Gone, Linda Bergkvist (2D)


#61

This is just simply beautiful. I love his face; it’s so pleasant to look at and beautiful, but really sad too. Even though you stated in your description that he was not alive, even without saying it’s the kind of feeling that you get when you see his face. I also like the way he is holding the bottle, like it was something really important. Maybe he died to keep it…maybe if belongs to someone special and it’s a momento, there are so many things to wonder about. I’m sorry for speculating since you haven’t stated what the story is behind it; the image just makes me want to think about all sorts of things like that. I just think it’s really powerful and lovely.

I also agree with Kyena. Your images are so realistic yet there is always something that just makes it more interesting than life. I dunno if it’s the design of the characters, the vivid colors or what, but there is always a sort of dream-like quality to your images.

:slight_smile: I’m rambling now. Sorry.


#62

Very emotional and it is breathtaking!


#63

I have to say you are one of my favorite artists on the site. Your work is always so beautiful, and you seem to take each piece to new heights. You are an inspiration to me and I am sure to everyone else. Beautiful work!!! Five stars from me.


#64

congratulation linda for another masterpiece,just too good to be true,those exquisite and intricate details and the way u have the skin painted are simply breathtaking,realisticly rendered yet the aesthetic sense remains.again~a fantastic job done .:thumbsup::thumbsup:


#65

I am starting to see, a shift a confidence in ur color pallet. U r truly gifted! I can’t find anything to crit! Great job as usual!:thumbsup:

Nice to see that ur back, welcome home!:smiley:


#66

I cant belive it …
no word else …


#67

Just amazing that I would love to see progress through images but there are not, big shame :P. Maybe the face looks like your own but it still look like a man one, hehhe. My greetings Linda, see you.


#68

uh its ok…try adding some more details…:smiley: nah jk, another spectacular piece!!:bounce::applause:


#69

Thats amazing ,just as amazing as what u done…no words to desicribe…fantastic detail

the atomosphere is too good…got to learn more from you
keep it up,waiting for ur next work:surprised


#70

Beautiful piece Linda


#71

no chance of a wallpaper version ?

oh please!


#72

Ok, I’m going to sell my wacom and buy a fishing rod.

:love: :drool: :applause:


#73

Oh my god,oh my god!
Your new painting,very nice and amazing!:bounce:
Always love you.:thumbsup:


#74

I agree with Augustus - even using the same software as you is next to blasphemous. My eyes … they burn, my precioussss, they buuuurn.


#75

WOW!
look ! So wonderful,great work!


#76

i love you linda=)
36436385037 stars from me=) great detail…


#77

still amazed at those skin tones you are able to achieve and in photoshop no less.
5 stars but thats a given.
i am realy looking forward to see your book.

keep it sunny side up !


#78

=O
Linda rules the world XD

5star.


#79

Seifo_Sid - Hi :slight_smile: I can’t teach anyone to paint skin, unfortunately, but I’ll leave you with a few tiny notes. The first is - layer the colours. Try to put them down with one more saturated tone underneath, and then painting on top of it. That will help giving a certain ‘glow’ and transparency to the skin, giving the impression of colours showing through a thin surface. Painting just one flat colour will produce a flat result. It’s so easy to trick oneself into simplifying colours on the computer for the reason that it is SO simple to produce nifty ones - but often, I find that simple layering of different colours (like a warm red underneath and a beige slowly brushed on top of it) will give an amazing effect of softly luminous skin
whereas picking the resulting colour (regular flesh-toned) and just painting it in will give a flat and lifeless look.

[font=Verdana]Furthermore, be brave. Skin is never the colour you expect it to be. I try to experiment and find new skin tones for every image. I used to be shy with skin colours and often stuck to the ones you’d think you’d find in a painting, thinking that there is such a thing as ‘skin-toned’ in a picture. Yes, skin does have a colour, if I look at my hand it’s a particular tone - but in a painting, MY skin could be depicted in a myriad different tones, ranging from soft blue to bright orange, depending on the setting. To use an example:[/font]

The top colours are the general skintones from this painting. The bottom ones are some colours I used in Spoiled’s skin. In the end, it’s just a matter of practicing until you get a feel for it :slight_smile: Good luck!

Sir_Manfred - Thank you :]

Zog - Aw, thank you. Christian Bale, eh? :smiley: I can’t see it, but I’m glad you think so. He has an exquisite face.

Lauren - hiiii :smiley: Lovely to see you again
and I’m glad you like the piece. The pictures for the book are done, the stories aren’t yet though. Hehe. I’m doing fine
I had a lovely trip to Rome recently, but my personal life is a bit hectic. I’ll try to send you a letter soon - I miss talking to you.

Jose - thank you, and thank you :smiley: you’re such a doll!

Waheednasir - Thank you :}

BigMacAttack - Thanks :] I tried to make the hands gentle and soft, rather than angular and hard. There’s a lot of emotion that can be expressed in a pair of hands.

LATROMMI_SUINEG - thank you!

Enialadam - Haha, thank you :smiley: I’m glad I can stir you a bit. And yea, jewellery is HARD. I rarely paint it because there’s so much to deal with and I’ve only recently tried to figure out how metal works (skin, I know - other materials
more difficult). I’m happy you like the result :smiley:

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#80

Crisp - Thank you kindly :slight_smile: Truly warming words.

Ericyeo - Thank you :] I think this particular piece is, um, maybe 5000x2000 pixels big, I can’t check since I’m not at the computer where I created it. I generally try to work in resolutions that are over 4000 pixels in either direction. It really helps for detailing.

Tomas slobodnik - haha, noo, but I wish there was one! Man would it make life easy :smiley: I’m glad you like :]

dEo - Thanks <3

MichaelMotion - Aw, thank you!

Prophecy313 - thankee!

Kaspaas - hehe, thank you! I’ll just imagine your swearing, then :wink:

Theresa - See? Some people think it looks exactly like me and some don’t see the likeness at all. It’s so strange o.O I do tend to paint myself into a lot of things though. It’s very frustrating, I try so hard not to but the characters tend to end up with at least some features of mine D: Hee, thank you!

Lilie - Thank you so much :] I’m so overjoyed that the feeling of the piece is actually there, as I was worrying I’d overworked it and lost track of what I was aiming for.

Bao - haha, you need to take pictures of yourself bouncing :smiley: Nah, just kidding - thank you very much though.

De Gerardo - thank you <3

Mindofka - :blush: Thank you. You can’t know how excited that makes me to hear. I was worrying I had somehow managed the opposite, but it seems like I might have succeeded in what I was looking for. Thank you.

Wim - Why, thank you, darling <3

Elaeria - Thank you :] I hope you’ll like the poster book: I’m very excited about it. The Furiae book will be published through Ballistic, so you’ll be able to get your hands on it quite easily ;]

3dcook - thank you!

FrozZt - Aw, you are too kind :] (och alltid roligt att träffa andra svenskar här. Tack igen!)

Mahlikus - Hi there :] I don’t mind, I’ve responded before and I’m sure I’ll repeat it again. I generally work in a size that ranges from 4000x4000 pixels up to 10000x8000, depending on what the project is and what it’s meant for. Ever since I received my BOXX computer (sometimes, I want to stay days just hugging it, I swear!) I’ve found that I’m not at all restrained in what size I want to work with, so I just pick whatever feels best. Working TOO big tends to make me insane though, as I get into the details a bit too much.

Gonzalo Golpe - thank you :]

Gaianix - Thanks! :]

Kyena - wow, thanks :] I know that this piece, and some others, thumb the line of being too realistic. I think it’s something that happens, quite unintentionally I assure you, when I get too involved in a piece - I work too hard, for too long, and end up perfecting too many of the details. Sometimes I consciously move away from it, but I had to just let it go on this piece, let it be what it wanted to be. I find that restraining myself sometimes just messes things up, you know? One day, I’ll be skilled enough to know when to stop, but I think that point is still far away :wink:

DreamQuest - Yay, Romeo! That is more what I was looking for. Romeo, so tragic and wonderful. I am happy that you saw what I was looking for - very glad, in fact. Thankee on many levels!

BlinCk - Thank you!

D-NA - Hehe, glad you like it <3 Glad you mentioned the canvas size. I have to admit that throughout this painting, I kept flipping it. Sometimes, it was a portrait piece (turned with the face up), sometimes it was turned upside down. Sometimes, the character was resting down, looking upwards and sometimes it was flipped the way you see here. In the end, I had to sit down and make a choice, and I felt that this best represented what I was looking for. The fact that I can do this is one of the reasons to why I like working on the computer so much. These decisions you can make ‘after the fact’, as it were
looking at a piece from oh so many angles before finding the one that suits you best. Thank you :]

SirNeo - Thank you! :]

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