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Published: 2003-08-14 18:43:36 +0000 UTC; Views: 23389; Favourites: 531; Downloads: 5752
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Description Well well well, what do we have here.

I've had this idea for quite a while. I actually had originally planned on using pictures of the space shuttle going into space. But then i wouldnt be able to sell it through dA Prints. Sure enough, i went on vacation and took some pictures, which are the ones you see here.

So whats the idea behind this?
If you want a graphic idea, then its very similar to the ending of Men in Black. Where you see the camera zooming out and it turns out that our galaxy is nothing more than a marble, which happens to be some aliens' collection.

At first it was simply going to be a beach with a space added on top, but then i got the idea and started working on it.
As you can also see, and if you have been following my work, this is my first work with completely new starfields and nebulas. In fact, this is the first time im painting nebulas like these. They arent as good as i hoped for, but i had to start somewhere, and im gonna post them so that you can see my progress.

The image quality isnt top notch for 2 reasons:

1) the pictures that i took were at 1024x768 ( i forgot to set high resolution, was worrying about space on memory card)
2) I thought about dial-up users, so i made it as small as possible without losing quality (about 300 kilobytes)

Special thanks to:

~alphaosiris For giving me the idea of including marine wildlife.

~agarash For making me realize that i got too excited painting nebulas and overdid them quite a few times in a few regions

+musicinmyhead for helping out a bit dealing with the whole margin thing.
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Comments: 282

composmentis In reply to ??? [2003-08-15 17:58:12 +0000 UTC]

Just amazing, great work!

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boyaka [2003-08-15 17:53:27 +0000 UTC]

awsome +fav

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honeypoo [2003-08-15 17:46:58 +0000 UTC]

damn.......this is amazing......... i love the colors......... EXCELLENT work!!!

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Urus-28 [2003-08-15 17:43:07 +0000 UTC]

Great work, very impressive and graphic, i thing jellyfish should be better than swordfishs, they have a more space aspect Very great Fav !

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timidvampire [2003-08-15 17:36:07 +0000 UTC]

Fantastic!

You're going to be doing Sci-Fi book front covers to keep you in the money for life, you lucky thing.

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lonewolfen [2003-08-15 17:23:42 +0000 UTC]

wow, what a nice idea
I love the resolution and layout of the pic, it comes together great and you get alot to look at

I dont know about the fishes though, they still look a bit out of place :/

very well done anyways

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adlez [2003-08-15 17:14:43 +0000 UTC]

Cooooooooooool
Great idea!

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travian- [2003-08-15 17:01:51 +0000 UTC]

Love the colors., FAV

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superkev [2003-08-15 16:53:01 +0000 UTC]

Remarkable work. This one is just loaded with intense imagery and meaning. Absolutely incredible!

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Gyroz9 [2003-08-15 16:45:33 +0000 UTC]

wow...I love space and i love the ocean, becuase space is never ending and the ocean is like a diffrent world...Seeing the two blended so beautifully is a real treat, some day i wish to be as awsome as you.

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lemontea In reply to ??? [2003-08-15 16:44:57 +0000 UTC]

Good choice adding the Sword Fish. A space seen is never complete without a pair of em

*thinks to self* lol, im such an ass

--

//lemontea||more.addictive.than. heroine_+''

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freespace [2003-08-15 16:43:53 +0000 UTC]

OMG. I am utterly speechless. Thats portrays the magnificance of space and nature so flawlessly that it flows into one, removing all boundaries between what is real, and what is not.

When can I get a print? This is definitly going on my wish list.

Top notch work mate

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necromanzer [2003-08-15 16:41:40 +0000 UTC]

ahhhhhhh the sweetness..creative, great composition
now this is art you got my fav d00d D;

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e-raser In reply to ??? [2003-08-15 16:38:54 +0000 UTC]

this is just superb, i love the mearging of water in the top half, where the water is firery red blending into thoes nebulas so perfectly, just awe inspirering!

fav!

now i'm off to look at all your other art!

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MicahJo In reply to ??? [2003-08-15 16:37:14 +0000 UTC]

It's...Just...Wow!

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DrZime In reply to ??? [2003-08-15 16:34:17 +0000 UTC]

Cool. I like strange things like this.

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darkset In reply to ??? [2003-08-15 16:29:46 +0000 UTC]

thats awesome man, good work!

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khroma In reply to ??? [2003-08-15 16:27:18 +0000 UTC]

What an awesome concept and execution! Drools!! Great job I love it!!!

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bouncerxs In reply to ??? [2003-08-15 16:12:37 +0000 UTC]

my first instant fav for a long, long time.

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jesus-freak In reply to ??? [2003-08-15 15:42:26 +0000 UTC]

This is amazing!! the colors are perfect, vibrant and beautiful. The swordfish are a really nice touch, they add that extra something to the graphic. I love this +fav

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dragonite In reply to ??? [2003-08-15 15:42:19 +0000 UTC]

wow
this is superb!
definately worth a fav!!


Keep up the great work!

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Trobino In reply to ??? [2003-08-15 15:37:41 +0000 UTC]

you are truly amazing +FAV

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niteangel In reply to ??? [2003-08-15 15:36:42 +0000 UTC]

interesting composition very cool idea about stars and ocean I think it may work more interestingly with a horizontal canvas

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0wow0 [2003-08-15 15:14:50 +0000 UTC]

a long time since i ve commented one of your work,cause i must admit that i was a bit bored of planets and galaxies,but here i must look for my eyes rolling on the floor!
the dev is amazing and the blendings so soft,you really made a great work!

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quid0 [2003-08-15 15:12:21 +0000 UTC]

The blending is just great!

I like the fish

Your skills keep getting better and better everytime

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goddessofmoon [2003-08-15 14:51:16 +0000 UTC]

this is wonderful work! I love the colours.

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scullysayer In reply to ??? [2003-08-15 14:43:38 +0000 UTC]

Holy freaking crud! That looks... phenomenal!! That is simply breathtaking... it'll be a cold day in hell before I could even come close to doing something like THAT. You have incredible talent... this is amazing! I love it-great job!!

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fokus In reply to ??? [2003-08-15 14:31:22 +0000 UTC]

absolutely bloody amazing! That's just inspiring. thanks for sharing mate

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zoom [2003-08-15 14:15:58 +0000 UTC]

whoa this is fantastic !!! you keep getting better and better there is no stopping you +fav

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preppy [2003-08-15 14:11:13 +0000 UTC]

Wow outstanding work man! +fav for sure

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siebenzehn [2003-08-15 13:55:27 +0000 UTC]

groovy, this piece atm has 100 comments and 1000 total fullviews

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r-on3 [2003-08-15 13:44:48 +0000 UTC]

I love the color variations on this piece

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acey [2003-08-15 13:29:43 +0000 UTC]

wonderful how the sky melts together with the beach-part.

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apollos [2003-08-15 13:12:32 +0000 UTC]

nice, very magical looking

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padilha [2003-08-15 13:12:20 +0000 UTC]

brilliant.
i love the color sandwich: blue-red-blue
the composition is fantastic, drawings and photos perfectly interleaved.
congratulations!

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absolutehalo [2003-08-15 13:03:58 +0000 UTC]

Absolutely brilliant... I love this piece... Welcome to my favs...

-absolute halo-

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Lowmua [2003-08-15 12:56:08 +0000 UTC]

This is excellent work, I love the beautiful work on this.

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khclupus [2003-08-15 12:35:15 +0000 UTC]

This gets a for the planet and the star on the horizon alone.

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liquify In reply to ??? [2003-08-15 12:13:05 +0000 UTC]

meh, i hate the frame, but other than that all the work you've done on this is just fantastic. i love the marlins you've included in a red ocean versus the standard blue that you added at the bottom and the planets look spectacular.

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encore [2003-08-15 12:01:02 +0000 UTC]

wow, lovely colour composition...

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arwenita [2003-08-15 11:16:17 +0000 UTC]

wow

a wonder an amazing piece

am am

shocked

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littlesu [2003-08-15 11:15:40 +0000 UTC]

wow this looks stunning. nice use of colour and light here

nice job

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mikhail-mik [2003-08-15 11:10:00 +0000 UTC]

wonderful

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nitroed [2003-08-15 10:53:11 +0000 UTC]

Wow thats wonderfull, I love how the colors blend
Great Idea

+Fav

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cheesecake [2003-08-15 10:28:10 +0000 UTC]

Wow. This is really amazing. I love all the detail put into the planets, stars and nebulas. Actually, I love everything. Even the border. It all looks so great! It makes me feel very small. Great job. Also, great icon- I've seen that one around here quite a few times; hadn't commented. Perfect atmosphere in this piece. Amazing.

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danielk [2003-08-15 10:19:54 +0000 UTC]

This one is amazing!! Its my favorite of today! Well done!

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kaiko [2003-08-15 09:57:36 +0000 UTC]

+awe +fav +resent

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mikkeh [2003-08-15 09:51:33 +0000 UTC]

amazing!

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icarus-ica [2003-08-15 09:21:20 +0000 UTC]

wow ! this is really nice.
perfect colors and the idea itself is great
especially the fishes give it something special
maybe some blue microorganisms in the lower blue part of the picture would round off the scene but i think it would be difficult to integrate them ... and as said above the typo could be "different"

of course !

yeah !

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kingmob [2003-08-15 09:08:01 +0000 UTC]

im always in awe of this kind of work. really stunning. you must be very proud

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