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Published: 2007-06-02 23:32:40 +0000 UTC; Views: 2334; Favourites: 39; Downloads: 0
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Art trade for ~weirdlet . She wanted a picture of Pirates of the Caribbean's Davey Jones and his lovely pet Kraken.This piece took longer than I thought it would to color. I kept the palette really simple - browns and black, with some touches of goldenrod, and no more. The deep background is an acrylic and India ink wash.
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Thanks. That's a great collection of work; I appreciate having mine included in your collection.
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You can't keep away from the tentacles can you?
They strike a nice dynamic pose here though. And I like this bronze colour scheme. The colours are still rich and vibrant.
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Thanks very much!
No, no, I like monsters with tentacles. They're fun to draw - so twisty and curvy! 
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Very cool. I love the color scheme, keeping it limited really worked. I always thought Davy Jones was a tad too colorful for his character... definitely a walking cartoon. ^_^
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*snicker* I had no problem with the colorful nature of the cast... I just thought this would be a fun way to represent them (plus, it blended well with the background mess...)
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Brilliant job on Davey, a little more meh about the Kraken. I think the suckers in particular could use a bit of detail instead of just being spots on the tentacles.
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I'd considering making the Kraken's suckers look more dimensional, but in the end decided to go with a more decorative, stylized approach. They ended up looking like eyespots, and I rather like the effect in and of itself. It's all about stylization.
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Thanks! The subtle color is something that I don't do all that often. I'm glad it worked out as well as it did.
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I just love the way you colored this, it looks almost monochromatic. (whoa! big words!) And the background with the messy splatters there look good as well. It fits quite well.
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Thanks!
Yeah, the nearly-monochromatic effect is definitely one of the effects I was shooting for. Or at the very least, a subdued analagous scheme based 'round the red and gold earth tones.
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this verry cool i love the dark colors they go well those two well
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Wow a very epic/heroic sort of look and very dynamic, just, Wow
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Thanks. That's kind of what I was shooting for.
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Everyone seems to be making this squiddy guy right now... well, he's cool and it's a nice picture! I love the colours!
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The squiddy guy, Davey Jones, is a character in a movie that just came into theaters.
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Haha... yes, I know! Right, I forgot his name! 
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LOL - Yeah, but lacking verdegris; alas!
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Hotdog! now that's a nice picture of Davy and his pet. <3
Love the main color you chose for the picture. It works nicely.
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Thanks very much! I enjoyed playing with a slightly more subdued color scheme for him. My poor browns rarely get such a workout.
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....Wow. The colors, thats so nice. So well done *.*
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Thank you! It's definitely different from my ususal high-chroma work, but it was fun to kind of mould it out of the background.
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Eeeeee!!! Must.. see... third... movie..!!!
This is really, really awesome. I like the deep, yet somehow simplistic tones. Gives it a creepy quality that I think these two would certainly approve of!
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Yes, you must see the third movie - In my less-than-humble opinion, it's the best of the lot (especially for the sheer weirdness).
And thanks! I wanted to keep the color scheme simple so that I could concentrate more on the dark and light values.
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I have to agree with ~dragonstar10 , it does look like an old photograph.
Do you think that the people who made Davey and the kraken must've pulled a H.P. Lovercraft?
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LOL LOL - Any time there's a giant squid, people like to point the finger at ol' Lovecraft. Yeah, I was getting Lovecraft vibes the whole time, but we gotta remember that the legends about the Kraken predate Lovecraft by several hundred years!
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I do remember about the Kraken before I discover Lovercraft's stories.
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This makes me squirm with impatience to see the third movie tommorrow.
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It is WELL worth the extortionist ticket price. I personally think the third movie is the best of the lot - especially for the sheer weirdness. And the costume design. Booyah!
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I'm going to see it tommorrow, hopefully. And then I can't wait 'till July when Transformers comes out! 
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Optimus Prime is a hero among heroes. He's always been among my very favorite characters. The Noble Semi-Truck, American Hero... Yeah, I can hardly wait for Transformers. The robot designs look absolutely spectacular.
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Thanks very much! I wanted to try this one as a fairly simple color scheme so that Davey and the beastie sort of emerge out of the background fluff.
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Awesome! I'm so glad you like it!
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You betcha! Nothin' beats having an octopus for a face.
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"or [krah-kin] in the original Scandinavian..."
"Well we ain't original Scandinavian now are we?!"
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