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Skelewags - Urban Art
This cartoon concept by "Chewie" is great - mixing real world environments with cartoon characters. The style with skull like cartoon figures are not that special, but the overall style is.
"Chewie" has been very quiet about what this project is really about. I guess we will just have to wait and see.
(via ConceptArt Forum)
Comments
DIOR - Oct. 28, 2007
I think its fake, i think its done in photoshop, srry, cant help myself
Sally - Oct. 28, 2007
Photoshop or not, this work is really creative and appealing. I enjoyed the placement of characters and found them truly engaging.
Angel rodriguez leon - Oct. 28, 2007
uu yhea tehy r sooo cute jaja , really , i think too its made in photoshop , but ia gree to with sally its really creative and i love to see more of this ^^U cyaa !!
Kai - Oct. 28, 2007
just because you cant be as creative when it comes to art, dont slate other people's!
Izabael - Oct. 28, 2007
I liked it a lot. I agree with others it seems like it would have been just a little cooler had they been drawn on the actual surfaces--or at least half and half and blend them together. Good job though.....certainly gives me good ideas.
SPark - Oct. 29, 2007
Rule 65 of the internet. If it's creative, or interesting, or improbable, somebody will claim it's photoshopped.
Stephanie M. - Oct. 29, 2007
This is cool. Banksy is an asshole.
ashley - Oct. 29, 2007
awesome!!! good work
sita - Oct. 29, 2007
I think it's great...i don't know how he does it,i'm unable to draw,i'm bad on it,so i admire works like this
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
crack - Oct. 29, 2007
just coz its on a wall u think its like banksys work! thier not even stencils!! Banksys a sell out
Crack - Oct. 29, 2007
but this is wikid
san - Oct. 29, 2007
does it really matter if it's photoshopped or not? i'd think there's lots of cities that this would be considered grafitti and it would be hard to actually get permission to paint on city property, so i don't see why taking a photo and painting an image into it is a problem, it's still a form of art, you're just using something other than a blank canvas to make it on.
noize - Oct. 29, 2007
This is nothing like Banksy.
Unless you mean that it's been done on a wall outside, just like all graffiti. In which case it's identical to all graffiti artists.
Stephen Paul Summerlin - Oct. 30, 2007
WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!! I could do this?
Sisi - Oct. 30, 2007
jajajaja!!! LOVE IT!
Quilla - Oct. 31, 2007
If photoshopped, the reflections in the water are outstanding. I enjoyed this! Thank you kindly.
Bas - Oct. 31, 2007
I dont know how anyone can have a doubt about the fact that this was done with Photoshop.
Second, Id like to add that this is not -fake-, since the artist in question doesn't claim that these are pictures of actual walls with the art already on there. The way I read the introduction, it was quite clear that the artist used real-world pictures and combined it with digital artistry.
Erin - Oct. 31, 2007
Dear GOD! Everytime I go to a site and there is a comment section somebody always says " That's photoshopped" What the hell! Not every damn picture on the internet is done in photoshop! I think your brain is photoshopped!
Michelle - Oct. 31, 2007
The introduction on top led me to believe that the cartoons are edited into the photos; hence the word "concept". I don't think that takes away from the idea; in fact I like that better than thinking he did graffiti.
Also the reflection on the water is nice, but not that hard to do.
Maox - Nov. 1, 2007
Heavy "Nightmare Before Christmas"-influences here. Very nicely done.
Meh - Nov. 1, 2007
Holy shit! It's photoshopped! I've been cheated! I've been LIED to! It isn't art, unless it was painted on a public wall with the artist's BLOOD!
...Give me a break.
Oh, and whoever called Banksy a sellout - maybe he is, maybe he isn't. Why the fuck does he have to answer to you?! If you care so much, go paint your own graffiti, you cultural pharisee.
As for the pictures, they look good. Keep it up.
Thomas Baekdal - Nov. 1, 2007
Okay - let's settle down a bit.
As the author= of this article, but not the creator of the artwork I cannot tell if it is photoshopped or not - nor do I think it is really important.
But, let me clear up one big misconception. I wrote the text "cartoon concept", not Chewie. I didn't use that word because I thought it was photoshopped, but instead because the final work is still "under construction".
But let me say, that I am more impressed If it is made in Photoshop. One thing is to draw the cartoons, and come up with the idea - that is art in itself. Being able to create this level of realistic texture effects in Photoshop is amazing in itself.
Again, as the author= of this article, I cannot tell how it was made. I have tried contacting "Chewie", but he sadly keeps his real identity a secret.
Pete Nawara - Nov. 1, 2007
As for Banksy being a sell out.. I'm really sick of artists getting flack for making money. It's a profession. It's a difficult one to succeed in. When someone does well because they know how to promote themselves and make a career for themselves, it's not selling out, it's succeeding.
Paige - Nov. 2, 2007
I couldn't care less what it is or how it was done. I just adore it and wish I could own some so that I could look at it all the time.
FredS - Nov. 3, 2007
"It's photoshopped, it's photoshopped"
I suspect that these may very well have been photoshopped, but the problem I have with people doubting the authenticity of a photo. is that there is the implied notion or belief that these works couldn't be done w/o photoshop. Well Please understand-These works could have been(and May Have been) produced by any one of thousands of competent street artists who choose to work in this style. So yeah, maybe this was photochoppd, but don't be sitting behind your screen thinkn that actually painting this would be impossible, when people I know could produce this much work in less than an hour's time, collectively.
What'YouKnowBout'It?!?
But on another note:
Who's Banksy???(LOLLL)
Ashley - Nov. 3, 2007
reminds me of a Tim Burton...
plus, it's the compositions and ideas that are more important than how something is made :)
Bob - Nov. 4, 2007
This is really cool and all. I think it is a terrific form of art. It is however photoshop. You can tell by the reflections of the characters in the water. They are flat and the ripples int he water have no effect on how they look. Anyone who has ever looked into a lake or stream knows that the motion of the watter affects the reflection being seen.
All you had to do was flip and rotate and then mess with the opacity of the character to gain the reflection affect. So yes it is indeed cool but its photoshop and not actually painted on the surfaces shown.
superdesko - Nov. 5, 2007
no shock tones,that's fine
Tom - Nov. 5, 2007
Why do people have to think that its not real? As an artist these pictures are not difficult to accomplish.
Good work! =)
fad - Nov. 6, 2007
it is a fake i can tell by the pixels and a lot of shops i have seen in my life. or something like that...
Pionko - Nov. 6, 2007
I really feels good. The ideas is sweet. But it´s not really cool to copy Tim Burtons style so hard so it feels like nothing new... but ok Good work anyways!
anon - Nov. 11, 2007
you're all wrong.
just because you heard someone say it's photoshopped because they are too jealous of it, you say it too.
STOP CONFORMING.
it's blatently real,
look back at the water one for example, and then tell me it's photoshopped.
what would be the point of an artist setting up this website just to put up photoshopped images.
get real everyone who thinks it's fake.
pathetic.
nice drawings. :)
joe blow - Nov. 11, 2007
i think these are definately created in photoshop, or some similar program, but that doesnt meant they are "fake". i see it a modern mixed media, and as such has no less value than a "real" piece of work
xDaveManx - Nov. 11, 2007
Nowhere in the post does it say that these pictures were not Photoshopped. I don't think the artist intended to imply that the drawings were done on the actual real-world environment, rather the environments were photographed and the artist used the unique textures and details to improvise a cartoon setting.
Why is there an innate need to prove something so obviously cool as a "fake"? Even if it was presented as reality, and found to be a "fake", it would still be more artistic and intelligent than anything most of us could come up with.
milander - Nov. 12, 2007
If you visit the web page - skelewags.com (under construction unfortunately) you'll see immediately that this is not photoshopped. I also suggest that a lot of you need to do some research before posting. Google came back with 10,000+ returns directly related to these images, Those I check supported the artist and his work, it is NOT photoshopped. Get over yourselves.
Germ - Nov. 14, 2007
This is not a copy of Tim Burton. Tim burton used primarily clay-mation. this is closer to the skeleanimals series. Sure it has a Tim Burton flaire to it, but I dont see it as a "copy of his work". I also have to agree with Pete Nawara. There is an astronomical difference between selling out and succeeding. You people as artists should realize this. If someone offered you money for your works of art and you accepted it, by your own definition you would be selling out. But these are my own, personal, and probably skewed opinions. The opinions of an art adoring drummer.
Beth - Nov. 14, 2007
Art is art is art, and whether photoshop or graffitti, this is art. The characters are great and the artwork is funny and original. Personally I believe these are real paintings and not photoshopped. Then again, I dont really care either way, they made me smile after a hard days work and THAT'S what art is about...making you feel..
Jill - Nov. 14, 2007
Who gives a flying fuck if it's Photoshopped or not??? Can't ANYONE on the internet just sit nicely in their computer chair and appreciate a cool piece of art without screaming "OMG FAKE THIS IS GAY!!!"? I guess not.
I think this is some cool shit and I dare any of the naysayers to try to create images like this in Photoshop using their own photographs and drawings. Go ahead, I'll wait.
Sylviah - Nov. 15, 2007
Should it matter whether it's photoshopped or not? The artist didn't swear that it wasn't photoshopped or that it was. The point is that someone had the creativity to do it and it looks great! I love it!! How is photoshop more fake than say, stencilling or tracing? Or even Painting or sketching? Digital Arts is a form or art!! The characters are originals, and the idea is original and that's what counts.
To whoever did these works of art - I love it!! Keep going!!
Duff Man - Nov. 15, 2007
It sucks
Suzie - Nov. 15, 2007
These are awesome :) I love the effect.
People need to get over the urge to scream "Photoshopped" ever five seconds. I mean, it's like this is a news photograph or something. Does it really matter either way?
Evilkrikett - Nov. 15, 2007
niiiice
BU5T4 - Nov. 16, 2007
Who cares if it's done in photoshop or done on actual walls. Does it really make any difference? It's still art if it photoshopped or not.
I like it!! Well done to the artist.
leela - Nov. 16, 2007
sure its done with photoshop Dior, but the point is in the idea!!!
Kate - Nov. 17, 2007
I really like it. We have some simillar in our town.)
Ranvir Singh Bassi - Nov. 17, 2007
If it was done on a wall or if it was done using photoshop, either way it still looks good.
Flyingape - Nov. 18, 2007
If this is chewie, it's the real stuff. Plus, you can tell it's not photoshopped by the fact that these are STENCIL/ STICKER COMBONATIONS.
Stormfrog - Nov. 20, 2007
DIOR: Seriously? WTF does it matter whatever its done in photoshop or if it was done by smearing poo on a wall? It is completely irelevant.
I really dont get it how people say these things thinking they are some fabulous art critics who claim to know everything about art.
Its retarded. I wish they would shut up and lock themself up and play winmine for the remainder of their lives.
ian smith - Nov. 21, 2007
this is sweet. i wonder why everyone is too busy to either claim it is photoshopped or isn't (like you could really know unless you were in on it) instead of just trying to figure out how it was done (or, get this) try doing it on your own.
KimiWriter - Nov. 21, 2007
Honestly, i do photoshop, and i can tell this isn't. You can see the grain of the wall in the pictures. and you can see the waves of the different colors from the wall show up a bit in the pictures. Geeze people, pul your head out of the sand and for once, accept the fact that some people have talent.
leon_chino - Nov. 22, 2007
this is something completely different from Bansky's stencil... the style but also the humour.... thanks
chewie - Nov. 23, 2007
Hello everybody,
A friend of mine sent me a link to this page today and I've been reading through the ongoing discussion as to whether or not these are photoshopped...
they are photoshopped, so thank you to all the people who believed they were real, I appreciate the compliment.
I am still working on more of these guys and when they go online I will post a link for you to check them out.
thanks
Thomas Baekdal - Nov. 23, 2007
Hi Chewie,
Thanks for stopping by and for your comment!
BTW: I just checked my stats and your work is very popular. On this site alone about 128,347 people have seen this page (with about 157,732 page views), since I posted the article on August 30, 2007.
Your works is truly amazing.
Please do post a link or send me an email about your future work on this, and I will post another art article to promote it.
anon - Nov. 23, 2007
it is done in photoshop. but again i think its really really inventive!! it would be nice to see this artist progress and get the same clarity on the actual surfaces!!! i personally think it would take too long as they are very detailed, that is one of the reasons why banksy's art is produced with stencils!! quick and easy (if u would call it that) and less chance of getting caught! or the artist could just practice at photoshop!! and we would never know!!! :-)
J0//y_R0d93r - Nov. 23, 2007
Hey man i think these are totally awesome!!!
and for all those haters, you are all jelous because you could neither draw or photoshop anything like this!
m.ballll (: - Nov. 23, 2007
this isn't photoshop tard heads.
this is amazing (:
it's SO cute, & i love it.
*loveyou.
OjiTetsuoOni - Nov. 24, 2007
I like it, doesnt matter if it is "photoshopped" or not, it is the end product that people see in the end, and not the creation, that is imagination at work right there
ellie - Nov. 24, 2007
even if it is photoshopped...
they're really skilled at photoshop
this makes me want to draw
truly inspiring
foxforcefive - Nov. 25, 2007
It is actually more like Eward Gorey...also the illustrator of The Series of Unfortunate Events is closer than Bansky...no stencils.
huh - Nov. 25, 2007
I can tell for a fact that is photoshopped. Some of the work on the broken concrete is unreal. No way can you achieve that contrast and detail on such a canvas. But don't be confused. I like the piece regardless if is fake. A lot of things in this world are not what they appear to be, but that doesn't stop you from enjoying art - created digitally or not.
CHIKACHIKAYEAAAAAMCLOVIN - Nov. 25, 2007
its photoshopped...lol someone plz get mad
nito - Nov. 26, 2007
it's great... photoshopped or no...
Aquí España!!!
Chris - Nov. 26, 2007
I love them. As a photographer (digital and analog), I like the photos as well as what chewies done with them.
These seem like photoshop work simply because of scale. To do these in real life with spray paint would be damn near impossible, so chewie would have had to have been sitting there with acrylics or something. Not that it couldnt have gone down that way, just that its not a quick way to do something and speed is graffitis best friend.
Im impressed either way.
agosh - Nov. 27, 2007
GR8 work
Sly Stu - Nov. 27, 2007
I really don't know why Photoshop is seen as the devil to most people. It's obvious that someone has taken some pictures of various scenes that feature good textures and used them for their own artwork at a later date. Just because the images aren't real, it doesn't make them any less cool. Purposely, I like photoshopped work just as much as unedited photos.
Brewster - Nov. 27, 2007
if they were done Adobe Illustrator no one would have a problem so why kick up a fuss about the use of Photoshop which is made by the same people and has a very similar interface and requires a similar skill set to yous
huh - Nov. 27, 2007
To everyone who just scrolls down to the bottom to type whatever they want, you should know that Chewie came here and posted that yes, he did use photoshop. And brewster, no one cares about Illustrator.
Adrian - Nov. 29, 2007
nice .... i like it.... :)
SikDave - Nov. 29, 2007
Def, and full respect.
To all you Photoshop trainspotters - informing everyone how art is produced does nothing for your character - you're not amazing (wannabe's). Get on with creating art yourself, and take a leaf out of Chewie's book.
L.M.S.
Trainspotter Hater
ahhh that's better...mmmm
moderate - Nov. 30, 2007
You got two choices
1. Those of you who think its photoshopped... Yes. It is photoshopped. The artist did a real damn good job of that.
2. Those of you who think its real. Yes. It is real. The artist must have a skilled eye to envision this and a skilled hand to execute it.
What bothers me is that is any of you qualified to say that you know with certainty that it is photoshopped or not?
I think the only ones who have a right to decide are the author= first, anyone who can literally step-by-step recreate the works, or to fail trying (with sufficient experience).
moderate - Nov. 30, 2007
nice work btw
Brett S McCluskey - Nov. 30, 2007
So this very talented guy does this to my bathroom wall? or perhaps anywhere but for real or are these things doctored up a bit?
Brett S McCluskey - Nov. 30, 2007
Brewster how do you spell use?
zee - Dec. 2, 2007
i'd be curious to know what materials to use for this kind of work - would a permanent marker be strong enough to last? grafitti is usually spraypaint and this isn't.
LarryK - Dec. 2, 2007
I couldn't care less if was photoshopped or not. It's still ART, no matter the medium. And if it gives someone a desire to try it themselves, so much the better.
Ben Martin - Dec. 4, 2007
WTF OMFG It's not REEEEEEEEEEEEEELLL!
Yeah, it's photoshopped. Why does that make it 'fake'? If he used a canvas and oil painted a picture is it fake? is it not real? Are magazine layouts done on computers not 'real'? Are digital photographs not 'real'?
Why's everyone saying it's not 'real' when they mean it's not 'graffiti'? It's still art, regardless of the medium. So yes. It's real. It exists. If it was printed out and framed it'd still be a piece of artwork. How the hell can you say it's not real? It's an image made by an artist; it's as real as the sun. Plenty of artists work entirely in Photoshop, are their works not real too?
It's only 'fake' if the artist claims that it exists in the real world as graffiti, which he doesn't. So why's everyone so hung up about it being digital? It may not physically exist, but it's still real.
fauxtag - Dec. 4, 2007
Whether it's "real" or not is moot. Art is subjective. If it's cool to me and shit to you, who cares? Does it matter if a painting is created by an aged master or a 4-year-old if it's evocative?
p herne - Dec. 4, 2007
Who cares what other people think of your work.
If you like it and proud of what you did, then thats all that matters.
I like it!
Joy - Dec. 7, 2007
I love it !
It
is
ART !
Abortions are for babies! - Dec. 7, 2007
Great Work! The character designs are good regardless of influence or tools. The composition and integration into the environments whether digital or traditional is equally good.
On a side note, I think all of you people screening about who cares if its photoshop or not are more annoying then the one idiot who said he/she thinks its photoshop.
creativity + tools = Art...................
...duh!
Jesus out!
justlookingaround~ - Dec. 10, 2007
IT'S ART!!!!
Why is it called fake????
Whether it's photoshoped or not but it's admirable piece of work "chewie" made.I agree with every one who said that this is not fake and those fuss about this art was photoshoped are bullshits.
GREAT WORK!!!
please make more
we're waiting.......
Justlookingaround~ - Dec. 10, 2007
sorry my grammar sucks.i'm not from western countries anyway
I saw many art that use photoshop and it's as nice as the ones that not
keep on the good work!!
two times commenting suck
cheers!
robert lawson - Dec. 13, 2007
Please could someone send me the contact details of these chaps. Have a proposal.
Many thanks.
Robert
Thomas Baekdal - Dec. 13, 2007
Robert, Although you can (and have) submitted your email address when posting a comment, it is not made visible in order to protect your privacy.
If you want people to see your email address, you have to post it in the comment itself.
KJ - Dec. 13, 2007
hahaha this is too funny and creative! Fake or not, it is done, and it is brilliant.
robert Lawson - Dec. 18, 2007
Anyone got this guys email. great work. Please contact me on lawsmonty@aol.com
Many thanks.
Robert
James - Dec. 22, 2007
Looks awesome!
wared - Dec. 25, 2007
what a funny mess...
artboy - Dec. 26, 2007
It is about the intention. Why must he fake reflections and the weathered surface to try to fool us? If it is drawn after the fact- embrace that. Don't try to fake real.
THAT is the part that is insulting.
Clearly photoshopped. And like any fake- insulting to the viewer.
Juggo - Dec. 29, 2007
The artist doesn't claim this is real. He's not trying to fool anyone. Even if it is Photoshopped, it still looks cool. Maybe the title== should be "Urban Art and Photoshop". MeI likey.
Carlo - Jan. 2, 2008
I disagree. It's not photoshopped. It's MSPaint'd.
snowbird - Jan. 4, 2008
I started using filters on my photos a couple of years ago and I am amazed as to what can be accomplished with the correct tools.I've wanted to create a form of art for years but did not know how.I was waiting for someone to come along and instruct me,but that never happened.I post my work on several different websites just because it helps me to express myself.I was diagnosed with lupus over 6 years ago and there are some things I can't do anymore.I can't hope to have a career in art or to highly excel..but I have a sense of accomplishment now.
buenazo!! - Jan. 15, 2008
exelente trabajo creativo. Saludos..viviana
viviramz@hotmail.com
Cinthia - Jan. 17, 2008
I like it, its a pitty its a copy of Banksy
Emma - Jan. 18, 2008
He is obviously very influenced by Tim Burton. Its almost a bit too much like Burton in my opinion.
Anonymous - Jan. 19, 2008
This is very cool! Wonderfully playful.
drone - Jan. 20, 2008
i've been following Chewie's work for some time now and i am sure he is mildly embarrassed by the amount of puerile flaming that has been going back and forth... if you scroll up you'll notice that Chewie himself laid the debate to rest once and for all... yes it is Photoshop. It's an incredible set of work & the newer pieces are absolutely brilliant. I really admire his talent to characterise and to capture the frozen moment. I think he owes more to Larson than to Burton or Banksy... can no one do skulls these days without immediately being a Burton rip off? I mean if you have actually SEEN Tim Burton's work the only thing that comes CLOSE to this is in The Nightmare Before Christmas where the 2D ghosts appear in the beginning... so from that point of view, sure it looks a bit like Burton's work, but these characters have infinitely more depth and humour to them. As for Banksy, don't get me wrong, I do like what Banksy has done but I have seen a lot of stuff exactly like his or at least very similar to his work around where I live... stencilling requires only a small amount of skill, i know this because i taught students how to stencil when i was teaching at the local college... Photoshop and Illustration by hand requires years of refining... I think that these are indeed works of art and if you really are desperate to compare this to something so that you can say... oh this is rubbish ive seen it all before... and feel good about yourself.. i would say this is more of a Grim Fandango homage than anything else. So i think yeah, if you aren't producing work of this high standard yourself then you have no room to argue... either way i am sure the artist enjoys it for himself and cares very little about what the outside world thinks of his work....
i think you could do well to be in awe of it rather than trying to lessen it by carping about techniques
Aphrodite... - Jan. 20, 2008
.....xmmm...Interesting.....It's really gooooood......waiting for more...!!!!
J Mizzy - Jan. 21, 2008
When did Photoshop become a verb? Seriously, people throw that out for anything these days - stop hating...
lu-cee - Jan. 26, 2008
I had to stand up against a blackboard at a boring art demonstration once. Another guy and I discreetly drew little chalk men in various poses all over a string line drooping across the blackboard and silently amused ourselves for nearly an hour. We walked away and left it. We never met again.
It made me smile when I saw this. It reminded me of that day. Yours are so much better though.
*photoshop is just photoshop - chalk is just chalk - and the gifted artist is just gifted - the tool/medium doesn't give you talent its just what you use on the day.
Joey - Feb. 1, 2008
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH
FAKE FAKE FAKE
THESE ARENT REAL SKELETON PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I DEMAND VENGENCE!
(just kidding I really like these cartoon XD)
trilly - Feb. 7, 2008
WO-O-O-O-O-O-OW!!! O__O
Gimme MO-O-O-ORE!!!
Chewie - Feb. 7, 2008
Hi guys, I have recently added more Skelewags to my post at conceptart.org... just go through to pages 3 & 4
Chewie - Feb. 7, 2008
Also, things are moving forward, hoping to have a book out in the not-to-distant future.
Will keep ya posted
Thomas Baekdal - Feb. 8, 2008
Chewie, Looks good, and sounds good that you are turning it into a book! :)
Ian - Feb. 14, 2008
Look at any pic with water in it. You can see the reflections, skewed by water. That would be incredibly hard to do in Photoshop. Props man, this is really cool art.
anobud - Feb. 27, 2008
From what I had read at the beginning, no ever claimed that this was "on location". It clearly stated that this was mixing real world environments with cartoon characters. Nothing else was ever implied.
Anonymous - Mar. 3, 2008
i LOVE EM....BOHOO TO THE NEIGH SAYERS
L - Mar. 5, 2008
i rekon the mining ones the best. love these little cuties, great to see stuff like this on the street it really makes my day. but god whats all this stuff about banksy being a 'sell out'. at least hes making a decent piont.
sarahelizabeth - Mar. 10, 2008
these comments were absolutely hilarious to read. wow...
nice work chewie!
V - Mar. 25, 2008
Very Very COOL!!
MACEYYY - Apr. 1, 2008
ok, to all of you out there who want to beat down this guys awesome work, dont. if you have something bad to say about Chewie, email him! dont put him down right on a page deticated to his work. its rude and unessasary. complain somewhere else, not here.
:DD - Apr. 3, 2008
you just expect them to move at any second!
:D
Blue Ayez - Apr. 4, 2008
Whether it's PhotoShop or graffiti it makes no difference as it's really clever either way.
And FYI if you go through the uptown neighborhood in Minneapolis there's graffiti art all over in the form of art made into stickers. It ranges from the word "war" with a red slash through it to elaborate line art -- all made into stickers and placed in highly visible areas.
Ben M - Apr. 15, 2008
Yeah Banksy became popular & well Known, that makes him a sellout!!!!
get real guy banksys stuff is great, he makes the stencils himself, just cos its not freehand doesnt mean its not art
as fr this stuff its its great however i agree that it would be great if it was actually on the surface, it would be a joy to stumble upon tiny figure doing wierd things on rust and walls ect, was thinking about doing some real small 3d graphitti in my home town, figures ect. i love street art, but tags SUCK and so do taggers ya scruffy lazy bastards, if ya gonna buy spray paint for fuck sake do something creative with it
Txoeider - Apr. 17, 2008
I looove the style, I like the drawings and I admire people who can make art out of the urban landscapes. Take your tools and change the world with those little creatures; make us smile!
HAPPY GO LUCKY
Katzoo - Apr. 17, 2008
Looks good to me - I appreciate the humor in it and the clever idea of it. Taking a light hearted look and turning ugly concrete into something so unexpected and funny - it's great!
violet - Apr. 21, 2008
i like it^^
macra - Apr. 23, 2008
Im a bit disappointed that all the flamers haven't added a link to their own awesome artwork with their comment, so we can see how amazing THEIR art is. I'm sure it is completely original and awe inspiring. Chewie has done a great job with these characters.
Neitjie - Apr. 24, 2008
WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW
Alice - Apr. 24, 2008
I love this its really clever to even come up with the idea! i love it so much i am choosing him as my artist fior GCSE art and am going to do a peice of my own in his style
Sarah (alices friend) - Apr. 25, 2008
two corrections in the last comment
firstly *For
secondly * piece
i would also like to add to these pictures are amazing whether created on photoshop or whatever, i love the style they are done in and feel that alot of thought has gone into them.
i also feel that it is petty for people to debaut and say that these pictures are fake. the quality of these pictures clearly speak for themselves, i would like the see the people who claim these pictures are 'fake' and 'enhanced' create pictures like these themselves.
Alice - Apr. 25, 2008
May i congratulate you on your gramatical geneius. but you have commited a fauz pas yourself my friend.
'i also feel it is petty for people to debaut'
i believe it is spelt debate
but i do also agree the pictures are marvelous and if one wishes to recreate these pictures one should use indian ink for the characters it works exceptionally well.
close.
Sarah (alices friend) - Apr. 25, 2008
In the beginning God created Man,
Man created the Skelewags,
...therefore the Skelewags are as good as Man and God put together.
end.
Alice - Apr. 25, 2008
And God created the heavens and the earth
Chewie painted on the Earth
Ergo...chewie is God
fin.
Sarah (alices friend) - Apr. 25, 2008
.... and because of this 'Chewie' was imortalised in the golden book read the world over.... the bible.
on page 57 his name is shown in bold font, showing man-kind of his greatness.
trust me,page 57, its here
go on dare you to look...
Alice - Apr. 25, 2008
yes.... indeed what is said, is true.
and it was done Chewie was declared Lord of the universe while the purple monkey dishwasher race invaded earth and Chewie said, "let there be death rays".
and he painted the death rays on the walls of the decaying planet, of which he inhabited and cast a spell over them bringing them to life and giving them the ability to reduce the service life of the purple moneky dishwashing race, forcing them to retreat back to the planet of which they came.
Then Chewie given a nighthood by her majesty the queen for his bravery and selflessness during this time of need
Chewie was a pilar of society as it was at the time and was worshiped like the God he is
Sarah (alices friend) - Apr. 25, 2008
Urm yeah what alice said minus the typo 'moneky' which is indeed 'monkey'
Alice - Apr. 26, 2008
so it is.....so it is
joscha - Apr. 30, 2008
total verschärft kompliment!!!
Viviane - May. 3, 2008
Good work, I love your drawn
Inspire me
Thanks
Vivi
LuLu - May. 10, 2008
Very good!!!
It's beautiful and funny :p
Ken - May. 12, 2008
Ok, this is photoshopped. I should know this, my career revolves around photoshop. This is quite easy to do in real life (aside from escaping graffiti laws after posting these on the internet for author=ities to see), but look closely at the last picture. The female skelewag with her arms spread out is overlapping one of the steel slabs. With the angle this was taken at, there would be a very noticable distortion in the arm where the surface is raised.
Also, look at the safari scene, the croc was purposefully faded in half to make the illusion of water. Doing this with street art utensils is possible, but difficult to pull off that effectively. Cutting the image in half and reducing the opacity would be more effective, and it looks like that is what was done.
And this is NOT a tim burton rip off just because it's a cartoony skeleton done in a twistedly cute way. It is his style, it is PAINTED not claymationed(if that's a word), and by that logic, the grim adventures of bill and mandy are a tim burton rip off as well. Also note how the jaws and the skulls are separated (like the canadians in south park), which tim never did.
But all in all i really admire your creativity and art. Especially the second picture, how did you ever think to make it rain stones? Your perspective must be amazing. I wish i had your brain.
Ken - May. 12, 2008
Oh, sara. I'd also like to say that you obviously know nothing of the adobe programs. These pictures could easily be made in illustrator (they would be complicated pieces of lineart, and therefore tedious, but still easy. Especially if frawn first), brought into photoshop for rasterization, and then applied with blending modes and opacity settings.
And i would like to say, i don't have the greatest spelling, so i would like all the "grammar nazis" to do inexplicable things to themselves rather than nitpick my spelling.
Ken - May. 12, 2008
Sorry for the third post, but Ian is such a photoshop noob i can't help it. Water effects are some of the EASIEST things to do in photoshop. Also, sorry for bringing up the photoshop debate again, i am reading this backwards from my own posts and didn't know. But at least some people will stop trying to claim "PHOTOSHOPPED" because of things like water reflections. If you want to declare it, present more believable evidence, like that arm.
By the way, Chewie. In the picture where it rains rocks, how did you surface the rock over the umbrella so perfectly?
You have served to greatly inspire me, i would love to see these scenes turned into a cartoon series or a game even. Who knows, i might make one of these for myself.
And also, i would love to see what you can do with photoshop WOW effects (making a picture from a white canvas instead of altering existing images). Right now, i'm working on my own website for my photoshops.
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Cid - Oct. 27, 2007
Like Bansky, but with its own style. I like it :)