Hey, what's good?
IT IS FINALLY DONE!
After 8 months of on and off working on this 70 x 90 piece, I can finally reveal the end result and move on to new ideas and pieces. It was a long journey, grinding hours away with dots, details and a lot of coffee, but it turned out the way I imagined.
This madness could have several titles, but I just can't seem to find a fitting one, hmmm...
The Process
Transition
Share it with those who might like this and let me know what you think!
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I am glad you enjoyed doing this. I would have stopped along time ago lol. There is a lot of work that has gone into this doodle and it looks really great.
Thank you for recogizing the input. It really is fulfilling to hear that the result does the amount of work justice. Cheers!
That's amaaaaaaaaazzzzzzzzzzzing, @Benja! It is finally done!!! OMG !!!!
Really, really awesome work, and it's been wonderful to see the little sneak peaks too! The final picture is incredible !!!! WOW!!!!
I'm terrible with titles, too but this piece feels to me like ... hmm, like that adorable face in the middle is seeing through a hole in the universe, like "Through the Looking Glass" feeling but more like "The Other Side of the Universe" .... kind of???
XD
Anyway, outstanding job, @benja! This knocked me socks off * ___ *
Infinite amount of thank you's @veryspider!! Always glad to receive your feedback and positive vibes.
''The Other Side of the Universe''- You know, that's actually pretty dope! A world behind the ''infinite''.
Hmm...
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Thats epic man!!!
Record cover right there!!
Thanks @termitemusic, good to see you're still here :)
It definitelt has some cover vibes, hmmm...
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this is Epic, 8 months of work? You must be really proud, the result is amazing:) So trippy and surreal! I would like to suggest to start posting your artworks at nTopaz platform https://www.ntopaz.com/. It is the art community and you will get more attention. Your artworks are very underrated and this is sad because they amazing and you are a hard working artist:) Looking forward for more.
Yup, this one is a little gem to me haha. Glad you like it, trippy for sure, organized chaos. I'll check that community out, sound interesting!
Thank you for stopping by :)
Organised chaos indded 😊 You are very welcome and feel free to ask if you need help😊
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Woah amazing!! Love those tiny details!!! I bet you enjoyed that one. Doodling is therapeutic for me hahah. I can imagine you’re not abandoning the work cos it’s fun XD
Reminds me of @carlgnash too. :D
Yes!! It definitely is therapeutic, that's why I'm already diving into more of these as we speak. Sometimes I doget tired of it when it takes too long, but even then I get back on it cause it is addictive haha.
Many thanks! :)
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This is incredible. Such an amazing work of art. Spending too much time and effort with this masterpiece and I know it is all worth it.
I like how intricate you are when it comes to details. Your idea is also quite fascinating. Every individual might have a different interpretation of your artwork and I think that's what makes it unique. Something from out this world.
Two thumbs up for you man. Keep up the good work.
That's what I aim for, to create art that could mean anything to any individual. The most interesting part is what people see in it, or what thoughts it provokes.
Thank you for taking a look and sharing your appreciation! :)
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Wow! that's crazy!
thanks! :)
hi @benja, your work is truly extraordinary! I can't imagine the patience and perseverance you've had in these 8 months of work. the details are extraordinary and I find it interesting that the central part was the last to be designed. did you know from the beginning what you would have drawn in the middle?
congratulations and thanks for sharing with us
Hey @road2horizon, thank you! That is a good question. At the very beginning of pieces such as this one, I never know where it will take me. I kinda knew what I wanted to create over the whole canvas, but there was no plan for the middle part all. At some point I knew it had to be something which could connect all the chaos around it, so I just drew a perfect circle to remind myself that it had to be a centre of sorts. A random circle alone wouldn't do the trick, so I felt there had to be something on it, or in this case, inside of it. I think the little character done the trick.
@benja. Congratulations on the attention from this piece, it’s one of the coolest things I’ve seen in awhile—incredible. Thank you for sharing this with us and thanks for tagging #artzone or I might’ve missed it and that would’ve sucked!
How many pens did you go through—did you keep count?
Good lookin out, @curie! 👍🏿
Hey, thanks a lot! Glad to share it with anyone, as the feedback is intriguing and always a pleasure. The #artzone tag has surely opened a gateway for art posts, very helpful indeed.
It actually cost me less pens than I initially expected, as I used different sizes aswell. I think it took me four 12mm markers, one 1mm marker, one 5mm marker and a 3mm marker. So that'd be 7 in total.
8 months of on and off is definitely not an easy job @benja I admire your patience for it and your great Piece of Art too.
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Hey @bloggerkrunal, thanks! Even my patience was running short towards the end, but then again, I enjoyed it all the way through. I'm glad @curie spotted this one, it's great to get some fresh minds to see it.
Thank you for stopping by :)
Sweet Goddess - that's aMAZing!! Escher move over!! Taking the doodle not just to an art form, but beyond it to a HUGE visual meditation. I'm really curious if, in the process, you start to feel the artwork forming and you doodle according to some loose mental idea, or if you literally go in to each doodle session with an empty, clear mind and let your unconscious guide you. I'm especially loving the monochromatic tone and the way the shapes and movement and variations in the lines-dots-shading create the colour. Seriously impressed.
Many many thanks @artemislives! My doodles have indeed transitioned into a more stylish art form which I'm exlpoiting to the very end.
When I start my pieces, I always have zero idea of what it will become. I do have a certain pattern selection, a bunch of created flows that I often use in my doodles. So I will make a connection and start visualising that, to have a point where I can start working with. Once I've done that, I'll either expand within the same concept, like I did here, or I'll add various different elements to it.
In previous smaller doodles I experimented a while with the triangle shapes and these strings. So this piece is a somewhat planned result of a few ''subconscious'' pieces. Long story short, this was an idea that indeed formed during the process while starting off without a plan.
Thanks again!
Dear @benja, I believe you are a hero! I don't know how can you have so much patience to do a detailed work like that, I couldn't. Eight months spent on that work is very much but I like the result. You did a great job. Well done!
Merely a regular human being with an odd desire to spent that much time on a doodle, but appreciate it nonetheless! :)
Keep it up and wishing you good luck in the future with your next projects :)
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A doodle?! This is not just a doodle! woah man, what a great piece, this is incredible, I can only imagine how much work you put into this, but your effort blossomed in something really amazing! Thanks for sharing!
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That is a truly gorgeous piece- massive congratulations on coming to the end of it and it being just so beautiful! (Pic of coffee next to it made me shivver- I'm so clumsy I'd have spilt it over it!)
Looking forward to seeing what you make a start on next. E x
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Thank you, it was a journey on itself. I must admit, I have spilled coffee underneath it once, but managed to get away with it, without damaging/affecting the piece. Had to recover from that one for a while :')
Gah! Nightmare!! I know the feeling well. I'm so clumsy that when I'm working on a pencil piece I ban all food and drink in the room 😂
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Knowing that you spent 8 months doing this drawing only gives me to understand that being a cartoonist is not easy or fast, it is dedication with what you do and have a lot of patience, everything is super detailed and very great, you did it super good congratulations friend