Das Schwarze Auge: Waldinseln

This illustration for Ulisses Spiele's The Dark Eye has just been published in the Aventurisches Jahrbuch.


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  1. LinebylineMay 5, 2015 at 4:00 AM

    Gorgeous! I love the vibrant greens and blues of beach scenes. Looking at this, I almost feel like I'm there. It reminds me of a Florida vacation I took a couple years ago.

    I like pictures that have people in them, but don't make the people the main focus. Usually I do it for humor, but it's also nice just to be a fly on the wall (or on the beach in this case) and watch the people go about their day. I actually didn't notice the person in the tree until the second time I looked.

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    1. RanarhMay 6, 2015 at 1:04 AM

      I'm happy you like it. It was really nice to do the difference between the shallow and deep water and the glaring sunshine - not something I usually do. It's funny how things that are boring in photos can make such nice paintings. I love how very clear water makes things seem to float in midair.
      The coconut picker was requested by the client, actually :)

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