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Brando · Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2001 8:26 pm

This isn't a sketch per se, but more of a color conceptual. I spent a few hours trying to lose my 'comic-bookisms' and do more of a pure painted feel. I didn't use refernce, though, so I'm real happy with the back which took most of the time to puzzle out. Comments and such welcome!

Brandon

And a closeup:

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Quasar · member Member # Joined: 01 Oct 2001 Posts: 355

Im not as picky as a lot of people. I just think this looks really nice !!! Did you use photoshop?? It looks like it..anyways it's really nice!!

I hope people dont get picky about the shoulders..

One more thing.. how did you do that spray effect at the bottom im really curious I like that effect!!!

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Gandalf- · Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2001 8:39 pm

You have now become one of my personal gods. Alienated?

Artgolem · Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2001 8:43 pm

really nice. great flow and volume. you really showed your hand and came out with a nice painterly piece.

-matt

Cos · Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2001 8:52 pm

really nice work man, great painted style.

Francis · Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2001 10:09 pm

Nice painting! Definitely doesn't look like comics, although I wish more comics looked like this. I love the simplicity.

Say hello to James - I miss looking over his shoulder to watch him work.

Red Leader · Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2001 10:10 pm

My only beef is perhaps a subjective one.

This is a stylized painting, so I don't think it's too big a deal, but the lighting you have on her hair and skirt thing is different from what you have on her back. It doesn't bug me too much on the hair, because I like the shapes you've made, but to me it does look a bit odd on the skirt.

Nice back tho'

Highfive · Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2001 11:18 pm

It's got a wonderful flow to it. Keep working!

makotierra · Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2001 11:29 pm

Very nice! The lighting on the back looks great.

DarkGarden · member Member # Joined: 19 Jan 2001 Posts: 83

Yep, gotta agree with Red Leader on this one, the sort of ambient secondary blue lighting is really uneven in representation on the hair compared to the back...and then it's almost non-existent on the sarong/skirt/sheet/whatever

I think the anatomy of the back looks decent, definitely some artistic license, but it turned out incredibly well. I love the feel of it overall, and great colour usage. The hair and face (as well as the curve of the hip) seem to have a Frazetta/Bisley kind of feel to them, and it really works.

Nice piece Brandon. it's a great concept, but maybe even out that bluelight a bit?

Peter

Morbid Guy · Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2001 2:04 pm

This is great. Love the painterly style and shapes you have made here. Really like the back and hip area. Shoulders look pretty broad, that's not bad tho makes her look quite tough which is cool.

Man With No Name · Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2001 4:46 pm

I like the feel of the painting overall. The brush-like style is very nice, something I wish would show up in my work more often. Her back does appear to be a little out though. The area I'm having problems with is right above her right shoulder blade. to me it appears almost concave when it should be quite the opposite. It might have something to do with the way the spinal cord is bending just below the neck. Should be an easy fix though. Very nice.

Oh, by the way, I like your work on mystic. It's very solid. Very reliable. stable. not to mention "beautiful" but hey, that should be a given

(after all, your last name is "Peterson" ... hah, shameless attempt trying to find something in common

.) There are far too many comic book pencilers who can't even grasp storytelling. But, knowing that there are art directors out there such as yourself, I feel better about the future of the industry.
Glad to see you here.

Conor O Kane · Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2001 4:59 pm

That has a beautiful loose feel to it. Amazing work. Is the little yin-yang symbol supposed to represent her chi?

Lunatique · Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2001 8:50 pm

Yeah! I like this! You should try something like this for your contract work. Great lose brush work.

Waldo · Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2001 9:14 pm

Grin.
Nice work and I agree with said comments.

My two cents, if they're worth anything, would be to tighten up the skirt a bit? You have great rhythym and fluid motion working throughout and I think (IMO) that pulling that in just a bit would help the dynamics of the pose just a bit more. She is very voluptuos and that's a good thing that works well...

Good job.

LoTekK · Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2001 9:52 pm

gorgeous feel to this painting...

whatever needs to be said has been said, but i'll add a little observation:

you being a comic artist and all, i found this piece especially admirable for the fact that the woman doesn't have the oh-so-typical 48-16-48 figure of comicbook women...