Holy. How long did this take!? I'm curious, why are there some areas that look upsampled in detail 1?

P.S. You do know that they strongly suggest to only upload one image per day in the FAQ, don't you?

my god that is amazing (my jaw actually hit the floor)

Amazing work.

Ever heard of rediculous detail, this is it, simply amazing...

wow. (but yes, I agree with liiga, posting so much pics in the same day is not so... fair)
+9 anyway

awesome image! really cool, so much detail. i love the unicorn in the background...

Did you actually paint this? Astonishing!
+10

Edit: This is the first time I've clicked "favourite artwork" - take a bow
Another Edit: Now it's heading towards No.1, it's rightful place, I take back my original comment

So much detail! Impressive work!

I wish I know how many hours has been spended upon this canvas ...

Oh god........ u r the sick artist...i want to be like u amazing talent u have..and tonnes of patience..damn great job man...hats off ! i'm also eager to know...how many days u've spent for this one ?
+10 obviously

great image and I see I am in there? lol

well done.. 10+

Crazy work!!! very good!

100/10

Dear God, absolutely astonishing. Heh, where's Waldo? (searches)

Thanks for the votes, all of you. I appreciate very much.

I'm terribly sorry about posting so many at once. I'm new here and although I read the faq, I don't remember having seen that rule about posting one piece a day. Well, thank you for pointing that out to me and be sure it won't happen again: in the future I will post only a piece at any given day. My apologies.

As for this piece in particular, it took me 2 weeks, with very little sleep. It was a rush job, as they say. The reason you see upsampled elements is because it was a lower-resolution collage at first that I painted over. The upsampled part are the parts I missed - but I swear, after spending more than 12 hours a day on details, I couldn't see clear anymore, and that one eluded me. I'm sure there are other parts that I missed...

As a matter of fact, *if* you're interested, I am actually selling a limited edition of this poster one my site (www.tegehel.org).

Again, thank you for the critique,

Best,

C.

Very Good +10
Cupcake

Wow, your really good. Sorry, i have not crit. Just that you ROCK! This is sooooo neat!

I'm better OH GOD I'M NOT! *runs away crying*

Exquisite.

Amazing detail, maximum respect. +9

Holy moly, i thought it was an oil painting! I can't even start to comprehend how you plan it all. Full marks, what else. You are one crazy dude!!

How long did you work on this?
Great work.

excellent stuff

Very nice! How's the CD?

Janeane Garofalo always raves about this band on Air America, and I generally like her taste in music.

Thank you again, folks

Drlnker, please refer to my previous post for the answer (the big one in the middle).

jfrancis: although I love Jeneane Garofalo, I don't know anything about her taste in music. Personally, I never heard of the band before they contacted me, and now, I'm a fan I can't say much about the previous album(s), since I haven't yet heard them (I'm a slow fan), but as for this release, I think it's fantastic. Most reviews I've read rave about it, and say that this album is an awesome step T.O.D. took towards making their sound richer, fuller, better. I really like the pseudo-operatic/orchestral approach they took in this album (but then again, it is something I like in general.)

I understand you can listen to samples at the Amazon link you gave. You can also read the reviews there, or google for reviews.

As for me, this album's 5/5.

Cheers,

C.

PS: Case in point, the first review on Amazon says: "The first thing you notice is the unique medieval tapestry-style cover art, but you quickly forget it as the music begins."

Heh!

That's just amazing !

The level of detail is amazing!

Amazing is the word!!!!

What a totally titanic set Cyril!!! And I thought I got into detail... I'm truly humbled....

Bravo! : DD

Superb is the word!!!....top marks +10/10
Carlos

Epic as epic comes!

wow!!!!!!!+10

sorry i can't see wally hehe seriously have a lot of details well done
one questions you use parts of paintings? i can see similar scene in rightdown corner to the goya painting n___n and movies scenes like king kong. Try you rpresent human history in one painting? is a pretty concept

Excelent...

good job! one Questions are u using Clone Stamp tool in PS? or using a "Ctrl,Alt,Ship to duplicate ur images? looks like a photomanipulation to me' but u did a good job

Holy xxxx, check all that detail man, this is mind boggling as hell. Love it, superb work- And I see that even A-H is in the shot

emh... just impressive... O_O

Amazing.......:-O
more character........:-O
look like " the lord of the ring "( movie ):-O

surprise surprise... a little bit of goya eh?

-> http://www.xenusion.com/pics/temp/jacktheripper.jpg

well at least you changed the colours abit at this case...
im just to lazy to search around for the other originals but i can easily see
slightly changed stuff from hironimus bosch and others there.

but the most important crime is the fact that you didnt even managed to make the single parts fit together.
the lighting is different for every part of the puzzle and the size... some objects are to small, others to big...

thanks all

No, I didn't use clone stamps. I repainted over a pre-existing collage.

No, it's no surprise really. Actually, pretty much the ENTIRE painting is based on parts of famous masterpieces, or otherwise relatively well-known pieces. The band (trail of dead) - Conrad Keely in particular - wanted it that way and they supplied the underlying canvas (or patchwork, if you wish).

As I mentioned in a previous message, the collage was made first, and believe it or not, went through the company's LAWYERS to make sure that the copyrights were adequately taken care of. I had to make sure that certain critical parts would not be a copy of the original, but an underlying source.

The whole point of the idea behind the collage, if I understand the idea of the band correctly, is to convey a sense of chaos and war through the Human evolution (as it was suggested in this thread), in addition to the band's title reference "...And you will know us by the trail of dead...". On top of that, the album's title, "Worlds Aparts" is also represented in this mosaic of worlds, arts, genre, time periods, etc...I can't take credit for the idea, it's Conrad Keely's, and I personally think it's #$@%! brilliant.

xeN: You can call it a crime, or whatnot, I don't care as I don't see it that way at all. It's an homage, an epic visual poetry. If you have serious issues with it, though, talk to the band, and/or the music company, they provided the material, the idea and the legality of it all.

I find it peculiar, though, that you don't see through that.

ps: I won't debate this issue here anymore, I'm not here for that. If you really want to argue more, email me and we can talk.

I'm late.... You're simply amazing... So much details... awesome!!! I can only give you 5 points, even if you deserve 100000000 points.... +5/5

&%+^#!£? wooooooowwwwwwww.... that's not enough I know but That's all I can give +8

Crazy. FULL.s

wow on 05/04/2005 was a good day for ya lol you posted 12 posts that day LOL
you are very good
I hope you have more to show lol
I went through all your post (I think) and voted on all
people if you have a chance check out his other stuff well worth it

10+

Wow, where did u get the inspiration to paint this masterpiece?

This painting reminds me of a renaissance fresco, only its better!!
8/8

synthesis! different. bravo

Impressive! Very Impressive! It's perfect

+9/9

How many years have you painted here?
Max points

There is nothing else to add... it's all been said

..........................WOW!

i cant see the pic!