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emroca
04-21-2009, 09:11 PM
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Title: "Against the Grain"
Name: Jose Emroca Flores
Country: U.S. and A.
Software: Photoshop

This is a self protrait of when I was living in San Francisco.

I first drew the image on paper then painted digitally.

emroca.com
sandwich-5
04-22-2009, 12:29 PM
awesome artwork！！and really interesting style，I like it！5*！！
Alpharaz
04-22-2009, 02:04 PM
This is amazing! Great atmosphere and cool characters! What material(s) did you use on paper, (pen, pencil, crayon, I can't seem to make it out)?
anyway, great stuff, 5*s
linainverse23
04-22-2009, 02:47 PM
Wow. Great variety of figures and characters. nice dynamics in the composition with where they're laid out and positioned. Great style for the painting. Well done.
XoanBaltar
04-22-2009, 02:59 PM
Amazing illustration!Is it for some publishing editorial?
leocda
04-22-2009, 04:08 PM
Interesting drawing style.
rodneydollah
04-22-2009, 04:09 PM
Cool, Cool, Cool!

How long did it take to complete, if you don't mind me asking?

-Rodney
PapaNinja
04-22-2009, 06:16 PM
Great style. It looks like a James Jean's work ... and it's big compliment ^^
:buttrock:
eoin
04-22-2009, 06:59 PM
Frontpage work. This is a nice break from the norm and is beautifully rendered.
Great work man.

-E
leavethetvon
04-23-2009, 03:13 PM
cool concept and some really interesting characters. looks like an intense place.
Ghotire
04-26-2009, 05:28 PM
Both awesome and amazing! Love the technique and the absurd amount of detail without being too "busy". It has a great, dynamic flow.
emroca
04-26-2009, 05:48 PM
Thanks for taking a look everyone.

As for the questions.

I drew a detailed drawing on paper then scanned it with the texture and all. Then start to paint it as if it were an oil painting. Transparent at first to preserve the drawing, then opaque at the end for highlights.

This took me about 40 hours to do all together. A little bit everyday after work or on weekends. I am trying to spend a little more time and care on my new paintings instead of just banging them out all the time. More fun to see how a painting evolves over a longer time period.

And it was not for an editorial piece. Just some therapeutic painting outside of the 9-5 stuff.

Thanks guys :]

jose
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