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It's time for my January tradition - an Astrida painting!

Every January I paint a new portrait of this character of mine. The only major goal is to outdo the previous year's painting. This year I added an extra goal of sticking with a limited color palette, orange and purple (and some yellow and red, a bit). I really don't like orange or purple that much so this forced me to use some colors I don't often paint with.

This is the fourth year I've done this and every year I look at what I made and say to myself I can't possibly do better next year, and then I always manage to surprise myself!

Annual Astrid Painting Series:
January 2009: [link]
January 2008: [link]
January 2007: [link]
January 2006: [link]
January 2005: [link]

As for what's going on in it.. well, I just thought it would look neat. She's a very day-dreamy and apathetic character, so I imagine she'd stand around playing her violin while her city went up in flames. It fits. V :) V

Close up: [link]

Edit: Oh WOW a daily deviation!!!! I was out of town for the week and didn't know what to think when I came back to 640 messages in the inbox! Thank you =cryingsorceress and ^JunkbyJen ! And thank you everyone else for enjoying my art. :)

1.26.08 Image Update Sorry folks, I'm not a violin player and even though I used a few references, I missed some nuances about the violin's design. I've added some of the violin components that were missing and reworked the placement of some elements. I hope all you die-hard violinists find it a bit more accurate now. If not.. well, just pretend Astrida is from a far away place where violins are different.

Also, some people have pointed out that she is playing it "backwards". I didn't realize that both lefties and righties are taught to play the same way, though I did find a budding "movement" to change that! [link]

I realize I could just flip the picture and make everyone else happy, but I rather like it oriented this way and I don't think playing it "lefty" is such a bad thing. Perhaps in her world, violins come in both left-handed and right-handed varieties. Score one for handedness equality! :D
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The golden tones in Astrida's Practice by =Majoh bring the piece together harmoniously. The careful painting on both the model and background amazes me. This artist's detailed works definitely deserve more attention! ( Suggested by ~cryingsorceress and Featured by `JunkbyJen )
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~voldee Dec 26, 2011
How enchanting!
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~Vampyre-Lover Oct 7, 2009
WOW!!! I'm DAZZLED!!! SO BEAUTIFUL...
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~dxmfan Jan 28, 2008
This is the best one yet! The colors are nice and the entire picture is really interesting, even if the violin is all wrong. ^^

Really great work though!

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So that every new moment is spent not in regret, guilt, fear or anger,
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~Cinnamoncandy Jan 23, 2008  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Gorgeous.

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~crazyraccoon Jan 23, 2008
I absolutely adore this piece! I checked out the previous years, too, and you're definitely improving. That being said, you forgot the chin rest on the violin... she's also playing it left handed, unlike the 2005 piece, and you forgot a few other details like the f holes. It also needs tuning pegs and the bridge is too close to the finger board. (Yeah, I play viola, can you tell?) Anywho... great piece, I especially love the folds in her dress and the DD is well deserved.
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*Majoh Jan 26, 2008  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Thanks for your comments :) While I used a few refs, I missed some nuances to violin playing that you and many others have pointed out. I never in a million years thought this many people would be looking at it and critiquing it! :D
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~FlyingFelix Jan 23, 2008
Wow, this is compositionally beautiful. The way how the dark dress contrasts with the blonde hair matches the golden light of the burning city and dark mountains. :D
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Mood: Wow! ~Vueiy-Visarelli Jan 22, 2008  Hobbyist General Artist
It's gorgeous, and you've definitely improved, year by year. Keep it up!

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~cryingsorceress Jan 22, 2008
Congrats on the DD ;)

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*Mallenroh001 Jan 22, 2008  Professional General Artist
it's beautiful, I love how cold she is, the burning city was a nice touch, and her hands on teh violin are beautiful

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