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Well after much hard work i came up with this as my third entry for Sketch Tavern's Mega Battle. Topic was "Michelangelo sculpts David" and hope i portrayed that well. Pushed myself to try a few new things with this: doing more with lights and shadows, pushing the perspective a bit, hope it turned out okay. Win or lose it's been a lot of fun and i feel i've learned a lot. Enjoy and let me know what you think :D

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Given 2007-12-16

In Round 3 by *rebel-penguin the lighting gives it a lot of mood, but the angle and the night sky suggests something deeper: grandeur and effort involved at the task at hand. Creating art, just like many artists here at DA do. (Suggested by =hya and Featured by `Einion)

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:iconanti-otaku:
wow! i'm quite impressed with this- it looks like it was taken out of a cartoon
but it's so CRISP and... the details in certain parts really show- like the ladder and the hair thing of the statue-
the lighting from the fire... the cartoony look is nice too- the sculptor has silly legs- hehe

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:icontiuni:
The perspective makes it look great. It feels as if the statue is very tall. :D

Ha, and I like how the legs of the statue haven't been fully finished yet. Michelangelo has a lot of work to do. xD

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:iconadherent:
The first thought that came to my mind was "Kewl!" Love the shading and whispy fire. Man, those ladders and such sure do look time consuming. I noticed the rebel-penguin mark on the corner; I don't know if it's new or not, but I definitely like it. I'm sure you gave the other contestants a run for their money. What else can I say but good job.
:iconfuri-ku:
Ahahah this is really cool, I love Michelangelo's calf muscles, so big. I guess climbing all those ladders would do that. I like the perspective and lighting. Good job.

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:iconhen-hen:
Those flames are amzing, great work

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:iconlaerry:
Ooo, very cool - like the perspective on this one. Is it documented fact that Michaelangelo had such chickenlegs or is that just creative licence? ;b

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:iconwet-like-water:
i really really like it!! makes David look humungous but in a good way!!
extra cool flames too...:)

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:iconmareiach:
Well done indeed!
I've actually seen David in the Uffizi in Florence. He is actually quite tall and is raised up on a platform. He was designed to be put above a giant doorway so this is most likely the perspective that most people would be seeing him. Michelangelo even purposefully enlarged the top half of his body, head and hand, to compensate for shrinking into the distance because he was so tall.
One of the things that I loved about this piece was that I could feel the star in the sky moving in their rotation. I could FEEL it.
It's a stunning piece. I wish you the best of luck. Make sure to let us all know how you do. I'll throw ya a party!

Someday you'll have to give me an tutorial in Illustrator. I just way too frustrated.
:iconcraiginatin:
Ahhh! So much detail, the flames, the ladders, the lighting. It all remind me of Zeld: Wind Waker. This is very good quality work! It actually looks like it should be in motion, which is cool :)

My only problem is the head, I'm not sure if its the perspective or it is a personal style thing, but its not big enough a problem to mess with the whole thing.

Great work :)

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