You did that with a mouse?

I love all the different shades of black! Excellent work!

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umm yeah - i dont own a tablet (yet) but to be honest, I'm quite happy using a mouse for the most part - it's just the fine detail thats a bit tricky.

That was actually the wrong version I uploaded too (I have a nasty habit of doing that). Corrected it now with the final version

Amazing job! I'm not very good with digital programs, but you've pulled this off extremely well. So well that I'm having a hard time trying to give you a good crit

So let's start out with thinks I like ♥
[+] The poise is really good. Kudos
[+] Her face is proportional and smooth - something that often lacks in digitally painted art.
[+] I especially like the lips. They look very realistic without corrupting the picture. The entire picture has a realistic look, and often, when one thing looks more realistic than another, it makes the picture seem imbalanced. I like the way that came out.
[+] I also like the dark splatters and the over all color scheme. It matches the theme very well.

Some things to look out for:
[+] I adore the way you colored the eyes, but they seem just ever so slightly off to me. Truthfully I'm having a hard time figuring out why. It may be because of how they're downturned but that would appoint an ethnic background to this person. Sorry I can't exactly tell you why they're off.

Some suggestions:
[+] Try painting in more of a contrast for a dramatic effect. If you added some dark tones to her skin, it would increase the 3D feel of this plus add perhaps the "shadows on her life due to her husband's death." Truthfully it looks just fine without the shadows, but it's something to play with ^.^

Good luck!

btw, this meritted a

*things rather.

I'm the queen of typos

Wow - thanks so much for that critique! I really appreciate flaws and errors being pointed out to me (it's a lot more helpful than people saying "looks great")!

I've repainted the eyes 3 times now - and I'm not 100% happy with them either. I might try darkening the outside edges a bit - might help, but I can't put my finger on what's wrong with it exactly.

I'll try your idea about the shadows too.

Thanks again

No problem Good luck!

ok - i've made a quick fix to the eyes, and added some more shadow - I'm not sure whether or not to refine it a bit more, cause I quite like it as it is and any more blending might look overworked :\ What do you reckon?

Thanks for the ideas though - you were right about the eyes too! I slanted them up a bit and it was instant improvement!

Oh wow, it's definately an improvement! The eyes look much better. And I like the dramatic tones - it really adds to it.

I've never had a person instantly take my suggestions, lol.

Well, when it's a good suggestion, it makes sense to use it lol

Thanks again