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Something I did a couple of days ago, thought I could post it here too as the guild seems to be alive once again ^^.

Ladies and Gents, a Disturbing Portrait
Lineart: OpenCanvas, colours razz hotoshop

I think her hand(s) still seems slightly too big, but I toyed with it quite a long time in PS, and that was the size I found best -- I think big hands look always better than way too small ones.

And this is the original sketch to it, done in OpenCanvas:

(doesn't really look like the finished work, does it biggrin )

An interesting note, and something I hadn't thought about at all. Then again, when somebody skips drawing hands because they're "behind the back" or in this case "in the lap", I just get the impression that the person is too lazy to draw hands (or can't draw them at all).

Like "too big hands>too small hands" there's also "bad hands>no hands".

That's a good point. There's no point not having hands when you have an opportunity to draw them, as hands are hard for most people to draw and you can only get better by practising.

I really like the finished piece, that orange outline gives her a very, magical and powerful effect. As if she's emitting some kind of light or aura. I think the hand looks fine as it seems more like she's been foreshortened and her hand is closer, thus it is bigger than her body which is further back.

Very cute face, and nice hair you've drawn there. biggrin

The hands look fine to me. No matter how hard I try, the thumbs always end up being on the wrong side of the hands when I draw. I'll just tell people birth defects are in this year. sweatdrop

You used Opencanvas, nothing there is amazing. You used a pre-set line texture and call it your own. What happens when the computer breaks and your deadline is tomorrow?

The computer is a tool, it's not supposed to do all the work.