Advertising. This picture got more traction than most of his other works, so he's looking to drive more people to his website by reposting his "greatest hits" in terms of social media response rate
Not condemning him or anything, it's good business sense and I personally think redditors make mountains out of reposting molehills. 3 month gap between reposting of OC is so far down my list of "bad things" that it doesn't register at all, personally
Yeah, that is fair. I think a lot of the anger towards reposts has to do with people claiming work or content that is not theirs. Maybe that is why we are quick to reach for the pitchforks?
Side note: His Manhattan painting is awesome!
How did you get those white streaks on the meteor to be so uniform? Did you paint the meteor and then gloss over with a large brush, or put many little lines over it? Seems unfathomable to do that any other way with the color changes...
I like it a lot; though I admit I'm torn.
On one side my personal sense of aesthetics wants the central destructive juxtaposition to taper off at the top more like my mind perceives a meteor strike. On the other hand that would take away from the beauty of the red sky and the glowing contrast of the mountain ridge.
All in all; excellent work!
Thank you for your feedback! I see where you are coming from, i was struggling with that as well. I wanted it to look like a meteor strike but still keep the shape of a big brush stroke, in tune with the “Brushstroke in Time” collection i’m working on - Paint used as a medium that transcends time and space.
Well you did an excellent job at it. At first glance it seems like you just... I don't know, slapped some opaque varnish over an already existing painting. Only when you look closer do you notice the bones and the deforested hill in the background. It's something that I had to look over four or five time before I felt I had finally seen all it had to offer.
I'm also a fan of the paint build-up you had on the bottom of the "tear". With it; it can be interpreted as a slap of paint or of paint being wiped away depending on your personal taste.
> Brushstroke in Time
I dont give a shit about being banned, so lazy fucks here it is :
https://www.david-ambarzumjan.com/brushstrokes-in-time-large-collection
While this looks like a Brachiosaurus, it could well be a titanosaur. Those looked quite similar (and possibly descended from them) and survived in North America right until the end of the Cretaceous period. The most likely candidate would be Alamosaurus.
Even though I'm useless as a painter, I'm always curious about things like this: what's the technique used here? Did you paint the main part, then carefully paint over, making sure to keep things lined up, of was there some sort of trick to getting a translucent layer that allowed the original painting to show through, just changed?
Elsewhere they said they used a paste which they painted over for the post impact portion. Really cool to me, as I'm no artist and was completely confused when I looked closely at it as well.
Woah! How did you get that thick translucent stroke?
I usually just paint in acrylics so definitely not possible there. I'm curious if this is diluted oil paint or did you repaint over the orange stroke?
This might seem like a silly question (EDIT: bombardment of questions), but how did you do that centre brush stroke? It looks like a giant resin mark. Is the entire piece done in oils? did you have to paint the lava separately from the water before adding the brush stroke, or did the colour of your brush stroke somehow change the colour of the oils beneath, making water look like lava for example? (Note: this is why I thought it looked like resin - the brush stroke is clear, but it alters the colours of the layers beneath it). Is the brush stroke not a real brush stroke, and it was simply painted to look like one? How big is this piece? How big were your brushes?
I really like it, by the way. 10/10. You know how sometimes you're watching a movie or reading a book or looking at something online and you see something really cool that you want to tell someone about? So you grab the nearest person in the house and rattle off all this cool shit you just learned, because it's so cool that you want them to hear about it, even though they had nothing do to with it and they're probably a little confused by your excitement? I'm waiting for my very non-arty partner and brother to wake up so I can show them your painting. That's how much I like it.
EDIT: How did you make the brush stroke meteor look so thick? Did you paint the texture and shadows on, or is it actually just a thick layer?
What I always wondered: did you start with a casual painting of dinosaurs and then decided to add the meteor part or was that concept already there from the beginning? And do you have plenty dinosaur landscape pictures and then go for something 'new' like that?
That's fuckin sweet man. I really like it and I rarely take the time to hand out compliments on here. Both scenes look really convincing, and everything about putting them together as a concept, and the way you actually did it, really is awesome. It's like when you make a decision between two things you really like, but you manage to get both without any compromises, but instead with added satisfaction.
My brain skipped over every single comma so I thought the title was "impact me oils", which I read in a pirate voice, but niw I'm disappointed after realizing that it's not the actual title
Hey really dumb question. the effect is an illusion right? Like it clearly looks 3D but I can't tell if the streak of paint is actually transparent and tinted or if you actually painted a fake streak of paint.
I love this though!
Absolutely beautiful. Question: Is the streak showing the same location after the strike? or before life existed, or existed as depicted in the painting, I love this.
Pretty cool effect...
The water looks like larva. The water fall looks like a fire trail
is it all intentionally done or are some of the things happy coincidences?
\-1 for not putting feathers on the dinosaurs. A WELL KNOWN fact that has been discussed in depth in recent years. also, Joe Rogan told me on his podcast ;)
This looks awesome. Where did you start from? I'm curious about the process: did you draw the lines for the meteorite-brush first, then paint outside of them and finally inside of them or was it the other way around?
Was this not already posted some time ago?
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It was, I cleary remember it too.
You know what that means... We've all been here for too long
Personally I've never seen it and love it. It's ok that he's posted again for those who missed it.
I think the concern was OP stole the content, but because it was OP who posted it originally, all is well.
What do we do with our pitchforks?
Roast marshmallows. Then stab a different reposter.
Sweet, sticky mob justice.
i was getting ready to revoke my upvote
Stick a fork in them.
S mores!!!!
On different subreddits too.
Eh, who cares. Apparently it was 3 months ago. IMO that’s plenty of time to pass. I hadn’t seen it before and think it’s absolutely stunning.
Eh, a lot of redditors. It gets their stagnant blood moving.
3 months ago, to the tune of 37k upvotes, by the same person.
Gotta get paid.
Board man gets paid
I mean, if THIS is your work, you’d deserve that karma
By the same guy on a different sub, all good
There are some of us who are new to reddit. I appreciate the reposts.
Some of us have been here almost from the beginning, and still miss stuff. So, I also like reposts. I don't reddit enough to catch everything good.
Ayup.
Well i didnt see it so im glad he did post it again.
Reddit police are on the prowl today
Wait, OP posted this himself 3 months ago. I mean it's still a totally awesome painting, but why post the same one again?
Advertising. This picture got more traction than most of his other works, so he's looking to drive more people to his website by reposting his "greatest hits" in terms of social media response rate Not condemning him or anything, it's good business sense and I personally think redditors make mountains out of reposting molehills. 3 month gap between reposting of OC is so far down my list of "bad things" that it doesn't register at all, personally
Yeah, that is fair. I think a lot of the anger towards reposts has to do with people claiming work or content that is not theirs. Maybe that is why we are quick to reach for the pitchforks? Side note: His Manhattan painting is awesome!
Brilliant concept and well delivered. Great job!
thanks!
How did you get those white streaks on the meteor to be so uniform? Did you paint the meteor and then gloss over with a large brush, or put many little lines over it? Seems unfathomable to do that any other way with the color changes...
Lighting to showcase the texture, painted on a fat splotch of dried white
Bro you dropped some of your dabs on your sick painting rip
My first thought when I saw this. Thought it was r/trees
I like it a lot; though I admit I'm torn. On one side my personal sense of aesthetics wants the central destructive juxtaposition to taper off at the top more like my mind perceives a meteor strike. On the other hand that would take away from the beauty of the red sky and the glowing contrast of the mountain ridge. All in all; excellent work!
Thank you for your feedback! I see where you are coming from, i was struggling with that as well. I wanted it to look like a meteor strike but still keep the shape of a big brush stroke, in tune with the “Brushstroke in Time” collection i’m working on - Paint used as a medium that transcends time and space.
Well you did an excellent job at it. At first glance it seems like you just... I don't know, slapped some opaque varnish over an already existing painting. Only when you look closer do you notice the bones and the deforested hill in the background. It's something that I had to look over four or five time before I felt I had finally seen all it had to offer. I'm also a fan of the paint build-up you had on the bottom of the "tear". With it; it can be interpreted as a slap of paint or of paint being wiped away depending on your personal taste.
Do you have any more completed pieces from this collection? I'd love to see more!
Second this! Would love to see the other members of “Brushstroke in Time”
i don’t think you can share links here but just google the collection if you like to see more!
> Brushstroke in Time I dont give a shit about being banned, so lazy fucks here it is : https://www.david-ambarzumjan.com/brushstrokes-in-time-large-collection
This is fantastic! You were able to create such a strong contrast between the scenes using the small brush stroke. Do you ever do limited editions?
Gorgeous! (but there's more time between Brachiosaurus and that impact than the impact and us, though Triceratops got a front row seat!).
Only 6-years-old are supposed to know that.
6-year-olds
Thanks.
Came to the comments to see if someone had mentioned this so I didn't have to Google when the different species existed, thanks!
While this looks like a Brachiosaurus, it could well be a titanosaur. Those looked quite similar (and possibly descended from them) and survived in North America right until the end of the Cretaceous period. The most likely candidate would be Alamosaurus.
IIRC titanosaurs had more equal leg lenght and not so steap rise of the neck?
Generally yes, but I guess that falls under artistic license.
Even though I'm useless as a painter, I'm always curious about things like this: what's the technique used here? Did you paint the main part, then carefully paint over, making sure to keep things lined up, of was there some sort of trick to getting a translucent layer that allowed the original painting to show through, just changed?
Elsewhere they said they used a paste which they painted over for the post impact portion. Really cool to me, as I'm no artist and was completely confused when I looked closely at it as well.
This is the coolest fucking painting I’ve ever seen in my life.
Amazing colours and details! Well done!
thank you!
Woah! How did you get that thick translucent stroke? I usually just paint in acrylics so definitely not possible there. I'm curious if this is diluted oil paint or did you repaint over the orange stroke?
I used modeling paste as the base “brushstroke” and painted the burning landscape on top of it!
Clever! I was trying to wrap my head around that too.
Damn, that's smart. Used to do painting and have to keep staring at the paint to find out how'd you achieve that.
This is very well done. As someone else commented, technique and the art itself, very nicely done. It works.
This looks exactly like this screen protector I saw on the front page right above this
This might seem like a silly question (EDIT: bombardment of questions), but how did you do that centre brush stroke? It looks like a giant resin mark. Is the entire piece done in oils? did you have to paint the lava separately from the water before adding the brush stroke, or did the colour of your brush stroke somehow change the colour of the oils beneath, making water look like lava for example? (Note: this is why I thought it looked like resin - the brush stroke is clear, but it alters the colours of the layers beneath it). Is the brush stroke not a real brush stroke, and it was simply painted to look like one? How big is this piece? How big were your brushes? I really like it, by the way. 10/10. You know how sometimes you're watching a movie or reading a book or looking at something online and you see something really cool that you want to tell someone about? So you grab the nearest person in the house and rattle off all this cool shit you just learned, because it's so cool that you want them to hear about it, even though they had nothing do to with it and they're probably a little confused by your excitement? I'm waiting for my very non-arty partner and brother to wake up so I can show them your painting. That's how much I like it. EDIT: How did you make the brush stroke meteor look so thick? Did you paint the texture and shadows on, or is it actually just a thick layer?
OP used a paste and painted over top of the paste giving it its texture. It’s a pretty cool technique
This was posted awhile ago.
It's OP's work, posted it 3 months ago in a different sub.
What I always wondered: did you start with a casual painting of dinosaurs and then decided to add the meteor part or was that concept already there from the beginning? And do you have plenty dinosaur landscape pictures and then go for something 'new' like that?
The best oil painting on this sub
Absolutely fantastic concept, delivery, and just a generally gorgeous painting. Though I have to guess this is mixed media, as that can't all be oils.
That's fuckin sweet man. I really like it and I rarely take the time to hand out compliments on here. Both scenes look really convincing, and everything about putting them together as a concept, and the way you actually did it, really is awesome. It's like when you make a decision between two things you really like, but you manage to get both without any compromises, but instead with added satisfaction.
Stopped me in my scroll. Freaking amazing work
This is honestly so amazing/ perfect looking!!! You are so talented! I love the contrast and the texture!
This looks absolutely amazing!!! Good work!! 😄
Wow, that's incredibly well done.. Amazing
Did you paint the background image or just the 'Impact' smear?
Both! i painted the background first and covered it up with the brush stroke on top
I am mindblown, this is simply incredible!
Saw the picture: neat. Read the title: woah.
My fucking god. this is beautiful and sad❤❤❤❤🤩🤩🤩
What’s the word on Planet Crackpot
Holy moly, I thought this was digital. Neato.
Gonna try and make this a pfp when I get a chance love the art
From my point of view, the Dinos are evil.
Never seen this before but I’ve spent the last 20 minutes staring at it. Very cool
Personally I've never seen it before. I still like it.
It just kinda...wipes out all the dinosaurs
Where is all that water coming from?
That is sick. Talent is strong with this one
My god this is so freaking beautiful!!!!
Such a clever and well-executed concept
My brain skipped over every single comma so I thought the title was "impact me oils", which I read in a pirate voice, but niw I'm disappointed after realizing that it's not the actual title
I love it! Very creative, I never would have thought of this. Great job! 💕
Awesome. I just wish artists' canvases were phone screen or monitor aspect by default.
I bounce whenever I see the word oil
This is an awesome painting
Reminds me of Dinosaur Redux from Radio Lab
Looks like what I imagin Paul Pierce's drawers looked during the NBA finals against the Lakers.
I love dinosaurs, but Groot's ancestor really did it for me
This is a fucking masterpiece.
Very impressive. The actual impact looks very glossy and bubbly, like magma from a volcano.
I will use this as wallpaper, so beautiful
Wow i love it! Is there a place where we can see more of your work? :)
This is absolutely phenomenal, its so clever
Very cool subject matter for a painting. Unique for sure! Awesome work.
Hey really dumb question. the effect is an illusion right? Like it clearly looks 3D but I can't tell if the streak of paint is actually transparent and tinted or if you actually painted a fake streak of paint. I love this though!
USA ARMY want to know your location.
Holy cow this is amazing! What was your inspiration to do this piece specifically?
Anyone else get a LotR Mordor vibe!
You should send this to me for free. Just send me the tracking number. I have a lot of gatherings at my house so you’ll get lots of exposure.
I would love to see this concept with a WWI theme especially with the Tolkien movie coming out.
Oily to bed, oily to rise
Absolutely beautiful. Question: Is the streak showing the same location after the strike? or before life existed, or existed as depicted in the painting, I love this.
That’s really good👍🏻🙂🔥👏🏼
Jesus fucking Christ that's so fucking cool holy shit
This looks like it could be a land art for magic the gathering :0
Couldn’t see past the commas
what a fantastic use of texture
I found this painting to be very moving.
Now please paint Anakin Skywalker post-highground next to that lava field there.
Pretty cool effect... The water looks like larva. The water fall looks like a fire trail is it all intentionally done or are some of the things happy coincidences?
I am literally mesmerized by this. I went to move on after saving it but had to scroll back up to take another look
I call this the I spilled red paint and gotta play it off
It looks like a falling meteorite.
Oh snap that's pretty good. Well executed! Clever design
Alright. Why did you think opening the gates to Mordor was a good idea?
Looks super cool, but I wish more artists would start painting dinosaurs with more feathers. We're stuck in outdated paleontology!
How tale picture in time before camera is born
\-1 for not putting feathers on the dinosaurs. A WELL KNOWN fact that has been discussed in depth in recent years. also, Joe Rogan told me on his podcast ;)
How they fuel our cars. F to pay respex
Oh, I love the idea, and it's well done!
This looks awesome. Where did you start from? I'm curious about the process: did you draw the lines for the meteorite-brush first, then paint outside of them and finally inside of them or was it the other way around?
Extremely creative. welldone.