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Starfire - final by ~ceta:iconceta:


©2005-2009 ~ceta
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Submitted: July 27, 2005
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Resolution: 616×699
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This picture was one that I did near the beginning of summer, but with everything that's happened since then, I completely forgot about uploading it. This is the final version of the pencil drawing of Starfire that's in my gallery. I grew tired of the way the original looked, so I decided to redo it completely from scratch. Rather than draw it out on paper again, I decided to redraw this picture completely on the computer in order to practice drawing on my Wacom tablet (also, it would save me a lot of time since I wouldn't need to do as much for the clean-up process). While the drawing isn't that great, at least I can say I'm slowly starting to get the hang of it. Sadly, I still have a long way to go before I can consider myself proficient at it. But, to improve, one has to start somewhere. Right?

At least the background turned out nice....


[EDIT] I completely forgot to draw in the arm bands, so I have now taken care of that. Many thanks to for pointing out that little mistake. :) [/EDIT]


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Time taken: 7-8 hours
Tools used: Corel Painter 8, Photoshop 7, Wacom Graphire tablet
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:aww:Well Done!

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WoW! This is very amazing! I've seen lots of starfire drawings but this one is truly amazing! I'm faving this.
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Looking good! I am thinking of getting a wabcom tablet, as they seem to be the only tablets out there. I wonder if it will help me at all...
very cool! it has a very dynamic pose. Great work

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so very cute and realistic
Awsome job
I'll just go put this in my Favs
Very pretty. Her pose isso cute! ^_^

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Yay! It's good to see a new pic from ya ceta. Lovely colors, and I really dig the pose. ;)

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Wacoms (and any other tablets) can only help you as long as you're willing to put the time and effort into adapting to the way you have to work on them. If you're unsure as to whether or not investing in a tablet is a good idea, then you might want to seek some lower end kinds of stuff just as a way to get used to using a tablet. I started out with a cheap $20 Wacom that I purchased from my college's newspaper (they had some old models that they wanted to get rid of so they sold them cheap) just to see how much I could do with it and whether or not it would really affect how I do art on the computer. It wasn't the greatest of tablets (the drivers weren't incredlbly up-to-date, so it didn't have total functionality), but it was enough to get an idea of what I'd be getting into with a higher quality model. Because of that, I invested in the Graphire as soon as I had the chance to do so and I've been using it constantly ever since.

A friend of mine did the same thing -- he purchased a $20 tablet off of EBay -- but after a while, found that it just wasn't for him. Now the tablet just sits in the corner of his room collecting dust. If you find that the tablet isn't to your liking, like my friend did, or find it just doesn't produce results better than what you can do with a mouse, then at least you won't be losing out on a lot of money.

I don't know how serious you are about your art, but if you're really dedicated to improving, then a tablet might be a wise investment. If you're just a hobbyist, then you may want to take your time considering whether or not it's a good idea since high-end tablets don't come cheap.

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