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[Silinde Ar-Feiniel]

Beyond World's End





Earth is our own heaven/hell. Beyond Word's End lies a different truth, where the days are ever-frost and darkness never sleeps... But there's beauty in darkness....

Encounter with the Silver Sea Dragon, guardian of the norther seas.

Original character

I'd love to hear your thoughts on this!

[Choo Choo]

Whoa. That one's cool (as are the others - I particularly like the moonbird.) You've improved lots from when I last saw your stuff!

Other than that, I'm a lousy art critic, but... I like!

[Silinde Ar-Feiniel]

Whoa. That one's cool (as are the others - I particularly like the moonbird.) You've improved lots from when I last saw your stuff!

Other than that, I'm a lousy art critic, but... I like!

Thank you Choo Choo! :hug:I'm so glad you like them! Yeah, trying to improve a bit. Not always with the best results but trying at least!

[Ipsissimus]

Whoa. The dragon reminds me of the Frost Dragon from the Dragonology books, but unfortunately I can't find a decent picture. Beautiful picture, though I think you have improved. I love the fog/cloud cover in this image. I think the glaciers look a bit flat, though.

[Silinde Ar-Feiniel]

Whoa. The dragon reminds me of the Frost Dragon from the Dragonology books, but unfortunately I can't find a decent picture. Beautiful picture, though I think you have improved. I love the fog/cloud cover in this image. I think the glaciers look a bit flat, though.

Second whoa I got today! I guess that's good! yey! Thank you for your words Ipsissimus, it really means a lot to me!
Nice to know you like the clouds/fog. Now about the glaciers, they are kinda of lower opacity compared to the rest of the pic because they were meant to be "behind". It is a technique that as long as you come closer to the horizon. stuff fades. I know you have some right, but if you could please show me a tutorial about making glaciers/icebergs... I couldn't find a good tutorial on DA... So I had to try on my own. I know it's not the best but I believe I managed to reach what I wanted quite well. Maybe with practice I will get better results. But still if someone knew a good tutorial... Btw, it should be a speedpaint tutorial as speedpaint is the rest of the pic... (even if in fact there's no speed at all and it takes me many hours)

[Silinde Ar-Feiniel]

Ethereal pathway


Enter the ever-burning darkness. Abandon your thoughts and let the dream descend...

Encounter with an ethereal stardust dragon

Original character

Of course, as always I'd appreciate your comments!

Edited by Silinde Ar-Feiniel, 12 May 2010 - 04:11 AM.

[Silinde Ar-Feiniel]

The forgotten keep


A place long forgotten, a story long lost...

This is my first matte painting! A speedpaint matte painting, if there is such a thing lol. I've really learned a lot of things! Took me~6 hours

Dedicated to for sharing a sliver of her awesome skills and knowledge with her amazing matte painting tutorial

Please tell me what do you think of it!

[Ipsissimus]

I love the castle. Makes me think of Candlekeep--especially with the birds, since they look sort of like gulls. I like how you can still see the mountains through the clouds, too. Though you can still see some of the brush strokes on the mountains--maybe smudge/texture over it?

[Silinde Ar-Feiniel]

I love the castle. Makes me think of Candlekeep--especially with the birds, since they look sort of like gulls. I like how you can still see the mountains through the clouds, too. Though you can still see some of the brush strokes on the mountains--maybe smudge/texture over it?

Thank you Ipsissimus! I'm so glad you like it! Now that you mention it, it somewhat reminds me too of Candlekeep! Subtle brush strokes are a thingy that exists in speedpaint, kinda gives style. I tried to smudge it once before, but the result was worse I think... The texture maybe would be a solution...Well, maybe it's something I have to improve. It's my first matte painting so I have to work more to make myself better.

[Silinde Ar-Feiniel]

The winter star


Beautiful, yet deadly poisonous, this rare blossom is said to be found only in the heart of the winter...

Original fantasy flower

What do you think?

Edited by Silinde Ar-Feiniel, 31 May 2010 - 01:14 PM.

[Silinde Ar-Feiniel]

Tales of the Wasteland


From the ashes of the waste, the king will rise again
to lift the curse upon the land, in where his soul remain

Another speedpaint matte painting.

I'd love to hear your thoughts!

[Silinde Ar-Feiniel]

Neanna, the phoenix girl

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Neanna, since she was but a young girl, she had a dream to become a phoenix knight, a protector of the ethereal flame. She has such a strong bond with her ethereal phoenix familiar, that it is said they share the same heart, if one falls, both die. She has gained some magic powers through the bond but the phoenix lost his rebirth ability and became vunerable to ageing.

Well, ...speedpaint in portraits too!

Original character

[Crazee]

I've always adored your work, but it's getting so much better. You've got a great atmosphere in all of your artwork - it reminds me of the IWD art, which is a huge, huge compliment. I especially like Winter Star and Tales of the Wasteland. Amazing. I'm not sure about the proportions of Neanna - she looks like a child, or a halfling (or is that what you were going for?). Other than that, it's super.

[Ipsissimus]

First of all, I love the atmosphere of the portrait. All sparkly and cold...lovely. And the phoenix looks great. I like the story too

I think that Neanna's features may be slightly skewed, though. Based on the angle, shouldn't her mouth be shifted more to the right? Also perhaps her right eye (viewer's right, that is) should be angled upward slightly.

[Silinde Ar-Feiniel]

I've always adored your work, but it's getting so much better. You've got a great atmosphere in all of your artwork - it reminds me of the IWD art, which is a huge, huge compliment. I especially like Winter Star and Tales of the Wasteland. Amazing. I'm not sure about the proportions of Neanna - she looks like a child, or a halfling (or is that what you were going for?). Other than that, it's super.

Thank you so much Crazee for all your kind words and the really great copliments! It really means a lot to me to hear such comments! ANd I can understand how much important is the IWD copliment, it really makes my day!
I'm so glad you like my art and watch my work through the years! That's so awesome! Nice to know your favs!
Now, about Neanna: in this portrait she is a young girl and not yet a phoenix knight (as says the title, Neanna, the phoenix girl ) lol. The phoenix is very young too! Maybe later you'll see them as adults, in their full glory

[Silinde Ar-Feiniel]

First of all, I love the atmosphere of the portrait. All sparkly and cold...lovely. And the phoenix looks great. I like the story too

I think that Neanna's features may be slightly skewed, though. Based on the angle, shouldn't her mouth be shifted more to the right? Also perhaps her right eye (viewer's right, that is) should be angled upward slightly.

Thank you so much Ipsissimus! I'm glad you like it and thank you also for the precious feedback! I think you are right... In other words, next time I'm gonna make a portrait, I will use reference for sure, as I always do some mistakes. Hopes this time the were not so critical... ^^

[Silinde Ar-Feiniel]

Updated Hope it's better now!

[Ipsissimus]

The second version indeed looks better There's still a couple things I'd change though. Horrible icky coloring job as an example:



I tried to define the nose more with a light color and emphasized the nostril in a darker tone. I also colored the region between the nose and upper lip with more variation in color. Last, I slightly changed the shape of her irises and pupils--now they're partially covered by her eyelids, though it's not entirely clear in this, unfortunately.

For various tutorials, I recommend checking out acidlullaby's work--basic portraits in Photoshop, drawing noses from different angles, painting noses, and painting eyes.

Does that help at all?

[Silinde Ar-Feiniel]

The second version indeed looks better There's still a couple things I'd change though. Horrible icky coloring job as an example:



I tried to define the nose more with a light color and emphasized the nostril in a darker tone. I also colored the region between the nose and upper lip with more variation in color. Last, I slightly changed the shape of her irises and pupils--now they're partially covered by her eyelids, though it's not entirely clear in this, unfortunately.

For various tutorials, I recommend checking out acidlullaby's work--basic portraits in Photoshop, drawing noses from different angles, painting noses, and painting eyes.

Does that help at all?

Well, Thank you so much for all the constructive criticism! It really helps a lot!
I belive you are right on more of your points, but I'm afraid it is more complicated. You should check the shadows too. I mean, the light color on the nose comes in contrast with the shadow of her hair ^^ Also, the changes you made, although they are right, they kinda kill the feelings captured. I mean she seems like an angry orc now lol (I'm not sury why, but somehow you corrupted the face balance) Also, the hair are not better without the white icy thingy, you have to consider not only the light but the snow has some icy effects there, which give also better bending with the rest of the pic.

Last, I slightly changed the shape of her irises and pupils--now they're partially covered by her eyelids, though it's not entirely clear in this, unfortunately

The same goes for the original eyelids, on both tries, with that resolution it doesn't show.... (something which is natural for a speedpaint portrait, chech for example IWD portraits)
No matter that, I believe you helped me a lot. I have to study these things and try to improve next time.

WOW! These tutorials are just great, I'm gonna fav them all so I will have them in my tutorials collection, ready for the next time!
So much things to learn! Thank you so much!

[Silinde Ar-Feiniel]

The winterhaven tower


On the frozen north, lies a great tower build long ago by a powerful wizard. It's a winter sanctuary made of stone and embraced by ice, bound to the earth but watching the skies...

Another matte painting! ^^

I would love to hear your thoughts!