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MythArcana — Procreation of the Wicked
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"Procreation of the Wicked"
Software used: Vue Infinite 6, Poser Pro & Photoshop CS3
I'm definitely mixing things up a bit here in my gallery and posting a little of this and that with no apparent order of things, but I'm trying to strike a balance between subject matter. I don't want to give the impression that all I do is pretty and cute stuff because that is not the case and I like to play on the dark side just as much! This is Another older scene that was completely reworked and tweaked and remains one of my favorites.
I went through so many revisions of this scene trying to get it right that I must have created it five times over and finally had to settle and move on. The character actually does have six posable arms and was fun to put together...and we shall see more of her later on and much closer, too! All together this took me about a week of setting up the scene and 8 million test renders and setting up the character and then the final render which took forever. I know it's not perfect, but I got it as close as I could without going completely insane in the process! I hope you enjoy this piece and there is much MOAR coming very soon!
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Comments: 46
Very impressive. I love the power of the atmosphere... it gives me chills.
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That was version 1.0 I did for a Halloween contest several years ago. I put the whole idea away and realized later just how much work I put into creating that 6 armed character and went to revisit it again about 2 years ago. I recently reworked some things on it again and posted it here on DA.
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Sepultuuuuuraaa! 2nd time I randomly come across a deviation with a sepultura-title, it's always great. 
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Yes, you win a cigar! It's was Sepultura's cover of that song that fueled this and I listened to it quite a bit through the creation of this for inspiration. I have not heard the Celtic Frost version however...perhaps I will find it in my travels.
One interesting note; three guys that used to roadie for Celtic Frost eventually formed their own band named Coroner. They are one of my all time favorite bands (disbanded years ago) and are extremely cool. They are also listed on my profile page along with Soulfly (Max's spinoff band).
Thanks for the comment and for stopping by!
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i dont beleive ive seen artwork like this before..it looks like an epicly badass game screenshot....
Ps; an sumthing about it brings out my "game nerd" side
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Yeah, I'm a big game fan and I suppose a lot of that comes out in my work! Perhaps I should just concentrate on Guild Wars or WoW characters and do commissions instead of killing my CPU every time I have an idea! LOL Thanks so much for the comment and the visit!
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we seem a bit similar when it is about toying around with the light and the shadow around it ^^
I say people who dont do so are in GENERAL BORING LAME ASSES XD
btw the composition of stuff works decent along the nice wicked lady (now we have the dejavue)
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I tend to experiment too much with everything I do and that is why it takes me so long to get anything done! 
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Wonderful scene , the light and the colors are splendid ! awesome work !
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I get a little crazy on colors and I even toned them way down on this one. Same thing with lights I guess cause I have like 22 point lights in that scene. 
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Ahh! me scared!!! This is the ultimate Spider Woman! hehe. Cool/creepy/wonderful atmosphere..the big star stone things remind me of your avatar.
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Hey! Officer Chicken Wing reporting for duty! I was just about to send a search party out for you! hehe! I'm so glad you popped on as I was beginning to think you left us for fame, fortune, happiness, wealth, and potato chips! Well, now I can relax knowing you are here and miserable like the rest of us. LOL!!! Anyways, thanks so much for the cool comment and for stopping by! I'll have to catch you some time when you aren't so busy!
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oh man, now i'm hungry for potato chips. O_o
lol my pleasure.
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That's one dangerous woman!!! hehehe great job!!! i always love ur colours
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I'm a crazy one...don't mind me any! I have some cute stuff, some wicked stuff, some pretty stuff...but I keep it all G rated at least. That's always been one of my standards anyway. I suppose a couple might go PG, but that's it! Thanks so much for the comment and for stopping by, I really super duper appreciate your time!
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ur very welcome!!
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Yeah! I love the one!!! I have to make another one!!
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This looks so awesome and those details are amazing, love the colors too. Great artwork!!!
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Thank you so much for dropping by and the comment and for the 
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Wicked or pretty stuff. Hmmm... that's a tough decision! I really enjoy looking at everything you post!
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Oh gosh...well, thanks for your kind words! Perhaps I'll get a bunch of cats together and the one they all walk over to I'll post next. LOL!
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LOL! Sounds like a plan.
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It never fails to amaze me, all the details, I mean ALL those tiny little details you add to each piece. There is always so much to look at, and yet your stuff is never overwhelming, just a pleasure to view. I always liked this piece as well.
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I must say that I am amazed that my computer didn't blow up trying to create this! The thing is like 6 years old and still going strong! God Bless Intel!
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It's an ongoing process, so it seems. Always.
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Yeah, I'll say. Lately I've been really putting some time into digital painting and did my first human last night with line work and blocking, and when it came time for coloring...I flopped around and really froze up! I certainly don't want to end up making cartoons, although I would fit in more here if I did (lol), but talk about a learning curve! I guess that is why I got into 3D in the first place being a frustrated drawer or painter. I can use a ruler, but my freehand is for the birds! I suppose I'll just work on an occasional 3D scene and just keep practicing until something looks good enough to upload!
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It all takes practice I think. I know it does for me!
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Yes, it does! I paint a little of this and there here and there, but to do something full blown 100% 2D from scratch is some tricky business! I need help with blending and shading and even with all the great tutorials here, hopefully something will just snap in my head soon! LOL
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It takes time and patience I think. I keep telling myself I should spend at least a minimum of 3 - 4 hours a week practicing, and yet that never really happens, lol!
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There's something about green fog that promotes a sense of mystery and chaos. I suppose it is the same in photography, as well. Green lighting on subjects makes them look sick and unhealthy and I suppose I was shooting for some sort of evil force spewing up from the cauldrons as she arises from this alter to go cause some trouble! Thanks so much for the nice comment and for stopping by!
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Nice work on the tangled thorns. The six arms pleases me for reasons I've described - I think it's your facial structure, and the way the individual things are vivid, and they all sort of... combine together in a strangely surreal way. Don't ever go for more realistic than this, 'k? It'd lose the vivacity.
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I worked a long time of this and had several different versions. I think I changed everything around 5 times before I decided to stay on this. It is funny you mention realism cause I really don't do that at all. I do have a couple works that are close to realism, but that is not what I try for. I guess it is just my style that I am stuck with!
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No problem - and it's good you don't go for realism. You have this peculiar 'not stylised but not real'; thing going on, but it doesn;t look like it's down to not being able to do realism right at all. It's really alive.
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That is interesting you say that cause you are exactly right!
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Stunning work my friend! Very magical indeed.
Instant fav!
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Well, thanks so much, Ricky! I know this isn't everyone's cup of tea, but I try to do different things...sort of.
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This is simply a big 'WOW'-I can feel the 'heat' in your paintings,you really captured the 'wicked athmosphere'..the details?unbeatable..very nice Myth..keep rocking!
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Well, I thank you so much for the nice comment and for stopping by! I must tell you that your work is by far some of the most amazing art I have ever seen, so it is both a high honor and compliment for your nice words! I try to include details in my own style in my own way, but no matter what I do could never touch your amazing works by a mile!
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Aha, a new piece today, this is amazing buddy, Man I wouldn't want to mess with her!! or maybe I would, lol. Great lighting and textures, you have some amazing things going on here, I have to sit back and take it all in, wow, I see why it takes so long to render. So do you have to build each piece/object and then place them all on the stage? That's how I do it in lightwave, which I haven't done in years. Great job m'man!!
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Well, thanks for stopping by, Robert! I didn't think anyone would even come by the looks of it here.
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