Sakura - fanart

[RhyssaFireheart]

So I finished a straight out fanart piece today - Sakura Haruno from Naruto. I had an awesome reference photo that I worked from and did the entire piece in about 5-6 hours. Not entirely happy with how the hair turned out, but I'll live.

Teaser:

Link to DeviantArt - Hoooooo!
Full size is 2048x1536, the full view image is only half-sized because it's so big. Download for the full image.

 

[IHNN]

The hair is good, it's the face that's wrong. Her face is too masculine, the jaw, the neck, the nose.

 

[alpvonkri]

Seem a little weird, like a Sakura-Shrek, but it's OK!!!

 

[Jaime F.]

The hair's cool, but I agree with IHNN that's it's missing that feminine touch a female charater should have. On the other hand, I've seen a few other artists portray Sakura in a more masculine manner, which kind of makes sense because she's a physically strong character. Personally, I like Sakura's character because she is a strong woman, but I do prefer her to look more feminine.

 

[TheGameJC]

umn interesting

 

[Orochimaru]

diferent...

 

[RhyssaFireheart]

Okay. I'm not sure where the masculine part is coming from though. The pose reference I used was of a woman and I didn't particularly change anything from that.

Huh, you know, I just realized I forgot to do her eyebrows, LOL! I guess I'll have to go add them back in, and see if I can do anything about the supposed masculinity of her face.

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Okay, based on some feedback I'd gotten here and in a few other places, I made some slight changes. Biggest one would be giving her eyebrows. I also tweaked her mouth and jawline some and added highlights to the skin. DeviantArt link is still the same, but here's a new teaser image to see:

Link to DeviantArt.
Full size is 2048x1536, the full view image is only half-sized because it's so big. Download for the full image.

 

[Sasori93]

It looks soo good thi is so diffrendO_O very nice