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Lady Gaia

Lady Gaia

Painting Painting \ Figure | 02/25/05 @186 | liiga | Comments critiques (63) | Views views (21065)


Lady Gaia
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Lady Gaia, the soul of our planet, is a character that I like to play with in my art as well as imagination. There really is so much potential to her, because she is almost all that our lives are based upon. This painting is an attempt to explore the ideas of interconnectivity, natural cycles, slowly merging into infinity.

Tools: Corel Painter 8, Trust tablet.
Time taken: around 2 weeks or so.
Size: 5400x3900.

*Please* check out the detail shots - there's SO much lost in resizing that you're missing half the painting without checking the close-ups. The sad part is that the starfield mostly gets lost upon resizing, and I've no idea how to help that. :

Update (17.10.05): prints and other goods with this design now available over here. Excitement! ^^
 
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Detail - butterflies

Detail - dolphins/water

Detail - face

Detail - lotus

Detail - spots/butterflies

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Avatar eduardobedoya

 02/25/05 @192

Great stuff
just amazing
dual colors,
well rendered.
 
Avatar Inabottle

 02/25/05 @194

Fantastic Image here... I love the detail in the lower half of the image. THe waves the dolphins and the vines climbing up the waterfall, is fantastic, but I think the rest of the image is very symetrical... it is very well dont the detail in the fur is great,very imaginative concept here, and I love it very much
 
Avatar Bougal

 02/25/05 @311

That's really great! Good composition, very original, I'm always in the mood for a good blue. This would have an incredible impact if you introduced black into the background. Good work!

+8/10
 
Avatar starturtle

 02/25/05 @488

great, details are very good ... nice composition, interesting choice of colors 9/10
 
Avatar thienbao

 02/25/05 @741

beautiful work!
 
Avatar kittyKat

 02/25/05 @787

omg I cry.....I think this could be your best eva
this is amazing just beautiful
Bravo!!!!
 
Avatar PeterGrave5

 02/25/05 @840

thats not how i imagine gaia, i'm not into furry legged girls...but hey this is a good image, technique wise....your a talented artist obiviously, the eyepath goes straight up and down, theres not a lot to pull you off that....and what are those furry things off to the side of her feet...haunches...is there a cheetah hiding behind her?
 
Avatar liiga

 02/25/05 @865

Thanks for all the nice words. :)

Peter, she IS half cheetah. ;) Something similar to a centaur, you know? Only cheetaur!
 
Avatar tetbautista

 02/25/05 @910

ill just say.. wow.

perfect 10.
 
Avatar ultraviolet

 02/25/05 @987

*jaw drops* this is amazing. Both the detail and the concept are inspired. The flow through the piece from each area works very well. Top marks :)
 
Avatar Fooxoo

 02/26/05 @585

Ok. Fantastic blues, you do them extremely well! The idea is very good. I absolutely love the underwater world - fascinating look. You ve done a good job on the waterfall and waves.

About some little mistakes - to my mind her chest looks a little bit flat... but that is only my opinion. One of the arms is a little bit longer.

Everything else is gorgeous.

9+

Good job.
 
Avatar ChristineG

 02/26/05 @723

Very nice work. Amazed how much patience you must have to do that!
 
Avatar curlyhair

 02/27/05 @287

This one must be in much bigger version!Just amazing!I would like it onthe wall some 3 metrs heigh:)
9/9
 
Avatar Storyteller

 02/27/05 @296

Even though detalization and technique are simply incredible, they are not the most importrant thing in this work. It is very spiritual and inspiring. Even meditative. One of the best I've seen... +9/9
 
Avatar Kaduflyer

 02/27/05 @705

This is nice...but would have been a 100 times better if you hadn't just mirrored the torso and cat parts of the image...As Lady Gaia would no doubt tell you herself, nature thriths on asymmetry.
 
Avatar liiga

 02/27/05 @715

Thanks for all the comments! And, GFXartist sponsor Kaduflyer, if you look closely, the torso and cat parts aren't mirrored. The general shapes are about the same on both sides, but the spot pattern and the black lines - just to name a few elements - are quite different. :p
 
Avatar LittleDreamer

 02/27/05 @997

Very nice work!
 
Avatar Kyena

 02/28/05 @692

Beautiful concept once more Iiiga - truly wonderful.
I just wish it wasn't that monochromatic and I am not a big fan of the mirroed face. However those facts don't take from the painting at all.

Another wonderfully painted work from you :)
 
Avatar liiga

 02/28/05 @737

*snif* It's not mirrored, only symmetric! This is the last time I put so much effort into making two sides of one object look similar. *laughs* Thanks for the comments and votes nevertheless!
 
Avatar MayYeo

 02/28/05 @823

WOa, you really have imagination! I always imagined Gaia in earthy tones, but this rendering is great nontheless! It's incredible how the simmetry doesn't bother me at all
 
Avatar sdavis75

 02/28/05 @945

Stunning! Fantastic depth and detail. Just LOVE the symmetry! :)
 
Avatar ARTOONATOR

 03/01/05 @005

Everything is well thougt through here, great work.
 
Avatar Jinggo

 03/01/05 @230

lovely.....
 
Parintachin

 03/01/05 @436

Wonderful! +10
 
Avatar EmmaLB

 03/01/05 @458

Amazing detail! It's such a shame that so much is lost in the resizing, because all those details really are wonderful and add so much to the painting. I love the ideas you've put in here!
 
Avatar Destinova

 03/01/05 @577

Fabulous. I am nearly speechless. The waterfall skirt has me stunned.

(clapping softly)
 
Avatar SailorDidi

 03/02/05 @350

Gorgeous concept !
+9
 
Avatar CityRose

 03/02/05 @479

You have a LOVELY imagination. Great concept- this is the first time I've seen Gaia conceptualized as something other than a pretty woman with flowers in her hair. Keep up the great work- don't lose that creativity- hone it.

The detailing is SUPERB. You don't need me to tell you that. Great work with the fur, the butterflies, and all those little details. It's great. But be sure not to forget the bigger things. I think the...........nebulae (whatever you wish to call those cloudy masses under her elbows) :p ...........could be improved/ repositioned to better support the composition. More......encompassing, rather than leading up in that triangle shape? Does that make any sense? Just keep sure that everything in your picture betters the composition- in the end, it's what we see that counts. I also think her hands could be improved- at the moment their pose is a little uninteresting.

These are minor points, however. You've done a lovely job on this- great colours, concept and detail. Keep up the beautiful work! ^_^
 
Avatar Kyena

 03/02/05 @678

quote:

*snif* It's not mirrored, only symmetric! This is the last time I put so much effort into making two sides of one object look similar.
aww sorry - well you did a too good job on trying to make it look similar then ;)
 
Avatar Xris

 03/03/05 @055

Beautiful! No crits. 9/9 :)
 
Avatar SinisterUrge

 03/03/05 @102

Great idea, it would make a great poster
 
Avatar Evstratov

 03/04/05 @194

Hi !
The very convincing thing, is made superb.
Successes. + 9
 
Avatar eXtreme-Bahamut

 03/06/05 @475

Xlent one, the close ups are fantastic, and the details are realy great, the 5400x3900 version probably is stupendous
 
Avatar JESR

 03/11/05 @170

nice i like her eyes. i like it :) +8
 
Avatar eremita

 03/11/05 @932

Top Class Artwork! +10/10
 
Avatar acida

 03/16/05 @549

+10. i agree with Elite, GFXartist sponsor eremita. it's truly amazing and really detailed.
 
Avatar Eleni

 03/19/05 @585

HI Liiga
the colors of your art work are wonderfull
bravo, this is great
bravo bravo bravo
 
Rela

 04/11/05 @767

WOW!!! Simply beautiful and so uncommon!!!
 
Avatar siffert

 04/14/05 @052

Great concept! Love her face. Very nice work!
 
Avatar flowjoe

 04/14/05 @428

Wow, a tribut to Gaia, I love it

Flowjoe
 
Avatar DrInker

 04/18/05 @462

Your best work yet. Nice moody colors and concept. (thumbup)
 
Avatar Juro

 04/27/05 @802

Nice colours and great detail, I like this one.
 
Avatar Vamp4444

 05/23/05 @657

Beautiful work!... :)
 
Avatar kongart

 06/17/05 @633

balanced and divine.........
power to the planet
 
Avatar zeroWORKZ

 06/21/05 @772

wonderful!
colors :)
composition :)

+7
 
Avatar AmAndArInI

 08/06/05 @969

its so sureal and so amazing!
the blue tones give it a touch of magic or a dream.
great! ;)
 
Avatar elsie

 08/07/05 @695

wow, thats pretty amazing liiga! Just the whole composition - everything. I LOVE it at the bottom with the sea and the waves, and I love how her hair is almost like ribbons - she has such a beautiful, etheral face :) Great work!
 
Avatar Ketka

 08/08/05 @585

Great concept! Love her face and hair!
 
Avatar egyptianlotus

 08/29/05 @976

She is beautiful. I especially love her hair and the lotus flowers.
 
Avatar liiga

 08/29/05 @410

Thanks a lot for all the nice words! I did a few fixes, so the arms should be about the same length now for real, and the hands should look better, along with a few other nuances. :) Thanks for your crits!
 
Avatar Xeptix

 09/02/05 @603

WOW!! Instant favorite for me!

The amount inferred and the style is simply astonishing. Really makes her look like mother nature herself. I wish I had more than +5 to offer.
 
Rony

 10/18/05 @620

amazing, i have no word to say!!
 
Avatar WhiteShadow

 11/01/05 @986

I droped by this your galley because your avatar caught my eye. This picture is very beautiful indeed
 
Avatar WhiteShadow

 11/01/05 @986

Sorry, double post
 
daenna

 12/13/05 @303

Wow...that is one of the most beautiful Goddess depictions that I've ever seen. Amazing skill, absolutely amazing.

+5/5
 
Barbied0ll

 12/23/05 @880

this is stunning!!
i cant crit anything, you have a wonderful concept on lady gaia
and also, i love your details, absolutely beautiful!!
great work!
 
Avatar Cigaro

 01/15/06 @848

awesome
 
Avatar Maddagone

 09/10/06 @200

wonderful! just perfect u are great :) such a beautiful painting uhhh uh
9/9
 
Avatar yifatshaik

 12/25/06 @727

beautiful picture... great job
 
Avatar Grafiker

 01/07/07 @047

waovvv +10
 
Avatar Icharin

 01/21/07 @137

Whoa... this is amazing. What a brillant use of the blue tones, and what a beautiful idea!! Exellent! :)
 
Avatar mamoun

 10/17/07 @476

wow!
 
Avatar TJS

 01/10/08 @760

Stunning, so much detail.
I can't really put it in words, breathtaking..
The way you represent the elements great, love the clouds as her chest and the lightning striking from there.
Only thing, I can't see any earth, I can see wind, water, fire. But not earth.
+mymax
 
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GFXuser name:
   liiga
Full Name:
  Liiga Smilshkalne
Gender:
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Birthdate:
  12/01/1984 (23)
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  Latvia
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  01/08/2004

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