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Published: 2007-02-16 00:43:00 +0000 UTC; Views: 18329; Favourites: 858; Downloads: 438
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First of all thank you all who commented/favourited my last piece Rock Bridges I'm very happy that some of you liked visiting that part of my mind.Now I have a one-week vacation from school starting now and to celebrate this I sat down and painted this. I was listening to Rez:gamers guide to-soundtrack twice so I think it's pretty accurate to say that I painted this in 2hrs. There are still heaps of detail that I somehow managed to squeeze in everywhere. (Old bad habits die hard
)This city is sort of an ideal version of the real world. I wanted to create the sense of real calmness. To visit there requires a slow boat ride. It's another place to escape to from work and dark days. Hope you can use it as a window like I did.
Thank you again. You all rock 
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Wow. This is awesome. Looks very close to a place I've seen in my dreams many, many times.
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Hi! Love your work! You've been featured in my latest journal: [link] Have a lovely day, and keep up the incredible work!
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On nΓ€mΓ€ vaan uskomattomia. Kauniit vΓ€rit ja Γ€lyttΓΆmΓ€n nΓ€ttiΓ€ jΓ€lkeΓ€, en kyllΓ€ tajua miten osaat.
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Have you ever read the book "The War of the Flowers" by Tad Williams? It's a great fantasy read, and the city you've drawn in this picture is exactly how I envisioned the city in the book! Great atmosphere, I love the twinkly little lights of the buildings in the foreground.
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To be honest, I've never been that interested in fantasy or sci-fi books or art even. I know it's weird but fundamentally even the terms fantasy or sci-fi seem a bit unpleasant to me because it seems like I have to design in a certain way if I set out to do a fantasy or sci-fi painting. I don't think about doing either but sometimes end up doing both.
I hope I can get excited about fantasy books someday because really good books are so hard to find.
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Ah yes, I know exactly what you mean. Sometimes if you approach a picture with "this is going to be a fantasy piece" in your head you end up creating a picture that's very stereotypical of the fantasy genre. That doesn't leave you to push the boundaries of your imagination because you have a fixed image of what is fantasy and what isn't, which is obviously the wrong thing to do.
There are very good fantasy books out there. You just have to dedicate a couple of hours to some browsing through Amazon.
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I just had an interesting discussion about this with my boyfriend. I came to the conclusion that if I can somehow relate to the characters and there's some link to real world then I'm more likely to be interested in the story. Like Longest Journey. I think the biggest reasons why that game pulled me in with it's story that it was about art student with real life problems like deadline for school work. Then when all the "magical" stuff started happening it felt more special because the player wasn't used to it at that point. I think it's one of the reasons why Harry Potter has such a big fan base, because the main character is easy to relate to because he has the same kind of problems like all of us.
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Yeah, I completely agree. 
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Your artworks never disappoint! You are one of the reasons why I want to start drawing landscape like you. I really wish I can be as good as you. Worst part is I don't have money for a tablet and Painter
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This is a beautiful piece of work: it has just the right balance of urban chaos and dreamscape serenity to make it near-believeable as a concept environment. The tones in particular are worthy of mention: the way that they blend together is something special.
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Sun tyât on upeita.. ehkÀ jotkut, kuten tÀmÀ, kaipaisivat kuitenkin lisÀÀ kontrastia..
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It's so serene, and I love how the river & boat draws my eye towards me, rather than away. Makes it more personal than if the city was "here" and the boat far away.
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So beautifull!!!!
I like all your scenery arts!!!
I wonder how u draw them so nicely..... can u make a tutorial?
bvoz I'm quite bad in drawing these scenery things....
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i absolutely love your coloring style, it's gorgeous!
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This is a wondeful looking city. I love the soft colors you used, and the lanterns in the little boat.
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wow....
It really gives a foggy feeling. The castle is nice...*dazed*
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It's an amazing piece of art, you're a great drawer. I would never like to live in a city like that, but the idea of the little lighted boat I like the most
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This is amazing. I definately feel the calm and the scope of this painting is crazy. The city itself seems like it could be a little scary as well. Great stuff.
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Thank you. I'm currently watching my art on another computer screen and DAMN this one is the only one that doesn't look so dark.
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Woah, this is amazing, what kinda program did you use for this??
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Ups, my internet is...... Sorry for double postings..
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Woah, this is amazing, what kinda program did you use for this??
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Woah, this is amazing, what kinda program did you use for this??
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The city looks like a great refuge from the world around it. A place the people on the boat are seeking to find.
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Wow, it kindof feels like you're coming home to this city... Beautiful!
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Such a nice choice of colors. Has such a calming feel to it.
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Ok so not like a child because I don't like children too much but like a dog, puppies are nice
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tough i prefer the your previous work, this one is amazing to! make me your aprendice plz! oO haha no realy your technique is something to be envious of. the futuristspacelike theme are amazing, tough always connectec to nature/forest! i love the reflexion of the city in the water, and the details of the vegetation by the river bank. again an amazing piece!
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Wow! I love it. I love the softness of it.. .and the detail. I only WISH the world could reflect this kind of tranquility. Nice work.
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this seriously seems as if it is straight out of one of my dreams... it's beautiful..
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