Author Topic: Round 1 - Portuguese Conquistadors vs. French Port Rabble (Read 10261 times)

Helen · « **Reply #1 on:** April 07, 2008, 06:50:44 AM »

Nice one Peder

JollyBob · « **Reply #2 on:** April 07, 2008, 09:18:50 AM »

Ooooh, lovely stuff. :love:

Is it just me or does the woman in the red-striped top bear more than a passing resemblance to the girl off the Marks & Spencers adverts?

EDIT: Actually, I'm assuming it's a woman, on second looks I think I see a 5 o'clock shadow!

Hammers · « **Reply #3 on:** April 07, 2008, 09:27:52 AM »

Marks&Spencer girl? I have no idea. About the five o'clock, I watched quite a bit of apache dancing clips on youtube for inspiration and from that I went with a very pale and unhealty silent movie look. Perhaps I didn´t do the blending subtle enough. Or, more likely, with macro photography you really need a ambient lighting source or you'll get real shadows. On the other hand in 'Papillion' there's quite a bit of talk about ladies of the night of ambigous gender.

JollyBob · « **Reply #4 on:** April 07, 2008, 09:41:18 AM »

Morning Hammers!

Yeah, looking closer, I think it's just shading on her face that is getting slightly blurred by the pic. Nothing to worry about, certainly.

The girl I mean is called Erin O'Connor. Google for images of her and you'll see what I mean. She has a very distinctive, very 1920's look about her.

Hammers · « **Reply #5 on:** April 07, 2008, 10:36:05 AM »

You're right, she looks quite a bit like t Erin lass.

Svennn · « **Reply #6 on:** April 07, 2008, 11:39:40 AM »

"Erin" looks like one of the Eureka 20's women?

cunningly painted but who is the one in the window?

Hammers · « **Reply #7 on:** April 07, 2008, 11:47:11 AM »

I was itching to say something rude there but I won't. This isn't Frothers after all.

It is one of Hasslefrees lovely nudes. A real treat to paint. Putting her in that window made me chip her shoulder. It is barely visible but it made me go :x .

dodge · « **Reply #8 on:** April 07, 2008, 12:23:07 PM »

Thought it would have ben closer than it was.

A tough choice for me.

PeteMurray · « **Reply #9 on:** April 07, 2008, 12:37:27 PM »

Hammershield's entry smells like cheap cologne and cigarettes. :

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Hammers · « **Reply #10 on:** April 07, 2008, 12:41:50 PM »

...and has "Valse chaloupee" on musette accordeon as a soundtrack.

Malamute · « **Reply #11 on:** April 07, 2008, 01:12:17 PM »

Lovely stuff Hammers, very atmospheric

Captain Blood · « **Reply #12 on:** April 07, 2008, 01:18:15 PM »

Can I just say, that whilst all lead adventurers will be instinctively drawn to the sleazy, pulp milieu portrayed by Hammers' spiffing entry, that I really really like the effect of the picture on the battlements.

The sunshine and shadow makes it look quite like a real battle beneath the blazing sub-tropical sun.

And a cunning take on the conquistador theme to go for a Goan (?) setting! :wink:

Hammers · « **Reply #13 on:** April 07, 2008, 01:19:19 PM »

Couldn't agree more.

Admiral Benbow · « **Reply #14 on:** April 07, 2008, 04:21:46 PM »

Quote from: "Captain Blood"

The sunshine and shadow makes it look quite like a real battle beneath the blazing sub-tropical sun.

True indeed, but I really would have liked to see more of the figures ...

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