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theancientofdays — Monochrome Noodle
Published: 2007-01-11 17:26:12 +0000 UTC; Views: 1406; Favourites: 51; Downloads: 0
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I'm posting this one for several reasons. First off, even though it did appear in my gallery before, only about six people ever saw it. Second, I needed something fairly nice to submit to .This is watercolour, about 8" by 12". I like painting in monchrome because you really have to pay attention to the light and shadow. I always give away my FanArt. I believe this one belongs to .
Noodle isn't my character. If she was, I'd be really wealthy. She belongs to Mr. Hewlett.
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Is this the Noodle you were referring to in class earlier this week?
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amazing work and amazing song. its one of my fav and this work is one of my fav too
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Thanks very much! I painted all four of the Gorillaz in this monochrome style, but this one was my favourite of the bunch (the others can be found in a matted piece in my Scraps). I even made myself a T-shirt with this painting on it!
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Hey, it'd be my pleasure! Just note me with your address and size!
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Thank you very much! As FanArt goes, I think I'm probably proudest of this one. 
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Thanks very much indeed! Yeah, this one's my favourite Noodle. keeps threatening to send me his address, but so far his parents have been thankfully hesitant about it, so in the meantime, I get to keep her in my studio.
Thanks for the 
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Thank you very much indeed! Coming from someone with a gallery like yours, that's quite an honour!
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Your welcome my friend. It is a cool pic.
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Oh, no big rush...I'm certainly enjoying having it around. I even made a T-shirt of this one!
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Really?!? 
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So pretty~
Great job. When I first saw the thumbnail, I thought it was a screenshot from the FGI video, with the contrast adjusted. It's very accurate!
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Thanks very much! I started doing these one-colour paintings as an exercise in "seeing" light and dark - so that I wouldn't be tempted to use colour as a crutch for shadow and highlights. This series of Gorillaz paintings is a little unusual because I didn't bother to gradually change the tone as I went along; I only chose three tones - black, white and grey. I think it keeps the cartoony effect in tact but makes it more interesting than just plain black and white.
I appreciate the comment!
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Well, you must admit, she's got a pretty big fanbase there!
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Wow! Nice to see you commenting! Thanks very much - I like this one, too.
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Thanks! She's a fun subject. My wife thinks FanArt is kind of base, but there are times when it's just a fun thing to do. Besides, my wife looks a lot like Noodle, so she doesn't mind these so much...
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I don't even know what Fan Art is, but if your wife looks like Noodle, she's Cute!!!
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Thanks! Yeah, she's adorable.
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if i didnt know how good you are, id swear it was the official pic photoshoped XD
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You're too kind! You can see the watermarks, I'm afraid. I can't use those photo programs to save my life!
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well you cant make everything perfect ya know :3 i cant use the advanced one, but the ones with less features are easy
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Thank you very much indeed! Compliments from you really mean a lot to me!
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Its a pleasure - good work.
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This was my favourite piece of the Monochrome series.
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Thanks! Yeah, mine, too. I think this is probably my favourite Noodle that I've done. There's something ethereal about it that I like.
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I LOVE THIS PIECE \@E@/ Reminds me of a refelction in water
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Thanks! Yeah, that fuzziness that comes with watercolour usually drives me blind spare, but in this one, I think it works pretty well. If it was a different subject or in colour, I probably would have gotten frustrated and trashed it.
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I suppose you're right - an unusual subject and an unusual style, but the kids these days seem to be attracted to it.
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fantastic work... the windmill in the background is great... it completely distracts me from the foreground
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Thanks! I enjoy these monochrome paintings because they're a great exercise in "seeing" the shapes and shadows rather than relying on the colour to do the work for me. I really have to concentrate more on the drawing in these, so they're good practice.
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