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Published: 2012-08-10 17:51:12 +0000 UTC; Views: 21179; Favourites: 1508; Downloads: 229
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Started couple of months ago, finished today.......I don't know, I din't even like angels, but I felt like drawing not cute one.
Dip pen, ink, size A3 (scanning bigger pictures in parts and putting them together is .p.a.i.n, cos there's always something not quite ok..)
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Perfect work. I really like your drawing style .It's like a engraving i think . You draw that with ballpoint pen ?
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I always write in the description what I use for my work..
Thanks!
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Not all angels are sweetness and light! This one is great.
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Beautiful work. Also, I wouldn't have been able to tell these are separate scans pasted together before you told me ;3
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in my speak, my second name is Guardian and i love this
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Ε»e teΕΌ ja tego wczeΕniej nie zauwaΕΌyΕem. PrzeΕwietna rzecz i w ogΓ³le uwielbiam Twoich rycerzy i te wΔ tki przewodnie jakie do nich stosujesz - a przecieΕΌ i inking jest niesamowity. Uwielbiam efekt z tymi roΕwietleniem skrzydeΕ gdzieniegdzie - Εadnie kompozycyjnie a i dodaje jakiegos takiego unworldly caΕoΕci ;]
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Reminds me a lot of the manga Berserk,but there is nothing wrong with that at all..its a well done series.
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Never heard of it (though it's because I don't read manga). Perhaps I'll check it out someday.
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I love the armor!!
and I know what you mean about scanning, it IS a pain!!! but this one looks like it came out okay. I dont see anything wrong with it!
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This is unbelievable! Your talent is tremendous, ink is one of my favorite mediums, but I can't even fathom the amount of time and effort your pieces consume. You are an absolutely amazing artist!
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I don't even think angels are supposed to be 'cute' per say. There's a reason the bible has had them, more than once, introduce themselves to humans with "Fear not." I'd say, while probably not menacing looking, they have something of an intense presence.
I like what you have here. Those wings are gorgeous and armor choice makes me happy in my heart. I wouldn't mind seeing more like this.
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Gorgeous. I love all of the values you get with your hatching!
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very impressve. i like the huge, heavy-looking wings and the darkish mood of this.makes him look like he carries the weight of the world. not all angels have to be cute
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Impressive, very reminiscent of Gustave Dore's etchings.
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Glad to hear that, I love Dore's art.
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Great work - love the armour and the outstretched wings, and, I must say, I love how dark and dramatic your ink work is - haha, it's one BADASS angel! 
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I wish I could take the time to draw like that. Great job!
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wow that is amazing it should be in an art gallery ! the strocks of the dip pen makes it look like it is alive. that is amazing i dout i could ever have the patent to do it.
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Even though you may not think of it as cute - it within itself is a Fantastic Drawing / very well done I must say
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I admire your endurance to do all that with hatching, I couldn't do that. o.o
Nevertheless lovely work of an strong angel! ^^
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Grim and dignified. Lovely work.... I'd agree with the "this is how angels are supposed to look" ... except the early descriptions are really really odd... like three roaring heads and legs like pillars of clouds..
and that's judeo christian... but I'm a ancient history theology buff and there are some great woodcuts...
instead...
This is more how I envisioned an angel to look....(which I think is what was meant)... and yeah... angels are avengers, harbringers, heralds, guardians, warriors and teachers...chubby cute little winged cherubs is a renaissance and neo classic thing. We'll ignore those...
Tho- winged figures in earlier art were primarily taken from a number of cultures to refer to a spiritual being of any sort... babylonians and ancient egyptians used it to depict a non mortal (be it spirit of the dead or divine being) creature... they weren't necessarily actually "winged" -an artist version of a literary convention....
and that's my useless art history trivia for today .. sorry babbling...I'll drink my coffee now...
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I have history of art on my accademy, so I know what you mean.
Here I like how the wings with a figure quickly show it's kind of non mortal, strong...and for me unreachable, or even scary, merciless. Maybe that's why I hid his/her eyes, so there are no emotions shown. I don't like those chubby cute renaissance things too.
I hope it doesn't sound too shallow, since for me angels are only a symbol/fantasy/myth.
Anyway, thank you for your thoughts.
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No, that's fine and not shallow at all. Angels were originally mythic figures and symbols of spiritual entities in service to a greater power. So, technically seeing them as symbols and myth is pretty accurate (historically and theologically).
I do like the lack the absence of emotion-it does lend a sombre more dignified and remote sense.
In short-it's an excellent representation of what you were looking for-kudos for translating idea to image-it's something every artist grapples with and very few can manage.
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I like this a lot. It's very beautiful.
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I used a brush for the complete black areas and then crosshatching.
Thanks!
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How many time did you use to do this wonder ? *-*
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Oh wow, this must have cost you a lot of patience. Great Job!
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Great contrast as always! I also think it's a good idea to make a not-nice angel
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Oh my! really did took a lot of work!
Great Job!
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