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Published: 2005-10-08 18:29:36 +0000 UTC; Views: 2117; Favourites: 27; Downloads: 113
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Description " 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"


Wayfaring Stranger - Jack White


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I have always loved this song, for me, it's more personal and deep than taking it litteraly. For me, I am a stranger of my own self. How many of us try to find our way "home". to find ourselfs, to find why are we here, what makes us happy.... So, I thought of portraying that, and I wanted to draw a city that looked sureal, strange, yet peacefull, and in this, I tried to give a mood of a far far away place, a place not known to man, yet, this stranger has reached it.

Is he finally home?



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hehe, first ever entry with NO stock photos whatsoever!!! I BRUSHED the whole thing, using my all new less then 24 hrs old digital tablet (yes, I finally got one!)... I am seriously happy with this, it's not my usual style and when I first started using the tablet, it gave me a bit of problems, but I got used to it really quickly!

comments, critique and fav!



EDIT: I listened to my friends tips and I changed it a bit.. made the man smaller, that way, he looks smaller in face of this HUGE city (metaphorically speaking), removed the grass (they were bothering a lot of people) and added a mist... sorry for those who fav. the one before and dont like this one....)
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Comments: 54

sergiofx In reply to ??? [2005-10-09 06:25:08 +0000 UTC]

getting the ripple effect in the water was more filters than brushes. I wont go into details on how I did this because it took me some time to get the EXACT thing that I wanted (calmness, waviness) but dont worry, it's not brushing, those are couple of filters used.

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DarkWarlock In reply to ??? [2005-10-08 18:36:37 +0000 UTC]

Hi sergio.

Again another Awesome work..

u are soooo great artist... well as u asking for advanced critic, here i go:

as long as the man is the main character, he is well om focus, but the plants and the birds should be (for me) a little blurrish, but just a little, for that of deep of camp (I dunno is well written on english)

but with the rest of the work , IS AWESOME!!!

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sergiofx In reply to DarkWarlock [2005-10-09 06:25:55 +0000 UTC]

mmm yes, I see what you mean about the blurred birds, I will see if I can change them abit w/o losing the touch... thanks for the comment, appreciate it a lot

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