[Morgoth]

Well, here goes... It's far from ready but i got very bored of it. I'm so busy with my job (^#%$# web design) that I have about 1-2 free hours per 3-4 days, and havta stop painting at about 4am in order to be able to go to work at 8 somehow :))And that fragmented painting really kills my pleasure of it :(
That's why I wanted to make this portrait really "broken". Not quite caring about global lighting and shading and shapes - but for independent groups of details, not quite fitting the whole image :) Somehow it became sorta robochick :( Well, what the hell :)


If anyone cares: it's 100% made in Photoshop - from sketch to end, with an A6 (4"x5")Graphire tablet. This is the full-size image - my PC will die if i try painting a bigger one :) I used a photo for reference (she was too tired to pose) and didnt have any concept at all - dint know what to do - just painted... when i dint like the result, i started the segment all over. Except for the last parts, when i was so eager to finish it and so bored that I... well, you'll recognize these parts :) 3:36am now, gotta go to work soon, tomorrow if i have time i'll start colouring NukleoN's orc, whose line art he generously let me colour... 10x again NukleoN, I hope I don't do serious damage to this wonderful orc (like i did to my girlfriend's face) :)))

[ May 18, 2001: Message edited by: Morgoth The Dark Lord ]

[Staff Sarge]

Wow! Nice and sharp work! And look at the details, very cool.

You could do some cleaning up with some of the areas (f.ex. the left side edge of the face) but that's definitely not necessary.

[Morgoth]

Of course you're right... I haven't done almost anything on the left side, the chin, the neck, from the nose above, etc... well, the hell with it

[sacrelicious]

That is so cool and so freaky, it's freaky-cool! Great work.

[Morgoth]

10x
I know it looks like crap as a whole, my idea (which i didn't complete very good) was to make small sections of good-looking er... thingies Like the small ball on the nose... But... well..
And as for colours- i decided to make it monochrome - wanted to make the different materials look different by the way they reflect light and stuff...

[Count Zero]

What can I say?
The pic rules.
I'm especially impressed by the left eye, because that's where the organic and inorganic seem to mix best... In my opinion at least. The neck wigs me out as well, just creepy.

As for points of improvement? Can't think of anything, beyond the blurred upper-right corner. It distracts from the intricate detail of the face and mechanics. Whether this is intentional or not, I do not know.

That good enough for a reply, Morgoth?

[Wyatt Turner]

damn cool, I want to make one. Style kinda reminds me HR Giger stuff. But a little me edgy. thanks for the inspiration!

y@

[FFNeX]

Very nice, and freaky.

Where did you meet her? Does she have a good battery life?

[Etict]

Oo wow you finally finished that one. It was interesting to follow your progress.

Looks good. Maybe 3dmodel that one. Lots of detail... I like the nose.

If thats how your gf looks, I'm looking forward to see your portrait.

[Dives]

uuh la la.. this is someting i would call really nice

[shardik]

thats ur gf?
u better watch out when she tries to give you a b... nevermind

[DiXter]

Thats really awesome!!
But it seems a little unfinnished to me. Do the hairline, the neck and the forehead..

[Morgoth]

10x guys :)
Etict: sure, 3d model it, and I'll paint the texture ;)) Lemme see how many of the details you can make with geometry ;)

shardik: No, that's not my gf. That's a PORTRAIT of her ;) Even a circle for head and two dots for eyes can be a portrait. :PPP

DiXter: yes, you're right, I already explained why i didnt finish these parts you're talking about :)

[Collosimo]

Hey you know, I wonder what she'll think when she sees all those neck folds?

"I'm not that fat!"

Jk, sorry...

Nice parts to it, clean and well rendered.. interesting nose...