, but maybe you wanted to do it like that.

Lotta: Now this is really cool! So cute, you have my vote for this.

Zarquino: pretty frightening. One of the arms look like an earthworm.

conceptbloke: I like the lower left pose the best.

petitemistress: she is cute. The straight arm might be too long and the knee on the forward leg a bit too high.

Migsta: ugly and frightening, so just right I presume. :)

Max Martellu: Almost look like a photo, really nicely done. Did you ever try drawing without reference? No offence, just for practice's sake.

Ostrander: like it.

Amber Alexander: The belly and the upper body seem to be twisted without showing on the skin the twisting. I hope it's understandable what I mean. interesting color shoice and nice idea about the reflection.

Arthur 'Two Sheds': her leg seems a bit too long or seomthing is not right with it. I like the spoon's color. Interesting concept somehow.

JailhouseRock2: she is so cute! no, wait she is frightening. Looks nice. Maybe the background's value is too close to the skin's value.

Jessibean: I think you might be talented. :) Please finish it, I would like to see it with colors and such.

blau: the rendering style is really rigid, like it's made by a computer or something. I think it might be a good idea to llosen it up just a little bit. what will happen to her hair?

Missile: looks surrealistic to me somehow. why is the handbag's handle so horizontal? interesting picture.

Garth Cochrane: it would be good to see it finished.

davidmcleod: hehe, this is funny.

Nightblue: the tit is flat.

Ronpower: it looks to me she is holding a computer screen or something. Why?

agenda-b: she looks cute.

Lt Action: the coloring looks a bit rgid to me, also how did you select the colors: everything is very saturated in my opinion.

MJ Alcazar: really cute, nice linework, finish it up!

AmbientSounds: not much to say, finish it.

telamon: lots of stuff seems to be off, but I like the stealing idea. check the guy's arm, you should show that it's in perspective with overlapping forms, otherwise it just looks distorted and short.

darknight: that bottle is not drawn correctly in perspective, and it seems you've spent a lot of time on the fairy's head while the rest of the picture is a blurry thing. It's a good idea to develop the whole picture at the same time. why did you choose such weird colors?

blackcherry: cute little sketches.

cup of Tea?: she looks like a model on a runway. interesting costume on her. The tits are a bit too modellike for my taste. :)

Matt Dixon: I don't think you need my comments. :) But the blue version might be a bit more interesting for me.

Hexxon: seems a bit messy to say anything about it yet

Pixeltuner: looks nice, will you finish it up?

Mara644: very strict style, but I somehow like it.

Sekino: Just perfect! And plus points for it being in watercolor. You've got 2 votes from me. :)

southilbily: beautiful :)

darthmarsh: when will you finish it?

FridayEve: Really loose, nice style, she looks like a waitress for me. You must be a professional also.

Katanasoul: it looks like an anatomy sketch (a qute good one), I don't really see it as a concept yet.

IIKII: not much to say, because it's not finished.

PsycheDragon: the drawing seems okay, finish it.

Nichols: nice idea

Rustveld: Also nice idea, but it's just a sketch, can tell how it will look finished.

Nadiamoon: strange

agnostes: not much to say

curly: I like the one made for the flyer.

Poshspice: looks good enough. Ehm. :)

Lakeland: nice movemetn, the leg seem to be small or off or something. somewhere at the ankle.

Dan Valkar: really ugly :)

bangalore monkey: finish it please

mechasiva, I like the faces.

dose: sketches

Inkfish: seems nice

clochette: I like it as usual.

Noshot: hope to see it finished

fersteger: nice colors and lights

Tommoy: really like your brush (I use the same sometimes). this could be a funny picture.

Dirkvandulmen: I like the middle bottom one.

Krizalide: nice face

Gothique: the idea is interesting, the things are painted a little bit too sketchy yet

Phew, this was really hard. I don't think I will try this again :)

[Max Martelli]

I need to figure out what I want to do with the hair. The wormwood wasn't doing it for me so I'm trying just straight up green hair but now I don't know what style I want. I figured this looked pixie-ish so its a starting point.

Hungryan: none taken. I do draw as much as I can without reference but more recently I've been using it more than ever. I think its mostly a learning thing given that up until recently I barely ever used reference. For this piece, the heaviest reference has been used for the faces (minus van gogh's beard) and the girls hand.

[wheezy]

Well as I starting painting more and more with my first design, I liked it less and less. Taking advice I had received from here and from others I made some major changes.

[Lakeland]

Lakeland: I like that you put her inside the bottle, when I was searching for reference photos I almost went with that same one lol but i couldn't make it work, so I'm glad you did! One small thing though Absinthe has an E at the end so you should add that on your bottle label :) nice work!!

Thanks Mate ! :)
totally missed that :P
fixed!

[davidmcleod]

Heres my WIP from the past few days. Thanks for comments - Iooking forward to seeing everyones finals. Tried a few different heads and added silhouettes.

[gunnarsson]

wow that is impressive hungryan!:D that is one epic post, thanks alot for taking the time!

[davidmcleod]

Forgot to add my latest - sorry. Good luck everyone.

[Lakeland]

Nice idea mate :)
but the briefing said it has to be a female character...
sooooo STICK TO THA TOPICZZ! :D
otherwise, great idea :P

[Johann de Venecia]

Awesome entries, guys. Lots of really good ones. Barely finished this sketch this morning, hopefully I'll have time to finish it up in PS. Cheers.

[Tommoy]

Pfew Hungryan, those comments must have taken ages. I like the style you used on yours. However there are some anatomic issues, her left breast looks a little squeezed.

[NoShot]

Ok, last update before posting in final thread. I was just goofing around and did a Miami Vice inspired color palette. Oddly enough, I think this may be my favorite set of colors, so I'm gonna roll with it.

Liv: Your fairy may be my new favorite (I have had a lot of different favorites this round :teeth:). It reminds me of Aeon Flux.

[davidmcleod]

Hi Lakeland,

My thinking is that this is a guy, drinking Absinthe and The Green Fairy (his feminine side) is emerging. Call it as you see it - if its rejected I will understand of course. :)

I didn't read PoshSpices comment early on about sticking to females specifically so - my apologies.

Having said that...
Poshspice - wow - beautiful.
Friday Eve - nice technique - stands out from the crowd.
JessiBean - Can't wait to see the final piece. Amazing sketch.
Max Martelli - impressive rendering and I like your idea.

Cheers everyone! :)

[Cloud-Yo!]

Inspired by this week's CHOW and finding myself in my neighborhood pub, I opted to be served my first Absinthe....bohemian style. I must admit that the ritual is far more appealing than the drink itself, which tastes lie Anis, or Sambuca...at any rate, I have yet to feel its effects....either way, Im certain I will try it again some time soon.

now for some crits.....if I sound rude, blameit on the green fairy! @_@

@ MONGOSMASH:I feel that it looks very much like the reference pic you're using...but beyond that, it needs more character..but it's a very solid piece of rendering! :oneye:

@ Artofinca: Very nice pose..the coloring is looking stylized and unique, but besides it being a chick sitting on an absinthe spoon, Im not getting much else....the background looks good tho :)

@ hungryan: First off...thanks for taking the time...you rock sir/madam! And I want to tell you how much I appreciate the cultural influence that shows through in your work...very refreshing!

@ Jefita: Thanks! :D I think adding wings to your fairy would stengthen the composition, but it's a personal preference.... :P

@ flashrabbit: Hehee...looking nice...the rendering is quite crisp...tho the hand may be a bit chunky as of the last update..creepy! :)

@ Liv: Wow...big jump from the last post...very nice textures and lighting. Im not really in a position to say this, but what the hell...welcome! :D

@ Lakeland: I think you may waint to take another lo9ok at them feet..something is not quite right there...sorry I cant be of more help, but I do mean to be constructive...

@ Max Martelli: I think I actually liked the wormwood hair better for her. I envy your rendering tho...it's spot on.

@ wheezy: I like youre fairy, but see if you can thin her fingers out a bit, they seem abit sausagy... :P

@ davidmcleod: Hilarious!!! its what I felt like tonite when I drank the stuff....ahahahhahaha...you have one vote as well, sir! :P

@ Johann de Venecia: Holy frak!!!!!! that is hella-amano yoshitaka-cool! wow...just wow.

@ Tommoy: Great scene...tho there is something I feel is missing chromatically...some contrast of some sort..I would love ti see it pop more! :)

@ NoShot: I agree about the colors....but I feel the light source is unidentifiable. sorry I cant be of more help.

Ok Im off to sleep....Ill keep you all posted on whether or not the Greenfairy visists me cest soir... :P
Peace!

[blau]

Yay! not counting sketches and studies, this is the first pic I do in almost two years!!! :mod:
Not sure about the wings though, wasn't planning on any wings at all until I made the glass on her hand.

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/1078/blau1.jpghttp://img190.imageshack.us/img190/2227/blau2.jpg



blau: the rendering style is really rigid, like it's made by a computer or something. I think it might be a good idea to llosen it up just a little bit. what will happen to her hair?


Thanks, yeah, I had no idea of how to do it and ended doing it the worst way :/
I think I already have a better idea for the technique on the next one

[mechashiva]

Buuhh, I forgot all about this. Dx Here's what I've done tonight, and I'll have to just haul ass in the morning before the deadline.

Holy crap, you guys, there is some INTENSE art in this thread.

gunnarsson: Yours creeps the hell out of me, but in a good way. Those arm veins are ridiculously awesome.

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[Max Martelli]

@ Max Martelli: I think I actually liked the wormwood hair better for her. I envy your rendering tho...it's spot on.

Firstly, Thank you.
I really liked the idea of it but it just wasn't coming together in my eyes. I wish I had more time to work on it and tweek it until I liked it but due to time constraints I may have to settle for normal hair. Oh well.

Here's some more work on the body. I gotta work my butt off tomorrow if I'm gonna finish this. Sorry for not getting a chance to critique anyone. There are some really great things happening in this CHOW and I've enjoyed seeing them progress. Thank you for your kind words to all who gave them and good luck to everyone.

[hungryan]

I'm a guy. :) I somehow never drawn nice looking women, only old people in the university, it's definitely something I could improve on. I think I will work on the tits on the picture of Fairy to make it more natural, not like 2 squeezed balls or something. Also the tummy looks a like something I could improve on.
And it's fun to spot the problems on other people's pictures and help them improve, although there might have been a little too many entries now, and commenting on all of them was a bit too time-consuming.

[Aly Fell]

So far the final burning is looking good! A heads up to TELAMON, CURLY and AKIDOAL. Check the posting rules about attaching your images and work in progress. PLEASE!

[NicHolS]

omfg people you are all blowing me away!!! i run away for a few days and everyone has REALLY come out of the woodwork for this one! again i must say poshspices is my fav, but honestly theres so many good entries this round im in awe! heres my wip, ive been sick in bed all week so my tablet pc is my new (old) best friend!

adam

[PuppyKitten]

Here's my version of the Green Fairy.

I have 1.5 hours to make any small changes, so if you see anything that urgently needs to be fixed (like an error that will definitely cost me votes), let me know. I paint too slowly to make any major changes this late in the game, so keep that in mind.

I love almost everybody's so far! I'll comment on all of them in Final Burning <3

[MJ_Alcazar]

Wow, this was one beautiful round everyone. I wish I had time to offer some crits on everyone. Loved all the takes.

Thanks to everyone who gave me crits!

I really, really wish I could've finished this one. This is all that I could come up with. Work and school, bad combination. :(

[PuppyKitten]

Sorry you couldn't finish in time, MJ. A real shame. It was looking totally adorable!

[Cyberman]

I wasnt able to get this done before the deadline, now onto the outlaw:)

[petitemistress]

I fumbled so hard on background and colors... ekh. I shdve just submitted the black and white version ._. I think I'll put this one up in the CC section and see if it helps :)