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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
NakedBatBoy [2008-11-15 03:46:40 +0000 UTC]
What an amazing picture (as always) and an awesomely surreal story to go along with it!
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Daz-Keaty [2008-11-15 03:28:43 +0000 UTC]
Awesome drawing and excellent narration to go with it.
But was the Narration really necessary? Seems like something just to add story.
Did the drawing influence the comment or did the comment influence the drawing?
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alexiuss In reply to Daz-Keaty [2008-11-15 05:35:28 +0000 UTC]
the picture was painted FOR the narration.
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KyrosKunazaki [2008-11-15 03:26:51 +0000 UTC]
I like how you set up the background to add even more detail to what's happening in front. Great job!
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mastersmith [2008-11-15 03:24:15 +0000 UTC]
I should be able to draw something like that given about 50 more years.
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CC-JAR [2008-11-15 03:16:26 +0000 UTC]
Much like everyone else's comments...
Simply Amazing...
but is it supposed to be kinda wavy looking in places, like on the jeep near the windshield, and the car behind it?
also, it looks like there's a face in the beck of the jeep, the cloth window thing.
But an amazing picture like almost all your work.
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alexiuss In reply to CC-JAR [2008-11-15 05:44:25 +0000 UTC]
yeees. wavy is what you get when air heats up
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CC-JAR In reply to alexiuss [2008-11-16 05:32:15 +0000 UTC]
Ok, I thought so, it just looked odd..
kinda like it was warped a bit too much.
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evelyn-stormcraft In reply to ??? [2008-11-15 03:02:10 +0000 UTC]
Yet somehow the car the next to you surivives...because Eagles are just so damn awesome. (Not )
I'll have a look at your novel thing.
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EmoXBloodx [2008-11-15 02:53:20 +0000 UTC]
Omg. . . .This is unbelievable. . .The best piece of artwork I have ever seen. . .Wonderful...
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AphoticChidori In reply to ??? [2008-11-15 02:50:06 +0000 UTC]
it looks awesome. but that poor Jeep, i hope i never see that actually happen to one.
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Death-By-Ketchup In reply to ??? [2008-11-15 02:39:16 +0000 UTC]
I love your artwork sooo much, I'm sure you hear that alot but the scenes and stories make life worth living they are just soo beautifuly put together.
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iTails In reply to ??? [2008-11-15 02:37:52 +0000 UTC]
Wow, this is nice. Good Job. I need to learn how to do that.
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nightxspyder In reply to ??? [2008-11-15 02:36:17 +0000 UTC]
Dude, I can't wait to read your book. If it is anything like your pictures, it is going to be ridiculous.
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SilverHauntArmoury [2008-11-15 02:31:44 +0000 UTC]
Beeeeeeeeeea-utiful. Definitely a great piece. Lovely colours, and I like the way you've done the smoke.
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MonkeyToho [2008-11-15 02:28:24 +0000 UTC]
Looks like your average day on the L.A. highways.
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coldjaket [2008-11-15 02:28:15 +0000 UTC]
the second i saw highway to hell i automatically thought ACDC but really awesome work
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Worst-Nightmare [2008-11-15 02:26:20 +0000 UTC]
Looks like Final Destination 2.
The Highway Scene.
Just...no blood here. I'm in the mood for blood. Lot's of gore and blood.
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Xelioth [2008-11-15 02:24:26 +0000 UTC]
wow! bit of a departure from your usual stuff and I love it!
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xXEchosChildXx [2008-11-15 02:07:37 +0000 UTC]
omg it's amaaaaazzzziiiinnnngggg *drools* it reminds me of Constantine
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MetalshadowN64 In reply to ??? [2008-11-15 01:49:57 +0000 UTC]
Much like everything else... AWESOME!!
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almightybob42 In reply to ??? [2008-11-15 01:46:04 +0000 UTC]
I'm on the HIIIIIGHWAAAAY TO HELLLLL...
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Vectortrance In reply to ??? [2008-11-15 01:37:01 +0000 UTC]
That leech argument makes me weep for the species...
Great work, as usual.
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Reanimated4now [2008-11-15 01:31:13 +0000 UTC]
and all that for a trip to get one gallon of milk -.-0 bad luck I say
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VFireFalcon [2008-11-15 00:23:40 +0000 UTC]
That's so brilliant. It has astonishing energy and the car looks incredibly realistic. And the headlights are fantastic. And look at me run out of adjectives.
Awesome piece, really great.
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martinhoulden [2008-11-15 00:00:31 +0000 UTC]
this would work great as an abstract composition !
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Chromattix [2008-11-14 23:47:03 +0000 UTC]
hehe, didn't know you were writing your own novel...But hey, you don't need to pay someone to do the illustrations
Lol, and 106.5 is a popular station in my area too
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Ashieepants [2008-11-14 23:41:24 +0000 UTC]
That is so breathtaking. The amount of detail in it is just... astounding. I have no other words, this is pure awesome.
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