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This was one of the WINNING CHALLENGE ENTRIES

Entry for Manipulate This ~ Group Challenge

The theme is: ONE STOCK CHALLENGE

I went with the option of adding "undescribed layers of textures" -- per the challenge description.

The assigned stock:

by chamberstock

Level 1 ~ but I tried to put "light source" to good use.
I converted the pose into more of a bow,
as if to an audience, real or imagined.

Like that, except she is much more delicate about it.

There are shadows of hearts, 2 dropping from her hand, a couple near the ballerina shoes, and a few others.
It takes full view and a close look to notice them. They are meant to be subliminal messages rather than something that pulls in your eye for the sake of the visual image.

dA Textures:

AshHORROR ...spotlight -->[link] Check it out.

CaptainRedd-stock ...script --> [link] Beautiful writing.

Then, smothered with some of my experimental textures*
plus options provided by picnik and PhotoScape
{both are free photo editing programs}

*A few of my texture experiments
are in my stock account...

I am paintresseye

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

I thought this would be very helpful for learning purposes and comparison, to show the image before making suggested corrections:

<-- NOW/AFTER <-- BEFORE
The "before" one has a white line on her face
... and a few other small details of a similar nature that were distracting to me. Hope it helps others to see the before and after. With the nature of this art style, it is hard to decide which imperfections contribute to the effect,
and which ones distract too much.
I'm still wondering about the blob on her neck.

Description
This was one of the WINNING CHALLENGE ENTRIES

Entry for Manipulate This ~ Group Challenge

The theme is: ONE STOCK CHALLENGE

I went with the option of adding "undescribed layers of textures" -- per the challenge description.

The assigned stock:

by chamberstock

Level 1 ~ but I tried to put "light source" to good use.
I converted the pose into more of a bow,
as if to an audience, real or imagined.

Like that, except she is much more delicate about it.

There are shadows of hearts, 2 dropping from her hand, a couple near the ballerina shoes, and a few others.
It takes full view and a close look to notice them. They are meant to be subliminal messages rather than something that pulls in your eye for the sake of the visual image.

dA Textures:

AshHORROR ...spotlight -->[link] Check it out.

CaptainRedd-stock ...script --> [link] Beautiful writing.

Then, smothered with some of my experimental textures*
plus options provided by picnik and PhotoScape
{both are free photo editing programs}

*A few of my texture experiments
are in my stock account...

I am paintresseye

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

I thought this would be very helpful for learning purposes and comparison, to show the image before making suggested corrections:

<-- NOW/AFTER <-- BEFORE
The "before" one has a white line on her face
... and a few other small details of a similar nature that were distracting to me. Hope it helps others to see the before and after. With the nature of this art style, it is hard to decide which imperfections contribute to the effect,
and which ones distract too much.
I'm still wondering about the blob on her neck.