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dcblackstar [2013-06-08 18:11:06 +0000 UTC]

"I'm an angel. I kill firstborns while their mamas watch. I turn cities into salt. I even, when I feel like it, rip the souls from little girls, and from now till kingdom come, the only thing you can count on in your existence is never understanding why. "

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LtKessler [2013-05-26 12:43:54 +0000 UTC]

And then I said, "Shh."

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Majkinja [2011-05-15 01:56:15 +0000 UTC]

I love the attention to details here. His glare always makes me a bit uneasy, it's very direct.

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asaziel [2011-04-16 19:08:30 +0000 UTC]

This is great. I love that movie.

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Vampyre-Lover [2011-03-24 22:10:31 +0000 UTC]

Love the angel statue in this one... A Beautiful Masterpiece!!!

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Gojigirl [2010-07-15 01:05:30 +0000 UTC]

Just finished watching this movie when I happened upon this. Nice job, man!

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ILICarrieDoll [2009-05-31 09:00:50 +0000 UTC]

no wonder his face so familiar, Christoper Walken, LoL
Prophesy trilogy, never watch but I heard it's a good movie

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Crazylegs76 [2009-05-21 04:04:22 +0000 UTC]

Yo Christopher Walkens as Gabriel from the Prophecy right, a legendary actor
Nice tribute and luv the statue and luved that movie

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Shane-01 [2009-04-16 21:22:47 +0000 UTC]

"You know how you got that dent on your top lip? Way back, before you were born, I told you a secret, then I put my finger there and I said....sshhh!"

"I'm an angel. I kill firstborns while their mamas watch. I turn cities into salt. I even, when I feel like it, rip the souls from little girls, and from now till kingdom come, the only thing you can count on in your existence is never understanding why. "


Those quotes, just for you. Because this is freaking awesome illustration, love it. One of my favorite movies of all time. Christopher Walken at his best. This

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KeziahRose [2009-04-03 19:12:53 +0000 UTC]

Wow, this is GREAT! It really looks like Walken! I haven't seen these movies, but I so, so, want to!

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Annortha [2009-02-15 17:34:24 +0000 UTC]

Wow, you're very good at realism. You definitely took your time!

I actually didn't know who this was... >_< till I read all the other comments.

Looks like I still have a lot of catching up to do with Tv/movies..

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AtarAtis [2009-02-03 04:30:13 +0000 UTC]

I think I fell for the statue! Very cool! I want one on my house... or somewhere where I can see it in real life! Way to go!

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animejunkie106 [2009-02-03 00:31:43 +0000 UTC]

You did very well doing a portrait of Christopher Walken. Sometimes when people do portraits of actors/actresses they don't look like them.

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Wicasa-stock [2009-02-01 06:33:14 +0000 UTC]

Good work! Chris Walken was so good as Gabriel. Especially when he said "Shh" and turned into birds. It was so cool.

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Lausanne [2009-01-27 15:43:00 +0000 UTC]

It's so good! I knew as soon as I saw it who it was and from what. That proves you did a great job if people can tell that just from the thumbnail.
Now, can you do Viggo as Lucifer? He's my celeb crush and he was so good in that movie!

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miss-sixty [2009-01-21 19:26:21 +0000 UTC]

that SO is one of my favorite movies.
i recognized c. walken as gabriel from the thumb so good job on that, although i think he does look a tad different.
i really like the brushes you used to create textures. it doesn't look like a still from the movie but it's obviously a painting.

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oro-elui [2009-01-16 17:32:37 +0000 UTC]

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Hathor2006 [2009-01-12 17:33:13 +0000 UTC]

Very lovely color choice. It fits the mood of the piece perfectly. Also, the shading and lighting is wonderful. <33 It is a very beautiful piece.

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Rutenator [2009-01-09 12:29:47 +0000 UTC]

This is a crit from

Again a really really good painting. It definitely has that creepy Walken look. I like the interesting facial expression and how you drew the outlines of the character sharper than in the Leto portrait. The pose is probably the best I've seen from you so far.

It's a good composition. The statue and the hands of Walken concentrate the gaze of the viewer nicely on his face, but unfortunately make the picture a bit top-heavy. I believe the angel statue is pointing her sword downright so that the gaze would naturally visit the lower half, but for me at least the knee of Walken is so dominating form that it tends to create a border preventing an easy access there and thus makes the lower half almost a whole of it's own. As I said, it's a good composition but at least to my eyes the lower and upper half could work better together. Maybe some rays of moonlight coming from upright and shining behind Walken and in front of the statue to downleft direction (7.00-8.00 o'clock) would have helped joining the halves? That's all I can think of which wouldn't screw the picture (or maybe it would make the pic even more top heavy?), because there are already some very strong forms in the background and a clear setting.

The colors are excellent, muted but nicely nuanced at the same time. The lighting/shading works very well with them, creating great atmoshpere. Some areas like the tip of shoulder appear as slightly plasticy because of the lighting though. A breathing material like the suit fabric is full of holes, which is why it doesn't usually catch intense light easily. Maybe some darkening would have helped so that it wouldn't look too shiny compared to the character's skin? I think here's a good reference photo for comparing skin and suit lighting: [link]

...and that's pretty much all I can think of. Keep up the good work!

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yeahgirl11 [2009-01-09 02:36:15 +0000 UTC]

Just a question: How does the type of light affect how the skin will turn out?

What I mean is, how on his face and such, the light color is white/a very light blue.
Would the color of the skin make a difference in how the light is relected on the skin?

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626elemental [2009-01-08 21:55:55 +0000 UTC]

Here's some C&C from ~The-Order-of-Artists !

The stone is nicely constructed. It's got a good overall texture, not too smooth or too rough. The one real problem (and this shows up in other areas too) is that the edges look very soft. It's less of a problem around the statue, and more of an issue in the area beneath his knees. Remember, when communicating visually keep it simple: hard edges = hard surfaces.

For the dude himself, once again the textures are very nicely done. You don't have a problem with soft edges on his skin, but it is an issue with his suit. He looks fuzzy The anatomy is pretty solid overall, and the pose is nice, but he looks like he's about to fall off! Try tilting his feet a little more towards horizontal. I LOVE the shading you did on his face.

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Moonhowly [2009-01-08 21:24:10 +0000 UTC]

Like it really much, I especially think you did a good job on the actor, I immediately recognized him, yet he is fairly stylized in your own way. Great job in that aspect!

Charachter's pose is very interesting and rather compelling to the viewer, though he might be a bit unbalanced on that edge i think if someone crouched like that on such an edge he would immediately fall ahead Just seems he should be a bit more balanced.

The lighting works great on the charachter, though it seems a bit difficult to see where it is coming from, and imho the little statue is lightened incompletely.

Dont mind might ranting too much tho, I really think it's a great work!!!

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