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Rinaldo · Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2000 12:15 pm

Very cool Veb. I like that cat-thing the most. But errrm...don't you think she looks a little silly with no counterpart for her upper clothing. especialy since it's pretty full on armour

But anyway, each to their own

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DuKEZ · Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2000 12:39 pm

im sure shes wearing a string rinaldo :P

nice picture veb, cant wait to see your painted applied version

Jenn · Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2000 1:09 pm

meow

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ShiniGami · junior member Member # Joined: 07 Sep 2000 Posts: 8

Cool, except this is just a re-work of a classic Frazetta poster.

black_fish · Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2000 1:34 pm

I definetely prefer your B&W stuff Veb, just oozes style

I am still surprised by this difference between your b&w and your color work, but it's maybe just me

ceenda · member Member # Joined: 27 Jun 2000 Posts: 2030

Warrior Chick: "You've eaten my battle trousers, you naughty, NAUGHTY, tiger!!!"

You are exceedingly talented vebjorn. Your B & W stuff certainly seemse to be where your style comes through at it's strongest.

Bizarde · Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2000 1:50 pm

Onestly,for me it's OK like this,i like this contrast B&W ,good one.
But i can't undersand what's hapend with her hand , look's short for me. and also her palm it' a little "buged"
anyway nice one !

[xcuze my bad english]

~bizarde.

balistic · Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2000 2:01 pm

ceenda: LOL!

Cool piece Veb.

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StrangeFate · member Member # Joined: 20 Feb 2000 Posts: 199

looks great ...and i think the clothing is perfect, specially with some color added, yumyum

The cat thing does great as contrast to the girl.

Gambit · Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2000 5:04 pm

Strong work, vebjorn. Really enjoying these black and white pieces you have been putting to the board

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vebjorn · Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2000 10:33 pm

I think most fantasy artist have put a babe and some beast beside each other in various poses, as I said nothing really original. BUT no blatant ripoff of any I can remeber either. Not the same tiger/lion/panther nor the same babe as either..just similar scene.

Probably working more in BW will make my own style break more free from the Frazetta like look when I apply color directly onto a pencil sketch. Which is caused mostly by learning to use paint by looking at his art.
I really appriciate your comments and critics. (Helps me become a better artist)

vebjorn · Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2000 11:55 pm

Having a blast with just 2 colors in photoshop these days...not the most original pic, but I had a blast�and it turned out decent..I think I`ll put some paint to this later..

-Veb

[This message has been edited by vebjorn (edited September 11, 2000).]

Vortx · Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2000 11:58 pm

hey vebjorn, i really dig your black and white stuff. They have a lot of energy to them...

very cool!

-feng

black_fish · Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2000 3:19 pm

I have a question Veb: are you more inspired by Frazetta or Boris Vallejo? On your website I can see a Vallejo influence, mostly in the way you light some of your scenes (especially the kind of 'shiny' skin that Vallejo likes to do). And in your B&W there is more of Frazetta 'strength' albeit with your own personal style. I think you could have a very strong personal style if you were going away from the Vallejo stuff, and keep the same simplicity, effectiveness and raw energy you have in your B&W.
For example your color work shows more 'lines' and clearly defined shapes that your B&W, which is kind of funny.
As a conclusion I think you're very good but that you could become really GOOD.
Paint on!

vebjorn · Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2000 11:29 pm

Well, at the moment I`ve removed them both from my mind, and try to totally work from my own mind....

As for the things om my site..it`s about 50/50 Frazetta for pure kickass and Boris for sellout..Although some which I used models the very Boris way, started with Boris giving me some help via mail after seeing my old images.(maybe I would have been better without..hehe) Also the conan publisher liked the look I made in the "Ohbaby" image and wanted me to make some Boris like images, and they sold very well. I`m not sure how my newer stuff is affecting sales, but usually it`s just a couple 1000 copies up or down anyway..no biggy.

-Veb

samdragon · Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2000 11:42 pm

Hey Veb,
have you looked at Rick Berrys stuff?
His style reminds me of yours, but in a more "refined" way.
here is a link to his site
http://www.braid.com/recent.html
The link above isn't to thier home page, but directly to some of Rick Berry's works (first two you see)
another artist is Alex Ross..hehehe
check his stuff out for a different style of painting.
http://www.alexrossart.com/

GREAT B&W stuff!!!

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Xcal · Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2000 12:37 am

Love it. The contrast of the white lower body against the black sillouette is perfectly balanced with the rest of the image. If she had leather battle-pants on, her lower body would dissappear into the black mass. The only thing I would add would be something in the bg. The stark white sky seems slightly vacant. Gray cloud/atmospheric effects, maybe? nice work.

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BooMSticK · Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2000 1:17 am

Nice pic, vebjorn

I see some Bizley influence in there as well. Am I wrong? I met Bizley at the Sandiego con, and boy...does this man rule in real life too or what!?

influences aside...your pictures still rock, Vebjorn, and that's whats count!

,B

Axl · Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2000 10:26 am

I think the piece would look good left the way it is unpainted but that's just my opinion. It reminds me of some of Yoshitaka Amano's work (Sandman, Final Fantasy character designs).

www.amanosworld.com

black_fish · Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2000 12:59 pm

Boomstick: I also met Bisley in San Diego 2 years ago, and this changed my life! No really.
Bisley is the ultimate ass kicker!

But I don't think there is a lot of Biz inluence in Vebjorn work.

Vebjorn: carry on man!

Do you do covers for books? In scandinavia?

ZakatH · Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2000 6:12 pm

very nice piece veb =)
must say that i really like all the stuff on your site.. alot!! =)

Have a question for u...

Are there any good art schools in Oslo or somewhere else in the south east part of norway? I live just south of Str�mstad (I'm quite sure that u know where that is =) since 99,9% of the norweigan population comes there to buy booze

And I havn't found anything interesting enough here in sweden =/

and again.. love your art =)

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Tinusch · Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2000 6:15 pm

Just out of curiosity, ShiniGami, do you have a link to that Frazetta pic you mentioned?

vebjorn · Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2000 11:13 pm

Thanks for hte comments. Well, I have been inspired by Bisley over the years too;-) Anybody who`s good inspires me.

The color version(looks like it`ws going to be one of my better) is almost done, and probably be posted soon

-Veb