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Siberia
Published: 2011-11-20 00:59:13 +0000 UTC; Views: 75464; Favourites: 3516; Downloads: 3
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This image is not available for use by anyone else.Created entirely in Photoshop, using a Wacom Intuos 4 large tablet. Mostly painted (default photoshop round brush) with a few building textures thrown in (my own photographs, taken in Bristol, UK and then shrunk down and twisted this way and that) plus a sky from one of my own photographs, which has been manipulated loads. Took about 1 month to do, mainly weekday evenings here and there.
Siberia is the name of the organization that controls the city. This was done for a short film. Animation would be added later i.e. vehicles, lights etc.
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Hello, This is a nice piece.
One thing caught my eye is that the difference of detail rendering between high buildings at the far back and the slums' huts in front.
The scene gives a lot of detail even in the distant buildings despite the atmospheric perspective, yet the slums are rendered more crude. I am sure this is intentional to an extend but imo; this devides the image in to two technically.
The attansion and detail could be carried to the most front side of the scene; to the slums too and more detail and clear rendeing could be used while relaying the crude, disorganised and filthy setlement/conditions it suggests.
Being able to percieve a single light source from a sky-screaper at right back side, yet being left dubious of detail from huts is too sharp difference. Left side front could use some detail-lift e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/s⦠" width="15" height="15" alt="
Keep up the work.
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Thanks for the critique knemius. I couldn't agree with you more. The shot only required it as it was so I didn't want to tamper with it any more than needed.
I did think about fine tuning and adding more structures and detailing the slums etc, adding smoke/atmospheric effects and so on but I just had to let it go and get other stuff done...maybe one day I will get round to it.
Thanks again!
James.
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Thanks zach
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Thanks again Zach
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Your welcome {;
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Great picture-I'd like to ask you about using one of your images on the cover of a book. Please email me right away. You can also email me at sandysatta@yahoo.com
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Ok - just sent you a note/message. You will find it in your notes.
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Thanks again!
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ΠΡΠ°ΡΠ½ΠΎ, Π½ΠΎ ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½Ρ ΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠ²ΠΎ!
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ΡΠΏΠ°ΡΠΈΠ±ΠΎ An!
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Extrodinary... I have some difficulty with cityscapes.Β This is inspiring to me to try harder.Β
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Thanks DS - it took me weeks to get this image done, so somehow I need to drastically speed up the process, which is necessary to make a living from it. Getting there...
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Yea I took an environmental game design workshop awhile back and I had to do some kind of cityscape and I sucked lol.Β I think it's the perspective of the buildings I kept messing up.Β But practice makes perfect.Β The workshop taught you how to paint faster and still get detail by using your own textures, shapes, and stuff but other people took parts of buildings off pictures and then painted around them and meshed them in the painting.Β The fact that yours is all painted from the beginning is awesome.Β
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Yes, most professionals WILL mesh in photos to speed up the process and get instant compressed detail. I will have to do that too as painting can take ages...!
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Brilliant - thanks COG!
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This is sick!!!
Impossible to discribe!!!
I will just say: WONDERFULL!
(except the thing with the slums, at the left under part)
EVERYTHING IS JUST LIKE IN A FILM or Game!
RESPECT!
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Thanks again. The slum area was going to be out of the final shot, so, as is often, I wasn't required to finish them.
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Oh ok! ^.^
BTW: I'm from Syberia, Russia! ;D
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Amazing - then you will have seen this city for real!
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love your art. thats a crazy amount of manipulation. how much simpler does a tablet make art like this?
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Thanks 44 - a tablet makes it 100% easier. Most of this was painted, but even doing manipulation is much easier with a tablet. Much more control. It takes a few days at least to get used to a tablet though as it is quite weird at first. Using a pen is much better for the wrist too - I can draw for hours and hours continuously and I never get an aching wrist. A mouse is way too limiting.
I use a wacom intuos 5 large. The larger tablets are better because there is more room for arm movement. Also, larger tablets are quite essential for larger screens. Using a small tablet means that the cursor has to jump around the large screen area with very small hand movements, which is really frustrating and hard to control.
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Thank you. I have to admit though my artistic skill with drawing is limited though. Still...It's nice to see someone who's good at a little of everything
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Thanks frida!
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You are one of the best artist on DA! But I agree with critique by knemius. The buildings in front are to similar, while those skyscrapers at the back are so manifold. But all the same it's amazing. You are amazing!
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Thanks, that's excellent to hear. Yes, I have learned my lesson with this image.
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wonderful and beautiful with a bit of the dark side thrown in, love it.
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Thanks very much Duck!!
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Hello, is this image for sale to use in a proyect? If not are you accepting commisions??
Its an awesome image
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Hi Haz - it's not available unfortunately as it was done for another client.
I do accept commissions. Let me know if you need anything.
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No problem! This is probably my favorite picture on DeviantArt right now.
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Superb - that's a hard thing to achieve...!
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WOW THIS IS AMAZING GFDSADFGFV LOVE THE WORK AND EVERYTHING
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Thanks very much KT!
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YOU SIRE ARE WELCOME JLC DERP
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Sounds good to me, thanks 32!
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James this is really awesome work dude! Respect.
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Thank you very much zeed!!
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