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Published: 2008-10-26 07:40:27 +0000 UTC; Views: 36408; Favourites: 1104; Downloads: 336
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WARNING: long ass comment here... O_O
This is the 4 installment of my Birth of Space series. Hooray! ^_^ I'm pretty exhausted, both physically and emotionally. You see, my mom passed away last Spring. Halloween was her favorite holiday. So I've been thinking about her lately. Plus, I've been improving in my artwork. I wonder what she would've thought about my work. Alas, she's gone.I can only try not to remember her last days here in this world since they were pretty horrific and heartwrenching.
Anyway, this image is the male perspective of the series. Whereas woman is the bearer of life, man holds the seed of life. They are compliments of each other. This image is a metaphorical representation of ejaculation taking place. The sperm (yes, that's what they are, lol. I gave them a different design though) spill out into the universe, thus creating life.
You can find this series spiritual in terms of humans being directly linked to a God or the universe through the power of creation. The abstract architecture, for example, represents this 'higher being' or the embodiment of the universe (this depends on your view of the world; whether you believe there is a higher order or soemthing else). Seth, on the other hand, is sheltered by this structure and is a direct witness to life, as are all humans when they take the initiative and procreate. In this, humans aren't the passive creatures many would like to believe. We aren't creatures whose lives are solely dependent on God/universe (in other words, our destines aren't determined by God). Rather, the relationship between God/universe is split. God may set the stage but humans are the ones who set the dialogue and actions. We are credited for our own successes and failures in life while God/the universe is credited for how much stage time we have.
In many ways, this series has helped me cope with my loss. This series is all about humans, as well as all lifeforms, being linked to the universe or God. I'd like to think my mom still has a special place in it, even if it's only in the hearts of me and everyone else who was touched by her. There's a lotta details in this series, and it requires a lot of patience from me, especially since I use the mouse, but it's helpful. It forces me into a meditative state. Hopefully, you guys enjoy these images and find a meaning that suits your needs. The thing I love about sci-fi is that it's a spiritual place. You don't need to believe in God to be spiritial. I believe everyone has their own interpretation of life and the particular forces that are beyond our control.
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To tell the truth, it was your author's note that got me lol, and now I can see that in your painting, there's that much more to it. It's beautiful. And so deep. ^.^
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*sniff* I'm glad you found the note insightful. I know many people tell me to let the image speak for itself. But I also think it's imperative for readers to know the picture's history and story too. Then they can take it from there.
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Whoa...That's great!! I love that boy...so cute...
I like the way you expressed the concept of procreation...very original I say...
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Thank you! 
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this is sooo cool its really amazing emotion andd lighting in it....it looks like an astromere's tower or something but with cool stuff happening in it
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FINALLY. I'm so happy to see this one as the DD
Totally deserved and one of the best recent DD's! 
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Damn, I should've taken a screenshot for you >.> As a Computer Science student, I'm online everyday.
Yup, finally! That was a pretty long wait imho.
Good luck at the finals!
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Incredible details and lightning <333
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i love the image and read the comment and fwhole heartedly agree with your pov. the whole 'god sets the stage but human dictate their own actions and dailogue' this is a beauitful series you've got going here
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Thank you! I'm so happy you've read the comment. I know it was bloody long, but I think it helps ppl know the different layers this series has.
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its a very intriguing series ^^
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congrats on your DD for this very beautiful piece!
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Thank for the comment! Sorry this is days old though. 
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Thank you! I'm so excited i actually got one! I've been working my arse off to get one, and now I finally got one.
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you're very welcome.
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That's actually pretty good for a mouse.
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yeah, power to the mouse, right?
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I am so sorry about your mom, I hope she has found peace and happiness
I know exactly what you mean, but in relation to my grandfather (who was more like a father to me anyway). Watching him get weaker and more helpless... until he couldn't even leave his bed or drink... I had to fill spongy sticks with water for him to chew on so that he didn't dehydrate. And then,as I watched, he finally just gave up after reaching out for what I can only imagine was his late wife's hand). It was absolutely devastating (That was the only time in my life that I've ever cried myself to sleep), but I thought "At least they are together now".
So, I hope your mother and yourself are both well, though on different levels of well being.
Anyway, onto the art (I'm sorry that first part took so long)...
This piece is fantastic. I really really like the concept... it is quite unique and one that I believe... although in a slightly less definitive way... Say a man kills himself. He was so absolutely lost in his life that he felt he needed to be dead. And so he made a point of dying. Did God cause so much misery to fall upon this man that it drove him off the Cliffs of Moher? Or was it the man's own doing to amass such tragedy and then lay the responsibility of death upon himself? Hehe, We will never know, but he might
I completely agree with your view on spirituality, by the way
Back to the art:
(Haha, wow, this is getting long, I'm very sorry 
I love this piece. The colours, the details, the positioning, the lighting, the setting, guy's clothes, the newly-designed sperm.... Everything just fits so well and is amazing
Well that concludes my comment... sorry it was so long, I'm sure you will have many more to get through over the course of the day
~*Geoff~=
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Thank you for the beautiful words. And yes, I can relate to your experience. My family brought my mom to a hospice after we discovered the brain hemorrage was irreversible. She was diabetic so when we decided for her to go, since she was going through seizures, I literally watched my mom's body break apart. She spat out blood during her seizures and, on several occasions, her bowels came out through her mouth since it had no other place to go to. I don't think I'll ever rid myself of those images. Especially when she last drew her breath. She had basically drowned in all of the clogged up saliva/mucus that built up. Oddly enough, she looked up, as if seeing something there before she finally passed away.
I try hard not to remember those moments since they were pretty horrific. The whole thing last about three days. She didn't who I was, only moving manically in her bed. One time, though, she seemed to recognize my dad and hugged him. Then she mentally slipped away. I think that, above all else, was heartbreaking to me. My mom and I were very close. To see that she didn't recognize me at all was painful.
Yeah, I've been playing with that concept for awhile. It's definitely not a definitive explanation, but it does give accountability to human beings. A man doesn't go miserable because of God. Rather, it is the system he lives him that is accountable. It is the people who look the other way, or treat him like crap that are responsible for his pain. It is the people who refuse to help a mentally sick man that allows the sick man to remain sick. If you look at many suicide case, youβll see a whole line of human beings that are psychologically or physically responsible for their deaths, either through negligence or irresponsibiltiy. Like my dadβs uncle. He hung himself shortly after prison time, right after his girlfriend left him. I believe humans cause misery to each other. With the exception of the natural disaster, lol. Yet, even then, how you respond to a natural disaster is on you. You can either cry and do nothing. Or pick yourself up like many of the katrina victims. Lifeβs always filled with challenges. And I think everyone, at one point in our lives, has a reason to kill ourselves. Yet, itβs because of our freewill and the support of others or faith in oneself that determines our actions.
Hah, I love these kinds of topics. I like delving into sci-fi because it's often a neutral area for relgious and non-religous people to talk about stuff like this. I'm of the mind that the fantasy world can teach everyone something new and unique without there having to be a war of conversion.
I'm glad you find the overal piece awesome, btw. Granted, drawing sperm was kinda off the norms. Still they're incredible creatures. Not many people give them their dues. They, themselves, have the power to intiate life's sequence, so they do need to be recognized for their brilliace.
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I'm so very sorry 
She did that too? Yeah, that is what formulated my current perception of religion. Which is that every religion is absolutely true for the people who believe in it, even after death. For example, a good Christian or Jew will make their way to Heaven, a true Buddhist monk will be reborn into paradise, and so on... It's simply a matter of who you let control what is "beyond" human control... which essentially gives us control over even such things as the afterlife.
I can't even begin to comprehend what that must feel like... I just... can't. I am so sorry that you had to go through that
Ah, I understand what you were saying a little better than I did before, sorry
Yeah, I love these topics... although lately I've kindof stopped searching for these answers (since at this stage in our consciousness there is really know way to find these answers, at least not definitively), and I've begun searching for answers to something that we can currently study and that is very related to the idea of "god": space. Lately, it's been all about space for me, and I'm convinced the higher consciousness we desire will come from our studies of space... hehe, or maybe this whole Mayan philosophy will play out when we align with Jupiter and the center of the Milky Way in a way that it brings about the beginning of the evolution to this higher consciousness...
Hehe yeah, religious wars and even just hatred based on religion are absolutely ridiculous... and I'm sure the gods frown on these wars... though perhaps not, because I can't say that I know how a god functions...
Yeah, I used to think of sperm and go "Ew, gross little squigglies!" But now I really appreciate what they do for humanity... a selfless journey to find the egg, from which none will return... but when one finds that oh-so elusive egg and fertilizes it, life can begin... perhaps a life that will bring greatness to humanity, or a life that will destroy us... but without those brave little squigglies, we would not even be alive today to find out what these lives they created will bring
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For starters, Wow...You did that with a mouse!? You deserve the DD.
Secondly, fantastic piece of sci-fi art, fantastic use of colour and imagery.
Thirdly (and finally, fear not) your words have brought a great comfort to me that someone else out there is feeling like I am at the minute. There is so much truth in what you have said, and its great to hear someone who isn't afraid to express their feelings.
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hah, I'm so glad to find this comment waiting for me today.
Yep. I did this with the mouse. XD It's been my friend for five years now, so I'm really used to it. My friend just lended me her tablet, but it's hard for me to get used to it so I plan to practice with it during my X-mas break.
I'm very glad you love my imagery and use of color. And the fact that you appreciate this, despite it being sci-fish, means the worlds to me. It's been an ongoing battle of mines to elevate the sci-fi realm. Most ppl think it's for geeks. But the good stuff is breathtaking and spiritual, which is exactly what I want for my series.
That last part of your comment really touched me. I know it's hard to express yourself, especially to friends. I went to school after my spring break and only *one* hugged me when he found out about my mom's death. Everyone else carried on as if it was business as usual. At first, I was pissed. But then I realized that all of my friends knew what to say. And in many ways, it was good they kept my mind distracted, lest I'd lose myself. I also used to be very angry at how things turned out. But now I realize that being "dead" isn't the end of all things. my mom lives on, as do all the other deceased ppl. They live within us, within our memories. They're part of that special part of us.
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Thank you! Admittedly, I struggled a bit in trying to find a good color combination since a part of me wanted to go down the H.R. Giger route and fill it with grays and brown tones. But the color freak in me refused and so, ta-dah! This.
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This is again a beautiful picture, Seth looks almost tired, but also alert.
Your art astounds me and I really enjoy blowing them up to the full picture and really taking the time to take in the details.
Props to using the mouse, I have a tablet and I can't hope to get my art anywhere near this good.
Sorry to hear for your loss, and although its a long time ago that it happened I hope that you are alright and that the holiday brought happy memories of the times you could spend withy our mom.
I'm sure she would be proud of your art and the way you seem to put your all into your work. Each one seems to have a little more than then last and they are a feast to the eyes.
And yey ont he design of the sperm 
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Sorry for the belated reply, but THANK YOU so much for the lovely comment. Yeah, Seth has this alert and sedate look on his face, don't he?
My friend let me borrow her tablet so hopefully I can exercise with it a little during my break. Using the mouse is cool, but very tedious, especially with the pen tool.
The sperm was fun.
Thanks. The holidays are kinda tough sicne this is the first Thanksgiving and X-Mas without my mom. And I'm doing the Thanksgiving dinner for the first time. I'm glad I'm keeping busy since it helps take away the pain. Still, I wish she were here. I hope i can cook the turkey right so she'll be proud of me.
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Tablets are fun! I'm sure because you are so good with the mouse you'll pick it up in no time
sperm ARE funny heehee nuff said!
plus, turkeys are tasty
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Yeah, I hope I'll adapt to the tablet. It feels wierd, but then again, that's how I felt when I used the mouse for the first time, right?
Sperm are funny *and* cute. They're brainless little creatures, for crying out loud. Their only goal is to poke the ball.
Thanks. I'm planning to take a pic of it, whether it turned out okay or not. 
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heehee yeah it does feel wierd but as soon as you realise that its just like using a pen it is one of the easiest things to use!
Although to be fair a friend of mine borrowed mine once and he couldn't get the hang of it at all, but he had a rather strange drawing technique and used really light strokes, he didnt understand that where you put the pen on the tablet thats where it will show on the screen and could never make more than a few squiggles!
!!!! POKE THE BALL !!!! I'm gona remember that one
AWww that'll be cool to take a photo of it! I'm sure it'll turn out ok, you just need to get the timings right. *fingers crossed for you*
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Omg, I couldn't help myself, I favorited it! -Iamnotastalker-
There is a thin line drawn between watcher and stalker.
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*_* I don't mind that line at all.
Seth: 
thanks for the fave. BTW, sorry for the belated reply. I'm starting on the next pic. Plus, all this school work. >_> Man, I want to sleep!!! >.<
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yay, sperm! XD;
this is really awesome, you are so talented. C: the emotion in this image is really strong, and it had quite an impact on me. ;A; your colouring is really gorgeous, and great work on the character design.
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WOW! thank you! I read this comment and was blushing all the way through. I'm so glad you love the colors and character design. I haven't posted much orignal work and was a wee bit concerned that ppl wouldn't find it as fun as fanart. But it's comments like this that really make my day.
yay, drawing sperm is fun! O_o
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Ahh, no problem!
And I'm glad it had some sort of an impact on you! XD <3
It is. O_o I had a dream about people I knew as sperms. D: it scared me
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Bwuahahahah! So you started seeing your friends mindlessly swim around with transluscent bodies and all, eh? O_O Wow, I never had a dream like that before. That's totally surreal and awesome.
Yay! Unstamental! I love her!
I'm so glad you found my work through her! I'm just barely putting in stuff in this gallery so it's small right now.
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(sorry for late reply, I only just got around to pawing through my inbox XD;
yes, it was marginally disturbing but fairly hilarious. XDD I told a couple of friends about it, and then just burst out laughing and backed away. Can't say I blame them. .__. I have those dreams a lot, I seem to have a really overeactive imagination. XDD
Me too. <33 Yeah, she did a beautiful picture of Seth C: awesome character you have there, by the way
Yeaah! C: your gallery is very beautiful! I'd love to see you upload some more, as I enjoy looking through your pieces so much. :'D Original work is the best, especially yours - it just doesn't get enough love nowadays. D: It's all fanart and tits on the front page, some of it is good, but I'd like to see more original art up there.
but yes, I agree. XD Dante is awesome. Too awesome.
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Overactive imaginations are awesome. I wish mines were so dull... However, I daydream a lot. Hell, sometimes I get confused and wonder if my daydream really happened.
I saw the updated version of the Seth pic and practically fangirl squealed.
Aw, thank you! Yeah, I'm definitely going to post more work here. It's a slow process since it's nothing but new and current stuff, whereas my other DA account has a lot more. Also, I'm doing digital work, something I'm still experiementing with. I've just discovered my recent coloring method, in fact. The first time I've done it like this was "Trick or Treat." I can really see some improvement when I compare it to my recent Birth of Space image.
Haha, yeah, tits and fanart. So true. I was hoping my latest Birth of Space image would garner some attention. Alas, it got drained out very quickly.
Dante.... 
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ARRGH, I thought for a second I'd deleted this comment :'D I went bonkers
Yeah, I'm so happy I've got at least a tiny bit of imagination XD and judging from your beautiful pictures, you've got bucketloads of it
I know! XD She's so talented and so are you. I can't believe that such fantastic artists like yourselves can go unnoticed and underappreciated for so long :'D it makes me mad
and hell, your characters are so good enough. They are actually -original-, which is something lots of people (including myself) struggle with when designing characters. Keep creating, please, you're extremely talented C:
No problem (: And yeah, I know what you mean. Digital work is really interesting. I see my sister do a lot of it, and it looks kind of difficult XD I did experiment with digital colouring and stuff, but I tend to keep all of my recent work off DA :'D I haven't uploaded anything even though my drawing style has changed so much because I guess I wouldn't really call myself an artist
Looking through your gallery, I'd say you've improved quite a bit - which is a massive achievement, as you were awesome to begin with.
So true... D:
830 faves on this though? <3 That's pretty good. I think it's a really interesting picture. It has everything: A great concept, character, colouring...awesome.
Yes XD I'd buy. -drools-
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Oh fuck yeah! I love it!
And it's all by mousepad!
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Power to the mousepad, baby!
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Oh oh oh 8D I'm waitin 4 new piece :3
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Thank you! I'm glad you love it.
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