WOW! I liked Gods-Mistake's original! You have really added some depth to this and his style suits your style very very well. The shading you have brought to this really does make that 'anatomy challenged' woman look great!

This is brilliant! The dream like state of this drawing really shows now. Great choice of drawing to have had a go at too!

wow you made it a ton better - great job +10

bravo!! (to both of you) .. magical drawing it is .. I wish you could redraw some of my doodles , cause you give life to it

You certainly added spunk to this piece Dean. I guess the magic touch of your drawing skill brought additional life to it as well.
Well done to both of you!
Maridol

creepily cool DRAWING

Venom +10 yay!!

Damn! Fantastic work.
I loved the Original, but this is much better!
You make a good team, hope to see some more works from you two.
Maybe you can redraw some of Gods-Mistake's color works, I think they would look great in B&W.
Anyway, Great work!

its kind of sad, but the drawing itself is awesome! BEautiful technique!

Wonderful drawing, I can see each and every stroke. Incredible +9

The whole idea of two artists, one in Germany, one in the US, working together really appeals to the old hippy in me and is a testament to both the power of the internet and all that is good about GFX (as opposed to all the things people keep moaning about both!).

Great pen work from you has really added dimension to the original weird vision....I hope you both found it an educational process.

Woah! Man, I love it!
You made it less lunatic and more sad. Wonderful, dude!
I just miss the grin of the cat.
You were right. I really shit my pants!
The umbrellas shadow was a good idea. The whole contrast on this thing rocks like hell!
I wonder what people think of that formerly face in the lower left of the picture, because now it's so shadowy.
And don't even let me begin talking about the trees, man...
Awesome! My new wallpaper!

Wow Dean,

I really dig the original sketch by Gods-Mistake,
but you gave it a twist on your own.
Great use of your technique to put in the shadows.
Those trees are wonderful!

Excellent collaboration

+ 10

Good style and nice shading technique, you lose points, however, for it not being an idea you did yourself. Keep working, that gold is in you sights

And how dare you wish England out!!!

Incredible work, Dean. This one's really nice. I did a side-by-side comparison of the two works, and while they're very similar, you've made subtle changes to the composition and lighting that really make this a great piece.

I want to crawl in there and check out those trees!! They look primevil!

Excellent work.

thanks for the comments everyone!

andy: thanks brother, yea my warped mind was instantly attracted to his warped drawing...

sudndeath, xovika, venom, valera, diegoth, leloops: thank you!

cola: I'm glad you like it, thanks for your comments

dave: couldn't agree with you more...about the great penwork. No, sersiously, helping each other grow as artists is what GFX should be about, not the other crap you alluded to...

ben: glad you like how it turned out! Obviously I removed some of the original details from your drawing...but to be honest, I didn't know what the hell some of them were LOL. Ack, sorry about the cat's grin, didn't even see that. I think her shadowed face adds to the bizarre gloomyness of the overall mood. Anyway, as long as you are happy with it...then this project was a success!

wallace: thanks dude, glad you like the trees!

juro: boooooooooo! I hope England loses their next match!

brian: thanks for the comments...glad you like the trees also, but be careful about crawling in their, I think that's where cypherx lurks....

It has the feeling of a woodcut.
Excellent interpretation and an excellent piece of colab...

Phill

This is great. Really gloomy atmosphere! Nice work!

great atmosphere!
excellent Work!!

awesome colab, is there a story behind it?

amazing work in background!!

definately happy to see artists working with other arists. The depth is amazing, you make a good team, maybe this is the start of something beautiful.

phill: thanks buddy...I get the woodcut commnets a lot

mihai, blackholes, daykon: thanks!

slither: not sure, the only story I've heard is Ben was f'd up on vodka when he drew it...

aaron: thanks buddy, appreciate the comments

This is a great version. Love the details!

Amazing style, like always!
i like your style. excellent work!
+10

woot woot
excellent in everything...love the perspective and textures!

i think i fell off my chair looking at this one.

ps - all hail deutschland!

Cool. Reminds me a bit of a de Chirico

http://mrl.nyu.edu/projects/npr/mpr/images/mmsdechirico.jpg

A story behind it? Hard one.
Probably the whole world just fucked my head and I found a way to deal with it like that. Especially the female breed. Hahaha! Ouch!
It just happened without thinking about it. I don't know which insane ghost moves my hand from time to time, but it always ends up like this. Strange, sick and twisted.
This picture is just another window to my soul ... and there are many more.

It's Sureealism isn't it

Awesome drawing ! Just look and compared the orginal and ur full version and you have miss any detail's, the water effect is so well done, i like how you have done the woods & the small house behind, look like a mysterious place.
Great collab to you 2!
Great work!

Great team up. The background it crazy really like what you did with it.

Yes great team indeed¡¡¡¡¡Wonderful work¡¡¡¡ +10

i am a big fan of your technique wonderful piece indeed!

gary, pedro: thanks guys!

cigaro: great, we passed your perspective test

bakatron, jfrancis: thank you

venom: yea, I think it qualifies as that

fyralath: thanks for the comments, glad you like it

matt: thanks buddy

bea, tieenbietjes: thanks very much

Woah! Beautifully done! You're great with contrast. Great collaboration! Top marks!

nice your shading is somewhere between edward gorey and MC escther...i love surreal art work, this is good stuff, somber sort of mood really...good collab, but the other artists work isn't up so i can't dig too deep.

Wonderful!!...well done....top marks!
Carlos

awesome! so beautiful! great composition and shading

hi dean... great work. haha, lol... i write a long comment and i forgot to press that "add comment " -button... but, u did great work even this wasn't one of your ideas.. well done ! keep up the good work.

wow.
Looking at the both side-by-side, it's like Benjamin drew an outline concept and you inked it in. The darkness adds alot of emphasis in this that Ben's was lacking. Pencils tend to lack certain things when it comes to atmosphere, and your brought forth the darker end of Ben's mind. Terrific retouch/collaberation.

"wow!" is all have to say to this, although I know the original idea isn't yours, you've definitely given something new to the drawing. everything looks excellent and you have very well deserved my max points. (+9)

but there are certain things i like more in the original, partly because it seems more twisted to me because it's so bright. it gives more room for speculations, where your drawing is a bit more concrete. i suppose that's because of the style; the fact that the shapes and everything are more defined kind of steals away some of the mystery in that bleached effect. also i noticed you've changed/left out some things, like for example the cat's shadow which was a favorite of mine about the original drawing. i liked the fact that it didn't look natural at all, heheh.

but as i said, very good work on this, you're both very talented.
and by the way, your style rocks. it's a treat to go through your gallery. x)

amazing, top marks!!

amazing, top marks!!!

I guess I like the original better.
His is more Mystical.

I like your water better

klph: thanks!

peter: wow, what a compliment..thanks a lot!

carlos, compolsive: thank you

umanth: no worries, thanks for the comments

manifestant: thanks for the comments

obscured: looking at it now, i agree that I should've left the weird cat shadow...oh well.

optical: thanks!

cupcake: fair enough, thanks for the comments

great work!

Now this is what I am talking about! This is amazing. I saw the original drawing and wow you did an splendid job! The work on details is incredible. I like the character and the umbrella. Great great job! +8 (it's my highest )

Wow, wow and wow! I soooo love it! Excellent work, great atmosphere!
+10, more if I could!

This is an incredibly fantastic surreal drawing Dean. I love it! I hope you will do more surreal work in the future. What a pleasure to view. Excellent artwork!

maitegoitia, landeroc: thanks!

diane: really glad you like my rendition

suzanne: all the credit should go to ben, he drew the surrealism, I just refined it a bit and added some contrast/lighting enhancements...thanks though

Gosh I think this is my Favorite work from you! I just love the style! The oddity of the whole mood...great surrealistic feel (Good job Gods-mistake!). Great tones, contrast, and perspective. I think you did justice for the drawing by adding so much detailed pen strokes and give it such an eye-catching gripping look! The broken window and the black cat is nice touch! Just...wow!

I agree with the person that mentioned the Woodcut quality -- Im glad you've been expl.oring this facet of illustration technique - it suits your work and you're very wonderful @ it. Great job to the Both of you for this colaberation !

+9

wow!
great version.
light, atmosphere and deep work perfect.

Brilliant penwork! And excellent concept. A masterpiece!
...your work sometimes reminds me of a brilliant Swedish illustrator, Hans Arnold: hansarnold.com

Wow! awesome atmosphere you pulled off there! great effect!

Excellent.
+10

Your technique suits the story admirably!

like I said in the message, I like this one.. I like the more contrast and the details you worked out.. for example the water, the trees and the small dark house in the distance..
@  Gods-Mistake: I think the fact that the woman's face is shaded doesn't disturb.. I think she like even more sad, as if she wanted to hide her feelings..

I hope you understand me, my english isn't very well
great done!! +10

all works madly.. crazy style.. incredible... i like it !

(my listen damnation by opeth )

amazing picture!

Wow, I didn't see the original (I'm on my way ), but I gotta tell you this one is incredible...I'm crazy about those trees, and the depth of the picture....

What can I say? +9/9

cool picture,those trees awesome!

Brilliant, love the way you draw trees and roots . . . . Great sense of depth and perspective, great concept and execution . . . .

Top stuff bro . . . .

that's simply perfect +10

She is not my type, but I will have her number just in case.