Shellback Sunday

Painting \ Figure | 01/30/05 @725 | Torque03 | critiques (17) | views (928)

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Painted freehand in Photoshop and Painter with a Wacom tablet. Photo refs used for the beetle and cowboy hat.

For this painting I wanted to make something unexpected. Hope you like it. *The link below is to a full-sized version*

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Comments (17)

rifty

01/30/05 @773

dead link

Alecueous

01/30/05 @784

Awsome!

liquid7

01/30/05 @785

wicked concept...looks like he belongs on that beetle more then a horse

augustopatino

01/30/05 @826

Great concept and execution. If I had to point something out, it¨d be that the guy¨s legs could not rest on the wide shell of the bug like that - a horse´s back and a scarab´s back are very different things. I think his thighs would have to be more raised. I love the general treatment of the piece, both on the figures and on the background.

(edited for typos!)

Cosmas

01/30/05 @837

Great technique, I can actually smell the linseed oil from the paints. Great abstract background, convincing placement of subject in picture!!
Max Points!

ultraviolet

01/30/05 @852

Really unusual - well painted and beautiful colours

deshone

01/30/05 @864

thienbao

01/30/05 @867

heh heh...very cool!!

Torque03

01/30/05 @977

Augustopatino -- You are very correct about the shell being too wide for someone to ride on in that position. At first, I tried painting it physically correct, but it just awkward and painful for the guy to have his legs spread out so much. It would have ruined the "relaxed" pose that I was shooting for. But hey, it's a physically impossible situation anyway! I mean the guy has to be like half an inch tall

kittyKat

01/31/05 @092

I have always wanted to ride a beetle
But I am afraid I am to large and will crush it

UmbraTheory

01/31/05 @466

Yeeeeeeeeeeeehaw!!!!!

siffert

01/31/05 @576

Love the concept and the colors. Very good work!

anais

01/31/05 @580

Cool concept and colours

curlyhair

01/31/05 @950

Nice mood'I like your concept
8+

illustmaster

02/11/05 @302

Hey cowboy!
Where is your horse?

Great work.

uncle-xeN

05/17/05 @831

hmm looks like i missed this... great work

Jane

05/23/05 @360

Maybe you should have added a little green shine on the guy, reflected from the beetle. Anyway, very cool.

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