The Sentinel, Nykolai Aleksander (2D)

[kiboSVK]

I know this cool ;) cool feel to details gr8 skin and light TOP rate:thumbsup:

[monks]

nice composition and colors, very good ambience.

[Elinewton]

Wow!! It's a so awesome image!!
The colors and pose...and also the concept are very beautiful!!

Editing my post to add it... Five stars!!

[SongC]

Great job! I like it so much:thumbsup:

[admemento]

Thanks very much for your comments, everyone. Much appreciated, and I'm glad you like it. =]

[lildragon]

Good to see this finally posted Nykolai, excellent work.

{plugged}

~t

[admemento]

Good to see this finally posted Nykolai, excellent work.

{plugged}

~t

Well, I'm glad there are still some people who like to see this. =]

And thanks alot! =]

[visualboo]

Man I dig this. Good job yo.

[Gord-MacDonald]

you are an awesome colourist!
great image :thumbsup:

Gord

[plakkert]

I love this, excellent concept. I also really like how the red of the ribbon contrasts against the background, great mood :)

[Matias]

5 stars for me!!

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[fabis]

Wow, nice work! Only one crit, mans hand drop the shadow, whereas legs don't have shadows. But it maybe looks like artistic method. However, nice picture.

[admemento]

Again, thanks everyone. =]

fabis: mhh... I just looked at it again just to make sure, and the legs drop a shadow. Unless they should drop it differently than they do, in which case I'm more than open to hear how it should be. :)

[fabis]

Hah! I understand the reason why it happens. It caused by higher value of gamma in my laptop screen, this is why i can't detect any shadows under the legs, because shadows droped by the hands is more darker in the corners, in depth and i still can see this in the laptop. But in my desktop screen it's all right. Anyway, forget it... Picture is nice! 5 stars

[popol]

love this one ! 5star!

[admemento]

Hah! I understand the reason why it happens. It caused by higher value of gamma in my laptop screen, this is why i can't detect any shadows under the legs, because shadows droped by the hands is more darker in the corners, in depth and i still can see this in the laptop. But in my desctop screen it's all right. Anyway, forget it... Picture is nice! 5 stars

Ahh, okay. I know what you mean, I've seen this piece on a few different laptops and desktops, and it always looks strange to me, especially when the screen is not callibrated at all.

Again, thanks. =]

[Crayox]

Just AWESOME!!!

[anishmations]

wonderful work mate :D

[Branko]

On top of the great painting and textures, I like the balance between the green bg and the red ribbons, it adds some real life to the piece.

bRanko

[Jadetiger]

I have a few prints of this peice and its also on my cg calendar I believe. I absolutely love this peice. Top knotch job on the figure. The ribbon is perfect against that background, really eye catching. Glad to see you on cgtalk. Welcome. :)

[Loukor]

Awesome job, love the backstory and the contrast of this piece. Grats

[PedroMalheiro]

amazing work.. congrat.

[lyok]

beautiful...............

[admemento]

Oh my... :surprised

... again, thanks everyone. I don't know what else to say, other than that I really appreciate the comments. =)

[Alpha-Leader]

I really like this one. I saved a bag from Siggraph that has it on it.

[maxspider3000]

man .... that's so inspirer and full of feelings ...

really a high quality piece of art ...

[Kaleen]

I love it...
5 stars.

[alenamation08]

Nice piece. I like the colors you used. The man sits there and seems to ponder time...thats what I feel from it. Lovely, can't wait to see more of your work! :)

[fabriciomicheli]

Hey man! wonderful piece. Five stars for me.
Really like the lighting. Keep it up!

[phoenix]

very sweet work,... lovely composition...

[crestal]

Nice job... and great feelings... i like the colors and the story in his eyes while he was speaking to the time in his hand:) ....

[nightwoodwolf]

beautiful work

[Bitgraphics]

great work.....very nice !

[jonesmac2006]

This feels so emotionally charged. Excellent painting.

[Babylonia]

This painting is just amazing.. the colours are absolutely beautiful.

This is one of my favorite digital artworks.

5 Stars !:applause:

[admemento]

Again, thanks very much, everyone. I really appreciate your comments! :)

[JulianaChina]

hey i like this one so much.

the color and the man looks so U.K... :)

Keep rocking

[maxhit]

It`s very beautiful!!

[SeanHong]

what a silent work!
full of unique style and color
good job!
cheers :applause:

[sohel1]

This piece meant alot to me when I painted it over the course of several weeks in 2006/2007. So it was - and probably still is - a very personal one.
I used my own references for the figure, and lots of custom brushes for the rough texture of the stone, as I wanted it to stand in total contrast to the softness of the wings.
That said, this piece certainly was a turning point for me regarding my work, in many ways.

[Lunas]

Inspiring..

[TheCelt]

Hi Nykolai, Fantastic work as always...just dropping by to say I love your latest images!

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