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My FRICKIN' AWESOME Bob Layton commission!!!

Post by k_c_collectibles »

Hey guys,

I realize this should be posted in the art section, but I know everyone does not read the threads there. Greg, feel free to move this after a day or so if you would like.

That being said - I liked Bob Layton's Solar Lithograph a LOT and was disappointed when it was cancelled. I though why not do a X-O version of it...

I emailed Bob and he was more than happy to do it for me. He work on this piece for 46 hours! I gave him a few different things I wanted on the piece, but he exceeded my expectations by a long shot! I think this one is MUCH better than the Solar. Plus this commission is HUGE - 18" x 26". I am going to get it framed and matted for the wall in my livingroom (assuming Kristi won't mind :P). What do you guys think?

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Thanks again Bob!!! :thumb:
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Absolutely amazing!!
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jesus christ...that's outstanding!
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Post by myron »

Wonderful, Thanks for sharing, Chris! :thumb:
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Post by Vault-Keeper »

I am in AWE! What a great commission! I want one!!!---Steve


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Post by Byrneout »

My jealousy now knows no bounds.

Truly a great, great piece.
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Sweet :thumb:
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Post by tssgery »

That is amazing! I really liked the Solar one, but this one is even better!
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Post by DawgPhan »

Is there any way to get this colored...or maybe a copy of it colored....It looks really nice, but I can only imagine what it would look like colored...It is a little too busy for me in black and white...nice commission though...
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Post by Daniel Jackson »

Wow, what a gorgeous piece.
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Holy crap. Did it cost you $1K?
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Post by ibreakhorses »

Really interesting piece. Not to be rude or anything, I'm curious how much you paid for it too.
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Chris,
Wow, very nice! Bob is the Man!
I wonder what a similar one featuring Magnus would look like? :think:

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Post by D_N_G »

That is an awesome piece!
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Post by dellamorte »

That rocks. It's a shame Bob wasn't doing these awesome Valiant pieces when the company was still alive.
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Post by betterthanezra »

A showcase piece for sure........Very nice Chris thanks for sharing... :thumb:

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:o

Holy Sheep *hit Batman....

mmm....<drools and drops to floor in fetal position>

Chris.. that is one sweet piece of work bob put together for you. Congrats.... and remember if she won't let you hang it up... there is always room to show it off at my place. Hell I'll even let you come over every once in awhile to take a gander at it. :thumb:

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Post by VHMMV »

Great piece!

Quick word of advice: if you want a copy colored at a future date, better make a photocopy of it before you seal it up in a frame, or rescan it at a higher resolution (probably 600 dpi) since you won't have access to it again. 72 dpi is okay for the web, but it's too hard to use in a graphics program and it reproduces poorly if one wants to print one off.
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Post by slym2none »

Y'know, I just don't see where Layton is that good of an artist...

JUST KIDDING, FOLKS!

Gawd, that's an amazing piece, I keep seeing things here that make me more jealous on top of jealous..... great stuff there, Chris, absolutely amazing work by the esteemed Mr. Layton!

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Post by BodaZoffa »

Very nice...!!!

Is it just me or has anyone else noticed that Bob's style of art has changed over the past year?

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Very Cool!

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Post by Daniel Jackson »

BodaZoffa wrote:Very nice...!!!

Is it just me or has anyone else noticed that Bob's style of art has changed over the past year?

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I think the X-O that's front and center with both arms in the air and Ken over to the right with his "new arm" look a little different then what I'm used to seeing Bob draw.
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Daniel Jackson wrote:
BodaZoffa wrote:Very nice...!!!

Is it just me or has anyone else noticed that Bob's style of art has changed over the past year?

Boda
I think the X-O that's front and center with both arms in the air and Ken over to the right with his "new arm" look a little different then what I'm used to seeing Bob draw.
Bob's art usually had a very forced perspective making heads/bodies/etc. look "box" like. His recent stuff has taken on a very BWS feel. Very organic.

Maybe it's just me.....

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BodaZoffa wrote:
Daniel Jackson wrote:
BodaZoffa wrote:Very nice...!!!

Is it just me or has anyone else noticed that Bob's style of art has changed over the past year?

Boda
I think the X-O that's front and center with both arms in the air and Ken over to the right with his "new arm" look a little different then what I'm used to seeing Bob draw.
Bob's art usually had a very forced perspective making heads/bodies/etc. look "box" like. His recent stuff has taken on a very BWS feel. Very organic.

Maybe it's just me.....

Boda
Hmm... I'm not picking up on Barry's style in this particular pic, but bits of it are definitely a different approach then Bob usually takes.
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