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    Default CharacterFORGE 2D #019 :: Forest Faerie




    CharacterFORGE 2D :: ROUND 019 :: Forest Faerie
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    BRIEF: Design a hybrid forest-faerie with the appearance of a young girl. She is Selva, daughter of Mother Earth.

    Character Types: Mythical
    Setting: Enchanted Forests
    Race: Forest Spirits (of Earth)
    Challenge Limitations: Show Selva in a full view, any pose. Must not show any artificial clothing attire - it should be all natural. Tattoo markings should look natural as well. Her eyes must adhere to the description, but you may choose any skin tone you wish. She must look hauntingly beautiful (artist's discretion).

    We're in enchanted lands now, a large forest, where the present modern day of this world crosses the magical borders of the Fae, or spirit-faeries. It's fall now, but the weather is still warm with some nice breezy cool days, and the occasional thunder shower that gives a greener hue to the tall grasses and numerous trees. 2 campers, a young couple, have lost their way and had no choice but to camp out in a restricted part of their national forest on a side of a tree-filled mountain overlooking a narrow valley. At nightfall, they encounter a young girl, teenage in appearance, and she is accompanied by 2 wolves, and yellowish-green lights that hover in the air close to her. The girl is dressed in leaves, branches, flowers, and grass with designs on her skin that look like tattoos or scarification, but the markings on her skin appear to be moving, disappearing and re-appearing. Her face is lovely, but with large, glossy, daunting eyes that shimmer with greens and golds in her irises, and she has a bewildered look upon her face as she looks back at the 2 campers - they are the first humans she has ever seen. She is in a semi-defensive posture, with one hand pointing at the 2 wolves behind her, commanding them to be still. Her name is Selva, and she is the daughter of Mother Earth.

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    *Side note: Selva means forest or jungle in Spanish.

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      Nice topic! Forest girls and wolves, who can resist :P

      Just done a few thumbs to start with, definitely leaning towards number 2 at the moment. Wasn't sure whether to add the humans in there but i thought they would steal focus. This is a good excuse to practice real wolf anatomy instead of the usual rubbish i make up...

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        Workin on some designs for Selva. Kept thinking i should push it further but not really sure how given she is in human form, so i'll see. I thought of giving her a darkish skin tone so she could have slightly glowing markings on her, maybe greenish or yellow

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          FAERIES!!!! I WILL ENTER THIS ONE! I WILL!!
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            Here's a rough pic just working out colour/composition. Gonna blow this up and paint over it for my final piece most likely.

            Thinking i might need to make the figures bigger? Also gonna stop those wolves looking cartoony, they are just placeholders I was going for a magical feel with the colours, in a kind of dawn light.

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              Before bed, here's where i am so far Bit of a mess but you get the idea. Been trying to get consistent lighting and colour across the girl and wolves but at the moment the background is still all over the place...

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                jennifereasley: I really like your composition and colors. Perhaps get some reference for the girl? (if you aren't already)

                I'm aiming for a "classic fantasy" style illustration. I'm planning on doing a strong back light on the figure from a clearing in the woods and soft lighting from the from the lights in the air around her.

                Criticism welcome.





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                  Default Another beggining


                  I am truly inspired by the concept and really want to take part in this and I will try although the last two times I didn't manage to finish in time. As always all help is wanted and appreciated.
                  So this is my wip. :
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                    Something like this I guess...

                    Are wolves are necessary in the picture (like an illustration piece)?
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                      Default Progress :)


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                      All reviews are wanted and apreciated.
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                        this will be my first character forge and its FANTASTIC because i have always had a (not so) secret passion for the fae.
                        have some ideas of where i'll go with this, just need to get it onto paper or photoshop. good luck everybody !!!!
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                          First concept sketch. I'm in.

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                            hey

                            can someone tell me if I have to post WIP's for the character forge fairie thing? if so how many?

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                              hey

                              can someone tell me if I have to post WIP's for the character forge fairie thing? if so how many?

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                              Hey Mike, it's recommended that you post some WIPs to receive feedback and it's entirely to your benefit, plus others can also gain from helpful insights from the WIP feedbacks/crits. Positive critiquing is highly encouraged, as it helps to improve our skills in becoming better at this craft. So just post the WIPs you feel you need to, it doesn't need to be all of them.
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                              Looks to be a fun challenge! I like what you all have posted so far and I'll give some feedback later when I get home from work.
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