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N-o-B — The sorcerer's apprentice

Published: 2012-01-14 21:11:37 +0000 UTC; Views: 1172; Favourites: 36; Downloads: 0
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Description Allegoric frameless comic on the relationship between teacher/student, and the importance of the student's secession from his master's teachings at one point, for to find his own way.

Ink and charcoal on textured paper (A1)
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Comments: 48

neverxhale [2013-08-20 17:31:44 +0000 UTC]

you have great flow in you work

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N-o-B In reply to neverxhale [2013-08-25 18:01:12 +0000 UTC]

Thx! That's one of the reasons why I enjoy working with organic shapes, where the illusion of movement and flow is so easily obtained.

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EvilineMoonflesh [2012-07-21 10:21:39 +0000 UTC]

fantastic work ,i love how you used the charcoal and ink together!

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N-o-B In reply to EvilineMoonflesh [2012-08-15 17:50:21 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Made on coffee-and-insomnia-induced trance, prior to my final exam.

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anaPhenix [2012-02-21 00:02:09 +0000 UTC]

Helping Traditional artists change movement Features [link] [link]

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N-o-B In reply to anaPhenix [2012-02-22 01:21:23 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Very kind!

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LucaRossiMartini [2012-02-06 13:51:17 +0000 UTC]

Amazing!

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N-o-B In reply to LucaRossiMartini [2012-02-10 22:27:34 +0000 UTC]

Cheers, mate!

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Rannalta [2012-01-23 09:04:50 +0000 UTC]

that staircase is pretty awesome

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N-o-B In reply to Rannalta [2012-01-23 17:19:13 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot!

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anaPhenix [2012-01-17 10:01:55 +0000 UTC]

Insane !

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N-o-B In reply to anaPhenix [2012-01-17 20:09:28 +0000 UTC]

I might have been at the time. I had several pieces to finish and with short deadline on my exam, I worked for days in a row, driven solely by a coffee-induced frenzy.

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anaPhenix In reply to N-o-B [2012-01-20 13:28:38 +0000 UTC]

But still you did a great job!

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N-o-B In reply to anaPhenix [2012-01-20 19:58:12 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! (Censor must have been agreeing with you, as I did fairly well on the exam. I don't remember the exact grade, but I remember celebrating )

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anaPhenix In reply to N-o-B [2012-01-21 19:20:05 +0000 UTC]

Great than!

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bear48 [2012-01-16 03:50:35 +0000 UTC]

very nice work

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N-o-B In reply to bear48 [2012-01-17 20:10:19 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

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Crafekster [2012-01-15 21:33:03 +0000 UTC]

"Learn to Draw" Misplaced my brain for a moment*

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N-o-B In reply to Crafekster [2012-01-15 21:42:01 +0000 UTC]

Happens to us all. Notice that I've managed to switch from english to norwegian somewhere along the way; "eraser" --> "lĂŚr ĂĽ tegne"

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Crafekster [2012-01-15 21:32:04 +0000 UTC]

This is beautiful, and creepy. Something tells me the student is you. The student looks allot like your self portrait. Just saying m thoughts

I am also amazed on the transparent sections on this picture, like the faces at the bottom or the stair case, witch i liked depicting a moral over. Oh and the book "Learn to read"

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N-o-B In reply to Crafekster [2012-01-15 21:56:39 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Bullseye! Very perceptive! It was part of my work with the exam in teacher's college, when I still was young and full of fury about all the boring theories and still-life exercises we was forced to endure. I felt then I'd learned enough, and was eager to explore my "powers" in my own way.

Now the roles have switched, and as the old and grumpy sorcerer, I can only hope that my apprentices have accumulated enough knowledge to avoid achieving the same havoc as Mickey did with his newly discovered abilities. (You've seen Fantasia?)

So, enjoy your magical abilities, but proceed with caution...

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Crafekster In reply to N-o-B [2012-01-15 22:02:51 +0000 UTC]

Some wise words and, references. ;D

But don't forget that being the other end does not mean the end to the "Stair Case " :3
I just liked the thought of what i just said. Sounds wise... so i don't seem un-wise

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N-o-B In reply to Crafekster [2012-01-15 23:55:22 +0000 UTC]

How true! It's the never-ending staircase for sure... (If I interpreted you right... If not, have mercy with an old man's folly)

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Dor0thy [2012-01-15 12:32:15 +0000 UTC]

hahah fantastic, i especially love the faces on the bottom of this work xD awesome

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N-o-B In reply to Dor0thy [2012-01-15 12:41:30 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! He's not the first to go wild with the joy of creating when discovering the true power of his magic pencil-wand.

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IzgorCore [2012-01-15 11:33:12 +0000 UTC]

I love everything here, but the thing that cought my eye are those two dudes on the upper part!

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N-o-B In reply to IzgorCore [2012-01-15 12:33:42 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, mate! The two "frames" showing the sorcerer? (The page is really one more or less coherent comic, portraying student and teacher. The student grows a bit older during the page.)

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IzgorCore In reply to N-o-B [2012-01-15 17:40:48 +0000 UTC]

I don't know how you call them, but they look awesome. The one on the upper left and the upper right

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N-o-B In reply to IzgorCore [2012-01-16 00:06:33 +0000 UTC]

Ah. The sorcerer. Supposed to be the same character, in two different frames in the "comic". The whole picture's based on the Mickey Mouse part of Disney's "Fantasia".

(I know you don't like anime, but surely you must make an exception for the true cartoon classics? )

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IzgorCore In reply to N-o-B [2012-01-16 00:22:59 +0000 UTC]

No I don't really understand where is the beauty in the anime thing..

The true cartoon classics it's another story that I waste my childhood watching them. I still love them YES!

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N-o-B In reply to IzgorCore [2012-01-16 00:35:43 +0000 UTC]

Haha! I have some sympathy for the best within the anime genre myself, although it is of course 99 percent crap, undeniably.
My allegiance lies with the good old-fashioned handwork as well, and despite being a tad outdated, "Fantasia" was made to demonstrate the greatest talents of that era. Seen it?

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IzgorCore In reply to N-o-B [2012-01-16 20:17:13 +0000 UTC]

See what?

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N-o-B In reply to IzgorCore [2012-01-17 19:34:16 +0000 UTC]

Disney's "Fantasia", with the sorcerers's apprentice part with Mickey Mouse as the apprentice. Not something you watch many times, perhaps, but is definately worth checking out. Good old-fashioned cartoon handwork synced with classical music.

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IzgorCore In reply to N-o-B [2012-01-18 13:29:34 +0000 UTC]

Never heard of it, man..
Woul it be a problem if you send a link with it?

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N-o-B In reply to IzgorCore [2012-01-18 20:37:25 +0000 UTC]

Not at all! Couldn't find the whole thing, but here's a link to the sorcerer's apprentice part: ([link] )

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IzgorCore In reply to N-o-B [2012-01-19 12:03:52 +0000 UTC]

Aww man, those were the good old days, I remember those series, but still can't remember that I have seen this. Thank you for bringing back memories

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N-o-B In reply to IzgorCore [2012-01-20 19:54:24 +0000 UTC]

Haha! You're welcome!

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TriciaS [2012-01-15 09:53:44 +0000 UTC]

The erazer is a good inclusion!......It's all fantastic......Lovely to look around this imaginative drawing!

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N-o-B In reply to TriciaS [2012-01-15 12:29:20 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I tried to include several items symbolizing different aspects of an artist education. Many of us can probably relate to being a bit too reliant of the eraser the first years.

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TriciaS In reply to N-o-B [2012-01-15 12:55:18 +0000 UTC]

As a teacher of Primary school chidren(5 to 7'S)I hide the rubbers.......or there would be no paper left!

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N-o-B In reply to TriciaS [2012-01-15 13:02:52 +0000 UTC]

Haha! Believe me, they do not become less self-critical in highschool.

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TriciaS In reply to N-o-B [2012-01-15 13:06:44 +0000 UTC]

I have alot of rubbers!!!.....

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N-o-B In reply to TriciaS [2012-01-17 19:39:55 +0000 UTC]

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TriciaS In reply to N-o-B [2012-01-17 20:13:04 +0000 UTC]

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MonaParvin [2012-01-15 07:18:09 +0000 UTC]

Stunning imagination

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N-o-B In reply to MonaParvin [2012-01-15 12:24:31 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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DarklyWhite [2012-01-14 23:21:15 +0000 UTC]

I specially love the stairway part.

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N-o-B In reply to DarklyWhite [2012-01-15 12:23:27 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, mate! I thought myself very clever at the time, coming up with those floating steps emerging from the sorcerer's cloak.

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