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Stormbringer

Stormbringer

Painting Painting \ Figure | 05/24/06 @956 | ANTIFAN | Comments critiques (62) | Views views (15155)


Stormbringer
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“Swirling majestically through the sky, a Storm Angel conjures deep, laden clouds to bring much needed rain.”

I do not update my Vision Afar site often enough and I don’t create enough personal figure work. This image is intended to fix both of those. I will be updating my site shortly with this on the front page.

I hope you like it.

Many hours – more than 30
Photo references from all over the place - pose inspiration from darkmatterzone on DA.
Original res 4350x5900.
Painted entirely in Photoshop CS.
 
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Avatar dunkelgold

 05/25/06 @979

hauntingly beautiful! (thumbup)
 
Avatar sdavis75

 05/25/06 @990

~:0

+10
 
cypherx

 05/25/06 @992

Something odd about her right arm (I think perhaps where her head goes behind it, or how high up her shoulder goes... or her hair *blinks*), but man, the lighting on this is superb... gorg colours like always
 
Avatar SandraS

 05/25/06 @995

pretty.
 
Avatar JenZee

 05/25/06 @001

This is gorgeous! Beautiful lighting and wonderful pose. There may be something weird happening with her abdomen (maybe too bright of a highlight in the area right under her ribs) which makes it look like it sticks out further than her "abs"... Love those ribbons though :9!
 
Avatar Wallace

 05/25/06 @052

Awesome colours and mood.

There are some slight anatomical issues
which could be improved.

The midsection (as mentioned) is a bit too twisted
and too angled.
Her right shoulder seems a bit off.

I love the positioning of the legs (thumbup)

The clouds on the right upper corner are
too clearly brushstroked would like to see it a bit
softer.

The lighting is mindblowing + 9
 
Avatar Diegoth

 05/25/06 @056

AMAZING!!!
 
Avatar Grafiker

 05/25/06 @056

very very nice
 
slaphapy5

 05/25/06 @062

gorgeous... amazing colors! they set the mood perfectly...

  • Mark
 
Avatar slickgreekgeo

 05/25/06 @100

Amazing, just amazing. +10 well earned.
 
Avatar blackholes

 05/25/06 @103

Awesome Work!!!

+10
 
Avatar keiiii

 05/25/06 @105

Very beautiful. The abdomen has already been mentioned, plus something about those wings... They just look like arrays of feathers? I'm no wing expert, but it seems odd how the feathers are so identical to each other and all pointing in the same direction.

Very very nice otherwise, though.
 
Avatar ARZILLIER66

 05/25/06 @129

Beautiful work Gary!
i love it.
excellent composition, nice colors, nice detail
+10
 
Avatar JESR

 05/25/06 @164

woow very nice colours, and character design i like her position, and the backgroud sky colour too. +10/10
 
Avatar beatrizmatar

 05/25/06 @245

Just gorgeousˇˇˇˇˇˇ +10
:)
 
Avatar naf

 05/25/06 @259

Wow! Great work man! Nice pose and I really like rays of sunlight
Jst 1 small crit...I think her right hand is smaller than her left. not sure though..
 
Avatar BlacKeri

 05/25/06 @268

This is fabulous, the lighting itself is a masterwork =)

One hting I don't like is the stomach, the upper musclesof the right side being, in my opinion, too exposed. Other than that, I love the whole piece :) And damn, the way you painter her feet...!!
 
Avatar panda89

 05/25/06 @425

great antifan
 
Avatar tetbautista

 05/25/06 @458

very dynamic. nice work!

tet
 
Avatar BaronImpossible

 05/25/06 @519

Overall I love it, although I'm not keen on the unfinished clouds

 
Avatar Wallace

 05/25/06 @543

lol@ baronimpossible:

Nice scoring display(thumbup)

To Gary: looking really forward to your next artwork
 
Avatar drunken-master

 05/25/06 @545

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Avatar armilar

 05/25/06 @603

This is simply gourgeous like all of your art.
I love the composition of this picture and I congratulate you for making such an hard pose like that. I love how you were able to make the movement sensation and reallu give the sensation that she's dancing and really concentrated in that dance. The paiting is gourgeous! I really like the "unifnished" look of some parts of the picture in contrast to other that seam to be so detailed, except for the clouds in the upper part :) And like people already mentioned something in her abdomen doesn't look right, imo is something about that purple lightning in her skin. I specially like the wings and the colours you've putted in them and the feet and her hands. The sun rays in the clouds are very nice too and give a magnificent touch to this picture!
9/9
 
Avatar OnPix-Artist

 05/25/06 @619

OH MY GOD !!! :o
Wonderful ! +10
 
Avatar ARTOONATOR

 05/25/06 @621

Cool, great colors and lighting.
Her lower right arm is a bit weird, too short I think and too blunt. Espescially the hand is too small.

Only me and Cypherx noticed! We must be meant for eachother.....
 
Avatar MePhIstoZoR

 05/25/06 @675

Theres a few sections in this that bother me in terms of harsh lighting / angles : including the right hand side of her midsection and her right forearm.

But with that out of the way i was blown away by the work
The colours are absolutely beautiful, and on a whole, the lighting is stunning. You should be really proud of this work Gary, it's very beautiful
 
Avatar Andy--Jones

 05/25/06 @730

Yes very good work but the wings could be bigger and less stiff...although they are very nicely detailed!
 
cowsmanaut

 05/25/06 @736

looks like you gave up on the clouds at the top right and seems some lighting issues in the stomach... but I'm very glad to see a figure work from you. I love your backgrounds. I find I'm not bad at characters but stink at backgrounds. I should really try to branch out .. you've inspired me :) Great work
 
Avatar Valera

 05/25/06 @834

Beautiful work, very diferent from your other works... Change is good ;) lol
 
Avatar folo

 05/25/06 @881

good stuff.
10/10.
 
Avatar ANTIFAN

 05/25/06 @899

Thank you for the comments everybody - Indeed, there are a few little anomalies with the anatomy, but I quite like it not quite right-and-perfect. I fixed the clouds a bit though, they were bothering me!

G x
 
Avatar klungsama

 05/26/06 @985

Love the colors, her pose is kinda tipsy tho.. hehe. Nice going!
 
Darlene

 05/26/06 @222

Much of what needs work has already been stated, but maybe in stating it another way, it can be seen from a different perspective.

Her right shoulder looks off, to me, because it seems positioned a bit too high, and is perhaps slightly too large.. Other than that, I love the expression on her face, and the way that the light plays off of her muscular structure.. This is simply beautiful, and it's really inspired me.

I hope to be able to draw something as wonderful someday.

+6/7
 
Avatar Rita

 05/26/06 @353

The critique is already mentioned - so I only need to tell you, how wonderful it is - esp. her face! And I like the ribbons
 
MagnusLaudate

 05/26/06 @423

Really a great Artwork, I love the mood you've created with it!
Even the clouds are fantastic! Thumbs up!
 
Avatar Cigaro

 05/26/06 @472

hard pose you chose....but you pulled it out great:)
the lighting is great
 
Avatar Beltine

 05/26/06 @522

+8/8

plus : ribbons, lights, atmosphere, hairs, feathers

minus : composition and anatomy of body
 
Avatar Jane

 05/26/06 @561

The colours and the ribbons look great; excellent colouring and lighting! There is also a lot of atmosphere here. But the body could have been better, as I think the anatomy is a little lacking. Something seems odd with her right wrist, and the stomach muscles are a little weird.
Not bad though. ;)
 
Avatar Fyralath

 05/26/06 @584

Simply beautiful, amazing!!!
 
Avatar martinrebas

 05/26/06 @687

Nice colors, goofy pose.
 
Avatar ANTIFAN

 05/26/06 @725

LOL - I love the awkward pose - that's why I chose the photo on DA as reference

G x
 
Avatar Beltine

 05/26/06 @794

This pose is really interensting.. and telling story, but problem isnt pose, but anatomy ..

Your picture is so strange(interestig, exciting, make me angry, thinking why strormbringer is angel and what that pose mean).. I must viewing again :) .. and no reason yet ..
 
Asche

 05/26/06 @928

Great work. My only critique would be to again second comments about the right arm and side.
 
zor

 05/29/06 @625

oh my god!, words cannot describe how good this is..amazing!!!, I would love to know how you did this, from start to finish, how it was put together etc.
 
xunling

 05/31/06 @027

awsom


i have never seen such a good study, especially her body, it reminds me some old romatic or barok paintings, in their style and their lines

you did a good job man,

if you want to visit me for a coffey in germany, call me :)
 
Avatar Daykan

 06/01/06 @848

wow!!
 
Avatar Blueheart

 06/02/06 @573

it's so cool I don't even know what to say.
 
Avatar Lenn0

 06/04/06 @558

AWESOME!!! top marks
 
Lambsquirter

 06/07/06 @602

that is superb work Gary. I been looking at your VA site for years, and am simply amazed at your work. I also saw your segment in 2d artist magazine (correct me if i am wrong :p )
 
Firefly98

 06/11/06 @102

SEXY!!! Yet tastefull.
 
Avatar trevorm

 06/11/06 @577

Amazing! The detail in the wings is spectacular. In spite of some minor anotomical anomolies, this gets an easy 10 from me!
 
Avatar valiente

 06/13/06 @274

Comin' out of nowhere
Drivin' like rain
Stormbringer dance
On the thunder again
Dark cloud gathering
Breaking the day
No point running
'Cause it's coming your way
Ride the rainbow
Crack the sky
Stormbringer coming
Time to die
(from Deep Purple's Stormbringer (1974)...)

Great work (thumbup) +8
 
Avatar minkens

 06/21/06 @914

wauw! I like your works and the style!!! this one too! +9
 
Avatar MorningStar

 07/01/06 @404

..Awesome.... Simply awesome
 
Avatar Tigress

 07/03/06 @646

I lost the whole religious/angel thing back when-----But this is so inspiring!!!

You did a breathtaking piece.
 
Avatar tigaer

 08/10/06 @703

this rawks!
 
Avatar JordanRoots

 08/26/06 @726

absolutely awesome. the arm on top looks wierd though, but appart from that, I like it very but very much. top mark +9
 
Avatar elf

 09/23/06 @920

it's me! wonderful job congrats +10
 
Avatar anastasia

 10/05/06 @857

So beautiful composition... Good work!
 
Avatar HarikA

 11/09/07 @456

OMG!
 
Avatar Jossie

 01/14/08 @783

Amazing!!!
 
Avatar Gigoman

 04/21/08 @225

humm... not quite as fantastic as your other works, but I still think it's a remarkable job. *gives you a big hearty slap on the back*. Unless you don't like that, and you'd prefer imaginary money. =)
 
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