Red grille

[JMRead]

Hello all,

 

My latest effort I tried to make something that was just digital art, merely for the joy of creating it.

 

Cheers - Jim

 

 

 

 

[Heather]

i like this one, in a strange way the rust reminds me of old blood. almost like a crime scene and a deceased body trying to tell you what happened. ( sorry not that good with words to express what i mean) 

my one small criticism for me is that the lighter shades on the models face mask keep drawing my eye away from the rest of the image... i dont know if this is what you wanted to achieve but for me it spoils the effect. 

Personally i would be tempted to decapitate the model ... in the image in PP i mean not in real life lol

[Korky]

I like what you've done here, Jem - the colour, the texture and the mysterious figure all come together to give a very surreal effect. Works for me.

 

I agree with Heather in that the head is a little too light and draws the eye to the edge of the frame - perhaps a decapitation is the way to go. Or maybe extend the texture to the edge.

 

Korky

[JMRead]

Hello Heather,

 

Thanks for the comment and for the interpretation, wonderful! Your right about the head I could easily do a partial merge into the background, I'll do it and post the result later on today. I did have misgivings about it as the background colour had not reached that far up the image, but got no further than that.

 

Thanks a lot Reely Grate :-)

 

Cheers - Jem

 

[edit] Thanks Korky glad you agree with Heather

[ChrisLumix]

I like it, but unlike the others I don't want to see decapitation! I want to see the model's face, or at least some features that are recognisably human. Overall interesting though.

[NannyFerret]

I like it!

It's really unusual and well edited.

What does your model think of the pics.

[JMRead]

Hello all,

 

Well I made something in between decapitation and the original. I found it quite surprising how much it's possible to reduce the features in even a covered face and still have it recognisable as such. I had to ask Eileen to have a look when I'd finished because I knew what I'd done with the reduction and she hadn't seen it, she still saw the impression of a face.

 

Cheers - Jem

 

 

[NannyFerret]

Very nice!

I think the face looks more naturally shaped now. Definitely better that the sharper angles of the nose in the first one.

[JMRead]

Hello Nanny,

 

Thanks for that I'm really pleased that I got it right, it's a technique I will incorporate into more images. I'm thinking now that a hint of face can can be looked at and dismissed leaving the rest of the image as the main subject. More detail or an uncovered face would become a portrait.

 

Apologies for not answering your question about my model in my last post, he's been a bit vague so far but has indicated that I'm approaching his 'everyman' concept with this one.

 

Cheers - Jim

[Korky]

I think that works brilliantly well - gives it even more mysteriosity (is that a word?).

 

Great work!

 

Korky

[JMRead]

hello Korky,

 

Many thanks for your comment, it may not be a word but it fills the bill perfectly :-)

 

Cheers - Jim

[Heather]

much better ! allows the imagination far more room to roam

[FUJI]

Methinks that is you under there?.......he has your nose.

FUJI

[JMRead]

It's your X-Ray eyes Fuji :-)

 

Cheers - Jem

[Heather]

ive come back for another look at this one and ive suddenly decided what the difference is between the two versions. 

version 1 with the face brighter makes it look as though the character is standing in front of the wall and is just covered in the same red stuff 

version 2 looks more like the character is trying to push their way out of the wall or is melting into the wall ... either way its part of the wall rather than separate... does that make any sense ? 

[JMRead]

Hello Heather,

 

It does make sense wonderfully so, I really appreciate you coming back for another look and for voicing your interpretations it's making my year of struggling to do this worthwhile. Not to mention the 16 years of being too scared to make a start!

 

Thanks a million :-)

 

Jem