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leksbronks — Wrestling the Demon I
Published: 2003-08-09 08:34:27 +0000 UTC; Views: 2265; Favourites: 43; Downloads: 374
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Quoting James 'munky' shaffer......when I'm up there I feel like...sick... Really what it is, it's like that person I don't like in me, all the things I hate about myself, that's who I am up there...
I thought the quote matched nicely.
After several moments of deliberation I finally decided on the smaller, cropped version of this pic because I felt it conveyed more of the sense of urgency than did the full version I made originally, which is much bigger and more distant overall. However, I do have the original full view available here if you want to see.
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The black lines were inked by hand using a Rapidograph pen. The color was done using Photoshop.
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what the hell is that thing ? whatever it is, it's got my fav. and a watch.
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Munky in a straight jacket, it fits so well. He seems rather useless when compared to your picture of Jon, valiantly fighting the moster. Nonetheless, Munky rocks, awesome pic! I love the facial expression...
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Actually the reason Jon seems to be having a more kick-ass time of it is because unlike the other guys, he gives me the impression of truly liking the shit he puts himself into. He complains about the demons and things that hurt him, but he continues to bury himself in more of it, so what else can one conclude other than that he likes to wrestle his demons?
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wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooo this is cool !!!
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omg... looks like a stephen king scene i've read last night, on "Dreamcatcher"....
this is tripping me out
sooo good work with that brushing, well done
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KICKASS! Love it!
*still working on your pic* Gosh, I'm lazy, I'll have it done soon 
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WOW!
thats amazing... i wouldnt want to be in his position O.o
You do folds in clothing very well... i am sooo jealous of your skills :S
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wooo, *can imagine being restranded with a giant monster thingy after me*...yea ^^. Your pictures never cese to amaze me Leks
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Sheer brilliance! Youre twisted mind never ceases to amaze me. Plus i love the munky quote, it fits perfectly with this piece.
My sis loves the piece muchly too (she being a massive Munky/KoRn fan)
I cant decide on which piece i like best - i just love the big one so i can drool over the exsquiste detail!
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ooh, that's nice. the amount of effort and detail in it are astonishing. nice work 
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Aye, this is very very good. Heh, but the best part about it is the guy's hair
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So detailed... ;.;
Your art makes me cry in shame.
^^
But I sill love it.
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I would love to be that demon's dentist, i would earn a fortune every visit.. LOL
Also, I just got what starluck said about the voting!! I CANT VOTE!!! WHY CANT I VOTE!!!!????
And now for my comment, I am amazed at what greys can do for a drawing if they are applied correctly, and you have surely mastered them, for a few exceptions this drawing is completely gray, but at the same time you can see colors beyond the aparent colorlessness <--is that a word? or did i just made it up?
Anyway... the expression of terror on that guy is a kodak moment, how terrified can he be that he burst open his restrain jacket and is holding back the monster with his feet.
well. i am off now,
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Loved the deviation
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Yeah, you're right, the cropped one does give more urgency. Very nice.
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Whoa, they took out the voting selections? *scratches base of horn* Tripped out.
Aaaaw, kyoot iddle puppy! He just wantoo pway! 
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holy shit! luv the pic and detail! that must of taken u a long time to do. looks like he might lose. o.O
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wow, what an impact this image makes
I love the composition, how everything in the drawing is sory of going in the direction of the figure with the straightjacket. Good colouring and great use of darkness
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Took a look at both this and the uncropped version, and I gotta agree with you, the cropped gives the pic a bigger sense of urgency, as well as clautrophobia. The "beast" dominates almost all of the picture, covering more than half completely, almost on top of the poor patient. It takes up ALL the space, unlike the uncropped, where there's some empty space around it. This gives a sense of freedom, ways to escape this beast. On the other hand, notice how in the cropped there seems to be almost no breathing space, the guy close to being wholly smothered by the monster. This far more terrifying, because there just doesn't seem to be any way to escape. He's in the corner, and that thing is getting bigger, with no place to go except where HE is conducting his last stand (well, sit, since he's technically not standing... oh you get the idea).
Mood is handled incredibly, I like how everything is touched with gray, including the guy's brown hair, the metal buckles on the straightjacket, and even the purple "tongue". It really is like a nightmare, there is no colour, no life, everything seems dead or dying, and there is nothing but despair and madness. Both the creature and the victim seem to be boneless, the folds in the straightjacket making him seem flexible, coupled with the superbly exaggerated expression of utter terror, and even the dreadlocks add to the invertebrate scheme.
Love the monster, with its tumorous, flabby body, tusks and horribly insectoid attributes. It's like an insane chimera, an obscene amalgam of all the guy's personal demons (thus why there seem to be strange imps pasted all about it), very scary.
Aye, the quote goes perfectly with the pic, but there's another bit of symbolism that I really liked. The guy is in a padded cell, ergo, he can be considered to be in a safe and stable environment. But the demon is actually coming from outside the cell, ripping it open to get at its victim. The "monsters" of the guy's psyche come from deep within (from below, underground, "buried fears"
And as always, the lineart is awesome, the colouring beyond words, and.. you have a friggin cool art style, Leks. Rocking pic!!
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wow, thanks koki - I can always count on you to leave the most thoughtful remarks and find things that even I didn't realize about it.
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I like it a lot, Bronks.... For me, the full version is better, I think the little imp cropped at the top left corner is an important part in the picture composition, at least for me.... ^^
I admire how clean are your outlines lately.... I'm not sure if that's because you do them fully with the computer, or maybe your inking style has improved a lot.... just a random thought I wanted to share with you....
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How very lovely 
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Edit:
The cropped image is muted to better suit the idea of a dream or nightmare. I left the full view in colour because I cannot decide which one I like best.
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wow!!!.. great colours and shading..
has a nice 'cleanness' about it..
great work !
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