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Published: 2014-06-01 09:17:46 +0000 UTC; Views: 32988; Favourites: 682; Downloads: 377
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Description "Gorgon" Card Illustration for the upcoming game Monstrous.
Again, going down the painterly path, I'm starting to feel a lot more comfortable.

Click here for my brush set: 
johnsilva.deviantart.com/art/J…


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Comments: 46

PG1224 [2016-12-29 21:15:11 +0000 UTC]

*pees then turns to stone* (one of those fountain statues with the water coming out of them, peeing)

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darknessbobulus [2016-06-21 20:08:25 +0000 UTC]

mtgcardsmith.com/view/dragon-t…

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ultimatede [2015-06-22 07:05:09 +0000 UTC]

Your gallery is astounding!

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STLOrca [2015-04-09 03:34:24 +0000 UTC]

It's ridiculously talented people like you, making stonkingly beautiful and jaw-droppingly fantastic pieces like this, that make me want to throw my pens out the window.  Holy crap, I hope to be one-tenth as talented as you are someday.

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arschpo [2014-12-28 19:17:38 +0000 UTC]

  Great Artwork    Amazing  

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leloops [2014-12-25 20:37:42 +0000 UTC]

solid stuff!

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thebbsrx [2014-09-11 22:40:18 +0000 UTC]

she seems nice!

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CarminBlood [2014-07-11 00:18:49 +0000 UTC]

Está perfeito, és uma inspiração tremenda!

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ConnyNordlund [2014-06-06 10:41:34 +0000 UTC]

I like this new approach to your work. I really love this type of edgework. Really effective!

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JohnSilva In reply to ConnyNordlund [2014-06-07 06:37:48 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the support Conny! 

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ConnyNordlund In reply to JohnSilva [2014-06-07 17:16:04 +0000 UTC]

Any time Jonneh boy!

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funkyalienlovers [2014-06-04 11:51:32 +0000 UTC]

spectacular awesome

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JohnSilva In reply to funkyalienlovers [2014-06-07 06:37:58 +0000 UTC]

Thank you kind sir! 

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Kingstantin [2014-06-04 06:38:26 +0000 UTC]

that looks just totaly scary!

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JohnSilva In reply to Kingstantin [2014-06-07 06:38:11 +0000 UTC]

Haha yea!

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Dorito666 [2014-06-02 17:37:19 +0000 UTC]

thats just wicked

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JohnSilva In reply to Dorito666 [2014-06-07 06:38:19 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! 

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Gorillafactor [2014-06-02 17:13:27 +0000 UTC]

Awesome piece, such great use of texture by just applying different brushes really great work dude!

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JohnSilva In reply to Gorillafactor [2014-06-07 06:38:43 +0000 UTC]

Thank you Gorillafactor, glad you noticed that! 

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Gorillafactor In reply to JohnSilva [2014-06-09 19:27:27 +0000 UTC]

Hahahaha no prob gotta give respect where it's due man!

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DenzelAJackson [2014-06-02 06:35:52 +0000 UTC]

This is pretty darn nice, I like the helmet.

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JohnSilva In reply to DenzelAJackson [2014-06-07 06:38:50 +0000 UTC]

Thaaaanks! 

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DenzelAJackson In reply to JohnSilva [2014-06-07 17:57:51 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome.

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aevrynn [2014-06-01 17:26:39 +0000 UTC]

I didn't remember gorgons having split tongues, or did you think of that yourself? Great drawing, btw,  gorgons are a real pain to draw/paint...

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JohnSilva In reply to aevrynn [2014-06-07 06:40:27 +0000 UTC]

That's true, I just added them to bring more of a snake lady vibe to it, thank you for the kind words.

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JonaDetavis [2014-06-01 16:32:20 +0000 UTC]

The energy you put in your pieces is way above the most i've seen, amazing

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JohnSilva In reply to JonaDetavis [2014-06-07 06:40:43 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much for the kind words

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MarinaOrtega [2014-06-01 16:01:50 +0000 UTC]

Nice gold! And these teeth and eyes...yeah! to my favourites

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JohnSilva In reply to MarinaOrtega [2014-06-07 06:46:01 +0000 UTC]

Yeah! Thank you! 

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Warmics [2014-06-01 14:51:27 +0000 UTC]

kewl job man!

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JohnSilva In reply to Warmics [2014-06-07 06:46:12 +0000 UTC]

Thank you Warmics! 

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wasabidreams [2014-06-01 13:08:55 +0000 UTC]

Love the colours!

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JohnSilva In reply to wasabidreams [2014-06-07 06:46:21 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! 

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satan-jnr [2014-06-01 13:01:55 +0000 UTC]

This is scarily Amazing.

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JohnSilva In reply to satan-jnr [2014-06-07 06:46:26 +0000 UTC]

Wooo thanks! 

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SatisfiedThirst [2014-06-01 12:56:17 +0000 UTC]

My gosh this is amazingly detailed!

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JohnSilva In reply to SatisfiedThirst [2014-06-07 06:46:34 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much

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oO-Monkey-Oo [2014-06-01 11:42:47 +0000 UTC]

And it's showing! Great work!

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JohnSilva In reply to oO-Monkey-Oo [2014-06-07 06:46:43 +0000 UTC]

Awesome, thanks! 

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Learningasidraw [2014-06-01 11:04:49 +0000 UTC]

Great work John!

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JohnSilva In reply to Learningasidraw [2014-06-07 06:46:54 +0000 UTC]

Thank you Learningasidraw! 

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mattjoe2000 [2014-06-01 09:31:47 +0000 UTC]

impressive

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JohnSilva In reply to mattjoe2000 [2014-06-07 06:47:10 +0000 UTC]

Thank you Matt! 

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mattjoe2000 In reply to JohnSilva [2014-06-07 10:41:23 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome i wish i could get that type of robust colors with my psc5 but then again my wife just got me it, so im so new with the digital art lol do you have any ideas on coloring because my stuff seem to have a cartoony look too it

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JohnSilva In reply to mattjoe2000 [2014-06-07 15:53:46 +0000 UTC]

That comes with practice which gives you knowledge, it has nothing to do with the program/software.
In fact, most of my work here was done in cs5

Keep on practicing, read a lot of theory books on color,light,design,anything really, the more you know, the better you can control what you have in your mind's eye.
My guess is that you're making your colors too saturated equality, usually there needs to be a hierarchy of which color you choose to be the most dominant, the rest kind of mutes down, that is, in a very general way of thinking in theory.

good luck!  

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mattjoe2000 In reply to JohnSilva [2014-06-07 17:30:31 +0000 UTC]

thanks for the info

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