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Merv the Headby ~starfox999

Digital Art / Paintings & Airbrushing / Fantasy

"Merv always goes to the beach at sunrise to play his banjo before the masses get there, otherwise they just phone the police because of the din!"

I worked on this in greyscale first to try and get the values right then coloured and painted over.
You can check out the stages over on my blog [link]

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~witchdochaven Apr 20, 2010

while im not crazy about the scene itself, i must say the details themselves are exquisite, you are very skilled

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~starfox999 Apr 26, 2010 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Thanks so much for the comment Witchdoc, I had a lot of fun bringing him to life. Just wondered was it the background you're not keen on?

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~witchdochaven Apr 26, 2010

i like your painting style and i think both figure and background are very vivid

i think however,that what disturbs me most is actually
the face of the figure, its the vacant eyes and the shape of the chin and lips that bother me

i learned that the watcher eyes are always drawn to the face and a problem there can almost ruin an excellent work otherwise

it happened to me often enough with my own sculptures sadly
so i shouldn't be the one to critique

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~starfox999 Apr 28, 2010 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Really appreciate the feedback Witch, it's always good when someone pays enough attention to give it rather than just 'I like this'.
I know exactly what you mean about his eyes, I think I took a bit of a risk by not giving him any defined eyes, but I wanted to try and stick to my original idea to see if I could make it work. I imagined him with a sortt of John Lennon dark glasses type thing originally, but I didn't want to give him anything as normal as glasses, so I went with this. I did struggle to try and make them work and it ended up this way since I thought it gave him a bit of an alien feel. But your point is duly noted for future.
And as far as the experience of your own work goes, it's better giving feedback about something you've experienced yourself, than something you don't know about

Thanks again.

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~witchdochaven Apr 28, 2010

anytime

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~xchainlinkx Apr 12, 2010

looks like a crazy guy lol, awesome!

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~starfox999 Apr 12, 2010 Hobbyist Digital Artist

No he's very calm and content lol. Playing his banjo keeps him that way.

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!differentego Apr 12, 2010 Professional Digital Artist

this is wonderful

~starfox999 Apr 12, 2010 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Thanks so much for the comment, it was fun to do.

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*SuperSchtroumpf Apr 12, 2010 Student Digital Artist

Brilliant !!!

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