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Aaand here's a little colored comic-me:



I started the sketch with light blue, and then each time I wanted to refine it or change something I used a darker and redder color so it would stick out (yes, I take the shotgun approach to sketches -- the right line is in there somewhere, I swear!). By the time I got to dark red/purple it was a sketch I liked, and I just went with variants on that for shading.

...and THEN I realised that I was fast approaching mauve, which happens to relate to the screenname I picked for fandom schtuffs, so I left it.

Date: 2011-11-23 09:38 pm (UTC)From: [personal profile] stasia
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This is great! I liked the black and white sketch but I really like the colored one as well.

And, selfishly, I kind of want one of me, but I have no pictures of myself to base this on. And it would be me, sloppily on a couch with knitting at one side and my laptop on my lap.

I have to get out of the house!

Stasia

Date: 2011-11-23 09:45 pm (UTC)From: [personal profile] stasia
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My daughter did the one in my icon; with My Starbucks Drink. I've upped it to a quad-tall now. More caffeine for the win.

I'll poke about for pictures of myself. Geordie might have some.

Did you get a package yet?

Stasia

Date: 2011-11-23 09:53 pm (UTC)From: [identity profile] fenmere.livejournal.com
I might be able to find a good way to render your face. Then you could use it for reference. Wanna give it a shot?

Date: 2011-11-23 10:20 pm (UTC)From: [identity profile] fenmere.livejournal.com
OK! Going through your profile pics on your FaceBook, I think I see some of the things you're struggling with. Some of your more adorable facial features that are important in identifying you when you're animated don't translate so well in ink. But! I think we can drop those and simplify and it'll still look like you.

Date: 2011-11-24 06:44 am (UTC)From: [identity profile] fenmere.livejournal.com
OK. I think this could be refined a bit more, but it's all a matter of subtle shifts, maybe moving your eyes down just a smidge, or moving your mouth just a bit, but that can be attributed to expression.

Image

The important identifying features are your eyebrows, the bridge of your nose, the contour of your nostril where it meets your smile line, your smile line where it comes down to meet the edge of your mouth (the bit in between can be completely left out), and the contour of your lower lip! Everything else is somewhat flexible.

Date: 2011-11-24 06:47 am (UTC)From: [identity profile] fenmere.livejournal.com
Oh, and I think your facial features could be darkened up a tad to better match the rest of the drawing!

Date: 2011-11-24 07:43 am (UTC)From: [identity profile] fenmere.livejournal.com
Julie was commenting on your far cheek as well, but I feel like you did pretty well because it's in the palm of your hand. Maybe slim it down, but not too much. It's still gonna be deformed a bit with the weight of your head on your hand.

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