oh the humanity! nice detail.

hmm, strange turn from your usual subjects in this drawing. it's much more abstract now. What I can see though: is that an alien womb? lol ok call me a freak but i really think that's an alien being created :/

i'm sure this image will get da ppl thinkin. from me as usual: +7/7

and i've seen the detail and it scares me.... really...

Well! Now this is a fascinating piece (and I imagine quite patience-trying also.) So have you a shred of sanity left?

I kid. But truly, this is an impressive piece; kudos to anyone who can haul through such an overload of stippling. And I see some type of alien cuttlefish...perhaps a mutated octopus?

Nice work.

A whole lot of patience!! All the crosshatching work...truly impressive. How big is the hand-drawn version?!?!

it looks endlessly interesting.. is there a story behind it? The title makes me assume there is
Awesome job

youre nuts ok?

man,

you still havent got problems with your hand/arm
from all that hatching?
Nice and fascinating shapes.
I would have pumped up the contrast a bit more with ps
but thats just me
Excellent + 9

Nice work, the shapes are fascinating indeed! Great style I agree about the contrast but everything else is great!
+9

I think it's the crappy monitor I have, so it looks darker to me than it actually is to people with monitors from the last decade...the actual contrast is pretty deep, I'll try to tweak it in PS...thanks for all the crits dudes!

wow, you are a patient person. I like the design.

Hey man this looks great. Love all extra views you included. Im the type of person who likes to stand a couple inches away from the painting to look at the brush strokes. Keep them coming.

exelent design and compositon.
one of the best from you!

Excelent work as always!
Thank's for the links... very interesting. +10

This is another consistently high quality piece. As always, you've done a great job with your techniques to produce a rich texture and tonal range. I like the abstracted subject matter. It reminds me of some of the ancient sculptures produced by our cave dwelling ancestors. Check this out to see what I mean...

As you continue to improve on your technique and content, also think about your composition. While symmetrical works are interesting in their own way, try to find a way to keep the overall symmetry of form, while providing some variation in the detail. A tree, for instance, may appear to be very symmetrical from afar, but as you get closer, you see that the limbs, branches, twigs all have different angles, twists, turns, etc.

For this piece, you could have retained the overall symmetry formed by the tentacles, but changed the undulations so they wrapped in different directions. It would add some more elements to keep the viewer interested longer. And it may have made it a bit less tedious for you

So...did that make any sense at all?

Your diligence and attentive care to your pieces is astounding as always Dean
The references were very helpful for the details btw...
There's something eerie about this piece but I like it though...looks like an Aztec or fertility god o_~
I wish I have a bit of your patience though...LOL
Maridol

I looked at all your process images on this one and found them very enlightening. The ink in spots has almost an impasto appearance, which may just be the build up of layers. I sure enjoyed seeing the process.

Ooops! Looks like the Goddess is holding a doggie. Wonderful image. The Goddess appears to be holding the doggie in a caring fashion, rather that by force. Perhaps this expresses another existence underwater with the Goddess as Protectoress. That fits my multi-dimensional thinking! I also like your presenting the Goddess and creature with eyes closed. Sleep in the Deep...drowning, but is there a continuation?

Stippling is one of my favorute techniques. Thanks for posting such different, and GOOD works!

+10

wowee... I won't be asking how you managed to get perfect symmetry... wonderful! O.o

very nice that would do a great trance-album cover

I love this one, it reminds me of some of the renditions of the female goddesses in art history, I wich I could remember the name of the one statue I am thinking of... if this was a print I would buy it

Beautiful work!

^lol running out of things to say?