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EranFowler β The Judgement of the Sphinx
Published: 2014-04-06 14:51:22 +0000 UTC; Views: 23856; Favourites: 299; Downloads: 224
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At the end of his life, Oedipus once again faces the judgement of the Sphinx. This time, there are no riddles. Only blood.Related content
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what happened to the lower half of his face?
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How do you accomplish this? I mean, method/medium (since all DA gives me is "Digital Art/ Drawings & Paintings / Illustrations / Conceptual"
At some point there was nothing, at a later point there was this image. What tools got you there?
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I use DAZ Studio for my pose references. I start with a rough drawing hashing out where I want to put things, then a more detailed referenced drawing, then flat color, then shading. I periodically photo-bash things into the painting like rock textures or bits of landscape, and continue painting over them. I'll have maybe a dozen refs open on my second monitor at a given moment, usually faces and hands, lighting, and effects like blood.
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This one's an attention getter. Beautiful! Love it!
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Frightening and yet captivating. It would appear from here that this traveler may or may not have been a traveler of Set and being judged for his sins led to him ripping off his own face. I see sphinx is unmarred and unbloodied but very intense in her delivery of a deep message. Beautifully crafted. Well done.
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Hi 
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The wings are fantastic! It took me a few seconds to understand the high butt-short tail of the lynx, then I found it to be a super neat touch.
There seems to be some subtle dark values issue that might be all invisible on the screen you're working with: Some of the darkest values in the stone steps are more intense than the darkest values in the characters' and foreground. It's quickly remedied with a slightly lighter value brushed over those areas in lighten mode though. ; )
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Thanks for letting me know I've had issues with my screen brightness before.
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I love the sphinx design! [and Oedipus ain't half bad either...]
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Went with lynx and vulture instead of lion and eagle. 
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