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pandracchio โ Edge of the World
Published: 2006-11-20 07:35:06 +0000 UTC; Views: 6175; Favourites: 113; Downloads: 92
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A surreal vision of the end of the world.(FULL VIEW PLEASEl, THERE ARE LOTS OF DETAILS)
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A man sitting on the edge of the world sees a swallow flying in the sky. The whole scene is a metaphore of the will to cross a border to reach other places, communicate with other people and live other experiences.
Enjoy and give me feedback please, it was a one week work.
photoshop (with tablet), no photo reference.
-Soon I'll post some particulars, the image in this size cannot render some details-
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yeah probably that would do the work, but I'm not fond of photomanipulation..not yet at least
Hey man thanks for the WATCH! I'm honoured!
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the coloring is still rough on the edges. it'd be better if you try too add some shade of mixture in it. other than that, its really unique pic. I like the idea of the pic... though it doesnt really seem much of the end of the world.
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thanks for the tips, that is true what you said about the rough edges.
Well this is a metaphore I used for this painting...the main concept is freedom and boarders. There is a lot of symbolism in it
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now i understand now that you put it that way. ya...i can see a lot of symbolic stuff in the art. nice work tho!
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Wow, all that detail with no tablet and no reference. The background gets a little sketchy near the bottom of the mountains, but I love the root sticking out of the ground and the waterfall.
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well of course I had the tablet...did I wrote "without the tablet"? Oh my god....let me see..
and yes with no refence..I'm always strict on that,
thanks about the comment
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Very nice use of detail,I feel as if I'm gonna fall ^_^
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thanks that's the feel I'd like to give
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I always loved these types of paintings, and water dropping off into nothingness. ^_^
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that is one of my favourite parts of the painting... also as concept of the water flowing off any border.
As Bruce Lee wrote, "...be water my friend..."
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I'm basing a character in my comic on bruce lee!
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cool! He was a BRAIN before than a fighter!
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Wow, this is very beautiful. I must say, very good work. I hope you win. If you dont then they must be looking at another one of those damned anime piece of crap drawings for the winner.
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I just need to get in one of those 30 positions...I hope I can do it! Hahaha you don't like anime ah? I'm not fond of them neither, but there are some great artists there too, like Masakatsu Katsura (VIDEO GIRL-AI), or even better Katsuhiro Otomo (AKIRA). I think every superlative artist of any area have something to teach. My suggestion is to take the positive parts you can from that and leave the less positive.
Thanks for the good luck...Let's hope! But I doubt a bit...277 partecipants are a lot!!!
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There may be, but I dont really think of it as art anymore considering the way everything is just reproduced and such. Its just the same lines and everything. The only differences I see is in the shading and shadowing. Yes and I am sure you could definately get in the top 30 at least.
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you're right on the commercial issue. So strange how art forms become money in this shitty way and then they sells crap. Money destroy arts, artists need money, art become money. What is left is the will to say "yes" or "no". Maybe we can move the discussion on your or mine journal, it's a really cool theme.
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Yes it is. Feel free to change the place for this or if you want me to I shall.
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oh, sorry I just woke up...I will post something in my journal
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Its fine, just letting you start or whatever. I am usually on and off.
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Interesting.Your man conveys the idea of being resigned to the frustration of lost dreams.Green pastures can be desolate land when you sense there's an "elsewhere" you cannot reach and the detailed grass around the man smoothing out into misty green is an interesting rendition.Air,water and the bird can melt into, or reach that elsewhere whereas your man sits on the edge with his aged hands and child like boots.I particularly like the way the bird (with his freedom and vigour?)stands out from the rest in colour.
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Yes, many things you wrote were thought by me during the work, the bird is flying away with energy as it would be the soul and will of the man. I didn't noticed the contrast old/young on the man, but yes, I wanted to give him a no-time appereance as if he would be a being always exhisted.
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That's really good actually, I found your image quite interesting, especially your lighting on the character is really good, and the colours look natural too.
what I am having some issues with is the perspective. it looks like the floating island is kinda falling towards the viewer. you should try to use more horizontal lines to actually get the look of distance and depth.
Also, the transition between mountains and grass is too blurry, get some hard edges in there, and perhaps some details such as rocks or forest, which would seperate the mountains more from the grass.
Another thing that I'm having an issue with is the expression on his face, it looks kinda bored and frustrated, as if he doesn't know what to do with himself. give it some more expression.
and last but not least, use some harder strokes for your painting 
but otherwise this is well done, I love especially the rock structures and the texture on the tree.
well done!
Daniel
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thanks Daniel, I'm happy you liked it.
"you should try to use more horizontal lines to actually get the look of distance and depth."
You're right, only at the very end I understood that the main structure was done wrong...next time I'll try your advice.
"the transition between mountains and grass is too blurry,"
right, I was trying to do a neat division of the two, then I messed up and I mixed them too much together, I realize only now that the landscape should ba more sketchy.
"I'm having an issue with is the expression on his face, it looks kinda bored and frustrated, as if he doesn't know what to do with himself."
well that was part of the character personality, you catched the message I wanted him to "say". He's supposed to be a metaphore of frustration and no power on his world, but in a child way, a kind of innocent look.
"use some harder strokes for your painting"
you're right, I messed that up doing too much softness shadowing...I'll try to mark harder next work!
Thanks for the tips man.
Fabio
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assolutamente bellissima
รจ valsa la pena delle notti insonni... ancora in bocca al lupo per il concorso
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hehehe grazie e crepi il lupastro!
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I sometimes wish our world was flat.
Just so you could travel to the edge of the world.
Makes things seem alittle more final, you know?
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hehehe, that was my vision when I started doing this. I hope you liked it!
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I did. I especially loved the water running off the edge.
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I like that too, I did that with about 3 layers and with various effects
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Well, you did a fantastic job.
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