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Published: 2004-07-02 09:37:11 +0000 UTC; Views: 3701; Favourites: 33; Downloads: 2238
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Description Just playing really - working with a combination of shadows, caustics and materials working in conjunction with the lighting.

I was going to call this female dominance because its the queen that holds all the power but thought better of it

Hope you like it and as ever, abuse is always welcome
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Comments: 74

Umbri-girl [2007-07-04 23:35:34 +0000 UTC]

I don;t think it would have as much power if the colors were swapped. You did this perfectly.

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MindPhase In reply to Umbri-girl [2007-07-05 01:06:53 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

I look back on stuff like this (which I made a long time ago) and wonder if it was actually me that made it Seems like so long ago now...

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tlz [2005-09-05 08:04:45 +0000 UTC]

I think you should of had the title you orginally thought of... I love this picture, the details, but I alos really love the concept. Women shall rule

btw. The negative space works well if you ask me...

Love this, great work.

btw. Really weird, this reminds me of a dream, where a woman and a man are represented by 2 different objects, the man in blue and the woman is red... just like here

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MindPhase In reply to tlz [2005-09-05 16:43:37 +0000 UTC]

I'm scared now - dreams are funny things

Glad you like it though and thanks for the

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tlz In reply to MindPhase [2005-09-05 18:44:48 +0000 UTC]

This dream is about submission and domination as well, so the meaning of it is the same as this one, only different symbols...
I made this my wallpaper

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MindPhase In reply to tlz [2005-09-05 22:53:41 +0000 UTC]



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tlz In reply to MindPhase [2005-12-28 00:18:18 +0000 UTC]

Uhm, I've got a new computer. It's got an unusaly high resolution on the screen(1920x1200). I would be really gratefull if you made a version for my screen.

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MindPhase In reply to tlz [2005-12-28 14:46:26 +0000 UTC]

sure - I'll do an update render as well as I seem to have misplaces the psd file of the actual desktop :-/

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tlz In reply to MindPhase [2005-12-30 20:06:00 +0000 UTC]

Good stuff. Just in case you accidently decide to do it in a different matter, I love black backgrounds on stuff.

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MindPhase In reply to tlz [2005-12-31 01:38:01 +0000 UTC]

Oooooo now theres an idea!

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simul [2004-10-21 06:55:20 +0000 UTC]

i like the colors very much
great shot
definitely a fav+

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MindPhase In reply to simul [2004-10-21 10:31:08 +0000 UTC]



Many thanks

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insektokutor [2004-08-24 08:36:50 +0000 UTC]

hehehhee, yeaaah the queen always wins

great work with reflections and materials, compotision , tittle and concept works just perfect

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MindPhase In reply to insektokutor [2004-08-24 08:49:03 +0000 UTC]

Thanks mate

And thanks for the

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ReiaHart [2004-08-21 14:15:33 +0000 UTC]

You are very awesome with your 3d skillz! Lol, I like the concept, nice < little> movement in your artpiece; I'm glad you were just playing around with everything, because artistically the composition would have needed some serious mending. Unless you wanted to have all that negative space there... other than that GREAT JOB!

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MindPhase In reply to ReiaHart [2004-08-21 14:18:49 +0000 UTC]

What should I put in the negative space? I'm always looking for ideas, so please let me know

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ReiaHart In reply to MindPhase [2004-08-25 18:21:50 +0000 UTC]

you could put a chessboard in the background but show the corner of it slanted in the top lefthand corner

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ReiaHart In reply to ReiaHart [2004-08-29 04:03:44 +0000 UTC]

i hoped you would like it ^___^;;; hehe I'm glad you understood my jumbled-phrased idea! ^__^!

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MindPhase In reply to ReiaHart [2004-08-25 19:16:29 +0000 UTC]

Ooooooo - now thats a good idea! Thanks

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ReiaHart In reply to MindPhase [2004-08-29 15:12:44 +0000 UTC]

no prob!! ^___^!

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Falcon- [2004-07-27 00:24:03 +0000 UTC]

Excellent use of materials and lighting, but I think the little word makes this the best heh heh. 'Dominance'

you could have also put '0wn3d' heh

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MindPhase In reply to Falcon- [2004-07-27 08:04:58 +0000 UTC]

LOL - very very true

It doesn't have quite the same ring to it though - Dominance, I imagine the king in a gimp suit at the weekends, 0wn3d though, I just don't get the same sense of overbearing

Or am I just wierd?

Thanks for the comment though

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LIMan1969 [2004-07-14 00:26:51 +0000 UTC]

I like the opposites in this picture. The blue and red. The coloring. Really a nice piece of work.

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MindPhase In reply to LIMan1969 [2004-07-14 08:18:06 +0000 UTC]



Thanks

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thargos [2004-07-10 10:17:15 +0000 UTC]

beautiful

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MindPhase In reply to thargos [2004-07-10 13:28:08 +0000 UTC]

Many thanks

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sonorous [2004-07-07 17:51:15 +0000 UTC]

I was rather vexed when I saw you piece. Mainly becuase I had been working on one similar for about 4 days, and then BAM! Something similar to what I was working on. Yours looks ten times better than mine did though, my cuastics were VERY wierd.

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MindPhase In reply to sonorous [2004-07-07 18:46:57 +0000 UTC]

Caustics are funny things....its very easy to overcook them and burn stuff, and very difficult to get right

Worth it when they do go the way you want them to though

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sonorous [2004-07-07 15:55:59 +0000 UTC]

I'm not sure, but perhaps try an antistropic reflection in the floor. The fade of the reflection might make the caustics stand out more, which might, might, create a little more of a pleasing sceen. Now the good stuff. Great color. The floor color is perfect. The lighting is just right. And one last not so bad thing. Maybe a few more polys? The blue king, at the base, you can see it is not round.

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MindPhase In reply to sonorous [2004-07-07 16:30:44 +0000 UTC]

DEfinately agree about the polys - I tried doing a mesh smooth but the cross came out wrong and I couldnt be bothered going back and changing the whole model

Thanks for the comment and I checked out your stuff - I like the dice

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FrostXtreme [2004-07-06 04:21:37 +0000 UTC]

The only thing that's left for me to say is : Marvelous! +fav

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MindPhase In reply to FrostXtreme [2004-07-06 08:40:21 +0000 UTC]



Many thanks mate

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Kutaly [2004-07-05 21:15:33 +0000 UTC]

nice pic, and an interesting concept.
I wonder, was the reflection of the dead king in the queen's head intended or is it just my philosophize mind?

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MindPhase In reply to Kutaly [2004-07-05 21:28:29 +0000 UTC]

Semi intended - I positioned everything first and they were a nice byproduct

Thanks for the comment

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-emp- [2004-07-03 17:20:30 +0000 UTC]

This is really just great. The reflections are absolutely perfect. It looks just like a photograph. That's all I can say about it. I don't know anything about digital art.

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MindPhase In reply to -emp- [2004-07-03 22:11:31 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for taking the time to comment

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ikary [2004-07-03 00:35:51 +0000 UTC]

I just love it...my new wallpaper

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MindPhase In reply to ikary [2004-07-03 07:33:32 +0000 UTC]

Thanks - and I hope you enjoy your new wallpaper

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rei-0 [2004-07-02 19:24:20 +0000 UTC]

amazing.

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MindPhase In reply to rei-0 [2004-07-02 19:30:09 +0000 UTC]

Kewl - thanks

And thanks for the

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jax0n [2004-07-02 16:27:32 +0000 UTC]

Excellent. I especially like the blue glass and the reflections are really nice.

The one-word title definitely works better.

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MindPhase In reply to jax0n [2004-07-02 17:27:21 +0000 UTC]

One word leaves more up to the viewer I think - glad you like it though

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flowkradd [2004-07-02 16:26:06 +0000 UTC]

wow great render, pretty realistic situation the woman is always in control, great desktop pic

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MindPhase In reply to flowkradd [2004-07-02 16:34:44 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

And you are not wrong about the realistic situation - I'm a realist not a chauvanist

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SINthetikDreamz [2004-07-02 16:18:23 +0000 UTC]

Awesome Work bud. The chess pieces actually look like plastic/glass. AMazing use of colours and I love the reflection... I am still learning caustics and the latter... Did you use lathe modelling to create the pieces?









_Great work. Maybe you should wright some tutorials... So I can learn some of your modelling skills.

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MindPhase In reply to SINthetikDreamz [2004-07-02 16:33:42 +0000 UTC]

Lathe mostly with a little extra wizardry to get the cross and the head of the queen - I was most peeved when I tried to mesh smooth the king though and the cross messed up (thats why if you look closely the queen is nicely smooth and the king is a little jaggie )

Overall though I'm not too unhappy with it :S

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crueleuphoria [2004-07-02 15:31:50 +0000 UTC]

beautiful! awesome colors, shadows, and emotion shown. very very nice. :smile: i love it.

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MindPhase In reply to crueleuphoria [2004-07-02 15:47:36 +0000 UTC]



Thank you very very much

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c3ph31d [2004-07-02 13:36:41 +0000 UTC]

very good use of transparency, refraction and caustics, i like this piece.

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MindPhase In reply to c3ph31d [2004-07-02 13:41:11 +0000 UTC]

Thank you - and thanks for the

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