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The Plague Of Boils

Illustration based on tales of the bible for trading card game.

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Christine brand 31 Jan 2007

well, Stu! I think it is great and whatever your religious stance that is up to you...Fine work either way. I admire your talent!!

Artist Reply: Thanks for your input Christine. My non-religious/atheist opinions do court some controversy for some bizarre reason? Why me eh? Must be my deodorant.

Renata Cavanaugh 18 Sep 2006

Excellent job

Artist Reply: Ta Renata, I'd almost forgotten about this pic.

Anonymous Guest 05 Aug 2006

Good grief!!! What does religion or lack of religion have to do with one's art work ? NOTHING!!!!! All I have to say is YOU CAN ACTUALLY DRAW!!!! AMEN!!! and I am a christian!!!

Artist Reply: Cheers Anon, praise indeed!

Terrell Smith-Dorfeo 04 Sep 2004

I really like the prospective on this and the detailing is magical

Artist Reply: Ta Terrell

Stu Smith 12 Feb 2004

You flatter me.(Keep going though - don't stop!)

Pat Goff 11 Feb 2004

Funky picture!! Love the color contrast... You're whole portfolio is great!

Anonymous Guest 11 Feb 2004

nothing to say this time i see. still not removed picture thogh

Artist Reply: Still here three years later and counting, sh1tlips

Anonymous Guest 04 Nov 2003

you have really said it this time. no everyone nows that you are false and not christian. maybe it will mean that your pictures will be remeoved

Stu Smith 01 Sep 2003

Am I a false prophet? Nope, I am the one true way. I am not a Christian I am a strict, practicing athiest. This artwork was a commission for a Christian.A trade of money for services. I do not believe in any form of religion but I respect the opinions of those that do. I have no problem whatsoever with creating art like this and then art like that, it is this flexability that I find nourishes my talent. Thanks for your opinion though.

Anonymous Guest 13 Aug 2003

if you was christian you would not have made other pictures but this is christian and is very good but what are you. these are the falseprophets as it is in the bible are you?

Lucas Seven 04 Aug 2003

"Got any pain killers?"...I'm the one who needs them, when I look at this. Superb job, Stu!

Anonymous Guest 02 Aug 2003

how is skin done with that skill? you make wonder. Yan

Stu Smith 28 Jun 2003

The guy has a festreingly bad case of the boils. I'm afraid I enjoyed painting this part of the image most, big fat popable boils and zits...Mmmmmmmm. The person that commissioned the piece was a committed Christian and the story from the bible is about God telling Moses to take soot from a furnace and throw it over the land and this will cause a Plague Of Boils (hence the name - clever eh?) and the people got the lumpies quite bad and turned to the Pharaohs for help that they couldn't provide. Someone might actually find the relevent paragraph and post it, but I'm a committed athiest so I shan't be doing it. Quite how I got the commission in the first place I'll never know ?

Anonymous Guest 28 Jun 2003

i like the sky especially, what disease doese that guy have? ity look very gross!!! cool!

Anonymous Guest 12 May 2003

Yoseph, when it comes to doing accurate perspective I cock-up with the best of them which is why I used Poser to plan it all out first. No regrets at all in using this tool to help me along, except for one... I left a human ear on the statue... looks daft now I told you that doesn't it?

Yoseph Ade Setiawan 12 May 2003

Holy Sh#$@!! Man this is awesome. There is no anatomicaly mistake on the statue. I mean, you work on perspective right? i usually did mistake on anatomy while doing perspective. But, look at you, they all look like photo taken. Sigh!

Anonymous Guest 06 Apr 2003

I like the use of color here, and the way the pyramid slices the image in two, very creative. The sky is another high point.