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Published: 2011-04-18 18:46:41 +0000 UTC; Views: 16475; Favourites: 427; Downloads: 4
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This is a commission forShe's supposed to be an old woman villain with powers to transform herself, except for her hair and hands. To help sell that, I went with a background that was fuzzy to try to convey the sense in which you might be stumbling through the woods towards her, under her spell.
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The attention to the anatomical detail is amazing! That aside, it's just hot!
(Where's that tree root going? 
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The world abounds in phallic images.
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Especially that Washington monument! Seriously. What is that?
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So wonderfully feminine and inspirational, alike so many orther of your works.
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Love the facial expression and the hair. Also your use of clarity and fuziness. Very sexy portrayal of a wizened woman.
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Thanks, Dan. The face took the most work, by far!
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Naughty should be my middle name 
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Thanks! Sexy with old lady hands isn't TOO hard
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Gives new meaning to "butt floss"
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...IT does indeed my friend...it does indeed!
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Nice. Also, I can't help but make the "Fluoride will bond with anything" joke.
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Hah, but that's probably true too.
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Thanks, Gunt! One of these days I'll have the patience to do a proper painting.
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Proper ? In what sense ?
I love this "rough" (maybe rough is not the appropriate word...) aspect.
You have a great style, very lively, very recognizable. Love it !
Keep up the great work, dude !
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Actually I do tend to love rough painting too. It seems to fit my style and personality better. But at the same time, I feel that it lets me get away with being sloppy
Anyway, I REALLY appreciate your support.
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I don't think it's sloppiness... Your paintings express so many things with so few details ! Take a look to the artworks of Jeffrey Jones or William Wray, you don't need too much details to make a great picture...
I read some time ago an interview of Moebius. He said there is two ways for an artist to surpass himself : the quantitative way and the qualitative way.
The quantitative way is the easiest way : all you have to do is to draw as many details as possible to impress the viewer.
The qualitative way is more difficult. It's no matter of time spend on the drawing. It's the research of the perfect line, the perfect light, the perfect idea... Don't need details. Details are minor.
But I totally understand your questions about your work. I ask myself the same ones...
It's not easy to let a drawing or a painting in a "rough" step, sometimes you have the feeling that it's not finished...
Anyway, your art is cool, and don't ask yourself so many questions, just keep up the good work !
And sorry for all this loooong speech about art, I'm not sure it's very interesting...
Cheers !
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Actually I really appreciate the long speech.
Striving to improve in general is a good thing, but you can have too much of a 'good thing'. So I see all the little things that aren't perfect all the time.
Love the Moebius quote. It'll be comforting when I start questioning myself
I really do appreciate your taking the time to write and your words of encouragement. It means a lot to me.
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Like the 'ol fig leaf, eh? Thanks!
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I was wondering when you were going to post this
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Boy...brushes were all over the place on this one. I can't even remember! But they were a combination of native PS CS4 brushes (tweaked) and probably one or two brushes created by Chris Wahl.
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Well the concept is conveyed very naturally. nice pastel col ors used for the overall effect & tone. I have to say that this does look like a painting created in order to help tell a story to young men preparing to travel about the dangers of some women. Wonderful painting and great concept.
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Heh, thanks. Right, beware of any semi-nude women you see in the forest!
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