Fallen Star

Posted Aug 24, 2006, 5:19:41 AM UTC

Ok... I'd been studying the old Flemish Baroque paintings when I drew this, and the one thing that really caught me was the use of tenebrist light. So, this is my little attempt at that, an elf holding a fallen star. Done with pencil and silver metallic colored pencil on black paper.

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Saiyangirl4ever
Aug 25, 2006, 4:09:32 AM UTC
I loev the dim light effect!Way cool!This is awesome!
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Cokekitty
Aug 24, 2006, 4:52:58 PM UTC
Wow, this is really cool stuff. You did a great job.

Ugh...n00b talk time. Er...tenebrist light? And...Baroque...it sounds familiar, but only vaguely.
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  Aug 25, 2006, 10:26:30 PM UTC
  Well, the Baroque was the art movement after the Renaissance... and tenebrist light was a style developed by Carravaggio which became really popular in the Baroque. It's essentially a really powerful light source coming from one direction. A candle or lamp, in many Flemish paintings of the time.
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  Cokekitty
  Aug 28, 2006, 5:20:27 PM UTC
  Oh! Okay. Thanks for the info.
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Jilly
Aug 23, 2006, 10:44:53 PM UTC
Wow nice job this is uber cool ^^
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