"Blind Faith" by Lauren E. Ritchie

This is a very interesting picture. The bit of torn cloth between the two windows is really excellent and the stones themselves are fantastic!! I like both of your depictions of Heaven and Hell here. As for the girl herself, if that is a blindfold around her eyes remember that it would probably be tied OVER her hair rather than under it. Also I've found that if you draw individual strands of hair rather than huge chunks, it tends to look more realistic. I love the little shiny places you added though. Her hair also looks a bit stiff so you should practice making hair look limp and *some word that means the opposite of stiff*. Her head seems a bit large and a bit too round but other than that this is a great pic!

Lauren E. Ritchie replies: "I always seem to have trouble drawing hair. Thanks for picking up on the cloth though, it was probably my most detailed shading work to date."

I like how you render the stones and the way you project your thought into this drawing. Very deep meaning.

Lauren E. Ritchie replies: "I like to try to have a deeper meaning to my pictures every now and then. It saves them from being too cliche."

Wow, makes me think of my own faith! Very deep meaning(as said before). I like it alot! Great stones and i like the symmetry of the two windows. Great job!

I like the shading on the windows, very well done! Very meaningful subject, too.

Lauren E. Ritchie replies: "Thanks. It took a while to do those stones just right. I'm working on a re-make of this piece. Same sort of meaning and set up, but slightly different imagery."

The question that the picture is supposed to ask is one that ask myself each day...it's really nice to see someone trying to capture the essece of faith: It can be a reward or a penalty....very nice shading and picture as a whole

Lauren E. Ritchie replies: "Thank you. Though I'm agnostic, I find books set in medieval times fasinating due to the faith aspect, so I try and incorperate that into some of my pictures."