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Published: 2006-09-20 07:58:16 +0000 UTC; Views: 5572; Favourites: 153; Downloads: 52
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Description An entry for the VCDC Worm II, a project/game where people create images that follow each other in an a seamless row; a sort of linear mosaic. You can see it here: [link] -- and the (longer and also very impressive) Worm I here: [link]

I wanted to make something that could stand alone as a composition and at the same time have a visual continuity with the previous (and next) images. It was an enjoyable process. I also used some photographic elements in making it; the base of the spiral (before it was painted over), the upper wall texture, and the splashing liquid at the bottom (again, both painted over in parts). It's been a long time since I last did that and it reminded me of my old photomanipulating days... perhaps I'll be able to incorporate this technique in future works again.

Photoshop, Painter.

I know, you'll say it's small. It is! This is its actual size, because I started with the same dimensions as the other images. Shame, eh? :}
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Comments: 73

Mitia-Arcturus [2011-02-22 08:55:38 +0000 UTC]

Hi ...Dear ... eilidh ...!!!
Your Fantastic Art work
... Impetus
is featured in Action-Portraits...!!!.... In One Word...MAGNIFICIENT...!!!
if you don't mind................................................."This is an invitation to Joint... Just in case if you are not in already ...!!!"
best regards.....................You're most welcome in Action-Portraits...!!!

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ILLuZIONiST-7 [2010-11-05 10:45:46 +0000 UTC]

nice ^_^

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xXVampireDreamerXx [2010-08-12 10:12:34 +0000 UTC]

This deviation has been featured here [link] as part of 's member feature. Enjoy

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Marcellyne [2010-05-23 21:15:34 +0000 UTC]

expressive and beautiful colours

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eilidh In reply to Marcellyne [2010-05-24 18:59:31 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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richardcgreen [2010-03-05 22:04:39 +0000 UTC]

Dear 'eilidh: Thanks for the wonderfully
written comment. As I browsed your folder,
Impetus really grabbed me wholly. I am sooo
jealous of digital artists on this site - they
just blow me away! I've tried PShop as a
painting program, and just stumble around.
Nice going - hey we're using the same OS!!!
But mine really needs major upgrades. This
summer maybe. Great work...!!!!
Regards from Dick Green, Eden Prairie MN USA

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eilidh In reply to richardcgreen [2010-03-06 18:19:19 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome, and thanks too! I suppose it might be something to note that I (and a lot of other all-digital artists) are really jealous of artists who work with traditional media. I think it's a certain level of mastery above digital, because most traditional media (and watercolour especially) are much less forgiving to mistakes. In PS and Painter and the rest, you can mess around all you like, and go back step one (or two, or five, or any!) at will.
Good luck with dabbling in digital, though. If you ever feel you need any pointers, I'll be more than glad to help: I really, really like your work.

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nine9nine9 [2009-09-21 22:54:39 +0000 UTC]

f e a t u r e d

[link]

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greenleaf-elfy [2008-05-07 09:13:06 +0000 UTC]






TELEIO?

TELEIO! TELEIO! TELEIO! TELEIO! TELEIO! TELEIO!

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Rita-Ria [2008-04-15 14:56:58 +0000 UTC]

I love it!

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irmino [2008-03-03 00:43:35 +0000 UTC]

I like this style, it makes for me thought of Caza or Druillet !

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eilidh In reply to irmino [2008-03-03 09:38:16 +0000 UTC]

Can't say I know either of them. I looked up Druillet.. although I didn't quite make the connection. Thanks!

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irmino In reply to eilidh [2008-03-03 13:17:24 +0000 UTC]

Philippe Druillet et Philippe Caza are 2 big french draftsmen !

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asclaire [2008-03-02 17:18:29 +0000 UTC]

Featured again in my last journal entry,
I hope life treats you well

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eilidh In reply to asclaire [2008-03-02 20:40:39 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

Life treats me well... I don't treat it as best as I could!

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asclaire In reply to eilidh [2008-03-02 23:14:49 +0000 UTC]

Keep on, I bet you're right about that!

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ftourini [2008-02-05 14:56:26 +0000 UTC]

Apo ta pio agapimena mou kommatia sou!

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Phiapo [2007-12-17 04:01:04 +0000 UTC]

Wow this is amazing! The colours and layering are so intricately composed. Bravo! Poli kali doulia, Eleni!

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static-ice [2007-10-14 05:15:44 +0000 UTC]

awesome I love the colors and the large splashes look so realistic

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eilidh In reply to static-ice [2008-02-03 13:32:29 +0000 UTC]

thanks. actually the left part of the splashes are sampled from a photo, they're not painted. Hence the realism.

(I know replying to a 3-month-old comment is a bit odd, but I haven't been to this site for a LONG time.

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thraxllisylia [2007-06-29 01:24:00 +0000 UTC]

thats incredibly effective, love the use of spatter textures and colour, looks traditional...were parts of this image scanned traditional?.

Ace Eleni

Marley

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kalimon [2006-11-17 14:31:11 +0000 UTC]

New Style? Quite amazing.

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fangedfem [2006-10-13 22:17:25 +0000 UTC]

Gorgeous colors with wonderful intense movement

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mariannaGr [2006-10-08 14:35:21 +0000 UTC]

Polu wraia ufh, polu wraia xrwmata!
Keep the good work up!

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nikosalpha [2006-09-29 01:06:51 +0000 UTC]

ouch.. agrioutsiko!!

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eilidh In reply to nikosalpha [2006-10-01 13:28:30 +0000 UTC]

>D

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Senecal [2006-09-28 03:10:00 +0000 UTC]

Great color, motion, and conflict here.

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eilidh In reply to Senecal [2006-10-01 13:28:43 +0000 UTC]

thank you!

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flaery [2006-09-24 15:57:35 +0000 UTC]

Those colors are amazing! I love the way they make the textures pop even more. It's a piece full of emotion.

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Endelva [2006-09-22 18:41:44 +0000 UTC]

ΆÎșυρη η Δρώτηση, ÎČÏÎźÎșα τηΜ Î±Ï€ÎŹÎœÏ„Î·ÏƒÎ· ΌΔ λίγο scrolling to the right.

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Endelva [2006-09-22 18:39:57 +0000 UTC]

I like the expressionistic feel [and I don't usually like expressionism for the sake of it, so I'd say it works well]. I also like the worm idea, could you please tell me the way to join?

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eilidh In reply to Endelva [2006-09-24 05:15:39 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

And yes, you should join -- after all, it's a designers' club.

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white-alcemist [2006-09-21 23:19:10 +0000 UTC]

Chaotic, powerful and mystical....
Nice work sister...

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eilidh In reply to white-alcemist [2006-09-22 05:14:48 +0000 UTC]

thank you man!

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mikaelhell [2006-09-21 17:11:24 +0000 UTC]

Very powerfull! Awesome work!

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evilsyndicatemember [2006-09-21 07:17:33 +0000 UTC]

I really love thte innovativeness of this piece, I love the splash of color, the textures, and how everything stands out, you really did a fantastic job with this piece. Keep it up!

What language do you speak? Looks cool/very hard to speak. Sorry, I'm just really into languages...

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eilidh In reply to evilsyndicatemember [2006-09-21 14:30:11 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

It's Greek. And it's not that hard -- well, for an English speaker it might be, because it's very inflectional.

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evilsyndicatemember In reply to eilidh [2006-09-22 02:51:57 +0000 UTC]

NP.

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falk2021 [2006-09-21 06:43:44 +0000 UTC]

Ohhh, that is very expressive. I love the way you used the colors and gave the painting such a nice dynamical feeling. The face expression is interesting - it looks like he will go out of his skin, maybe he is angry about something or maybe he is a werewolf changing his apperience. Only some thoughts...
And I have looked at that big image at VCDV - the Idea is so cool, and great artists are just painting there... I will have a look at this site every week.

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eilidh In reply to falk2021 [2006-09-21 14:29:16 +0000 UTC]

thank you!
It's interesting you thought of the face as male. I guess when I sketched it it was almost neutral, but I didn't think it really looked male. Not that I mind, by the way.

VCDC... gotta correct that in the description. The worm is really a great project. As for the participants, almost all of them are professionals.

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FioReLLo [2006-09-21 05:20:40 +0000 UTC]

great emotion!

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eilidh In reply to FioReLLo [2006-09-21 14:27:19 +0000 UTC]

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Liquid-86 [2006-09-21 04:54:28 +0000 UTC]

great looking image. Really nice textures.

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saiaii [2006-09-21 03:44:40 +0000 UTC]

wow! beautiful colors!

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eilidh In reply to saiaii [2006-09-21 14:27:09 +0000 UTC]

thanks!

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Tekkaman-Blade [2006-09-20 23:53:03 +0000 UTC]

This is awesome. Love the contrast between the colors and the colors themselves too.

Great work.

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eilidh In reply to Tekkaman-Blade [2006-09-21 14:27:00 +0000 UTC]

thank you

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Tekkaman-Blade In reply to eilidh [2006-09-22 01:00:32 +0000 UTC]

^_^ You are welcome!

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jmBoekestein [2006-09-20 21:36:21 +0000 UTC]

Very intense, Good work!!!

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eilidh In reply to jmBoekestein [2006-09-21 14:26:50 +0000 UTC]

thanks, JM!

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