a snail, a mushroom and a guitar-player

[Duracel]

Spend the hole Weekend to finish this piece ... allover i guess 15hours.

Except the initial sketch(about 6cm) this is all done in PS7 - Fullsize 4800*3600px.
http://www.duracel.de/stuff/art/paintings/pilzpause-initialsketch.jpg


http://www.duracel.de/stuff/art/paintings/pilzpause-1000.jpg


http://www.duracel.de/stuff/art/paintings/pilzpause-detailshot1.jpg

http://www.duracel.de/stuff/art/paintings/pilzpause-detailshot2.jpg

[mushuhaha]

really nice attention to details.


the rocks on the lower left hand corner seems flat to me compare to the rest of the image imho.

[Paulo]

This one rocks, in many senses! I work in Painter and I have no idea how someone can get those mind-boggling textures out of Photoshop.

If I may say, the snail is too sharp-edged if compared to the rest of the pictures. I wish its outlines were more subtly suggested, as you did with the guitar player.

But that's me, I like keeping stylized. Most people will ask you to sharpen the guitar player out, instead of softening the snail ;)

Cool one, anyways :cool:

Cheers,

Paulo

[R_M]

I bow to you :chug:
the snails eyes are really funny!

[Duracel]

Paulo, thx for the critique.
Jep, every second person seem to see this difference - no matter if they are profs or just some non-art-related persons.

So i fixed the Gnom a bit ... hope its better now.
*just push F5 once .. old version is here:
http://www.duracel.de/stuff/art/paintings/pilzpause-old1000.jpg


Well, i really like Photoshop7's Brushengine - its a powerful tool, but you dont have as good predefined tools as Painter or as many options - so you have to think more of how to combine those some tools if you want to paint some mind-boggling textures.
- But well, i have my respect for all people can handle Painter ... its not my way - too much different things, i prefer clear structures, even if they are not as powerfull.


mushuhaha, thx for your critique too, but i didn't see it and no other told me about it yet.
So i dont see the need to fix it.
But thx anyway!


And thx for all the positive feedback, too. ;)

[Halis_Aetrous]

:eek:

*drool*

[mushuhaha]

hehehe, that's fine.

not really related, but i'v a few questions about photoshop. do you know how to change the size of customized brushes in ps? can i make brushes out of a certain part of a picture? i'm still using ps6, dunno if it's the same as ps7.. sorry about the off topic.

[jester]

duracel, I like not only the execution but also the concept for this painting. Where did you get the inspiration? I mean, this isn't a "usual" subject. Are there more to come? Is this guitar player a wanderer whose adventures you are going to illustrate?

Jester

[Ant4d]

wow. its gorgeus. so moody. best thing from you. keep it up.

[Loga4]

Excellent piece,Duracel,
and funny.

[MrMojo]

That's just amazing. I love the detail.

[Duracel]

@mushuhaha
This is one of the most important changes from PS 6 to 7. Its not possible in 6 to scale a custombrush automatically.
And yes, you can define all you have as brush - just select a part of an image and click under "edit -> define brush". (But brushes are in PS only possible as greyscale.)


@Jester
Its just an idea came up while i was not able to sleep. ;)
Well, i dig large mushrooms and i really like how musicians look if they play for themselves - so easy, so free, so lovely and innocent - its just something other than Heroes, sexy Girls and Monsters in pictures as you can see everywhere. ;)

Well, its in a way a Dream - i wish i could change with this guy. :)
Especially i like the feeling of no need to hurry in this one - its something i take care of in my own life, not to get caught by the whirlpool of events.
And this is a also the message in this one(this does not mean this is painted as a message, but if i think about it, it must be the reason i choosed this theme to work out) that people have to think more of the beauty of the moment, the feeling of natur-silence, of co-existing instead of being hostile against all and everybody.
Just hearing the grass growing.

[nikko]

a greate idea done in a greate way!!!

very inspireing!!!

[Flint]

Just amazing. You know of course, this means you have to die...:p JK

Photoshop. wow.

Love it.

[mushuhaha]

Duracel: thanks!

[daMichi]

the pics are very nice and have a really nice atmosphere, i like them!:D

[Miau]

superb!! :)

[Atmospheria]

HAHA! really cool work!! liked the snail alot...ah and ofcourse the details!
keep it up

[NOOSE]

wicked stuff

[viag]

oh i always like your stuff duracel , this one is reall nice , the colors and the render ! great !