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I went with the combination of illustration and brief rhyme that many of Gorey's works seem to follow. I kept the color scheme minimal, and mimicked Gorey's dizzying, cross-hatched textures all over the place. I had lots of ideas for this one and I had hoped to do more originally. We could definitely revisit this theme in the future. I really hope everybody includes a brief rhyme on this one. It's what makes it full on tribute to Gorey.
Awesome! I wanna play "Jump."
ReplyDeleteWow thats reaaly nice arman! Very polished!! I think you combined gorey ideas into your own style really nicely!
ReplyDeleteOne thing i have to point out is your use of value is derived from color.... Instead of black hatching. It looks cool the way you set it up, but i think one of the major challenges of a gorey style is laying out your darks and lights and figuring out how to utilize your linework to portray those values. ...
ReplyDeleteI did use blue but it works as well when I convert it to black and white. I kinda just figured it was Gorey-inspired as opposed to really copying Gorey's style. I learned last week that if I have to force myself to mimic another artist's style too closely I lose interest.
ReplyDeleteNo, i like what u did with the theme... Its really nice!
ReplyDeleteAwesome! Awesome! Awesome! I loves it. This piece is solid all the way thru. More Gorey inspired in context than technique, which really works for this image. You may not have had as nice a result if you stuck to Gorey's cross-hatch-only version of adding value.
ReplyDeleteVery nice Arman. Like the colors a lot. Nice perspectives. The subtle blue glow from the screen is very nice. Has a nice closed in claustrophobic fell. Just really solid all together. Great job!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely a solid piece and I like that its not a 100% Gorey knock off, but your style and his combined. I don't mind the use of color and I think its probably one of the best you've done so far
ReplyDeleteGreat piece Arman!I agree with Mark that it isn't that Gorey-ish in regards to technique. However, I feel it's one of your strongest images and you should think about having it in your portfolio.
ReplyDeleteHey, i only throw out those critiques because i want there to be more feedback than just praises. It was hard to find a crit to say on this one because i have a full on 9 inch art-rection for this piece.
ReplyDeleteI know Mark. I thank you for sneaking past my emotional defenses with praise and then stabbing me in my sensitive artistic heart. Haha JK
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