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Under Empty Eyeby *leothefox

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Liquid desires under empty eye. Finished just now, again with "Murder She Wrote" going.
©2012-2013 *leothefox
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Critique by *aquiresville Jan 17, 2012, 8:17:24 PM
Again, drawn into a Leothefox stream-of-consciousness melee of pinpoint daylight that barely showers down through miles of wet coal black, to rain on half-assembled, or even still assembling, mutant thinkers and wonderers. Intricate bone and fungi swarm to create his languid characters. We are left with not dread, but a perverse calm, as these eyeless dwellers judge us. At first look, I could not discern whether Leo was drawing white onto black, or was he shaping black to form white? Both have equal technical challenges, especially in this high-contrast arena, but I see by his siggy that it's white onto the background - - and what an undertaking, to think and translate as only light illuminating complex shapes, leaving the paper as "shadow/darkness", only again proving his artistic chops. As my friend Huw stated below, "This could have been an illustration for "Weird Tales" in an alternate reality!" and he is Spot On! There are tiny, subtle hints of Virgil Finlay here in Leo's work, but primarily, we are receiving this transmission totally under his control. Bravo, this is brilliant!
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~nathanperry Aug 17, 2012
AWESOME!!!
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*leothefox Aug 18, 2012
:la: thank you ^^
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~EchoplexSermon May 14, 2012  Professional General Artist
More crazy detail, mate. I still don't know how you do it. :)
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Mood: Happy *leothefox May 14, 2012
Thanks!
Well, I get a piece of ledger-size paper, put it on
the extra-big clipboard I found at Goodwill, and I sit
on the bed poking at the picture with big thick markers
and tiny fine pens while watching shows from the 70s and
80s until it's done :nod:
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~EchoplexSermon May 14, 2012  Professional General Artist
I thought the "Murder She Wrote" part was a gag :facepalm:, I have to ask does "MSW" inspire the direction of the piece somehow? You have an unusual set up, my friend, haha.

I love that you use black paper, I did a project in high many years ago using black paper and it was quite fun, but not many folks do this from what I've seen :)
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*leothefox May 14, 2012
Well, "Murder She Wrote" has been a favorite of mine
since childhood, so there is some kind of long term
influence. When at home I always draw with TV going.

Most are actually a cheat, black marks on white paper
reversed in Photoshop, so I draw in negative. It is a
lot of fun, thinking backward as it were.
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~EchoplexSermon May 15, 2012  Professional General Artist
Hmmm... that's quite interesting. I can't say that I have ever seen the show, but I have heard of it. Hah, I always paint/draw to the telly as well, that or music.

Ahh, that's crafty... you sly fox you ;). I don't know that I would consider that cheating, especially if you admit it.
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*leothefox May 15, 2012
It's a fun one, I think. It's on Netflix if you're
ever curious. I have to have something going on :nod:

Well, I didn't think I'd be able to cover it up, so
I came clean :giggle:
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~EchoplexSermon May 15, 2012  Professional General Artist
Haha, one day I'll give it a gander, it's a tad unnerving trying to create without a white noise to balance it out.

Haha, :facepalm:, well played, sir.
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*leothefox May 15, 2012
Indeed! Or sometimes melodic rock n roll :headbang:

^ w ^
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