Crofter's wife

Painting \ Uncategorized | 01/01/08 @553 | Hennauoti | critiques (9) | views (384)

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This painting was also edited for Digital Art annual book entry.

A wife of a Finnish land slave. To her and her husband the sunset can bring but only temporality relief. Inspired by "Under the North Star" by Väinö Linna (the book is considered a classic in Finland with print runs into hundreds of thousands).

Personal piece, done as a critiqued work for my school.

For more background information and the making of, please see my WIP here:

http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?p=4772667#post4772667

Separate photo references used for the face (some of her features modified), body, hands, pendant and the background. Composition, theme and the colours are all out of my own head. My work process did not include tracing, manipulating or painting over photos.

Please enjoy

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Comments (9)

twistoflime

01/01/08 @743

I like the mood and colors. The girl looks a bit flat and something doesn't seem right about her facial features.

gencosman

01/01/08 @757

Very nice style. It needs more contrast i.m.o.

ARZILLIER66

01/01/08 @811

Nice work!
nice color

razpna

01/01/08 @881

agree about the contrast..nice shading except that

kayness

01/02/08 @176

Hey Henna!
I think the low contrast is not necessarily a 'flaw', it is, as I have noticed, a signature aspect of your style. Looking at your WIP thread, though, I would have stuck to your original higher contrast colours (but then again, it's just my personal preference). i really like how you gave that 'punch' of bright sunlight at the edge of her neck and shoulder. However, I would have cropped the top of the canvas by an inch or so, because there is not much going on there.

great stuff, though. +10! and keep on painting!

Hennauoti

01/02/08 @436

Thank you everyone for the replies so far

Dyun

01/02/08 @847

This is very beautiful. I love the softness. It almost looks like a traditional painting, especially the lower half of it. I love the sun peaking from behind her neck-line and shoulder. Absolutely wonderful.

Madanapale

01/03/08 @114

Soft and lovely!
Caarlos

Ironwolf

02/21/08 @243

MAsterful

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