Spartania by jjean21

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I seem to be stuck in portrait mode..

THanks for looking

hoplitenomad Featured By Owner May 30, 2008

A truly awesome picture. Wow!

Iriesurfinchick Featured By Owner Jul 12, 2007

omg i so love it....Ive been dying to do some kind of Spartan thingy! would u mind if I attempt to draw her?

jjean21 Featured By Owner Jul 12, 2007

I can't think of anything more flattering hon and I'd love to see you do her...thank you so much

Iriesurfinchick Featured By Owner Jul 13, 2007

yippie! i havent felt AT al like drawing lately or much of anything....she/ you inspired me

jjean21 Featured By Owner Jul 13, 2007

Iriesurfinchick Featured By Owner Jul 13, 2007

i think...I shall dive into waters unkwown....when the deal was made for art supplies in trade for one of my original drawings...my DA brother sent me a very large drawing pad

...and of course my

TOOLS of the trade for a doolder such as I , tools I'd never known!
...Ive played with the tools and become comfortable,,,,but dont ...go near...the large expensive BIG drawing tablet...so much bigger then the dollar store scetch books and computer paper I drew on before the day I recieved our barter gift...
He supplied me with wondeful new grains of paper! and just the right amount of sctech pads..but not much larger then what I was used to, so only wonderful feelings under my pencil and not any anxiety at all involved
....and always..the large tablet sits on the table...staring at me.

I think ....the time has come for me to conquer ...The Tablet!
wish me luck...........

jjean21 Featured By Owner Jul 13, 2007

And conquer it you will....

Iriesurfinchick Featured By Owner Jul 13, 2007

*roar*

monatorgersen Featured By Owner Jul 11, 2007 Student Digital Artist

Reminds me of the movie 300

jjean21 Featured By Owner Jul 11, 2007

I haven't seen the movie but I take that as a compliment, thanks hon

monatorgersen Featured By Owner Jul 12, 2007 Student Digital Artist

No problem

WrenStormbringer Featured By Owner Jul 4, 2007

Nothing wrong with portraits. Can you tell me more about how you did that stunning sky in this piece and the previous one?

jjean21 Featured By Owner Jul 4, 2007

You know portraits will always be my first love

and I'd love to take credit for the sky but it's from a pack by cebarre at the RMP...most excellent backgrounds, you'll see them in a lot of my pieces.

WrenStormbringer Featured By Owner Jul 4, 2007

RMP?

jjean21 Featured By Owner Jul 4, 2007

Renderosity Market Place

WrenStormbringer Featured By Owner Jul 4, 2007

O.o. *slaps forhead*

colynn Featured By Owner Jul 3, 2007

Very nice!

christel-b Featured By Owner Jun 24, 2007 Digital Artist

Powerful portrait!

jjean21 Featured By Owner Jun 24, 2007

Thanks hon...I think her nose gives her such a 'noble' look.

rixster Featured By Owner Jun 24, 2007

Great pov and a beautiful character too

jjean21 Featured By Owner Jun 24, 2007

Thank you so much, I really happy you like it hon

crossbrace Featured By Owner Jun 24, 2007

Very nice over the shoulder pose. Stylish.

jjean21 Featured By Owner Jun 24, 2007

I've done 3 in the last couple of weeks that I'm really proud of, this is one of them. Thanks hon

Aral3D Featured By Owner Jun 23, 2007 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Gorgeous work!!!

jjean21 Featured By Owner Jun 23, 2007

Oh thank you hon, I'm so happy you like it.

katlienc Featured By Owner Jun 23, 2007

ooohhh, great profile. It makes her look very noble! I love that it is sunset. Great work. It is very hard to make it look like sunset without darkening the entire image.

jjean21 Featured By Owner Jun 23, 2007

Thanks hon, I had the same thought about her profile...and I'm so happy you like the background I chose, I hoped it would work well.

Tasharene Featured By Owner Jun 23, 2007 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Oh, a sad soldier on duty... longing for home and family maybe? Or remembering the horrors of the last battle... all in all - a beautiful, intimate look into a Spartan's soul... love the soft lighting.

jjean21 Featured By Owner Jun 23, 2007

I didn't plan the 'mood' in this one, it just happened and I thought it was a different look for the soldier...not just the power but the humanity. Glad you like it too hon

SpringsLady1980 Featured By Owner Jun 22, 2007

very nice hun, you always do such great portarits, Pretty soon ill have nothing but portarts in my favs

I blame you of course lol ; )

jjean21 Featured By Owner Jun 23, 2007

And pretty soon it's all I'll have in my gallery too

Thanks hon

SpringsLady1980 Featured By Owner Jun 23, 2007

Your welcome hun

freyals Featured By Owner Jun 22, 2007

these Spartans are everywhere at the moment! ^^

jjean21 Featured By Owner Jun 23, 2007

You have to admit it's an awesome outfit and different from the usual..I love using it. Thanks for faving it hon

Art-By-Mel-DA Featured By Owner Jun 22, 2007 Professional Digital Artist

Love her profile and 'Hail Sparta!'

jjean21 Featured By Owner Jun 23, 2007

Hail Sparta........make that 302

Art-By-Mel-DA Featured By Owner Jun 23, 2007 Professional Digital Artist

Indeed.

DocFowler Featured By Owner Jun 22, 2007

Gee,after all the wonderful things said, there's not much left to say. If you are bored by doing the portrait thing, try varying the camera angle (a low angle ,looking up, gives power, and a high angle, looking dow increases a vulnerable look. Experiment! How about a Carravaggio light source? If you're bored, that is..

jjean21 Featured By Owner Jun 22, 2007

I believe I do have something similar to the light source you suggest and it's not that I get bored, just comfortable with the familiar. I did try a different angle with my 'Howling' but I admit I do need to experiment more....thanks for the gentle nudge Doc.