To Wake the Dead by duncanlong

Poser • Horror • posted on Nov 21, 2006

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This is my entry into the Halloween contest. It placed -- by the skin of its teeth, in the fourth honorable mention (perhaps generous even at that). I created the central character with somewhat of an Art Decco style, more stylized than realistic. I know her hair might have "flowed" -- but I rather like this Russian thistle sort of look, at least for this style. My goal was to create a very balanced layout for the entire picture, an almost iconic style while employing the classic elements of Halloween including its traditional black/yellow/orange colors. Rough modeling was done in Poser for both the main figure and the skeletons. A layer for the robe was then painted (along with hair) on the central figure; the skeletons greatly reworked in Photo-Paint where the background was also painted in behind everything, and a grass "spray" added to the foreground and then toned down to blend into everything. Possibly the skeletons should have been arranged to "pyramid" up to the main figure above, but at the time that didn't occur to me. All the work was done on a PC running XP with a much-used Wacom Tablet, currently held together with packing tape.

Comments (16)

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stoffel

8:15AM | Tue, 21 November 2006

Amazing contest entry ... two thumbs up for your render. Maybe you find the time to arranged the skeletons as a pyramid :)

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2Loose2Trek

8:25AM | Tue, 21 November 2006

wonderfully realized image and dramatic flare of color ... and I can see the "art deco" influence regarding the central character. well done. those Wacom tablets are almost like "energizer bunnies" aren't they? very cool work.

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Whatthe

8:42AM | Tue, 21 November 2006

Wowzers! Amazing work and effects!

Pliadian

8:54AM | Tue, 21 November 2006

Wonderful. Honorable mention is a feather in ones cap.I'd take a wacom if it was held together with barbed wire:o)

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Denger

11:25AM | Tue, 21 November 2006

I would never have guessed this was rendered in Poser. Well done! The sorceress (or whatever she may be) looks outstanding in the stylized aspect you've created. Highly dramatic. FIVE STARS

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MarkHirst

12:27PM | Tue, 21 November 2006

Very striking and well done for the honourable mention. The stylised design works well. Did you realise that the colours and the position of the conjurer creates the effect of the Eye of Sauron ?

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odie

3:43PM | Tue, 21 November 2006

oh wow.. the impact when this opened. Fabulous work, Duncan. :0)

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ppetersen

5:18PM | Tue, 21 November 2006

Most definitely has a decoish look to it... She's almost in silhouette. Wonderfully done Duncan and you're right about the skeltons too, perhaps in pyramidical form... Awesome work!!!!

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MongusKing

5:20PM | Tue, 21 November 2006

Xcellent work as always!!!!!

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duncanlong

5:22PM | Tue, 21 November 2006

Thanks all for the kind comments... MarkHirst: No, that did not occur to me -- but you're right on the mark in suggesting the similarity. Studying it a bit (which comes easier the farther away from its creation I get), I also noticed that if her figure is seen as a mouth, there is the vague suggestion of two ghostly white eyes and a nose against the yellow background, sort of the ghost image of a jack-o-lantern. I'd like to think that these are all signs of an amazingly creative subconscious mind, but suspect that the ability of human kind to "see things" in an inkblot is closer to what is responsible. Nevertheless, quite an interesting observation, Mark.

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sittingblue

6:34PM | Tue, 21 November 2006

it looks brilliant... quite striking as well.

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shantay

3:56AM | Wed, 22 November 2006

Glad for your honorable mention, well deserved. Splendid work and colors, Duncan!

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brylaz

5:55AM | Thu, 23 November 2006

Impressive work! Excellent!!!

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duncanlong

7:37AM | Tue, 28 November 2006

Yes, the Wacom tablets do go on and on like the proverbial Energizer Bunny. My tablet has outlasted two computers and now is on its third, keeping "up to speed" through three versions of Windows as well, thanks to good driver support from the manufacturer. My old Wacom tablet was one of the best investments I've ever made, both in terms of the capabilities it's added to my artwork as well as the amazing durability of the hardware itself. It's with good reason that these tablets are used by so many digital artists.

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