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SmellsLikeBeer β€” 'Sonic Rainboom'

Published: 2012-02-20 16:34:33 +0000 UTC; Views: 4920; Favourites: 155; Downloads: 221
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Description I want to believe that someday I will see the rainbow which shows me the way to something better, the rainbow which would maybe lead me to somebody or something. Something that I could definitely say that "This is my thing and I want to do this my whole life". Whatever, it's a metaphor of course.

Anyway.
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Comments: 17

treebrench [2012-11-20 22:27:30 +0000 UTC]

Gotta give some love on this too. Again, absolutely stunning inking. I love hos dystopic and melancholic the entire environment feels.

It invokes a lot of emotions for me, so I truly enjoy it!

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Swords-and-Bandages [2012-10-02 06:08:37 +0000 UTC]

A dream is worth living for.

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Flowtail [2012-05-06 16:47:26 +0000 UTC]

But rainbows only appear when there is water in the sky. What if what you should do your whole life is in Arizona, or the Sahara Desert? Shouldn't you go looking for it yourself?

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SbI29 In reply to Flowtail [2012-08-12 23:55:14 +0000 UTC]

>that feel when the monsoon season arrives in AZ

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Flowtail In reply to SbI29 [2012-08-28 05:11:03 +0000 UTC]

Ah... that would make the rainbow all the better wouldn't it...

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SbI29 In reply to Flowtail [2012-08-28 06:37:35 +0000 UTC]

It does...

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RitaMeetHerMaid [2012-04-06 23:43:34 +0000 UTC]

after an entire day of looking at 'modern art', this is a sight for sore eyes.

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Cigitia [2012-03-12 20:50:27 +0000 UTC]

This is so wonderful. Both the idea and the composition. I love the texture you give to the bricks especially.

It echoes an idea I had a couple months ago, but never got around to doing:
Some human policemen and a suspect in a shootout on a rooftop in New York City, staring at the sky as a gust of wind knocks her hat off. In the distance not too far away is a Sonic Rainboom. The title would have been, β€œMeterological Anomaly over Central Park.” I’m so happy someone else did a similar idea, and wonderfully to boot.

If I may be so bold to recommend something: I think that, when you do something similar in the future, you should try to either render the mid ground (the building rooftops and walls) with less texture than the foreground (the bricks and furniture). That is, distinguish the two compositional layers more. Make the midΒ ground vaguer, more indefinite, more different in texture.

It’s not like I’m able to do better myself though; I’m just a beginner. XD

Again, wonderful job.

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zombehhunter [2012-02-26 15:41:50 +0000 UTC]

It is a very effective meatphor.
Here's a breif summary of what I think:
I love the harsh and excesive shading on the city and the room, it presesnts the idea that the real world is an unpleasent place - with the condition of the room adding to the feel again due to the heavy shading on th comfort iteams like the chair. It siggests that they don't reallybring any comfort.
However, opposed to this is the rainboom in the background. This, unlike the rest of the drawing which is done in a very detailed and harsh manner, is drawn with simple lines, almost childlike. This presesnts the impression that it is pure, unaffected by the world around it and that to go there and be where that rainboom is, might be an escape from the unpleasentness of reality.

That's just my 2pence, decided to give a breif overveiw of what I got from the picture.
As a whole, it is very clean work. Your shading, while over-the-top for effect, isn't dominating, and is well done. Your line work is also very nice and the lighting has very few to no errors that I can see - I'd have to nik-pick to find them.
You also done a fine job with the perspective.
Overall: A job well done here, mate.

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SmellsLikeBeer In reply to zombehhunter [2012-02-26 15:54:23 +0000 UTC]

Wow, you did quite a job analyzing this drawing, so I take it as a compliment (: I'm also happy if you like it (:

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zombehhunter In reply to SmellsLikeBeer [2012-02-26 16:05:44 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad you like, as it was definetly a compliment. I always find it a shame that there is little attention to traditional art, especially when it was as well done as yours, so I thought I would splash out a bit for you, give you a bit more of a critique. 'Cos everyone loves feedback!
And yes, I like it, too few drawings have meaning behind them anymore, so it was refreshing to this. Thank you for posting it.

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SmellsLikeBeer In reply to zombehhunter [2012-02-26 18:44:33 +0000 UTC]

Thank you too and it was all my pleasure (:

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Teknibaal [2012-02-20 18:25:57 +0000 UTC]

This is incredible and inspiring, your style is really touching, I love it !

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SmellsLikeBeer In reply to Teknibaal [2012-02-20 18:29:22 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, I'm glad you like it (:

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Sweet-Rosey [2012-02-20 17:01:00 +0000 UTC]

This is fantastic and perfect

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SmellsLikeBeer In reply to Sweet-Rosey [2012-02-20 17:08:24 +0000 UTC]

Thank ya really really much (: Personally I don't consider this so fantastic or anything but I appreciate your comment (:

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Sweet-Rosey In reply to SmellsLikeBeer [2012-02-20 17:10:07 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome

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