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Published: 2011-06-02 23:22:20 +0000 UTC; Views: 20032; Favourites: 818; Downloads: 518
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A loose painting of some invading walker-type aliens at a harbor, set some-when in the future. Initially it was set in a more technological environment but I decided to tone it down. All done in Photoshop. This image is a personal project, so doesn't belong to anyone else, i.e. a client. The full license for this image is £40 ($60).A similar quick concept would take a day to do (including revisions). The cost would be £100 ($160).
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Thanks - more like an invasion. The walkers look like part of the city buildings though..!
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This one looks eeries too! Nice lighting effect ^^
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Yes, it reminds me of the original War of the Worlds album cover, if you have ever seen it.
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I'm not sure if I've seen it or not, but this looks like it would definitely fit
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You're welcome again!
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The depth in this piece <3. I like the subtle touch of the marines hiding/running gives a bit more life to it all
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Yes - it's suprising how much those little additions do that! Thanks Reisen!
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You're welcome 
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congratulations! this work has been featured in our Somnambulist Specials weekly feature here at [link]
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Fabulous news - many many thanks!!!
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I like the design of those two similar structures in the background. Very alien-looking indeed with those organic shapes 
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Thanks loads for that prit - those structures were supposed to be alien walkers but everyone see's them as buildings - i realize they need to look more animated now and will bear in mind for the future!
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Sweetness.
I love how the area's already been evacuated - something different from most other invasion pictures on dA.
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Good - i must be doing something right - cheers EU!
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I love the look of this one. the lighting, the texture,...the feel of it all just grabs ya.
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Good to hear SH - thanks again!
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This is an excellent piece. The size ratio and depth perception create a cinematic appeal. You have a very nice gallery. How long did it take you to finish?
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Thanks a lot Sparks! This gallery was started whilst I began learning all about the fundamentals of art from online tutorials and videos. I have been doing the work over about 1.5 years. Lots of other work never made it to my portfolio as it was not up to scratch due to the learning phase.
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Wow! How long did it take you to finish "Invasion?"
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I did that in an evening - maybe 3 or 4 hours. Usually they take a lot longer, like days.
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That's awesome. Which program do you prefer, Photoshop & Painter?
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I only use photoshop - never actually tried painter, only seen others using it. The brushes do look very good but I hear that the program does crash more often than photoshop.
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Wow. That's interesting. I've never heard about the crashing problem. The program must use a lot of memory. I have Painter 11, but I rarely use it. What brushes do you mostly use in Photoshop? I either use the hard round or a soft round set to airbrush.
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I use the same - sometimes I flatten the hard round brush and angle it to paint jagged rocks etc. The soft brush is excellent for curved surfaces. I am not keen on too much texture as it is a job to use and can get really fuzzy.
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Yeah, I use textures that some Photoshop books provide when I purchased the them.
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I have a few of them also. Some are very interesting indeed.
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No I mean it's peculiarly interesting. One could draw out hours worth of background information and story behind this.
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It reminds me of something from the 70's like war of the worlds (album version). Quite surreal. Thanks again!
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Thanks you Tad!
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Very kind - cheers Als!
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Thanks loads sofia!
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I really like the design and composition but I think the painting still misses a sense of actual danger. Only when reading the description I noticed that they were alien walkers instead of buildings. I think, what's missing is damage to the architecture and gun fire.
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