[Art] Completed ink of Portable Photovoltaic Systems

[moonvoice]

I almost wish I didn't have to colour this one.
But I will.
I'm just hardcore that way.

Now to give my wrists and fingers a break!
I think some lunch is in order.

ETA: I'm really tempted to NOT colour this one, and to just add the requisite metallic paint around the ravens and the sun...






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Detail 05

Comments

[flyingfluff]

wow, this absolutely blows my mind! Your inks could very easily stand alone as a finished piece of work.

[moonvoice]

I think this one could definitely stand on its own as a finished work, but I decided to colour it after all! :D

[outlineofash]

*jaw drops to the floor* So. Amazing.

[moonvoice]

Thank you. :D

[silverjackal]

Who says you *have* to colour it? ;D I don't mean that to come off as at all serious. Your work, your decision, 100%, but wow. I love your bricks and building details and feathers and spirals. Thank you for posting so many detail shots -- this piece really deserves it!

[moonvoice]

I don't actually have to colour it! But I decided to, in the end, because I have a vision of how it will look coloured and want to see if I can pull it off. :D

[white_rabbit]

I think I am having a... detailsgasm. :O

I love it black and white, but knowing your abilities with colour, I know that when you do colour it, I will fall in love with it all over again!

[moonvoice]

Eee, detailgasm.

[darakat]

I really look forward to the inking, though I love the B&W image.

[moonvoice]

I love the BW too, but I have decided to colour it (again! I think I've changed my mind like three times with this one!)

[starstrider]

Wow. Holy calzones.

Tell me, do you practically go blind after inking for like an hour? I sure would. >>

The leftmost bird and the whole sun (and the joining of it with the spiraled background) are my favorite parts.

[moonvoice]

I go practically blind after about three hours of inking like that. Though I think I may have done it because my eyes have been scratchy the past two days. But yeah, about three hours of inking I can sustain, it's actually harder on my wrists though, so I still have to take regular five minute breaks for my poor handsies.

[spider_fox]

OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOM-*flails*

Dude, every time you show the inked WIP, I'm inspired again and again with my own pens.

Now this is epic on its own, though this time parts of the ink patterns seem to lend themselves to being colored. Rather than the bolder washes you do, thin tints of coppery brown and silver or gray shades (to give depth and shading) would both look nice and still show the patterns. In my mind at least, I don't remember what colors you originally wanted to work with this on.

So long point short: The inking is awesome, but I don't think colors would detract from the inking either. Either way, it'll be epic XD

I think my favorite part is the Sun.

Questions: Is this depicted in England, and is that a Magpie flying, or just a distant Crow?

[spider_fox]

Gah, saw that you already decided to color it. My eyes are missing a lot of words today :(

[goddess_incarnate]

Wow. I mean, the raven's feathers look positively amazing. I looove it. I think I'd like it either way: colored or black and white. So magnificent!

[moonvoice]

Yay! I hope you'll like it coloured, since I'm going to be colouring it! :D

[donnalotus]

Oooh that detailing is doing my head in! Absolutely amazing :D

[moonvoice]

*dances*

[ariestess]

wow! That is freaking amazing! I am with you on the not coloring it in thing. That's just... Wow!

[moonvoice]

Yeah, I will be colouring, but it's one of the first BWs in a while that I'd be truly happy to leave as is, too.

[welshwmn3]

The detail in inkwork is just fantastic! Whether you color it or not is up to you, of course.

However, I think this looks better than many "finished" and colored pieces other people do.

[moonvoice]

I'm really liking how finished the BW one of this looks as well, but I'll be going with colour I think. I have a vision. Hee.

[burningbright]

Holy detail! :D That is gorgeous. STIPPLING DEAR GODS.

That sun is epic. And I love the stark simplicity of the (raven?) bird in the background.

No color and just some touches of metallic paint would be delightful, I think. So would color, of course, but, mm, yes, it is wonderful as is too! :D

[moonvoice]

The stippling broke my brain, especially in the bricks on the left-hand side. Though I think the hardest thing was actually needing to use a ruler for the geometry of the windows on the left. Me + rulers = fail. I hate using rulers in my artwork! It goes against all of my instincts not to use bendy lines.

[silere]

Madness. Sheer madness. And beauty. I am in love. again.

[moonvoice]

:D Thank you :D

[fadedwings]

Amazingly gorgeous! I totally love this.

[moonvoice]

Thank you. :)

[gone_fishing]

Holy. Fucking. Spirals. And Dots.

That's just... amazing. :O

[moonvoice]

Lots of spirals and dots! The bigger ones always do my head in, a little bit.

[linstar]

Sweetheart, if you need it, I will frame this piece for you. I am more than happy to do so. It deserves it, you deserve it!

Loves you forever. *huge hugs*

[moonvoice]

I'm hoping that by offering commissions in the next couple of months I can burn out get some proper frames done, *fingers crossed!* I'm not expecting the pictures to sell (artwork isn't valued in Western Australia, generally, and I'm not going to compromise on prices locally when I know that my artwork has sold higher overseas; and I'd still be underselling even at my current prices) so I'm sort of doing this as a loss in order to get my artwork out there. But I couldn't accept other people's money on something I'm pretty certain will be a loss. :(

[hrafn]

Guh.

WOW.

The feathers on the ravens' heads are wonderful, but I especially appreciate getting a closer look at the PV cells. SO COOL.

[moonvoice]

The PV cells were a ton of fun to do, but I worry that it's not going to translate to colouring well. I'm mostly depending on the title and glints of sunlight off the PV cells to convey my meaning. At the end of the day solar panels are mostly just flat, black objects and it's hard to bring them to life!

[cherrydaiquiri]

That is mind-blowing. Sweet gods.

Amazing as this is already, I'm sure it'll be awesome if you choose to colour it, too. You have a brilliant eye for colour. If not, well, it's already amazing.

[moonvoice]

Eeee, I love that you have faith in my colouring, because I'm worrying about this one!

[bodlon]

Fuh. That's amazing.

[moonvoice]

Hee! Thank you. :D

[aries_ascendant]

Just adding to the this amazing crowd. I love them.

[moonvoice]

Yay! So glad. :D

[toeknuckles]

Wow. Wow wow wow.
I love it black and white, but I'm sure I'll love it however you finished it.
All that inking though....jesus. No wonder you wear out pens!

[moonvoice]

I definitely wear out pens, the poor things! I buy them in bulk, and then mostly just use them in varying stages of decay. I always feel sorry for a 'fresh pen,' never stays fresh for long!

[amethystfirefly]

Is it bad that I want to print out your uncolored inks sometimes and make a coloring book? -laughs-

[moonvoice]

You're not the first person who has suggested that / wanted to do that! I might make one, one day, I save all the BW scans on my computer. :)

[mirrorred_star]

It looks so much more awesome close up! The detail is crazy awesome!

[moonvoice]

Yay! :D