Ohhhh.... Oh my Rad, I love this one. I think its one of my favorites from you. The colors are beautiful and the guys look great. I <3 walter's puggy little nose, and Dan's gorgeous wavy locks. And 70's shirts ftw!
Hi! I'm a fan of your work, but this is my first time commenting on anything you've done.
Something that's really unique about your art that I enjoy is that everything kind of has this dark, shadowy Soviet-era propaganda art look to it. I don't believe I've seen that anywhere.
I love Dan in this picture. (Actually, I like Dan in any of your pictures.) Something about him looks... I dunno how to explain it. Tangible.
As for the dark, shadowy Soviet-era propaganda look-- I'm a big fan of the "cutout" filter on photoshop and love using it after I've 'painted' my original drawing... I've also recently discovered sepia filters and old paper textures, not to mention I'm sort of obsessed with 1950s-60s Maoist/Chinese politics... so yeah. I never linked those together until you mentioned that, though! I guess I am sort of partial to that aesthetic. :3
Dan came out all troubled/turned-on looking quite by accident. I'm glad he looks tangible. Rorschach is certainly ready to tango...
Oh, wow! That's kind of funny, because since I was in my mid-teens, I've had this odd obsession with Soviet Russia and the propaganda pop-art it inspired.
As a matter of fact, I did a report/Powerpoint presentation on how the Soviet Union influenced Asian Communism in art/culture, in my military Korean class. I had picture comparisons and everything. ...Everyone looked at me funny since they all did lame stuff like "North Korean Jet Fighters" or "North Korea's Alleged Use of Nukes."
Also, I'm sure you've heard this a lot before, but I am currently reading your Boxing Days and am... seriously astonished by your diction and how you create the atmosphere of this story, merging revolutionary China with the personalities of Dan and Walter. There are several parts in your story that sound very proverbial and East Asian in nature. I can appreciate that it takes a lot of talent to do that. ^^;
Are there actually papers written on that subject? :D That sounds like an awesome presentation, and a really interesting angle. (links?)
You flatter me, thank you! :D I was taking a number of China studies classes when Boxing Days came together, which was great because my schoolwork = research for the story, and managed to keep me really inspired. Of course, I'm also East Asian myself, so if anything sounds Asian, you can also chalk it up to the subtle influence of eating lots of rice and hearing my dad quote proverbs at me every day. ^^;
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Something that's really unique about your art that I enjoy is that everything kind of has this dark, shadowy Soviet-era propaganda art look to it. I don't believe I've seen that anywhere.
I love Dan in this picture. (Actually, I like Dan in any of your pictures.) Something about him looks... I dunno how to explain it. Tangible.
Also, DBSK. .... X3
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As for the dark, shadowy Soviet-era propaganda look-- I'm a big fan of the "cutout" filter on photoshop and love using it after I've 'painted' my original drawing... I've also recently discovered sepia filters and old paper textures, not to mention I'm sort of obsessed with 1950s-60s Maoist/Chinese politics... so yeah. I never linked those together until you mentioned that, though! I guess I am sort of partial to that aesthetic. :3
Dan came out all troubled/turned-on looking quite by accident. I'm glad he looks tangible. Rorschach is certainly ready to tango...
yes another Watchmen AND K-pop fan! <3
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As a matter of fact, I did a report/Powerpoint presentation on how the Soviet Union influenced Asian Communism in art/culture, in my military Korean class. I had picture comparisons and everything. ...Everyone looked at me funny since they all did lame stuff like "North Korean Jet Fighters" or "North Korea's Alleged Use of Nukes."
Also, I'm sure you've heard this a lot before, but I am currently reading your Boxing Days and am... seriously astonished by your diction and how you create the atmosphere of this story, merging revolutionary China with the personalities of Dan and Walter. There are several parts in your story that sound very proverbial and East Asian in nature. I can appreciate that it takes a lot of talent to do that. ^^;
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You flatter me, thank you! :D I was taking a number of China studies classes when Boxing Days came together, which was great because my schoolwork = research for the story, and managed to keep me really inspired. Of course, I'm also East Asian myself, so if anything sounds Asian, you can also chalk it up to the subtle influence of eating lots of rice and hearing my dad quote proverbs at me every day. ^^;
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