ART EXPLOSION WEEK 33: Theme SURREAL

in #artexplosion7 years ago

This is my entry for the art explosion week contest by @juliakponsford

It´s titled "FUSION"
You can click on the image to zoom in

I think it´s the first time I make something surreal, so I hope It meets the kind of art asked.

My initial idea was to somehow show the fixtation of a tought in the brain. Inception is one of my favourite movies, so the idea behind it seemed like a good fit for the contest.

Let´s go with it!

This time I started with the background. Some kind of vaccumm that could represent an empty brain.
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Throw some noise and excitement...
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... and draw some "neuronal conections". Background done. Let´s move on. What idea do I want to fix in that empty brain?
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Of course, a woman. Well, more like a zombie right now that is still a very rough idea and a quick drawing to act as layout.
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It´s color time...
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... and render, render and render time then. I´m sorry, I´m showing you all the ugly stages.
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After a bit more rendering, some layer mode twicking with and some FX courtesy of Painters Particle brush, the girl is done.
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It´s time to add the background. I changed it a bit because it was very saturated and very busy overall. I want the attention on the figure so I darken it a bit and adjust a bit the color.
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Last step, as usual, is to bring the image to lightroom. I´ve cropped it a bit and add some glow effect that kind of remind me to the 80´s "Heavy Metal Magazine" artwork and I like a lot.
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Made by - @javicuesta

I hope you like it. Thanks to @juliakponsford for organising the contest and give us the opportunity to challenge ourselves!

Thanks for watching!

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These are amazing!😀

Thank you!

Hello! I find your post valuable for the art community! Thanks for the great post! ARTzone is now following you! ALWAYs follow @artzone and the artzone tag, and support our artists!

Hi, it is a beautiful piece of art, the colors are very nice, I love how you managed it digitally, I still draw the traditional way but love the digiart too! I am busy with learning more about it :) good luck X

Thank you! Digital is just a tool, in a way it´s like the dark side of the force, quicker, easier, more seductive, but the truth is that you´ll learn more by the limits the traditional media imposes, just keep drawing! Good luck to you too. You´ve a disturbing piece, I like it! :)

Yes it is nice to have a bit of both, and I will I love drawing and everything that comes with it.

Thank you I am glad you like it! X

awesome!

Thank you!