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Published: 2006-09-29 00:49:21 +0000 UTC; Views: 15932; Favourites: 389; Downloads: 247
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Voila, a new matte painting. I am really having a lot of fun with those, and since so many of you liked my Remnants of the past , I figured I'd make another one. Actually this started out as a practice, as so many of my pieces, but then I decided to take it further, and I quite like the result.However, please do yourself a favour, and, if you somehow can, watch this against a dark background, dim the lights or whatever. the bright background of dA just doesn't do it justice, it makes it look too dark and the details really suffer.
Unlike Remnants of the past this one is mostly painted, aside from one subtle texture, THIS is the only stock photo that I used in this piece, the rest is entirely painted.
Okay, enough talk, I hope you enjoy it, print will be up soon, as usual, and now tell me what you think!
Daniel
Since many people were asking me what a matte painting is, it's basically a mix of (digital) painting and photomanipulation, used to create a photorealistic environment in films or games, which is then often combined with some subtle animation and filmed material from the set.
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Well that certainly was an inspiration back then
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ooh, wow! Another really atmospheric one
and exciting! the different light sources and heat vs cold and moody fog, it's fantastic!
The ruins are great, i love the little speckles of illumination. The gradient of colour from the firey reds at the front and transition through greens and into the fog and darker, cold shades really draws the eye up well - i love this!
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hehe, glad you think so 
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This deviation has been featured in my journal. Please let me know if you would like it removed. Find it here--> [link]
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I wouldn't really know why I'd want you to remove it 
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some people get a bit off when people feature their work- thankfully, i've never gotten that response, but that is just in case i ever do!
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haha, those weirdos
look, a nightly hug!
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fantastic work. such rich and vibrant colours for the fire and some amazing atmosphere. very well done
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aww, thank you! 
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make me think of a volcano or something- like a river of fire underneath the ground.
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hehe, well, a volcano is planned already
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ooh! sounds great! i do hope i get to see it in the near future
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Ich liebe Bilder solcher Kirchenruinen. Musste dabei irgendwie an die Bilder von Caspar David Friedrich denken. Sieht klasse aus ->
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wow, na wenn mein bild dich an caspar david friedrich erinnert, dann bin ich mehr als froh
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HOo.. lyyy... crapp... @w@ Your colors, and the glows.. they are sooo superb... masterful, son! >=3
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the glow was the most fun part
thank you!
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Your welcome babe! :'] Keep makin' me proud to be your fan girl! ; ) Hahahahahaa
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I'll try my best
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sorry, i haven't got any advanced critique, not a good graphics-master.
but your title just tempts me to make new lyrics for rockabye baby. and it's gothic and disturbing. you want to see it?
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I am glad if my piece is inspiring
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oh, i don't have anything really formal or something. i didn't see the "open" at the end, so i was thinking "rockaby baby, on the treetop, when the gales blow, the cradle will rock, when the earth breaks, the cradle will fall, and down will come baby, cradle and all."
and the whole thing is imagined with your picture as the background. i think it's disturbing.
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I love this one.
The colors and detail are amazing.
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thank you! 
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thank you, I was trying to get it look realistic
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thank you much!
glad you like it
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I love the detail on the fort and tree, and everything.
The only complaint is the hellish cracks in the earth dont seem to blend in well with the painting
Everything else is great, but those breaks in the earth, to me, take away from the painting.
I still like it though, lol
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hm, I tried my best to paint them in a way so they blend with the rest. and well, they're kind of the whole idea behind the piece
thanks for your comment, nonetheless!
Daniel
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you're welcome
I think Im saying that because I feel like there should be more rubble around the break. Its like a clean cut, lol.
Anyways, I do look forward to more of your fantasy-like pieces
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hm, well I had in mind a scenery where they just broke open. but I guess you're right, and I should have tried to give them a bit more depth and debris around 
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Allgemein eine sehr, sehr schΓΆne Gallerie! Vor allem the Sentinel hat es mir angetan. Ich bin lange nicht derjenige dem es zusteht ΓΌber fremde (und so geile) Bilder zu Urteilen bzw. zu Richten, aber mach bloΓ weiter damit!!!
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das steht jedem zu. wenn du eine meinung zu meinen bildern hast, dann sag sie 
aber jep, ich werde weiter machen
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Tja, wahre Worte
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Stunning work. Love the composition and the colors. I really like the little tree on the left... I know it is such a small detail, but it adds so much to the piece for me.
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haha, I am certainly not complaining, I put quite some work into the tree, so I am glad that you enjoy it
Thanks
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You're welcome. After studying the piece a bit, I think it adds a sense of balance. Mostly likely what caught my attention.
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