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Published: 2016-03-23 18:00:06 +0000 UTC; Views: 5190; Favourites: 110; Downloads: 28
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John Carter goes stabby-stab!
This is me trying to make a digital painting based on an ink illsutration by Frank Frazetta that was included in the Nelson Doubleday printing of Edgar Rice Burroughs' "Swords of Mars" and "Synthetic Men of Mars" , the 8th and 9th books in Burroughs Barsoom series 
This book was actually the first book I read in the series (I was naughty and read them out of order ). I keep trying to get closer to what good old Frazetta did, so I thought trying one based on his lines might do the trick I appreciate any commenties with advice or criticism Β
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He put the pointy end into that guy!
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Yeah, but also Wizards came to my mind.
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Excellent interpretation of F.F. works, as for the series I read every one s a child.
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Thank you very much! Nice! I started reading them when I was 17
and didn't get around to finishing until I was 32 Β
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My Mother gave me, Have spacesuit will travel and my father gave me the J. Carter series to read as a child, and I became a huge sci-fi fan from those two authors.
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Ah, so you got the whole spectrum there
Burroughs when I heard that the Barsoom series was
the inspiration for "Flash Gordon", which I was already
obsessed with
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As much as my mother and I never had a close relationship, I have more than once looked back and realized her wisdom, she would allow me to purchase any book I wanted, even if it was above my ability, but the next book I would read was her choice, and I had to explain it to her so there was no cheating. I hate them, but laterΒ learned to love all the classic works.
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too, but the truth is I didn't take to really reading them
until late. My mom tried to get me to read various things,
but the only ones I actually read on her suggestion were
Agatha Christie books. I love my mom but I still don't
trust her tastes 
stubborn
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Aggie did write a couple of dynamite books, but that was my Fathers area, true defective tails.
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towards pulp. "The Big Four" was a lot of fun though
Ever read Mary Roberts Rinehart?
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I never got past all the "Happy Endings", and standard formulaic endings and plot layouts. Way to predictable after you figured out the Butler did it.
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they hang enough shiny baubles on it.
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I'm on a pulp "masked heroes" kick right now, so it
gets deep into the wonderfully silly trope of people gaining
special abilities in "The Mysterious Orient" Β
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Fu-Manchu? or D.C. comics the Manhunter?
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I love Fu Manchu! Especially the first 3 novels
I also rather like Fantomas Β
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I have to go to bed, but you may have the last word. Please though, if you ever write on my page, keep it simple as I have been running a social experiment on Deviant Art. Will note you.Β
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will give it a try.
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Just waiting for the codeine to kick in.
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Ah, that sounds like me and sleeping.
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This is some intense stabbing, not that easy to cut trough all of this flesh and bones to the other side.
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This is sweet stuff. Love the energy and the colour choices. It really packs a punch!Β Β
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Thank youuu! A lot of that is due to Frazetta's original though, he had such a great sense of things! Β
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Thank you! I admire him so much Β
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Thank you, dear Laughton! Frazetta deserves most of the credit Β
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Ouch !Β
I feel the same about the back leg, maybe too much shading on the top, it looks "shorter" than the original.Β
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Maybe so? I'll admit, it was sometimes hard translating the ink shading into painting Maybe this is why Frazetta himself always preferred drawing to painting? Β
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Don't worry, I'm not an expert, and I love your art anyway !Β Β
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That guy with the sword his back leg looks weirdΒ
nice work with the deep chirascuro i think it's called i forgot all the art words i used to know
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I was just going to say, that looks like a mars illo-- then I saw your title. So, you nailed it! lol.
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Thank you, Comix! It's all happening on Mars! Β
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You got it, and thanks for the fave!
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That helmet almost looks samurai-esque... you should do some samurai stuff... I love samurai... please?
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Hehe it's all part of Frazetta's genius at exotic design Oooo I could try it, maybe Β
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Just spreading the Frazetta love Β
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