Absinthe by lwperkins

Poser • Portraits • posted on Feb 20, 2008

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As soon as I got IgnisSerpentus' Absinthe (on RDNA) I wanted to portray her in the place of the girl in Eduard Manet's "Bar at the Folies Bergere" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Edouard_Manet_004.jpg and try repainting that image myself, by hand. If you look closely you'll see that most of the elements in the original painting are there,but I changed the angle of the mirror (the mirror frame is plain in Manet's version, it's just a dull gold strip above the red wallpaper)and flipped the man talking to her to look the other direction, so that she is the center of interest (Manet accomplished this by making him very sketchy, and setting him behind her reflection.) I did remove the bowl of oranges, though they are one of my favorite parts of the original, because I wanted to leave room for her pose--the original girl is a calm angel in the middle of a busy, smoky bar, this Absinthe is a little devil and a purveyor of dubious drinks. Everything but Absinthe'hair, head, neck,her arms and hands are painted in Art Rage and Photoshop.

Comments (52)

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delbeke

5:11PM | Wed, 20 February 2008

I am speechless. You created an extraordinary 'painting.' This has got to be your best ever, stunning! Manet eat your heart out! There are o words to really do this justice. :o)

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Vanadis11

5:14PM | Wed, 20 February 2008

AWESOME! Thats really awesome my friend! You did such a great job on this image! Really love it!

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gypsyangel

5:28PM | Wed, 20 February 2008

This is really cool!! I know how long you've been working on it, and I must say...it came out simply spectacular...Amazing stuff, Lynn...and NO more bottles!!

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DarkAngelGrafics

5:29PM | Wed, 20 February 2008

Fantastic composition!!

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gillbrooks

5:48PM | Wed, 20 February 2008

What a great big fat WOW!! Outstanding artwork :-)

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Brandi

5:48PM | Wed, 20 February 2008

This is fantastic, Lynn! Really wonderfully done! :D

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e-brink

6:20PM | Wed, 20 February 2008

This is a lovely piece of work. A great idea and so beautifully executed. Well done Lynn!

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colynn

7:08PM | Wed, 20 February 2008

Wow! Incredible painting & detail! ^^

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pennykay

7:11PM | Wed, 20 February 2008

Wow! Just gorgeous hon! Incredible in every detail!

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brycek

7:15PM | Wed, 20 February 2008

Beautiful artwork!!

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eekdog

7:45PM | Wed, 20 February 2008

great atmosphere and character, love your postwork. really a very talent job here. very captivating/ steve

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bmeza2002

7:49PM | Wed, 20 February 2008

Nice!!! Great character in the tophat. Better than manet's :).

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1010

8:25PM | Wed, 20 February 2008

Oh wow Lynn, what a work of art! You rock sweetie!

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Kyms_Cave

8:42PM | Wed, 20 February 2008

Brilliant Image..you are so tallented..Perfection..

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Shari123

9:13PM | Wed, 20 February 2008

Oh my, what creativity! You really excelled with this one. What a clever way to portray Abisinthe. Your talent always amazes me!!

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IgnisSerpentus

9:33PM | Wed, 20 February 2008

Oh my Lynn... this is the absolute COOLEST image. You know, I was kind of hoping someone would do a "real" Absinthe render with her... I love the Victorian/Art Nouveau feel of the era (and as I told you, I almost added an absinthe glass and slotted spoon prop, but decided to go a diff way with her) Your painting in this is c'est manifique, I too love the guy in the top hat and the busy bar atmosphere. I think it is positively one of your best!!! Def goin to my faves!!! (((((((((huggies)))))))))))))

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Richardphotos

9:52PM | Wed, 20 February 2008

breath taking painting.I never seen the original I believe but your version is awesome

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cole4965

11:04PM | Wed, 20 February 2008

Really beautifully done!!!

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ldynghtwng

11:07PM | Wed, 20 February 2008

Really superb work..I love how you re-worked the original painting and blended it into your render. Extraordinarily creative and talented job!

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gerberc

12:37AM | Thu, 21 February 2008

WOW, you have amazing painting skills! This is really stunning work!!

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shadownet

1:34AM | Thu, 21 February 2008

Excellent!

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TheAnimaGemini

2:48AM | Thu, 21 February 2008

I am speechless. This is so beautiful. Your painting skills really amaze me and i love the surrealistic touch with her elven ears. A fav...

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dorkati

4:15AM | Thu, 21 February 2008

AMAZING WORK!!!!

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cenkkara

7:01AM | Thu, 21 February 2008

Great painting!

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Raddar

9:23AM | Thu, 21 February 2008

Amazing work Lynn. I can't get over how beautiful your painting skills are. I really like the idea of taking an otherwise normal scene, and mixing it up a bit with an elf. Excellent image.

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