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The Apocalypse
Published: 2001-08-06 10:47:21 +0000 UTC; Views: 8054; Favourites: 34; Downloads: 1049
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This was an ambitious project that I undertook earlier this year. The idea I was toying with was to construct a dark, apocalyptic world using a majority of original photographs. I went out for 2 days and shot hires digital photos of industrial plants, skies, etc. I had a few hundred photos to sort through. The final piece uses about 24 original photos, which make up about 75% of the image. The rest was created with various stockart of fire, etc. I photoshoped this piece together in about 3 days, and it took a hell of a lot of work, to turn the bright images into a nightmare. The final composition is completly composited and represents no single place. I cropped this image from the original completed version. The original had more debries in the foreground. Everything was done in print res and I ended up with a 300+ meg file. I'm particularly happy with the glowing edges of buidings, where you can almost feel the heat. Comments welcome.Update: Poster prints are available now up to 51" wide (3 sizes available). Find out more here: [link]
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damn this is so cool beautifully put together and the graininess adds that little something wonderful concept, seen through to the end, and.........well.... just damned amazing
Oh by the way just going through daily deviations in reverse thats how I came across I hadn't joined deviantart when this was submited at least I don't think I was
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I remember this, and I could have sworn I had commented on it earlier. Oh well. After reading the description, I can see how much work actually went into this, and it's purely amazing. I can see why it was selected as a Daily Deviation. Incredible work.
Devpacks:
https://www.deviantart.com/packs/view.php ?id=705 October 2001
https://www.deviantart.com/packs/view.php ?id=734 November 2001
https://www.deviantart.com/packs/view.php ?id=854 December 2001
https://www.deviantart.com/packs/view.php ?id=926 My Personal Favorites
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wow thats amazing, this is the first time since i joined deviantart that I have ever graded a piece of work, and it will be the last. This is just amazing
.:im just another mindless drone:.
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a lot of work involved in this! the vision involved is great and i like the view youre going for in here! the whole image is astounding! fiery cars and dark destroyed looming buildings are damn great congratulations on the DD!!!
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amazing, the deviation of the year! great work man
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Real Photomanipulation. Your going on my artist watch.
Dustin (Flesh °·º)
bledtolife.com http://www.bledtolife.com
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I agree with mastermindg, no humans is perfect.
Why not cyborgs like.. Terminator 2?
Nice work!!!
.:: f rozzen ::
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Wow, thanks everyone! I never expected this piece to get this much attention. Yeah, this piece was a lot of work, but that's how it goes right? We all get obsessive about our own stuff, because it's the most rewarding kind of work to do. It was done over a mad three days, working late into the night.
I like people's takes on the presence of humans, or lack thereof. My intital thought when I created this was I wanted something that showed the aftermath of some great destruction. I had played with the idea of putting people in, but ruled it out after I realized that it would be very hard to orchestrate.
Other things that never made it into the piece was a train wreck and a power plant meltdown. I had wanted to put those in, but found the composition overwhelming and I had some majorly incompatable perspectives.
I am thinking that it would be cool to do a remix of this piece. Maybe play with some other element, or shift the focus slightly, and/or a color shift.
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Daniel Weimann
New Media Designer_Illustrator_Animator
www.GFXmonkey.com
www.eGLUB.com
www.FuriousKabibi.com
www.cube216.com
www.Changunga.com
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this pic rules, its really great. no humans is good, its the apocalypse, right? fire effects look good, cars explosions and everything look great, just a great job overall. hard work pays off, huh? over 50 comments, well deserved too. only thing, i cant download it for some reason. i think ill get this as a poster, the new prints are gonna rock. very nice.
~mastermindg
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This is really good, really realistic. Looks like its took a loooonnnng time. The best photo Manipulation I ever did was a picture of my little bro with no head.
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i hope this being the daily dev and the 1st bday of devart dont have anything in common. but badass art ya did there
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-_- interesting........ but then again, im just a poet.......
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"Why didnΒ΄t you put in any humans? "
because they're all dead.
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"Why didnΒ΄t you put in any humans? "
because they're all dead.
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i agree that no people in this image is a good thing.
this is an award-winning piece, gfxmonkey! And I don't just mean the DD. Keep this in your portfolio, enter it in some contests, and let us all know how it fares. I mean it. This is good enough to win you some dough or whatever prizes are at stake.
GREAT work. Inspiring! (the highest compliment i can think to pay you, or anyone else for that matter)
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deviate with freakish enthusiasm
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man, that DD ain't good enuff for this. i've now got this on my hard disk... dunno why. i like this piece!
P.S. Home Brand Pizza Sucks, Dude!
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Wow, awesome picture! A really apocalyptic atmosphere!
Must have been much work!
Its great!
-[ VanNovA ]-
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that's just beautifully done and the way you put that all together really impresses me. it's my new wallpaper now. lovely.
Everything I say can and will be used against you in the court of law.
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This image simply kicks ass man. I really like it and it was well worth the time it toke to make
oh yeah, just a little note. I gave A+ cos I just never give A++
.:: xepcohec ::: http://xepcohec.dfected.net ::.
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it looks awesome man....you really have a sense for what looks good together...makes me want a digital camera even more....nice job thgouh (=
!! liq9
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whoa shit that is mad! MAD!!! i've never seen something that looks like its had so much effort put into it before, and furthermore, it looks absolutely awesome! sensational man!!
ps. i would download it, but devart is goin so slow
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Amazing pice of art ... because this is truly art. I just love this image. The grain effect is really neat and gives the whole image that horror game feeling. Can't look at this piece without thinking of Max Payne.
3 days work you say. That's amazing. Must have been 3 days and 3 nights.
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I have nothing bad to say about this picture, i would say its perfect but its not.
Only one thing to drag you down on (sorry bout me being critical but isnt that what comments are about).
The sky should be less bright its just a bit bright.
No dont get me wrong like i dont like this picture, i love it one of the best ones ive ever seen, im using it for my desktop right now.
Greeeeeaaaat wooork.
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pretty cool...though the pespective changes kinda do my head in after looking at it for a while. And it's a bit grainy. But good work.
~ BlackIce
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Great original piece! It's a really good job. It looks realistic, yet you can't really tell that it's composed of photos. Love it. Congrats on the DD!
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shit man, nice res. the technique u used to make this was amazing and the amount of effort you said u put in, was worth it, for sure.iv 'e hardly heard of someone put so much effort into a deviation and congrats on DD, you deserved it.
[..louie..]
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Look very apocalyptic. THis work is just outstanding!
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Love it! Good job putting all those pics together to form this DD! Congrats!
[Who am I to comment you]
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ah, yes. mayhem, death and destruction. all the classic elements that i love. why don't you resubmit this under the fight the future contest? congrats on dd btw. cool to get it on da's 1st too!
:: paroxysm ::
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This could've been an entry in the 'fight the future' contest. Maybe you'd like to submit a new image to that some time soon
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simply marvelous.
The image is so wow, i am at a loss for words right now. this image simply is just expresses so much feeling, so much fear..its magnificient i must say.
you should have been real proud of this piece..and that award gotta be the icing on the cake.
...sex, drugs & videotapes.//
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though hardly original, you took the technique much further than many tend to, and did an extremely good job with it!
seeing the result of all your hard work makes me want to attempt something of this caliber. very inspiring.
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This is pretty damn cool;nice job.
What's strange about the scenery is that every city has practicly the same old and useless grain mills.
-Maybe I'll post one of my older pics to show you what I mean..
If the servers quick enough for upload.
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PEOPLE?! who needs people?! theyr ebing fried to ash in that big bang anyway.. silly humons.. bottle themselves up inside what seems to be a safe place.. but instread they're setting a trap for themselves... "kind aliek what happened to the scientists in the movie "Pitch Black")
Kick ass btw...
Candy is Dandy, but Liquor is Quicker!
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I like the piece, it looks very dark and brooding. Obviously you put a lot of effort into this. Very nice.
Could use some flaming spheres of death from above though.
And I would've made the sky deep red, crimson, make it seem more chaotic and hot.
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First let me say this is a very well done piece and I can appreciate the time you put into it but...
It doesn't even really look like "The Apocalypse", it looks more like an accident at an oil refinery. And I am SICK of this end of the world shit! I mean, damn - no matter how much you want it to, the universe doesn't do what you want it to. It's not going to end tomorrow!
You all say it's so inspiring, for WHAT? A new doomsday device? Been hangin' with Pinky and The Brain? Geeeez!
WATCHITMAN!
http://www.watchitman.com
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Very interesting piece! It's really amazing to see how Photoshop is used in very unique ways time and time again. Congrats!
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That is a kick ass concept, feels like the start of some heavy action movie or game.
Suggestions: clean up the puddle a bit (bottom left), the water is as rough as the pavement. The reflection is awesome and that would bring it out a little bit more while not being dominant.
Bottom right of the mushroom cloud (black and red area) contrasts with the rest of the flames and explosions in the picture. Change the hue just a bit to match the rest, or add a bit more orange lining.
Dunno about the grain.. if you ever rework this, definitely want to see the clean version (maybe a lighter amount at least - thumb looks cartoony but extreme grain does too).
Lack of people... I think it fits for 2 reasons: downtown is deserted late at night (really different place then), and lack of people forces the question to the viewer and is provocative. And those are my misinformed thoughts.
Anyway, definitely kick ass piece
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life is a state of mind
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when I first started photoshop I did a project like that, not nearly as many photos though, and had tanks and stuff going through the city, although that was when i first started sooo it's really crappy looking, awesome job
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This is, hands down, the most original and inventive piece of work I have ever seen on DA. It turned out really well, too!
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wow! man this is JUST EXCELLENT!!!! this is really kewl! keep it kewl man...
have a nice die!
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That looks pretty damn cool man. I wouldn't give it an A++, just because it doesnt look photo-realistic. It would be better if you could get a bird's eye view of a city like New York or LA. It would be harder, but the outcome would be much more effective. Overall, very nice! You deserve this daily dev.
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this piece is just the inspiration I was looking for.. thank you so much. You are truely a wonderful artist, and this is a thing of beauty.
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samus
idleDesign
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Holy Fuck Batman!
I like the grain, gives it a little character. The concept behind this is wonderful I would love to have a printed version of this one.
Reminds me of the game the old PC game 'Postal'
KrasH
~DeadEnd Designs~
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Thanks all. I appreciate it and it's great to get the DD.
For my photo manipulation work, I like to keep building up my photo library of items. For instance, I organize all the original photos I take so I can find things easily. Then I also work on building up a stock image library from various sources. I earn my living as a designer, so i've had to invest in buying a lot of stock art. Also, for a lot of my other works, I use various free sources, like the nasa archieves.
Thanks again.
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Daniel Weimann
New Media Designer_Illustrator_Animator
www.GFXmonkey.com
www.eGLUB.com
www.FuriousKabibi.com
www.cube216.com
www.Changunga.com
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