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MIKECORRIERO — Nocturnal Predator
Published: 2009-01-30 05:24:40 +0000 UTC; Views: 15021; Favourites: 573; Downloads: 0
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Done originally for a weekly activity. Nocta Brimstone, the topic was "Nocturnal Predator". This was kind of my take on a creature inspired between both Lycans, Vampires and various animals in general. The eyes were inspired by certain Marsupials and just given a glazed over effect.Related content
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I would not want to run into that on an evening stroll.
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I absolutely love this. WOnderful composition and so on blah blah. Just freaking awesome.
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I think this is one of my most fave images ever in the entire world. Is the one that made me think i would like to do art as a career.
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Thanks,
This image is funny. It has gotten a lot of publication notoriety and a lot of people love it. I like it too, I don't necessarily think it's my best piece but people are somehow drawn to it over a lot of my other work lol
The image started right side up when I was painting it. I flipped it to check some things and it immediately looked 5 x better.
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whoo hoo! I love seeing this one again. Seriously, one of my all time 'sticks in my memory and will for years to come' favorites. I seem to remember either a forum tutorial or video tutorial for this one, with the lovely sort of 'eureka' moment when you realized upside down was the way to go with this guy.
Very cool.
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Haha, yea.
When I did this for COW I think it was the first time I won. I explained to people how it started upside down because they kept mentioning how it looked upside down. Later, after COW I went back and just made some minor changes and touch ups, adding falling debris and hanging vines to help the gravity a little. In reply to another comment here, I think it's kinda crazy how much attention this image gets. It's why I keep it as my main avatar on myspace..since people seem to know/recognize it and it sticks in their minds.
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The only real detail (for me at least) is in the face and neck fur. The rest of him and the image is like a speed painting, which is why I think it works. People are drawn to the face and eyes.
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Hey Mike, great facial design for this one ! lurv it. One tiny thing for me though, since it is in a crouching position, it feels he is not hanging upside down from a branch but more like the picture is upside down. Don't know if it makes sense haha. Anyway, nice designs as always, thats what I always enjoy about your work, the originality and unique touch.
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Thanks man,
Makes perfect sense if you read some of my replies to other people
It was originally intended to be right side up, so when I flipped the image 75% through painting, the gravity effect wasn't really taken into account for the creature. I liked how the head/face looked much more once I flipped it.
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aah my bad man , i usually read very little of the other comments.
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man, mike, gotta remind you that this is one of my fave illustrations you did.
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Thanks ducky,
I hear that all the time about this one. I think I need to get prints made available of this dude soon lol
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Can I keeps him?
I'll feed him and lurves him and call him Spikey 8D
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haha, I don't think he'd fit inside but if you have a nice big cave in the backyard that should do nicely
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Oh wow, I love this!! Nice job on the angle, and those TEETH. Well done!
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