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Published: 2009-07-08 02:58:07 +0000 UTC; Views: 68430; Favourites: 1175; Downloads: 2442
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Best viewed ( and intended to be viewed) using the "Sitback" feature in the main gallery in fullscreen mode, just hit the pause button to keep the image up.Viewing it on anything but a black background *really* washes it out.
This is my entry for the "Newborn" contest over on Conceptart.org.
Y'know, I doubt i'll win the contest but to be honest its fine if I don't, its been so long since Ive been able to do a personal work and the topic was something I just couldnt resist.
Due to being short on time and inbetween assignments I knew I had to do something with lots of negative space.
Luckily the image-size requirements weren't hugenormous so I got down to it and busted this guy out.
Well..."busted out" for me is about 4 days, 8+hours a day -hee hee!
All done in Photoshop 7
Thanks so much for taking the time to shoot by my gallery.
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Comments: 375
Awesome piece man, I love the way you do horror shots.
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Thanks buddy!
Im really glad you dig it!
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unsettling.... and beautifully done.
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Wow, that's just awesome creepy horror right there! Man the dark room, the lighting, all just make for some creepy atmosphere. And that creature is fantastic. This image is wicked cool!
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Im glad you like it Nathan, thanks for the wonderful compliments!
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Ohhh Im glad you like it and got chilled, thats what im after!
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aw man...now im gonna have nightmares...this is some disturbingly eerie atmosphere, yet it's candy for my eyes
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Ohhh yay!
I love making nightmares, its been my dream since I was a little guy!
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Awesome work as always man! Can't wait to see your next piece!
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Thank you Phobos, I appreciate that!
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Man, thats creepy, great job, hope you win 
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Thanks, I hope so too!
Thanks for the compliment!
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Hey don't have to man, I am a big fan of your work
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I appreciate that my friend, thanks!
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Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
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Ahhhh...thank you, thank you.
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Amazing work! That looks so creepy!
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Im glad you think so angelic, thanks!
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dang that is incredibly freaky.
I don't know how you do it mate, but i love it
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Thanks chief, im glad you dig and I appreciate you swingin by to comment!
All the best!
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crazy insane, love the monster, that egg sac looks awesome too. great work for the time put in. good luck with the contest.
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Thanks ink!
I really wish I had until the contest deadline to work on something.
Thanks for the compliments, im glad you like it!
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always. your work is very inspiring.
and for the time, don't we all wish there was just a little more time for each piece we nit pick over?
of course i have not seen the other submissions, but i am sure this will be a good competitor.
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I hope it to be.
Yep.. time.
Hands down the most valuable of all things.
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Ah, I love the moth, it's a good little detail. It's great to see work from you again. So inspiring.
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Its just as great to see my regulars coming by to keep giving that inspiration to me, it means so much - thanks Dakki!
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No problem! How's the cribcrawler?
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She rocks my world.
Can you believe she is going to be a year old in about 17 days?
Unreal how fast its all gone by.
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Holy crap, really? Well tell her I said happy birthday when that comes!
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I know can you believe that?
You bet I will.
Lol...cribcrawler.
Makes me so jealous I didnt make that up!
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xD It was an epiphany, truly. It really hasn't seemed like a year since you announced her birth. Wow.
But congratulations, you've made it this far now.
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Thanks Dakki.
Im still having a hard time fathoming how much joy she has brought to our lives, shes just pure sweetness and light.
Thats of course when she isnt being a stubborn irish mischief maker like her daddy!
Its ridiculous, she literally crinkles up her nose and starts giggling when she knows shes not supposed to be doing something and looks right as you as she continues doing it, lol!
I cant even say no with a straight face because im laughing so hard.
Anyway ill quit now becasue youve gone and made me start talking about my daughter, trust me: your going to start feeling like your trapped sitting next to "that old lady" on the plane talking about her gran-kids ALLLLLL the way to your destination.
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Rofl, it's no problem. I remember my little brother's baby moments and those were adorable enough...I can only imagine when it's my own child what it'll be like.
I'm glad she makes you so happy, she's got a good daddy (and mommy, I'm assuming) who love her. A lot of people say kids ruin things, but this stands as proof of the love in a family, and I'm delighted to hear all about it.
So I must ask...has she picked up a crayon yet?
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She has indeed.
She loves music so far the most, loves to dance.
She really really loves to look at books and be read to mostly though. She seems more fascinated with how things are built rather than what they do - always hunting and finding the screws and bolts that hold things together, or finding the tags on everything and talking to them, hee hee.
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Lol, she sounds like a doll. Just make sure she doesn't take that crayon to a wall...or a screwdriver to the back of a computer now.
Not that you would let the latter happen, but yeah. x3
My art teacher (er..ex teacher now) is due sometime this month. I crocheted her a baby blanket before I graduated.
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Thats real sweet of you, hehe.
Whats next then? are your artclass days overwith until college?
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Yup! Then more art classes. xD I'm going to my local community college for two years to get my Gen eds out of the way. It's one of the best community schools in the country and so cheap. xP
Then I'm planning on transferring to MICA, or the Maryland Institute College of Art to get my Bachelor's in Illustration.
And taking plenty of digital painting classes! xD Hopefully I can land a good job after school with what I do by then. But that's 4 years from now, so I've got time.
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That sounds so awesome. You sound like youve had a stable homelife and have all your ducks in a row, that is really going to serve you well. You sound so focused for someone so young and that is really inspriring to hear.
Im looking forward to hearing about it and what you learn and how you evolve, its going to be a great time for you.
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Indeed, I can't wait. I realize that all these people only a year or so older than me are better because they took classes! I want to get better and learn all the tricks I don't know by self-taught methods. Hopefully I can get an edge in digital painting, too, even though I've already got some solid traditional skills under my belt.
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Well if I can help at all just let me know, im always around if you want to compare notes. The learning never ends in art, its a matter of perseverence and practice to get better.
Most people dont want to hear that your going to have to devote a lot of time to this and your going to have to make sacrifices, the majority of which will be social and financial. Ask yourself the big questions: Am I willing and prepared to devote myself and am I really willing to make big, personal sacrifices for this.
After you get through that youll know where you stand and youll be ready to rumble.
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I certainly will. I use newer photoshops, but if I ever need a guy who knows his way around 7, I know who to call.
Yeah, sacrifice sucks, but you know what, I can live with them. I don't get out much, let alone with friends as it is, and I'm pretty used to having no money. Art school will by no means be cheap or easy, but you know what, being a better artist and securing a better chance at a future in art is worth much more than partying and new clothes every week.
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You got it!
New clothes and partying is highly overrated anyhoo.
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Totally, and that's what home movie nights and thrift stores were invented for anyway. xD
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Haha!
You got your head screwed on right for someone your age, thats for sure.
Ill catch you later, and thanks for dropping by for some conversation, its never a dull moment with ya.
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No problem, talk to you later!
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I'd go f***ing insane if I seen a thing like that in the dark path of my own home.
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