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Cado — the Contemplator
Published: 2007-07-05 16:50:36 +0000 UTC; Views: 1973; Favourites: 25; Downloads: 0
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Drawn on one of those nights where you can't sleep before you get this exact thing done - even if you're tired the inspiration keeps you awake.Coloured today.
Media: Pencil sketch, Photoshop 8.0 and Wacom Tablet.
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Frakking amazing. The colors, pose, texture... all... instantly a favorite.
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Cado! Remember me?
I thought I was the only one who couldn't sleep until they finished certain works. That happens to me alot actually, and it's often maddening. However, when you just know a pic will be satisfying, you just want to keep on going-while your lids ache and your body screams sleep. I can seriously relate.
I like this one alot, for the construction and the great expression, but the fingers are my favorite.
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Yarr! I remember you. I do watch you and you have a very distinctive style, so of course I know who you are. ^^
That's exactly how I end up sometimes. Sometimes I can sleep, but I don't want to because I know the idea will be worse after a night's rest. I'll have forgotten details of the idea, or I just won't have the motivation to finish it. 
Thanks for the fav.
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Kaineshadow?
What/who/where is that?
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Well, it is my art, but I didn't know it was up there. I was worried someone had stolen it and claimed it as their own, but they're linking back to me... so I guess it's free advertising! 
Thanks!
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this really caught my eye, very interesting style, great job
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Love the transparency and the free-hanging spinal chord. Love it so. 
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Glad you do! 
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Absolutely brilliant <3
I loooove th spine in the back and its long fingers are great.. oh and the colours.. I love it when people put together those weird creamy colours, with strong, yet very subtle colours.
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It took me a few tries to get those colours working together. It's funny how a simple and small change in shade can make the picture lose balance, and make it look absolutely ridiculous. X:
Thanks!
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.. hence why I don't do digital art. It actually requires patience, which evidently I have none of
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Well, it's not that time-consuming when you know how to use all the tools in digital art. Some consider it cheating when you (fx) change the colour tones after the drawing is done - I just consider it the way of digital art.
That being said, it takes a long time to learn all the shortcuts and when to use them. So I guess it ends up being time-consuming after all.
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I've tried wayyyyyy too many times.
Besides, I don't have a tablet, and I'm just not skilled AT ALL with rolling a mouse across the pad, so I sort of just gave up.
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I've done it with a mouse... or I tried to at least, so I know what you mean.
I think it's utterly pointless without a tablet. My tablet saved my digital art, along with my wrists, and also my patience. 
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Hence why I have nooooooone of that.
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I think it's amazing, and I find nothing wrong with it.
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I like its expression.... it's like an "I see" expression or "I'm seeing" (afterall, it must be because of that the deviantion was called "the Comtemplator")
the hair-almost-like-little-spines is awesome and the spine makes me wonder ^^
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That's exactly why. 
Glad it got you thinking.
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It caught my eye for some time, until I finally "got" the drawing, as in, liked it more than the others. the position, the face, the hand, the spine, they make this good.
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Thanks! I like this one, too, if I dare say so. The theme isn't remarkably new (think I've made something like this in my gallery before... somewhere), but I feel this is more complete than my other pieces.
Thank ye for teh fav!
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"even if you're tired the inspiration keeps you awake."
I know this too well. You can turn around and pull the blanket over your head but it just won't leave you alone.
I like the colour cheme - the dark figure and the light background. Great contrast.
The mask-like face is a bit unsettling but it fits the painting well.
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I'm always afraid I'll forget what I wanted to make when I wake up again... and not being willing to run that risk, I often get out of bed and do a quick sketch, and even some notes. It's just very bad when it's at 2 o'clock and my body wakes up again by standing up. x)
Thanks! I did want it to be a bit... unsettling, as you put it. I'd rather have that than no reaction at all to my art. (;
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i like it! but is there a specific reason the spine is visible? (or just cause "it looks cool"?)
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Well, partly because it looks cool or else I wouldn't have included it of course. Hehe. But also to make this alien... robotlike creature have a basic human aspect. A contrast between the sterile face and what's really on the inside.
But this is post-creation musings... I don't think so much when I make things, rather after. So you can put your own meaning into it if you want.
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