Digital Art: Shaman

in OCD4 years ago (edited)

shaman.jpg

I present you a piece made in 2017 which I'm really proud of.
It was made as most of my works, without a plan or a strong concept, I just started sketching a man on paper and I was having a lot of fun with composition.

Suddenly a story came to my mind... Since I was (and still am) heavily influenced by the culture of primitive tribes; healers, rituals and mystery, I thought about burden which lays on shamans.
Carrying other's daemons as a vessel, guiding them to leave, making space for light.
A subtle yet dangerous dance with the spirits, powerful but humble...

shaman_process.jpg

I don't usually follow the same process with coloring and in this case I started with simple hue and I was applying colors one by one, sharpening details and blurring out the outlines to the point they were gone and I was happy with the result.
I based a composition on arabesque, which gives a feel of movement. I also tried to focus on diagonals and golden ratio - it's mostly an intuitive process. A classic and well known painting of Van Gogh ispired me to do so:
Starry Night Van Gogh

If you're an artist and struggle to make your composition right, I strongly recommend you to draw composition lines on your work (or photo of it) to find mistakes. It looks more or less like this:

shaman composition.jpg

And that's it. Thank you for your attention and have an amazing day everyone ✌️

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Woah this is super cool, I included you in my weekly curation Ocean of Art! I would also recommend you checking out the Alien art hive community, you may find some art that interests you there!

Wow thank you! I really appreciate it :) I'll definitely check it!

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I present you a piece made in 2017 which I'm really proud of.

Damn right, you should be proud of this... it's stunning! Following more on automotive design, I know a little bit on those composition lines. I guess it's true that following these lines can make some staggeringly pleasing things to look at. The detailing, and the depth of colours really got my eye, and I thank you for sharing this ❤️. It's made my day, and I wish you a great day, too! Keep sharing, and stay safe 😄!

Thank you... You can't see it but I'm blushing right now 😌

You're welcome! In these troubling times, it's good to know that we can still make others smile and blush with good spirits 😄!

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