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SciFi and Fantasy Art: Looking at Death

Ok, this started out as a simple doodle on a piece of paper from a multicolored notepad, then i decided to ask the question,'how would this look on foil scratch paper?' and this is the answer..the hard part is working in negative...the paper on top is black and you scratch away the black to reveal the gold. This is a woman being faced with death...will he take her soul or will she escape one more time? (barron munchousen inspiration)

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Looking at Death - SciFi and Fantasy Art by Sayward E. Hoff
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Categories: [Angels, Religious, Spiritual, Holy]
Techniques: [Other]
DateNameComment 
12 Jan 2000:-) Alex j. Allen
this is awesome ,great ideal for a pic, very cool, and thanks for the comment and the help
16 Jan 200045 Dina El-Kharouf
This one is definately my favorite! keep it up 2 (I thought, why not try to express the fear in her eye?-would be very cool

:-) Sayward E. Hoff replies: "I think I remember an old saying....Death is your worst fear when you're young...but as you get older, death is almost like a lover, and when you're ready, you embrace it...or something like that. This person is afraid of nothing. Not even death"
19 Mar 2000:-) Julie K. Gele'
Scratchboard is definately one of my favorite mediums, though I get so little practice with it! The detail and realism on this is fabulous and the concept... wow... I like how the expression doesn't seem very shocked or afraid, just calmly taking it in as if it was expecting this. It's really cool.
26 Apr 200145 Stone
Perfect...
25 Jul 2001:-) Candace L Benjamin
Awesome pic. I'm really into your etchings. They're so lively
30 Jul 2001:-) H. T. Y. A'Deline
an exhilarating intense piece. The extreme close-up is the most marvellous way to look at a situation. The eye is a divine tool of expression and impression and you have captured that one moment of utter, glorious fear acutely.
21 May 2002:-) Mari Nicole Fray
Way cool, very neat concept! I love scratchboard...
18 Jun 200245 Child of Destiny
:14ushes jaw back up to the rest of face:: wow...that is awesome, I love it! It looks incredible. I love the scratchboard medium, and it was a good choice for this pic. Keep up the good work!! ;-)

:-) Sayward E. Hoff replies: "It actually looks much better when not scanned. There's really no way to catch the right lighting with a scanner. "
2 May 200345 Foil_lone_wolf <foi
It is a great job. Wonderful style.

I have had to solve similar scanning problems, and the easiest way to solve it (though not neccessarily the cheapest) is to take a photo (which will catch the light very well) and scan the photo. Obviously a digital camera allows you to scip a step if it's of the right quality.
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