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Starfire-Productions — Week 11: Kirk From 'Where No Man Has Gone Before'
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I've set myself an 'Alphabet Challenge' for 2018.
Each week I will move through the alphabet and make a piece of art related to whichever letter I have reached. It might be a tv show, film, character or ship - whatever pops into my head.
On to week 11 and we've got to 'K' and there was really only one option, Kirk, James T.
I love Star Trek and the original series will always be my favourite. I grew up watching this and other classic sci-fi so it will always have a special place in my sci-fi archive.
I wanted to make the challenge a little harder so I went for 'Where No Man Has Gone Before'
because they were still using the uniforms from the (at the time) un-aired pilot 'The Cage' so they weren't as obvious as the ones used for the rest of the show.
I also wanted to mix things up a bit and do a greyscale challenge.
So, we have the moment where Gary Mitchell is using his powers to force Kirk to pray to him.
"Pray to me!"
"To you. Not to both of you?"
"Pray that you die easily!"
"There'll only be one of you in the end. One jealous god. If all this makes a god or does it make you something else."
"You last chance, Kirk."
"You like what you see? Absolute power, corrupting absolutely!"
Cue Elizabeth zapping Mitchell with her developing powers and the ever popular Trek staple of 'a fist fight in some sand where Kirk's shirt gets ripped open'
There were some great guesses this week but between Rose-Hunter , KingdomMay , rjler and cmcougar we got there in the end so well done folks. Going to have to try and stump you all with next week's one.
Done with polychromos pencils and built up in layers, utilising my pressure application and layering techniques, the picture consists of 10 colours.
Kirk's eyes were done with white dark sepia, warm grey 1 and warm grey 2.
His eyebrows were done with dark sepia and warm grey 4.
His nose was done with Payne's grey, warm grey 1, warm grey 2, warm grey 5 and warm grey 6.
His mouth was done with white, black, warm grey 4, warm grey 5 and warm grey 6.
Hi ears were done with white, warm grey 1, warm grey 4 and warm grey 5.
His skin was done with Payne's grey, black, warm grey 1, warm grey 2, warm grey 4, warm grey 5 and warm grey 6.
His hair was done with Payne's grey, black , warm grey 1, warm grey 4 and warm grey 6.
His uniform was done with white, Payne's grey, black, warm grey 1, warm grey 3, warm grey 4, warm grey 5 and warm grey 6.
The rocks and sand were done with black, Payne's grey, warm grey 1, warm grey 2, warm grey 3, warm grey 4, warm grey 5 and warm grey 6.
The background was done with black, warm grey 3, warm grey 4, warm grey 5 and warm grey 6.
Completion time: 16 hours 58 minutes
Original image: Star Trek episode 2, 'Where No Man Has Gone Before'.
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Comments: 96
Yes, the soft focus technique works really well, especially if you want the eye drawn to a specific part of the image, in this case - Kirk.
If I had hyper detailed the rocks and plants behind him, he would've been lost in the image itself and it would've taken a lot of the 'feeling' of the picture away.
Thanks and you're welcome
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Oh, how I wish I had your talent!I am so, jelly right now.
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Thanks, that's very kind
It's taken a long time and a lot of projects to get to the level I'm at now. Still have a long way to go.
But, things like this do make good posters for my wall
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Please... Please, let me have have the part.(How Shatner get's his job's)
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Lol
I promise you Garry, I will not longer pause........... in the middle of my sentences!
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XDXD wait Garry the Storm trooper? I love that guy
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he was a true Hero... he should have been the new Emperor
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Beautifully done as always. Great detail in the creases of the top he is wearing, and the veins in his hands.
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Thanks
Yes, clothing folds are always fun. The veins were a little trickier and I did blend away most of them.
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I just can't get over the fact that this isn't a screencap, it was drawn. Incredible work. 16 hours that was well worth it.
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Thanks
You can see the WIPs from Week 11's game in my gallery folder.
I love realism and detail work, it's my artistic happy place
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Awesome. Thanks.
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wow! I thought it was a vintage photo at first. Beautiful work & beautiful details!
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Thanks
I love grey scale work for that old time image feel. Throw in lots of details and I'm in my artistic happy place
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of course
I can tell that you are in your happy place
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Thanks again
I know realism isn't everyone's cup of tea but I love it.
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nah!! I 'm literally obsessed with realism. Am I the best at realism? not really but I love the style
to be able to draw realism needs a lot of skills
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It's taken me a long time to get to the level I'm at now and a lot of projects. I'm still learning new stuff as I go which is what makes it so much fun.
I've always loved it because I love detail work.
All those little lines, shapes and colour variations that make images work are fascinating to me
My art teacher taught us to 'always look for what's not supposed to be there', that one line, that odd colour that needs to be present to make the whole thing work.
It's like adding grey of blue to white to make it stand out or highlighting an area by light-lining the edges and not using another colour.
Things like that I find really fun so challenges like this make art more interesting for me.
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My art teacher always told me see between the lines too. For me, I really like realism colored works, esp oil. I love to play with the lighting to tell a story
It makes the whole piece interesting too
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I think it's the best way to approach realism to look at it as a series of interconnected small shapes and colours that, when you step back, make the whole thing.
I'll leave the painting to you. Paint and I have an understanding: we leave each other alone and the world stays safe.
I can certainly see that in your pictures. Autumn walk has some beautiful colours and tones in it!
Had to fave that one!
True, interesting stuff makes the projects worthwhile
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hahaha you flatter me
I totally agree with your statement of interconnected pieces
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It's a great picture and you're much better with paints that I am
Reminds me of the woods near the house where I grew up.
I know right. People often say you have to approach art in a specific way. You must see these lines or shapes and then round out, shade, plan etc etc but I've never done that.
I automatically translate the image into tiny components, find one that catches my eye and work outward from there, looking for all the little shapes joining together.
Yes, very much like the edges of puzzle pieces fitting together until you get the whole image.
Still, with faces I always work the same way for mapping out just to get them right but the rest is a shape connected exercise
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People definitely don't approach art in a specific way. If we were to do that, there won't be picasso or monet.
Although I do have to say it is beneficial to start in a specific way. (i.e. when learning how to shade and stuff) However, once you learn that, it's good to deviate from that
My thing is to get the concept down flat so that you have a foundation and then work your way to get your own approach on works and stuff like that
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Well, according to folks who have put their two pence worth in on my art, apparently I'm doing it all wrong.
My position is that it may not be how they do it, but it's how I do it
Yes, we all need a sound grasp of the basics, form, shading, position, layout, tones - but after that it's always best to do things in the way you find the easiest to do what you're trying to get out onto the paper.
I have a good memory that is naturally photographic for a lot of things, especially things I see and things I really enjoy, so my reference is usually in my head.
That does make the job a whole lot easier
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Hey you do you~ It definitely is how you do your art hahaha as long as it works, why not
That's awesome! I wish that my reference are in my head, but I have terrible memories hahaha most of my references came from photos that I took~ the very few times that's from my brain always ended up a bit weird lol You definitely have a blessing with your memory
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I just find it really funny when people argue and say it's impossible to do things that way
We all have our own approach to art, it's just what we do.
Well, it's a blessing and a curse. You can remember stuff, but you remember all of it.
This is not always a good thing.
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mhmmm mhmmm completely agree
very true very true~ The grass always seems greener on the other side lol
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As long as you get the result you want, the journey is the fun part for each of us.
How we take that journey, that's the question.
Yep. Especially when you've worked in the medical profession for years!
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hahahaha most definitely~ good memories are very beneficial for medical profession
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I've been working in the medical profession for a long time in various roles and disciplines.
For the last 13 years I've been working with a community based rehabilitation and therapies team.
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wow that's amazing! good for you
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This is ridiculously well done. I absolutely love it.
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Thanks
A fun piece to do and classic Trek for the win.
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cool that you didn't pick an easy reference photo. So well done, envy you
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If it's too easy there's no challenge
If it's got loads of details then it's definitely worth doing.
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I was right! Very well done by the way, and good choice on episode!
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You got there in the end
Thanks
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Yep!
Welcome!
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Thank you
I love detail work.
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The original Star Trek series is my favorite sci fi tv show
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Classic Trek is always awesome
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Well, I came because I thought that was my baby, now I'm following you and going through all your art lol
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