symbols underneath and choosing one’s ending

Symbolic Language 2 - digital painting - Dan Beck 2007

So this piece like its predecessor is an abstract work built upon some mystical symbols found by opening a computer cache in a program that didn’t deciper it correctly - at least I think.

But I really liked the symbols and I copied and pasted them into a painting document - with having some fun in mind. Above is where this particular piece was first finished - I had an afterthought to add some texture - which I did - something one couldn’t do with oil painting for instance.

It almost feels unfair to prefer the first finished version above - if it were another medium I would have had no choice. But different rules apply to digital painting and its art prints - and though I think it incredibly important to maintain some limits - this is not one I’ve agreed to.

See Also

• Jazz 3 - kind of reminds me of this digital painting though I arrived at it quite differently
• DaniDraws.com » The Ten Commandments of Digital Painting - I found this pretty amusing - needless to say I don’t agree with it all - resolution in the program I work is only 72 dpi - I have had no difficulty printing large - but had many objections from people with similar understanding. And tablets are more difficult for me since I started using a mouse - though normal drawing is still more natural.
• Amateur Illustrator : Illustration Community - I wasn’t sure at first about this article - but I did find the progression of how this artist works rather interesting - perhaps you will too