The persistent feeling of sadness, can it sink even deeper? To fall headlong into the abyss, in the darkest moments. Melancholy intertwines with each day, amidst the darkness and those challenges that seem impossible to overcome. Is there compassion, support somewhere, as vast as the depths of the ocean? Chaos, cold. But perhaps, not everything is so bad. I want to understand because despite it all, is there no fear? There is resilience, hope. A support within the self.
I did this in Photoshop, I don't know what crazy thing happened to Corel! I decided to do something different. It's been a long time since I created something without the texture formed by brushstrokes. Although I enjoy giving softness to the skin, I hadn't done it for a while, and it's something that takes time; in fact, more time than when I work on other styles.
Creating detailed things is beautiful on many occasions, but also, at a certain point, it may not be the right thing. That's why I've set it aside for a while. It's not what I want to express with my pieces. And no, my mind is not that orderly.
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I started this drawing by creating the girl's face. I didn't sketch it, but I already had the position in mind, so I didn't have any issues with that. Using a brush I often use, I shaped the face a bit, though I didn't add too many details.
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The next step was to complete the body. I didn't work much on that for now, and it looked almost flat because I hadn't added many details. I needed to change that later on hmmmm now, what I needed the most was the structure of the pose🙂.
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As I progressed, I fixed some things on the face and also began adding the arms, although several were still missing. But well, it was a start, and there were still some other things I had to work on, like the face.
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Yes, the face looks better like this! I made some adjustments, and I was finally happy with how the face turned out. I can continue with the rest now. It's been many months since I last used one of those soft, round blending brushes, but well, this time I used it to soften some things.
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I adjusted the colors a bit and also added another of the arms; there were still some missing, but at least the ones for the girl were ready. Although I had to complete the idea, there were still a few more things missing.
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Even though I've copied some arms, I need to work on the hands of each one to customize them, as each had a purpose. Something I wanted from the beginning was the contrast between the darkness and the very light girl, exploring what is in that darkness and the unknown.
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To finish, I completed the missing hands, added a bit more color to the skin, and also introduced a touch of darkness, just a little, to reduce the shine on the skin. I worked on some other details, and it was ready.
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