( - Broken Dawn - )

[Arcipello]

hey guys, long time no post!

anyway ive been commisioned to create 11 pieces of work for a British band, for singles and an album. anyway the front cover of the album is my Silhouette piece http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/4405722/ (yes its a DA link :er: )
so they needed something for the back cover the would compliment, so this is what ive created.
apart from some of the brick work and 2 buildings at the waters edge the rest is painted from scratch.

created using PS7 and Painter 9

http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/2496/brokendawn8rz.jpg

thanks for any comments:)

[videodragon]

Amazing! I've actually been planning to buy some things from you in DA prints for a while now... I just have to scrape up some cash.

[L. Scott Knight]

That girl is in some serious denial!

But the artist sure isn't. Beautiful!

[atrixwolfe]

This is a really soothing piece... Well aside from the chaos and destruction and all that good stuff.

[clogik]

wow this is simply beautifull. very impressive painting...

[Fathom]

Amazing.. all of your stuff is brilliant. Well done.

[Godfather]

Yo, could someone please suggest any good painting programs please.

[airman]

incredible i love the concept!!
post more!!!

[Boom]

Thats really some impressive lighting. Awesome Painting. Beautiful stuff!

[Auramante]

This one looks much more.. traditional, than the other.. which may have been your objective, but I don't prefer it... I think some obvious "round brush" strokes here and there are a nice touch.
I also think the pic needs some focusing... as it is the buildings take way too much attention, and are way too detailed. The clouds seem a bit artificial.. I'm not sure why and I can't tell you how to "fix" it.. maybe tone down teh yellow, or darken the sky right behind them (in the above part). When I cover the top... 3 .. 4 inches of the pic with my hand, it looks better in my opinion.... maybe clouds take too much attention too.
And last thing.... I think those curtains are too saturated.

I love the floor below her.. so detailed... amazing, and the water splashing is wonderful, you know how good you are so Im not gonna tell you.. keep drawing.

[ElvisMcVegas]

Man, this is just great, no crits.

[Arcipello]

thanks guys for the comments there very much appreciated:bashful:

[RobHughes]

Beautiful. I'm very envious of the sky.
There is a weekness in the composition though. I'm looking at it on my screen and the picture works better cropped at the bottom of the girls chair The lower 1/5 th is empty. I'd be tempted to crop it in removing the left and bottom edges.
Like so:-
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/RobHughes/skyer.jpg
Rob
U probably h8 me righ now

[Arcipello]

thanks for taking the time to adjust the image Rob, but its like that for a reason, and that being that this is the back cover of an album and so needs some empty space for song titles and other info:)

[redehlert]

I dig this. Nice job!
My only thought is that the girl should be partially, if not wholly soaked. Look at that sea spray about to hit her, and yet, it's appearing as though this is the 'first wave'. Follow my thoughts on this?
Just my 2 cents.

Looking forward to seein' the others.
Cheers!
D

[Bylo]

wow great image! really nicely done! allso like the front cover a lot!
Nice job on the mood and setting!

:D

[capt underoo]

I like the whole pic but the light hitting the sea spray is fantastic...that is my favorite part of the whole picture...really cool....

[rambhat]

I personally dont see a need for any of the changes mentioned above. This piece is stunning.