Gothic Rose by jjean21

So named for the look and the character 'Winter Rose'.
I spent all day on a dragon and ended up with this..go figure.

Brushes are Annika Von Holdt

As always, thanks for looking.

Use of this image in any way without the express written permission of the artist is a violation of international copyright

covertech Featured By Owner Sep 28, 2006

i love w. Rose...

jjean21 Featured By Owner Sep 28, 2006

Thank you, this is one of my favorites.

covertech Featured By Owner Sep 30, 2006

seemly...

JohndeLano Featured By Owner Sep 16, 2006 Digital Artist

What kind of software did you use to create this artwork? Poser by any chance?

Anyhow, it's wonderful. I love the 'supermodel' or 'Paris fashion' look

jjean21 Featured By Owner Sep 16, 2006

Yep, Poser all the way with a littl heelp from Photoshop for postwork actions. I just love the look of this model and I'm so glad you do too. Thanks

Trecman Featured By Owner Aug 27, 2006

That looks awesome! Nice job!!

jjean21 Featured By Owner Aug 27, 2006

And again

and thanks

changyenyin Featured By Owner Aug 22, 2006

WOW!!! Real

jjean21 Featured By Owner Aug 22, 2006

thanks so much

artist2 Featured By Owner Aug 21, 2006

awesome as always dear

jjean21 Featured By Owner Aug 21, 2006

Thanks so much, it was fun trying to pull the look together.

artist2 Featured By Owner Aug 21, 2006

your so welcome

GuzziHero Featured By Owner Aug 21, 2006

Wow...beautiful. I dont know anything about modelling or how you guys get the results you do, but that is definitely on the level that I would class as high-end professional.

Its all the little features that make it for me, like I had to look to see that her ring isnt solid, and when you look closer you see that...its little details that keep your eyes looking over it again and again to see something different. The bracelet is awesome too.

jjean21 Featured By Owner Aug 21, 2006

What a nice comment, thank you so much. I love to try and work little details into what I do, sometimes it's noticed and sometimes it's not.

brokenheart-ace Featured By Owner Aug 20, 2006

NICE!!!

jjean21 Featured By Owner Aug 20, 2006

Thanks so much, I appreciate all of your comments very much.

KiaAsakura Featured By Owner Aug 20, 2006

The fingernails look awesome, and remind me of my friend who used to put a lot of beautiful designs on her nails. I love the striped hat, reminds me of the socks another friend used to wear. :3 I give kudos to you, because even though she has red lips and dark eyes, she doesn't look like a mime. X) I love how your art is so varred now. your gallery is spicy with the beauty work you have, full of such diversity.

jjean21 Featured By Owner Aug 20, 2006

I love to see nails that have been painted and bejewled...I think they should match your personality the same way your hair, makeup and clothes do. The face texture for this one is so unique, not vamp or mime and not true goth but a great mix of all of them. I sometimes wish I could find one theme and perfect it but I don't seem to work that way so I'm happy that you like the diversity.

KiaAsakura Featured By Owner Aug 22, 2006

A single theme for this work? It just stands out as individuality in the sense that it doesn't seem to fit into any known theme.

I tend not to paint my nails, I treat my head like the accessory carrier, with fedora's, big headsets, and bandana's.

jjean21 Featured By Owner Aug 22, 2006

Actually I was thinking more in terms of perfecting one thing..portraits, fantasy, etc., but my mind doesn't work that way in any aspect of my life..and I love fedora's.

KiaAsakura Featured By Owner Aug 22, 2006

How about asking for comissions then? :} Ask people to create a character for you, then have you re-create it. That way you can have the discipline of working on that fantasy and portrait aspect, yet still having the freedom of interpretation?

And yeah, fedoras are pretty much super awesome.

jjean21 Featured By Owner Aug 23, 2006

Hmmm...that's something to think about. Thanks for the suggestion.

Arwenone Featured By Owner Aug 20, 2006

A wonderful portrait!!!

jjean21 Featured By Owner Aug 20, 2006

Thanks so much, again *smile*

Joe1313 Featured By Owner Aug 20, 2006 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

Beautifully done.

jjean21 Featured By Owner Aug 20, 2006

Thanks Joe, it may be one of my favs so far..but that'll probably change, it always does

RGUS Featured By Owner Aug 20, 2006 Professional Digital Artist

It's brilliant isn't it... I looked at those hats... bugger, may have to get them now... this is such a well it and coloured render!! I WUVS it!!!

jjean21 Featured By Owner Aug 20, 2006

Brilliant?

You must get those hats, I can just image what you'd do with a couple of them and I wuv that you wuv it

Fredy3D Featured By Owner Aug 20, 2006 Digital Artist

I love it - I love it - I love it - I love it - I love it - I love it

jjean21 Featured By Owner Aug 20, 2006

Thank you - Thank you - Thank you - Thank you - Thank you - Thank you -

Fredy3D Featured By Owner Aug 20, 2006 Digital Artist

MrsLoriVintage Featured By Owner Aug 20, 2006 Digital Artist

Wow, this is a great one....looks very realistic. Those fingernails are very detailed and I can imagine someone having ones just like that. I like especially how part of her face has more realistic color than the rest of her skintone. Beautiful work Jan

jjean21 Featured By Owner Aug 20, 2006

I was actually surprised at the realism with this action, and are not those fingernails just awesome..perfect backscratchers. So happy you like it.

MrsLoriVintage Featured By Owner Aug 20, 2006 Digital Artist

Yes, they would be the perfect backscratchers

crossbrace Featured By Owner Aug 20, 2006

Interesting variations in skin shading. At a glance she seems just pale and gothy. As my eye travels right my brain says "wait a minute." Great face. Love the eyes. Great choice of clothes and props and I think the Zeuss hat gives a lighter, not so serious a tone. (Who in the real world has the time to paint her nails like that?)

jjean21 Featured By Owner Aug 20, 2006

Gotcha really looking at this one huh? Good, it keeps your mind active

The hat was the perfect topper and I just had to add it; you'd be amazed at how many women take time to do their nails..it's a girl thing.

crossbrace Featured By Owner Aug 20, 2006

Stripes? What kind of girl paints stripes? (I know, young, unmarried ones? The ones I don't hang with anymore?)

jjean21 Featured By Owner Aug 20, 2006

Uh-huh and perhaps the kind you never hung with...Or?

crossbrace Featured By Owner Aug 21, 2006

Oh, I hung, I hung. But, as we skiers say: "The older I get, the faster I used to go."

Perel Featured By Owner Aug 20, 2006

It brings Tom Petty to mind for me... Love the coloring...

jjean21 Featured By Owner Aug 20, 2006

Who? Is that good? It's an interesting effect and works pretty well for this one, glad you lik eit

Oh yeah.....and the 'Heart Breakers', did I get it right?

Perel Featured By Owner Aug 20, 2006

Aye... lol... you got it right.

RainfeatherPearl Featured By Owner Aug 19, 2006 Digital Artist

check you out! she looks like a gothic cat in a hat! love the background too!!! awesome render altogether!

jjean21 Featured By Owner Aug 20, 2006

Is that not the coolest hat, the first thing I thought of for some reason was 'Alice in Wonderland' but yep, it's the 'Cat in the Hat' thing alright. This one was really fun to try and pull together glad you like it. BIG

RainfeatherPearl Featured By Owner Aug 20, 2006 Digital Artist

oh it can be alice as well....the goth kind. me likes indeed and i saw that hat and was actually doing "hmmmm" i used to collect hats in my younger years.