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Published: 2012-05-11 13:57:34 +0000 UTC; Views: 75395; Favourites: 820; Downloads: 11084
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In case you are interested on knowing how I created this image, you can download the .PSD in small resolution to know my step by steps. (please do not post this image in any other place and claim it as your own. I only provide the .psd for those of you that want to know the whole process I used and learn something from it)All created with Photoshop CS5
Credits:
Sky by Andrejs Pidjass [link]
Man by Konrad Bak [link]
Fire by Lukas Gojda [link]
Lightning by Kingskully [link]
Lighting Brush by NaniNaniX [link]
Planets by hoevelkamp [link]
IF YOU LIKE IT PLEASE FAV* IT <3
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Comments: 382
this is an extremely in-depth and detailed picture, and i feel that it expresses what you would expect from Zeus - unpredictability, anger, and also some of the mystical and magical. the backdrop of the planets only adds more to the overall feeling of the divine, which is what i think that this picture is attempting to depict. it is original, with the concept of Zeus standing among the stars. also, he is depicted here in more of a Roman style figure, with shorter hair and a younger body type. in the Greek version of the Pantheon, Zeus is depicted as being older, usually with longer white hair and a full beard.
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hi! i must tell you that this photo inspired me!
i participated in a Greek Mythology drawing test and my topic was Hercules.
i browsed through my favs and i found this!
oh man! the background! the universe! this is how a God's place should look like!
and i come out with this drawing [link]
hope you like it. thanks
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wow...tks so much and what a lovelly artwork you have created!
cheers
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Had seen this picture before and downloaded it with the intention of photoshoping it. You beat me to it and I am glad as I would never have thought of doing this. Excellent work
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I love what you do! It's fantastic!
Thank you very much!
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tks so much. i really appreciate it
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You're pretty much the most awesome person for allowing others to know your processes. You are a blessing to people like me who are dying for tutorials from people who really know how to do art.
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awww...tks so much...its a great pleasure and one of the reasons i do so is because i receive so many lovely messages as yours!!
Cheers
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think this is very great 
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This picture is stunning!!!! I think it is very powerful!!!
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awesome...i really appreciate it
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awesome...tks so much
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I do hope you do not mind, but I've vectored this image as I think it's so fantastic!
You can view my vector here: [link]
If you are not happy with this, note me and I will take it down.
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hey there...i dont mind at all...its a great job!
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you are really good at blending the various source pics and unifying the colors... but as the other commenter said, there is something off here... i think its two issues: 1. the lightning in his hand gives off no light (everything around is in shadow) and 2. the planets are surrounded by a cloudy sky, not "space"... which means they are really small objects within the atmosphere, not actually planets. if you replaced the cloudy sky with stars and nebulae, it would look more "correct" and also amplify the idea that he is a god.
question:
back to your color correcting all the images, i have looked at your files, and see there is a separate layer for this, but could you explain how you do it? is it a paint bucket thing, paint/airbrush, or do you use the hue/contrast bars, etc. it seems this step is what is most important, it brings all the elements together and fixes all the different color schemes... i have trouble with this when i try to "shortcut" my paintings and import a background for a more realistic look.
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well, normally i use gradient colors or hue sat / color range etc...over the whole image...then i use the layer blends and go making test untill i get a cool result. (overlay, dark light etc)
normally these forms are good because if we have images that dont really match in color than with these corrections they all basiclly end up looking alike with it.
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thanks for responding... i have only played with those controls a little bit, and have no grasp on what they do... but i do see that when properly used, the end result has such an awesome, unifying mood to the drawing, and its not a collection of mismatched pieces.
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this can sound a bit tricky, but if you read carefully i'm sure you'l understand what i mean
[link]
hope it helps out a bit...specially in the gradient and blending modes
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OOHHHHH YYYYEEEEAAHHH!!!!!!!!
wow! how did i miss that one? excellent tutorial.... many, many thanks!!!!
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Very well done, just wish he had armour on instead of whitey tighties.
Composition is great. Zeus's Master Bolt is well done!
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awesome...tks so much for the feedback
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