El-Man's Art - Updates Now and Then...

The Simpsons and Futurama fan art as well as completely original works of art are welcome here. Please post sketches, models, photographs, completed art and everything in between, as long as you're happy with it as a finished item. Constructive criticism is given unless you make clear that you don't want it.
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El-Man's Art - Updates Now and Then...

Post by El-Man » Mon Sep 14, 2009 3:13 am

Hello, all.

Have been here for a little while, mainly on the IRC channel, but haven't had any art to post until now. Mainly because life got a little busy recently, and I wanted to start with this piece, as our esteemed Admin is the creator of one of the characters. Am not 100% satisfied with the background, but I was sick of tweaking it and wanted to get it posted.

I have no idea if Archonix will write a scene like this for Parallel Lives, I'm not trying to influence him (heavens, no!), nor is it a super-secret preview that we colluded on. It's just a little speculation by me...  ;)
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Post by c_nordlander » Mon Sep 14, 2009 9:55 am

Maybe I should have let Graham be the first to review this picture, but hey, I like it! The long faces threw me a bit, but hey, it's your style! I'll get used to it. I really like the composition, simple as it is, and the colouring is quite good.

Plus, of course, I'm always happy to see fanart for Graham's stuff.  :leela

Here's looking forward to more stuff by you!
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Post by archonix » Mon Sep 14, 2009 12:00 pm

Shiny! Cheer up, the background looks better than you seem to think and the composition rocks. ;D
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Post by Red_Line » Wed Sep 16, 2009 1:00 am

Good to see that you're still about, El-man.  Very nice pic.  You almost can't imagine any other way the PL series could end (if it ever does) than the traditional final show down between good (in the white tank top) and evil (in the darkish tank top).
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Post by El-Man » Fri Sep 18, 2009 7:30 am

Thanks, all. RL, If you'd like to upload this pic to FM, feel free.

Am already working on my next piece, but it's not... appropriate for here. The two after it are, though.  :)
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Post by Futurama_Freak1 » Sat Sep 19, 2009 4:18 am

El-Man wrote: Am already working on my next piece, but it's not... appropriate for here.
Meet me in the ally at sundown.
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Post by El-Man » Sat Sep 19, 2009 11:27 am

Futurama_Freak1 wrote: Meet me in the ally at sundown.
Don't worry, Freako. Our mutual friend 'M' will get it when it's done...  ;)

Oh, congrats on the win, BTW.
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Post by Futurama_Freak1 » Sun Sep 20, 2009 9:09 am

We should team up on something again,
It's a combination that couldn't possibly fail.
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Post by El-Man » Mon Sep 21, 2009 11:33 am

Actually, I was going to colour your 'Deathball Leela' pic, remember? I still intend to, it's just a little way down the list.

Maybe we could call anything we do 'Another El-Freako Collaboration!'  ;)
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Post by Red_Line » Thu Sep 24, 2009 2:14 am

El-Man wrote: Thanks, all. RL, If you'd like to upload this pic to FM, feel free.
That's it!  You just made my list.  Aroooo!  ;)
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Post by Futurama_Freak1 » Fri Sep 25, 2009 1:55 am

El-Man wrote: Maybe we could call anything we do 'Another El-Freako Collaboration!'  ;)
I love it!
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Post by El-Man » Sun Feb 21, 2010 4:02 am

And speaking of... a new El-Freako!
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Post by Quazie89 » Sat Feb 27, 2010 11:28 pm

Nice art, El-Man! I love Fry but I really like how you drew him cowering in the back ground. The last Leela picture is pretty good too. Keep up the great work!
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Post by El-Man » Fri Jul 09, 2010 3:38 am

Sketchies are okay, yes? Bit of a threadbump, I know, but I prefer to keep my stuff in one place...
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Re: El-Man's Art - Updates Now and Then...

Post by AssistantCrone » Sun Jul 11, 2010 5:19 pm

Sketches are very welcome, as is keeping stuff in one place. I like how you've set up the action, with right-Leela vaulting over left-Leela's foot. A few problems: left-Leela's face is off-centre and the head is positioned too far to her right, right-Leela's legs are a bit long, and I think the bent arms and legs could do with more foreshortening. Other than that, keep threadbumping!
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