[x]

deviantART

 

La Mascarade - Digital Art by =ravenskar:iconravenskar:


©2005-2009 =ravenskar
Details
Submitted: May 29, 2005
Image Size: 668 KB
Resolution: 877×1240
Comments: 27
Favourites & Collections: 115 [who?]

Views
Total: 2,653
Today: 1


Thumb

Artist's Comments

The Intro
Ahh. Arghh..guh. Woah. Eff.

Yeah, so. My first semester art final is due on Tuesday, and this frustrating fella here is the main part. The compilation is called "La Mascarade de la Vie" (thank-youuu, Ellie :love:), and comprises of four different panels, each with a different medium. As you can see, this is the digital panel. :P

Errr. Yeah, so it is called thus because.. well.. we're supposed to convey some sort of "message" within our final, so I pulled a half-assed "people choose to live by a practised act, under a disguise; life is all a masquerade" sort of thing. Ehh. It was extremely flexible to work with, okay? :P Title is in French because inspiration came from Cirque du Soleil (which is freakin' AWESOME). And French is hot.

The Opinion
To be very, very frank -- I really don't like this very much at all. I mean, there are a frillion different light sources, and the colours are seem so dull & flat. It lacks the real zeal I had been aiming for. :\ AND that crazy mask guy needs to die right now. Him, and his colour coordination (or lack thereof). However, I posted this because I spent SO, SO LONG on it. :faint: Spent most of the [crazy-many-woah] hours nitpicking over trivial things, and then was so sick of it by the end that I completely half-assed the rest. :( And hey presto. Super copout background. And pretty "meh" colouring. My colouring makes me really unhappy because it frustrates me that I really have no idea what the hell I'm doing when I colour. It comes out different every time, but it still maintains this stupidly annoying hardcore-amateur-esque to it. I'm confident with drawing, oui, but violently unstable with colours. Brgah. :(

I will retouch/revamp this when I have the time to draw for my own leisure. :(

The Credit
Drawn from scratch in OpenCanvas3.03ePLUS, with my Wacom Intuos2 tablet.
Shitto-backgroundo(-babyo) done in Adobe Photoshop CS 8.
Reference for perspective (for the front-bottom-right-chick) used from :iconvirgin-stock: :love:.
:heart:
[x]

Devious Comments

love 0 0 joy 0 0 wow 0 0 mad 0 0 sad 0 0 fear 0 0 neutral 0 0

Comments


You dont seem to like this but I think It looks great. I love the colors and all. the girl in the right down corner is absolutely great. nice work.

--
Do not thank me for my comment's. :worship:
Take a look at my work :gallery: and write a comment back. :writersblock:
It's been so long since I've seen full-fledged work from you; and I gotta say that it was well worth the wait! This is amazing, so detailed and encompassing and dealing with the subject so well! I'm really in awe, with the bright colors and the design of each person.y You've improved so, so much, I'm really in awe.

--
You're goin', goin', gone.
The subdued colours remind me of a circus troope set in the 1900s. It's very rustic and has thus a charming feel to it. The guy in the mask looks freaky... I hate freaky masks @.@
I luuuurve the two girls in front, especially the one on the right. Their expressions really pull you in.

I actually like the colour scheme (though if colour does not love you, I think Elfwood has a few articles on colour theory in the FARP). It gives it this run-down, worn out carnival feeling. It's also neat because the two people in back look like they're trying to hide (since they're covering up their faces and avoiding eye contact), but the two in front look like they're inviting you in.

--
The Entropy ate my homework.
Very lovely. I'm going to have to fave it. :hug: Don't be so hard on yourself, it's very nice.

--
"I could keep the money in my room but there's an evil monkey that lives in my closet. The sad thing is he wasn't always evil."
Smextacular work, Vee!
Fantastique!
J'aime ça beaucoup.

--
One ping to rule them all,
One ping to find them,
One ping to bring them all,
and in the darkness bind them.

TCP/IP style.
Peace out.
awesome anatomy and colors!
Omg, I think this is amazingly beautiful.

--
"The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age."
-Lucille Ball

Site Map