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Half Her Heart's Duet © 2009 Cynthia Sheppard

Digital painting - Photoshop, Wacom Cintiq.

There's so much I could say about this piece. I feel like it has a rich story, but I want to see more of what's beyond that fence. I tend to think of my non-client-driven work as vignettes based on a certain mood more than illustrative representations of an event, but I think this one is both.

My husband is responsible for some of the symbolism - he saw what I was working on at the start when it was just a lass and an amorphous instrument, and would send me excited emails as it developed detailing the life and times of our red-haired protagonist - "...she's an only child, no older brother to take over the farm when her dad dies, or to keep the family name. She's been trying to adapt for so long, and in this moment she's wandered off to have a moment to herself, in her nice dress instead of her daily farm clothes."

Technically I think this one is worth a look. I took much longer to consider certain elements than I normally do, and switched up references a couple times. For example, I had a photo reference of a friend I was using for the dress and body posture, but the hands looked stiff, and a lot like mittens, so I had to change that and referenced my hands instead. I'm really trying to get better about making conscious decisions that benefit the final image. It's so easy to let a reference photo make bad decisions for you if you're not careful.

I'm also getting better at combining referenced pieces with imagined stuff, which is so important for consistency. The head/neck were both from imagination, but the hair was behaving the same way as the hands, so I reworked it until it looked right, (which in total was about 12 times.) ;)

I will stop talking now, but feel free to ask if you have questions! Enjoy :)
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=Noitusan 4 days ago  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Very poetic.
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Mood: Wow! ~philmster May 1, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Woah, the colours :wow: Fantastic work!
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~Kestrel01 Feb 16, 2012
Simply stunning.
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`AutumnsGoddess Feb 13, 2012  Professional Digital Artist
this is just so amazing I keep coming back to look at it

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*La--Boheme Feb 13, 2012
Your beautiful work featured here [link] :iconsomehugsplz:

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~purplebeetle Jan 24, 2012  Professional Artist
good work, got a lot of depth and mood
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Mood: Joy *Christa-Kinde Jan 18, 2012   Writer
Intriguing!

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~beaufalcon Jan 11, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Amazing detail. Very real feeling. Love the atmosphere. This is what people are talking about when they say "a picture is worth a thousand words." You can easily tell a story with this.
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~grapholic Dec 23, 2011
those cloth... and hand was an awesome job.

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=jcbarquet Dec 10, 2011
This has to be one of the most gorgeous things I have ever seen. It is just so beautiful in so many levels.

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