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One tile from the Lombax paraody of the Demon Day's Album by Gorillaz, this was supposed to be another collaboration with *oOWhiplashOo , she does two tiles with her Lombax OCs and I do two tiles with my Lombax OCs. Of course I had to make Aster Murdok!I was so happy with the work that I just had to jump the gun and submit it (though in the morning I'll probably do my usual and look at it cringing!)
I tried something completely different with the shading, fixing the tablet pen pressure to the brush opacity rather than size whilst shading, I also used two different brushes to line and shade the picture rather than my usual "Hard Rounded" brush at varying sizes - "Wet Sponge" for the shading and "Watercolour Small Round" for the line work.
See the process here [link]
Enjoy. Constructive Criticism is welcomed and appreciated.
Aster (c) Ben Anderson
Lombax (c) Insomniac Games
P.S. If you have not yet listened to their new album "Plastic Beach" then you should be ashamed.
[Mos Def:]
Love electricity,
Shockwave central,
Power on the motherboard,
Yes.
Push up,
Overload,
Legendary,
Heavy glow,
Sunshine,
Thunder-roll,
Keep this on,
Yes the lanturn burns firm and easy,
And broadcast so raw and neatly,
Thunder-roll,
Sunshine,
Work it out now, now, now...
[2D:]
Overload, overload, overload,
Coming on to the
Overload, overload, overload,
Coming on to the
Overload, overload, overload,
Coming on to the
Overload, overload, overload,
Coming on to the...
Oh Stylo, (juice)
Go for blossom in your soul.
When you know your heart is light,
Electric is the love.
When the mako flies, (Like a giant fish,)
Up from the bottom in your eyes, (As it leaps from the stream,)
Then I'll know the twilight skies, (Blood curdles, it's death row,)
Are not so broken hearted. (Hot from the end of the line.)
[Bobby Womack:]
If it's love, it's electric.
It'll be flowing on the streets,
Night after night,
Just to get through the week.
Sometimes it's hard.
Right now.
[2D:]
Sing yourself (juice) out of depression,
Rise above
All recession.
If I know your heart,
Electric is the love.
[Bobby Womack:]
There's only one way;
Let it play a little while longer.
It's got a way of passing through man and woman,
In another world,
In another world in the universe.
Ohhhhh...
[2D:]
(Overload, overload, overload,)
(Coming on to the)
(Overload, overload, overload,)
(Coming on to the)
(Overload, overload, overload,)
(Coming on to the)
(Overload, overload, overload,)
(Coming on to the...)
[Bobby Womack:]
Right now.
Here's what we got to do.
If it's love, it's electric.
It'll be flowing on the streets,
Night after night,
Just to get through the week.
Sometimes it's hard.
[2D:]
(Overload, overload, overload,)
(Coming on to the)
(Overload, overload, overload,)
(Coming on to the)
(Overload, overload, overload,)
(Coming on to the)
(Overload, overload, overload,)
(Coming on to the...)
[Mos Def:]
That's what I'm talking about.
Love electricity,
Shockwave central,
Power on the motherboard,
Yes
Push up,
Overload,
Legendary,
Heavy glow,
Sunshine,
Thunder-roll,
Keep this on,
Yes the lanturn burns so firm and easy,
And broadcast so raw and easy,
Thunder-roll,
Sunshine,
Work it out now, now, now...
Right now.
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Comments: 26
Serynzia [2010-05-30 19:09:07 +0000 UTC]
Oh, I love the concept I hope the full version gets finished soon! That would be AWESOME!
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chinara [2010-05-12 17:50:19 +0000 UTC]
XD I wonder who will 2D then... The 2D with the infamous bite mark that is rumored to be of Murdok... XDDD
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RedLion23 In reply to chinara [2010-05-18 16:38:49 +0000 UTC]
*Murdoc -__-
I'm a VIOLENT fan.
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chinara In reply to RedLion23 [2010-05-18 16:48:29 +0000 UTC]
XD... I KEEP GETTING CONFUSED BY THE NAME! Is it Murdok or Murdoc now? XDDD
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RedLion23 In reply to chinara [2010-05-18 17:59:24 +0000 UTC]
Lol its Murdoc. I get confused sometimes too
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chinara In reply to RedLion23 [2010-05-18 18:01:45 +0000 UTC]
XD Okay, then I'll remember it!
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Intox23 [2010-05-12 05:34:29 +0000 UTC]
That's superb. This shading induces... some kind of 3D (2D lawl) into the colours.
And the theme brings back some sweet memories. Thank you, sooooo much.
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Ben-Anderson In reply to Intox23 [2010-05-12 10:23:07 +0000 UTC]
Oh lawl at your bad pun XD
Glad you like it
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AniRemi [2010-05-12 04:38:13 +0000 UTC]
Probably not supposed to tell, but who gets to be 2-D and Noodle?
I absolutely love this. Gorillaz uses one of my favorite art styles, and this is a great tribute to it. You guys rock.
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Ben-Anderson In reply to AniRemi [2010-05-12 10:22:29 +0000 UTC]
I think she's decided on Revekka for Noodle and Ziggy for 2D, I'm still deciding who to use for Russle
I love the artistic style used in the promotional artwork. It's strangely ridged yet organic.
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RedLion23 In reply to Ben-Anderson [2010-05-18 16:40:04 +0000 UTC]
2D = ZIGGY??!?!?!?
CANT. HANDLE. THE. AWESOME.
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Lombax-World-Creator [2010-05-12 00:42:44 +0000 UTC]
Ohmygodohmygod, I love the colouring on this! I don't know why, but it looks actually painted, probably because I can see the brushstrokes It's a really nice effect, I like it better than the plain colour in a way
And the lineart is beautiful, I love how the thickness varies in certain areas, it looks almost like you drew it with a calligraphic pen.
All in all, I'd say this is a really successful piece!
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Ben-Anderson In reply to Lombax-World-Creator [2010-05-12 09:56:06 +0000 UTC]
Yeah its is probably the brush strokes and also that I used a natural media brush in PSE to give it that texture.
I might start doing this kind of shading way more often, it's easy(-ish) to do - select the colour and use a new layer above it set to multiply, run over it with a light hand and manually vary the brush size where appropriate and shazam!
The line thickness was an accident at first because I have a lead weight in my hand or something (hence why my tablet is at its strongest pressure setting) but the results were passable
Thanks
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Lombax-World-Creator In reply to Ben-Anderson [2010-05-12 20:40:44 +0000 UTC]
Yeah, you really should do this more, it's a really nice effect!It's good to experiment with different things, because you never know, you may discover something you really love doing I sometimes have trouble keeping my hand steady, so neat lineart is usually a real hassle for me, so I kinda know what you mean
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