it's a song of martian dusk...zumaOctober 31 2009, 16:52:53 UTC
Most most excellent. Great lighting. I know the ground took time for sure, but I especially love the nuanced graduation of the sky.
In an earlier draft I recall a path that I loved. This may be the better composition, but I loved that path. -Or am I thinking of a somewhat similar drawing?
Re: it's a song of martian dusk...mavingaOctober 31 2009, 22:33:14 UTC
Thanks!
The drawing itself did take a rather longtime. I started to think about this to handle any black and white artwork where I wanted to actually turn the drawing into a color drawing digitally that complimented the overall colors being put down. Trading the black or grays for colors basically.
I'm not sure what you meant by path, unless you mean the foreground rocks etc. I can still play with it to increase the amount of contrast in the foreground, but I'm not sure I want that part of the image to standout as much as the two characters. Either way, it shows I have a lot of work to do.
Re: it's a song of martian dusk...zumaNovember 1 2009, 00:13:13 UTC
yes, the foreground rocks. i thought i had commented on seeing a path below there in an earlier version that got cropped out. (might have been something you showed me in email.) but, like i say, this composition works for me extremely well. i'll hunt for my copy of that earlier draft when i get home from work. (okay, i looked now but can't find it, at least not in my main mavinga folder -i'll hunt more later. unlocated files drives me nuts.)
man, this is so beautiful.
the foreground rocks that you do have there bring to mind berni wrightson's best rock work -but that far off canyon... whew.
of course i want to know *how* you did it -but on the other hand, i don't. i don't wan to ask and i don't want to know -not yet!
Re: it's a song of martian dusk...mavingaNovember 5 2009, 11:06:21 UTC
Thanks, Bernie is on another level, also known as amazing. It's hard to work on something with so much labor in it and keep it looking spontaneous. Wrightson some how does. I saw his work when I was in college, Every piece was so interesting. It would be awesome to be able to bring that kind of energy into every piece. I guess it comes with time? and practice, Maybe?
The 'how' is probably the most pedestrian part of it all.
Re: it's a song of martian dusk...zumaNovember 5 2009, 12:28:20 UTC
hooboy, spontaneity is tough to discern for me until after i've turned away from an image i've already burned into my brain for hours -i have to come back to it a little 'cold' to make any judgement on that.
was there an earlier version of this picture posted? i can't find the file i was thinking of. i must have accidentally saved it in my general use (and large) folder, and would need the filename to find it.
Re: it's a song of martian dusk...zumaNovember 5 2009, 13:47:40 UTC
That's it! (up close, there looks to me to be a path of a sort behind the figure's butt.) i really was wondering for a minute how crosswired my memory's getting in my dotage! thanks.
Re: it's a song of martian dusk...mavingaNovember 5 2009, 12:59:10 UTC
I can tell when I'm in a place where I'm not guessing or over thinking, then the lines all seem to serve that vision, In that state work feels more spontaneous. That can always be deceptive of course, when I return later to spot a distaster. I do like taking those chances though.
In an earlier draft I recall a path that I loved. This may be the better composition, but I loved that path. -Or am I thinking of a somewhat similar drawing?
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The drawing itself did take a rather longtime. I started to think about this to handle any black and white artwork where I wanted to actually turn the drawing into a color drawing digitally that complimented the overall colors being put down. Trading the black or grays for colors basically.
I'm not sure what you meant by path, unless you mean the foreground rocks etc. I can still play with it to increase the amount of contrast in the foreground, but I'm not sure I want that part of the image to standout as much as the two characters. Either way, it shows I have a lot of work to do.
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yes, the foreground rocks. i thought i had commented on seeing a path below there in an earlier version that got cropped out. (might have been something you showed me in email.) but, like i say, this composition works for me extremely well. i'll hunt for my copy of that earlier draft when i get home from work. (okay, i looked now but can't find it, at least not in my main mavinga folder -i'll hunt more later. unlocated files drives me nuts.)
man, this is so beautiful.
the foreground rocks that you do have there bring to mind berni wrightson's best rock work -but that far off canyon... whew.
of course i want to know *how* you did it -but on the other hand, i don't. i don't wan to ask and i don't want to know -not yet!
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The 'how' is probably the most pedestrian part of it all.
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was there an earlier version of this picture posted? i can't find the file i was thinking of. i must have accidentally saved it in my general use (and large) folder, and would need the filename to find it.
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This?
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(up close, there looks to me to be a path of a sort behind the figure's butt.)
i really was wondering for a minute how crosswired my memory's getting in my dotage!
thanks.
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