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Published: 2007-06-16 02:55:53 +0000 UTC; Views: 4163; Favourites: 80; Downloads: 95
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In the future children shall be educated by robot mentors whilst their parents are busy working in the sprawling cities.I wanted to try something a little different from my usual darker type of work. So this one has more a childrens book illustration feel as I felt it would suit the subject matter.
I also wanted to experiment with my painting by limiting myself to one brush -oil heavy flow dry edges with pressure sensitivity on and for the most part, shape dynamics off.
Finally I added a hand made watercolour wash as an overlay layer at 73% to give some texture.
Sofware- Photoshop 7.
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This reminds me of "Robbie", the first chapter of Asimov's I, Robot
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I've only managed to see the film so far- probably nothing like the book.
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They're different. Notice how, in the credits for the movie, it says "Inspired by the book, I, Robot by Isaac Asimov." I haven't read the whole thing yet, but it's pretty good.
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I'll definately check it out some time.
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This is a really beautiful illustration 
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Thanks for stopping by.
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You're welcome! 
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Nice coloring! + The details are very well done
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Thankyou, I'm glad you like it.
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nice colors and fabulous climate, I never can't do image as this in this fantastic climate 
IMO great job
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Cheers- glad you liked it mate.
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I think the coloring job pops out...maybe a bit too much for the girl. The forest doesn't look too bright, but her clothes give off a strong amount of light, and I think she was the first thing that caught my eye because of the strong bright colors. I'm not sure if you intended her to be the focal point though. Her ears look like they stand out instead of being flat near her head (unless that was your intention). And well, from her looks, she looks more like a boy...a disillusioned boy. It could be her eyes that're making her look like a boy. For her feet, they usually don't point towards each other when bending the knees like that. It's somewhat uncomfortable like that. They are usually less "intersecting" than that, sometimes slightly parallel. When people bend down like that, they're more likely to put their hands above or on their knees, not on their hips.
For the robot, I think it looks really good and stands out with the lighting. My suggestion for a posture like that is when you have one arm forward and the other pulling back, usually the chest should be slightly pulled back by the pulled arm, not still facing the same, parallel direction as the pointing arm.
You pulled off the trees really well. The details really fit with the environment. I like the trees that are fading in the background. Adds that little far-away look. The leaves, well, could use a little more time-spent on them. The thing that seems odd is that it looks like you put the trees in between the foreground ones for the sake of putting more trees behind, each between the foreground ones. It could be that you need to add more fading background trees and make them more scattered around instead of in the middle of the foreground ones because right now, I only see 2 layers of trees. I'm not sure, but is the second tree supposed to be on the same eye level as the last one or further back? If it's further back, then the grass growing on both look like they're on the same level.
For the right side of the image, it's a little empty between the forest and the city. You could add some trees or something there that's a divide between the forest and the city.
Well, looking at it again...I dunno, but it seems weird how I'm looking from the left side, filled with trees, then look past the last tree and see a city. They just look like they're on the same level. I guess the way to beat that is to draw a land above the grass bushes through the whole image, fading on the left, to show that it's far away. But that's my suggestion. Some of the horizontal lines on the very right building look distracting.
Other than that, you pulled off the image quite well. The girl is too strong in contrast and a couple of things here and there, but it's really a good piece.
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Thanks for the feedback. I'm working on something new at the moment. But I'll probably make some tweaks later. I'll definately throw the city back a bit and sort those horizontal lines.
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Thie is a change that's for sure ...very airy and bright.... nice job on the whole thing
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Cheers. I'm gonna go dark for my next piece. Too much cuteness is unhealthy for a guy like me.
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Nice! I almost didn't recognize it as one of yours - not enough mud!!!!
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Thanx. I think the summer weather must have had an effect on me.
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I suggest a good sunscreen with a high SPF
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I sometimes write short stories ..so it might become one.
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Awwwww!
This is sweet, I like
Though still there is your dark style coming through - the robot looks as if it could easily go beserk and hurt people.
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Yeah I wanted it to look like it was capable of defending against kidnappers.
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I know. Its all part of me breakin outa my comfort zone. Flowers....they creep me out..
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I don't trust the way they move.
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