The first idea that popped into my head was Michael Jackson, you know, before and after. But, that's a tired story, and just too pathetic to address. So, I thought of natural things that are black and white, and of course the usual suspects were considered, such as zebras and skunks and magpies, but for some reason I suddenly thought of a lemur; a very elegant and formal looking creature with just enough color to make it visually startling.
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Really nice illustration. I remember as a kid having a natural world encyclopedia and the illustrations of Lemurs were my favorite and most often looked at pages.
great composition and really lovely lemur
Is this done in Painter?
I started doing a black and white tamarin initially then gave up as it just wasn't coming together properly so went with the zebra and magpie ideas
Alison-
I did this in Photoshop. I thought about using Painter, but went with a more familiar app.
Charlie-
I remember being fascinated by the lemur photos in National Geographic as a boy, as well. Did you see the PBS program about lemurs that was hosted by John Cleese? It was fabulous...worth ordering the DVD.
I like it so much!!!!!!
Certainly fits the theme - really good illustration.
Detlef
http://www.detlefjumpertz.com
He looks soft and cuddly but those eyes are startling. Great image!
fascinating illustration. may i ask, how long did it took you to finished it?
how cute! i like lemurs - so furry and fun!
good work!
Thanks, all, for the kind comments.
Isay-
I worked on this for about 2 hours, I guess...long enough to put off paying the bills for a little while.
Very Striking! I like the concept and the execution is wonderful!
I think I would still like to see your take on the michael jackson thing .. TOO funny..The Lemur is great! HOW did you do that... its amazingly realistic!!!
Rebeccashane-
Ask and you shall receive:
here is a brief step-by-step of the lemur piece.
http://drawring.blogspot.com/2005/06/lemur-step-by-step.html
As for M.J., maybe someday when I'm bored silly and need to amuse myself.
Spiffy indeed! I just love the sith-lord eyes. Darth Lemur... RISE!
Sweet. It looks very good and realistic. I love the strong color of the eyes against the black and white.
wynlen
wynleDesign
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