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Published: 2008-09-16 17:26:05 +0000 UTC; Views: 2249; Favourites: 56; Downloads: 115
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A lot of feeling went into this painting. I've had a lifelong problem with depression and sometimes painting is a good outlet for my feelings.Related content
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I did it during a very hard time in my life.
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Oh my goodness. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your art. This is Moises the guy who stoped to talk to you about your 3d Pic technique.
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MOISES!!! Good to hear from you. I must say that it was real pleasant talking to you the other day in NY. I'm home now and processing a WHOLE LOT of 3D stuff.......I'm going to try to start a Flickr page just dedicated to my 3D stuff. I'll try to remember to send you a link when I get it done. Some of the images I've processed have come out SPECTACULARLY!
Take care.
Shawn
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wow this is brilliant. really good lighting and shading. The design is great because it looks like it could actually be built. I can see the feeling in this image, im a huge fan of images of robots expressing themselves, for example here it has a fixed expression, yet to me it looks tortured by its confusion of its own feelings
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This is amazing. It hits you like a fist. BANG! and your'e straight into those dark thoughts... I adore it. It's beyond words.
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Good to hear - It came STRAIGHT from the heart and I was thrilled how it came out.
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And you should be! It's amazing! I can tell it nestles some powerful emotions for you. How did you get the background so saturated and black?
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I've dealt with severe depression almost all my life and this picture really expresses some of the emotion of that experience.
As to the black.........well, a long time ago the paint was that black but 18 years and not so careful storage left their marks...literally! Plus, I put a gloss coat on many of my paintings and they are simply impossible to shoot without getting reflections from the tiny bumps and such from the paint. Sooo, I went over much of the painting and retouched it with Photoshop to return it to what it once was.
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As a wize man once said: depression breeds creativity. This is a masterpiece!
Ahh. I see. I thought it was almost a bit computer-ish. Paintings tend to tell a story of their life as well in their bumps and marks...
I am still stunned to see this. I can't look at it for too long - or else I become obsessed with it 
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This would a good sculpt (like the steam mushroom) (Or have you already made it?)
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Reminds me of Isaac Asimov's Robot Vision, for some reason. There were a couple of really depressing stories in that collection, I guess...
Anyway, great work, especially on the lenses and the cable in his throat
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