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for my concentration (haha it's all I've been working on lately).Cerberus vs. the mailman (guess who won?)
The teacher wanted me to try chiaroscuro, a type of dramatic lighting. The great thing about chiaroscuro is the background can be mostly black and it doesn't look like you were lazy 8DD
I unwisely chose to work in oil paints, which I forgot how much I hate.
Now I remember.
But I like how all the strokes are visible (due to me getting fed up with it). I usually smooth everything out so this was something different.
Ugh the photo came out really badly though D: I only finished this on Monday, so parts were still wet and reflected the flash, then they reflected sunlight and then every photo I took was blurry |:
I'll (maybe) replace it with a better photo once it dries completely.
Cerberus's faces were modeled after pitbulls, btw
EDIT: (April 17, 2009) Since it's mostly dry now (well the top layer is), I took a new photo :3 Looks much better now.
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.....I like Cerberus, but Pitbulls have a bad enough reputation as it is.
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sorry that's how I pictured Cerberus, all he's doing is being a good guard dog, its not even necessarily negative?
I'd maybe see your point if he was covered in blood/attacking someone but literally all he is doing is growling.
You draw Cerberus your way and I'll draw him mine.
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You make a valid point. As long as it's not drawn attacking people and covered in blood, then by all means draw Cerberus as a Pitbull.
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Why did you have to make them out of three Pitbulls? Pitties have it bad enough already...
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Because that's how I always pictured Cerberus? No other breed fit as well for me.
I had to make Cerberus SOME breed of dog, and seeing as its the guardian of the underworld, it makes sense to use a breed that was traditionally used as a fighting dog or a guard dog. I suppose I could have gone with another breed with a similar reputation (Dobermans, Rottweilers...) but then you could say "they have it bad enough already..." about those breeds too.
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It looks really nice. It looks like the middle head is confused about getting fan mail.
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I love the way you included letters
Very original concept (:
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Hey isn't there a nother name for it?Isn't it "Hellhond?"
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From what I understand, hellhounds describe different things depending on the mythology.
But generally I think they can describe any sort of demonic dog, so yes, Cerberus could be considered a hellhound
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=O i love the way you did the strokes! Really amazing...
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Awwww! Hes so cute!!! I want one! Anyone know where i can get a hell hound that cute?
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okay hahah ill make a trip down there! xD
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You are most welcome good sir or lady!
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The mailman won 
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hahaha well not sure he "won" if he got bit, y'know ;D
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not intentionally! Fluffy is based on Cerberus from greek myth, though in hindsight my rendition of the myth does look a lot like the movie version :T
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I know
Ceberus guards the gates of the underworld!
And ya. Except Fluffy was black i Think
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I think he was all one color, but I don't remember if it was black or grey or brown! xD
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I saw your icon and recognized it from somewhere....
And I think I watched you on my old account.
But anyway....
This is really an interesting concept, as is your whole concentration for you AP Art class. Looking at your works, and then glancing back to mine, I feel just........ Like fail. xD
You have a greater understanding with the mediums you're working with than I do(though I never got to use oil....).
Anyway, I like the lighting on the dogs faces, and how you brought out the wrinkles and tensing muscles with brush strokes.
While the eyes draw attention, I think they look too dull. I'm more attracted to the muscles than anything else.
That's just me though of course. xD
I'm wondering, what was your score on the AP (assuming you used collegeboard)?
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Aw, thank you, what a thoughtful comment
Really, I only have "greater understanding" of the mediums because I've practiced with them all x3; My art teachers were very good about making me try a bunch of new mediums and not letting me get too set in my ways xD
To be honest, I'm not sure I like the eyes all that much either, they probably could have used more glow around them/a little bit of orange. That's really hard to do with oil though, so I just left it as is x3
I got a 5 on AP test =3. Did you take the class as well (you seem to know a lot about it)? What was your concentration and score, if you don't mind sharing?
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Yup I took AP as well. I was the only one in my senior year who did.
I did use a bunch of mediums, but I don't think I practiced enough with them(eh, besides acrylic maybe). I WANT to put blame on my teacher, because I felt rushed, but I can only put it on myself since I got distracted from projects easily.
In my sophomore year I took art 1, in junior I took art 2 and studio, then senior AP. Just so I could get into AP since my freshman year I couldn't take art. ^^
I got a measly 3 on my score. I'm happy that I at least passed, plus I got a better score than my friend did who graduated the year before me (who got a 2, our guess is that he used anime).
My concentration was actually using some of the first pages of my comic. My teacher would see me working on it in class(lol laptop), and told me just to use that since I enjoyed it so much.
It wasn't the only part of it since there was the quality section and breadth of the portfolio. Those I think I did better with since I was able to just show what I could do rather than have to worry about the idea as much. I could be more relaxed.
Also because by the time it was November I still was indecisive about a theme. I didn't understand how it worked even with numerous summaries. >_>;
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There were only 3 of us who took Studio this year, last year there there were 5 or 6 students, I think.
Ah yeah, I took every art class my school offered before taking AP Studio (well, I took ceramics at the same time as studio, but that didn't matter since I couldn't put 3D stuff in my portfolio anyways). So I actually had all my breadth completed before I even started the class (most of it was from Drawing, Painting or honors studio).
So I really only had to complete 12 pieces during the course, instead of 24 like most people.
A 3 is respectable! It might get you out of an elective or two, depending on what you decide to major in. (though I agree your friend using anime was probably not a good plan)
Yeah the theme was confusing, they made it more complicated than it actually was. I just thought of it as a series--what would I be interested in doing 12 pieces about? I like mythical creatures, so lets do that. But looking at past students' work, it seemed like really vague themes (such as space, churches, etc.) didn't score as highly, so I tried to come up with a unique spin on it. I wanted my concentration to be the only one like it.
My teacher said they seemed to like concentrations that combine a technique and a theme (like Perspectives on Relationships), but I just talked about the techniques I used in my writeup and did fine P:
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I met with a councilor earlier this week and they said I should be able get a transcript from collegeboard. It will help me to get out of some electives as ye said since I'd like to major in the Artz.
I need to look more into the different areas of that though. I like graphic designing, but not enough to major in it. >_>;
Ooooh That's cool that you had part of it done ahead of time. As I remember, a few of my pieces were from the previous year, but at most only 3 or 4 of them. I really should try taking some photos of those... Exploit them onto the internets.
It's cool meeting someone who knows about the AP program. Most artists online(our age) I meet have no clue what we're talking about. ._.
I WANTED to incorporate using cats into my concentration(ironic I draw wolves often, but I love cats more). My teacher said it was all about development, so my original plan was to have a series of kitties right? At first it's simplistic, cute, childish, and with every image it would create more detail, more realism, more intensity and morbidity. It would tell a story too.
But apparently my idea didn't suit what the concentration was about, so after that I had trouble understanding. xD
I really like you're theme though. It's not OMG vague or extremely precise, but still has a fun free-flow to it that allows people to look into it with perspectives.
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Oh I'm majoring in graphic design! 
Yeah I don't think most schools offer any AP arts. Most schools are more interested in APs for the core classes.
Plus I think some artists just never put their schoolwork on their dA page, so they may have taken Studio, we just don't realize it...
That actually sounds really cool, I dunno why your teacher didn't like it...
Yeah my concentration was just something I could have fun with xD
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Well a fun concentration is still a good one. ^^
I'm thinking of using a similar idea for a comic instead. I have this love for storytelling through pictures. >w<
I'm not in any fancy art school, but a local community college. There's a few campuses in the nearest city(40 miles away), and I'm taking an adobe illustrator class there. It's interesting but a bit frustrating since I am so used to using photoshop. I'm learning more and more about graphic design through this class, so that's why I'm interested in it, but not enough.
But as you are, I'm into illustration quiet a bit. That would be something nice to do.
And that's true... There are probably a good number of people that took the AP art class.
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Yeah, I love comics, I just have no patience so I never get very far with them, lol xD
Oh, I wish I was at a fancy art school! They cost too much though :/
I ended up going to a university that has a good reputation (locally)for graphic design/animation. But outside MAryland no one's heard of it... (which is probably why it's so dang cheap, lol)
We haven't even gotten to computers yet, my Photoshop and Illustrator abilities are pretty much self taught (I struggle with Illustrator too, I feel like I'm using it incorrectly but I don't know what the "correct" way is, lol)
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Yeeeees they cost the big bucks. I visited the Art Institute of San Fransisco and their prices are not appealing. >_o
I'm self taught in the art of PS as well. hell I probably use THAT program incorrectly. xD
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Ugh well, Art Institutes are a huge rip off, so I definitely would not recommend going to any of those xD;
I wanted to attend SCAD, but even with my scholarship it would have been $25k a year, on the other hand, I only paid $2.5k to go to UMBC...
Well, at least I understand the basics of PS! Illustrator is basically me fiddling around and hoping it comes out okay xD
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Oooh big price difference there. I'm still unsure which schools, but I'll probably stay in california for whichever I chose.
Although my friend has mentioned there's something in Florida worth looking at.
Seems that's the only way to use illustrator...
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Probably Ringling, that's he only big art school in Florida that I know of.
Even if you stay in California, it's a big state with a lot of schools, so you aren't that limited :3 In Maryland the only good (as in nationally ranked) art school is MICA, which I did NOT like xD
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