wow... really nice entry.. but imho if u cud change the wall color it wud luk b8r coz to my eyez its a bit same hue as the skintone
i dunno y but itz too br8 to me ..the shirt...the mund..n the blouse.

gud job with the bangles

anyways gud job auth
GL

waitin4d sbs

Actually i tried to give a sepia tone but, i asked my granny the color when it was taken. so i applied it

I forgot to add the sbs during the upload of the entry, so i submitted as a tutorial and waiting for the approval

SBS ADDED

The young lady is lovely. Beautiful deep eyes

Would have been much better if you had repaired the original image. You still have time.

I like it like this, it is beautiful!!

if the wrinkles were romoved it s gud picture ....nice effort

but it luks so cool with the wrincles n scratches n all lovely n fantastic !!

You know, the cuts and scratches actually work here. So good luck!

author.. when you added the texture to the clothing.. you need to distort/warp the pattern so it follows the folds of the original fabric.. try displacement map tutorials (there are several) (you could also just nudge the texture around with warp tool/liquify.. that might help.. just gentle)

also the title of the piece.. I think it is suppose to be Misses Jones...

Good luck.. the work on the face is fantastic

EDIT: Much improved

LOL she looks scary...........though nice results....

Thanks to all for your comments and advices, Drivenslush i go change the title !

I follow your advices CMYK46 and Drivenlush i put away the texture because i need to train a little bit with a good tutorial

Well done, it looks lovely without that texture..Good luck

Looks much better without that texture. One thing you could do, either lower the amount of green in her eyes, or if you really like the bright green you can darken the pupils so they show more. Here eyes just look a bit strange to me, since they look all green and don't seem to have pupils.

this is very nice piece author.. the story throws it over the top... You may want to weaken the color saturation to give it more earth tones. but that's just for the contest.. the emotional attachment you have for the subject is quite evident.. I'm sure you have done your ancestry proud

GOOD LUCK

(thank you for sharing such a personal image with us)

Good work, but too much green in the final version, especially in the border. IMHO a simple sky gradient in the background & white border would help your image. GL.

I really liked step 2. I would go from that step but add some brown for the mud and such and possibly some blue to the sky.

Thanks for your comments. I tried your suggestions and liked them, but still felt I wanted it to be dirty and old looking to underline the historical background.

Its amazing!!!!!!! I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!

i like all the different colors

Wow, you chose an intricate image. Aside from the surreal brightness of the grass, you did some very nice painting.

thank you for commenting.