Smoking!
Hi Guys,
maybe you’ve noticed that I was absent for a while. I had a lot to do, going back and forth to the unemployment office, completing several commissions one of which is on the cover of the next issue of Painter Magazine (#29). Also networking with people like photographers who are willing to work to gether with me etc etc etc. So finally I had some time for some free work and found this wonderful portrait of this vietnamese old man with such charater that I just had to paint him, all those nice wrinkles in his face, just perfect. But somehow the original photo was a bit to static, I really wanted to viewer to have this feeling of him coming to live in this painting. So I played around with the fact that he had a sigaret in his mouth and by adding smoke to the painting he really came to live as he just blew out some smoke through is nostrels. Hope you like it ;-)
Odwin
Smoking! belongs to the following groups:
Digital Brushstrokes (Max 3 per Day), Digital Modern Portraiture, Dimensions, Mixed Media, Shameless Self-Promotion and The Patchwork
Imber
Superb portrait with a lot of character.
calves
Outstanding Odwin!!!
Carolyn Staut
Such superior artistry!
zooreka
Once again wonderful!!!! where did the title come from? :) ;)
Heather Rivet...
outstanding work
ElRobbo
Top work, Odwin!
Andy Mueller
That is just incredible! Absolutely OUTSTANDING!
mimi yoon
wow~ you do super duper amazing art…
Erika .
Wow this is amazing. The detail is stunning! Love it.
Kate Purdy
great work!
Gunter Wenzel
where did you find this photo from me??? Great work Odwin!!!
Peter Lessey
This is an excellent portrait. Outstanding work.
- Peter
RobertCharles
beautiful piece. your work is outstanding!!!
Karen Tillotson
Brilliant work. You have great talent! I’m even coughing while I look at this….stunning. REALLY stunning!
DebraLee Wiseberg
Great shot!
Debra
S McKoy
Great portraiture.
AnnDixon
Lots of character to this one,
Joan A Hamilton
Wonderful portrait. Love the smoke!
Heloisa Castro
Beve Brown-Clark
Exceptional piece of artwork…yes the smoke seem to add a depth and feel that makes him come to life…perfect! Congrats on your feature, well deserved!
Kate Eller
Really wonderful work. Don’t know why I haven’t seen your work before now. I agree with your premise that digital is wonderful in that you can combine it with freehand work so well. I am curious….did you have a photo and just enhance the actual photo? or did you just use the photo as reference to do this stunning piece? I have been dabbling in digital just recently, and am just learning some of the different procedures people use. Freehand realism is still my modus operandi but I have been playing around with digital, simply because it fascinates me. This piece is so amazing Odwin.
jenseyes
blamo
Congrats on your feature supurb illustration type image
zooreka
Congratulations Odwin
Featured Artist for May 2009
zooreka
... June… Ooops!!!
Angie Muccillo
Outstanding work!
Junior Mclean
Nice!!! Just a thought you might want to do one of David Carradine.. I’m working on it myself. That guy was cool when I first meet him.
ElYPares
Amazing work!! This one has to be one of my favs. of your gallery.
Casey Herman
Congrats on your feature, Odwin, U bent heel goed!
mm1208
amazing work!
a photograph couldnt have done a better job!
Sharon Mau
Jessy Willemse
your portraits are just amazing, you are very talented artist !!!
Anna Shaw
This is a truly great portrait.
Well done.
Anna