In the Palace Garden: Human Herla

Sighthoundlady's picture


Herla in her past life. In the palace garden. With her pet leopard. Jealous?

Livestreamed this, started about 7 hours ago? Thanks to all those that visited. ^^

So gorgeous.... I love this!

So gorgeous.... I love this!

That leopard's eyes still get

That leopard's eyes still get me, Lady. So stunning. <3
I'm glad I was able to watch this from, almost, start to finish. 8D
I enjoyed it, and you spun a truly beautiful image.
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You did such a great job on

You did such a great job on that cat, and Herla's hair/head-dress design is awesome; such a nice way of including the feathers. Would you mind if I pointed out something that catches my eye, critique wise?

This is beyond amazing...

This is beyond amazing...
*rubs face all over it*
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Gah this is so awesome, I'm

Gah this is so awesome, I'm sorry I missed most of it lol. I REALLY love the plants -drool- And of course your human anatomy is great, that's a pretty wonky pose to work with. Great job on the fabric too!
Sighthoundlady's picture

PandaXiongMao: Thanks

PandaXiongMao: Thanks bunches!
Selruil: Thanks so much and thanks for the company. Smiling
Terabetha: Thanks for popping in! And sure, if you have a critique or suggestion please share. I probably won’t be changing anything with this piece at this point, but if it’s something that will be useful in the future I’d love to hear it. ^^
Jala: Thank you! Lol
Shiori: I’m sorry you missed it too, I think I was just muscling through the end of the background when you arrived. Human anatomy is very hard to pull off convincingly. I rely heavily on reference. I have taken many silly photos of myself trying to get the right pose. And no…nobody will ever, ever see those silly photos! XD

It's a small point really but

It's a small point really but Herla's skin tone seems very grey to me which makes her look cold, unusual for a tropical setting. I suppose this could also be my monitor but just thought I'd throw it out there for future reference.
Sighthoundlady's picture

I very much agree. Skin

I very much agree. Skin tones are so very hard to get "right." I really struggle with them. >.<

I'm horrible with keeping

I'm horrible with keeping skin tones for my characters consistent...Queze is a prime example of this, he changes way too much lol.
Sighthoundlady's picture

Human skin tones can have

Human skin tones can have this sort of luminescent and translucent quality to it that makes it react in strange ways to the environment. The way the skin looks on the tip of the nose and fingers is different from say how it looks on the arm. So hard to get right and make it convincing. And of course, we as humans are even more in tune to any discrepancy or aberration. People are very hard to portray well.
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Oh my... I'm 90% of the time

Oh my...
I'm 90% of the time attracted to men (sexually and romantically), but I would kneel before Herla every day to win her favor ;A;
Zeekii's picture

This is gorgeous, I love how

This is gorgeous, I love how the light falls on Herla's dress particularly as well as the colouring of the plants. Overall, it reminds me of Jasmine and Rajah, I love it so much...