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Published: 2006-07-21 18:35:33 +0000 UTC; Views: 29227; Favourites: 794; Downloads: 138
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My god, what a terrible pun. Anyway, here's a John/Rodney piece that I worked on. I particularly like the sweat and John's left foot... Critiques are very welcome...Edit: A lot of people have said there are five feet. I promise, there are only four (counting John's foot trailing off feame); it's an optical illusion. I painted this on a monitor with the gamma turned up too high, so some of Rodney's right leg and heel are too dark. The foot poking out under John's leg is Rodney right foot, a continuation of his leg that is up. I've lost the original of this file, or I'd go back and correct it to be more clear. Alas, this is all that's left of my hard drive from that time.
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i know absolutely nothing about what John and Rodney are from but anyway...
this is absolutely amazing. i thought it was a photography when i first opened it and i had to look down at the category once i full viewed it!
the only thing i can say is...i think i'm seeing an extra foot on left D: i could be delusional, i don't know @@
besides that this really is beautiful
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Thank you!
The extra foot is an illusion caused by my over-light monitor when I painted it. I've learned my lesson about gamma! I promise there's only enough feet for the boys.
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haha, ok then 
still looks amazing
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I thought you would want to be made aware (if you have not been informed already) that there is a writer of questionable gay youth erotica using this image as the cover for one of his books on Amazon. I've included the link below so you can check it out yourself. He has sold some digital (Kindle) copies of the work this image is being associated with but as to whether or not the image has been reproduced in any print copies, I can't say. You may want to contact Amazon and make them aware that this image is your artwork and was used without your consent if you didn't give this guy permission to use it. Your work is amazing and I would hate for someone to have stolen it and made money on the back of it.
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Thanks for the heads up!
Amazon is being a little weird about it, but I'll get it worked out.
Man, I wouldn't feel so bad if it was GOOD erotica.
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this piece is amazing. Im a complete photoshop noob and I was curious as to how you managed to blend everything so well. Everything, from the sheets to Rodneys foot is absolutely perfect. cheers.
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I'm not a fan of this pairing, but UTTERLY AMAZING WORK! I LOVE IT! <3
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*big watery eyes*
Can I please steal some of your talent?
...Anyway in all seriousness, you're artwork is very detailed and highly realistic. My very first thought after seeing this piece of work was "This isn't a photograph, right?"
That being said, John's left elbow is kinda funky looking. It reminds me of the second Harry Potter movie where all his bones magically disappear from his arms. Except, the bones only disappear from the bottom half of John's arm.
Secondly, the angle on Rodney's legs and feet are confusing at first glance. For a few moments, I was looking at this picture thinking "Why are there five legs on two people?"
Smaller stuff. I couldn't tell what the dark triangular area inbetween Rodney's right leg and the blue blanket is supposed to be. John's hair seems kinda dark and his ear a little to pointy.
On the flipside, your skill at drawing muscles left me speechless. The sweat seems realistic rather than just randomly placed there. The folds and wrinkles in the sheets are absolutely amazing. And your shading is done incredibly well.
My favorite part of this piece probably has to be how you did the hands. Every time I look at them, I have to retell myself that I'm not looking at the photograph. I might be exaggerating here, but hands are extremely hard to draw, and I have the greatest amount of respect for someone who can do them as well as you.
On a final note, I like the fact that I knew instantly who was who despite the fact that I could not see their faces. Something about the anatomical details of their bodies just makes it obvious.
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... you've killed my brain.
Do it again? D:
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Someone is ripping off you fantastic work. I have no idea what you can do about it, but I thought you might like to know.
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Looks like the journal has been taken down. Thank you for the note, though!
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Wow... I mean... wow
They say a pictures is worth a thousand words. This picture actually took ALL my words right now.
(a minute of silence)
A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. It looks like a photo. And the details are gorgeous. The sweat downs Sheppard's back, for instance.
Again. Wow.
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Amazing! Just so well done! Left me stunned it's so good! <3 <3
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WOW *speachless*
at first i really thought it was a photo
simply amazing
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...woah. That's like, the best mcshep piece ever. The rest is just chibi crap lol.
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I'm so confused, probably because I don't know the characters, but why are there five feet?
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There actually aren't; john's foot is going beneath Rodney's leg, and coming out the other side. On my monitor it's easy to see, because I apparently have the gamma turned up too high. I need to repaint that because you're not the only one to think there are five feet.
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Someone already answered for me, thank you.
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^_^ Count sets of toes, both visible and implied, and you'll see there are only four feet. You're getting thrown off because your brain is trying to count both the reclining character's right toes and right ankle as entire feet.
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Oh my goodness, thank you. I see it now. xD Thanks again, I was so confused.
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Glad I could help! Isn't it amazing, though, that even after you know that there are only four feet...your brain still insists that there are more?
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wow this is gorgeous, I love the shading of their skin and the soft light; it's awesome!
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i have to say that i REALLY like this.... you did an amazing job.... i just have one question.... is it just me or are there to many feet????? i think i counted 5..... sorta....
any who... i really do love it... great couple... keep up the good work!!!!!!!!
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Nope, only four feet. My monitor is too bright; it's easy for me to see that one foot goes under the leg and comes out the other side. I need to repaint that section.
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oh ok.... sorry bout that... i guess i cant count lol
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I love everything except for the 5 feet O.o;; At first all I could think was HOOOOOT DROOOOL!!! Then the extra foot creeped me out >.<
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Actually, only 4 feet. I painted it on a very light monitor, so it's hard to see how that part of the leg works. I assure you, only 4 feet.
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Nope! Count the toes of that knot of feet: only 3 sets of toes, and then John's other foot at the bottom makes 4.
The problem is that I painted this on a very light monitor, so the way Rodney's heel is shaded on the upright foot seems to imply that the toes that are sticking out are from a different food.
I promise, only 4 feet.
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This is absolutely GORGEOUS! Did you use a reference at all? The whole pose is really beautiful. Wonderful anatomy work, too.
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Yes, I used a photo reference. But, as I don't have permission to post it, I didn't.
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I saved this pic to my computer as soon as I saw it and later showed it to a close friend of mine. Whose jaw dropped. And he is NOT easy to impress, so very, very good, my friend. I wish you'd done more of the pairing, honestly, but I am more than happy to have seen even one picture that looks this good. Thank you for that.
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I'm really glad you liked it!
I broke my tablet a few months ago, but I have a new one on the way. More painting!
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Ouch! But that's better than me; I don't even have a tablet yet! Heh. Last year of high school, and there aren't very many jobs in the area... I look forward to the paintings to come.
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My god...I'm still in awe. Although there are tons of good things to say about this piece, i can't do anything else then stay staring at it and remain speecheless.
Bravo!
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I adore this, you have such an amazing talent!
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