posted by SEILER at 11:34 AM
SEILER (Syler) is an award winning artist (who cares?), specializing in portraits, character design, and humorous illustration. Some of his clients include Rolling Stone, TIME magazine, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Penguin Group, GOLF magazine, Guitar Player, The Weekly Standard, Business Week, MAD magazine and the Village Voice, among many others. SEILER also teaches drawing and painting high end caricature illustration at Schoolism.com When not drawing or painting, SEILER spends the rest of his time with his two gorgeous girls, Isabeau and Ava!
19 Comments:
Great piece! Nice concept
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Nice, man. Great collar. Heh heh.
what a lovely lovely piece! You really captured him!
nice job...!!!! Though...I'm only about a decade younger...so, lookin' at that cake is point made not TOO funny!!!!
8^)
nudda good one, kid!!!
I like the subtle shimmer on the extinguisher handle..and that bit of light on his back jowel/neck. Great dimension...
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Very good Jazz!
I have to tell ya... I think the techique is excellent as usual: color, use of tone, etc.
However, I'm not wild about the composition, staging and expression.
- His expression is pretty dead. He is not quite looking at the cake but not quite looking at the viewer. Not being a big Dylan fan, I suppose I could rationalize that this is "how he always looks".
- Should it look like he is holding the nozzle with his left hand and his right hand on the trigger? Call me a stickler, But I like the idea of him holding the extinguisher like a person would really hold an extinguisher (this would be like drawing harpo holding is horn from the center). The setup is such that this is suppose to be right after the blowing-out. With the way you have it now the posing feels kind of unnatural and forced.
- Overall the staging is a bit flat: very horizontal. It feels like it needs a diagonal element to break it up.
Again, your execution is pretty kick-ass but I think the composition and staging aren't up to your usual standard.
Thank you all for your comments, they are much appreciated!
I like how he has a kind of quizzical look in his eyes, like he cannot believe this much time has passed, and he has reached this age. perfect facial expression for the moment!
I love how realistically you illustrated the fire extinguisher--that had to be the hardest bit.
I thought he was DONE using the fire extinguisher and was just holding it as an afterthought, which means you'd hold it without thinking about HOW you are holding it. His mind is on the years at this point--well that's what I thought when I saw it anyway.
yeah...to me, it is an after thought.
I think is always very useful to receive a critique. I have given my share of such myself on Wetcanvas over the years.
The "dead" look is one I can relate to at my age.
Heck...look, smoldering is still coming out of the extinguisher, and four candles somehow survived. Hhhmm...that would be enough to puzzle anyone into a state of denial...muse of what this means if anything!
I guess if I were to be picky and a critique was really called for, I know from students messin' around with extinguishers or that time (Jason remembers) I needed to actually use one in our own kitchen because I had done something stupid...they leave quite a mess.
so, if a critique was in order (and further if the art director of the intended department this illustration is heading would tolerate)...I'd have the residue mess with fragments in his hair...and the cake dusted all over with it.
but...I think the point comes across well regardless, and that look on the face begs any of us with a sense of the times, the years...to reflect and wonder where it all went? How it happened so fast? What does the future hold? Have I in anyway really made any kind of diddly squat difference in the world with all my best intentions??
A time to ante up...
Amazing job.. just amazing..
Hah hah! That's great! Like your style and that piece of hardware is great....
Great likeness, Jason. But my favourite bit is the way you painted the extinguisher, especially the handle.
I like how the fire extinguisher blower reminded me right away of a gramophone horn, too. I like his hair and his shirt also.
Wow fantastic!!!
Great!!!
Have a nice day!
Zazie.
Jason, it must be nice to have your father 's advice on your work, considering what an accomplshed artist he is. And he must be very proud of how skilled you are. I always marvel at well you paint. Dylan's skin is really something here.
HA!! HA! Fun piece, love the cake!
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