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Published: 2014-10-18 15:54:03 +0000 UTC; Views: 13947; Favourites: 403; Downloads: 0
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Mixed media exercise, both traditional and digital.Related content
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Good work. Love the unfinished sketchy parts.
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Thanks! I like the "unfinished" bits too,lots of energy that gets lost in the finish..
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Holy, crap IT IS DIGITAL! How the heck did you get that color pencil/ pastel chalk look???
lol.. looked at description LOL.... ok... better question: Why both digital and traditional? Doesn't that require a lot of back and forth with scanning or even the jet ink messing up the paper??
Ok, re-wording: What kinda work process is this???
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I took different "body parts" from different pieces I painted traditionally,with acrylics and oils, and then "stitched" them together in Photoshop. I liked the unfinished look, so I left it as it is. Nothing I would do on a regular basis, just an experiment, but was fun.
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HA HA HA 
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Ahh ok, that's very interesting. That also explains the palette lol
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This looks awesome! I love the way you did the skin, the way its stretching and ripping and stuff, it looks awesome.
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Thanks! I had fun with that " texture"...
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Hey Jeff, thanks a lot! I'm impressed by your works, especially the cards, really amazing!
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Really awesome stuff, as always.
So the digital part is from the knees and below, or did you add more in the entire piece?
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Actually, I took "body parts" from different paintings and stitched them together digitally, then added a bit of photoshop work, especially on the head and the background. I deliberately left the lower part unfinished...
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You're welcome, good friend!
Cheers!
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Looking amazing, Alex. Since I'm also incorporating digital work into my own process, I have to ask, how you're doing it? Does it saves you time when compared to full traditional?
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Thanks Antonio! It does save time,on occasion, but I still try to do as much as possible with real brushes. Then I "optimize" the paintings digitally and tweak things around. personally, I like a more painterly and "raw" rendering, but most times It's required to go in to details more than I would for myself, but that's when digital comes handy. I even tried 100% digital pieces, but they couldn't tell the difference, so I thought why bother? Photoshop is amazingly helpful and I like to play with it, like with this piece, but I feel I can keep more life and energy in my paintings if I do most of the work traditionally.Β
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Thanks for the reply, Alex.
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My pleasure, bro. I'm really far from being a photoshop wiz, but just basic tools are enough to tweak and play around your traditional works.
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Great .Β Β Multi Media ?Β the future of Art..Β Β KILLER PAINTING !
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Thanks, Robert! Just playing around with Photoshop, I'll never give up traditional tools.
i just want to be able to use digital (when needed) on top of real paintings but still make it look "seamless"...
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Kool.Β Nothing wrong with photoshop .Β Β Multi-media IS the future of art, but not the ONLY one.Β after all, nothing more boring than a PURIST.Β YOUR ART SWINGS with any approach !
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Totally agree. thanks, man! I try different approaches to keep my works "fresh" and also avoid to get bored by the same approach all the time.
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I LOVE those claws! Reminds me of the shapeshifter breeds in World of Warcraft.
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Thanks! They're actually from a Worgens pic I did previously....
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I knew I recognized those nails! I have a DC plastic statue thing of a Worgen (and now a Gnoll) and I love how, even with the more exaggerated body dimensions characteristic of the game, it still holds up as a badass shapeshifter.
Keep up the good work Mr. Horley. C:
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I guess you'd call the process "tradigital"? Looks good. Appropriate subject for October. Β Gene Simmons zombie monster.
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Thanks, just an experiment...
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