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HardenedInk β Dulling the Demons
Published: 2006-06-09 00:27:08 +0000 UTC; Views: 3879; Favourites: 71; Downloads: 219
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Sometimes in silencing our demons,we make them stronger.
I made this as a non competing entry for the βVoices in my headβ contest being held by . She's having a side deal for the judges and I went for somethig a bit different than my normal stuff. The man in the picture is done in a combination of Prismacolor and Verithin pencils on a colored paper. The 'demons' are done in pencil on smooth drawing paper and outllined with a Micron 01 pen. I then scanned it and superimposed it over the man. I tweeked the middle border color by changing the hue and added the black frames in PSCS2, so I hope I have it in the right category. Hope you all like!
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i find this piece simply amazing with the feel it evokes...i was shown this by lifebtb@deviantart.com ...fabulous!
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Thanks for stopping by!
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great title for this piece. I like the tear forming on the corner of his eye as he drinks his feelings away.
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is a really good idea...
in brazil we never drinks a bottle into a bag, but i know about it is some countries and movies
oops, my devil is calling me, excuse
- come to drink ur medicine.... he saids in my mind
i'm gone
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Only bums and teenagers drink from "the bag" It's like a social steriotype. It's associated with trying to hide your drinking or being ashemed or even just plain not giving a fuck.
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lol, this has a certain black comedy concept to it, But also very realistic, and original. I like this piece, it's not my usual taste, but the sketch, the position of the different characters which make up the piece, the Demons, and figure of the man drinking, show a lot of line art skill which im always interested in. I also like your use of differnt mediums, compliments it's originality, gj.
Critic: The item he's drinking from, is it a bag? or a bottle.
It looks like a bag, but then why would he be drinking from a bag,...
Please enlighten me on this. tk ^ ^
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It's actually both. He's drinking from a bottle that is wrapped in a brown paper bag. In the US when you buy liquor or wine, some stores will wrap it in a thin long brown bag. Over the years it's become associated with lower class people or alcoholics since these types generally will walk around drinking 'right from the bag' instead of taking it out and storing it or pouring it like other people. You see homeless people clutching these brown bag wrapped bottles in cities as they tug they're way to getting pissed. Thanks for stopping by and checkingmy work out. Cheers!
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Ah i see, No problem ^ ^
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Amazing, amazing work! I can't believe the level of detail, but more importantly how well you captured the theme of voices in one's head! Great job
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Thanks for checking it out. I'm gald you liked it.
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Wow I love the detail and the concept. This piece is really unique!
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xevious the great directed me to your page, and i just want to say, what a brilliant piece of work!! i like it very much.
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I saw her pimping me over on her page. Thanks for stopping by man, I'm glad you dug my work.
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not only is she pimping you on her page, but recommended i visit you through an interaction we had on the thumbshare forum. i like that she's doing her best to get your work seen.. cos it surely rocks!
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I'm stoked that she dropped myname. Thanks for stopping by. I might be a little slow posting in the next few weeks since I'm expecting my second child anyday now but I should have some new stuff up soon.
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Core blimey - what a fantastic piece of art. The composition and the technical skill are both equally superb - very nice concept. I'm pretty much speechless. B xxx
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Thanks! I'm glad you like it.
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This is a wonderful conceptual piece! Very very nice indeed!
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Thank you very much! I'm glad that you stopped by and checked it out. Take care!
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Your welcome. 
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One of the greatest trace I've seen here... I love this kind of drawings, very good technic
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I'm glad you liked it, but I'm wondering what you meant by 'trace'. Nothing in my portfolio has been traced I can assure you that.
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Oh... sorry... trace like... your drawing style... I don't know how to explain It better... maybe you use another word for it... erm, the way you draw and paint things
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Ahh, I appoligize for being rude. I hadn't realised you weren't American. Did you mean the dark edges? I would call it "hard contour". I don't like to outline all of my pieces but in some I think it adds a nice stylized touch. Thanks for taking the time to stop in a check out my work.
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It's very impressing I think 
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Thanks for stopping by and I'm glad you like it!
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Respect to you man - that is an awesome fucking deviation.
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I cannot begin to tell you how deeply this piece has struck a chord with me. Have you been watching my defense mechanisms in recent months?
This is oh so most excellent.
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Nope, haven't been spying on you but now I might! The long and short of it is that both my folks are alcoholics and after I moved out I joined the Air Force and became a mental health tech and worked in the substance abuse section and saw a lot of the crappy side of people. So this is just a little something about that. I haven't heard from you in a while and thought something might be up, but I'm glad you stopped to check this one out. Take care!
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I like knowing what's behind a piece. 
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Thanks Doc. If you ever want to hash it out and get it off your chest just drop me a line. I'mnot the smartest guy on the planet but I can listen.
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Smart has nothing to do with it. It's what's in the heart that counts. 
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No prob...or should I say "as you wish"
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Nice work! I recognize the man
The framing and 'layering' make this really unique.
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yup, I'm the only model around here that works for free so I exploit the hell out of myself. As for the demons, I actually started with just the portrait idea with the bottle and sketched it out. I was sitting watching hocckey one night it for whatever reason the demon idea hit me. I did some research into some old Bosch pictures and the whole Dante's Inferno thing and liked how the people seemed to just be swarming. Then I saw a drawing where the only thing that was in color was the main figure and it all clicked some how. If I tried to explain how my brain works when it;s in idea mode I'd drive people nuts! And I'm going to school to be an art teacher!!!
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thanks, I appreciate you stoppong by!
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You know, just by reading the title of this one I could tell that I was going to love it. Your pencil work here is incredible, and the concept an excellent one. The demons around the main image are awesome. Beautifully done, man.
Tom
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