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“AM 9:43” The black dial showed, inside the truck driver’s cabin.“This is radio D-J-AAAY, 106.5, here to bring you the next bin bang!” the radio resounded through the cabin.
“And here it comes! Just shut of all other sounds and listen to it appear in your raaaaadaaaaaar!” The DJ sung out, as a tiny speck of spherical, black dust suddenly appeared in the middle of the highway, apparently out of nowhere, hanging still in mid-air.
The truck, changed lanes, heading straight towards it. With a little clipping sound the two collided and by Newton’s Laws of physics, the smaller piece of matter should have bounced right off, but it just didn’t happen here. Instead, the truck, stopped in an instant, going from 120 to 0 kilometers per hour, as if it hit an invisible brick wall. Clip, clip, clip, the little ball of black dust, pierced right through the engine, compartments and walls, pulverizing and fracturing them, stopping somewhere inside the cylindrical trailer, filled with gas and air. A single spark followed.
“9:44” The green shiny numbers of my stereo clocked shot back at me. As I looked back onto the road I saw the end coming. A truck carrying two gas trailers had spun out of control, blocking all highway lanes. Another one, carrying metal railings, intended for laying out new subway lines was cruising directly behind it. As the first truck turned over, the second one mushed right into it, in a cacophony of metal mating with metal.
I jammed on the brakes, just like the short row of cars in front of me, but it was far too late to slow down safely. The 1st truck had stopped impossibly abruptly, comically spinning in the air, flapping and twisting up as if it was a fly crushed by a pair of giant tweezers.
“Ka-blamooooghhh!” The whole thing exploded in a lovely inferno, rings of fire rippling through the road like ocean waves. Ping! Ping! Ping! Flaming metal railings flew out, gobbling up cars and bouncing against the concrete.
Crack! A railway bar went straight through my windshield piercing the passenger seat and turning it into a leathery mess, showering me with pieces of my windshield. My jeep twisted forward, raising its back into the air and disconnected from the road surface, flying upwards. I screamed something obscene.
Crack-caaawwrcchhh! Another bar tore through the roof of my jeep, heading straight for my head.
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Illustration for my sci-fi novel: [link] , Chronoscape.
Photoshop CS
Wacom Intuos 6x8 tablet, Canon 300D
Real size: 11'000x10'500 pixels or 37x35 inches
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Comments: 374
childofsatan2002 [2008-11-15 14:23:06 +0000 UTC]
Okay don't be offended by me saying this, but this your best work yet. I love the colors. and its very vivid and detailed. Its very amazing.
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Entertijn [2008-11-15 13:16:07 +0000 UTC]
great stuff as always! you rock. Have never seen better talent out there tbh.
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Jinrose [2008-11-15 13:14:51 +0000 UTC]
You notice that there's never any Hondas involved in the apocalypse?
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EirikHasRegrets [2008-11-15 11:49:11 +0000 UTC]
Damn, were do you get the "awesome"?
Everything you do is just so amazing!
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phoenix910 In reply to ??? [2008-11-15 11:37:02 +0000 UTC]
Goodness me - really, really good and detailed; it's got atmosphere for sure.
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Sushimitzu [2008-11-15 10:57:37 +0000 UTC]
I think this is one of your best pics ever. Good job, I love fire and destruction xD
Oh and that comment "Ahahaha sucker" made me so laugh lol
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Uribaani In reply to ??? [2008-11-15 10:11:32 +0000 UTC]
Only if there was a wallpaper version of this...Amazing, just amazing again.!
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ragnarpendon In reply to ??? [2008-11-15 10:05:22 +0000 UTC]
now THAT'S what a good highway should look like! ahahaha... just kiddin
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tigerlily-gamgee [2008-11-15 08:59:04 +0000 UTC]
love the texture of the smoke clouds, amazing work
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Villa-Chinchilla [2008-11-15 08:34:43 +0000 UTC]
WOW HYPER CÔÔL
THIS IS OH SO AWESOME
I'm glad that I'm not in the middle of such an horrific accident though
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klmsilgi [2008-11-15 08:34:36 +0000 UTC]
love to see crashed vehicles
i think i'm gonna install carmageddon serie to my pc.
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BeautifulSeverance [2008-11-15 08:24:50 +0000 UTC]
it's like a scene out of constantine. stunning!
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HorselessHerder In reply to ??? [2008-11-15 07:08:09 +0000 UTC]
What's this? One car still left unscathed?
I'm surprised you didn't sneak your copyright as a brand on one of the train rails or something. It's like a Where's Waldo kind of thing, you know.
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alexiuss In reply to HorselessHerder [2008-11-15 20:54:59 +0000 UTC]
I did. You can't see it at this rez. Only visible at 10'000 pixels size.
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HorselessHerder In reply to alexiuss [2008-11-16 04:40:24 +0000 UTC]
But mine only goes up to 9,999 pixels.
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HorselessHerder In reply to alexiuss [2008-11-16 05:01:09 +0000 UTC]
oh, sorry. I meant to say my computer.
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iStrife [2008-11-15 06:50:12 +0000 UTC]
AMAZING!!! I love the story that goes along with the beautiful destruction going on in this picture AMAZING!!!!!
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militarymarinebratt [2008-11-15 06:35:33 +0000 UTC]
thats super cool! and its not like ur normal cold colored ones...its different...but i still love it! yay!
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oberst444 [2008-11-15 06:32:24 +0000 UTC]
wow....It' s sooo apocalyptic...!!!!
amazing!!!![link]
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Zephio [2008-11-15 06:30:01 +0000 UTC]
awesome job. is this a drawing and a photo-manipulation? or 100% a drawing?
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RyanSC12 [2008-11-15 06:13:23 +0000 UTC]
this is really cool! kinda reminds me of Hellgate: London
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seVereo [2008-11-15 05:53:15 +0000 UTC]
Amazing. I hope the novel has tones more images like this.
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MountainKing87 [2008-11-15 04:26:28 +0000 UTC]
Very epic scene. The details in the action are flawless. Nice work
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ferryo [2008-11-15 04:09:23 +0000 UTC]
It`s a great scene! How tragic!!
You`ve done it AMAZING!!!
Great job as ussual!!
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