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Samantha L Houghton

"A Rare Smile" by Samantha L Houghton

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Kararose? Smiling?! What possessed me?

Weeell . . . even I can't be cruel all the time X3


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6 Feb 200445 Leah Coghill
He looks almost sleepy to me. As if he's a youngish boy who's just woken up, and is smiling at the viewer. Or something. All I know for sure is that I admire the tattoos -- the way you made the light reflect, they actually look like markings on the skin, rather than black holes in the picture. Kudos!

1 Samantha L Houghton replies: "Thanks, Leah ^^ I'm actually surprised this came out anywhere near as good as it did - it was totally unplanned and spontaneous x_X"
6 Feb 2004:-) Emma O Reilly
Wow...that hand...it's excellent...as are the eyes the smile the hair....the whole thing! Nicely done!

:-) Samantha L Houghton replies: "Thank you ^_^ . . . for once his hand actually came out right >.> You have no idea how long it's taken me to make it resemble the way it looks in my head."
6 Feb 2004:-) Rachel 'Chell' Beaconsfield
*Lunges and grabs him by his tail*
Ahhh, he's so adorably kyute with that shy smile. X3
*slurp*
And the grey scale skills you've demonstrated in this one are really coming along @_@ I swear you suddenly got exceptionally better overnight X_x

11 Samantha L Houghton replies: "Thanks, Rachel ^__^But you really must do something about that tail obsession >.>; Can't be healthy."
6 Feb 200445 Jen *Evil Overlord* Bamford
Awwww, Sam you should go easy on the poor guy, you meanie you!
I adore his smile =D
Makes me wish I knew more about him ^^;

I should try my hand at drawing him again, seeing that the last pic I did of him was pretty crappy ^^
That is if I still have your permission 12

1 Samantha L Houghton replies: "17 Blasphemy! It was not crappy! And the little comic you did as well . . . and I didn't save either of them to my hard drive before you took them down ;__;In answer to your question . . . of course you have permission! X3 *squiggles*"
7 Mar 200445 J. 'Kementári' Cruikshank
Wow. Amazing job on the hair and shading, and what a cute smile!

2 Samantha L Houghton replies: "I've eased up a little on the Kara-angst I used to indulge in so much. That stuff gets tedious - and really, there is more to his character than endless depression (although that is a major part of it ^^12. This pic really represents that step forward for me. Thanks for commenting!"
11 Apr 200445 Suzanne Beale
Ok, this is only a guess, since there are no dates on these works, but I'm going to say that you're really improving your work here! I like that you have so many pictures of this character. Time really shows here, it's really interesting. great job! You must be proud of the progress your making!
... And he's so gosh darn cute!!!!!!!! (had to throw that in!)

2 Samantha L Houghton replies: "Yeah, it's crazy how much I draw him 9_9 He's just such an inspiring character for me. Thank you ^_^"
20 Oct 2004:-) Ami Nichole Thompson
I just need to say that I kept on visualing this picture in my head once in a while for...say...months? Something about it just sticks to my mind. @_@ Probably it was the head being a bit to one side with a warm smile between those awesome ears.

I tell you, if a picture really sticks in my mind for a long time, it's a striking picture to my eyes. Great job on the face emotion! =)
12 Jan 200645 Haukka
I just love his smirk and ears ^^
29 Jul 2006:-) Morag A Lewis
Aw - that is sweet. I love the pencil work on his hair.
7 Feb 2008:-) Vang Yang
Wow I likes alot. Great pencil work!
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About 'A Rare Smile':
 • Status: OK
 • Created by: :-) Samantha L Houghton
 • Copyright: ©Samantha L Houghton. All rights reserved!

 • Keywords: Smile, Portrait, Guardian, Earring, Elven, Water, Smiling
 • Categories: Head or Facial Study, Humourous or Cute Things, Magic and Sorcery, Spells, etc., Man, Men, Mythical Creatures & Assorted Monsters
 • Techniques: Pencil/Graphite Pen, Erasers
 • Submitted: 2004-02-02 21:56:51
 • Views: 392
 • Resolution: 536x593


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