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Published: 2012-05-14 01:52:09 +0000 UTC; Views: 10215; Favourites: 525; Downloads: 135
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Media: Ink on paper with 24kt Russian gold leaf.Size: 7.5" x 10.5"
"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters."
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I am stunned by the intricate detail in all your works. Absolutely brilliant!
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You don't happen to have this original piece still available, do you?
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I do, and it will be with me at Armadillo-con.
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The complexity is truly marvelous. Every detail. Well done!
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Your wonderful piece has been featured in my “Metallic Colors” journal. [link]
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Hi I recently discovered your artwork.
Your a real inspiration to me.
Best regards.
Tom.
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This is absolutely wonderful!!
Try taking a photograph with more even lighting - you can't really see the full effect of the gold in the images on your site. It must look amazing in real life
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Thank you, I have been planning to take some better photos soon.
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That's an interesting connection to make.
Thanks for commenting
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his piece is incredible. The swirling figures, scales, and designs are incredibly intricate, just holy wow
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Really nice work, I like how you can do detailed work like this and still have an interesting composition.
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I would love to see you drawing this, I'm so curious, how do you manage not to get lost in such a huge amount of details. You're really talented 
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Thank you
I always start with a strong under-drawing. It keeps me grounded and a lot of important decisions are made when I can still erase any mistakes. I tend to ink an inch at a time starting from a corner so it doesn't feel very detailed until I step back to look at it. Squinting from time to time helps too.
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Thank you so much for the explanation. I think doing that kind of art demands a lot of practice and creativity but the reasults are absolutely besautiful
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So beautiful!!!!
and intricate!
was it hard to use the gold leaf??
I really love this!!: D
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Thanks!
It was hard at first but I got the hang of it. I probably should have looked for a better tutorial.
Since they were all dealing with frames and paintings I had to figure out the hard way that gold leaf doesn't only stick to glue but also to ink. You have to gild everything before inking. And stay out of the heat or the glue will warp!
Funnily enough it's more nerve-wracking than inking since it's all timed. Nerve-wracking but fun
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