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Geisha
by Desiree NeaceWhen I think of calm, I think of being outside and the wind blowing. So this kind of captures that feeling that I embrace when I've had a hard day or just need to ground myself.





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too simple needs more depth to set a mood
i think the character is tight, but the background is too simple.
you should add more to the background, otherwise its beautiful
i have tried to add some textures to it but i haven't found the right ones yet. any suggestions?
maybe something with intense stylistic contrast like a black and white photographic sky.
I think scanning in some Japanese washi paper could look really beautiful. Check it out here: http://www.plasticbamboo.com/2007/01/14/sunday-snapshot-rolls-of-washi/
Geisha is good, though you only need the one in the foreground. Maybe simplify background by getting rid of her silhouette and coloring background just slightly with mostly desaturated or gray-ISH colors (possibly add light pink cherry blossoms to tree, muted grayish-green hills, pink that is SLIGHTLY [like, maybe one shade] more intense than the blossoms for the falling petals, etc., etc. ...) It's awesome, just needs a little work in the background.
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