There's a point in the middle of the painting where the snake's knots don't trace properly and now I think there's TWO snakes.
BUT...
Oooooh, the stone of the temple ground is luscious stone. The moonlight and firelight bouncing off the pillars is scintillating. Not to be outdone by that Luna-lusting reptile, which shines with death-glaze upon every scale.
Maybe its my crazy, lensless eyes making optical illusions
(coincidentally, I just ordered new glasses today!)
Start at the snake's head and *slowly* follow the body - not far! After the neck makes that first question-mark shape, almost the exact center of the picture.
Where you might see his body doubling upon itself, I'm seeing *one* length of body going under *another one* that loop-the-loops coming from the pillar on the right.
The "snake whose head I see" appears to curl under the "other," then meander seductively off to the upper left, in and around the structure. Meanwhile, the foreparts of that "other" I envision, being the one you loaded with perspective and shadow, departed long ago to the lower left.
I apologize, Silverone, if I seemed a bit of an ass about that. You did this two years ago and I'm sure you know what you did. And I would never have come back to answer had I not thought your work was excellent.
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Scott Ruggels
love the irridescense on the scales. Good perspective.
Scott
Dawneater
There's a point in the middle of the painting where the snake's knots don't trace properly and now I think there's TWO snakes.
BUT...
Oooooh, the stone of the temple ground is luscious stone. The moonlight and firelight bouncing off the pillars is scintillating. Not to be outdone by that Luna-lusting reptile, which shines with death-glaze upon every scale.
Mystery, Silverone, my dear, is your forte.
Silverone
I'm not seeing where the knots don't match up. I think someone might have noticed it considering that it's over 2 years old. Point out exactly where.
Dawneater
Maybe its my crazy, lensless eyes making optical illusions
(coincidentally, I just ordered new glasses today!)
Start at the snake's head and *slowly* follow the body - not far! After the neck makes that first question-mark shape, almost the exact center of the picture.
Where you might see his body doubling upon itself, I'm seeing *one* length of body going under *another one* that loop-the-loops coming from the pillar on the right.
The "snake whose head I see" appears to curl under the "other," then meander seductively off to the upper left, in and around the structure. Meanwhile, the foreparts of that "other" I envision, being the one you loaded with perspective and shadow, departed long ago to the lower left.
I apologize, Silverone, if I seemed a bit of an ass about that. You did this two years ago and I'm sure you know what you did. And I would never have come back to answer had I not thought your work was excellent.
Silverone
XD No need to apologize. I was just asking so I could fix it. When I get some free time, I'll look into it.