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The Face of Dorian Gray
Published: 2004-12-29 19:16:00 +0000 UTC; Views: 25854; Favourites: 397; Downloads: 4581
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This is a companion piece to the actual Portait of Dorian Gray already uploaded (I think), and was done for an educational magazine years ago. They wanted a piece similar to a portrait of Clive Barker I had done. Watercolor, about 12 x 14.Related content
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gracias! And that is most of the spanish I know!
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Just like the book - in the way that it is perfect and horrific and beautifully compelling. A wonderful portrayal of Dorian
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You could be right...to be honest, I didn't read the whole book. The client had sort of a reader's digest version (cliff notes version maybe?), and I was more concerned with the overall mood.
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that's ok, although your art is beautiful
I'm a big fan of Wilde, so I was sort of intrigued
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great job, you're very talented, i had a girlfriend who was like your portrait...
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ouch, that sounds scary! thanks!
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awesome illustration, from an illustrator's standpoint it's so well representative of the events of the story. and from the fine artist's view it's so refreshing to see high quality painting that flaunts the characteristics of the medium. I know it's a w/c painting and it's not trying to be anything else
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Thanks for the great comment!
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i love this story by Oscar Wilde. big big fan of his. beautiful portrait! really reminds me of the book! classic!
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i think i like this portrait even more that the tori amos one! it's amazing! love the colors.
Congrats on the DD... 
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yeah, can you believe it? I think someone made a mistake! A glitch....
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both DDs are well deserved. Cheers!
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Awesome painting! love the visual effect that it gives.
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This is so awesome! I just saw the title and got excited; I love that story so much. 
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wow! i love thway his face 'melts'. 
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it looks alot like richard from sex and the city. lol. great tho, i like it alot.
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woah, that's very impressive. watercolor has _always_ been my favorite medium, and you seem to have great control over it!
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hahaha, well, I guess I really succeeded, then!
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This is just too cool. What a great concept! It's beautiful and horrifying at the same time. I love those purple "clouds" coming off of his face; makes it look as if it was burning away into smoke.
If you haven't yet, check out The Portrait of Dorian Gray that was done for the movie of the same name. I saw it at the Chicago Art Museum... very scary. In fact, I wonder if it inspired you at all...
Lovely work!
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I think I looked for that, but I don't remember seeing it...
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this is a wonderful work of art the colors, the fading, all masterfully done, i hope i can create art like that some day, for those who don't know the story (such as myself) *dodges many, many rocks* i believe this could have a few meanings behind it a VERY nice work of art... +fave
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Very beautifully done. I like the concept here!
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HOLY SHIT. This is soo, beautiful. Nice use of color, and you handled the form of the face very well, especially with watercolor.
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Looks like the bad guy from the Mighty Morphing Power Rangers Movie I saw when I was a kid is coming into the back in all the purple shit.
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Ohhh, wow.... Ha ha, very very nice! Great interpretation! Ah, the order and chaos of Mr. Dorian Gray....
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I love Oscar Wilde, and I love your rendition of Dorian Gray!
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*sigh* that is like my favorite piece of literature by one of my favorite authors... so of course any art inspired by it is okay by me... and this... is just... wow. yes. i absolutely love it! you really capture the essence of the character.
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that book was awesome...except for that one chapter where it was like wtf? (him being obessed with like everything...including the church)
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Reminds me strangely of Michael Crawford. (Whom I adore, actually.)
Very nicely done, I haven't ever seen a Dorian Grey picture like this before.
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This is absolutely amazing.
I wouldn't change anything about it.
The book was amazing as well.
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I love the book .. and to see this has just given me the chills, perfectly done! *
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Damn, I forgot who Dorian Gray was...
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I just finished reading the book last month or so and I have to say you've captured the essance of the portrait quite well showing the transformation of the character of Dorian Gray. The book itself is wonderfully written and I loved how Wilde showed such a unique and intriguing character. The colours and the details you've used here are quite stunning - this is deffinately a wonderful visulisation embedded into an image!
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Awesome art.
But here is an observation. I read a few pages from the book (I didn't like it at all, so I never finished it), and Dorian Gray's hair is blonde and wavy.
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gee, I guess I should have really read the source material! Ooops!
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HEhehe.... don't worry! The art is what matters. Not the details.
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