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aeonsiege — Elsa's Boys (A Coffee Painting) by-nc-nd

Published: 2013-04-07 13:58:58 +0000 UTC; Views: 2005; Favourites: 25; Downloads: 0
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Description I've tinkered with this one in Photoshop a bit (played with vibrance and saturation) to make it look a bit closer to the original. I really think the ones I have uploaded here in DA are too 'red' when it's actually more coffee brown. But I guess that's what happens during scanning. I had a hard time trying to reproduce the faces and I think this is the closest I got. There's still room to improve but I am afraid I might destroy it entirely by playing with the painting too much so I had to stop.
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Comments: 20

markstewart [2013-04-15 17:16:21 +0000 UTC]

It looks really nice just like this, the older boys hand in shadow is beautifully rendered .. and the colours look great

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aeonsiege In reply to markstewart [2013-04-17 17:27:07 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I had to do the hand twice and initially thought it would be nice to make it darker, but I had to just leave it the way it is. Good to know it turned out good. I have trouble with the elder boy's face though, I cannot exactly get the charmand expression, that it looks like it's frozen. I always like sepia, and if I could, it would benice if I could make something like an old photo... but I'm not that patient to reach hyperrealism level...

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markstewart In reply to aeonsiege [2013-04-17 18:36:46 +0000 UTC]

You did a fantastic job on them both, and i'm sure you got away with it .. if you tinker with it i think it may ruin. You have a wonderful style and it's developing with every one you do, The painterly style looks so much better than it would if it looked like a photo ..whatever you do try not to loose that which makes it unmistakably yours. Yes sepia is such a fabulous colour, i like it too

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aeonsiege In reply to markstewart [2013-04-22 13:37:55 +0000 UTC]

Really thanks for the vote of confidence I think I just have the tendency to be obsessive about realism. I am not really sure I have a style yet. I feel like I am still exploring. Coffee is jut a medium and not really a style yet and I am not sure if I would go further with realism or perhaps experiment on something else once I learn more. Right now I just get obsessed over a certain area of a painting then get lazy finishing it (that explains the sloppy edges )I prefer cubism actually but with a sense of realism and I really don't know how to execute it... yet. But I do hope to get there

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markstewart In reply to aeonsiege [2013-05-20 18:51:16 +0000 UTC]

I have no doubt that you will get there, i'm amazed you find the time. You're a classic tortured artist .. but we do it because we love it (well i do) and would not have it any other way. I wish you success in your artistic journey

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aeonsiege In reply to markstewart [2013-06-09 15:43:27 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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Earth-Hart [2013-04-10 13:09:15 +0000 UTC]

Beautifully done, m'deer

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aeonsiege In reply to Earth-Hart [2013-04-10 17:02:54 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Will

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Earth-Hart In reply to aeonsiege [2013-04-12 11:45:10 +0000 UTC]

Nelsie, it's a pleasure

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aeonsiege In reply to Earth-Hart [2013-04-22 13:44:55 +0000 UTC]

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e-moshun [2013-04-09 12:53:19 +0000 UTC]

wow! superb. its nice, stylish, detailed and well composed. Your work is always great.^^

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aeonsiege In reply to e-moshun [2013-04-10 12:26:01 +0000 UTC]

Thank you Some areas are not polished yet but I guess that little roughness kind of adds to the effect

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e-moshun In reply to aeonsiege [2013-04-12 12:57:14 +0000 UTC]

yeah i see what you mean and i don't know how its going to look like in the end but i do really like it the way it is.

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aeonsiege In reply to e-moshun [2013-04-12 13:06:27 +0000 UTC]

Apparently it's going to look the way it is as I already sent it to the recipient

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Nattygrego [2013-04-08 04:24:24 +0000 UTC]

Extraordianry once more mate.... I love your work

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aeonsiege In reply to Nattygrego [2013-04-10 12:23:37 +0000 UTC]

Thank you I think the photoshop added a little more depth to it though

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dreerose [2013-04-07 21:15:45 +0000 UTC]

wonderful job

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aeonsiege In reply to dreerose [2013-04-10 12:22:52 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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Lou-in-Canada [2013-04-07 15:23:40 +0000 UTC]

beautifulllll!

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aeonsiege In reply to Lou-in-Canada [2013-04-07 15:48:24 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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