Dormant Walkers of Velvet Footsteps.

[Nivbed]

I have taken too long to do this picture, as I am lazy and often think that lying around is much more productive than actually working. But it is now done, and I can continue something.

Well my bandwith was eaten, so I will have to wait a bit before putting this up again. :(

[keun-chul]

wow...
great work!!!
i like this image
you are the best !!!

[eli]

You fucker, I already told you that you make me wet and then you go and do this!!!!! *GUSHES*

[blackhand]

I've never seen a piece of yours with this level of finish, either on eatpoo or here. This is...amazing and disturbing. This is amazingly disturbing.

The sky is particularly stunning.

I have NO effing clue what's going on in the picture, but I don't want to be there.

The figure kneeling on the 'god' gets a little lost amongst all those grotesque folds of flesh.

I like how the sky runs the gamut of the spectrum from left to right. I'd like to have explained how duality is expressed throughout the other areas.

[chriswahl]

Beautiful, terrifying and disturbing.

I'm gonna have nightmares for sure!

[mushuhaha]

ahhhhhh!

[Deth Jester]

...I love his little shoes.. or hers.. not sure what "it" is.. :)

those tree trunk horns.. and his crown or tiara.. (sp)

bloody roses... wicked!

whats Leonard think? he see it yet?

I think the girl to the front seems either not enough rendered or not enough out of focus... she is almost distracting.. in a way.. She takes up so much of the screen and presents a focal point.. but the only thing interesting is the ribbons on her hat... Thats my only crit.. Love the sky too! great colors!

You gonna be at e3? if so see you there..

peace.

[Wizard of KOZ]

Dear God....I'm speechless...it's disgusting and beautiful at the same time...truley you are one of my art heroes!

[mushuhaha]

I love the pieces on your web site too. They are amazing!

[RudeCorleone]

good god almighty, that is bad ass

[Ink]

Wow.....amazing atmosphere...stunning.

Uhmmm, by the way, you're on my hatelist now, buddy.

[undergroundkg]

DAMNT HOW DO YOU PEOPLE DO IT :eek:

[Rorshach]

Brilliant. Its on my desktop and on my mind, I'll have to try taking longer to polish up my own work more.

This is the most interesting image I've seen for a while.

r.

[Coma]

*#^@$*(^@#%(*@#^%(@#*%^!!!!!!!!!

[michael see]

one of the best i've seen so far~superb stuning piece of work..
keep this going.anxiously waiting for another of urs.:bow:

[keyth]

i totally agree with ror. "interesting" is the first thing that comes to my mind. very nice.

[Ostrander]

Amazing work! That sky is stunning. the atmosphere i think is superb. The characters could use a slight bit of definition here and there but I must say its a wonderful piece.

[Kambei]

Great stuff man.. brilliant colors
I really like the two maggot like protrusions on the lower body, and the highlights off the lower foot and leg.

What inspired you on this one?

[danielh68]

Man, this is mind-blowing. This piece harbors a grotesque ethereal mood that both attracts and repulses. This is an amazing piece. If you're inclined to invest more time into it, I would consider Gloklund suggestion about enhancing some of the characters definition. However, this is just a lightweight crit. Again, wonderful work. You soar on skill and subject matter. What a world you live in!

[Bomba]

It's about time you posted something new. Simply amazing. The creature, the colors, and the concept is awesome. Best image you have produced yet.

[MindCandyMan]

dude...I am at work at my cube smells because I think I just crapped my pants. Talk about skill being put to use. Absolutely fantastic...unbelievable. amazing!!!!!

[ChadTHX1138]

Damn cool!

Love your work.

[Tedsuo]

That is totally awesome. One small crit, the figures looks a little flat compared to the rest of the painting, especially the girl in the foreground. But that is incredible, the goddess? is amazing.

[ELWOOD]

Nice work love the colors, It might be me but for myself I'm not into the chick in the forground but that is just me ...you are the pro

[deviousg]

ok I am freaked out - like big time.

Not often a piece draws such a gut reaction. Really well done!

[Dodge]

holy cr#&p that is fantastic great sense of depth, it pops right out of my computer screen. I seriously hope you are working profesionally in the industry with quality like this. Otherwise i got a lot of improving to do

[Nordstrand, T]

A fantastic vision. The girls are a little distractingly fuzzy, but otherwise a fantastic vision.

[Nivbed]

Thank you all very much!

Now, for some replies:

Blackhand: Thank you much sir! There isn't really a backstory to the image, as it was just how I felt one day. Some points that I wanted to emphasize and choices that I made were depending on the feel that I wanted to give. Especially on the "beast". I chose some things that I thought would add to his horrific nature (silkworm-esque legs, the baby hands by his mouth, his bulging eyes, rows of teeth, etc.) and to show just how feeble he really is. Hence the disfunctionality of all his parts. Separately they would be glorious, maybe, but together they do nothing for him. :)

And yes, the figure does get lost in the folds of flesh. Compositionally I didn't set up this image very well, because for whatever reason, I never think about things that way, and in the end it hurts the image. I am making efforts to correct this and hopefully soon I will be able to work more cohesively.


Like I said before, there isn't any real meaning to the picture aside from how I felt. So I couldn't really explain any other dualities. I'm always fond of beauty coupled with disgust though, so maybe it was a subconscious decision to do that here. :)

Deth Jester:

Haha, thanks. I did show it to Leon, but he didn't seem to say much. Everyone has varying tastes I guess. :)

Yeah, I had problems with the girl in the front, and for fear of over-rendering I may have under-rendered it. But, I learned, and I will move on, hopefully. O_O

Ink: Please don't hate me!! :(

Glokund: Thank you! Yeah, I have problems with proportions and anatomy, mainly because I learned how to do them incorrectly. So now I am making efforts to correct this, but right now I am still unsure. That could probably account for the lacking definition in the figures.

Kambei: Thank you! Read my response to blackhand's post, and hopefully that will answer your question about what inspired me. If not, I will do my best to answer again. :)

danielh68: Hahah, thank you. I will more than like, not work on this picture anymore. I was more than halftempted, about halfway through it, to not even finish it. So, I will take what I messed up on this and use that as a learning incentive for future pictures.

Elwood: Hahah thank you, but I'm not so much a pro as you would think. And even if I were that doesn't mean your opinion is invalid. Sometimes you can learn the most valuable things from just listening to what people have to say. And in this case you may be right, as others have mentioned the same thing. :)

Dodge: Hahah, thanks to Mr. Manley I do have a job in the industry. I still feel sort of inept though.


Thank you all again!!

[sjoerd]

Oink, pig ears nice, aint i perseptive :O

wd

[MindCandyMan]

Hey nivbed you are working for troika right?

[tyboogie]

wow--

i remember Jrr showing me the wip and i think it turned out great--love the foreground girls eyes--totally captivating and entrancing


i noticed sorta of a subtle change the piece makes when looking from left to right--like the sky color
and the horns have leaves on left and none on right

i was wondering if there was maybe a way to push this even furhter with more elemets to drive the "change" concept----but maybe it wasnt a conscious thing you did--just something i picked up on

great work--yummy colors---ty

[Nivbed]

I somehow exceeded 2 gigs of bandwith in 24 hours so my site was shut down temporarily. It's going to be back up soon, but I am going to wait to put anything up to make sure it doesn't eat me.

And yes MindcandyMan, I am working for Troika now. :)

Tyboogie: Thank you much!! And you're right, it wasn't a conscious decision, but I'm glad that you saw something there that is a good thing and wasn't intended. :)

[MindCandyMan]

That's awesome Nivbed! Just based on the art I have seen on the boards you deserve that position for sure. Keep up the good work man!

[Sleepi]

I hope you don't mind but I mirrored the image on my ftp, just incase someone doesn't get a chance to see it.

It's one of the coolest things I've seen in while
http://home.cogeco.ca/~sleepi/other/dormantfinalmed-nivbed.jpg

[Hardcore]

http://www.hostrocket.com/ if you use more then 37 GB of traffic /mo then I would be very suprised