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Death of Salome

Death of Salome

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Death of Salome
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© Kristina Gehrmann
www.bildkunst.de

Salome, who danced in front of King Herodes and received the head of St. John the Baptist on a silver plate, was regarded one of the most wicked women in history.

And this is how she died, according to the old legend. One day, she was dancing on a frozen pond when the ice broke and she fell into the water. Eventually, the sharp ice fragments would cut her neck and severe her head from her body. So she died the same way like the man whom she had brought to death; and not even her mother Herodias was able to save her.

Photoshop 7 and Aiptek tablet.
 
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Avatar ARZILLIER66

 08/26/07 @626

Great work Kristina
Nice style :)
cool details, nice composition :)
+10
 
Avatar Wapy

 08/26/07 @660

awesome! Lovely colour effect! Nice blue tones!
 
Avatar alebrije

 08/26/07 @694

Wow! Amazing idea for represent the dead...
that ice demons looks so cool! (thumbup)
 
Avatar cupcake

 08/26/07 @703

Excellent,
Top Mark
 
Avatar RobRoy

 08/26/07 @747

Nice (B)
 
Avatar enthralled

 08/26/07 @751

Very beautiful!
Please keep sharing more great artwork.
+8/8
 
Avatar FAV

 08/26/07 @760

oh man, this is a fantastic work !!
awesome. top marks !
FLorin
 
Avatar Maidith

 08/26/07 @763

Thank you so much everyone! I appreciate your feedback. ^_^
 
Avatar Daykan

 08/26/07 @802

WOWWWWWWWW!! You´re AMAZING!!
Perfect composition, really great work!!
 
Avatar teseracto

 08/26/07 @831

exelent work!
great details and colors choice!
 
Avatar starqueen

 08/27/07 @967

Beautiful work!!! Some of the anatomy seems a bit off, but considering the style this is in, it doesn't look out of place and only enhances. Great work +10
 
Avatar leloops

 08/27/07 @989

an incredible masterpiece, you must get the elite status damn!! +10

ich wünschte ich hätt' die chance dir mehr als 'nen 10+ zu geben ;p
 
Avatar Imirie

 08/27/07 @995

Awesome illustration! I especially love the mother, and the expression on the thing at that bottom. !
 
Avatar PaleMajesty

 08/27/07 @018

Wow, that is brilliant. I like the energy and the movement from the image. I very much like the expressions and especially the faces of the demons.
However, I think you could have indecated the fact she is under water more - I actually thought she had fallen down a cliff, until I saw the fish and read your story for it - with distorting whatever is above the water... or discolouring it... I should imagine the water would ripple quite a bit when someone falls into it like that. And also, water is very dark under ice. Over all, very, very nice work! I live the details, energy and expressions, as I've said :)
 
Avatar Madanapale

 08/27/07 @079

Beautiful!!!
Excellent lighting and composition!
Top marks!
Carlos
 
Avatar acida

 08/27/07 @185

ooh yeh.. i remember seeing at dA. salome is just a very rude character from the bible, no wonder her story ends that way. i find real good how you did the satirics?.. kinda fun how they're pushing herself into her own abysm.
 
Avatar Censored-Girl

 08/27/07 @469

Oh wow, those transparent figures must've taken a while. I love what you've done with the fabric, specially girl's. It looks so good floating in the water. The creature that's holding her hand- his horns seem a bit off, probably cuz of perspective. :p The image is full of details, though the right bottom seems like it has some unfinished bussiness. But don't mind my opinion, I just stared a while and saw some little things that catched my eye ...
 
Avatar Roadrunner

 08/27/07 @721

Excellent work. I had the same feeling as PaleMajesty looking at it. Maybe beecause the mother does not look like she is on the other side. Nevertheless, I like it. The mother's expression and the somewhat evil grin of the lower demon add a lot of power to this.
 
Avatar trevorm

 08/28/07 @057

Yeah, there are definitely some issues with the perspective here, but you chose a very difficult POV. Others have offered some very good constructive comments as well. That said, I think this is an excellent painting, full of wonderful details, colours and emotion. Very well done! Congrats.
 
Avatar pixelpickle

 08/28/07 @195

I love the selection of colours, and the detail on the cloth is fantastic
 
Avatar Maidith

 08/28/07 @696

Thank you everyone! ^__^ I'm already aware of those anatomy issues; and I'm constantly working to improve my drawing (the very fundamental of a good picture, I really should pay more attention to that ^^;;) Thanks again :)
 
Avatar HuseyinKARA

 08/29/07 @790

Hi ,

Nice work ;)
 
Avatar Ikaa

 08/29/07 @896

I really love your coloring here! Interesting theme, very well illustrated. Excellent work.
 
Avatar Maidith

 08/31/07 @582

Thank you, HuseyinKARA and Ikaa :)
 
Avatar zahara

 08/31/07 @829

Holy talent!!!! This is amazing!!!!
I love the concept here, and I really dont care about the anatomy, I think its a beautiful piece of work, well done ;)
Top marks...
 
Avatar bigvamp

 09/01/07 @228

excellent work!
 
Avatar Moni

 09/01/07 @608

WoW....the color and the tension of the painting is great! I can feel how talented you are :)
 
Avatar small-serenity

 09/03/07 @338

oh whoa!! beautiful!! 9/9!
 
Avatar Florence

 09/03/07 @650

Wow! Amazing work!!! :)
 
Avatar bsnt

 09/04/07 @679

Amazing !!
 
Avatar deManuel

 09/05/07 @931

Great work :) +9
 
Avatar zaclab

 09/27/07 @688

I like it very much (thumbup)
Top Mark
 
Avatar Arconian

 09/27/07 @719

Another fabulous job with lighting, color and comp.!!!
 
Avatar killadore

 09/27/07 @752

beautiful painting, i really like how you did the colors and lighting here, and the composition suits the dramatic atmosphere very well! i wish that the expressions of the demon creatures' faces were a bit stronger, did you use references for those? the expressions in their eyes looks a bit hollow, so this is the only thing i feel could be improved.
this is a great artwork nevertheless, congratulations!
 
Avatar anastasia

 09/28/07 @319

Wow!!!
 
b-art

 09/28/07 @489

i like it :)
the composition is quite interesting and the execution is also very good.
The light looks fantastic. Especially on the demon's head and on the mother's face.
The only thing that looks odd is the left hand of the girl.
 
Avatar ISIj

 10/02/07 @783

fantastic work
 
Avatar IraMelanox

 10/05/07 @768

Great job ! Try to pay more attention to proportions, her thighs are too big for her, and her bottom is lower than it should, I think. The fabric floating in the water looks really well !
+9 (thumbup)
 
Avatar blackshad

 10/06/07 @809

fantastic work
i would do something to show more the water
like bubbles or something
:) +9
 
Avatar mamoun

 10/15/07 @002

Wow! Amazing work Kristina
 
Avatar venomsblood

 11/01/07 @287

Stunning work

Rae
 
Avatar moserArtist

 11/01/07 @783

Very nice work!

Good luck in nominations!
 
Avatar MonkeyBoy

 11/12/07 @976

Brilliantly rendered plus a very dynamic composition and figures. Great stuff!
 
Avatar Luke19

 11/19/07 @673

nice artwork! good job! really beautiful!
 
Avatar Simba

 01/19/08 @855

i want to tell u that u brought the old legend to live....u made me feel wanting to read a comic on that legend by ur drawings.....awesome awesome
 
Avatar ShadowRaptor888

 02/02/08 @619

very nice
 
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GFXuser name:
   Maidith
Full Name:
  Kristina Gehrmann
Gender:
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Birthdate:
  05/12/1989 (19)
Country:
  Germany
Member since:
  10/27/2004

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