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nilwilnil — Red
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#dark #fairytale #monochrome #poem #red #wolf #redridinghood
Published: 2018-06-27 08:39:01 +0000 UTC; Views: 880; Favourites: 68; Downloads: 0
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Description
Darkwood den,Prospects dim,
Pupils dilate.
Darkness in
Red mist thin,
The wolves await.
Darkest din,
Branches spin,
Veins inflate.
Dark fur, skin,
Chin to chin,
The hunters sate.
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Comments: 64
Red...waiting for the Wolf...
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OH MY GOD THIS IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Thanks, you know that's not a fox, right? ;]
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Don't worry I'm aware XD
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So cool, I love the super low lighting values in this, I've always had a thing for really dark reds and this is freakin' gorgeous!
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Thanks, a lot of my paintings are quite dark, hopefully not too dark to be discernible. They pop better on a black screen or a dark wall, light grey will have to do!
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That sums it up very well.
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Thanks, that's the purpose of this brush style I'm trying to develop.
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What style are you going for, exactly?
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Well, although I'm generally a semi-realist (the definition of this style is varied), I tend to get caught up in the precision of my details. Like, I might spend more than an hour on one square inch of a painting. The results can be good and this OCD kind of defines a lot of my work, but it also requires me to constantly monitor the overall vibe and appearance of a painting (zoom in, zoom out, retouch, overlay, etc., etc.). For example, I will often go back and mess up that square inch of background so it will fit with the rest of the painting.
The style I'm going for is more impressionistic and expressionistic, a more fluid work flow. Somewhere between these 30 minute spit paints you see people doing and my more time consuming, usual style. I think this technique is more interesting in ways. It leaves more to the imagination and results in a better vibe for the viewer. My goal is to refine that happy medium between my styles and create something recognizable (and hopefully pleasing) as my own.
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You better, that was a long ass reply, lol.
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Yes, yes it was! But I read all of it.
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Ahh, thank you. Welcome to dA.
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Please post to Feature Me Please folder in to be featured at the end of this month!
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The blood-theme month of June is over, so you can re-post this now to Feature Me folder
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I just submitted. It looks like I got sidetracked the other day :]
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Thanks for the heads up, you have cool art,
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I really like this one. Would be a great seen in a dark fantasy film (wish there were more of those).
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So grainy and gritty, love it, it's "simple" but it tells you enough, the red and black are prominent and that's great, love the hint of skulls on the ground!
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Good, I wanna be gritty!
(The skulls are mushrooms.)
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Oh dang, you're right, jeez, I totally saw skulls in them last night xD Now I see they are mushrooms
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Fantastic ominous atmosphere
Are the words your own?
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Brilliant. Your words pair perfectly with your image.
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I'm glad they do, I'm trying not to mess with them :]
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Resist the urge to mess with them! They're perfect just the way they are
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Thanks.
The painting or the poem? I tried to keep both simple.
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Both together.
Also the pictures composition is very moody and dark. And you can just recognize a glimpse.
I like that!
You're very welcome
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I'm trying to find my murky style, I'll probably change my mind once I do.
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OOh, I LIKE this one! And the poem.. pupils dilate... it sends little shivers through me..
I love that it is so rich and dark, and how with a very limited colour palate you gave it so much texture.
I am now wondering about the story behind this - so many options!
Weighing in on the background colour - I think it helps enhance a pic like this, makes it richer.
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Glad you like it, the poem flowed better in my head, it needs some music.
I definitely wanted texture in this one, being monochromatic might make that more of a focal point.
I tried a greyscale background but it made the pick look too "designy" for lack of a better term.
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I really like the dark hues and the brooding nature of it. The hooded figure is very menacing, and I like the poem that goes with
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Brooding and menacing, thank you.
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Imagery + Poem =
Butting into your conversation with Sabina about the DA background color...it's why I make my own backgrounds. Not many things go with this puke-green color of theirs
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Thank you, thank you.
Yeah, other sites have a darker theme or allow you to choose a color even. A thick frame might be an option sometimes.
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