It's mainly about feeling calm(sleepy eyes), distant(foggy smooth shapes) and not particular special(lack of colors and contrasts). I think it's impossible to control what others might feel.

This is scary ; oh, ok,yes, it conveys death. Also, I just realized, it reminds me of a fetus. Did you er...see any photos or xrays to inspire you? And dead bodies? Yeah,it is beautiful and scary at the same time.

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Sorry to hear the program was being bitchy. I'm glad you persevered. This is very beautiful. Wonderful modeling and shading of the facial features...really classic.

>>>what do you mean "shifting thing"

I was trying to move the entire drawing up by about 30 px, but nothing happened. Tried selecting the entire image and moving it down, and after a long pause, the whole image was shifted - at an extremely low opacity.
I ended up with "ghost" features all over the place; extra eyes, extra lips, extra nose, and I had to clone the layer and multiply it until you could actually SEE the drawing.

This was the last progress save I did on the original: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v634/arisuki/sleepingbeauty2.png?t=1287520112

the selection tools are affected by your brush settings, so if you have a low opacity, low flow, or antialiased brush, you will end up with a semi-transparent selection. Useful if you're trying to do that, not useful if you're not. :-) Your best bet is to use the move tool without selections. If that's not working, try hitting control D to force a deselect, and then try again.

end result looks great though.

coming along very nicely.

i think this is a good portrait

I love watching how you use Chibi. Wish it had animation.

v1 is awesome, too.

Version one is definitely my favorite, I love your work.

Wow, the tension showing in those little muscles in the chin is fantastic. It really conveys strong emotion to me. That, plus the expression in the eyes. Beautiful work and what fun to watch your progression.

amazing..i love your work.

V4 is my favorite :)

It's just wonderful to look at this!

Great color, very cute work. :)

What a gorgeous piece of artwork! Your style is amazing!

This is wonderful.

Thanks all. I was thinking about your style of painting when I did this, Roytje, so I'm really pleased you like it. I so want to be able to draw more dynamic landscapes and I often look at yours for inspiration.

I didn't like him but he was okay in "Some Like It Hot". He always seemed kinda greasy. Too much hair pomade and skirt chasing. Jamie Lee won't talk to him. That's gotta say somethin' about the guy.

You did a good job..looks pretty perfect, Bob. :)

Never seen any of his movies , he has beautiful eyes :)