Yet another tarot card complete. I think Yara was perfect for my Queen of Swords. She had just the right mix of sex appeal and sophistication. When I found out she was a belly dancer as well, I knew exactly where I wanted to take this card. I modified the illustration processing technique slightly from what I did with the Jack of Swords card, and I think I’m pleased with the results. Its a little less comic booky than my original technique. I think it lends more of a fantasy look. The question is, should I stick with it? Should I change the Jack to look like this as well or should I allow some variance of style between cards of the same suit?
Opinions welcome and encouraged.
I really like this one. You should consider doing the whole set like that but if you do, I don’t think they’d go well with the other parts of the deck. This did come out very nicely though.
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Love how it turned out except for one thing. That technique really darkens the lines on her face and is unflattering… any way to soften that up a bit without ruining the overal effect?
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Sick Little Monkey got it.
@Tojosan: yeah, one of the really hard things to manage is making sure all the cards look cohesive, but giving each suit its own uniqueness as well.
@Sick Little Monkey and @MegaBee: I actually tried. I had to do the same thing with the Jack, actually. Its tricky but the edge detection really does over line stuff, I want the sword cards to be grimmer and grittier, and really "not as pretty" as say the staffs which I am intentionally making softer and dreamier, but its a hard line to not overdo it.
Good job! Glad you ended up with this pose, I like it. I’m not quite as bothered by the lines, it does add to the fantasy-like look. Of course if it were MY face I be bothered 🙂
@lrayholly: well, I did erase some before I posted it in the first place. But I think the whole thing has kind of a Prince Valliant look to it, that I like a lot.
Looks awesome.
But FWIW, I also find the black on the face pretty unpleasant…and not in a way that I would think you’d be going for…but I could be wrong.
Aside from that — I love it.
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@d.rex: wait, are you guys talking about the outlines of the facial features (nose, eyes, mouth) or the dot shading on the cheek?
I’m talking about the outlines.
@MegaBee: ah! Those I actually DO want to be heavy and artificial looking.
Ok, after consideration of comments from you guys and some feedback from the model as well, I retouched it some more. I’d love to know what you think now.
I like this much better. She was just looking too harsh before. Thank for caving in to the masses. :o)
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@Sick Little Monkey: thanx. And thanks for the suggestion.
OK, I was looking at her face trying to figure out what people were complaining about. Then I saw that you had changed it. She looks lovely. And detached. Like she could detach your head without thinking twice 🙂
@beststephi: yeah, I thought so too… She (the model) doesn’t really like it though. So I’m going to try to do a different one.
look at that tummy! i really like this too… she looks like rosario dawsom or somebody… i forget who… nice anyway.
@jessie doncaster: thank you. Yeah, its a shame, because this really is one of my favorites, but since she doesn’t like it, I’m gonna work on one of the others. As soon as I get a chance. I am so far behind.
Wadda ya mean she doesn’t like this?? When one is a model, one has to UNDERSTAND that the she is MERELY modeling something, NOT making a "pin-up" of herself! Please, your pic is perfect, and do me a favor- show her what I wrote here. Thanks! If she complains again, why don’t you just make HER a "special" photo shoot? (Ah, yeah…) Good luck handling divas, that is why I don’t work with women most of the time!!