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***UPDATE!***
The Sofawolf guys have made great big poster prints (18 x 24") of this guy to sell at conventions! Be sure to snag a copy when you drop by their table the next time you're at con to pick up Kyell's book!
More info on the posters (and a close-up shot of our heroes) is HERE.
Also, the poster was a bit wider than the original, so I wound up painting out a bit of an extension on both sides. I've updated the file here to match the poster, so be sure to hit F5!
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kyell's new novel is coming out shortly, so I painted up a promo pic to send word to any folks who watch me but aren't yet hip to the news! Also because it does not generally take much to get me to paint foxes and tigers.
When I think of football (or at least paintings about the sport), I immediately think of JC Leyendecker, who was a Golden Era American illustrator who did scads of covers for the likes of Collier's and the Saturday Evening Post. He's credited with linking football and Thanksgiving(!), and this piece is half master painting copy and half adaptation of one of his Post covers that helped to do so. He was mentor and friend to Norman Rockwell, whose career he basically kick-started, though Rockwell would go on to be remembered longer. For my money, I'll take Leyendecker's work over Rockwell's any day, and Rockwell had the massive inferiority/hero-worship complex to suggest he agreed with me.
Leyendecker is probably my number one art hero <3
He was gay, and lived in a Chicago mansion with his siblings and live-in model-plus-lover Charles Beach, who happened to be phenomenally attractive. Leyendecker obviouslyhad a major bone for football players, and frequently did pieces deifying them and other athletes.
I'm pretty sure he'd be a fan of Out Of Position were he around to read it, haha. In any case, I hope he'll forgive my borrowing here.
More information about Kyell's book can be found at the Sofawolf page, or on the author's website! Go buy the book <3
The Sofawolf guys have made great big poster prints (18 x 24") of this guy to sell at conventions! Be sure to snag a copy when you drop by their table the next time you're at con to pick up Kyell's book!
More info on the posters (and a close-up shot of our heroes) is HERE.
Also, the poster was a bit wider than the original, so I wound up painting out a bit of an extension on both sides. I've updated the file here to match the poster, so be sure to hit F5!
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Friend-of-the-show
kyell's new novel is coming out shortly, so I painted up a promo pic to send word to any folks who watch me but aren't yet hip to the news! Also because it does not generally take much to get me to paint foxes and tigers.When I think of football (or at least paintings about the sport), I immediately think of JC Leyendecker, who was a Golden Era American illustrator who did scads of covers for the likes of Collier's and the Saturday Evening Post. He's credited with linking football and Thanksgiving(!), and this piece is half master painting copy and half adaptation of one of his Post covers that helped to do so. He was mentor and friend to Norman Rockwell, whose career he basically kick-started, though Rockwell would go on to be remembered longer. For my money, I'll take Leyendecker's work over Rockwell's any day, and Rockwell had the massive inferiority/hero-worship complex to suggest he agreed with me.
Leyendecker is probably my number one art hero <3
He was gay, and lived in a Chicago mansion with his siblings and live-in model-plus-lover Charles Beach, who happened to be phenomenally attractive. Leyendecker obviouslyhad a major bone for football players, and frequently did pieces deifying them and other athletes.
I'm pretty sure he'd be a fan of Out Of Position were he around to read it, haha. In any case, I hope he'll forgive my borrowing here.
More information about Kyell's book can be found at the Sofawolf page, or on the author's website! Go buy the book <3
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I think it's more the tiny head! He's rocking the "mythological proportion" of the 8+ head-tall body. It's definitely stylized <3 I made the tiger's head a bit bigger to pull it into more of a 7~8 head body. Still stylized and glamorous, but not quite as exaggerated ^_^
Sorry. Speechless for a moment there. Wow. This is really amazing. Thank you for doing this-it's absolutely gorgeous, and I love the old-timey feel of it. You did a lovely job of capturing the characters. Now I want to write a story about them set back in 1930.
Really cool story about Leyendecker, too. I will have to follow some of his links and look up his work.
I'm a little curious--why a pine tree?
Really cool story about Leyendecker, too. I will have to follow some of his links and look up his work.
I'm a little curious--why a pine tree?
Haha, dude, you just gave me a heart attack <3
I totally got one of those tingly, cold-sweat-inducing waves of adrenalin when I saw your first comment. Glad to see I didn't cause a crisis!
As far as the pine tree goes, I suppose you'd have to ask Leyendecker. My guess is that it's a seasonal accent in his original cover, more decorative than symbolic of anything. I expanded it into a full tree out of the necessity for something to boost Lee up to Dev's height so they could look eye-to-eye for compositional reasons <3
And as far as writing a story set in the 30's, I'd say that's a no-brainer. I mean, just think of the fashion opportunities!
I totally got one of those tingly, cold-sweat-inducing waves of adrenalin when I saw your first comment. Glad to see I didn't cause a crisis!
As far as the pine tree goes, I suppose you'd have to ask Leyendecker. My guess is that it's a seasonal accent in his original cover, more decorative than symbolic of anything. I expanded it into a full tree out of the necessity for something to boost Lee up to Dev's height so they could look eye-to-eye for compositional reasons <3
And as far as writing a story set in the 30's, I'd say that's a no-brainer. I mean, just think of the fashion opportunities!
This is gorgeous! - I saw the style and was going to say Norman Rockwell - especially with the football player - but then I read the description, and I learned something new! I should look for more of this guys art - its fantastic. My father is a big fan of Rockwell and he has some of his prints in his office, so I was pretty familiar with that style, but I did not know it was derivative of another artist! Very interesting.
I love the way you rendered that japanese pine.
I love the way you rendered that japanese pine.
That's super sweet of you to say, especially because that's from the half I made up instead of the half I copied from Leyendecker, haha <3
I remember being zoomed in while painting the shoes and following along his painting stroke for stroke and just wondering what sense there was to his sporadic, stylized paint strokes, and then I zoomed out and boom, they look perfect 9_9 The man was a genius.
I remember being zoomed in while painting the shoes and following along his painting stroke for stroke and just wondering what sense there was to his sporadic, stylized paint strokes, and then I zoomed out and boom, they look perfect 9_9 The man was a genius.
Augh, dude! You have to check out some of these hi-res scans. The girl riding horseback is one of my all-time favorites <3
Hey Kamui, thanks for all those reference links. Rockwell has been a big influence in my "story-telling" art, but to learn that he had a fellow artist of equal talent is a real treat. Those Saturday Evening Post covers were masterpieces and for sports fans, JC Leyendecker’s work had to be inspiring.
For sure! Leyendecker is probably my all-time favorite illustrator, but he's mostly only known among artist types. For whatever reason, he never really became a household name like Norman Rockwell did. So yeah, I'm always happy to spread the word ^_^
And I just think it's amazing how he got away with painting all these erotically charged pictures of men <3 It was a simpler time, I suppose?
And I just think it's amazing how he got away with painting all these erotically charged pictures of men <3 It was a simpler time, I suppose?
"Simpler"? *nods in agreement* Innocent or maybe just naive.
Today we don’t trust simple surface explanations any more. We bypass them to search beneath the surface of everything in search of the hidden meanings that we are sure are always there. We look at art today like the inkblots of a Rorschach test and find empty reflections of ourselves.
Damn shame we lost the trusting innocence that was part of that simplicity of the 30‘s and 40‘s.
Today we don’t trust simple surface explanations any more. We bypass them to search beneath the surface of everything in search of the hidden meanings that we are sure are always there. We look at art today like the inkblots of a Rorschach test and find empty reflections of ourselves.
Damn shame we lost the trusting innocence that was part of that simplicity of the 30‘s and 40‘s.
THIS is why I love this community! That artists and friends get behind other writers/artists/etc and do stuff like this to help promote and support. This is an amazing achievement Kamui.. that you did this digitally and it still feels straight from the evening post covers is incredible too. But I can't help but feel the reason for this existing is even cooler than the art itself in a way. Thankyou
I have to toss in that I see a lot of Wyeths brushwork in your art too, loose and bold and huge blocks of single colors.. him an especially Charles Vess are my influences in anthro art. Well.. I hope wyeth will be when I start painting for real.. by Vess holds my love right now and has influenced my illustrations. Its way cool to hea yours!
I have to toss in that I see a lot of Wyeths brushwork in your art too, loose and bold and huge blocks of single colors.. him an especially Charles Vess are my influences in anthro art. Well.. I hope wyeth will be when I start painting for real.. by Vess holds my love right now and has influenced my illustrations. Its way cool to hea yours!
Even beyond dude being a friend of mine I the RL, I agree that we all have to do our part to support the cool stuff other folks are doing. The community is super diverse and accepting, so folks can do whatever they want and chances are good they'll find people who are interested, but getting word out is always the trick. Kyell is exceptionally well-known among furry authors, but it still never hurts to give a little word-of-mouth boost. Plus, because we're all in our own little niches, it's possible that people who follow Artist A may never have heard of Writer B or vice versa, even if the content is exactly the sort of thing they'd be interested in -- connecting those dots can make for happy, satisfied consumers as well as successful creators ^_^
When you say Wyeth, which Wyeth do you mean? ^_^ At this point, we're up to generation three of painting Wyeths, haha. There's no wrong answer -- they're all awesome. I love Andrew Wyeth's stark compositions and his stroke, but I think as a die-hard Golden Era American Illustration geek, I'd have to go with NC as my top Wyeth <3
In other news, I just ordered a copy of the collection of John Singer Sargent's Male Nudes. Sargent's another easy artist to love, and uh, hey... male nudes!
When you say Wyeth, which Wyeth do you mean? ^_^ At this point, we're up to generation three of painting Wyeths, haha. There's no wrong answer -- they're all awesome. I love Andrew Wyeth's stark compositions and his stroke, but I think as a die-hard Golden Era American Illustration geek, I'd have to go with NC as my top Wyeth <3
In other news, I just ordered a copy of the collection of John Singer Sargent's Male Nudes. Sargent's another easy artist to love, and uh, hey... male nudes!
I meant NC. :3 didn't realize he'd left such a legacy. The brandywine era covers he did are just untouched by modern illustration.. was it Captain Blood he did the endcover for that had the solid yellow sky? I think about that all the time. Its really just black and yellow and yet there's so much there, and the mind fills in the colors. All he had to do was suggest light and shadow. I love it so much
Here are some Sullivant scans to start you off. Compare his work to Chris Sanders's (of Lilo and Stitch fame).
THANK YOU! you know I have a poster of that football painting and i never ever bothered looking him up! Wow, I feel so bad cuz usually I'm pretty good with my illustration history. Well thank ya and thank you for the art history lesson. I wish or artist on here would do that. Paf/Goodwin does sometimes though.
For sure, dude! I'm all about pushing folks here to branch out and learn about more artists out there. I think there's a ton of talent kicking around the community here, but there's also a temptation to navel-gaze and never look at stuff that doesn't have ears and a tail. If my occasionally geeking out about Art History points people to some fresh inspiration, then rock on <3
Holy Shit! He had brothers!!??! Is this true? Did you know this? and they were even gayer then he was! apparently they were also talented
http://pollums.livejournal.com/148127.html
http://pollums.livejournal.com/148127.html
Frank was definitely talented, yes! Never shone as bright as his brother, but still an accomplished illustrator, to be sure. I don't recall reading anything about him actually being gay (though I don't know that I've read contrary, either?). My guess is that living in the same house as JC Leyendecker (and having secondhand access to superhunk Charles Beach) probably prompted some degree of homoeroticism in his artwork, even if he actually was straight as an arrow.
But they could have both been gay, for sure. Hell, they lived in a big house together with their sister -- no talk of wives that I've ever heard of.
Apparently there was at least one other Leyendecker brother as well, though not an artist <3
But they could have both been gay, for sure. Hell, they lived in a big house together with their sister -- no talk of wives that I've ever heard of.
Apparently there was at least one other Leyendecker brother as well, though not an artist <3
I had an old illustration professor who told tales of the Leyedeckers, and he said that JC believed that debt and over-expenditure were the surest motivation to work. Frank ran up a load of debt and killed himself. JC's career declined, but it wouldn't have mattered if he hadn't had so much overhead.
Leyendecker is pretty awesome and all that, but when are you going to start channeling Art Frahm in your work?
http://www.lileks.com/institute/frahm/art1.html
:D
http://www.lileks.com/institute/frahm/art1.html
:D
DAMN! O.O This is amazing. Even from the thumbnail I thought "Is that...Leyendecker?" This is AWESOME! Not to sound lame, but I wish I could fav this SO many more times then once.
I didn't know he was gay. Though the fact that he drew VERY hot guys all the time made me wonder. X3
I didn't know he was gay. Though the fact that he drew VERY hot guys all the time made me wonder. X3
Yeah, I think it was his pieces advertising the Navy that first really got me going "hmmm." I mean, shots of sweaty, topless hunks with granitic buns showing through tight linen pants, ramming torpedoes into chutes?
And then I read up, and yes, he was totally boning his live-in model Charles Beach, who (unless Leyendecker was extraordinarily generous in his depictions) was ridiculously handsome.
And then I read up, and yes, he was totally boning his live-in model Charles Beach, who (unless Leyendecker was extraordinarily generous in his depictions) was ridiculously handsome.
i forgot about that one. X3
What go me wondering was the rowing team and these business guys, who me and my friend joked were going to have sex right after this moment. Little did we know... XD
Leyendecker really was amazing. And wether Charles really did look that amazing or not, I would think that he would look at least kind of close to the paintings of him. Then again, I heard he completely made up the lady's he painted. We may never know.
What go me wondering was the rowing team and these business guys, who me and my friend joked were going to have sex right after this moment. Little did we know... XD
Leyendecker really was amazing. And wether Charles really did look that amazing or not, I would think that he would look at least kind of close to the paintings of him. Then again, I heard he completely made up the lady's he painted. We may never know.
This is amazingly well done. I am a sucker for trees in art. The texture and warm/cool colours in the bark are very exciting. I like the how you took the stylization in the original painting and extended it and made it your own. Thank you for the information about the illustrator, you did him great justice with this.
Oh...my...god. This is delicious with a captial D.
Julie Andrews may sing that the hills are alive with the sound of music, but this image is alive with colors. Ever considered donating away some of your brain matter? Would love to have the same view and understanding of art as you do. :D
Julie Andrews may sing that the hills are alive with the sound of music, but this image is alive with colors. Ever considered donating away some of your brain matter? Would love to have the same view and understanding of art as you do. :D
Wow! You have a lot of comments to catch up on...haha, congrats! This looks like it was a beast that took a ton of time :o
Amazingly sharp and dynamite contrast. The white background is sooo essential for playing up said contrast, making all the little gaps pop and add intensity to the image. The tone is wonderful and the whole thing just evokes a fantastic mood.
Other observation: it seems like your painting/texturing technique is pretty similar regardless of object (fur, clothes, gear, etc.). It's really not a big deal especially since it's your style, but just throwing it out there that it might be nice with a little more delineation :)
Amazingly sharp and dynamite contrast. The white background is sooo essential for playing up said contrast, making all the little gaps pop and add intensity to the image. The tone is wonderful and the whole thing just evokes a fantastic mood.
Other observation: it seems like your painting/texturing technique is pretty similar regardless of object (fur, clothes, gear, etc.). It's really not a big deal especially since it's your style, but just throwing it out there that it might be nice with a little more delineation :)
Yeaaah, took about a week, I guess? And Leyendecker totally rocked the white backgrounds, yeah. Painted them in last, which gives it a distinct look -- that's something I've taken to doing myself, in a number of pieces <3
And varying texture and technique for different surfaces is something I'd like to work on more, for sure, although in this case I was specifically trying to emulate Leyendecker's style, which does take a flat, liquid approach to all surfaces. So that may be some of it, too <3
And varying texture and technique for different surfaces is something I'd like to work on more, for sure, although in this case I was specifically trying to emulate Leyendecker's style, which does take a flat, liquid approach to all surfaces. So that may be some of it, too <3
Before I read your description, I saw those paint strokes and the first thought in my mind was "Leyendecker!" He's a HUGE art hero of mine as well, I have an enormous full color book filled with his artwork. I'm so thrilled to see someone acknowledge him and give a little tribute to him in their art. This piece really captures the way he treats brush strokes. I adore the way you did that tree, the bark texture is fabulous, and the way the pine needles end in shapes and chunks looks fantastic. Great work!
"Leyendecker obviously had a major bone for football players, and frequently did pieces deifying them and other athletes."
Ha, it just goes to show you that sex is often a major undertone/catalyst for all types of art, not just furry.
Also, I MUST look at this guy's painterly style. Thank you for linking to a bunch of his work. I'm way too guilty of furry navel gazing, and not being educated/patient enough to study the masters and dissect their work beyond simple line tracing.
Ha, it just goes to show you that sex is often a major undertone/catalyst for all types of art, not just furry.
Also, I MUST look at this guy's painterly style. Thank you for linking to a bunch of his work. I'm way too guilty of furry navel gazing, and not being educated/patient enough to study the masters and dissect their work beyond simple line tracing.
I'm always too late to really add anything. But you nailed this one dead on. I recognized the cover you used as inspiration without blinking an eye. Really nicely done, especially getting in those Leyendecker-esque brushstrokes. And good for you throwing in a little art history there, too. Saw you mentioned Singer Sargent in a later comment. You know he was gay too, right? :"D Those nudes were never meant to be seen. REALLY nice hands in this, too.
Yah, I think I read it in connection with that book of male nudes. The model in many of them (and at the MFA in Boston) was apparently a young man for whom he had a fancy. :"D He was amazing. If you ever get to Boston again, the MFA has a great collection of his work. Big, BIG paintings. He was a portrait master. His was a far more wispy style of painting, likely a lot harder to do with digital means.
do not worry, I understand by first hand because i am a published writter and I know how difficult is to walk on a path made by a bunch of elitist furs or humans, but I like a lot the art you did and I hope one day when I become famous you are the one who I will ask for 3 covers of 3 different stories, because I had removed other artists who think I am no one yet and that it is true. But remember the same told Maddona when she made an audition for the movie Vasseline, or the Coca-Cola that it will not sell, or even Jordan "you will never be a player on any team"......by the way you are the one who i am going to ask to draw some covers for my upcomming novels
God damn, kamui. You've painted that wonderfully. I wanna put that on my wall, and being as im a nerd in oklahoma, I HATE football! xD
Seriously tho, you matched that dudes style in a very interesting way. I find myself looking at the tigers forearms/hands, and everything below his knees as being the parts where the rendering and colors just popped out the best. Yet again I say I love how you do stuff.
Seriously tho, you matched that dudes style in a very interesting way. I find myself looking at the tigers forearms/hands, and everything below his knees as being the parts where the rendering and colors just popped out the best. Yet again I say I love how you do stuff.
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I did! I made a run of this poster, and they proceeded not to sell very well <3
There are still plenty left, last I heard, if you were looking for a new poster, haha ^_^
There are still plenty left, last I heard, if you were looking for a new poster, haha ^_^
This is what I love and hate about the furry art community. I finally get a piece halfway-done and think, "Damn this is a sweet painting." Then something like this comes along and makes me feel like a rank amateur again. Always gotta be pushing yourself to improve, and it helps to have others you're always trying to play catch-up to. :)
cool to see you interpret Blotch-illustrated characters -- i feel like this is a more toony style on the faces than the usual ("cartoon of a cartoon" if that makes sense), since you usually seem to go for more realistic animalia. i dig both styles! : 3
man that JC fella uses pretty aggressive lines!
what a killer sweater. also: toe curl on the fox's left foot!
man that JC fella uses pretty aggressive lines!
what a killer sweater. also: toe curl on the fox's left foot!
I think it's the eyes, yeah. And I definitely started by drawing a fox and a tiger, then was like "okaaay, how do I tweak them to make them look more like the right fox and tiger? Enter the Blotch reference <3
Spoiler alert: the fox spends most of the book(s?) getting his toes curled. True facts!
Spoiler alert: the fox spends most of the book(s?) getting his toes curled. True facts!
Awesome beyond words
You perfectly caught the characteristic Leyendecker-look in color, traditional material feeling, and more importantly the brushwork
I second your love for JC Leyendecker's works: he was amazing, and surely the most memorable and modern artist of the golden age... that is if you get to know his works, they're strangely less known than the ones of other artists of the time, in Italy he's entirely unknown.
This site needs a double-fave button.
You perfectly caught the characteristic Leyendecker-look in color, traditional material feeling, and more importantly the brushwork
I second your love for JC Leyendecker's works: he was amazing, and surely the most memorable and modern artist of the golden age... that is if you get to know his works, they're strangely less known than the ones of other artists of the time, in Italy he's entirely unknown.
This site needs a double-fave button.
And I thought people didn't make art like this anymore...
Gods, I think I'm crying. It's beautiful. I love art like this. It induces a powerful feeling of... something in me. Wistfulness? I don't know, and I'm not sure it matters anyways. Thank you for this. Thank you ever so much.
Gods, I think I'm crying. It's beautiful. I love art like this. It induces a powerful feeling of... something in me. Wistfulness? I don't know, and I'm not sure it matters anyways. Thank you for this. Thank you ever so much.
acceptable! Really, though, thank YOU.
This looks so awesome and watercolory. You nailed the style like BANG. I wish my computer monitor wasn't tiny so I could bend my mind obsessing over the details as they deserve to be obsessed over. The hands are beautiful. The clipboard is suggestive. The fabric is gorgeous. Is Wiley wearing a sarong? He looks so sagacious sittin in his tree. The tree is audobonian, and echoing its curve with the curve of the tail is brilliant. The period cleats, pads and ball are spot-on. The proportions look perfect, too: I think tigers are tricky in that their heads often look too big or too small. You've made a fine fine image here, young man.
This looks so awesome and watercolory. You nailed the style like BANG. I wish my computer monitor wasn't tiny so I could bend my mind obsessing over the details as they deserve to be obsessed over. The hands are beautiful. The clipboard is suggestive. The fabric is gorgeous. Is Wiley wearing a sarong? He looks so sagacious sittin in his tree. The tree is audobonian, and echoing its curve with the curve of the tail is brilliant. The period cleats, pads and ball are spot-on. The proportions look perfect, too: I think tigers are tricky in that their heads often look too big or too small. You've made a fine fine image here, young man.
Haha, the clipboard is kind of suggestive, huh?
And I'd intended them to be red shorts, but I did want to keep them a little skirt-y (or at least certainly not bro-short-y), so hearing sarong is nice ^_^
And guh, yeah, tiger heads are tough to match to a human body, proportion-wise. Not quite as bad as horses, but still... Problem is, I actually like drawing tiger-mans >_<
And I'd intended them to be red shorts, but I did want to keep them a little skirt-y (or at least certainly not bro-short-y), so hearing sarong is nice ^_^
And guh, yeah, tiger heads are tough to match to a human body, proportion-wise. Not quite as bad as horses, but still... Problem is, I actually like drawing tiger-mans >_<
Ahaha, yes. That is probably my favorite Leyendecker cover, recognized it immediately when I saw it in thumbnail. I enjoy both Leyendecker and Rockwell fairly equally. Leyendecker's technique and paint quality are fantastic, and I love how Rockwell manages to capture the spirit of his subjects and sets them in whole environments. Regardless, great job on this, it's such a classy piece and you handled it very well. (:
Well, I will say that because I had not yet read the book at the time I painted this, this isn't what I would come up with if I were trying to make a cover illustration. The Blotch cover is way better at alluding to the actual content of the book <3
That said, I think it makes for a nice promo poster! I still haven't seen it printed up all huge, but I'm stoked to <3
That said, I think it makes for a nice promo poster! I still haven't seen it printed up all huge, but I'm stoked to <3
I loved this. As soon as I saw it I was amazed. My dad got me into Saturday Evening Post so I knew they style from there but I did learn something new. I kinda thought Rockwell as well. (my dad being a big fan, I will just have to introduce him to JC Leyendecker.) He will love that to. AWESOME job. Makes me want to draw in a style like that. =3
That period of American illustration has a ton of really amazing artists to check out <3 For all his contributions to the culture and the style, Leyendecker was pretty quickly forgotten, which means that a lot of people get the joy of rediscovering him today ^_^ Glad I could help you and your dad go geek out! That sounds awesome <3
And give it a try! Trying to paint in Leyendecker's style was challenging, but it was a lot of fun, too ^_^
And give it a try! Trying to paint in Leyendecker's style was challenging, but it was a lot of fun, too ^_^
wow i haven't seen this before, just frikken awesome
im a big fan of kyell gold's work and his Out of Position and Isolation Play are by far
the greatest books that i have read in a long ass time
i love how you drew Lee's eyes, they have a certain aura about them that just reallly reminds me of the way the book described it
the connection between Dev and Lee is just plain beautiful
again FRIKKEN AWESOME KAMUI FRIKKEN AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111111111111
im a big fan of kyell gold's work and his Out of Position and Isolation Play are by far
the greatest books that i have read in a long ass time
i love how you drew Lee's eyes, they have a certain aura about them that just reallly reminds me of the way the book described it
the connection between Dev and Lee is just plain beautiful
again FRIKKEN AWESOME KAMUI FRIKKEN AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111111111111
o i definitely saw the leyendecker before the description, which means you did a really amazing job he is one of my faves too! i like him and rockwell for different things, rockwell does manage to pull at my heart strings more XD but visually, leyendecker is so bold... and well, definitely cooler than family man rockwell! i'd say it's something like apple pie vs. gin. why compare them when you can have both of them :D
i want to fave this for the football tiger *looove* but i discriminate against foxes *unpopular opinion* hahaha i can't believe i could be so stubbourn XD
i want to fave this for the football tiger *looove* but i discriminate against foxes *unpopular opinion* hahaha i can't believe i could be so stubbourn XD
I think, looking past their stylistic and aesthetic differences, Leyendecker's work is primarily aspirational while Rockwell's is primarily descriptive. Like, Leyendecker painted gods and heroes and ideals, and Rockwell painted regular folks and quaint scenes from everyday life. I was 99% just teasing when I suggested there was some competition between the two (though if there were, Leyendecker would destroy Rockwell).
(Kidding.)
I think there's totally room for both of them, and they both have a ton to offer.
Also, why you gotta be racist against the foxes? That's like, half of furries, haha.
(Kidding.)
I think there's totally room for both of them, and they both have a ton to offer.
Also, why you gotta be racist against the foxes? That's like, half of furries, haha.
tbh i think it's a tiny bit because i subconsciously associate foxes with the term "yiff" which sorta squicks me out (have nothing against sexy furs, for example bunnies humping do not bother me at all, neither do foxes having sex, but the term YIFF...argh...)
but PRIMARILY because i'm a corgi and they're easily mistaken for foxes (by non-furs, usually,) slash when you want corgi ears/tail (IRL) you sort of have to settle on fox ears/tail cos people don't really make corgi ears and regular dog ears are usually floppy (as represented by non-furs.)
but i guess that's expected of non-furs lol...like you know how when you draw a pointy-eared dog, non-furs are like "oh cool, is that a cat? ...a horse??" and furries are like "oh cool, is that a fennec or an arctic fox?" lol. i blame muggles for my discrimination against foxes!!
but PRIMARILY because i'm a corgi and they're easily mistaken for foxes (by non-furs, usually,) slash when you want corgi ears/tail (IRL) you sort of have to settle on fox ears/tail cos people don't really make corgi ears and regular dog ears are usually floppy (as represented by non-furs.)
but i guess that's expected of non-furs lol...like you know how when you draw a pointy-eared dog, non-furs are like "oh cool, is that a cat? ...a horse??" and furries are like "oh cool, is that a fennec or an arctic fox?" lol. i blame muggles for my discrimination against foxes!!
Yeah, I hear that. I know when I did the Thousand Leaves cover, a lot of people were like SWEET FOX BRO and my outward reply was HEY THANKS, but inside my head, there was a little voice going...coyote.
Haha, looking now, that is actually the first comment and reply.
Haha, looking now, that is actually the first comment and reply.
oh and yeah i totally agree about the two. leyendecker painted IDEAL MEN... models, athletes, that sort of thing... rockwell painted dads, boys, grandpas and their dogs lol. leyendecker is definitely the sexier of the two, to say the least. i do personally owe rockwell tho, he saved my interest in art when fine arts museums didn't captivate me (now i'm an oil painter and love all sorts of museums, but what can i say, i was like, 12 at the time lol) as a younger boy i also had a thing for tall, reedy, teenage boys with big hands and feet (like growing puppies!) at the time... so that might have played a small part :D now i'd choose a leyendecker any day @_@ lol don't you love falling in love with painted/sculpted figures.
yeah I could definitely tell leyenderckers strong influence on this piece even from the small thumb, that was the first thing that came to my mind, then I noticed that awesome tree texture you added there, very nice job!
ps: just curious, that was done digitally right? how long did you spend on it?
ps: just curious, that was done digitally right? how long did you spend on it?
I've never been to a Con, nor do I know if Sofawolf still has these available... But I must have this framed and on my wall at some point. Classic Americana and a darling couple; their expressions are just so endearing.
Also, I can't help but thoroughly enjoy the parallel with the pronunciation of Leyendecker's name, hear: "LION-deck-er". It conjures an image of Devlin sacking a lion offensive lineman.
Once more, absolutely stunning.
Also, I can't help but thoroughly enjoy the parallel with the pronunciation of Leyendecker's name, hear: "LION-deck-er". It conjures an image of Devlin sacking a lion offensive lineman.
Once more, absolutely stunning.
Hmm, I don't know about ranking favorites, but I'd say among the Golden Era illustrators, I'm huge on Leyendecker, Wyeth (NC, mostly, but take your pick...), Dean Cornwell, and Mead Schaeffer. Then there's the Nouveau crowd like Bilibin or Mucha, and a host of contemporary kids doing amazing work...
I'm also a huge Sargent fan, and I like a lot of the Academic painters, but mostly seem to gravitate to illustrators over the fine arts crew for whatever reason u_u
I'm also a huge Sargent fan, and I like a lot of the Academic painters, but mostly seem to gravitate to illustrators over the fine arts crew for whatever reason u_u
Because they're boss and their command of light and color is top notch! I rank these people since they are who got me into drawing. Especially Janet Fish, when I had a lot of eye problems and was going blind (but it's fixed), I ran into her work. So I guess since that was kind of a "special" time they got more or less imprinted in my head.
I once did a painting Wyeth style for an assignment, and put it on a huge board, too, to shrink it down? But I broke my foot some time during when we were to get all of our stuff out of the campus bulidings, so I couldn't recover it from where I was painting. So maybe someone has it and maybe it was thrown away. -Sigh!- I'll have to paint it again.
I once did a painting Wyeth style for an assignment, and put it on a huge board, too, to shrink it down? But I broke my foot some time during when we were to get all of our stuff out of the campus bulidings, so I couldn't recover it from where I was painting. So maybe someone has it and maybe it was thrown away. -Sigh!- I'll have to paint it again.
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