Art: Triumphant (Severus Snape, G, completed)

[jateshi]

Title: Triumphant
Character: Severus Snape
Rating: G
Type: Anime - Harry Potter
Comments: I'd decided to give myself a little challenge, and also start trying to make my art just a hair bit more realistic in the portrayals of active events. In other words, I decided that when people were doing something physically stressful, they were going to sweat. The trick, you see, is how to make a shirt or piece of clothing appear to be sweatsoaked while still trying to keep the impression of the clothing's original colour. I know I need improvement, but I do think I've got a good start.

On his clothing - who knows, maybe I'll keep this design for future fencing images? X3 Hah, me keep a consistent design? Never! Well, I can at least try to, I suppose.

Comments

[sakaane.livejournal.com]

lol I have to agree with you on your observation about sweating through to one's hair. I'm like that, and if I don't wash my hair pretty much every day I end up looking like I haven't bathed in weeks--lank, greasy, stringy, yuck.

I'm not sure so much pure skin tone would show through, even if it's pale/white silk. You might want to try wearing an actual silk shirt and douse yourself and/or get sweaty for reference purposes.

[jateshi.livejournal.com]

*snickers* I might stick with trying to find images on it, since I have no silk shirts to sacrifice to the cause of my art research. :3

[sakaane.livejournal.com]

lol That's what second hand stores are for! :D