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Time makes strangers of us all if you don't hold on to the people dear to you.Related content
Comments: 53
thank you very much for a great experience....
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wonderful! OO it's smooth and misterious! I love it ^^
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There is something very sincere and real about this that I adore. Great work.
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when i saw ur pic..
it makes me wonder if those two had been frends and in the end became strangers for the time being..
at first the girl was wat i saw.. then slowly i make out a figure closest to us, a guy in jacket and hair covering his eyes..
its like they dont know each other anymore...
it acually makes me sad ..
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I love this. It speaks a very important message. All the above comments pretty much wrapped up what I was about to say. ^^"
Please make more of these wonderful pieces! <3
They make my day!
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the atmosphere is like an old movie, I like the... mmmh.. air? ( my english is not brilliant ) it's sandly, so lovely
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I really like this picture, I relate to it a lot at the moment. The shading and the details are very well done..
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Great concept! The girls look kinda cute btw ^_^
Oh, and the guy reminds me of Light Yagami for some reason. Great lighting, great paintwork.
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mmmm I fell in love with this strnager. so beautiful. great atmosphere you created here ^^
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I love the tones to this piece, plus the execution is just lovely. You really portrayed the emotion in your title. Wonderful job.
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I absolutely love the dark atmosphere. And the painting is BEAUTIFUL! (as always) Great job!
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I love how soft it seems, and the idea is something Ive never seen before
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I recognise this mood... You portrayed is beautifully, sad but catching
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I must say you do great faces! I saw your tutorial the other day and I'm going to start practising. Nice work!
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Really nice, I love the lighting on this. Soft overall but sharp where needed, and with a cold feeling complimented by the clothing portrayed. I also love the sorta fuzzyness to the coloring and very soft grain. Would you mind going into detail on what you did this in and what type of brush/brush settings you used?
Finally, as a person who is absolutely terrible at being proactive in staying in touch with friends, (or being proactive in socializing at all,) I can certainly relate to the sentiment here.
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Awesome work. I like how meaning and soulful it is. Especially with the description you put in.
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I love the emotion you tried to portray in this picture. The black and white makes me feel as if someone took a photo, so it's even more surreal to me. Great job on the difference in lighting between the people because just by the lighting and the girl's expression, you know exactly who the two strangers are. Your interpretation of the phenomena is very well done, and we can all relate to your "Familar Stranger" piece.
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the values used here really bring out the emotion of the piece. laughter can be reflected in the women, who are light; and sadness can be seen in the guy, who is darker (btw, I just want to hug him XD).
great job. : D
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I love how the lack of bright colour in this emphasizes that feeling of lonliness and the making of strangers rather than friends.. I think its brilliant 
On a more arty level, love the brush you used, gives it a really soft hazy feel in parts, and I like how you can see brushstrokes here and there, as opposed to it being really refined. Excellent work! 
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Time makes strangers of us all if you don't hold on to the people dear to you. Something that we need to hear in this day and age. I could see that within this composition, noticing the guy on the right.
This is an awesome piece, it really is. I like the movement created in the composition, as well as the loose strokes. I also like color scheme, going monochromatic. Right scheme to fit this setting and concept.
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Stunning. The shading is wonderful, with the person in the front in shadow and one of the women highlighted. The poses are very eloquent, especially that of the man - keeping his eyes downcast, hunched over, hands in the pockets... And I adore the surreal blur of the painting, gives it a vaguely impressionistic feel.
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Wow! Awesome pic, great message. And well, you`re right.
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very nice piece.i like the dark tones and composition. Nice work with the lighting.
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No words anymore... That makes me think about friends I had before :'(.
You did a great job here, shattering and sensitive
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looks like these two could be Leon S. Kennedy with Ada Wong from Resident Evil.
Nice message and Picture!
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Wow!! This is amazing, i like how the colours fit the mood exactly and the message it portraysXDXD
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Wow. Really good point and nice portrayal of that point.
Good job.
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i love it!
regretfully, it happened to me too many times...
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Excuse me while I seethe envy all over you...
Great picture and message... of all the styles i've come across, your is one of the ones I envy the most.
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Touching image and message. I love the title and how well the theme is incorporated into the picture. The mood, the specific tones and high key/low key frequency is all mixed really well.
I'm liking how you drew attention to the girl by the lighting and how the boy, although shaded darkly, is brought to our attention by sheer perspective. The composition rules, so to speak. 
The fading out of not-so-important figures and details is ingenious as well, such as the companion and the details of his jacket. It's blurry but also adds to the wholeness of the image.
It also makes me ponder the lost history between the two, for why the girl looks so cheerful and why the boy looks so forlorn. Their expressions are very curious, I especially like how with just a few visible strokes us viewers can see the attitude within those paint strokes just as clearly as their expressions.
No critique, it's a great image with a profound message and one that reminds me to catch up with friends of mine. Thank you!
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It's nice to get a very thoughtful comment once in awhile, thank you! Your too kind
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You're very welcome. I do notice that good comments on dA are a rarity, so I try and keep it up. I do want to comment more on your works in the future. 
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How very true. I can relate since I haven't seen my good friend in 6 years and ran into her the other day lol
Very good picture though, love how you did it all in grays to set the mood.
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Great work... I may be be indiscreet, but does this drawing have a particular signification?
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