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Published: 2013-08-14 03:32:09 +0000 UTC; Views: 1460; Favourites: 39; Downloads: 0
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my first take for Hades and Persephone mythology.after looked my previous art trades with my amazing dA's friends:
my outside dA friend asked me if I can do art trade with her too. and because she is a big fan of this ancient and legendary couple, I ended up drawing them (and honestly I become so obssesed with this couple, their love story is so controversial and quite dramatic!)
for those of you who unfamiliar with this couple, Hades and Persephone are actually based on Greek Mythology. Hades is the King of Underworld and Persephone is the Goddess of Spring and the daughter of the Harvest Goddess, Demeter. Hades fell in love with Persephone and decided to abducted her, you can read full story here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_of_…
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I think is a nice concept actually, the details are good ,I think the coloring is nice and all but you could armonize more the colors ,also maybe try to do the girls a bit more small just to make it more suitable to the head
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thank you so much for the comment and suggestion ^^ I will remember it and try to improve my skill in my next work (if only I have enough time to practice and finish it)
have a nice day
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This is so pretty 
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first thank you so much for the comment
actually, I'm not using colored pencils for this one, but copic. and thank you so much for pointing about facial proportions, I will fix it and continue to improve my skill in the future ^^
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No problem.
Ah really? I've never used copic so I don't really know the look it gives lol.
As for the facial proportions you can find many good tutorials online that shows what the proportions should be both anime-wise and realistic-wise. You just got to search for them. That's how I learned lol.
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So . . . I'm critiquing for the group thing - so just so you know, I intend this kindly and by no means am I trying to bash on you.
I love Persephone's hair color, very springy/summery/flowery, as well as the flowers. I also love how you have Hades' theme on one side and Persephone's theme on the other. I think you are a tad off in anatomy (something that I do all the time!) The hair in the front of/slightly on top of her head acts like straight hair when it's curly, so maybe give it some space between the head anatomy and the top of the hair. Persephone's facial features look a little off to me - but that's also a style thing - so it isn't wrong. Hades' left eye is bothering me because the top eye lid and the bottom eye lid don't touch (that's a personality thing - some like it, some hate it, and some don't care but I noticed it so I mentioned it). But I absolutely love the fairies. And Hades' head piece. The ribbon is just gorgeous, and Persephone's hair simply conveys a gentleness and a beauty that I can't even describe! There's a lot of theme work in the piece and you convey it beautifully. By the way, it completely amazes me that you have this much ability with traditional art, a medium I find hard to work with. Great work and keep it up!!! 
Feel free to give me a critique on one of my more recent pieces, I'd really appreciate it!!!
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wow, thank you so much for your comment
don't worry, I don't feel you're bashing me at all
of course I will be more than happy to reviewing your artwork ^^
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cool! reminds me of old fashioned anime that resembles more of that disney vibe
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thank you
even though there is not my intention to make it looks like Disney or old anime at all 
also, thank you so much the comment ^^
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More lovely details! I like how they all come together in this piece too to hint at the story behind these two. 
One thing I will say though is that don't be afraid to include ears and sideburns. You have a very distinct style and it works (I really admire how you handle hair both as a line art and in coloring), but just the hint of ears and sideburns (especially on guys) would certainly help break up Hades's face. Persephones is understandably hidden by all her hair.
This looks really nice though, and I'm a really big fan of just how subtle your cross hatching and textures are in this piece. 
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OMG -again- you are absolutely right!
my biggest weakness in this picture of mine is definitely Hades's face, he is too tender and almost feminine even my little sister -who doesn't know anything about Hades before I mentioned to her that he is the king of Underworld- say that he is look like Prince Charming than the lord of death and darkness (which suppose to be more menace) 
medium I use in this picture: pilot hi-tec-C Ink Pen in 0.3mm is definitely helpful for making little details and drawing pen in 0.5mm and color pen for pointillism (I have other drawing pens with bigger tipping size, but I am not use it as much as the 0.3 mm and 0.5 mm), and for coloring mostly I use copic, but I also mix it with color pen and golden pen
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Nice. Well references are good for that too, especially for getting an idea of the range and variety of people's faces which can also be very helpful in trying to get a certain appearance down.
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The details in this are just...
I just love how you coloured her hair and the way you chose to lay it out on the page. Very nice use of space.
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thank you so much
some people can do artwork just for a couple of hours and the outcome is SUPER awesome I envy those kind of artists because that's obviously not my case. if I'm not adding some details to my work the outcome intent to be... not good. so what can I say? details is definitely one of main ingredients for my works
about the hair, it's actually an experiment. that is the first time I tried to coloring hair like that (combining 3 colors: yellow, orange, and red) and I'm so happy you like it
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thank you so much
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You are very welcome
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