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gezstar · Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2003 12:33 pm

Recently I've been trying to bring out my Japanese half more in my work, and this is the result.

It's also the first picture I've done entirely digitally...

... and I've just put up my new website, so check that out at www.gezfry.com

Laters Smile

lilfrog · Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2003 1:18 pm

Wow, gorgeous colours and linework and great intriguing subject. Am v. impressed.
One little..the smoking guy looks just a bit like he's started to topple backwards off that ledge. Otherwise fantastic

Oo and I have to add -- your website is an utter joy to navigate. Very well designed, one of the sleekest online portfolios I've seen.

lilfrog · Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2003 1:21 pm

On second thought, I can't decide if he's going to fall or not. Which was probably your intent. So, I take back my crit Very Happy

Capt. Fred · Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2003 1:46 pm

LOVe the concept. NIce pic Very Happy

haohmaru · Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2003 3:29 pm

wow!
one of the best images i have seen here on sijun for weeks, if not months.
nice concept and awesome colors. i'm in love
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Cue · Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2003 4:52 pm

Will you have my children?

pulpy ze brachypelman · Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2003 5:03 pm

so cool !! and colors are sooo nice !!!!!!!!

Max · Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2003 12:02 pm

WOW! great stuff man!!!

neff · Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2003 1:56 pm

woha! incredible, so soft and cool!
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gezstar · Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2003 3:43 pm

lilfrog: Cheers mate, much appreciated - yeah about the guy, well I just wanted to make him look like he's not really worried, just having a laugh even though he could die Smile

Fred: thanks man

haohmaru: dude that's a really nice thing to say - thanks a lot!

Cue: Wait, I'll go and ask my girlfriend if it's OK Mr. Green

pulpy: thanks man - been liking your recent stuff too.

Max: cheers

NeFF: cheers again

Malachi Maloney · Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2003 4:03 pm

Fantastic work Gez. Very Happy

~M~

Ps. Love your new site. I'll add you to my links page next time I update. Wink

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gezstar · Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2003 10:40 am

Wicked, cheers Malachi. As soon as I get around to putting links up, you'll be first on there Very Happy

How's it going dude? Hope all's well, take it easy

Gez

Eelco de Vlieger · Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2003 11:19 pm

Hi Gez,

I really like your work, great stuff. Your new website looks nice, I'm looking forward to the rest of your gallery.

SolarC · Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2003 1:22 am

I love it!

coraline · junior member Member # Joined: 14 Apr 2003 Posts: 12

nice picture~ ^^ great web design too. but it doesn't look like something on the jap side to me. ^^;

and your done entirely digitally means even the lineart was done in com? very well done i must say, but just in my opinion the folds for her top doesn't seem very right to me in some way.. =X

wonderful piece however. Laughing

gezstar · Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2003 11:40 am

Eelco - thanks! glad you liked the site too.

SolarC - cheers

coraline - Hmm. Yeah, I guess it's more of a hybrid of East and West than a straight Japanese style pic. The lineart was done on the computer. Yeah, I see what you mean about the folds - I'll work on that... Smile

NewSpecies · junior member Member # Joined: 03 Apr 2003 Posts: 14

Yes, very good! I love the picture, and the site is amazing.

Fantastic Work!

Giant Hamster · member Member # Joined: 22 Oct 1999 Posts: 1782

Not to be an asshole, that's not my intent - Just asking:

What is the concept behind this piece?

I like it and I'd like to know more about it.

phobos · Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2003 1:20 pm

I really like your comic like style. Great work!!! Very Happy

Professional

DarkVVulf · Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2003 3:35 pm

Great work, blah blah colorful, blah concept blah neat.

The girl's left foot feels too short. That's about my only beef.
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gezstar · Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2003 5:20 pm

NewSpecies - thanks!

Giant Hamster - Thanks. The concept? It's pretty much what you see, and to be honest I'd rather not explain it, but since you asked... The girl and her mates are in a position of danger, but they don't care, and in fact the girl seems to be almost attracted to the drop.

phobos - thanks Smile

DarkVVulf - thank blah blah you Smile

linzi · Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2003 6:20 pm

I dont like explaining pictures either... I prefer to hear what other people read into them, far more interesting. I'm curious as to what is on her head though. Goggles? Bandana? Hehe, I love her outfit and the colour choice for the whole piece. It really is a fantastic pic. It makes me want to try drawing a city skyscape.

I also really like the design of your website but it doesn't work in the version of opera that I'm running. Opera 6.0. Yeah, it's old but I'm running it. The mouse overs on the front page dont appear and in the gallery when I click on the thumbnails a window opens but the full images dont load. All I get is a 'not found on server' message. It runs fine on explorer and I see that everything is real purty. I just thought I'd tell you. I checked opera 7 and it works fine with it too... hmmmm... you should maybe put a little message somewhere saying what it's best viewed on.

Again about the picture, I'm curious as to how long it took to create, from concept to finished artwork?
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Chillin · Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2003 6:17 pm

I like it......its relaxing to the eyes, almost tranquil....hey you know what you should call it? "livin' on the edge".....jj lol Razz

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