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wendelin — High Bear
Published: 2005-11-15 18:10:07 +0000 UTC; Views: 17259; Favourites: 292; Downloads: 1344
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After a b/w photo by Herman Heyn in 1900.Unfortunately I don't have any further information about the man. I don't even know which tribe he belonged to.
The photo seems to be very rare, because I couldn't find another copy of it browsing the internet. I searched for it because I wanted to show the reference but I can't link to the site where I found the original one - the URLs there are too long.
So, for those who are interested I uploaded the reference to Imageshack: [link]
Drawn in Photopaint using a Wacom tablet.
Original size: 2847 x 3543 px
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Comments: 147
Wow! This portrait you made is incredible Wendelin. I hope you don't mind my fav'ing this.
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Not at all! Thank you very much!
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drawn or colored in photopaint?
either way, very impressive!
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wow! such a great job man, I can imagine the patience you needed to do it! Can I paint this!? thank you
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Sure, go ahead! I would like to see this painted in traditional manner.
Thanks!
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thank you mate, this morning I made it with all my passion for art and natives!
you can see the deviation and your credits here: [link]
thanks again man
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Welcome!
It looks gorgeous together with the bald eagle! Nice work!
And you're pretty fast.
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I'm glad you like it, thank you!
Yes, when I'm inspired I concentrate all my passion...It took me just 5 hours, one tone, if it was with all colours, maybe I could need 2 days!
hope to see other masterpiece from you!
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no way man!! you are f***ing awesome man... haha its so unreal that you can make such realistic portaits... WOW!!!!!!!!
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I've always loved your work. This one is just phenomenal. It's beyond photographic. It's like being with him in the room.
It's awesome!!!
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shit this painting is my fave in your gallery!!! what you dont know is hes actually playing cards and hes holding a Royal Flush and thinking "Go ahead, make yo move sucka, I OWN you!"
I bow respectfully to your masterful work.
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Wow! It's like he's looking right at you - it's kind of unnerving.
The detail is just insane. Great job.
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Hiiii 
If u wish to leave a comment please do on the journal page
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High Bear was a Sub chief of the Lakota Sioux Sans Ark Tribe and fought at and survived the battle of the Little Big Horn.
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WOW man!! incredible, awesom quality and perfect colors!
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Holy crabsticks..... so this is NOT a photo?? Right??? RIGHT?? Goodness, but this is SO AMAZING!!!! His face!!! Woo! The details are incredible... and the beads on his forehead!!! Great job man!!!!!
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man, you're good with this medium (or whatever you call is), like the colours you used, the facial expression is amazing, and the way you did the feathers....
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High Bear was an Oglala Lakota headman and one of the signers of the 1877 Agreement with the Sioux Nation, Northern Arapaho & Cheyenne (other signers of that treaty included Red Cloud, American Horse (the elder) and Big Foot). His family lives on amongst other Sioux bands today. One of his descendents is Martin High Bear who passed away in 1995. Martin was a well known author and Sioux spiritual leader.
RWT
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He might be Cheyenne. I should know, I was born an raised in the very town named for them, Cheyenne Wyoming, the daddy of em all. You really out to visit during "Frontier Days" held every year in July, the best damn old west celabration in the world. You should also visit Torrington, whare my dad was born. It was largly settled by German imagrents in the 1880s-1910s, from whom my father are decended.
This might help: [link]
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This piece has been featured in *Future-Art-Magazine 's #1 'Unknown Artist' News article..
you can find it here:
[link]
Ida
*mizzdraconia
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I feel honoured! Thank you very much!
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OMG he's beautiful!! Instant 
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You're my one of favourites artists. Great job, keep it up. :smile:
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wow! that's the most beautiful digital painting i'v veer seen! it looks so real! you've really captured the mood and EVERYTHING so perfectly! my most favourite favourite pic iv ever seen! the detail is astonishing! you're such an amazing artist!
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WOW... Sorry i'm just speachless... This is amazing...
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No, no prints yet. But maybe next year.
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some details are ubelievable realistic.. very well done
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Hey, that's awesome, the detail and colors of the skin are excellent, one of my favs
I see that you fixed the brighness as well, it makes it look buch better now
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Yeah, thanks to your help I tried to have it look more brighter.
I'm glad it is better now!
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And this isn't a DD because . . . . ? This clearly should be!
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Thanks! 
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So i've heard from the admin who I suggested this piece. Wowzers, two. Very cool.
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