deviant art





Login
Join deviantART for FREE Take the Tour Lost Password?
Deviant Login
Buy Art Buy deviantWEAR Buy adCast Buy Premium Upgrade
Shop
 Join deviantART for FREE Take the Tour
Download Image
JPG, 1075×1238Shop Similar Prints
This Print Not Available
[x]

More from ^ChewedKandi

Featured in Groups:

group avatar #vector-artists
vector & vexel club group avatar #DD-Catalogue
The Home of Daily Deviations

Details

October 18, 2005
298 KB
1075×1238
Link
Thumb

Statistics

Comments: 117
Favourites: 224 [who?]
Views: 10,125 (1 today)
Downloads: 3,330 (0 today)
[x]
:iconchewedkandi:
... aka Sharon Milne's Davide (anyone get the joke?)

Well well well... ladies (and guys if you are that way inclined) form a line behind me! This is my portrait of the ever so talented and ever so drop dead gorgeous Davide aka ~originalASKER aka "My Favourite Italian" as I call him. He is the only guy I would ever say "don't shave off the beard!" - cos let's just face it, beards are not that attractive, but to me, Davide's is perfect - mmmmmm

I have had his photos on my PC for about a month now and I kept on meaning to start this, but always found shadows a bit of a mission, as this one has proved! 10 hours alone on the skin shading.

Again I have been practicing with gradients, all but 5 base layers are actually gradients! But that is not the hook with this one, the main challenge with this is that only 5 colours (bar the ourside colour of the frame!) have went into making it - and of course this means a lot of varying opacities and gradients needed to blend the colours... but it has been a very good challenge.

Anyway, music has been inspiring a lot of the titles of my portraits recently... this one is from the classic 80s song "Boys of Summer" by Don Henley. Classic song.

Thank you Davide for being a perfect model :hug:

---------------------------------------------------------

[Edit] Wow thanks `turn2002 for suggesting for the DD <3 totally unexpected - thanks guys :D
I just wanna say that this _isn't_ vector art... never claimed it to be... it's vexel art... which is based on raster layers and not vector layers.
But wow - thank you everyone who has been really sweet to fav it and comment it - it's much appreciated :D




:bulletwhite::bulletpink::bulletyellow::bulletblue: Follow My Work :bulletblue::bulletyellow::bulletpink::bulletwhite:

My Portfolio :bulletpink: Twitter :bulletpink: Facebook
:icon:
Add a Comment:
 
Preview   Add Comment

Daily Deviation

Given 2005-10-23
Boys of Summer... by =ChewedKandi Mind blowing vector art. It's all in the details. ( Suggested by `turn2002 and Featured by `object2bdestroyd )
love 0 0 joy 0 0 wow 1 1 mad 0 0 sad 0 0 fear 0 0 neutral 0 0
:iconshindiggery:
~Shindiggery Jan 27, 2012
I pick out one feature that I like, then my eye catches on another, and another, and a feckin other!

Really nice job.
Reply
:iconchewedkandi:
`ChewedKandi Jan 29, 2012  Professional Digital Artist
Thank you Alex :hug:

--
:bulletyellow::bulletblue::bulletpink: Facebook // Twitter :bulletyellow::bulletblue::bulletpink:
Reply
:icontopsi91:
~topsi91 Aug 22, 2011
Which program do you use of this? Please tell :)
Reply
:iconchewedkandi:
`ChewedKandi Aug 23, 2011  Professional Digital Artist
This one was Paintshop Pro 7.04

--
:bulletyellow::bulletblue::bulletpink: Facebook // Twitter :bulletyellow::bulletblue::bulletpink:
Reply
:iconktownjeff:
~ktownjeff Aug 6, 2011  Hobbyist Digital Artist
thats pretty amazing...i wish i could have watched you work on this, or watch you work on anything, i can imagine all the knowledge i would take in from watchin you work O_O....vectorgasm

--
"This cosmic dance of bursting decadence and withheld permissions twists all our arms collectively,But, if sweetness can win, and it can, then I'll still be here tomorrow, To high five you yesterday my friend. Peace...." - Mad Tart Toter (Adventure Time)
Reply
:iconchewedkandi:
`ChewedKandi Aug 9, 2011  Professional Digital Artist
Thank you :hug:

--
:bulletyellow::bulletblue::bulletpink: Facebook // Twitter :bulletyellow::bulletblue::bulletpink:
Reply
:iconskullknockade:
~SkullKnockade Aug 8, 2010  Student
Who cares if my comment's late. This is gorgeous :heart:

--
...and I tend to :+fav: and run.

:megaphone: "If we have enough calcium, we can do anything!" - Sakata Gintoki :bulletwhite: (Gintama)
Reply
:iconchewedkandi:
`ChewedKandi Aug 16, 2010  Professional Digital Artist
Thank you :hug:

--
:bulletyellow::bulletblue::bulletpink: Facebook // Twitter :bulletyellow::bulletblue::bulletpink:
Reply
:iconskullknockade:
~SkullKnockade Aug 16, 2010  Student
:hug:

--
...and I tend to :+fav: and run.

:megaphone: "If we have enough calcium, we can do anything!" - Sakata Gintoki :bulletwhite: (Gintama)
Reply
:iconpica-ae:
^pica-ae Dec 22, 2009
looks totally awesome :love:
... and i was just writing something really stupid, until i looked at the date :B
(groups can be really confusing :lol: )

but i love it :love:
even if i should have said so way before ;)

--
Community Volunteer for Text & Typography | I accept DD Suggestions

"i'm either feeling very good or else i am insane"

deviant /ˈdiː.vi.ənt/ A person or behaviour that is not usual and generally considered unacceptable
Reply
:icon:
Add a Comment:
 
Preview   Add Comment
©2012 deviantART. All rights reserved
About Us | Contact Us | Developers | Careers | Site Tour | Help & FAQ Advertise | Premium Membership Etiquette | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Copyright Policy