Strange Behavior (Illustration) Entry: Gabriel Vera

#349

Congratulations my friend! you’ve completed this piece as expected from you: With incredibly delicious soft brush-work, a smooth and soothing lighting, a dynamic composition, and a sense of humor of course…

I just want to say that it was great to have your support and help all along. Honestly, I observed your portfolio images carefully at the beginning of the challenge, becuase they have a unique quality that I was after learning. You can draw, period. So it was a pleasure in itself to see all the sketches for this piece; I think you’ve put the right amount of time in them to get the best expressions needed. And paint, ahh, love your colors, textures and all the little details you’ve added, they really make this environment some place that is being lived in. And your background is completed deliciously with the sky you’ve worked on the last days. You wanted green, and you got green, you disproved us skeptics, so this palette is definitely something different than usual…

It was a great learning experience to watch you work, and see how you evolve a painting master… I can only hope for more…

Best of luck to you with the voting amigo, and hope to see you sooner than I expect… :beer:

#350

Enjoy! Thank you all! it’s great to be here to witness the final minutes !! !! !! GLAD YOU MADE IT PALS!! !! !! :wink:

#351

JUst gimme a minute for the close ups they’re uploading just now!:blush:

#352

What’s that green glitch there?.. Damn I keep finding stuff like that!

#353

clearer eyes… changed a finger… not much… :stuck_out_tongue:

#354

I don’t know about you guys but I like those bold strokes on Bill’s hand, they remindme of the old oleum days… the smell ahhh…

#355

Stupid me, what wouldn’t I post them all in a single message?:banghead:




that’s more like it … sorry

#356

HI Gabriel!!!Yessai!!!Just one more time I say “you rock”!!!You made it man!And with a great great pic!Now you deserved some party!haha
Wanted to thank you for your great support man!Kept me going!Hope to be by your side next challenge again!I’m wishing you alll the best on the final judging!One more time CHEERRSSS!!!

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#357

HI Gabriel!!!Yessai!!!Just one more time I say “you rock”!!!You made it man!And with a great great pic!Now you deserved some party!haha
Wanted to thank you for your great support man!Kept me going!Hope to be by your side next challenge again!I’m wishing you alll the best on the final judging!One more time CHEERRSSS!!!

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#358

You know Monstruosly GOOOOOOOOd !

#359

Cool details,hehe. Y ándele otra vez!:smiley:

#360

Those close ups! Are sweet:drool: I liked all the detail and work in all of them from the buildings, to the shadows of the smallest props, the textures are exquisite! All the parts in this composition are so solid, full of the best color and lighting I could recommend to see for the beautiful style you got! Congratulations my friend! :applause: I have gain so much from all this experience and learning a lot from you! Thank you!:smiley:

#361

Awsome man! really nice closeups. Im definitely jealous of the warrior cuz that Rita girl is HOT! I also wanted to ask you about the texture on Rita’s jacket - I really struggled to get that nice threaded look on my characters trousers but it didnt work as well unfortunately. Ayudame porfa vos!

Anyway, awsome finale! coming to your thread is a definite inspiration whenever Im out of gas! thanks again homie!

#362

WOW! Fantastic job! I love this image! The style is great, I really like your designs, and your painting technique is really really nice. Cute girl! I also like your attention to detail. really well done! Best of luck to you in the competition, super duper work man!

#363

Your final is amazing ! I can see this picture during hours ! Lots of details ! Great !

#364

Hi Gabriel

i’m here to wish you the best luck in this challenge!
your piece rocks!
:buttrock:

thanks for everything!

see you soon =)

#365

Awesome work Gabriel! Its a really fun image! great details–Congratulations on a terrific final! The yak is so cute!

#366

[size=2]Shhh don’t tell anyone I was here…

Ha! like someone will come and read, yeah right… Okeeee… thanks for showing in these later decompression days…

Marco, thanks man, I learned and catch some good inspiration from your pic too, I’m very flattered, thank you! you posted just as I was typing my thanks post so I went all D’oh! when I noticed , Hope you read this now :smiley:

Jeff, Green rules man! and you know that too, you used green as nobody else did in the challenge :smiley: I’m in eternal debt with you from being such a good sport! It’s been a pleasure Sir.

Capt’n Panda, words fail me, Thank you! Hope Little Miss panda is getting all well real soon! Best wishes.

Eric, Thanks for visiting again, you’re the second to talk about my monstrosity factor :D, I guess you saw My Myspace pictures!, no, seriously thank you very much fella, Hope we meet again soon!

Gonzalo, Gracias por las visitas viejo, ojala veamos mas de tu estilo, me gusta mucho :slight_smile:

Axel, this must be like the 1000th time I say thanks, but I still mean it completely!! thank you my friend!

Juan pablo: If it served as inspiration in anyway I’m just more than rewarded, Enjoy Homie, Help is on the way I promise :smiley:

Kenneth, Love to see you showed by pal! I’m very glad you enjoyed! See you around and thanks for the thrill ride!! :smiley:

Gilles, Thanks man, I stared a it for hours and I can’t ensure your mental health after that, I still wake up screaming every night :smiley:

Filipe, You’re the man!! I will expect a great work from you in the next one too, And it will be a great pleasure to see you there!

Kei, Oh my! thanks for taking the time, He’s not a yak but who cares, I will send him your message just to see him blush!.. nice… :smiley:

[size=3]Sooooooooo … Does anyone know what will happen now? when will we know the results? Big mystery to me, let me know!

I’m off now, still dealing with the insomnia… damn, It was worthy…

Best Wishes to all…
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#367

oh its ok that you took out the giraffe! I forgive you! haha next time maybe…lol

Great finished product and I love all the close ups! It was great fun following your progress on this piece! Good luck my friend!:thumbsup:

#368

That was an excelent tutorial man! thanks for the help, I started to work on it and its lookin a lot better than my stripped pant look… And its so easy with Photoshop, you just have to think of how you can use all those options to your benefit - It would have never crossed my mind to do it that way.

They’ll probably anounce next week though, so stay put homie. haha. Hopefully all that hard work and community help will pay off for you! If not, its still one of the top threads on this competition!