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I absolutely am in love with the shading in this picture!! It is so well done and is personally my favorite in this competition.
This is fucking breathtaking. Even though I despise Sunset Shimmer, god damn this is masterful. The image it evokes...
The more I look at it, the more I like it.
Sunset's face is absolutely well rendered, those black eyes seemed to gaze at the emptiness she's feeling (BTW, I' understand why the caption is here, even though I think it's pointless since I find the meaning pretty obvious)
I'm not so sure about the purple and grey part. I wonder if it's supposed to represent the empty bed, Twilight's fragrance still lingering in the air, or something completely different. I'm pretty sure it has to do with Twilight though (since it's purple).
Probably a top slater.
Sunset's face is absolutely well rendered, those black eyes seemed to gaze at the emptiness she's feeling (BTW, I' understand why the caption is here, even though I think it's pointless since I find the meaning pretty obvious)
I'm not so sure about the purple and grey part. I wonder if it's supposed to represent the empty bed, Twilight's fragrance still lingering in the air, or something completely different. I'm pretty sure it has to do with Twilight though (since it's purple).
Probably a top slater.
>>Fenton
I think the purple bit is supposed to be the collar/shoulder of the jacket she's wearing. As if the light is coming from the upper right.
...And while I'm here, I'd better leave some thoughts on the piece. Will have to agree with everyone that this is pretty amazing. I mentioned in the chat that this really evokes those old greek drama/tragedy masks for me, which is a great thematic selection IMO. Nice work!
I think the purple bit is supposed to be the collar/shoulder of the jacket she's wearing. As if the light is coming from the upper right.
...And while I'm here, I'd better leave some thoughts on the piece. Will have to agree with everyone that this is pretty amazing. I mentioned in the chat that this really evokes those old greek drama/tragedy masks for me, which is a great thematic selection IMO. Nice work!
>>Bachiavellian
Yes! I see it now. I'll go a stop further by saying this is Twilight's old jacket (since it's purple).
Yes! I see it now. I'll go a stop further by saying this is Twilight's old jacket (since it's purple).
Top tier for me, because this is a piece that knows what it wants to do, aims high, and hits. The stylized vector work here (I assume it's vector: if not, further bravo) is sharp, evocative, and immediately identifiable; furthermore, you've got a subliminal Jesus thing going on (whether you intended it or not) with the hair/crown of thorns and the dramatic shadows. Fine work!
I loved Wake-up Call. Even with its fair share of issues, I think it's a lovely piece and I wanted to make something which captured the feelings I got from reading it. I'm going to break down the process of creating this piece.
In the story, Sunset is going through an emotional low point in her life, but there's a faint glimmer of hope near the end. So I thought what would be the best way to represent this, and I remembered the chiaroscuro technique, which deals with strong contrasts between dark and light, so I decided to take that approach with Sunny. Then I thought about how Sunset is said in Italian, and that gave us Tramonto.
Now, I'm not going to claim this is a chiaroscuro piece, those require a mastery of the craft I don't hope to achieve anytime soon, but I think it captures a bit of that spirit.
Also, I'm not at all subtle with symbolism, but I thought someone would've mentioned how Sunset is surrounded by darkness but is still looking into the light, even if she's not out of the shadows yet, which evokes that slightly hopeful note in which the story ended.
>>dragon discord
>>regidar
I'm glad you liked it so much! I had a lovely time making this, and I'm glad that passion came through.
>>Fenton
The caption is there to remind everyone why I don't write comedies. I am not a funny person, at least not on purpose.
>>Bachiavellian
I spent quite a lot of time thinking about how I should portray Sunset's face. I made a couple of sketches before setling on what became the final product. Perhaps I was subconsciously reminded of Greek theatre masks as well, because I wanted the darkness on Sunset's eyes to sort of represent her troubled heart and mind, because even though there's a silver lining at the very end, there's still that hurt inside of her and I hatemyself when I start speaking like this, so I'm just going to say I'm glad you liked it and thank you for your words.
>>horizon
I don't know how to work with vectors, I did everything with Photoshop by adding clipping masks at different opacities until I got the shading I liked.
Nevertheless, I'm glad you liked it as much as you did. I didn't go for a Jesus reference, though (missed the chance to make a Christian Sunset Shimmer reference there, I know). However, I'm a firm believer that art isn't so much about the intentions of the artist, but what the observer gets from it, and that's more important, at least in my opinion.
I'm glad you all liked it as much as you did, and I hope to keep delivering quality in future art rounds!
In the story, Sunset is going through an emotional low point in her life, but there's a faint glimmer of hope near the end. So I thought what would be the best way to represent this, and I remembered the chiaroscuro technique, which deals with strong contrasts between dark and light, so I decided to take that approach with Sunny. Then I thought about how Sunset is said in Italian, and that gave us Tramonto.
Now, I'm not going to claim this is a chiaroscuro piece, those require a mastery of the craft I don't hope to achieve anytime soon, but I think it captures a bit of that spirit.
Also, I'm not at all subtle with symbolism, but I thought someone would've mentioned how Sunset is surrounded by darkness but is still looking into the light, even if she's not out of the shadows yet, which evokes that slightly hopeful note in which the story ended.
>>dragon discord
>>regidar
I'm glad you liked it so much! I had a lovely time making this, and I'm glad that passion came through.
>>Fenton
The caption is there to remind everyone why I don't write comedies. I am not a funny person, at least not on purpose.
>>Bachiavellian
I spent quite a lot of time thinking about how I should portray Sunset's face. I made a couple of sketches before setling on what became the final product. Perhaps I was subconsciously reminded of Greek theatre masks as well, because I wanted the darkness on Sunset's eyes to sort of represent her troubled heart and mind, because even though there's a silver lining at the very end, there's still that hurt inside of her and I hatemyself when I start speaking like this, so I'm just going to say I'm glad you liked it and thank you for your words.
>>horizon
I don't know how to work with vectors, I did everything with Photoshop by adding clipping masks at different opacities until I got the shading I liked.
Nevertheless, I'm glad you liked it as much as you did. I didn't go for a Jesus reference, though (missed the chance to make a Christian Sunset Shimmer reference there, I know). However, I'm a firm believer that art isn't so much about the intentions of the artist, but what the observer gets from it, and that's more important, at least in my opinion.
I'm glad you all liked it as much as you did, and I hope to keep delivering quality in future art rounds!
