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Thank you. I wasn't going for morbid or disturbing on this, but I can see why one might see it that way. I don't believe the song is a tale of murder.

comd (Mar 22, 2006)

It's amazing how quickly you captured all the right details. I dream of developing such skills.

Noremac (Mar 22, 2006)

i was half expecting to see a van, to say the truth

Axil62 (Mar 22, 2006)

LMFAO!!! "My name is Matt Foley and I am a motivational speaker, I am 35 years old, thrice divorced and I live in a VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER!!"

Public Boards/Intermediate

the streets of Philadelphia

Axil62 (Mar 21, 2006)

I was bruised and battered
And I couldn't tell what I felt
I was unrecognizable to myself
Saw my reflection in a window
I didn't know my own face

Oh brother are you gonna leave me wasting away
On the streets of Philadelphia

I walked the avenue till my legs felt like stone
I heard the voices of friends vanished and gone
At night I could hear the blood in my veins
Just as black and whispering as the rain
On the streets of Philadelphia

Ain't no angel gonna greet me
It's just you and I my friend
And my clothes don't fit me no more
I walked a thousand miles just to slip this skin

The night has fallen, I'm lyin' awake
I can feel myself fading away
So receive me brother with your faithless kiss
Or will we leave each other alone like this
On the streets of Philadelphia

~Bruce Springsteen~

12 comments – latest 4:

Anna (Mar 21, 2006)

Wonderfully executed, Dan

HunterKiller_ (Mar 21, 2006)

Nicely simple.

Sweetcell (Mar 21, 2006)

rain on a windshield, so well done with such minimilism... Axil, you are amazing. I can hear the song too. this so fits.

Renuar (Mar 22, 2006)

you perfectly captured the wet car window effect -- much appreciated.

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comd (Mar 19, 2006)

Trying some more in this very opaque, loose style from a photo of Tilda Swinton (very beautiful actress). I'm not sure I can pull it off this time.

- Couldn't really pull it off this time. I ended up repainting it with a focus on details instead and did a value study; pretty much a failure since I couldn't do it the way I intended.

11 comments – latest 4:

comd (edited Mar 20, 2006)

Thanks all for the comments. I have mixed feelings about this one - I don't completely dislike the end result (though I ran out of space before I got started on the hair again), but it was really a cop out as I reverted back to a style that was comfortable to me. I wanted to paint once again in the style of my earlier picture, and this time things just didn't seem to click like they did before. I think part of it is because I went even bolder this time with the contrast - the last time I built up more gradually with the tones. I also think it was a mistake to go with a celebrity before I had this technique down since I started becoming too concerned about having some sense of likeness (the last one doesn't resemble the person in the photo, but that didn't bother me since I didn't know who he was and didn't have a very good feel for how he looked). That also made me start thinking more about lines again which is something I wanted to avoid. The last one also had very prominent shadows and I could feel the form coming out of them even when I was just painting with two colors. I ended up redoing most of this picture and became a slave to the photo again. I'm going to have to keep trying harder before I can get this technique down.

Axil62 (Mar 20, 2006)

This dude is smart.

terracotta (Mar 21, 2006)

I keep coming back to this to look at the eyes. The whole thing works but I think the eyes are magnificent.

Axil62 (Mar 21, 2006)

Yes yes, quite so. I would most assuredly agree.

Public Boards/Beginner

Awww he fell.

~unwritten_law_girl~ (Mar 19, 2006)

3 comments – latest 3:

Axil62 (edited Mar 19, 2006)

Right on his bubkis k'nuberwhump majora!?

theonlyone (Mar 19, 2006)

Poor little dude. =[
You have to teach me layers. like you said lmfao.

YouLovePoop (Mar 20, 2006)

har har
he fell
>:3
+hides banana peel+
o.o
you saw teh nothingness

Public Boards/Intermediate

Water Ghost, too

Airin (Mar 19, 2006)

Complete revision of Water Ghost, seeing as how I lost it and all, much happier with this version..

8 comments – latest 4:

davincipoppalag (Mar 19, 2006)

I love this one! It is better than the first, the water is way better

Kloxboy (Mar 19, 2006)

That's awesome. I love the illustration, excellent work. :)

DeadlyBlondeArcher (Mar 19, 2006)

I really, really love these. When I buy my beach house I want to commission you to paint these on huge canvases. (dream on, Cindy)

HunterKiller_ (edited Mar 19, 2006)

This is truly wonderful, absolutely beautiful. However, i have a nitpick, =P I think the circle of background showing through should be a tad darker to give more depth and contrast.

EDIT: But now i look at it again, it's probably not a good idea as it would draw too much attention away from the foreground. =]

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