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Published: 2004-09-14 11:31:12 +0000 UTC; Views: 92735; Favourites: 3721; Downloads: 9532
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"Multiple patrol craft escort a transport towards an isolated, solar sailed outpost deep within a burgeoning nebula"Photoshop CS and a Wacom Tablet.
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...*cant make comment yet, lost on the purty colors*
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My new family!!!
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whooa puurples and blues *stares*
awweeesome work, this is the best thing ive seen all day *12:04 in the morning*
but seriously this is an excellent piece +fav
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Ohh that's just so cool! I love the solar-sailed ship. That's always how I envisioned they would look like. :
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Holy... and I mean HOLY...! 
Awesome!
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As the Source of conflagration - My Fist Blazes
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The best space thing i ever saw... your skill is godlike
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Oh, this is beautiful . . . I love those colors. You did an amazing job . . . I don't seee anything wrong with it. And that one spacecraft makes me think of a ship . . . it's so delicate.
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Puts me to shame... I am shame faced... do not look at my face, for it is shameful... anyways FAV! I looooove your work... just wish there was more of it!
Yea Verily!
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this is fuckin awesome...the details are AMAZING i cant help but fave this...and the colours...mmm very VERY nice work
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WOW IT'S FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!IT'S LIKE A FOTO I LOOOOOVE THIS PIC
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Excellent job. I love all the colors.
It's very detailed.
Great job.
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Beautiful and mysterious feel in this...wonderful colors and lighting...I love the detail on the planet rings...and on the ships...the spidery nebula adds to that mood of wonder and almost eeriness...
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I must honestly say I am not a fan of most of your space pieces, but this is definately a great piece of art
I love your use of light here, the soft light sources, how they interact with the nebulaes, the engines...the space station is absolutely uniqe, a very original concept you have there I think.
my only crit is that the asteroids look too blurry, you should make them more outstanding I think.
anyways, superb!
dan 
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I have not seen anything quite like it. this is , forgive the fun, out of this world.
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Wow - thats so beautiful! The colors are amazing. I love all that purple. xD Its a completely awesome and detailed picture... I'm too in awe to say anything else.
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all i can say is "Wow!" (hard to take my eyes off it)
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A critique... right......
It's just too damn incredible.
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Wow that is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen. It is so amazing. I love the colors, It looks real. -stands back in amazement-
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wow, the colors are amazing. and it looks so real. 
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what an inspirational piece....it makes the viewer wonder what lies beyond the nebula. the ship, while seeming so fragile, appears ageless and durable as well. fantastic work as always this is one of my favorites from you.
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Brilliant, brilliant. One of my favourites from you. The colours and atmosphere are simply stunning, and I love how the outpost is so delicate, like a jewel rather than a built structure.
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Amazing... brillant piece
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The brink of the unknown
Before i start to interpret what you bring before me, ill just nitpick something just to keep a balance from flattery 
The only other quarral i have is nothing major either, its something to the right of the image, the major purple bit of nebulae right of the space station type thing, i find that bit of purple nebulae seems to end rather abruptly at the lower part of it, causing a sort of partially unfinished feel, again its nothing major unless you focus on it, more of just an excess nitpick that catches my eye at first glance, no need to freat as i truly to love the image, sometimes things strangely stick out to my eyes though that i feel i have to explain, just so you dont take this the wrong way!
Now ive got that off my chest i can truly immerse myself, if i had to say what catches my eye as stunning at first glance, it would have to be the planetary rings with the detailed & painted rocks, & the nebulae that has a mix of stars in the backdrop, with stars it sort of adds a magical touch, or a unique contrast to the colours, something i find quite appealing. Of course one cannot deny that at first glance the nebuale is also especially eye catching.
The design of the ships & space station are clearly something else in terms of originality, that is, they are truly unique. The space station has an excellent sense of perspective (The lunging angled 'arms' seemingly extended into space) & the sheer way its affected by light makes it very much so believable, yes, thats another point, the way everything is affected by light adds to the experience, like ive already said before many times, lighting can add so much to a picture that it would be foolish to exclude it, i just love the vibrant refraction the planet gives off from the warm lighting of the suns embedded within the nebulae, i do indeed applaud your use of lighting.
The planet rings, what about them? Well, something i've rarely seen besides from you, is your large, & well detailed chunks, that is, not just small chunks, but large detailed & drawn chunks aswell, you give a sense of depth/perspective (as the inner rings of the planet the chunks seemingly become very small to the eye) & this is what really gives it winning edge, alot of people just make them all the same size (for instance using noise filter or rendered asteroids) & do not bother with details such as this, & this is why i love your unique rings so much, besides from the fact that they are done so well!
The thing i was saying about the nebulae, that is, being so nice & all 
The detail of the planet - Excellent. Full stop?! The small planet has a sort of 3 dimensional feel, one of my favourite aspects of planets is when people capture a sense of full spherical dimensions with special shadowing & lighting, which is what you did spot on with the small planet, which i give you a clap for heh. The large planet, as i said before, beautiful sun like reflection of light. The swirls & brushing on this planet build up a sense of depth, such as, a sense of a highly detailed gas planet, ever so lively & colourful, great stuff.
The ships! Very good, love the shapign & design, would be great fun to fly one of those things i bet!
To me this image makes me think of new life, like a nebulae spawning new life & colour into the ever expanding & infinite universe, Or like a see, turbulant & rough, but life giving, or calm & seemingly dangerous, but ever so protective of its inhabitants, it definitely captures a sense of warmth, chaotic but smooth, full of motion but ever so serene, these are the immediate thoughts that come to mind when i view this image, feelings of clarity & protection, life & life being taken away, ever so large that anything could live within, a place where suns placidly give off heat & warmth & bring life in an ever so beautiful way.
Truly, amazing experience, sorry if i sounded like i was flattering you anywhere throughout my comment, but i wholly depthed my comment to the way i see it, design & emotion, & at its best, truly.
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*wishes he could create space scenes like this...
*drools....
im working on it....
nice work
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well i bet you already have 80 mil;lion comment on this one...
but i'll comment as well. my favorite part of this picture is all the little wispy thingies. earlier when i made this my desktop, i was staring at it for a long time andmy eyes started fooling me, it actually looked lilke it was moving! you really know you the best when you can do that!!
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Gary,
This is a wonderful work of art; the colors are simply lovely. The concept, design, and layout is simply awesome. Your talent abounds.
Great work.
-m
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I don't think my comment got through... oh well, to type it again, this is beautiful, pretty much what I wanted to say.
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WHOA! That's a breath-taking artwork! That is the best artwork I have ever seen! Wowowow! It truly does take my breath away!
Awesome usage of details without losing the simplification of overall artwork! Wow! Wonderful concept and composition! I absolutely love how the clouds reflects the lights and how the particles fades in/out. It really makes me feel like I'm lost in that space somewhere in the future! Only if that really exist... I would love to go there!
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This is just incredible...has to be one the most awesome space scenes I have seen! Usually the ships in such a scene rarely merit much attention from me...but in this case I must definately make an exception!! That ship reminds me of something Leonardo Da Vinci might have created if he had thought of it!! Wonderful...and now adorning my very happy desktop!
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I'm...in...awe. Wowsers. +Fav and my new desktop!
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*jawdrop* 
Sci-fi art is my fave, and this takes the cake 100%
AWESOME!!!!!
*already faved it too*
I love how you did the rings and the nebulae.
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I gotz me a new wallpaper for my desktop
this is very awesome man
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This is just incredible. So much details. Ah that's obvius duh. But the colors, the creativity with the satellite object is amazing.
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Wow!! The nebula is so beautiful it almost brings me to tears. Being a space artist I know how hard nebulas are. Great work.
The space ships and the satellite are fantastic too.
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I think there is no other word for this other than 'beautiful'. The choice of colors, the subject and the entire composition itself make such an impressive piece that you cannot not like it. Bravo! 
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holy shit dude..you keep outdoing yourself again and again!
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I'm understandably miffed. I wrote a lengthy comment then my system decided "HAHAHA ALYN YOU ARE TEH SUX0RRZZ!!!11meow" and imploded. So i'll gonna essay all over again.
First thing, you made me cry. That's not fair
Now being serious. This is killer. All the more so because it's space art and something i have a passion for. Makes it easier for me to comment too. So you get the stamp of "weeee sex art" pretty much instantly.
Planet first. Now did you paint it wholly? because the spherical shape of it is top-notch, and i can understand how difficult it would be to get that effect down right. The clouds effect you've given it has a great almost "texture" effect to it, and the colours appear well chosen, lighting is top notch, the soft reflection from the nebula works well for me 
Starfields. Now considering the nature of this image it's well done. You'd have to get them to be present, but entirely unobtrusive, moreover as a compliment to the general composition, and I'd say that you've accomplished this with flare. A good range of sizes and even colours, and some nice clustering for added variation too.
Now for the ships and satellites, i'll start with the satellite, since it's pretty much at the center of the action. Now I'm sure you know of those toys that infants have hanging above their cots that either make some chirpy noises or spin round with funny lights etc.... well that main satellite reminds me of one, and unintentional or not, it does contribute a nice sentiment. The other relation i had in mind was.... well.... you know those old fashioned biplanes with the stacked wings? cross that with a more modern aircraft then metamorphose it into a satellite.... i think you'd get something similar to this. I like it when i can relate art that's not something you see everyday to something i can see everyday... it makes it more viewer friendly. In any case, it's a gorgeous centerpiece from the lighting to the detail in shading of the wings. If the greeks... archimedes or some other genius mind of that time had created a satellite, they could well have created this.... that said it also reminds me of da vinci's work style, and that's a credit to you.
The crafts that are flying round are definitely complimentary to overall composition. Good shape to them, and the foremost exhibits some nice metallic shading to it. Good stuff there.
Now the nebula. Holy shit. I profanitise, i'm sorry. Expletives notwithstanding, this is easily my most favourite part of the piece simply because nebulae are so difficult to create and i know that first hand. The nebula makes the perspective (although the planetary rings help a little admittedly), but without that wonderful drifting out effect that you've created as you peer towards the lower half of the image, this would appear a lot more stale. Swirls are very well done, brushing is outstanding... i really can't emphasise how much i envy that one part of the picture, especially the lighting towards the core, which is quite simply tantalising. But blah, lost words there.
Personally, i'd be interested in finding out how you see this. What music style would you accompany it with? For it's stunning serene style nature, it does seem as though it has a mode of action to it, which is why i ask... what intentions did you have when you created it?
As for little criticisms (surprising how i can find any in this, and in honesty they are pretty much dwarfed by the sheer sexiness of the image). The first would be that the top left flare inside that nebula area just seems a little oversaturated, like when abstract artists overwork the dodge tool in their brushing, although i doubt you used the dodge tool, it just seems a little too saturated. the similar flare to the right at the very core of the purple lit nebula section is pretty much perfect as far as i can say though.
Secondly, and this is a tiny one, the twin trails coming off the closest space-craft seem a little flat against the canvas. I'm not wholly sure why, but 
Third (and most likely finally) is something i'm unsure about pointing out, because i doubt i'm right on this one, but just something that seemed to catch my eye for a second. Again at the top left part fo the nebula and the flare, the spread of the light, especially towards the right of it makes it seem fairly flat view but the swirling nebula effect round it would mean that the light would be more directed towards the left. again, i think it's attributed to the saturation issue, but
In any case, these are but minor nigglings in what is otherwise an orgasmic piece of art, right down to presentation and typography, and it should not be put down because of these little things. A most fantastic way to use a canvas indeed.
If only art was edible, this would be a delicatessen.
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damm,gregor this is perfect,damm how you does taht details..colors all...mate congratas
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Wow! This is awesome! I love the sails on the ship! Great work! *adds to favs and desktop*
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