Good idea! You might want to take a look at the shape and size of Leia's eyes here--matching them up (and making sure both are looking at Vader's mask) might be a good idea for increasing the emotional impact here. I think the hair looks fine, myself--a couple of sweeps of highlight, maybe to show that it's a bit "out-of-place," is about all it needs. This is a great idea for the challenge--looking forward to seeing it done!

FF

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Thanks! I'll take another look at the eyes, sometimes they're hard that way

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Hm, it may be unintentional, but Leia is making Vader look immature/less authoritative.

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She does take charge, doesn't she? Hehe. Thanks for the comment!

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"I'll take another look at the eyes, sometimes they're hard that way"

Take a browse through some magazines and see if you can locate a face in a similar angle with a roughly similar line-of-sight, then study the way the eyes are constructed, and how the irises are placed--I've found a great deal of help in studying photos of human faces, both male and female, in many orientations and angles. It helps to cement the proportions and shapes of the features, as well as the placement. Eyes are almost always symmetrical--their shapes are relative, and the amount of "white" visible around the iris (the colored part) will always match (with a few notable exceptions, like extreme 7/8 profiles with a steep to-the-background gaze, and the like). If you need an example, I can probably help you out--just let me know!

FF

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No, I know what you mean, and I've usually done pretty well with eye gazes, they certainly are key to establishing mood in a picture-- I think I do have a better version now after taking a second look at them. Just that I was doing these in a somewhat realistic style without reference and it slipped my notice... I really appreciate you telling me so I could fix it!

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Hee! I agree with ~kecen's comment too!

I'm going to scribble something and have you take a look, hon--I don't think I'm making myself understood here! Watch for a note!

FF

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I didn't update the version on here, FF! This is the most recent version, where I redid the eyes... [link] It also has some more shading on it, a slight change to Vader, and more detail.

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