http://my.core.com/~f1sherj4/images/Andy_Self_portrait.jpg
Mine Wins!
Nice! At least it's 'real art' and not a computerized photo manipulation job. Good stuff Andy.
Here are a couple more fight ones I have done .
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d59/RodBarker007/aliInFlight.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d59/RodBarker007/ODH_Hopflat.jpg
Nice smudge painting work Rod. Your photoshop skills are really good. You must be a graphic artist? Have you ever tried painting on canvas like Slone or do you just stick to the electronic tablet?
Love painting in oils on canvas the richness of the color is beautiful and unobtainable with anything else , yeh Ive been 10 yrs in Photoshop , started doing web design logos and brochures etc then went on to illustration ,, actually Im bored with computer graphics and have been concentrating on traditional oil painting , I know why Slone paints the way he does as you can get a good arty look without the skills needed to render beautiful skintones , its very hard to get it right ,,,, thats not taking anything away from him as commercial art is everywhere and its very cliche , honestly I could paint a Slone tomorrow but I will probably never get near the portraits from masters like Sargent and Franz Hals over my lifetime , to stand in a room with a life size one of those will take your breath away .
So quit telling fight fans your 'artwork' is paintings and explain they are simply altered photos, explain they are 'Smudge Paintings' done in photoshop which you have ten years practice operating and don't fraud fight fans who many know little of art. Don;t try to pull off your pixels as paint. Sounds to me like you're jealous of Slone. I have been helping Slone's company market stuff online and you're computerized images can't compare to Slone's brushwork, your shameful attack shows your insecurity. Which museums are you in? How much do you computer print outs sell for? The computer graphics you do are completely different than Slone's traditional paintings. It's like live band vs. computerized sounds. I personally can't paint or use photoshop. I think your photoshoped images look great, you obviously have talent but don't try and put yourself in a different league, graphic illustration isn't fine art. Because Slone has a recognizable style you call it 'gimicky', is LeRoy Neiman and Pablo Picasso gimicky? Come on, stop trying to pull someone else down. As far as realism, check out Slone's earlier works with perfect skin tones and photo-realistic detail, he out grew that style and is where he is now, as all traditional artist's grow in style. It's not because he can't create realism. Illustrators and computer artist usually don't develop a recognizable style. Slone has paid his dues in boxing and boxing art and fans love his art and it's not computer generated. There's a reason that he's become of on the most popular young american artists.
http://www.sloneart.com/gallery/hamed400.jpg
An older Slone portrait (1999), done with a brush and real paint. Now explain that Slone lacks skills...you're crazy if you don't see how talented he is.
Thanks for looking everyone. I will tell Slone to check out this thread. He's currently working on another Joe Calzaghe peice in addition to a commission of Leona Lewis.
Thanks mate , it was not intended to own the guy just point out that there are many artist out there that can do good work and not to be so sensitive to another artists opinions , Slone is a good artist but in my opinion the Floyd and Cal Bhop colored style is gimicky its a style which I have seen done many times before , not saying its bad , no art is bad , you like or you dont but its never bad .
Yes I sell artworks and portraits and will have a website built this year .
Here is one of galleries of Slone style art that I referred to .
http://www.pbase.com/judy2810/portraits_2008
The art you referenced is STILL COMPUTERIZED ART! Slone paints real paintings. They actually exist not just as digital files. There are hundreds of 'Smudge painters' out there too ( do I need to pull some REALLY good ones up?). All I am saying is that Slone makes great art, with real paint. Not computers and you came in here and try to rain on his parade with some computerized stuff. As far as the Mosley, how come the texture on the canvas only appears at the end?? Dead give away?, if it was a real painting the texture is strongest in the beginning. No? You're canvas was smooth as hell and then became textured at the end? You might not be speaking to an artist but I do have education in the field and a passion for great art. I am sure Slone would compliment your work but it's apples and oranges. Don;t you agree? Computers are so great thesedays you can photoshop almost anything, but can you hang it in a museum? Did you put the fishnet on Oscar too? ;) See what I mean. Anyway keep up the good work and next time show don't come in here flaunting computer art and knocking a real artist. you'e good at what you do but don't bash the ancient art of painting or artists who've earned fame.
Who said I was trying to be an artist?.. I did take Art 101 though.. here is a sketch of mine..
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c57/N9ntyFoGTO/100_1019.jpg
at least they were done freehand and not stenciled on from other pictures though.
But I never said I was an artist.. I said he sucks as an artist. You don't need to be something to critique it.
Slone's work isn't computer generated or stenciled. He has displayed live painting at the International Boxing Hall of Fame, starting with blank canvas until the finished painting. It's a compliment of the highest degree to think it's photoshop'd or stenciled. Bottom line is it's only art, it's not that serious too 'hate on'.