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rustymermaid — Made it through another day

Published: 2010-08-17 01:04:20 +0000 UTC; Views: 796; Favourites: 27; Downloads: 0
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Description It's been three long years since the world was devastated by a plague so bad that only a third of the population survived.
Some of the so called cures were actually worse than the plague itself turning people into subhuman creatures that hunt and kill.
The animals and birds also suffered from another type of plague
one that made them grow huge.
Each day is a challenge to survive for this family of three, they have to go out and hunt for the large birds so they can eat and at the same time take care not to be eaten themselves.
At night they return to this basement far below the city making sure that they are not followed.
....how long can they go on?

Created for Post Apocalypse Now challenge.
Level 4
Required stock
Other stocks used.
Male model.
Background
Bird skull [link]
Stair/ door brush [link]
Rusty pipes/bits etc [link]
Textures/cog brushes my stock
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Comments: 21

y-f-s [2010-10-10 07:09:48 +0000 UTC]

this wonderful work has been featured in my “ 10 10 10 SPECIAL “ : [link]
Thank you very much for the honor!
And wishing you a happy 10-10-10 !
yana

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rustymermaid In reply to y-f-s [2010-10-10 08:06:35 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much

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y-f-s In reply to rustymermaid [2010-10-11 07:02:47 +0000 UTC]

it's a great pleasure!

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TheFantaSim [2010-09-02 15:32:16 +0000 UTC]

Congratulations! This deviation is a "Pick Of The Week" at #ManipulateThis !

You're invited to submit any one deviation from your gallery to be featured with the winning entries. Please include this sentence in the artist's comments of the one you choose:
"A Member's Choice at #ManipulateThis " with a link to our group. This way I'll know what the submission is for.

Again, congratulations and I hope you'll enter the current challenge!

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rustymermaid In reply to TheFantaSim [2010-09-02 22:20:41 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much.

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rblokker [2010-08-25 15:03:31 +0000 UTC]

Nice gritty atmosphere you created here. Love the uniformity in color and well done putting everything together. The bird skull helmet reminds me a lot of the movie "9" best of luck in the challenge

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rustymermaid In reply to rblokker [2010-08-26 01:17:20 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much.

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rblokker In reply to rustymermaid [2010-08-26 07:51:06 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome

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Akira-Miyashi [2010-08-18 06:44:09 +0000 UTC]

this is a very nice composition...it really feels like a very harsh and brutal world there...

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rustymermaid In reply to Akira-Miyashi [2010-08-18 07:53:33 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much.

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Akira-Miyashi In reply to rustymermaid [2010-08-18 08:19:42 +0000 UTC]

you're welcomed!

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Fant0me [2010-08-18 01:39:52 +0000 UTC]

Very impressive. All the details give a strong feeling of this harsh place. The idea of the birds' skulls is also great. Good job.

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rustymermaid In reply to Fant0me [2010-08-18 05:11:50 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much

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mizzd-stock [2010-08-17 11:26:15 +0000 UTC]

great work

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rustymermaid In reply to mizzd-stock [2010-08-17 18:50:12 +0000 UTC]

Thank you and for the great stock.

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da-joint-stock [2010-08-17 11:17:56 +0000 UTC]

This looks great!

The overall look of this scene instantly convinced the viewer of the harsh environment that this family lives in! Great work!

My only suggestion is to watch you light sources - the man seems to have the opposite light source as the woman and child.

Otherwise, nice work!!
Dan

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rustymermaid In reply to da-joint-stock [2010-08-17 18:57:12 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Dan
Originally the light source was coming in through a hole/shaft in the top part of the image. I did this as a really large piece to start with and eventually cropped out the top part, so I agree its hard to tell where the light is actually coming from.
I,m glad that the theme of desperation and loss of hope came through.
Cheers Barbara.

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da-joint-stock In reply to rustymermaid [2010-08-17 20:19:01 +0000 UTC]

OK that makes sense...

It did you did a great job there

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AlecBell [2010-08-17 06:45:03 +0000 UTC]

I can only call this an epic interpretation of the theme.

I love the "steam punk" ambience. If the challenge is a competition, you must deserve to win

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rustymermaid In reply to AlecBell [2010-08-17 07:27:24 +0000 UTC]

Thank you,I appreciate your comments.

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AlecBell In reply to rustymermaid [2010-08-17 07:33:58 +0000 UTC]

Most welcome!

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