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Affected · Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 7:10 am

Not a cityscape this time!

And no, he doesn't have two right hands. It's not an anatomy fault...

Sumaleth · Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 7:14 am

It looks cool. But is he supposed to have two right-hands? Wink

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FallDamage · Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 9:16 am

I tried bending my arm like that, but it just wasn't happening.

Affected · Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 9:30 am

Gnnh!
I messed up! Tried to be too clever and messed right up!

OK, here's the deal: I wanted to paint an image where the character is shielding his eyes from this bright light, and I wanted to have both the back of his hand as seen here and his face visible at the same time. I decided to do some severe perspective distortion so that the image would contain two points of view in a sense. However... A right hand is a right hand, no way around it.

GRR. I don't know how I'd fix it though. If I make the hand a left hand there's nothing odd about it anymore, nothing to make the viewer look for clues what's happening. (the shadow on the face was supposed to be one.)

Maybe I'll just call it an artistic decision...

sigh.

FallDamage · Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 9:35 am

Maybe if you straighten his arm out? Heh, I went and checked it out in my mirror, and I can do it with a straight arm, so you could re-work it a bit and it would be accurate.

Chris · Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 9:36 am

i think it is kind of cool actually. makes the mind think more, especially when i look at the shadow and then back at the hand Razz

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Affected · Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 9:47 am

falldamage: the thumb is on the wrong side to be his left hand, even if it the hand is shown from his own viewpoint as it's supposed to be here.

Chris: and THAT was the point exactly with the shadow. Glad that at least works.

CwStone · Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 11:10 am

u should keep it as is imo. The wierdness is cool
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gLitterbug · Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 5:31 pm

The hand itself is very well done imo, looks nice.

Just pretend you intended to do it that way and find some deeper meaning to it and you�re set.

laketrout · junior member Member # Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 1

Could it be that it is not his hand that is wrong but that his head is on backwards? hmmm? See there could be very deep meaning to his painting...

Sumaleth · Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2005 7:09 am

A quick cut and flip of the arm doesn't work too bad:

But having two right hands is interesting too. Smile

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Affected · Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2005 8:59 am

sumaleth: yea, that works except then there's not much to point at the distortion I was aiming for... Well, maybe there isn't in the original anyway.

CwStone · Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 4:54 pm

one thing i forgot to mention, i woul change the silhouette of his foot around, becuase right now it looks like the silhouette (SP) of a big high heeled shoe
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ElfGirlKimmy · Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 6:49 pm

The hand itself is incredibly well-done. And nice lighting choice. *nodnod* Lovely lovely...
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