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Published: 2010-05-11 17:03:07 +0000 UTC; Views: 2438; Favourites: 79; Downloads: 64
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more school work:Pastiche based on arthur rackhams style of coloring
i absolutely love arthur rackham. its sad that with the paints available today we can no longer reproduce his style 
For those who need an explanation, its a crane guy catching frogs with human heads. yaaay.
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This captures a very pre-dawn or evening feel. Perhaps it could be a video game. The Frog Catcher: Catch Them All!
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Oh, nicely done! Those stylized willows are super gorgeous...I think you're emulating the Rackham style quite well, here. The bold lines and diluted colors really capture the atmosphere of his pieces ;D. That's pretty interesting to hear about his process, too; I didn't know he used bleach to distress his work! :o
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WOW!
Simply gorgeous. I adore the concept and the atmosphere. It reminds me a bit of the enemies in Okami, which is a good thing because I think the character design is phenomenal in that game, particularly the enemies
The subtle reflections in the water really help give it a watery feel. I love how the sky blends into the swamp, too; it makes it seem foggy.
The texture in the sky gives the impression that there's more in the background that's just obscured by the fog, giving it more depth. Amazing!
I wish I could comment better. Keep up the great work- I always love seeing your art!
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Wow! I mean WOW, this is stunning, I love the whole feel to this, with the water and the trees and the anatomy, just wow. Also Arthur Rackhams is awesome <3
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This is a really neat concept! The frog is cute, haha.
Annnd, that's a really interesting tidbit about paint composition. Interesting!
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It's gorgeous! Very well done.
I don't know much about the artist whose style you've based it on (though I've seen a few of his works). Forgive my ignorance, but why is it we can't reproduce works like his today? I'm very curious to know now.
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its fine
well since his death to now, they've changed the chemical components in watercolors and ink, so it no longer reacts to bleach the way it used too. so you can take the same brand of paints, but it wont react to bleach at all :/ The only way to recreate it would be to make your own ink without those certain chemicals. unfortunately for me i dont have the alchemy skills required to try such a task.
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Thanks a lot for the explanation! I thought it probably would be due to something about the chemical components being different today than they were back then, but it's very interesting to hear it explained.
It is a shame it can't be recreated through traditional means because it truly is a unique and beautiful style. It makes me wonder how many other art styles have been lost over the ages due to similar reasons or simply because they were forgotten?
In any case, thanks for sharing your piece. I thank it's a great digital recreation of his style, and I love the concept of the piece. Well done.
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you'd be surprised how many techniques have been lost. im taking a class is basically a run down of illustrators and their work from cave drawings to now, and every class at least one technique has either been lost or forgotten about. its very sad
thank you for the lovely compliment as well, such things also keep me going and give me drive to improve. ♥
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I absolutely love the look of the entire image (: Is it a mix of digital and traditional techniques?
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nope, all digital
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Well it is hard to make something LOOK like you painted it on the computer in my book, I bow to you!
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