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An acrylic and airbrush painting inspired by film noir.
A married couple comes home from a night on the town to find the husband's jealous mistress, waiting with a gun.
Done entirely with titanium white and carbon black acrylic paints - some airbrushing used for the walls and lighting.
I didn't count the amount of time spent - but I would estimate at about 150 hours total. This one took me a very long time.
The size and shape is also meant to mimic the aspect ratio of film noir of the 40s and 50s.
24"x32" acrylic paints and airbrush on illustration board.
I realize this is not furry, but I hope you all like it anyways =)
A married couple comes home from a night on the town to find the husband's jealous mistress, waiting with a gun.
Done entirely with titanium white and carbon black acrylic paints - some airbrushing used for the walls and lighting.
I didn't count the amount of time spent - but I would estimate at about 150 hours total. This one took me a very long time.
The size and shape is also meant to mimic the aspect ratio of film noir of the 40s and 50s.
24"x32" acrylic paints and airbrush on illustration board.
I realize this is not furry, but I hope you all like it anyways =)
Category Artwork (Traditional) / Human
Species Unspecified / Any
Size 1280 x 982px
File Size 224.3 kB
Holy ****! Is what I first thought when seeing this. It is always a pleasure to see you inspire wondrous emotions within my heart with your highly detailed works.
I could tell at first glance you put a hell of a lot of effort into this. The time you spend on some of your artwork is time I spend whittling away at a game.
But I feel inspired to put more work into my own artistic endeavors, I am supposedly a writer, and actually dig in deep and work my ass off.
Truly you are an inspiration, truly.
I could tell at first glance you put a hell of a lot of effort into this. The time you spend on some of your artwork is time I spend whittling away at a game.
But I feel inspired to put more work into my own artistic endeavors, I am supposedly a writer, and actually dig in deep and work my ass off.
Truly you are an inspiration, truly.
Even though I write for fun, this piece has me at a loss for words. It's... simply amazing! This is the type of thing I would expect to see in a museum, or something similar. It's a great piece, it made me just stop and it held my attention for a good 2 minutes while I sat there and drank in all the detail. It's very lifelike, and all of the detail is just... awe-inspiring. You did an excellent, EXCELLENT job on this. +add to favorite, a hundred times over.
Oh... wow... O.O That's friggin amazing. The detail, the contrast, the expressions... the DETAIL. I can't help but echo what everyone else has said so far, and more. This is a piece that really grabs your attention and you just HAVE to look at every single thing in this. It feels fairly real. And definitely captured the noir feeling very well. =3 Jaw-droppingly gorgeous.
i think its admirable when furry artists dont only limit themselves to animals. I think its a good thing to be a well rounded artist. Especially if you`re doing it for a living , it can only mean more work.
great piece. You reall have the handle of paints =) The lighting is well done, too.
great piece. You reall have the handle of paints =) The lighting is well done, too.
First off, like everyone else has said, out-fucking-standing work (to stea^H^H^H^Hborrow from GSgt Hartmann in "Full Metal Jacket"). The little things, like the ash tray, half-empty bottle of booze, and the kiss-sealed love note (presumably from the mistress just add to the overall feel of the work. All in all, a 150 hours well spent.
As for "not furry", you don't need to apologize for that, IMO. While there are a few twits who scream about "eww, hy00man!", a lot more people aren't so locked onto "furry" that anything that isn't automagically inspires feelings akin go revulsion. And, besides, it would only take a cursory glance at your gallery here to put a figurative bullet in the equally figurative head of the notion that you're not a furry artist.
As for "not furry", you don't need to apologize for that, IMO. While there are a few twits who scream about "eww, hy00man!", a lot more people aren't so locked onto "furry" that anything that isn't automagically inspires feelings akin go revulsion. And, besides, it would only take a cursory glance at your gallery here to put a figurative bullet in the equally figurative head of the notion that you're not a furry artist.
I like this very much. I always love the LOOk of noir films... specially that hair style, o so beautiful... but yes, I love it, it is faved. My only 'criteque' is that, and this may have been on purpose, you can definatly see the, like, blotches? strokes? like, if you look at the legs they arn't smoothe in shadow... you know? lol, I don't think I'm making sence so I'll drop it there and just say very nice job and I can't wait to see more of your work, wether it be this or chakats :p
hope we like it? goddamn, this is a great piece! The time you spent on it shows, everythiing is so crisp and lovely. I love how everything in the picture is like a well rendered still life. I'm enjoying looking at each object in the room, they each really pop! Fantastic job. =)
wow... just wow... and they say that all the Non-porn pics get no comments and favs on this site XD well most don't but any artist worth his salt is going to appreciate how well done this was, the shading is excellent, and its very realistic... i likes a lot ^__^ keep it up.
I've been wondering what you've been working on, it's been so long since you posted anything.
It was more than worth the wait.
This is an astounding piece of work. There are a couple of minor errors in the gun, but that just shows that you have little knowledge of those. Easily corrected with some research.
It's definitely fav'ed, and will be a desktop wallpaper for me, along with 'Dragon Dance'. So you have created both of my desktops. Just wish I could afford one of your originals. . .
Nicolai
It was more than worth the wait.
This is an astounding piece of work. There are a couple of minor errors in the gun, but that just shows that you have little knowledge of those. Easily corrected with some research.
It's definitely fav'ed, and will be a desktop wallpaper for me, along with 'Dragon Dance'. So you have created both of my desktops. Just wish I could afford one of your originals. . .
Nicolai
thats so awesome! i love old films :D these three don't look like anyone in particular, were you thinking of any actors/actresses at the time of doing this?
its amazing you did that with real media! I love the lighting, with the broken sunlight shining onto the wall from the blinds. very pretty!
its amazing you did that with real media! I love the lighting, with the broken sunlight shining onto the wall from the blinds. very pretty!
Oh good god. this is fantastic. I've been playing with tone myself recently, and it's both rewarding and difficult to get it to do what you want.
I really like this large scale stuff you've been taking a liking to. You can really cram so much wonderful stuff into these pieces.
Thanks again for sharing. You do lovely work.
I really like this large scale stuff you've been taking a liking to. You can really cram so much wonderful stuff into these pieces.
Thanks again for sharing. You do lovely work.
If I could offer you any advice at all, it would be to study perspective and composition.
So much about this picture is very good, but I find myself distracted by lines of perspective that never meet at vanishing points, and by certain angles that suggest a room that is not in the form of a square. Expressionistic images can benefit from these distortions, because they create a sense of wrongness; but in a picture like this one, with an emphasis on realism, these distortions suggest a lack of craftsmanship -- an unfortunate lapse in an image otherwise well done.
Another problem is that these distortions can break up the visual rhythms and flow of a picture, and make the composition seem less purposeful than it could be. Most noir films excelled in their pictorial power, and a great deal of this power was brought about by carefully-composed visual rhythms: angles that echoed each other, lines that intersected or ran smoothly parallel, balanced regions of light and dark. Watch any noir film by Jacques Tourneur, Robert Siodmak, Fritz Lang, or Robert Aldrich, and you'll see exactly what I mean. Even when they distorted space or forced the image into unbalanced relationships, they did it beautifully, and they made it clearly intentional.
If I seem overly-critical, I apologize; but you are too good to make fundamental mistakes like these. With your current level of skill, mastering perspective should come easily to you... and mastering perspective will make a huge difference in your work.
Mark
So much about this picture is very good, but I find myself distracted by lines of perspective that never meet at vanishing points, and by certain angles that suggest a room that is not in the form of a square. Expressionistic images can benefit from these distortions, because they create a sense of wrongness; but in a picture like this one, with an emphasis on realism, these distortions suggest a lack of craftsmanship -- an unfortunate lapse in an image otherwise well done.
Another problem is that these distortions can break up the visual rhythms and flow of a picture, and make the composition seem less purposeful than it could be. Most noir films excelled in their pictorial power, and a great deal of this power was brought about by carefully-composed visual rhythms: angles that echoed each other, lines that intersected or ran smoothly parallel, balanced regions of light and dark. Watch any noir film by Jacques Tourneur, Robert Siodmak, Fritz Lang, or Robert Aldrich, and you'll see exactly what I mean. Even when they distorted space or forced the image into unbalanced relationships, they did it beautifully, and they made it clearly intentional.
If I seem overly-critical, I apologize; but you are too good to make fundamental mistakes like these. With your current level of skill, mastering perspective should come easily to you... and mastering perspective will make a huge difference in your work.
Mark
Thank you for your advice and critique.
I thought I had made a lot of progress in the realm of perspective, but clearly I am still making fundamental errors. I will be focusing on improving that in my future work by studying techniques rather than 'eyeballing' my perspective, which seemed to be working, but I wasn't seeing the errors, and when I asked for critiques no one pointed them out to me...
The problem is that I'm not seeing the errors, and I need to be able to train myself to.
(I can see them after a long time has passed - or after they are pointed out to me - but through the course of working on a piece, over a couple of weeks even, I become used to what it looks like, and it feels 'right' to me. I hope that makes sense.)
Thank you very much for your honest critique - I do appreciate it =).
I thought I had made a lot of progress in the realm of perspective, but clearly I am still making fundamental errors. I will be focusing on improving that in my future work by studying techniques rather than 'eyeballing' my perspective, which seemed to be working, but I wasn't seeing the errors, and when I asked for critiques no one pointed them out to me...
The problem is that I'm not seeing the errors, and I need to be able to train myself to.
(I can see them after a long time has passed - or after they are pointed out to me - but through the course of working on a piece, over a couple of weeks even, I become used to what it looks like, and it feels 'right' to me. I hope that makes sense.)
Thank you very much for your honest critique - I do appreciate it =).
Have you considered the forums at Conceptart.org? You can get critique there from teachers and other artists with technical experience. Instead of ... furries.
I did a piece last year where I had a problem that I solved by making the horizon line vertical. http://www.peledragon.com/offsite/vhl.jpg I had to tape a sheet of paper to the page to mark my vanishing point.
I did a piece last year where I had a problem that I solved by making the horizon line vertical. http://www.peledragon.com/offsite/vhl.jpg I had to tape a sheet of paper to the page to mark my vanishing point.
One of the most thorough, clear, and enjoyable books I've seen on the topic is Perspective for Artists, by Rex Vicat Cole (Dover Publications); the book is a classic, and I recommend it with passion.
I also commend you for your attitude: combined with your skill, it will take you very far as an artist. You've come a long way, already, and I look forward to seeing where you'll go next.
Mark
I also commend you for your attitude: combined with your skill, it will take you very far as an artist. You've come a long way, already, and I look forward to seeing where you'll go next.
Mark
I can see that.
The book by Cole was published in 1921, and is a no-nonsense, no frills, "this is how we do it" guide to perspective, filled with diagrams and very clear explanations. It offers more useful information per page than any other book on the topic I've seen, and it covers everything from steeples and stairways to shadows and reflections. Great stuff!
Mark
The book by Cole was published in 1921, and is a no-nonsense, no frills, "this is how we do it" guide to perspective, filled with diagrams and very clear explanations. It offers more useful information per page than any other book on the topic I've seen, and it covers everything from steeples and stairways to shadows and reflections. Great stuff!
Mark
Hey Kacey, I thought you might want to know that someone posted this pic at Lulz and while some are being jerks as that bunch often is, I thought you might like to see what some have to say about vanishing points and perspective, particularly posts 224429 and 224462, comments which were also posted with your pic with lines added to it to show what they're talking about
http://lulz.net/furi/res/224323.html
http://lulz.net/furi/res/224323.html
Though I normally avoid Lulz - because the comments there are typically vicious and without helpful critique, I decided to look - and you are correct - some of those posts are helpful.
Perspective is one of those things that I have had problems with in the past, and continue to have problems with, though I've made progress over the years in my attempts.
And it is always nice to receive critique that I can use to improve my work down the road...
Perspective is one of those things that I have had problems with in the past, and continue to have problems with, though I've made progress over the years in my attempts.
And it is always nice to receive critique that I can use to improve my work down the road...
Furry or not, this is a piece that really shows off your talent. There is so much story captured in this scene, and so much given away but what you see. Beyond how wonderfully the characters are illustrated, the scenery just looks amazing.
The characters, crazy ol'gun lady has the perfect look of that happy smile with a bit of that "I've got you right where I want you" crazy look. The mans "How dare you" angry look as he comforts his wifes confused and shocked fear. The clothing of the 40's and 50's were so classy. Everyone dressed so proper and stylish, so few do that today (at least not without making a point of it or looking down on others).
For me now, the scenery is what really impresses me for some reason. From the working of the mirror, the not so perfectly straightened carpet with a consistent pattern, the old style clock, and the glass affect for the whiskey bottle and glass sitting on the table (I think the image through the glass should be a bit undistorted, but no biggie).
This piece just has so much to it, so much to look at and take in. It is a truly remarkable testament of your work, and belongs here on FA. Thank you for sharing it with us.
Also, what kind of gun is that? At first glance I want to say a small S&W .38 cal., but I could be wrong on both accords.
The characters, crazy ol'gun lady has the perfect look of that happy smile with a bit of that "I've got you right where I want you" crazy look. The mans "How dare you" angry look as he comforts his wifes confused and shocked fear. The clothing of the 40's and 50's were so classy. Everyone dressed so proper and stylish, so few do that today (at least not without making a point of it or looking down on others).
For me now, the scenery is what really impresses me for some reason. From the working of the mirror, the not so perfectly straightened carpet with a consistent pattern, the old style clock, and the glass affect for the whiskey bottle and glass sitting on the table (I think the image through the glass should be a bit undistorted, but no biggie).
This piece just has so much to it, so much to look at and take in. It is a truly remarkable testament of your work, and belongs here on FA. Thank you for sharing it with us.
Also, what kind of gun is that? At first glance I want to say a small S&W .38 cal., but I could be wrong on both accords.
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