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I put a lot of hours into this painting and finally I just can't look at it anymore. I was partly inspired by the myth of Atlas holding up the world and by reading some D&D source books about the primordials. I had then created a couple of sketches in pen and after about a year I scanned them and created the work you see from that. So you could say that this painting is like 90% digital since there is no full drawing of it.
Any comment or critique is most welcomed.
©2009-2013 *NathanRosario
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Critique by *Ito-Saith-Webb Nov 23, 2009, 11:21:30 PM
This is a very interesting composition and I like the clever use of of perpendicular directional lines to guide our attention to the giant last. Your color choices look thought out and have some nice variety but I do think that in the embers that you could have used more oranges as this would have really complimented the blues. Also I think it would have been a little better if you had spread out more cracks of the heat he is being tortured with or that he is causing. There is some nice depth where the giant is but it does get a little flat and I think that could be adjusted merely by contrast or maybe some complimentary colors to make the city pop more. I really like his pose but his right leg and right arm seem out of proportion to me a bit like you were trying to show all of it when it should be behind his head and left arm more.

Besides the points I mentioned this is a very strong piece and I hope this helped.
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Critique by ~Kuromu Nov 22, 2009, 8:36:12 AM
The contrast of colours is amazing. I'll start by saying that, because it's really spectacular. I often use a different tone of blue to that when mixing with orange and red, however for your purpose it worked perfectly.
I opened the page and expanded the image to fullview, I started looking at the image from the top, slowly scrolled down, where the colours and tones began to get darker. This had a huge impact on me as suddenly the reds came into view. This made me think of the saying 'Things seem good on the surface', because underneath the glowing and shining blues, is a man chained down with red magma-like substance beneath him. On the underneath things aren't so fine. Underneath it is one man's struggle.

The only thing I personally picked up on that I thought was off, was in some just little details of the overall image, the perspective doesn't seem right. The image however is of an a-symmetrical mountain-like structure, where perspective isn't always going to be perfect. Parts will stick out an etcetera, so this perspective mishap, shouldn't really have been mentioned.

A little more red shining onto the underneath of some shadowy parts of the image would have been nice, but the impact wouldn't have been so great, then. Overall I'm just wowed by it.
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~MrDust00X Mar 17, 2013
Even with all the bridgeways and chains, that guy would have to hold REAL STILL to keep from upsetting the inhabitants. But then again, what more could they do to punish him? Dump their septic tanks down on him?
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~VincentJAlcarese Aug 14, 2012  Professional Traditional Artist
Dude, excellent stuff, truly excellent!!
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*NathanRosario Sep 18, 2012  Professional Digital Artist
Thank you!
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Mood: Love ~bigton Jul 3, 2012
When i saw this 'Atlas' was the first thing that came to mind. I'm in love with this pic <3
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~Freelancespy87 Mar 2, 2012
that is so BA i need to put something like that in my book.
may I have your permission to do so?
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~BioGenTech Aug 21, 2011
Great concept and execution. A really great work of art.
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*NathanRosario Aug 22, 2011  Professional Digital Artist
Thanks!
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~Vampyre-Lover Jul 8, 2011
Stunning Masterpiece!!!
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Mood: Mesmerized ~evellesque Feb 22, 2011
This is ....epic. While I think perhaps the piece would look better without the "arms" (thus adding a more emphasis to the central structure), I love the sort of captivated, hanging by a thread feel I get from this, that sense that this place is one that is fragile and yet treasured, greatly protected. If those words make any sense. And yet, my eye finally picks up on the creature below, and everything is suddenly more sinister. I like it.
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*NathanRosario Feb 26, 2011  Professional Digital Artist
Thanks! Glad you like it!
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