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Padme Amidala by =akaLilith:iconakaLilith:

Categories Fan Art > Traditional Art > Drawings > Movies/TV

©2008-2009 =akaLilith
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Another drawing of Nat, 4th addition to the DIVAS collection. I drew this especially for my lovely friend (and an amazing portrait artist) *khinson(I hope you like it, Karen:love: ) who happen to be a big fan of Nat and Starwars just like me..

I really love this promo shot of her and though I did know this pose has been done to death I still wanted to give it a go. Drawing this right after UNMASKED was like doing a back flip in shading styles and theme. This one is a lot lighter, more delicated, more defined and it's all about BEAUTY.

I'm quite happy with the hair(THIS is what I call strand by strand - took ages though^^; ) and the details on her head accessories. Actually I got carried away with the details. I just want to see how far could I go if I wanted to do a portrait without a sketchy part just for once. I think I'm getting better as drawing girls. Heck..I'd even go as far as saying I seem to have a knack for it.

Full view please.:please:

Pencil on A4 paper as usual. Please don't ask how long did it take as I seem to be incapable of doing a quick portrait these days.

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~B-Kid12 May 23, 2008, 7:43:22 PM
whoa!!!!!!
you drew this!? this is amazing!

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~aspenhoney May 23, 2008, 7:43:35 PM
Needless to say, I'm bad at guessing drawings of celebrities. I knew who you drew before I clicked into this. It's a remarkable drawing.

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~WatsonSquared May 23, 2008, 7:43:55 PM
Oh my goodness! This is amazing. You're work is inspiring.

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~Sher-A May 23, 2008, 7:45:52 PM
I can hardly believe this is a drawing! Her eyes and skin look so real- this is absolutely perfect! I really mean that. :worship:

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~Samurai-Masami May 23, 2008, 7:46:06 PM
Lovely, I just adore the way you did the lips

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=Nomina-Domini May 23, 2008, 7:51:53 PM
Amazing! It looks just like a photograph...

Can I ask what technique you use to get the pencils to shade so smoothly? Anytime I try it, it ends up looking really grainy/streaky
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=akaLilith May 23, 2008, 7:59:05 PM
Thanks for the comment. I'm glad you like it.:w00t:

I just used tissue paper to blend the shading. You need to blend/render/blend/ a few times start from lighter tone to make it smooth. Be careful not to sroke your pencil too hard as it'd leave a pencil track behind.

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~Radashen May 23, 2008, 8:17:40 PM
Daaaaaaaamn! Lol, very nicely done!
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~Rockset-hero May 23, 2008, 8:48:56 PM
that is amazing!!!

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