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©2006-2008 ~halo8
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Submitted: September 10, 2006
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Finally got this one finished. I've been working on this piece for a week on and off.
146 layers, for those who care. :lol:

She is Helena Christensen of course, but might as well be Helen of Troy. ;)




The work in progress version is in scraps now: [link]
I also uploaded a version with a plain black background to my scraps. I prefer the rich deep burgundy colour, but the black also looks pretty nice: [link]



Reference image: [link]
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*akugyouza:iconakugyouza: Sep 10, 2006, 2:48:49 PM
Amazing =D
The skin shading is awesome (^^)

The reference pic isn't that good... so, you did a great job!

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~halo8:iconhalo8: Sep 10, 2006, 2:56:13 PM
wow, thank you so much. and for the :+fav: too :hug:

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~ZirconiumZephyr:iconZirconiumZephyr: Sep 11, 2006, 2:04:04 AM
that is absolutely amazing, some really good work you've done there
~Scuderia0716:iconScuderia0716: Sep 11, 2006, 7:23:55 AM
Truly stunning are the only words for your work... :-)
~Scuderia0716:iconScuderia0716: Sep 11, 2006, 7:24:04 AM
Truly stunning are the only words for your work... :-)
~halo8:iconhalo8: Sep 11, 2006, 7:35:40 AM
thank you so much :glomp:

I gotta admit that I'm rather pleased myself with how it turned out. :D

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~halo8:iconhalo8: Sep 11, 2006, 7:36:01 AM
thank you very much :glomp:

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~Jno-J:iconJno-J: Sep 11, 2006, 11:08:32 AM
you should be pleased, this is top notch vexelling
the hair and the eyes... :wow: very well done :D

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~halo8:iconhalo8: Sep 11, 2006, 12:09:06 PM
awww, thank you. :aww:

actually, when I was done with the skin the hair looked a little rough compared to it, but I need much more practice to get it to look that smooth too. :D

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~cpricecpa:iconcpricecpa: Sep 11, 2006, 8:49:49 PM
Incredible work. Me likey.