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Description FUNK TILL THE BITTER FUCKING END!!

So this is the pimped out version of the right hand side image of the Badfunk Triptych .

Not really much to say here other than that it was hella fun to do some serious rendering again. I don't think I'll be painting any of the other Triptych pieces like this, cause frankly I don't have a lot of time, and other, to me more pressing, ideas in my head that need to come out.

By the way, let me know what you think of the typography. I just want to know if it's readable to you. The kind of effect I am going for is that it is easily enough readable when you're looking at it, but doesn't constantly penetrate your vision when it's only in the corners of your eyes, if that makes sense. Basically I hope it's not super distracting and attention demanding, but not hard to read either when you try.
//EDIT: by the way, beats me why I didn't mention this three years ago or whenever I posted this, but I didn't invent the type. I don't want to take credit for something I didn't do, Eduardo Recife from Misprinted Type ( [link] ) is the brilliant mind responsible for that. I hand lettered this particular one, just for the visual effect. Also, that's not supposed to be an excuse, if you think that anything about the typography doesn't work it's definitely my fault. Just wanted to give credit where it's due (even if waaaaaaayyyyyy too late, really).


Just for fun, process screen shots:
1: [link]
2: [link]
3: [link]
4: [link]
5: [link]
6: [link]
7: [link]
8: [link]


Plus, some people asked for wallpaper version of the Triptych. I never provided any of those. If there's still interest, let me know. Meanwhile, here's a wallpaper-able version of this one: [link]

Done entirely in Photoshop CS.

Pin stripes are ballin'.
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Comments: 537

NxakoNecv In reply to ??? [2007-11-29 07:43:12 +0000 UTC]

nice

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WadeFurlong In reply to ??? [2007-11-29 07:26:47 +0000 UTC]

DUDE! You are killing me. This is utterly amazing!!! The jacket i so believable, and the texture and color you got in his skin wrinkles are beyond... You are truly one brilliant madman. Holy mAx~

I have to... scope it out, no worries, I just had to put it out there... [link]

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WadeFurlong In reply to WadeFurlong [2007-11-30 05:56:13 +0000 UTC]

Dude, you are really nailing winners, my compliments can't fathom the respect I have.

As for the contest, I set a deadline of Feb 1 for the time being to give people plenty of time. I just had to throw it out there because I dig your stylin'. Monk's art is number 1, so crank your stuff first of course. I have millions of ideas crankin always, I know how that goes bud

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FabianMonk In reply to WadeFurlong [2007-11-29 18:35:01 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the compliment!
I'll have a look at the contest too, don't know if I'll have the time to participate though. I got a couple of ideas I need to get out of my head first.

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belbael [2007-11-29 07:21:34 +0000 UTC]

man, that is inspired! and technically amazing! Critical question though.. is the smoke done on illustrator?

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FabianMonk In reply to belbael [2007-11-29 18:27:13 +0000 UTC]

Nah, this was all done in Photoshop. I don't really know how to use Illustrator properly yet.
Thanks!

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belbael In reply to FabianMonk [2007-11-29 18:57:48 +0000 UTC]

yeah me neither, kick ass art bro! welldone

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netbuzz [2007-11-29 06:53:45 +0000 UTC]

lovely

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Bermud [2007-11-29 06:49:21 +0000 UTC]

WOW! rocks.. : D

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4Anime In reply to ??? [2007-11-29 06:40:52 +0000 UTC]

Wow, thank you for sharing the process, amazing!

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padandpen In reply to ??? [2007-11-29 06:26:49 +0000 UTC]

dude! your work is tight! man, i love the idea you had with the smoke coming out of his mouth. and the hands, they look completely 3d.

love the typography, yes it is legible and it flows great around the character's arm.

major props.

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FabianMonk In reply to padandpen [2007-11-29 18:25:25 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the comment!

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CoranKizerStone In reply to ??? [2007-11-29 05:51:50 +0000 UTC]

Flagged as Spam

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FabianMonk In reply to CoranKizerStone [2007-11-29 18:25:12 +0000 UTC]

If you mean the somewhat disproportionate hands, that's kind of on purpose. I wanted them to seem somewhat clunky and heavy in comparison to his head. I was watching this video in class and there was an old dude there that totally gave me this idea, he seemed like he was a puppet almost, haha.
Cheers man, I think I might do some more, sometime, haha.

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dr-conz In reply to ??? [2007-11-29 05:24:07 +0000 UTC]

omg freaking holy hell mr-monk ur bananas u freaking color junkie!My god man, im fav'n man, im fav'n.Sweet stuff man.

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FabianMonk In reply to dr-conz [2007-11-29 18:23:48 +0000 UTC]

Conz man, thanks a ton! Great to hear you dig it!

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dr-conz In reply to FabianMonk [2007-11-29 21:17:19 +0000 UTC]

nah, dude thank you.Now u've made this coloring junk personal to the wacom tablet.Must.....practi....tice....m....m...must....be....stronger...aarrghhhhhhhhh!lol

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orense In reply to ??? [2007-11-29 05:23:31 +0000 UTC]

amazing indeed!

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osodelpan In reply to ??? [2007-11-29 05:03:31 +0000 UTC]

wow!!! that its fantastic i really love, the smoke on a style, the caracter in other one, the text, make a fantastic work, great congratulations!

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FabianMonk In reply to osodelpan [2007-11-29 18:23:16 +0000 UTC]

Thanks.

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thienbao In reply to ??? [2007-11-29 04:34:44 +0000 UTC]

A damn cool piece.
Great job working in the graphics.
And thanks for the steps:]

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FabianMonk In reply to thienbao [2007-11-29 18:23:09 +0000 UTC]

Damn, thanks man. Dig your work quite a bit!

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adrianperezacosta In reply to ??? [2007-11-29 04:21:55 +0000 UTC]

Really amazing! one of my favorite pieces of yours.

I like the color and the smoke is spectacular.

Fav, of course.

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FabianMonk In reply to adrianperezacosta [2007-11-29 18:22:56 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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dustsplat In reply to ??? [2007-11-29 04:19:46 +0000 UTC]

holy . . . .shit. . . . .this is like. .damn dude. this is toooo sick. .

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FabianMonk In reply to dustsplat [2007-11-29 18:22:41 +0000 UTC]

Thanks man, that's saying something coming from Mr. Detail himself.

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TeddyLuck In reply to ??? [2007-11-29 04:11:53 +0000 UTC]

lov ur art

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ImaginaryGoddess In reply to ??? [2007-11-29 04:06:55 +0000 UTC]

This is a wonderful picture! But um.. I can't really read the text at all. It was only when I looked at the deviation title that I could decipher it. :-/

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FabianMonk In reply to ImaginaryGoddess [2007-11-29 18:22:17 +0000 UTC]

Really? Damn... other people haven't had that problem so far...

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ImaginaryGoddess In reply to FabianMonk [2007-11-30 05:56:48 +0000 UTC]

Heh well perhaps my powers of literacy are failing me. T_T It looks good, anyhow, which is really all that matters

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flylikeabunny In reply to ??? [2007-11-29 03:39:01 +0000 UTC]

I've been an adirerer of your work and this piece just reafirms that admiration.
It is awsome. The abstract character, the colours, the swirling designs, and the way the swirling text makes your vision flow over it is cool. It's all great

Cheers dude.

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FabianMonk In reply to flylikeabunny [2007-11-29 18:21:57 +0000 UTC]

That's really great to hear! Thanks a lot!

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Ameba In reply to ??? [2007-11-29 03:35:31 +0000 UTC]

amazing job man!

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pulyx In reply to ??? [2007-11-29 03:13:19 +0000 UTC]

I like the types. But due to the desaturated color and the dark background it does make my eyes dance a little bit to understand them.

But on the painting side
you god damn nailed those values. damn.

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FabianMonk In reply to pulyx [2007-11-29 18:21:37 +0000 UTC]

Thanks man.

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WilsonWJr In reply to ??? [2007-11-29 03:07:06 +0000 UTC]

Back da FUNK UP!!! That's off teh chain!!.....achemm...ok I'm not youngenugh to pull off the language, but the sentiment is on point. This is amazingbro!! Excellent job!!!

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FabianMonk In reply to WilsonWJr [2007-11-29 18:21:26 +0000 UTC]

Haha, thanks man!

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salamandersoup [2007-11-29 02:49:44 +0000 UTC]

ohhhhhh :0 thank you so much for posting the progress shots! this is seriously amazing

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BrattyBen In reply to ??? [2007-11-29 02:47:54 +0000 UTC]

This is outstanding!! I love those really decorative smoke swirls. Very graphic.
Did you stroke those?
I went through your steps, and I'm just wondering how you kept them all straight.

Amazing work. Really great color, shadows, and values.

Way to go.
Oh, and I didn't have any problem reading the text.

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FabianMonk In reply to BrattyBen [2007-11-29 18:21:12 +0000 UTC]

For the swirls I just made rough sketches and then refined the lines on a separate with a 1 pixel hard edge brush. In some cases I used the circle tool to create a perfect circle here and there, but I didn't use those in the final line art, I traced over them too, to integrate them better with the rest.

Thanks!

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BrattyBen In reply to FabianMonk [2007-11-29 18:42:43 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Rulzdemol In reply to ??? [2007-11-29 02:31:55 +0000 UTC]

geil!!!

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FabianMonk In reply to Rulzdemol [2007-11-29 18:26:07 +0000 UTC]

Hahaha, cheers. How's the Deutschlands treating you?

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Rulzdemol In reply to FabianMonk [2007-11-29 19:05:35 +0000 UTC]

wow alter, Berlin ist am bestem Gibt's immer was zu tun

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FabianMonk In reply to Rulzdemol [2007-11-29 22:48:19 +0000 UTC]

Gut das zu hoeren!

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chris-foreman In reply to ??? [2007-11-29 02:26:49 +0000 UTC]

this is sick. i love it.

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artisticpsycho87 In reply to ??? [2007-11-29 02:21:44 +0000 UTC]

the diagonal stripes do affect my vision though..its still readable

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FabianMonk In reply to artisticpsycho87 [2007-11-29 18:19:56 +0000 UTC]

I was thinking about those for a while. It didn't really look that good without them, and also not so hot with a solid fill (even if semi transparent). I chose this in the end, but I'm sure I missed some options.

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artisticpsycho87 In reply to FabianMonk [2007-11-30 22:31:49 +0000 UTC]

right i understand...yeah im sure there are more options too..but with that stye of lettering i believe the lines do kinda work..didi u try like a gundge look?

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artisticpsycho87 In reply to ??? [2007-11-29 02:18:18 +0000 UTC]

phenominal bro..drawn by the lighting and everything is crisp and clear..dope!

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