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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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FROM THE SUGGESTER: "Half Her Heart's Duet by *yveline is breathtaking work. I'm truly speechless." ( Suggested by ~Hunter-Wolf and Featured by `JunkbyJen )
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Mood: Love ~hendratamas Apr 21, 2013  Hobbyist Filmographer
That fell, sad...
But, beautiful.. :D
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~rookiez-cookiez Feb 2, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
wow!
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~Icestorm-Dragonfire Jan 17, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
Absolutely beautiful. Those colours, the inspiration, everything is brilliant.
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Mood: Wow! ~75Journay Jan 10, 2013
Beautiful
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*profutur1971 Dec 8, 2012  Professional General Artist
Beautiful image ! Beauty, originality, and more ! Good job ![link]
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*profutur1971 Dec 8, 2012  Professional General Artist
Beautiful image ! Originality, beauty, sensuality and charmed ! Good job ![link]
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Mood: Love ~canpassion Sep 3, 2012
:clap: Enchanting... :love: :heart: :)
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~jenifael1990 Aug 23, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
Beautiful ! Nice colors !
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*Aliciane Aug 16, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
I've seen this picture long ago on cgsociety. Since I joined Deviantart, I wanted to find this again, but I've forgotten its name and yours.
I'm glad to finally have found it again. This is one of my favourite painting ever ! I love the mood, the colours, the composition...
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Mood: Wow! ~BlackPurple1 Aug 4, 2012
autumn beauty
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