Anonymous commented at 2013-12-02 15:54:30 » #1446809

WOW! How can a simple pic like this look so awesome?
Is it the lines? Or maybe the coloration? Anyhow.
This picture is divine!

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Anonymous commented at 2013-12-21 14:30:23 » #1457142

Is not exactly simple. The colors are very balanced, not highly contrasted. The stroke is also regulated so that high-details aren't saturated. There's an overall watercolor/acrylic paint feel, apparently irregular yet uniform. And of course, the skill needed to draw that pose, that expression and those details.
I think the reference would be the work of Alphonse Mucha.

"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction."
-E. F. Schumacher

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minmeionvinyl commented at 2020-07-10 10:50:47 » #2550713

Anon2: You are correct with the reference to Mucha. This is very much Art Nouveau, and more specifically, this is pretty much his exact style.

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Knight_of_Cups commented at 2020-07-10 11:03:17 » #2550719

Simplicity is hard... the most difficult thing in art. Take a look at the work of Charles Shulz, the creator of Snoopy. His lines are sparse, his figures disproportionate... and yet, there is so much emotion conveyed.

Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to remove.

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