Since you PM'd me, I'm really going to let loose on this one.

Well I think the face is adorable, she does have the look of a sixteen year old. I think the freckles are a great touch. I would change the hue of the background as blue hair on a blue background really seem to get muddled together.

I think I say this as much as arenhaus talks about grays....PUSH YOUR DARKS!!!! Everyone is afraid to push the shadows, but it will result in more dramatic lighting and really give way to form. The handle of the weapon strapped to her back is a good example of what would benefit from an increase in your darks.

To me this piece is +10 waiting to happen, but I think your only about 85% done. I don't know if you want a really loose 'painterly' appearance or what, if so then your're good to go, if not, then it needs some refinement. My main reason for saying that is the top of the head, the hair seems a little flat.

Don't get me wrong, I this is just plain awesome, but if you just add some refinement to certain areas (lips, hair, edges of costume, weapon handle) it could be even greater.

I could vote now, or wait for a revision let me know. I would give this +8 but it's soooooo close to a 10. PM me if you want me to vote now or later..

Such a cute face

Oh, and I really like the detailing on the jewelery (gleaming effect).

Brett: thank you soooooooo much! I actually wanted a more painterly feel but I will work on the shadows and on the shading more so it looks better! Thank you so much =D

Awww, am I the only one you didn't PM to ask to crit this, I'm hurt

It's a lovely picture if a little straightforward pose. The hair's good, I know White hair can be very tricky. I'm with Brett on the feeling you should've pushed the detail more. The level of detail you usually produce belies this image as unfinished for you.

I agree in the matter of shadows, and it need a little more detail
but, you know... is a great job!

Raphael, Sventine: thank you! I will work further =)

Oh and Raphael: You see, this picture will be like.. 100pixels TALL in game, thats why the details were reduced XD

Another amazing work..
The jewels are great, i love it.
She has a cute face like  Wysiwyg said, I specially love her nose, the details are gorgeus.
Also her lips are really beautiful and those eyes....


Great job 8/8

wee seems that I can give you a 9 now

I was about to mention that it could need lots of refinements, but since you said that it was done for a tiny avatar, it's perfectly fine

Beautiful, quite a change from your usual work but according to what you said about the game, i guess it is really a necessity. I must agree though that some places may need some more refinement, and more shadows to contrast but other than that.. looks great.

I didn't realize this was for such a small scale So much for my detail comments.

hehee nono, I think I will still work on those, cause I want them to look good when big too!

Very Good
Beautiful!!

Looks somewhat different from your other work but still is a great concept.
It's cool to see something different from you from time to time.

to everyone kind enough to leave a comment: THANK YOU!
reilanchan: hehe, I know it is different, but I think this specific assignment needed a change in style

Well then I am curious to see more pics in that new style.
I have the opinion that variations in style can bring different sites and more personality to life than just sticking with one.

Hehe, well I will probably posting here all of the portraits ^_^ I will try to work on those mistakes people pointed though

Lovely portrait! As Brett said, it's such a lovely cute face- no, I don't think you made her look 'too old'. And, to immitate Brett further, I'm going to be really picky, just to let you know every possibility.

I agree that shadows and detail could be pushed further. For an icon, this is perfect. For a GFX Gallery submission...........the details and shadows could be pushed further. Hehe

I think that more could be put into her hair- at the moment there's not much detail- more just a suggestion of the details, if you k now what I mean. Some more refining and that hair would be gorgeous! I love the way you've added some blue tones to her face under the hair- to me, it seems to give the hair a luminous quality, which gives me the impression this isn't just any 16 year old.

I love the design of her outfit (as much of it as we can see, anyway) especially the fur. The fur has a lovely painterly feel to it. I do think the other parts of her outfit could be pushed further texture-wise, which I think would be mostly helped by pushing your darks as Brett mentioned. At the moment, her outfit is looking like a 'generic' texture- a bit like clay. I'm guessing it is actually leather or suade? Her outfit doesn't need much to get it to look superb- ahve a tinker with it and I'm sure it'll shine! ^_^

Besides those things, I love the expression on her lips and the way her eyes were coloured. Her earrings are also quite well done. As I said before, I love the fur and the painterly look of the picture as a whole. And no references? Well done! You've pulled off a very cute character portrait here. I'm sure 'Amaranth' will love it! ^_^

I won't vote yet because it sounds like you're going to do a revised version? Let me know either way and I'll drop in my score! ^_^ Keep up the lovely work BlacKeri

nice work
MP


added you to favs

she's stunning. the kids are going to love her

I see I'm too late, most has been said already.

Yes, it could use some more variety texture-wise, and more pronounced modeling. That is, apart from the coarse fleece, which is nicely painterly textured, most other spots are waxy here. For instance, the finish of the face, hair, leather, hlit, and metal clasp, if you look past the color and brightness difference, is essentially the same flat wax that catches almost no highlights.
Add transparent shadows and opaque highlights to the face, deeper shadows and sliding directional highlights to the hair (and make the strand texture less pronounced in shadows, more so in lights), deepen the color of the leather vest and make some subdued highlights dance off it. Make the metal contrasting and deep in color, with sharp reflections and bright highlights. Touch the band plaited around the hilt with subtle highlights to bring out its thickness and roundness of the hilt. Rework the face to "tighten" its modeling, so that the wings of nose don't look so mismatched and the philtrum does not run aside. Make lighting more consistent, in short.

Good start, keep working.

She is lovely - I really like her eyes.
This looks so much different then your other styles. I know you mentioned it will be small however it does show nowhere close the detailing your other paintings show.

This is much more painterly looking. And to be honest I think it has a lot of charm.
Her face reminds me a bit of Jessica Alba

The fur on the right side is really well done and the leather on the sword hilt as well - great shading there.

Her vest seems extremely flat though she definately could need some highlights and shadows even though it will be downsized. I took it into ps and sized it down. Since there are no real shadows it blends together too much.

I also would make the golden ornaments on her vest thicker so you can see them better on the avatar.

You could also add some more darker shading around her nostrils (I can't really explain it in English ) but the little shadows righ and left of the very tip of her nose.

Thank you so much guys!!
I wil lfix those things!
About the vest: i know, I think I maybe have hurried it too much, well, I will surely fix all of those... =) Thank you again!!!!

for a start, i love the color of her hair, looks amazing lol, it's just too amazing for me getting a color like that.
the hair is okay
the eyes i think it should be a little more detailed and also her lips
she looks beautiful, calm, a little sad/angry at the same time.
the clothes i think are really good in here. but i dunno about the colors of the clothes because her hair has some weird and beautiful color and her eyes are kinda pink and then her clothes are brown hm i would change it for another color to make it fit better... (this is my opinion)
she remembers me a little the sims2 because of the lips.

i hope it can helps a little, because i'm not so much into digital painting i'm still kinda "newbie".

Well, in my opinion I think you should consider making too artworks of this one!

One for the small avatar, where detail is not much needed, as when it is small, too much contrast shadowns, and small stuff, can be very confusing for the eye.

And the other one, you could turn into a full blown BIG version with all the improvements the others have already mentioned. I would like to see some finishing toughes to this one, as the start is really beautiful, both colour wise and character wise.

The girl is very cute, and I love those freckles
8+ (Ops, acidentally clicked on 9+, well, when you put all the finishing touches, the nine will be completely yours )

I really like the colours, shade and highlights in her hair - they're really well painted. The light in her eyes is quite captivating. I agree about the detail - and I would love to see her whole body and form, to see her whole character and clothing. Well done

its perfect, her hair is absolutely perfect. i like it a lot

Very Good +9

MMM GREAT WORK
Just a little GONE in the nose. (more deepness)
BUT IT IS A GREAT WORK, AS ALL YOURS.
+9P

great! great!!!!!!
i like freckles on her nose! it piquant detail is very well! hairs are drawing is same good! your works are great as always!

Good job Keri

Realy great job ; i like the reflection in the eyes ...

A bit looser than your usual work, but I like it.

I don't agree about the blue on blue comment from Brett, sorry dude, (it's actually an intense purple-blue on greyed-purple with my monitor, so which is it?) because the values are so different and well defined it works and gives good color harmony.

Other than a few comments already noted, I'd like to see more shadow under the nose - right now it's reading kind of "pug" because it is not casting enough shadow of a nose protruding from the face. (but maybe that's what you're going for?)

While there are a few things that could be refined and detailed, I'd say go easy on it and try to keep the looseness and freshness to the piece, it's what makes it work for me.

Cute!
One thingy: I think her eyes are a bit too old. Or maybe they are hardened by war/fighting or something?
Great portrait nonetheless.

I like it, and based on the lengthy critiques preceding me, I doubt I'll have much useful input. However, I really liked your sketch, for whatever that's worth.

Beautiful!!!!

I love the hair colors and the expression.... Great Work! +10/10

Awesome! That's all I can say!

very nice work. i value how you painted some parts of the face, your technique reminds me of a classical analogue brush...

Very nice.Everything has been said so I wont repeat. Love the hair colour and the tint to her eyes.

NIce work

Very well done. I love your color choices. 7/7!

I love this work .... Alora is very cute!!! ^^

The nose and the upper lip could have been better. The colours are great though!
+7

great!

i love it...the intensity of her eyes are brilliant......her lips are so beautiful...and the fact you used freckles made it more realistic....

Totally enchanting. Incredibly cute freckles too. (Okay, I'm a freckles freak too!)

9/9

She is so Beautiful!!!! love her lips! +9

BROKEN LINK!!! PLease try to fix it cuz I want to see it!!!

lovely face, nice portrait. +10

The nose! My gosh the nose! Beautiful!

Woah... I just noticed this but there's a speck of plum purple in the upper left hand corner of the background... I'm not sure if it's supposed to be there, but yeah.

I really like the freckles on her face and I too feel like she does look age appropriate. The hair is awesome - I love how light and wispy it is and the color is amazing. Nice work!

- Rene

wow! this is so good! i love her freckles and her lips look so awesome! I wish i had kewl hair like hers! lol

really nice work I love it a lot!!!

I like the hair! =)