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sergiofx — Wayfaring Stranger - Part II
Published: 2005-11-07 15:33:22 +0000 UTC; Views: 1465; Favourites: 32; Downloads: 143
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FULL VIEWThis is part II from my previous piece also called Wayfaring Stranger. You can check it out at this [link]
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Inspired by : Wayfaring Stranger - Jack White
" I am a poor wayfaring stranger
Travelling through this world of woe
There is no sickness, toil or danger
In that fairy land to which I go
I'm going home to see my mother
I'm going home no more to roam
I am just going over Jordan
I am just going over home"
This time, the stranger reached a city at night, is he finally home or will he have to keep searching?
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I noticed that my deviations need some perspective, they are all usually too flat, so i thought I would use perspective to my advantage, like making the city look out of shape and distorted.
I am really fucking happy with this one. Again, drew the whole thing from scratch, didnt even use any single reference picture. Last night I was banging my head against the wall cause I wanted to create something, but I just couldn't. No inspiration. Than, at around 12am it hit me with a lighting, so I strated this and finished it today, all in all around 6 hours.
Tools: Photoshop CS, Tablet, my head.
Comments Critiques and Favs are welcome
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Comments: 50
u know... looking at this made me realize something i nvr noticed b4...
now i understand it perfectly
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well, i maybe wrong or right, i dono, BUT ill tell u when i see u
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i like the way u do the colours! but prolly there's too much stars on the sky
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lol yea, I admit I went crazy with that... lol...
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ok well, this is the best iv seen till now
u showed it to me once and i didnt belive u did it...
but its amazing now that im really looking at it
to tell u the truth its better than the 1st, deeper you may say
in my opinion this one is the best ever (so far)
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yes, i like this one better than the first 
(so far)
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Excellent array of colors and effects. Definately the work of a pro.
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Excellent array of colors and effects. Definately the work of a pro.
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Wow, a whole new style, I'm impressed! I love the perspective and the light effects, this is a very good composition. The esaggerated moon and star fit perfectly with the style and so do the colours, although I wonder if the red lights on the bridge might not look like more meaningful than they are – I mean they look like they're saying something as part of the story, because they're the only really "hot" detail in the picture. Maybe there's no need to remove them, just balancing them out with similar lights at the tops of the buildings would dilute their prominence.
The character works well enough because the composition lines lead the eye where it can find it. I wonder about two optional improvements: harmonising him with the stylised illustration style more (but that might create lack of consistency with the first in the series), and/or making him darker so he'd stand out more strongly (but the fog effect would be lost). Maybe they wouldn't improve the piece at all but I thought I'd mention them.
Oh one more tiny remark: the lights on the bridge are all sharp, but the buildings' are all smudged (while the buildings are not out of focus). It would be more consistent to have them all as one or the other -- personally I find the sharpness appealing with this style, and the red lights can have their halo just like they do now – the contrast looks great. Or the buildings can be slightly blurred to "explain" the lights being smudged.
Being very nitpicky but this looks awesome
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Ooh... my gosh that is pretty. The sky is spectacular, that it is. If I had not full-viewed, I'm not sure I would have noticed the little man. This is a great, great work and a masterpiece of persepective. *nod nod* I shall fav it, for you greatly deserve it.
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thanks man
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The colors are stunning and I love the perspective. Wonderful details and design. The view is perfect.
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well done! I do think this is my favourite deviation of yours, ever. (didn't I say that to the first part of this series? and the halloween manip.. oh well.)
I see others have mentioned the stars being too sparkly, so no need to repeat.
also the reflection of the man is off - a water reflection should be symmetric to the object casting it.
The best part for me is the bridge, it looks beautiful 
i really really like it!
by the way. I looked at this at my friend's place, and he LOVED it. He's now using it as his wallpaper 
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(didn't I say that to the first part of this series? and the halloween manip.. oh well.)
well it's great than, because that means that with each one, I am getting better, not regressing
well, for the city, I was trying for a sureal look, rathen than a cartoonish one... I guess I am still in my learning process, so i'll get my point across in time
thanks for the comment man, am glad your friend loved it
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Very impressive.. the composition and eyeflow are really good
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wow! this piece is amazing!
i saw your piece at abstractsilence. nice ta meet ya!
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this is beautiful, the colors, comp, and the distortion of proportions
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Chapeau bas!! waaay waay bas!
I want to go into details but I can't because everything is just perfect. ya3neh the moon/bridge/building/water/fogged trees!! just perfect.
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a few to many sparkley stars.. but beautiful work apart from that.
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yes, I do agree.. I'll see what I can do about that... thanks for the 
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RESPECT....bass khafif al starts..from the sky ktir ktar...
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gives the best mood of it its great! love the giant moon in the back ground behind the most awesome buildings ever HEH i want a building like that it would be awesome well great work as per usual!
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Sergio, you certainly have a way of making things turn out perfect.
The whole scene is utterly amazing! I do agree, however that there are a few too many stars.
The trees, the shadows, the reflections, the buildings, the lights, the bridge... they're all wonderfully done, and I most definitely congratulate you for working from scratch.
Love ya Sergio
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thank you sweetie.. yes, the stars are a bit too much, I noticed it last night but didnt have the energy to change it.. I'll see what I can do about it today.
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actually, am leaving for uni in about 5 minutes... 
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Okay... 
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7lof inno inta u did that 
no seriously it's really amazing, the perspective 
it has a deep feeling i really like it!
(about the scratch thing, nahhhh!!)
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lol at ramadan is over... hehe, actually, i had a full moon up there, but its too damn whored down these days, i thought i'd chage it 
Thanks for the comment...
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hahaha! i'm a wushu girl u little boy! so u bring it on!
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another kickass one... man u got the moves... really!
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This one is soooo beautiful. I love the other version, but this one just blows me away cause it's night time. I'm such a night person. I like what you've done with the perspective and the curved buildings...they look big and scary, but almost comforting at the same time cause they're leaning in to hug the world.
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hehe, i do love your comments.. Yes, i did mean for the them to look huge, because its a new world you know, but in that world, I wanted them have a sense of security at the same time.. I'm glad you saw it...
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this has SO much feeling... amazing work as always man!
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thanks man! appreciate it.. you're featured in my journal in case you didnt know
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i just saw it man... thanks!! it really means a lot
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Very nice sergio, interesting effect the curved buildings have on the piece.
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thanks man.. you know, after I look at it now, it kinda reminds of me the Mega City... dont you think? lol...
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