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Done for an exercise on an art forum. It's 'The Devil' from a Tarot deck. Ink and PS7
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Mood: Mortified ~CompassWolf123 Oct 25, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
wow...
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~HekaKhepera Mar 19, 2011  Student General Artist
Really interesting interpretation of the Card! I like the little eyes in the wings! Two thumbs up!
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~JeminaRouge Jan 10, 2010  Hobbyist General Artist

I love the vibrancy of the colors and how subtley they blend without bleeding into one another, especially in the ocean, where the teals mix beautifully with the green and yellow hues.
It definitely holds to an older style, with more modern qualities.
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:iconmodernmilk:
you do all your coloring in photoshop?
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:icondarkcrawler:
This is wonderful.

I specially liked the eyes on the wings. It's a heavily loaded semantical image. These are some of the things I see:

a) Perception happens far, far from the subject (in the sky, since wings barely touch the ground)

b) Several eyes on each wing, and several wings, say that perception (not Knowledge) is a matter of perspective and that, ultimately, 'knowledge' comes from the concurrency and resolution of several kinds of perceptions (symbolized by the eyes) within the Observer.

c) It is the Devil who possesses this ability of seeing many, many things at once and from a distance: he is able to 'think' them clearly, and to assess the ways in which he can intervene (the buttons he can push) (assuming, of course, he exists and has the desire to intervene).

d) It is the Devil who is able to see and complement much more information than us, but still has a limited perspective (finite amount of eyes) and thus has a limited set of potential behaviors.

These are only some of the ideas that came to my mind in seeing this image. Automatic +fav :)
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:iconidel-crane:
i like the tarot design from the Amano set. but this one is nice too.
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:iconkittencourna:
You've done a very good job. I'm not any kind of expert, but I really think you've got the force, violence and effort of the card's (possible) interpretation down. I also like the conflict: the water is a powerful, engulfing force, and it's running every way it can, desctructive and awe inspiring turmoil, and the sky is full of action...I'm not sure those are clouds so much as wind, but the thought they convey is of the sort of wind there you shut your eyes and fight to stay on your feet, and are sure that whatever force is causing it really means business, and means it to go against you. I also like the figure himself, the sets of wings are a reminder of his former glory, and the beast-body is compelling and savage, and somewhat noble. His expression and upturned face read of a sort of hatred/contempt (I think) for what is above him.

I also like the style: the lines and colors are too clean to be mimicking a print, but they're very fine and expressive of the typical card. I love the way they run too: sometimes they're kind of direct and smooth, and other times they're a little chaotic: makes it look like there's an artist behind it, and individuality, and that's nice.

And all that adds up to. I like your picture. kthnxbye.

No really, I do. Well done :)

-Kitten
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*EmperorNortonII Nov 28, 2005  Professional Traditional Artist
Great work! It has a medieval feel to it!
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=KreepingSpawn Sep 29, 2005  Professional Digital Artist
beautiful little devil. ;)
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