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Published: 2014-08-09 13:47:17 +0000 UTC; Views: 64103; Favourites: 3128; Downloads: 1421
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Description For Legends of the Cryptids. This was all sorts of fun. Her story is that she's an evil artist who makes her works out of living people by basically torturing them to death and then turning them into sculptures, frozen in agony.
I'm taking some larger liberties with stylization recently but I've been enjoying it so far. Can't always do realism.

And if you want to see sketches, doodles, studies, check out my new sketchbook thread ! I'm posting lots ofthings there that don't really fit here. While you're there, if you feel like learning, start your own:3
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Comments: 65

jdmann79 [2015-09-10 19:11:57 +0000 UTC]

The depth in this painting is fantastic. Β You are truly an amazing artist. Β Bravo!

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SGTROCK117 [2015-06-27 09:14:13 +0000 UTC]

Wow, amazing

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Ariusdural [2014-11-07 22:04:07 +0000 UTC]

I want to do say sth amazing, on the same level as the art, but my mind is blank atm.
Richtig gut gemacht.

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SolsticeCarol [2014-10-16 18:37:27 +0000 UTC]

The atmosphere is so amazing, I can't put it into words.

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ayaben [2014-09-26 03:19:02 +0000 UTC]

(hi dont mind me this is for a project)

the overall execution of this piece is amazing! i love the composition, details, lighting. however, her proportions are throwing me off- even with theΒ stylization. her torso's too long and skinny compared to her head. since the dark outfit is illuminated by the lights behind her, it drew my attention even more. aside from that, its perfect!

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Laughitplz In reply to ayaben [2016-08-01 05:21:05 +0000 UTC]

Here's a fix! Tried my best
s32.postimg.org/fitv9rew5/kuro…

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uhuco In reply to ayaben [2014-10-08 21:50:27 +0000 UTC]

"I'm taking some larger liberties with stylization recently but I've been enjoying it so far. Can't always do realism."
I have a feeling he did that on purpose

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IIIXandaP [2014-09-22 15:23:30 +0000 UTC]

Your compositions seem really weird to me when I think of it.

The technique is out of this world though.

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MaidenSilvermist34 [2014-09-02 09:10:57 +0000 UTC]

This is beautiful

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Deimurus [2014-08-22 20:16:55 +0000 UTC]

Dope

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lyciui [2014-08-15 22:00:05 +0000 UTC]

surprisingly)

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LegacyDeadline [2014-08-15 00:00:45 +0000 UTC]

jaw drops-

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Art-Eli [2014-08-14 20:35:20 +0000 UTC]

your skills leave me totally speechless O_O wonderful piece! (again!)

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xyzz4730 [2014-08-14 15:21:12 +0000 UTC]

That is extremely well done!

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bufalakamakafo [2014-08-14 10:19:03 +0000 UTC]

Awesome

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Connan-Bell [2014-08-14 03:28:05 +0000 UTC]

Sometimes "for the sake of art" just isn't a good enough reason for taking certain measures.Β 

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hollyfaith [2014-08-13 00:16:24 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad to see you doing some stylization! The woman's torso isn't really working for me, though. Your women tend to be a little masculine--broad shoulders and narrow hips. But overall this is a beautiful piece. Your work is always amazing.Β 

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JustArt27 In reply to hollyfaith [2014-08-14 13:52:02 +0000 UTC]

your right! more curves! lol nice piece though. i like the rendering of the atmosphere with his use of color theory and lighting.

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RockLou [2014-08-10 21:35:19 +0000 UTC]

Dem legs

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exclusiveartmaker193 [2014-08-10 16:21:21 +0000 UTC]

Yeah!

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Herr-R [2014-08-10 15:15:19 +0000 UTC]

Very beautiful work, but her torso is well off, as her Shoulders being broader than her hips. Such as aher Arm being very long too.
Your works are always gorgeous but this one is rather unproportional.

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pauscorpi In reply to Herr-R [2014-08-10 15:19:11 +0000 UTC]

while i agree, he does say in the description that he has been taking liberties to explore sytlisation, so it seems to me he is aware of what's going on

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Herr-R In reply to pauscorpi [2014-08-10 15:29:28 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, i read the comment first. But also stylizing something has to keep a certain harmony concerning proportion.

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pauscorpi In reply to Herr-R [2014-08-10 17:08:56 +0000 UTC]

oh, yes, i absolutely agree again! I never accept stylizing as an excuse for mistakes. It's just that with his level of knowledge it speaks to me as a deliberate design experiment. I see from other comments that it does bother others, but I am excited to see him experiment because there Β is some refreshing quality to it. But might be just me

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Herr-R In reply to pauscorpi [2014-08-10 18:12:38 +0000 UTC]

sure, me too. i can see which way he is wanting to go, lesser the realistic, more the caricature-esk style of overexaggerating certain aspects of figures. tho in this he didn't quite hit the nail on the head. i'm sure tho he will get the hang of it very quickly

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njd1988 In reply to Herr-R [2014-08-10 16:34:36 +0000 UTC]

not necessarily if that is the style he is going for not having 100% proportions then your comment is only an opinion

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Herr-R In reply to njd1988 [2014-08-10 18:15:51 +0000 UTC]

i guess you didn't really get what i was trying to say: proportion can be anything with tiny heads and big bodies or small feet etc, but there is a balance which has to be kept to make those "unproportions" seem right or it will look, like in this case, out of shape to the viewer.

I hope that kind of explains it.

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Teryster In reply to Herr-R [2014-08-11 15:28:35 +0000 UTC]

Oh that was my first thought too to be honest, her body is weirdly unbalanced. The whole piece is awesome as usually though!
And thank you for your comment, you managed to put into words something I've been trying to tell a lot of people, but never managed to explain it to them - I didn't know how, but now I know so thank you!

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Herr-R In reply to Teryster [2014-08-11 20:22:05 +0000 UTC]

haha you're welcome, i agree the shading and everything is top class but the harmony is off within the proportion.

People whom draw and have some amount of skill have an eye for things like that, but it's difficult to explain to people who don't have that gaze.
it will mostly just come off as "just your opinion" hehe

whatever, have a nice day.

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njd1988 In reply to Herr-R [2014-08-11 14:24:45 +0000 UTC]

no didn't really explain anything, like i said its your opinion

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Antarasis In reply to njd1988 [2014-12-16 17:24:37 +0000 UTC]

Then, everyone is boss at stylization? I get what you are trying to say, but Algenpfleger would be an exception of getting far with that style of disharmony. Normally people just suck at what they do when it is not harmonic.

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Herr-R In reply to njd1988 [2014-08-11 20:10:08 +0000 UTC]

if thats your opinion

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Santosbzz [2014-08-10 13:30:14 +0000 UTC]

Muy bueno!

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MitchThe1Soul [2014-08-10 12:17:32 +0000 UTC]

So incredibly life like and amazing.

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DestructiveNight [2014-08-10 12:04:05 +0000 UTC]

The lighting and detail is amazing!!

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AnnaChaveiro [2014-08-10 11:51:53 +0000 UTC]

Amazing! '0'

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ZoriaahOfStormwind [2014-08-10 10:37:45 +0000 UTC]

WunderschΓΆn

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TheWeeLad [2014-08-10 08:34:22 +0000 UTC]

awesome work

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dreamweaverm [2014-08-10 08:16:31 +0000 UTC]

And she's a classy dresser too!

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CatGal15 [2014-08-10 06:27:55 +0000 UTC]

It took me a moment to realize the position of the girl to the left. That must have been difficult.

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maureencreates [2014-08-10 03:52:35 +0000 UTC]

You have a beautiful painting technique, but this image is soiled by the mega weird torso proportions. It's one thing to stylize, but you have to have a balance. This distracts too much from your obvious talent.

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small-myth [2014-08-10 02:51:25 +0000 UTC]

Awesome Β Β Β Β Β 

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turtleluz [2014-08-10 02:22:59 +0000 UTC]

Stunning - what an angel....NOT!!!

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Warmics [2014-08-09 22:52:41 +0000 UTC]

awesome job! your stylization is very cool

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AlisterThatchel [2014-08-09 21:51:20 +0000 UTC]

Absolutely gorgeous! Β Well done

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raptorkil [2014-08-09 20:38:08 +0000 UTC]

what a sinister character o-o I love it!Β 

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Wendel-Fragoso [2014-08-09 20:20:30 +0000 UTC]

It's so real it looks like a photo.
The lighting is just fantastic!

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Stevan29 [2014-08-09 20:08:43 +0000 UTC]

What an amazing picture.
And an interesting character too.

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pijuuu [2014-08-09 20:07:18 +0000 UTC]

Dude this is stunning

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TravisWeymers [2014-08-09 17:45:31 +0000 UTC]

Wow, this is gorgeous!

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