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GH-MoNGo β Wrangling Walrus
Published: 2009-05-27 08:37:25 +0000 UTC; Views: 17367; Favourites: 182; Downloads: 233
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The actual name of the maneuver is "Molto Crescendo Fortissimo" but "Walruslock" is easier to say.Sforzando goes up against ~HoundGrey 's Hound. This one is looking like it could turn into quite the rivalry.
Watercolour, ink, casein on Twinrocker 200 lb. CP watercolour paper.
-EDIT- Renamed. Remind me not to name my deviations at 5:00 in the morning.
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Hamstring and about a dozen other muscles, bones and tendons. Someone call a medic!
Thanks man!
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Ok, I got some critiquing here that you can keep in mind for next time.
Firstly, the figure drawing and painting are something you can be proud of, you did a really good job.
What I think needs work is perspective. I was looking at this for about 5 minutes, wondering how this was a hold. It looks like both characters are lying on the mat, and there's nothing stopping the one being pinned from escaping. Once I saw the reference photo you linked to in your journal, I realised what you were going for, and more importantly, I know why you didn't quite pull it off.
There are two aspects of this picture, both related to perspective, that take away from what you were trying to show.
Firstly, the perspective of the ring itself is off. As you've drawn it, the POV is a lot higher than it is in the reference photo. This is causing your characters to appear flat on the mat, as opposed to rising off of the mat. That's pretty straight forward.
The second one, a bit harder to spot, is how you've drawn the lower leg of the guy getting pinned. In the reference shot, his leg is comming toward the POV, far away from the pinner's arm. It's also more in the foreground than his head.
In yours, you have the leg tucked under his arm, and on the same horizon line as his head, which is making him seem to be lying down.
Both of these radically transform the picture, and while it still looks good, it's hard to read the pose until you see the reference.
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I see exactly what you mean, and thank you for pointing it out. The second point was one I had trouble with, especially when I tried adjusting proportions to match that of the character.
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Yeah, I wasn't sure whether you were intentionally changing the POV (to suit their different proportions), and didn't quite get the angle change on their bodies, or were going for the original POV and didn't get the leg. It's still a really great piece on it's own.
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Even though I usually didn't comment (there's always too many, so i don't think i can add anything) but having come back from a long absence... i can say you've improved
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By the way, I always wanted to apologize for pretty much wasting the subscription you got for me once, but life is a bitch sometimes, and then one has to invest more time and effort in other stuff :\
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This is great, amigo! Very well done! If this was anatomy I'd give a crap about how physically accurate the painting was, but it's art, and it's not featuring humans. I love it!
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Thanks!
Truth be told some of the anatomy is off because I had to account for the characters' proportions relative to the positions they were in.
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RIPPER don't give a rats turd how tough you are, human bodies don't stretch that way!
Really good colouring and very nyce anatomy Mongo!
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Human bodies, much less canine ones!
Thanks big guy, glad you dig it!
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nice!! this has to be my favourite from your stuff on deviantart this far! The expressions look great and the anatomy looks just right too
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Thanks man, glad you like it!
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Beautiful! I love the textures, the pose, and the look on Hound's face! Nicely done.
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Thanks man, glad you approve!
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That's an understatement.
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Yes he is. I don't think he will win this one.
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YouΒ΄re right! this seems to be hard for Hound
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I am really loving the visual texture of the watercolor and casein on that paper. Really sweet.
If I can make one very tiny observation... The canvas at the foot of the corner bar, can you stain that with a mild shading so it looks like the post is at the corner of the canvas? I know it's such a piddly detail and likely not worth pursuing... I just wanted to point it out. Sorry. >_<
I am still loving that texture you have mastered. It's got some awesome visual bite in my thinking.
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De nada. ^_^ I'm jazzing because it looks so good. 
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Aww...and Walruslock (Walock?) has such a nice ring to it too...
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Yeah I know, it's catchy!
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Thats really awesome dude. :3 Kinda cute in a way. haha. They have that cartoon character feel but with realistic anatomy. Very nice, and your coloring continues to improve. ^_^
OH and do not do anything online at 5am. Its bad juju.
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Thank you!
I'll remember that. Thanks.
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Cool work bro, you are improving each day...
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haha mr. hound is having a hard time, its really hard to see a good Molto Crescendo i know that, and i think drawing it wasnt a walk in the park, great job my friend, hope to see more wrestle images, , i notice something in all your drawings. I mean all (hound, smith, etc) but, i will make me draw and then we can talk.
See ya
(i write a lot XP)
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Don't rename your deviations at 5:00 in the morning.
The right leg kind of confuses me dude, sides that it's awesomesauce 8u
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:umimpressed:
The right leg is supposed to be foreshortened.
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Interesting colour choices for both characters but I think suit them quite well, the wrestling position looks painful. D:
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Someone needs to get a bottle of aspirin for the pooch!
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It certainly looks that way.
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