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Published: 2003-08-14 18:43:36 +0000 UTC; Views: 23392; 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

unbrokenchaos In reply to ??? [2003-08-15 09:05:56 +0000 UTC]

i dont even know what to say... my jaw is on the floor.

its gorgeous....


gah

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raptorclans [2003-08-15 08:57:07 +0000 UTC]

You're crazy man! awesome work! everytime! ^_^

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altermind [2003-08-15 08:50:10 +0000 UTC]

all nice man... but the last image feels wrong.... but.. all awsome

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rviper [2003-08-15 08:25:53 +0000 UTC]

wonderfull!!
just awesome!
nice fantasy u got there
(L)

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Dominic-vd-Ruit [2003-08-15 08:17:54 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow! Great image, I LOVE the colors. And nice idea indeed to put the wildlife in it

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darkopaldragon [2003-08-15 08:12:36 +0000 UTC]

Okay, this is probably just repeating all of the other comments, but WOW! It's amazing! Breath taking! It would make an awesome book mark too! Hehe! I love it!

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tigaer [2003-08-15 08:12:12 +0000 UTC]

extremely nice composition and well executed idea... wonderful colors beautiful piece

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mindshell [2003-08-15 07:58:03 +0000 UTC]

top of the pic doesnt make sence ... i think it be better off with out the fish and the top most planet and the werid ocean in the middle of the fricken pic!.

and what did you use to make the nebula ?

i tried to make something simmilar it came out really nice in maya ... what you use?

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leloops [2003-08-15 07:50:42 +0000 UTC]

Oh boy! Ooooooooooooh booooooooooooy! Thanks to +musicinmyhead I love him for making me see this while I was on his pagey since I dont browse art these days much, I just wait the bugs to be sorted out a lilbit

I always dreamt of a scenery like this one you know? Since my childhood I did. I always wanted to see something so weirdly beautiful whenever I'd look up to the sky. Now, you've definitely hit the nail on the head and made it come true. I'm gonna fav this

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deathsdream [2003-08-15 07:42:27 +0000 UTC]

That's one of the coolest pictures I've seen!

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amibusa In reply to ??? [2003-08-15 07:16:50 +0000 UTC]

Oh. My. God. I wish... I wish this would fit on my desktop.

I really love spacescapes. Would you ever make wallpaper this way?

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n9261andvari [2003-08-15 06:58:30 +0000 UTC]

Amazing! Simply amazing!!!

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dj-hack [2003-08-15 06:54:44 +0000 UTC]

Insane work man. I just wish there was'nt like another beach and skyview on top. Sorta makes the image wierd. Would have been even better as two diff. Images. Love both parts though..excellent blending. Photos are nice and crisp. only thing i also dont really like is the typo...seems a bit uncrisp and distracting...maybe if you moved it all-together and just had some little signature or something on the bottom right or whenever. It would make the image look much more top quality and a great print.

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BronzeRocket In reply to ??? [2003-08-15 06:51:21 +0000 UTC]

this was quite a great success cristian. such spectacular nebulas you have going here.

i like how you applied the marine wildlife idea that we played with. it reminds me a lot of pisces, the twin fish. the medium they are in fits well.

the asteroid belt on the top planet, i thought could use more texture, because to me, they resemble floating dots.

awesome multi-level composition in this. it harmonizes with the gorgeous hues. I love it.

You did a great job with this. I love the outcome.


-Todd

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wodauk In reply to ??? [2003-08-15 06:31:52 +0000 UTC]

wow

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epitonik In reply to ??? [2003-08-15 06:29:10 +0000 UTC]

that.. is.. fnck!ug.. bad.. ass.

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DanLuVisiArt In reply to ??? [2003-08-15 06:28:44 +0000 UTC]

this is 10 x more amazing then the last time I saw it great job....where am I in the journal

this isnt over. !

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panuru In reply to ??? [2003-08-15 06:23:48 +0000 UTC]

OMGosh its gorgeous! Beautiful, beautiful work!

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maniac2002xrt In reply to ??? [2003-08-15 06:22:35 +0000 UTC]

HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!!

THAT IS THE COOLEST THING I'VE EVER SEEN.

FAVOURITE FOR SURE. BEST ON DA.COM

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darthvid In reply to ??? [2003-08-15 06:07:21 +0000 UTC]

Wow... now tats skill...

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zamuz In reply to ??? [2003-08-15 05:58:46 +0000 UTC]

muy bonito, muy bonito

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spider2544 In reply to ??? [2003-08-15 05:57:41 +0000 UTC]

wow dude i really usualy hate this kind of stuff but it seems to me as though you really added some flare and style to the usualy cliche space scene and composed it excelently

lovely use of color and smoth transitions really make this fantastic

really good job im truely pleased with the quality of this

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thetigress In reply to ??? [2003-08-15 05:34:04 +0000 UTC]

Awesome work! I'm gonnna this

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creator07 [2003-08-15 05:29:20 +0000 UTC]

That's way tight!

Only one thing. I understand the purpose of the fish. But I think they hurt the piece or atleat it was lost on me.

Almost a +fav

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Vel-Asunai [2003-08-15 05:01:59 +0000 UTC]

awwww pretty.

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Vaporeon249 [2003-08-15 04:38:12 +0000 UTC]

Oh, wow! That is gorgeous! I'm speechless.

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liquid7 In reply to ??? [2003-08-15 04:37:25 +0000 UTC]

this is insane!!!!!! i cant even begin to know how to do this! +fav for sure!!!!!!!!

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syrogen In reply to ??? [2003-08-15 04:25:17 +0000 UTC]

pretty spiffy man, clever concept!

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klf [2003-08-15 04:19:04 +0000 UTC]

always so awesome...and meanin awesome as filled with awe I enjoy the colors and the flow of the design...very smooth.
excellent

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akumu735 [2003-08-15 04:11:21 +0000 UTC]

Awesome!

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-antiskeptic [2003-08-15 04:01:25 +0000 UTC]

Take out the marine life and tell me how you brushed those planets (if they are brushed) . Sexy work mate but in all seriousness, remove the fish. +fav.

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likuid [2003-08-15 04:00:55 +0000 UTC]

sweet image, nice colors, composition and concept

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mrfishy [2003-08-15 03:54:12 +0000 UTC]

There should be more devs with marlin jumping.

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electricitygonehuman [2003-08-15 03:45:14 +0000 UTC]

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nefariax [2003-08-15 03:43:15 +0000 UTC]

love the arrangement...great colors..
just pure kickass!

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freezejeans [2003-08-15 03:41:49 +0000 UTC]

Spectacular work...this would make one heckuva poster easily!

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synekal [2003-08-15 03:36:24 +0000 UTC]

This is just sick!

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d33pimpact [2003-08-15 03:35:09 +0000 UTC]

simply amazing....

- Deep Impact

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chezza-t18 In reply to ??? [2003-08-15 03:33:13 +0000 UTC]

So a FAVE! :fav+:
I'm just... :Jawdrop:
I never thought of the world like this...
Well done!

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cajunbaby [2003-08-15 03:30:55 +0000 UTC]

oh purdiness!

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supersampled [2003-08-15 03:30:32 +0000 UTC]

trippy

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lovekitten27 [2003-08-15 03:16:39 +0000 UTC]

that is so very cool.

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jellycious [2003-08-15 03:14:59 +0000 UTC]

oh my.
like... i don't think i can say anything useful...
just... my awe kicking in...
oh my²

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triopt [2003-08-15 03:09:14 +0000 UTC]

AH ITS ABOUT TIME!!! IVE BEEN WAITING FOR A SUBMISSION FROM YOU FOREVER!!
man awesome +fav

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eclectic-fusion [2003-08-15 02:57:15 +0000 UTC]

WOW!!!!!! That's all I have to say is Wow! I've never seen any space art so beautiful. And I was scrolling down looking at it and I did not expect the water!! WOW WOW WOW!!!!! This is 100% amazing! A++++++++++++++++++++


AMAZING JOB!!!!! Awesome! Wow! I can't say "wow" enough...this is THE BEST thing I have seen on deviantart! Wow!

ps. wow!

pss. Wow!

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gsw35 [2003-08-15 02:36:25 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for thinking of us 56K users! Thats crazy, it must've taken a while. Good job.

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yuenqi [2003-08-15 00:09:44 +0000 UTC]

The ideas lying in the piece are great, I couldn't believe that you can mix them (sea and space) nicely.

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orkoss [2003-08-14 23:45:40 +0000 UTC]

wow, ke super increible se ve
esos colores rojos del centro hacen un contraste muy bueno con las partes de arriba y abajo,
y todos esos elementos ke incluiste en el centro se ven de poka
me encanto en suma manera

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tomgehrke [2003-08-14 23:31:52 +0000 UTC]

You so crazy.

This turned out really well. I, for one, like "space art", but it's nice to see a fresh take on it. It definitely takes on more meaning this way. I also really like the way the colors play out.

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brayk [2003-08-14 23:27:24 +0000 UTC]

looks great, might be nice for the water to reflect.

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