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Poseidon
Published: 2012-12-10 17:05:12 +0000 UTC; Views: 28045; Favourites: 1109; Downloads: 0
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Pastel on wood. Pastel sobre madera. 200 x 175 cms. 2012Related content
Comments: 106
This piece was done very well. The details in this make it look realistic as well as majestic. The detailed engravings on the Trident are simple yet beautiful. The only thing that irks me is the bottom part of the Trident which should be darker because of Poseidon.
The expression on Poseidon's face shows a kind of ancient
The reader is pulled in due to the intensity of the blue. But the soft background tones this down. On the top right of the picture, the clouds are realistic. However at the left corner, they take on a more foggy and mysterious quality. Was this done on purpose?. I really love how you've made the vein of the left arm prominent. And that the hair on this chest and the small marks are subtle but interesting details.
The amount of detail is this is amazing. This is great.
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This is a really amazing piece the composition is wonderful, your colors are brilliant and lively and that staff is just gorgeous! Really there is almost nothing in this piece that bothers me. His left arm looks lik it is just floating in space though so that is the only issue I have with it. your rendition of this man is amazing! You are one of the best artist and I seriously mean this BEST artists I've ever had the pleasure of trading words with! Thank you for bringing this into the world. I hope that you continue to make work of this quality. One day I would love to commision you!
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I am not sure how helpful this critique will be given that so much of your piece succeeds on every single level but here goes.
The central figure, a great modern take on classic portraiture/mythology, absolutely commands my attention every single minute. The piece is successful at directing my perception from several different points (the trident, the face, the left hand, and the cloth at the chest) and my eyes are constantly moving around the piece. The artist rewards my efforts with stunning details in cloth, skin, and lighting effects.
As a result the background is minimally necessary and the artist executes it exactly as it should be; but perhaps even more than is accomplished. It may possibly be due to the pastels as a medium or the scale of the image (since it is significantly shrunk down for digital viewing) but I found the clouds in the upper corner to pull me out of the picture.
By that I mean the central figure, his trident, and all the details within are startlingly real but the clouds lose a large amount of that punch and appear as a picture within this picture (such as part of a backdrop for a photograph). It is not a question of technique (it is really difficult to even bring that up) so much as how much you notice the sky.
The ocean by contrast is very diluted into the grays, browns, and blues of the wispy haze but still accomplishes its function perfectly. You always know it is the ocean with no questions asked; I think that it would work better if the sky was less opaque so the complementary oranges and yellows do not draw me away from the figure as much.
However this is just such a minor complaint on a piece already near the ideal. Composition is fantastic and engaging (I really love close-range pieces) and the technique is just mind-blowing (I sometimes cannot tell if the face is not just a photograph.)
I can't give this image full marks for originality since I see so many artists here; new, old, and all at once (subject matter-wise at least). But this piece is mesmerizing, modern, and different enough to really hold me in place.
Honestly I could look at this picture for hours and I really wish that I could see it in person. I sincerely hope this goes into a gallery/museum exhibit as soon as possible; I am truly excited to see where else you go from this point. "Wow" is all that I can say really.
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Very nicely done... the gods image looks surreal... I would like to use the image in an educational presentation, please give me your permission to do that. Thanks in advance.
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Hi, please give me permission to use it in an educational presentation.
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closest classical vision of Poseidon. Great work
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Your work as traditional is speechless beautifull 
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Rocking good!!!! Dude!!!! You gave Poseidon the good oll look back 
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Impresionante!!! es increíble el gran realismo que has aportado en esta pintura y más cuando está hecha en pastel. No tenia constancia de que se pudiera pintar en pastel a tan gran tamaño. últimamente se pinta pastel sobre soportes de papel pero nunca había pensado que se pudiera pintar sobre madera! es increíble!! Me gustaría saber qué tipo de madera utilizas? Me gustaría saberlo gracias
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Thanks!! Gracias!!! you are very kind!!!im very happy for your nice comments!!
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this one is my absolute favorite... favorite
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I don't always unleash sea snakes, but when i do i like being helpful to the Greek.
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Pastel??????? Are you serious? My, it's Amazing! I've never seen such a sharpness in a pastel. Oh, and the smoothness of the velvet, the hirsute beard. It's brilliant. I thought it was a photo, I'm honest, and discovering it's a traditional work, made with somthing like the pastels, that aren't easy at all, they crumble, and the colors risk always to stir, leves me astonished.
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When I saw the thumbnail I'm like "Poseidon?" I click it and yep, Poseidon!
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With regards to attaining such a high level of photorealism, I think it helps that he makes these rather big.
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WOW This looks like a photograph not a painting... Love it WELL DONE... damn
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Te quedó exquisito! Al principio pensé que era manipulación digital de una fotografía. Luego, leí la categoría en la que está y quedé asombrado. Después, vi que era pastel, y sobre madera. Te la requete comiste! Hasta Poseidón estaría orgulloso...
Lo que más me gustó de todo fue la manera como lograste imitar preciosamente la apariencia de la plata en el tridente. 10/10
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a very truthful portrait of the sea God, amazingly realistic rendition
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Poseidon: I DON'T ALWAYS USE MAGIKARP, BUT WHEN I DO, I USE SPLASH!
Dude, unreal piece. I don't even think a Daily Deviation is enough. Is there a DD squared? 
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I almost want to drown if it means meeting this awesome guy.
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Increíble! Esa mirada... Es casi como tener en frente al mismísimo Poseidón en persona, no una simple pintura!
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Maestría nivel: Dibujar una fotografía. No hay palabras de elogio suficientes en el mundo.
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I love playing the 'is is a painting, or is it stock' game with DD's. It's really a credit to the caliber of some of the stock on this site that in the thumbnail, I could still have that question, because this piece has incredible life and beauty that is almost never found in a photograph.
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I don't always cause storms at sea, but when I do, I compensate for something.
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ein wirklich atemberaubendes bild. aber ... ich weiß nicht was es ist , der linke arm.... irgendwas stimmt damit nicht. so im schulter - armbeuge - bereich.
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