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Flexible Elf · Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2001 8:37 pm

Well it's been a while since I last posted something here. This one is quite a bit different for me. No swords, blood, or 4 million pound guns (which is probably why it won't be too popular

but I had to try anyway.)

It's a portrait-ish painting I did for a very lovely and special lady.

It was done 60% in Painter Classic and 40% PS 4.0. Ref used for some of the pond and the horse.

Hope ya like!

-Flexible Elf

[ June 13, 2001: Message edited by: Flexible Elf ]

IEatLitleBabies · Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2001 8:45 pm

pond looks like its only 8 feet around...is it suppose to be that little... ?

aquamire · Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2001 8:50 pm

Very nice Elf man! Long time no see! (I'm usually Pinkush in paintchat). I really like the colors in this one. The little butterfly's really add a lot of life to the scene.

My only main concern are the girls hands. They seem a bit stubby to me and the length of the backside of the hands seems quite short.

Aside from that, very glad to see you post this one!

jasonN · Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2001 8:51 pm

Very beautiful

I love the setting and overall mood of this pic. The flowers are well rendered too. I hope she liked it

Icannon · Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2001 9:28 pm

looks very nice and pretty!

EviLToYLeT · Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2001 9:41 pm

flex is the horse... *gyahahaha*

*horse neighing in the background*

Flexible Elf · Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2001 10:15 pm

IEatLitleBabies> yeah it's just supposed to be a little tiny pond.

Pinkush> hey mang! I see what you mean about the hands.. I might have to fix that.

JasonN> Thank ya much. She did like it

Icannon> Thanks! A little something different.

ET> LOL again.

-Flexible Elf

Joachim · Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2001 2:14 am

I like it a lot flex ! Nice to see that you've also started doing things were the outline is totally gone

Your shapes has always been very strong. I hope you will become more active here soon too, but I guess you are way to addicted to that drawing board

DiXter · Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2001 6:24 am

Wow.. it made me feel all warm inside..

seriously.. i really like it!! Very clean and bright colors.

Cos · Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2001 7:01 am

nice pic flex, maybe could of had some more colour variations, and the shadows look abit weak.. but nomatter, still loooks good.
I'm sure she'll be a very happy lady

Jezebel · Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2001 7:36 am

Flex!

Where ya been??

This picture looks really nice. I like all the bright colors. The "special lady" is very pretty as well, she's got some very curly hair

Hope to see you post more, we miss you around here!

Beth

Bishop_Six · Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2001 7:45 am

Flex?.. I seem to remember someone named flex who used to come here.. *leans on cane, and strokes long, white beard*.. but it's been so long.

I like this a lot, flex. No guns, blood, or swords. I think it's good to get away from the usual once in a while.. however, I think it would really improve the piece if you gave her a massive sword strapped on her back, and if instead of looking at the horse, she could be placing its head in the bed of one of her enemies

Gimbal8 · Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2001 8:00 am

That rules. Post more often, damnit.

Her Barrett M82A1 .60 BMG sniper rifle is strapped to the horse isn't it?

knocturnal · Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2001 8:37 am

pretty! i like the butterflies.

crits are, the hands and the arms look wrong... missing some ligaments or joints or something... and the pond life looks cluttered... i dunno..

i love the girl tho and the horse is awsome... and the grass... i love the grass! and and and

and!!!!!!!! post more

Grendel Khan · Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2001 9:33 am

Good to see you posting again Flexible Elf!

I like it a lot, imo pretty girls are better than blood, guns and swords. I guess I'm just a weird guy.

JoeKool · Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2001 9:58 am

maybe im wrong..but the head looks like..you cut out a photo and stuck it on another person's body..its not sitting right to me..everything else..very serence and nice

Akolyte · Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2001 12:16 pm

*gasp!* no guns, no orcs, no leather-clad boobies? Flex! You are adaptive!

I like the water area a lot, it's cool to see you do something like this.

SoMK · Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2001 1:43 pm

I love the mood, the fresh colours.; Maybe her face should have been seen a bit more from above.. but that's not a big deal.. and your plants are awesome ! :) more !

Wyatt Turner · Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2001 2:46 pm

very pretty Flex, Where is the reflection of the girl in the pond?
Great stuff. something far beyond what I can do. Or have the time to do.

Flexible Elf · Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2001 5:04 pm

Ak> A kinder, gentler Flex? *shudder*

SoMK> Thank you!

I see what you mean by the angle of the face.

Wyatt> I'll fix that

thank ya!

-Flexible Elf

Flexible Elf · Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2001 10:42 pm

Just fixed some stuff with the hands (I hope). And tweaked a few little things.

-Flexible Elf

Flexible Elf · Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2001 11:53 pm

Joachim- Thank you much! I'm hoping to get a lot more paintings done and start posting again. Though that drawing board is too fun to pass up.
DiXter- That makes me real happy to hear you say that because that's the whole thing I'm going for is feeling on this one.
Cos- Yeah you're right about the shadows.. they should be a bit stronger in areas because of the starkness of the light. I'm gonna touch this one up I think.
Jez- Here and there. The PaintChat is up again if you wanna swing by. And yes, she is very pretty and her hair is wildly curly

I'll be around, and I missed y'all too.
Bish- Haha! I was working on adding an M1 Abrams tank to 'Starry Night' because there just isn't a work that wouldn't benefit from some heavy artillery

Gimbal8- Hehe thanks. Yeah, the sniper rifle is right next to her Diary with Kittens on the cover

knocturnal- I definitely will go back again and fix some anatomy along with some other stuff.. I see it all now. Thank ya much!

Grendel Khan- hehe, I couldn't agree with you more.... well about the girls being better than blood, guns, etc... and that you're a wierd guy

Joe Kool- I'll try and fix that a bit.. I might have to move her hair a bit to the side.. I think it's because you can't clearly see how her neck lies. I'll fix it.

Thanks again peoples! I appreciate all the feedback immensely.

-Flexible Elf

Bishop_Six · Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2001 11:58 pm

Gimbal8: Oh, man. It's .50 BMG, not a .60.. get your calibers right!

Flexible Elf · Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2001 10:02 pm

couple more tweaks... last bump. My apologies.

-Flexible Elf

janne · Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2001 2:11 am

whoa, this is very ambitious image! and you've pulled it out very well. no crits from me

sirstudlymodugal · Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2001 7:56 am

Her right arm is very stiff looking. The way the horses head is protuding into the picture is too flat. It looks like a cut out from a different pic and just pasted on. Needs to be acclimated more, this might be a perspective proplem. Grass is a bit patternish.

Nice flowers, pretty face, nice premise.

sir studly

Blitz · Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2001 10:31 am

BRAVO good man.

Very Excelent.
Yes, When you want to do something different you really go all out Flex.
The Girl is Pretty, is she your girlfriend?
You probably already answerd that up there but I didnt read all the posts.
I love the flowers and rocks. MAN..you gots Them powers or art boy.

Well
Ill seeyas later...probably on paintchat.

COUGH COUGH VIKING COMIC COUGH COUGH

=D
Well CIAO BOYO

Blitz