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Azrael, The Angel of Death

Photo manipulation with some brushing. 12 hours of photoshop work. Full View is a must as it is a pretty dark piece.

Used to make:
Adobe Photoshop CS2

Stock Usage:

Thank you to the following deviants for the wonderful stock that I've used in the above artwork. Without you guys I'd be hurting pretty badly.

:iconresurgere: Packages Borkr 7 and Tragic 2
:iconshoofly-stock: Archon Wing Stock 3
:iconlongstock: Red and Black Gown 11
:iconlured2stock: Mask 1

Thoughts:

Inspired by one of my long time unknowing mentors, :icondeaddreamer: and his "Whores of Babylon" series he produced years ago before dA had even come about and the skinning communities were abundant.

I said then if I could ever reach a level as close to him with design work and digital artwork I would honor his work with imitation, for it's the best form of flattery.

Here's to you Misery In Motion :)

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:iconastartenchantress:
I really do like the face. Respect.

--
I will show you the truth.
I'm sending you through the looking glass.
.It's a mirror to reflect your dreams.

Cortez to April Ryan -The Longest Journey-
:iconflesh:
Thank you :)

and thank you as well for adding Azrael to your favorites. :hug:
:iconastartenchantress:
you're very welcome! B-)

--
I will show you the truth.
I'm sending you through the looking glass.
.It's a mirror to reflect your dreams.

Cortez to April Ryan -The Longest Journey-
:iconthanato5:
damn damn damn... :clap: HOLY FUCK :excited:

hehe.. the background is superbly executed... the wings have such a texture that is out of this world.. the feather / glossy render of them is excellent..

that face... omfg... THAT FACE... you have captured Apathay sublimely... (go look "sublime" up in the dictionary man) i love - LOVE - :love: that face... the pose and layout is out-DAMN-standing :faint:

:worship: auto :+fav: is on... =p

well, since a certain Someone and his infinate wisdom has inspired me to critique a piece, more than just saying "k3wl d00d" and moving on.. i'll leave an improvement along with the good - a Constructive Critisism (can we say con-struct-ive Crit-isism class?) good.. i knew you could... I'd expect no less from you my friend... :)

my 1.5 cents worth - you know we talked about the hands on MSN already.. and i expected perfection when i reloaded this today, after you said you understood, and were going to address the hands looking "copy/pasted" into it.. you're close... but i think it's still lacking in that area... needs something more, possibly, like you said.. glowing... maybe blurry, maybe smoother - not such harsh edges / lines - more like the face... i think maybe there's "too much" detail in the wrinkle lines... not sure.. but i know i'll know it, when i see it.. :)

thank you so much for everything you've done, and you're doing.. :manhug: you are teh MAN

:slow: Funny - Ha Ha : not Funny - Queer ;)
:iconflesh:
:ohnoes:

Those fucking hands I swear.. you wouldn't believe how long I spent...and how many different variations I had of them over these past 2 days, color adjustment, blurring, lighting... bleh. Everything I did to em.. they just didn't seem to be "just right". I totally feel ya man, but frustration got the best of me this time. One thing I was happy about though, I tried to blend the bottom of the dress to interact with the background, I thought that area vastly improved over what it was to begin with. I also realized I needed to level out the brightness a bit more, because it was seriously a dark piece.

Thanks for giving it another once over man, you know I always appreciate it.
:iconflesh:
:ohnoes:

Those fucking hands I swear.. you wouldn't believe how long I spent...and how many different variations I had of them over these past 2 days, color adjustment, blurring, lighting... bleh. Everything I did to em.. they just didn't seem to be "just right". I totally feel ya man, but frustration got the best of me this time. One thing I was happy about though, I tried to blend the bottom of the dress to interact with the background, I thought that area vastly improved over what it was to begin with. I also realized I needed to level out the brightness a bit more, because it was seriously a dark piece.

Thanks for giving it another once over man, you know I always appreciate it.
:iconflesh:
Stupid double post. heh :/
:iconvirginiastone:
Wow so much detail. It's really good. I love the colours although the entire picture is dark it fits somehow. His face looks scary but he's supposed to be the the angel of death so it's perfect. :D
His hands are just amazing. :) A really good pic!

--
The angles white wings turned dark... and all hope was gone, the fallen angel rising out of white ashes.

(\__/)
(O.o )
(> < ) copy Bunny in your signature and help him take over the world
:iconflesh:
Finally, someone who actually liked the hands.. :nod: That makes me feel a little bit better.

Thanks for the great comment :)
:iconvirginiastone:
Yes I love his hands because I'm not able to draw hands so they are just perfect to me. :D I wish I could also draw hands like that... (*lol* too much hands here.. haha)

--
The angles white wings turned dark... and all hope was gone, the fallen angel rising out of white ashes.

(\__/)
(O.o )
(> < ) copy Bunny in your signature and help him take over the world

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