Art

[iago]

So since I have my own place now, I'm looking at things to put on the bare-looking walls. I found this picture at Walmart that I loved:


I've been looking at getting other stuff. It seems that DeviantArt has a lot of cool pictures (although I'm open to suggestions from other places). Note that I'm looking for things that are predominantly black or grey, and also that have a dark or macabre feeling to them.

Here are the ones I've found so far that I like......

I think these two are my favorites:
http://rewston.deviantart.com/art/Ravager-detail-of-a-wip-23873885
http://chaoslokiart.deviantart.com/art/the-Raven-8142106

These ones also appeal to me:
http://subtraho.deviantart.com/art/At-the-Mountains-of-Madness-7504743
http://www.deviantart.com/print/2162647/
http://www.deviantart.com/print/30845/

And these are just cool, I'd put it in the room I use for gaming/painting, not a main area:
http://savagezombie.deviantart.com/art/Zombies-5-Cover-37135576
http://adoc.deviantart.com/art/Ghoulssssss-38714679
http://inpuupuaut.deviantart.com/art/Jaque-mate-Checkmate-64157519
http://moryarty2006.deviantart.com/art/ghosts-house-33862909
http://crimsonsacrifice.deviantart.com/art/Crawling-With-Monsters-24190065
http://darkfong.deviantart.com/art/H-H-is-gon-getcha-42395320
http://beucephalus.deviantart.com/art/He-s-in-the-woods-38475196
http://artozi.deviantart.com/art/Cemetery-sketch-33371127
http://flipation.deviantart.com/art/H-P-Lovecraft-s-The-Temple-36207912
http://super-sheep.deviantart.com/art/The-Crypt-43819305
http://damnengine.deviantart.com/art/The-Shadow-Over-Innsmouth-23400512
http://super-sheep.deviantart.com/art/Blizzard-46042328
http://draldede.deviantart.com/art/The-Council-48773176

Also, I'd love to put up a portrait of Lovecraft, and having Brown Jenkins (a monster from one of his books) on his shoulder is awesome:
http://sorrowking.deviantart.com/art/Lovecraft-and-Brown-Jenkin-36555885


Any thoughts on those pictures? Favorites? Other suggestions or sites I should look at?

[d00m]

That I am the end picture is creepy as hell. Other then that, they all look stunning. Especially that tree. I'd go for it. I know I've decorated my walls with movie posters instead of art but, the feeling is a bit the same. Watch out though, it can get addicting. You end up spending a lot more then you planned.

[BigAznDaddy]

The drawings you have are pretty nice but I prefer  photography over  artwork done by hand, so artists like this strike my eye :
http://angelreich.deviantart.com/store/
or
http://foureyes.deviantart.com/store/

[iago]

That I am the end picture is creepy as hell. Other then that, they all look stunning. Especially that tree. I'd go for it. I know I've decorated my walls with movie posters instead of art but, the feeling is a bit the same. Watch out though, it can get addicting. You end up spending a lot more then you planned.

Which one?

And yeah, I can see how it'd get expensive fast, but I only have so much room so I can't go too far, I don't think.

The drawings you have are pretty nice but I prefer  photography over  artwork done by hand, so artists like this strike my eye :
http://angelreich.deviantart.com/store/

Holy, those are beautiful!

[trust]

I would recommend getting at least one reproduction of a famous piece of art, a Picasso or Van Gogh - just for a touch of class, and it's a mature addition when dealing with women. Good luck finding a wife with a painting of a cemetery or a zombie, I don't know too many girls who are into that kind of thing. To each his own though.

[iago]

I definitely don't want any well known art. It doesn't say class to me, it says "copycat". Famous painters are boring because everybody who wants to appear to have class gets them.

If I was to get the cemetery and zombie and stuff, it would be for the room where I do my painting and gaming. It's more of a personal area, so I intend to get things that I like for it. Ones I'd get for the rest of my apartment would be more landscapes or animals, like the first couple pictures I linked here, plus the one I added in line.

[Blaze]

I could just write on a piece of paper, and scan it for you.  I mean, who wouldn't want some of my awesomeness in their room?! 

[iago]

I could just write on a piece of paper, and scan it for you.  I mean, who wouldn't want some of my awesomeness in their room?! 

*raises hand*

[trust]

Famous painters are boring because everybody who wants to appear to have class gets them.

I see your point, zombies are for those with legit class.

Edit: For the record I don't have any reprints of famous artwork in my home or dorm, but I could see getting a piece for my dorm or apartment. Not so much for an actual home, I'd prefer to pay for an original from a lesser known or local artist.

[iago]

I see your point, zombies are for those with legit class.

I just ordered my favorites, and none of them have zombies in them. Most of them are from the first link that B.A.D. posted, actually. I got a bunch of little $1.95 ones, and 3 or 4 bigger. Came to just under $100 after converting to your dollar (I still love this!), then we'll see what it costs for framing them when they arrive. :-/

[trust]

Came to just under $100 after converting to your dollar (I still love this!), then we'll see what it costs for framing them when they arrive. :-/

We'll see who has the last laugh over the exchange rate, just you wait. And yeah framing can get pretty pricey, but I hope everything works out and it fits well in your apartment.

[iago]

Haha yeah, the exchange rate won't be here forever, but we'd might as well enjoy it while it lasts!

And I know all about how expensive framing is, but I figure I'll just frame my favorite couple initially and keep the rest for later.

[leet_muffin]

I've got a good amount of epic stuff you might like in my favorites on dA.

http://facetheslayer.deviantart.com/favourites/

Some of it is just photography stuff.

Some is epic landscapes and fantasy stuff.

One is a cat.