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Working Class by ~carts:iconcarts:

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©2007-2009 ~carts
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A piece for the Boston Weekly Dig on vocational schools and how kids are being pressured into going to a traditional college instead of pursuing the time tested and honorable professions of the Work Trade ie. Mechanic, Electrician, Plumber etc. They wanted the look and feel to be like industrial revolution posters, propaganda style with punchy colors. Very proud and united.

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~Esthermolester Apr 17, 2007, 8:15:32 AM
great detail and excellent colours. I see that your signature colour is red and it really works :)
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~Cosmic-Rocket-Man Apr 17, 2007, 8:17:44 AM
really great..

makes me remember the old WW2 Russian propaganda posters..

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"Thank you for being this morning's farmer."
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*artbylaw Apr 17, 2007, 8:22:17 AM
well I'd say you got everything they wanted in there... this is really great work

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I was here.
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~jeansjacketshirt Apr 17, 2007, 8:41:25 AM
This is a really great piece, you managed to get the feel they wanted really well! I really like the red with the black/white/gray.

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Do the colours of the rainbow look the same to everyone?
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~sacroiliac Apr 17, 2007, 8:42:24 AM
what the... great!!!
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~DeadlyPancake Apr 17, 2007, 8:45:30 AM
This is definitely a message I agre with. Had to fave it.


Fantastic work. The composition is powerful, and it definitely gives you the feeling that these people are united and proud and all of that. I think you accomplished exactly what was set out, and id it with class and style. Way to go.
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~DeadlyPancake Apr 17, 2007, 8:45:37 AM
This is definitely a message I agre with. Had to fave it.


Fantastic work. The composition is powerful, and it definitely gives you the feeling that these people are united and proud and all of that. I think you accomplished exactly what was set out, and id it with class and style. Way to go.
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*Cloxboy Apr 17, 2007, 8:51:42 AM
That's awesome, I like the character and the expression in their faces, especially in the man holding the wrench. I think the text would have been better painted and the font is lacking for a painting this stylized (is that Impact? looks like it). I think the style of the text comes off a little cheap and basic but doesn't hurt the painting too much. Did you add that or did the Boston Weekly Dig add the text? Composition wise, the text works, it's just, the style of the text that seems to clash with the painting. Merely a nit-pick but I think it's a valid observation.

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Cloxboy's website: [link]
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~Freedom4 Apr 17, 2007, 9:03:48 AM
Very powerful-strong lines. Well done indeed.
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~carts Apr 17, 2007, 9:06:18 AM
I totally agree. In fact in the original painting the title was "Work Trade Revolution" which I had painted with the welder's sparks splashing over it. However at the last minute they changed the title to "Working Class" and so I had to quickly throw in the font over the original painted work which just isn't the same. Good eye btw the font is Impact.

Thanks for all the comments and useful critiques man I really appreciate it!

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crackedhat dot com
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