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"Star Tears" by Michael C. Turner© 2008/2009 ~ Galactic Visions Space Art
Digital modification in sepia tones of original acrylic on stretched canvas using traditional bristle brush techniques ~ 36"X60"
Comets have historically been either watched with great joy or with much fear as they were considered heavenly messengers, harbingers of either good or evil omens, by many ancient cultures. What message might this "star tear" herald to sentient beings across the vastness of time and space?
I rendered this in Corel Painter X of an image taken from my original acrylic on stretched canvas painting entitled "Tears Of The Stars." This is one of the multiple images I created using minor modifications such as this one in sepia tones. I wanted a vintage "spacescape look of the early to mid 1900's. I may post the full color version along with some of the other monotone versions. Each one creates a totally different atmosphere. I hope you enjoy this one . . .
May All Your Visions Be Galactic Visions ~ Michael C. Turner
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Comments: 4
Again this limited colour palette; great. These sceneries of yours just move an imagination!
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Very cool job on this, and pretty original too. I wouldn't mind trying something like this digitally some day, but it wouldn't have the same "feel" as a hand-painted one
The large stars are OK, but they look a bit too digital compared to the rest, But I'll let that slide since the rest looks good enough anyway
As for the story behind comets, it's easy to understand why past civilisations got so scared of them, Since I developed my interest in space when I was juts a kid, I was facsinated by most of it, but was a little overly paranoid that the Earth would be soon ended by one of the thousands of comets and asteroids in our solar system. Now I realise how unlikely that is, so I can sleep easy
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Greetings,
Thank you for your comments on this. In the lower resoulutions you only see the larger stars, which are a bit too digital looking in isolation and in general as I usually add a bit more atmosphere. In higher resolution you can see the fainter, pinpoint, stars which adds a bit more realism to the scene. I don't post higher resolution work on DA for, as you know, there are some who would represent it as their own in various contexts. Actually I posted this one a bit prematurely as I am not yet satisfied with the background . . . as you observed, it isn't that great . . .
Best regards,
Michael C. Turner
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