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Starry night

Roytje (Nov 29, 2006)

This is Starry night from, one of my favorite artists, Vincent Van Gogh. http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/gogh/starry-night/gogh.starry-night.jpg
Finished :)

23 comments – latest 4:

Roytje (Dec 10, 2006)

Yes, I wanted to revise it another time, but I hadn't enough space (for the second time :()
But thank you!

Cordelia_Pink (Mar 4, 2008)

dude, how could this not make it to the Showcase?? haven't seen one of these styles in a very, very long time! you did an excellent job, I knew instantly that it was Van Gogh. I like your take on this too because you didn't try to make it look exactly like it, and there's a blur in parts of it that makes it look softer compared to the orig. that has all the intricate details, which seem quite intense and sharp. But you still did great.

Roytje (Apr 4, 2008)

Thank you! Such a comment means a lot to me :)

Wraith (Jun 11, 2010)

Very nice Roytje! I too have this print in living room. Thought about recreating it, but man, so tedious.

need

Kloxboy (Jan 7, 2009)

24 comments – latest 4:

Cabout (May 18, 2009)

This is too damn good i feel like shit...

Aubrey (edited Jul 4, 2009)

Yeah, I'm glad I am going through all these right now. You really do inspire.

Edit: by the way, awesome?

Nekoampy (Feb 14, 2010)

I wish I had a poster of this, it's intense.

shell (Apr 4, 2010)

loving it

Kikkert

Roytje (Feb 11, 2007)

This will be alot of work.

26 comments – latest 4:

KuteDymples (May 20, 2007)

His little feet are so translucent and beautiful. This is another amazing Roytje masterpiece!

nyao (Aug 8, 2007)

froggie :D how cute~ i love how zoomed in the picture is and also the lighting that makes him pop out ^^

shell (Apr 2, 2010)

cool

Roytje (Apr 3, 2010)

Thank you!!

realism practice

staci (Dec 9, 2005)

i will post it now because i am, after all, a comment whore.

sorry i cheated you all on the hat. or whatever. im just too lazy.

36 comments – latest 4:

staci (Dec 20, 2005)

lol..thanks :)

terracotta (edited Dec 27, 2005)

Oooo. I love the way you've mixed the desaturated tones of the hat and her skin with the supersaturated colours of her lips, her kimono and the background. The hat is *ahem* well, dammit, amazing. Love the tension in the chin strap/skin and the way you've just managed to hide her eyes from the viewer...so we're always trying to peer up under the edge of the hat. Critiques? Hmmm. That gorgeous bouncelight underneath her chin makes me wish there was a tiny bit of shine on the skin of her cheek. But's that nitpicking. I love this.

comd (Mar 19, 2006)

It's insane how much subtle texture is in the skin here. I can't begin to imagine how to do this with lascaux sketch, and it'd still be incredible regardless of the medium.

shell (Apr 2, 2010)

very pretty

Nap

Artiste (Jan 14, 2006)

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24 comments – latest 4:

Axil62 (edited Jan 19, 2006)

Tonight we have a succulent center cut prime envy covered in a light jealousy sauce served with a glass of our finest imported inspiration.

frootcake (Jan 23, 2006)

the face is madd. i just like the general softness of this :) +10000

terracotta (Jan 28, 2006)

It's so effective to leave the hair and dress less detailed. One of my favourite painting styles--a mixture of impressionism and realism. When it works, as this does, I think there is no painting style more beautiful. Looking at these purples and orange/golds together is a sensory treat.

shell (Apr 2, 2010)

pretty colors and blending

Willie Nelson II

Aswell (Feb 3, 2006)

This is Willie Nelson's mouth area, with the same reffie I did for Willie's eye.

11 comments – latest 4:

frootcake (Feb 5, 2006)

does anyone else click through the versions and ever think "this is probably as good as i could make it, or this is where i'd leave it if i was doing it." it would probably be version 1 on this for me. i really don't have the patience to make things this good :):)

staci did a series of face pics, you might like to compare or something.

SYTHE (Feb 6, 2006)

Next you'll paint Willies right ear, eventually we'll see his whole face. This is great, I love the attention to detail.

Opium (Feb 27, 2006)

ok, seriously, I posted a comment on this one....I like the fuzziness of it :)

shell (Apr 2, 2010)

nice detail

hands and breast

Artiste (Feb 5, 2006)

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26 comments – latest 4:

Opium (Feb 17, 2006)

bravo! I meant to comment on this earlier, but when I saw it I was in a school computer lab and some people started giving me the weird eye :) I love the expression and feel you captured Artiste!

senoBDEC (Feb 22, 2006)

There's something... so relaxed and loose...... about this.

Suntan (edited Apr 6, 2009)

Ok, I lied..nudes are my favorite to draw and this is beautifully done, and the hands feel so relaxed..., last comment, for now. hehee. ;)

shell (Apr 2, 2010)

gorgeous

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Brat

Artiste (Apr 25, 2006)

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18 comments – latest 4:

Artiste (edited Apr 26, 2006)

Thanks everybody!

Frootcake: I could try out shi. I'll do my next painting in that. I'm a children's book illustrator,
and my agency needed a painting of a 5 yr. old girl, shoulders up for an ad. And I procrastinated
too much and the deadline was yesterday! I figured I could do a quick painting here.
So, I needed it to shrink down to 300dpi for print (that's why its so huge).

All your comments are reassuring, because I was afraid this wouldnt cut it.... looking
at it now I can see that the hair kinda sucks, but oh well.

LisaAnne (Apr 26, 2006)

Great style, and cute subject.

Renuar (Apr 26, 2006)

what a great picture.
it cuts.

shell (Apr 2, 2010)

awesome

realism (almost)

frootcake (Dec 17, 2005)

i've redone nearly the entire image in the past two days, it's been a real pain, but i'm happy with the marble effect.
if theres niggles, please say :) enjoy

24 comments – latest 4:

catfreeek (Jun 30, 2006)

Simply amazing, feel like I'm amongst the crowd of viewers.

Violette (Jul 8, 2006)

hah. if you click between v.9 and v.10, it looks like he's growing.
heh. anyways, great perspective.

matt104w (Sep 8, 2006)

great draw dave too bad you didnt see it in Italy, it woulda helped you, it wa worth the work

shell (Apr 2, 2010)

cool

Get in the Ring

kejoco (Aug 21, 2006)

This might be my most ambitious one yet
Her face still needs some work...she looks like she's already been in a fight

13 comments – latest 4:

Gemmy619 (Sep 21, 2006)

This is great and i agree the face looks a lot better now, she looked kinda scary in the 1st 3 versions. I think the legs look great too although i wouldnt wanna fight in those shoes lol :)

kejoco (Sep 21, 2006)

haha, thanks
don't worry though, i think she's a lover not a fighter

HunterKiller_ (Sep 21, 2006)

That's pretty hot.

shell (Apr 2, 2010)

yeah