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chow54_james_stanton by ~Exocentric:iconExocentric:

Categories Digital Art > Paintings & Airbrushing > People > Open Format

©2007-2009 ~Exocentric
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chow54 for conceptart.org


Whoo..painting is a LOT of work. Draining...I just need to get it down natural. I made some achievements here though...like having an environment, he doesn't just float in space, he really exists, standing on a flat plane. It's dynamic too...I like the dynamic angle....
so hopefully you'll see some more paintings in the future...ones not so rushed. This one was 2.5 hrs. D: Stressful to try to cram all that in for the contest deadline. But still. Gunslingers are the best.
Here's what I worked from:

James Stanton~
The year is 1875. After the Civil War ended, the Union marksman, tracker and scout was out of a job. The only suitable job left for men in Stanton's position was bountyhunting... after all, hunting men is what he does best. Armed with two Army issue Colt 45 Peacemakers, and an 1873 Winchester Deluxe Lever Action Short Rifle, James Stanton hunts down the baddest of the bad. The lowest, most dangerous scum of the earth that prey on helpless caravans, killing the men then raping and selling the women for ammunition and cheap whiskey. Stanton has no tollerance for this kind of lifestyle, having lost his wife and daughter to simillar brigands. Now, after 5 years, he has made a name for himself as the fastest gunslinger from Missouri to the Rio Grande. Outlaws beware! Stanton aims to send them to meet their maker via the bullet train express!!

My concept. Maybe I'll post in the scraps my thumbnails and concepts along the way...I like those better actually. But of course, they were pencil. Which is much kinder to me...

Now I'll go sleep.

Wow, did I just post something? I'm shocked at myself.

I don't really care a whole lots about anatomy critiques right now...more on composition, on lighting, on color, depth and everything.

(c)Exocentric 2007

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~SkeletalWings Jan 15, 2007, 7:59:29 AM
... my god. WOW. Amazing job! I love the angle, the colors, the way you shaded everything, and the deep contrast in the image. I love extremes like this! I think you got the lighting down well, unless you wanted to show different textures on the clothing and such, like suede boots or something. :3 But... hey! You drew a guy! : D I'm not complaining.

Um... lesse... crit here? Well, I notice he has a cape-ish thing flowing? Unless I misunderstand it for something else. And by how far it's been drawn, it looks like it's being hit by something other than a light breeze. So I think things like the guns' smoke would be drifting off a bit earlier in that direction, and yeah... actually. I can't tell which way the wind is blowing. Is it blowing inwards? That's what the sign is showing me, but the cape-cloth isn't showing signs of hugging him, coming forward. Do I make any sense? x]

But nicely done. I really like teh background and his guns, too. :3 :+fav: Good luck on your contest.

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~EtherealPanda Jan 15, 2007, 10:56:21 AM
This one defiantly feels like he's part of the environment. The only complaint on composition is that he seems to be leaning a little forward. Which kind of takes away from his pose a tad.

I love rim lighting, and you always do a great job of it. The depth and colors looks good to me as well.

That hair and those guns are awesome, and I really dig that style of smoke. :)

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~zanazac Jan 15, 2007, 11:18:33 AM
My very first reaction to seeing this was "WOW~". You've really outdone yourself with this painting!

Not really all that much to critique, although now I'm kind of wondering where the light hitting the front of him is coming from. If the only light source is coming from the door, then it would seem a little odd, unless there's a mirror somewhere in that room reflecting light, but that would be rather unlikely, eh?

Another thing that seems to bother me is that the orangish yellow doesn't seem bright enough, but at least it contrasts nice with the dark background.

Wonderfully done! ^__^
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~Exocentric Jan 15, 2007, 8:39:57 PM
Extremes are fuuun. I drew a guy...with a mustache. And sideburns.

No I see what you mean, you're saying it should be curving around him, definitely, and when I first started doign the smoke from the barrels I actually painted them going against the way the cape was, so I fixed that, but the cape was already kind of set, I see what you mean though, it should be reacting to his body. Thanks for the lovely critique.

Mmm...just like you to fave a spur of the moment painting by me. :hug: Thank you.

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~Exocentric Jan 15, 2007, 8:42:35 PM
That is partially due to, which I guess you can't really see here, I originally had it plotted out with the horizon line and the the vanishing points and everything, and I think I had them bending a little bit in, or maybe just slanted funny, and and since there's nothing around him to compare to it looks wrong...but you're actually probably right, he is leaning too much, regardless of that. Thanks for pointing it out!

Haha. My favorite. :3

I got the guns just how I wanted, I'm pleased. I ran into the perfect brush for the smoke in photoshop and it just poured onto the canvas just right. That was the most fun part of the whole composition. Thanks for commenting. :Hug:

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~ars longa, vita brevis~
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~Exocentric Jan 15, 2007, 8:45:10 PM
Haha, the funny thing is, I still think I could've done more. :3

Now that I think of that, yeah, I feel stupid, uhm...also that there should be a darkened spot on him where the door things are blocking the sunset...but I missed adding that. :\ And even still, with a mirror, the light would be warm, not cooler as it appears to be. It's a phenomenon. X) I guess I'll put my light sources on screen next time.

Mmm, in spots yes, I agree, it could be brighter. Thanks for the fantastic comment and critique, zanazac.

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~Sprite37 Jan 16, 2007, 9:46:50 AM
Wow, very nice and the perspective is dead on, like the concept and the dark tones, very nice =D

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Mood: Wow! ~LonerSoul96 Jan 17, 2007, 4:13:06 PM
LS: Wow! Is really awesome!

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~soraneko Jan 18, 2007, 7:43:30 AM
I love it. The light source is a little confusing, but then you'd barely get any sort of definition from him (if it was all from the door way) and the detail you've got in his shirt and face give him a character more than just a silhouette :3

I like the sort of glow everything has because of that back-light, you've managed that perfectly :) The smoke in the barrels are a nice touch, and the colours in the sky are GOREOUS, though a little light, but I suppose they can be like that, so I'll shush on that one... clouds are difficult, so I'm not gonna moan about those at all, they're good for a 2.5hour painting, REALLY good

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