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Flexible Elf · Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2000 8:25 pm

Well it seems that Arthurian stuff is popular right now (or it least it was) And since I just got done watching 'Excalibur' on DVD, AND since I got my Wacom tablet today (w00h00!!!).. **pant**pant**
http://xploitzero.tripod.com/images/knighttest.JPG

Here's my little quickie painting.. bear in mind it's my first attempt at painting in photoshop

a little sloppy, but I was just havin' fun with it.

-Flexible Elf

Lukias · Guest Member #

I get an error when trying to load it.....

Wiked Ewok · Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2000 8:58 pm

hey, Nice pic!
I just did a pic with the same theme. Probably gonna post my revised version soon. I've always admired the way you guys can just stroke using the paint tool and come out with great stuff. I'm always picking away at my pics trying to make the sharper, more precise...I just can't get the same effect out of stroking..maybe its drawing with the mouse but oh well

Farwalker · Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2000 9:09 pm

I like it Flexible Elf. The quick well placed strokes really bring me into it.

Keep painting away...

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MaLoRuM · Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2000 10:46 pm

Wow.... King Aurther was black? shoot... and all this time I thought he was Puerto Rican! lol

Very cool pic, he looks like he's been running around the woods kicking ass and just realized he's in pretty deep sheeit... cool pic i really like that background! Gotta love that Tablet!

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Fred Flick Stone · Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2000 10:56 pm

Mr. Elf-a very cool start...are you going to take it any further or are you going to leave it in its state...I like it either way. Nice shapes, and a very interesting composition...

spooge demon · Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2000 12:18 am

I think I remember this scene. Uther is attacked for Excalibur? That is such a great sequence. The idea that the land and the holder of excalibur are one is an idea that is expressed through the phtography. I love that shot when the blood flows out of the armor and mixes with the muddy water.

The contrast of heavy texture and hard armor is nice.

Flexible Elf · Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2000 11:05 pm

Thanks a lot guys!

I really can see why the dark ages is such an interesting thing to paint. Way fun.

Fred - I think if I take it any further I'm gonna take a little more dramatic of an angle and more action.

Spooge - Yeah I agree. that scene, along with the opening scene are two of my favorites. I think I like the beginning (Uther) scenes more than the latter. Uther's a more interesting character IMO than Arthur is.

-Flexible Elf

Chapel · member Member # Joined: 18 Mar 2000 Posts: 1930

Which movie is this from? Is it Excaliber?

Flexible Elf · Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2000 11:11 pm

Yeah it's from Excalibur. Based on a scene in the marsh near the beginning.

-Flexible Elf

Chapel · member Member # Joined: 18 Mar 2000 Posts: 1930

Sucks.. I'm going to have to go spend more money on another DVD. Maybe I will do some pics from the 13th Warrior.