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Published: 2016-01-31 02:20:54 +0000 UTC; Views: 6211; Favourites: 332; Downloads: 19
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More then 10 years ago (could very well be 13
but I'm not sure) I drew The goblin king I have never redrawn a drawing but as a tribute to David Bowie, the one that blew life into him, I tried and I think it worked out pretty well
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I love that cubistic style! Also reminds me of some Chagall paintings. And atmosphere, wonderfully oneiric.
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I like it . it looks like hes in your dreaming wishing you to find me lol
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How do you create such wonders infused with magic?
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Do I infuse magic?
that's one of the greatest compliments I had.
And uhm for how,
well, I think of creating as something magical.
When you manage to tap in your subconscious and manage to conjure something from it
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eyus you certainly do ^^
Its always good to let it keep the magic ^^
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I've never seen a Labyrinth work such as this...
And no surprise, your piece is incredible~
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Great to hear
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I love this artwork *o*
Very good characters , and the colors are beautiful (:
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Happy to hear you like him and his surroundings
Thank you very much
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This is a beautiful rendition to the character and the person. Β I love the sculptural aspects of the shading and the luminosity of your palette. Β In particular, the forms of his face are so striking to me, but I also like the subtle shapes and forms of the labyrinth and his crystal orbs. Β Wonderful piece!Β
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Although ofcourse it is obvious what is the main subject;
I tried to make the whole painting, all the aspects reacting on eachother.Β
Didn't want it to be just a person and it background.
So I'm glad to hear that also the shapes and the forms of his surrounding are working well for you
Very glad you like it and thank you for the comment
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One of my most favourite films. This is great
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I'm glad you like it
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This is brilliant, r.i.p to such a great legend. Miss him loads even though obviously didn't know him. You're work has obviously improved these 10 years, well done!
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Thank you
Miss him too 
I'm glad tho that atleast he gave us so much to still have the feeling he's around usΒ
and that so many people feel and keep being inspired by him.
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Very true. Hope you don't mind but I've put it as my Desktop wallpaper, my husband sends his compliments too
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Ofcourse I don't mind
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He looks... a thousand years older
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I guess turning the world around and moving stars and stuff, kicking around goblins,Β
tired him
Glad you like the tribute!
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Whao ! Great improvement ! I like this one, it's a nice tribute for D.B. !
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Thanks Fouguri
I'm glad you like it
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Wow, nice job! You improved a lot since then
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Thank you KanahaniART, good to hear I improved
I know people liked the first version a lot and I wondered if except for better technique,
I also could capture the same kind of feeling .
I think I did
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I prefer this one because of better coloring and more dynamic feel. Also the old one is more realistic and here we can see more of your own style which I like.
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Triggers my instinct and inspiration and lets me look wider then how things are supposed to be (not nessecarly realistic
Not that I never have those things guiding me but it's easy to get lost in end results, what to make, what others think and not having fun
So I'm glad you recognize more of an own style
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It's bad when it comes to thinking "what others think about that?", I know that feel, it's demotivating in most cases
By the way, do you want to share your tactic with me? Sounds interesting
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It indeed is a bad feeling, takes away the essence of why I draw.
And sure
I start with choosing a colour to set the mood and I just drench the 'canvas' in it.
Then I use a bit darker shade of the colour ( maybe a bit mixed with another to get a bit more contrast)Β
and I go fiddling around the page making some shapes, clouds so to call.
I use a brush that's pretty smooth and covering but is still able to get a good difference in pressure.
Also I use big brush sizes at the starters and won't let myself be seduced to making them to fast to small.
I can have already a bit of subject in mind or none but I just let the shapes that come to life do their thing.
I then use a bit lighter shade then the original and again maybe a bit offtone, the developing image kinda tells you too
Then I just keep drawing, reducing the size of the brush bit by bits and I pick shades with the colourpicker around the canvas,
so the strokes always feel at home at the canvas.
Then at some point the canvas will ask for some harsh details most probably and then i just pick the darkest tone and make it a tiny bit darker
and I draw them just to then gently brush over them with a shade of the area so they merge.
Same for lighter details after that.
All of this I do in one layer.
Sometimes I just make an overlay layer and use a very transparent brush to make some parts of the painting a bit more intense
and maybe add some colour tones to make the whole picture more lively.
So basicly you make and watch your own clouds and make the shapes that you recognize come to life
Hope it made some sense
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Oh I tkink I heard one about this technique. I use something similar when I'm doing background (because there's no sketch that I did before where I keep my anatomy right etc.). The only difference is that I'm putting a lot of colour into it while I'm working because it's hard for me to give a painting some interesting colours in the end. Maybe I should try it with characters too. Thanks!
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And the amount of colours you use doesnt matter I think, it's mostly about the tones.
The good thing of using the technique on a whole painting is probably that you wont seperate the subject and
the background.Β
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Thank you, Whohappened
Glad you like.
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I knw, it' one of my favorite movies. And this is really good picture of the Goblin King!
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Wow! Beautiful redraw, the piece is amazing!
Adding to my group Art-Bulk
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Thank you, 31iza!
I'm glad you like and very sweet of you to add it to your groupΒ Β
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Aw no worries! Glad I could share your artΒ Β
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Thank you for the comment!Β Β
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