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Published: 2009-06-11 06:10:46 +0000 UTC; Views: 6956; Favourites: 198; Downloads: 0
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Here's the second of two large illustrations for the "Life of Pi" set that I did as class exercises. Take note that they have not been published...
I wish, though! 
The scene where Pi takes to sleeping in a makeshift hammock high up in the trees on the strange island, only to be wakened in the night by masses of meerkats swarming up the trees, including his!
The perspective on this was a real pain, and there are still plenty of places where it is "off." But like the other, this is quite old, from fall '06.
Sorry to be bothering all of you with old work, but I thought some of you might be amused.Pastels. 11x17 inches.
"Life of Pi" by Yann Martel. All intellectual properties belong to him.
Art (C) April Schumacher
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wonderful. I love the novel, and the carnivorous island scene is one of the most terrifying moments of the novel and most interesting, because this is when you really start doubting if Pi is lying.
great use of perspective, by the way
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I was looking through your galary and saw this picture and the one of Richard Parker bounding towards the meerkats, having not even seen the explination that these were from "Life of Pi" I immediately almost shouted "OMG LIFE OF PI!!!!" lol good work <3
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Old work or not, I'm amazed! 
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Thank you very much!
I do recommend the book... a very intriguing read!
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You're very welcome!
Then I shall look it up.
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I'm almost contemptuous (though sadly not altogether surprised) of the fact that this has had so few favourites in comparison to many of your other pieces. Introduce a hint of intellectualism, and you can trust the dA mob to ignore it. Hmph! 
Oh, I am a horrid creature... 
Well, I love it, so there!!!
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Oddly enough, my pastel work received the same sort of response in college that it does here: I'd bring the assignment out, and my teachers/fellow students would just kind of look at it, and then not say much. 
I am, however, rather pleased with the composition in this one! So there's a victory.
Silly dA crowd indeed!
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Nope, it's not 'lacking' anything. People just need to be educated.
You are so remarkably generous about the mob (which is wonderful of you). I was once, but something gave up and fell ill in the face of constant stupidity.
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It's not lacking? I thought maybe it needed more definition in places!
I try... sometimes I worry that I'm being too "wishy-washy" towards them! I can say that you have more to put up with than me in regards to the mob, so there's that. I think it helps knowing that I have a fair amount of people on here that I can have discussions with.
Oh yes, and they ignore things all the time. A little indignation on my own behalf, oh dear... [link] Ah well, guess I can't win them all...
Let's see how long I last, I'd say six more months before I start howling!
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I really love the perspective and colors in this image. It really feels like night.
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I love seeing old work!
Haven't heard of the book before but your illustrations of it look very interesting
Great perpective & composition!
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And thank you!
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That is a tough perspective indeed. I avoid them like the plague. 
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i knew this scene looked familiar! i loved this book, great picture!
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Oh god I love that book XD I thought about it the moment I saw this too! Makes me want to start doing illustrations for it too...
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It's quite an odd book....
And you totally should!
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D8 CAN I STEAL DEMS? Meerkats are waaayyy too cute for their own good. XD *snuggles the fuzzy*
Really nice coloring job, by the way.
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OMG THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVE BOOKS!!!!!
I have forever wanted to do some illustrations from it, the meerkats and trees being one!
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I like the perspective of this art.
Gilbert L. Concepcion
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Nice amount of colour here! And lol, this reminds me of Hitchcock's "Birds"
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I love how you conveyed the moonlit darkness with blues, very nice colours
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Thank you!
They can be. But I love the desaturated colors and blues, so it's a very enjoyable challenge!
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Those meerkats are adorable.
I should read that book sometime...
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Looks like an interesting project, hop you had fun XD
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Hehe I remember this part too, where he describes how weird it feels to have them crawling all over him. Furry and scratchy, I think it was.
I like all the rich nighttime colors you worked into this one.
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Thank you! I think I wanted to work on night scenes first when I started actually putting color into my work. Odd, you'd think I'd start off doing daytime scenes!
I think "furry and scratchy" sums them up pretty well!
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I love this story. I remember reading it in high school, and it was immediately one of my favorite books! I love how you depicted this scene, the meerkats look so fluffy!
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Very interesting. Lol, I love the meerkats running up the tree. They looks quite odd doing that. Again, great perspective, and I really like the colors in this piece.
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This was quite an interesting direction for me, with the perspective and all...
Can you tell that I really like blue?
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Well you pulled it off quite well.
X)
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