Now I understand. I suspect your monitor's calibration is off. That's neither here nor there for browsing the web and other general uses, however, when it comes to art, it's a big deal. Check here
http://epaperpress.com/monitorcal/ is it off?
My monitor's properly calibrated and so I can see where a large patch of black is causing a recess/concave area on her thigh. I'm positive it's an issue with draping. I'm sure he drew her thigh correctly, but when it came to draping it got away from him. That concave area looks like a deep dent, a deformity.
The red queen's having technical difficulties as well. The foreshortening appears to be off while the draping will mean an uneven hem, should she ever decide to stand. Unfortunately it's improper for sitting position as well, which means her knees somehow begin at her waist. The back of her skull appears to be missing as well.
It looks digital. I didn't say digital's bad. I simply said the paintings look digital. They look it because the outlines are all consistently thick while the linework inside the outlines is consistently thin. Real pens and brushes don't work that way. The lines undulate with pressure. Honestly, the only time I've ever seen such even lines has been when the art in question is digital and the artist used a mouse.
Hey if I feel like it's spam, I feel like it's spam. One needn't ask you to purchase something for a post or email to be classified as spam. When someone linked to their backgammon site, their thread was removed because it wasn't about poker. Think about it, backgammon has a lot in common with poker, and since Gus Hansen started out with backgammon it stands to reason some poker players might be interested in backgammon. But because backgammon is not poker, the thread and link were removed.
Do you really think an artist wouldn't know about galleries? Do you really think there are starving people in of all places,
sweden? And reallly, if an artist is painting cards in the first place, can you honestly tell me that they'd be dense enough to not give a card manufacturer a second thought?
Honestly, I can't fathom why the word spam wouldn't cross your mind. More eyes on his site and more eyes on his art, with the possibility of people wanting to buy a litho. Sorry, that sounds like a heaping helping of spam to me, but hey if Monty Python's Flying Circus is any indication, vikings love spam. Oh wait, it's not, and someone will now call me a racist because everybody knows Swedish is a race and not a nationality. No wait, Swedish is a nationality and not a race. But yep, I'll get called a racist. Maybe not, so long as I remember to "Always be kind to an Arab".
I might sound mean to you. But guess what. I'm not mean. Mean would be saying everything looks fine when it doesn't. If the art's digital the mistakes I noticed are easily fixed. It really does look digital. Also, and this is part of it as well. The handle and tip of the umbrella are decidedly modern. And that's not in keeping with the vintage feel. If you're going for a vintage or even historical look, placing something modern within the image is jarring. By simply changing the handle and tip, it will fit better.
Oh and I suspect he's posted on a slew of other sites because that's what artists do. Once they decide to sell their work, they then proceed to promote the hell out of themselves. That's as it should be and as it has been for quite some time.
Oh and if details don't matter, then from this day forward, nobody is allowed to speak of Phil Hellmuth's mole. Furthermore, nobody can point out mistakes in
hands played. No more pointing out glaring typos or math mistakes either.
Dang, now that we're not allowed to talk about details the forums are gonna get mighty dull.
