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**aliciad33** · January 22nd, 2009, 08:53 PM

Ok it seriously took me three times of posting to get the hang of this forum thing. hmm. i must not be used to how these work. ANYWAY, hopefully i got it now. i am going to repost some stuff i posted before just so it can all be concise and combined into just one thread. whew im tired already.

im posting some recent work (recentr being past few months.)

**aliciad33** · January 22nd, 2009, 08:57 PM

ok now that I have those posted from before, Ill post my new work, called mushroom village. It is a redo of sorts from a work from 2007 called mushroom house (also posted, in watercolors). I just got a bamboo wacom and this is my first ever!

**aliciad33** · January 22nd, 2009, 10:37 PM

help! I did this last night and now have no idea what to do with it. I originally just wanted it to be an environment, but I know it is no where close to being completed. I was thinking adding some sort of creature to the landscape. any suggestions??

**aliciad33** · January 24th, 2009, 11:22 AM

this is a sketch for my current project which shows the four elements as fairies. this has been a theme I have literally drawn for the past 10 years. I just love it so much!

**aliciad33** · January 27th, 2009, 10:36 PM

this is my brand new piece, just finished. It is my interpretation of the four elements, earth wind fire and water, as fairies. Done anime style, my favorite!

**Arne Meyer** · January 29th, 2009, 01:21 PM

hi there!
You have a great style in your artworks
I like the third watercolor picture and the mushroom painting a lot.
Lovely colors and very unique style, like I said.
Your illustration would suit perfectly to a childrenbook.
Maybe you would like to study anatomy a bit?
It would help your last illustration a lot.

greetings
amartist

**aliciad33** · January 29th, 2009, 03:10 PM

thanks for the helpful thoughts! I was actually considering kid's illustrations- I really enjoy that type of work.

**realitychek** · January 29th, 2009, 05:03 PM

Cool stuff so far

Study up on some anatomy a little bit, but I really like your style- esp. in your watercolors. Thanks for stopping by my SB, and keep up the good work

**aliciad33** · January 29th, 2009, 11:44 PM

so i drew this in marketing class and then wrote all over it in grad student chicken scratch. ...I think it could have some good potential though!

**George Abraham** · January 30th, 2009, 05:42 AM

Hi

Did you try the oll loomis books yet yet? That stuff will improve your perspective a bit.

**Muz** · January 30th, 2009, 06:01 AM

Cool imagination

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Currently your values in your paintings have a very strange harmony, i think that it might be an idea to go and start painting just using greyscale to try and increase your knowledge of values. Other than that keep up the anatomy practice

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**SMILEFACE** · January 30th, 2009, 06:04 AM

my fav is the gril in the snow keep it up!

**Arne Meyer** · January 30th, 2009, 04:02 PM

Nice update, your drawings are really lovely and full of emotions.
Would like to see the new one in watercolors.
And you should also work a bit on your anatomy skills, it would help your illustrations a lot.

**aliciad33** · January 30th, 2009, 11:56 PM

Thanks for all the insight. I also posted the elements on the critique center and got really great feedback as well. I think i will take the advice to heart and do a slight rework of the elements. in the mean while....here is a sketch of something new, individual illustration of "air" from the elements.

**aliciad33** · January 31st, 2009, 07:19 PM

this is a continuation of my elements art. I am focusing on my individual characters now, this is air. Actually, this is my first piece on my wacom im happy with.

**Kiera** · February 1st, 2009, 05:31 AM

hi

you've got a dynamic and very flowing style going on there, the lines are very unique, the watercolors have a fantastic mood and I like the way you draw the faces.
You could improve by constructing the characters a bit better - air faeries right hand is a bit wonky for example, some basic construction could help.

**aliciad33** · February 1st, 2009, 12:22 PM

thanks for all the complements! you know, someone else told me her hand was a bit odd, and i was totally in denial. But I will definitely be making that change.

**Janos** · February 1st, 2009, 01:15 PM

Hi there,

Nice sketchbook. I like your fresh colours most of your subjects.
But I have to say I prefer your watercolours over your digital paintings. They seem a lot more real and convey more. That does not mean you should quit digitals, just work more on them especially on your rendering.
The last one seems to have quite a few problems, especially anatomy-wise. The right hand and the feet of the flying/falling girls and her eyes are not the same. Try adding also a sense of motion to your pictures.

Cheers mate

**aliciad33** · February 5th, 2009, 12:58 AM

I reworked my air elements piece. Thanks much to all the peeps at critique center who helped me out!

**aliciad33** · February 6th, 2009, 09:24 PM

Just finished this piece up! Back to my traditional watercolors. I am really happy with this piece.

**Arne Meyer** · February 10th, 2009, 01:51 PM

lovely!
Stay away from digital painting and do more watercolor stuff, I would say

**aliciad33** · February 11th, 2009, 12:50 PM

I love watercolors but the market demands digital work right now. I have to keep practicing at what needs work, even though i feel more comfortable with watercolors.

**aliciad33** · February 16th, 2009, 12:16 AM

Just posted this on critique center. This is my second piece, earth, in my elements theme. I somehow managed to fit this into my insane schedule, and have like 10 hours of homework to shuffle through this week because of it!

I am proud of the theme i have going here, but still am having so much difficulty getting smooth lines from my wacom.

**aliciad33** · February 18th, 2009, 12:10 AM

new line sketch. cant wait to color it in. alas, if i only had more time.

**aliciad33** · February 20th, 2009, 11:32 PM

got it colored in. I think i am gonna rework the values though...warmer upfrom and cooler in the back

**Janos** · February 21st, 2009, 05:48 AM

I like the last one more and more. It is very coloured and in your face, but it kind of works with the subject, kids having fun, more than in the elemental pieces for me. I especially like the background.
Still I think you should work on anatomy and try to understand the human form better.

**aliciad33** · February 21st, 2009, 05:18 PM

im still gonna recolor it for different color temperatures. perhaps i did go a bit overboard on the color randomness

thanks for the complements, and i do hope to work on anatomy and really use references to my advantage

**Lot** · February 22nd, 2009, 01:27 AM

beutiful colors, very shiny

**aliciad33** · February 24th, 2009, 02:14 PM

so THIS is what i was up so late doing. i need to get out more. or maybe cold chicago winters are turning me into a lunatic.

**aliciad33** · February 27th, 2009, 01:05 PM

made background more blue, mid ground more neutral, foreground more yellow and saturated

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