River Nymph | Splinterlands art contest
Happy start to the week everyone, this time I show you my new entry to the @Splinterlands contest for this occasion I chose the River Nymph card, this time I wanted to do something that I really like, which are portraits, I feel I can give a little more details and realism to these, more than a full body drawing, the character of this card is an elf who looks quite tender and beautiful, so I thought it would be nice to represent her in a tender way with an adorable smile, although I never draw smiles I think it turned out quite well.
River Nymph

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Since I started making the sketch I was very insecure because I didn't know if her expression would look good, I decided to go ahead and apply a blue color palette all over her skin, I decided to make her lips a different tone and I chose a pink color, little by little. Little by little my little elf was taking shape, painting and mixing the colors creating softness on her skin, for her hair I took the color of the original image but a few tones lower to make it a little desaturated and dark.
I fixed her clothes because I had painted them very badly haha and I continued working on her hair this time using lighter and darker tones to give volume and realism, I painted the crown, I did it in a different way painting some lines and little shiny balls.
Once ready, add a flowery background, a blue sky and work a little on the lighting of this environment that surrounds my elf, adding a little light of a quite clear and striking purple tone, creating reflections on her skin and face, finally I gave the last touches highlighting some parts of the drawing and adjusting the tonality a bit so that it didn't look so blue, in the end I realized that I made everything very blue and a little more green was really missing.
I liked making this version in the form of a portrait, I feel that it is a little more comfortable for me, although I also like to experiment with full bodies, which will always be a challenge for me, I hope you liked it, have a nice day.
Tools:
- Photoshop CC 2019
- XP-PEN deco 01 v2
Herramientas:
- Photoshop CC 2019
- XP- PEN DECO 01 V2
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The expression is good though! Kind of has that awkward smile when you meet someone for the first time but it's fitting for a river nymph. This is awesome art 😭😭😭💕💕
Hahahaha 🤣 it's my first time doing smile 🤣 but I think the same, thank you so much ❤️
Really? Then you should try drawing more smiles OwO
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The crown makes her like a pageant contestant.
Though, I wonder what she is looking at. 😊
Great work.
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Haha she's seeing some weird creatures dancing in the river 😁
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Fantastic recreation of the River Nymph from Splinterlands. I like how you redesigned the crown on her head so that it looks more aquatic and spindly, almost like it's made of sea coral or something. Gorgeous work!
Hey! I'm glad to see you here again, it's interesting your point of view I hadn't thought of it that way but you're absolutely right, maybe I unconsciously made the crown look like that LOL
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What an aswome art! Did you use any refference for the face or you just did that from your imagination? I really love your style
Thank u so much, i use refference, this was my first time drawing a smile haha
Ame demasiado esta versión tuya del personaje, hermosa. Me encantó su sonrisa se que debio ser un trabajo díficil porque hacer sonrisas y que queden bien es trabajoso.
Sii de hecho es la primera vez que me atrevo a hacer sonrisas es bien dificil jaja
Gracias 🥰
Oh she's cute, that smile is beautiful 😍
Aww thanks dear
Beautiful
Thanks 😃
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Te quedo bien pechugona jajaja.
Me parece actriz de película de Disney no se por qué
Jajajajajaja si la verdad no pense que quedaria tan pechugona, Si parece debe ser por los colores y la sonrisa, a mi se me parecio a pitufina 🤣
I'm now a big fan of your art reall !! 👏🔥🔥
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This is amazing, I love the River Nymph 💙 You do such a great job with the shading 🎨
Thank you so much 🥰
God she is beautiful like a princess.
I love her eyes and her looks..
Great piece of work.
Thank you so much 🥰