Old Captain. Handcut collage 70/50cm.

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Another handcut collage creation from the Street Saints series, a rather poor title but i was never good with titles. I remember when i started, 15 years ago, i had my friends writing the titles because i could not decide what to write. The Captain is inspired by a photo i found, showing a cute wrinkled old man wearing a hat. His face was quite the challenge because since then i was only making female portraits with smooth lines and of course no facial hair. For the skin i used the same photo with Hidden Beauty collage, a winter landscape in sepia tone. For the beard i used a cloudy sky photograph with a lot of shades of blue and white. I think it was the toughest one because i had to cut a lot of little pieces and create a mosaic, but i am really proud of the result. The cup was the easiest because i chose a plain and simple white colour and of course for the end a golden foil background.

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Luckily i found a process photograph of the artwork, so you can get a better idea of how i work.

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~Bravo George! Both the techniques used and the ending result of this portrait are wonderful!

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Wow, actually a mosaic of cuts. That's some zen patience there. And masterfully done! Great effect and sea vibes out of every material :)

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Thank you so much Manol, i became a real zen master with this artwok,lol.

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A very special work here Sir George, amazing how you put all of the pieces together to form a beautiful whole.
Reminds me of "the old man at the sea"
Blessings!

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Tahnk you so much, it is indeed a unique artwork and i was very inspired by the photograph. The title of the book really suit the art:) Great book also:)

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Indeed a great composition that you assembled there Sir George.
Really a pleasure on the eye and on the mind.
Blessings!

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That's a lot of detail work that you needed to do, very nice!

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Thank you so much Joe, it had a lot of detail work indeeed:)

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I'm not familiar with the cutting process for creating art, but from the other comments I understand that your work here is both difficult to do, and is a great contribution to the cutting art form. Well done!

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Thank you very much:) It is a technique inspired by the stained glass art. i invented it myself and it is not very difficult. It is a bit tiring sometimes but the result is rewarding:)

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I love the stained-glass look that you create! Plus, I just love the seafaring captain! Great job!

Have a wonderful day!

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I am really happy that you like it and thank you very much for the tip:)

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@georgeboya - awesome picture! How long does a creation like that take?

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I am really glad you liked it. I think it took more than a week, 3-4 hours per day. it is a tiring process sometimes and the reason i have to wear glasses now,lol

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Awesome! Interesting technique. I have not seen this. You are well done!

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Thank you so much, i am glad you like it:)

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That is amazing! This must have taken an age to complete?

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I am happy that you like it Jaynie, it took a week to 10 days and each day had 3-4 hours of work. It is an easy and realxing technique but it can become tiring after a few hours.

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