[Martin Whatson]

Just wanted to hear your guys thoughts on this piece??
its 60x60 cm
And the background took me AGES

[dunthingdave]

Love it.You've nailed this one.

[manchestermike]

Very, very nice Martin

[georgec7]

Nice one - esp. like the background - is this a one off?

[Coach]

Brilliant. Best piece of yours I've seen.
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[Deleted]

i like it, i not sure about the shadowing tho

[pristine]

Feb 14, 2009 1:18:50 GMT 1 Martin Whatson said:

Just wanted to hear your guys thoughts on this piece??
its 60x60 cm
And the background took me AGES

Nice original piece. Have you considered switching the squeegee into a paint roller? Maybe you could try changing the window washer into an animal, like a rat. That would be pretty good.

[Martin Whatson]

Feb 14, 2009 1:39:50 GMT 1 topboy said:

i like it, i not sure about the shadowing tho

Will have to do the shadows a bit different for the next versions!
Got myself some semi transparent black paint today, think that will work well!

Thanks for all the positive feedback guys!

[Sliding on the Walls]

Feb 14, 2009 1:52:56 GMT 1 pristine said:

Nice original piece. Have you considered switching the squeegee into a paint roller? Maybe you could try changing the window washer into an animal, like a rat. That would be pretty good.

sarcy!!

I love the execution - it looks great. It does remind me a lot of these:

[amsterdam9697]

N-I-C-E !!!

[Deleted]

nice! esp. the background.. the legs look a bit stiff IMO

[craigf]

Very sweet especially the background. Tend to agree with jopkop re the legs, maybe a bit of a bend in them would make it look more realistic?

[stephen]

that's great man... kinda like a collaboration between Parla and Boxi, love to see it on the street.

[ricobenfico]

The love is flowing for this piece Whatson. It is wicked! I'd agree that the shadowing needs considering, perhaps trying your semi-transparent paint or just dropping it altogether. The background is brilliant (and I'd keep the squeegee as it more original than changing it to a paint brush). Good work Martin!

[petest]

I saw a couple of your pieces at Brandler gallery in Essex and thought that you had some amazing detail in your stencils, so I imagine that this probably looks even better in the flesh - half the time a flat image doesn't do a picture justice.

[manty]

Nice one watson

I like the background, stencil doesnt do anything for me. I'll have a background only please :-)

[Poppy Sunshine]

Love this whatson.
Tend to agree about the shadow bit. I suppose if you're oing to have a dark shadow you've got to have a bit more sun on the blokes back. Might be better to forget the shadow altogether.
It's a great piece.
Nice one!
Are you sure Jose Parla didn't help with that background?

[Harveyn]

Great work Martin and my favourite piece of yours to date. A few minor tweaks and this will be perfect.

[romanywg]

I agree with Harveyn. Your best piece to date but..... for me the guy should stand out from the background a bit more. Either the background should be an explosion of colour and the guy in blacks and greys or he should maybe have some colour on his jacket. Only my thoughts.

[chrisps303]

Nice piece and i agree with romanywg in that it may look better if the guy stood out a bit more.

[Oliver Winconek]

Love this, can't wait until they are released

[tomjedimaster]

you're progressing nicely martin...but you really should stop dancing in your underwear

[wildbill]

Really like this one Whatson! Looks great!

I was so impressed with the image that I didn't even notice the shadow at first. My eyes were lost in the details of the wall.

The problem with the shadow is the amount of white mixed in the gray. Its not a believable color for a shadow. A fine grit sandpaper is fun sometimes to lift up a little bit of a layer and soften up the line a bit, but you may want to practice on something else first.

Hope you don't mind the constructive criticism. This really is a great piece. Looking forward to seeing what it looks like with a little bit of that black.

Did you actually read this or were you looking at those the whole time?<<<<<<<<<<

[amsterdam9697]

Prolly jumping the gun, but any ideas if/when this is going to be available?

[T*3]

Feb 15, 2009 6:36:29 GMT 1 wildbill said:

Did you actually read this or were you looking at those the whole time?<<<<<<<<<<

lol how did you know

[gilsteph]

I think Martins work is getting better and better. Its great to see someone work so hard im improving.

This is one of my favourite. (sorry for the rubbish picture!)

[shower]

i love it! what an amazing piece!

[gironawatch]

Nice one watson

[Martin Whatson]

thanks so much for all your feedback and positive comments!!
Will answer all your questions etc. when I'm back on my computer.
Have just spent the day painting anotherone with your feedback in the back of my mind!
Will post an image of it later today!

Will also release a small series of this piece later on! Want to get it perfect first

Thanks again all!
Peace

[Martin Whatson]

Fixed the shadow on this version!

Thanks again for all your comments guys!