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Published: 2009-10-13 23:29:09 +0000 UTC; Views: 3097; Favourites: 16; Downloads: 19
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Description Finally done! This is based on the contest [link] organized by [link] which has trully broaden my artistic horizons !
The contest is to draw an organism based on a cellular or subcellular molecule . Since i have been in and out of cellular subject this past few years i thought this would be a wonderful opportunity to experiment with the idea and do sth new. It most certaintly was! I have already though up 3 species but i started off with this one, which is my most realistic one since i tried to make it as an organism that could actually exist as a neuron. I think you can see spend too much time looking at zooplankton. My neuron has crustacean upper appendages, ctenophoran cilia and tentacles. It is quite wobbly but i still like it. I'm more proud though for the background since it's my first time i 've experimented with textures! Using hibbary's [link] awesome tutorial, i thought i should use various media such as seasalt and alcohol to give the feeling of the microscopic world or more specifically the neural world.

I hope i will be doing my next one since its more ''artistic'' but i'm very happy with this one. Hope you all like it !

Pencil for sketch, 0.05 pens, blue and black ink, sea salt and pure alcohol
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Comments: 10

whiteguardian [2010-07-11 05:13:47 +0000 UTC]

WOw, this is really interesting imagination.

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aletia In reply to whiteguardian [2010-07-11 07:38:49 +0000 UTC]

Thanks !

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devon007 [2009-12-31 12:36:20 +0000 UTC]

i love the details

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aletia In reply to devon007 [2009-12-31 23:25:13 +0000 UTC]

Thanx !

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chloeleedwards [2009-10-22 03:13:32 +0000 UTC]

ooo very nice
ive never used salt, how do you use it?

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aletia In reply to chloeleedwards [2009-10-22 08:29:47 +0000 UTC]

You just add it on when the watercolor is still wet and wait till it's dry cause it's gonna stick on the paper and absorb all moisture. It's better to use sea salt but i guess it works with table salt too !

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chloeleedwards In reply to aletia [2009-10-22 12:05:44 +0000 UTC]

hmm.
thanks! i have sea salt so ill try with that.
(:

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cooley [2009-10-14 07:11:24 +0000 UTC]

Quite creepy, I like it

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aletia In reply to cooley [2009-10-14 14:55:11 +0000 UTC]

Thanx !

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SpacerHunterZORG [2009-10-14 00:05:26 +0000 UTC]

Very cool!!!

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