Absinthe by lwperkins
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No AI - This artwork was created entirely by hand or with traditional digital tools.
Description
As soon as I got IgnisSerpentus' Absinthe (on RDNA) I wanted to portray her in the place of the girl in Eduard Manet's "Bar at the Folies Bergere"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Edouard_Manet_004.jpg
and try repainting that image myself, by hand. If you look closely you'll see that most of the elements in the original painting are there,but I changed the angle of the mirror (the mirror frame is plain in Manet's version, it's just a dull gold strip above the red wallpaper)and flipped the man talking to her to look the other direction, so that she is the center of interest (Manet accomplished this by making him very sketchy, and setting him behind her reflection.) I did remove the bowl of oranges, though they are one of my favorite parts of the original, because I wanted to leave room for her pose--the original girl is a calm angel in the middle of a busy, smoky bar, this Absinthe is a little devil and a purveyor of dubious drinks. Everything but Absinthe'hair, head, neck,her arms and hands are painted in Art Rage and Photoshop.
Comments (52)
Excellent work! Very well done!
BEAUTIFUL postwork! Excellent image!
Excellent work!!
never drink it!! ;-)
Amazing work!
Awwww... you recreated one of my favorite images. It large print of the this scene hung in my classroom in school and I never got bored by it. What a sweet idea to make an elf from the barmaid and move her a bit! And now: May I ask for "Le déjeuner des canotiers"?! snickers
Stunning work! 5!
Beautiful and charming art work!
This is an absolutely amazing work!
great amazing image!!! absolutely perfect!!!
Awesome scene!! Excellent work !!!
impressive work very nice!!!!!!!!!
Stunning work!! WOW WOW WOW !! fav! hugz anne
Very good. Very imaginative work...Gives me a lot of ideas....5 stars from me.....
A gorgeous image!!!
I'm impressed :) Incredible scene and painting! You should do more painting, you're really talented! TheNess often offers amazing freebies at Daz and he's got an absinthe set for free on his site if you feel inclined to do another :) http://www.nessrepros.co.uk/downloads2.php
Very good idea. Superb work.
Amazing image and work!!!!Hugs Jane
Stunning work!! Great painted look and character!! Love it :-)
I love the Manet-style and she fits there so perfectly!! Love too how you created the DOV!! Beautifully done Lynn!! :)
Wonderfully done - a great version of a fabulous original!
Highly evocative of Manet! Excellent!