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The Grove by ~Aberzheim:iconAberzheim:

Categories Digital Art > Paintings & Airbrushing > Fantasy

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Artist's Comments

'A walk in the woods can often lead to unexpected surprises.'

Photoshop, 2-3 hours
This piece originally started as a speedpaint... the half-baked rendering of snow and background are two main culprits- but then horribly spiralled out of control. Yeah- there's a spring scene and snow together in the same image ><

The shadows were fun to render, as is the lack of overdone detail. I constantly tried to use larger and coarser abstract brushes, with texture overlays to break detailed areas. Seems to contrast well with the rough treatment in the foreground.

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~lAhlbeck Mar 10, 2009, 10:09:00 AM
Wow! this pic really works. I like the spirally thingies in the foreground, and the colours are nice, too :) very cool

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Hippos only look big and cuddly from a distance. Close up they just look big. //Terry Pratchett
more pictures in [link] and [link]
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~RanDize Mar 10, 2009, 5:11:19 PM
oh f8ck man! sry for the of profanity, but this one made me. hahaha great job buddy! maah gawd.. keep at it!
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~Aberzheim Mar 14, 2009, 9:37:08 AM
awrite, thanks!
ya as well.. keep on rolling man! XD

--
"Do I look alive to you?" (posthumous)
- Oscar Wilde on zombie.
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~Aberzheim Mar 14, 2009, 9:43:57 AM
thanks! I was worried that the colours may be a bit too washed out ><

--
"Do I look alive to you?" (posthumous)
- Oscar Wilde on zombie.
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~shake-well Mar 18, 2009, 7:27:05 PM
It's very cohesive. I love the background as much as the foreground, and the armor stands out just enough to satiate my taste and intensify my curiosity. Kudos! Your work amazes me-- I wish I could paint armor even half so well XD
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~Aberzheim Apr 5, 2009, 12:43:52 AM
thanks! I'm glad that you enjoyed the background/foreground contrast ^^
as for the armour, its mostly intuitive and guesswork... I just laid down random tones, and put in highlights- if it looked like armour, then i'll stop at rendering XD

--
"Do I look alive to you?" (posthumous)
- Oscar Wilde on zombie.
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~thevampiredio May 12, 2009, 6:54:15 PM
hot damn i like this very much! +fav!

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skin tight pants and well stretch groin muscle.
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~MLady-Keaton Jun 28, 2009, 9:34:22 PM
I find this work amazingly detailed and in no way looking like a speed paint. The detailing on the armor is evidence of that. There's enough of the environment in muted colors to make the red of his/her scarf /really/ pop, which then draws you to the great character concept of this...armored man or woman thing. It just conjures up limitless fantasy to mind.

Personally, I got a little bit of everything nice from this picture. Good job, and keep up the good work. =]

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...where are you...?
...where are you...?
...there you are! *whispers*
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~Aberzheim Jul 5, 2009, 6:33:56 AM
wow, thanks for the detailed comment!
thanks, I'm glad that the painting came across as a finished piece in your opinion- i was (and still am!) worried by the lack of focused coherence in my pieces, but your comment proved otherwise =)

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"Do I look alive to you?" (posthumous)
- Oscar Wilde on zombie.
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