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Amazing peice of art

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Holy cow...

At first, when I looked at the first image, I was like "so what, someone took a pic of a train station" but then I read that it was an illustration from PS. Wow!
 
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Wow, I'm amazed.

My first reaction was, "Oh cool, someone used a camera to shoot the Chicago skyline...?" But then I read it was all Photoshop work and I was like "WOW!!!"
 
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Oh my giddy gawd.

That is beyond impressive and stunning. *salutes that man* I'm sure I have been to that station too on my travels around Chicago and the midwest.

Makes my efforts look a bit umm, weak. (I do a fair bit of digital painting too, but with Painter IX—this was my latest 'effort': http://www.lilserenity.com/rhettbutler.jpg - warning it is big 1MB 50% quality JPEG)

To do that in Photoshop is awesome, as I wouldn't personally call it the best tool for the job.

I really need time to do more painting myself but between me writing books and sorting out the company I work for five days a week...I'm a bit strapped for time. But—easter weekend next weekend.

Anyway, what an awesome painting. Inspiring.

EDIT: Thought I recognised the chap's name, he wrote the foreword to the Painter IX WOW! Book, and has a number of pieces in the book, he is an amazing artist. I could not dream of being as good as he is; but then my style is different I suppose.

Vicky
 
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lil said:
Oh my giddy gawd.

That is beyond impressive and stunning. *salutes that man* I'm sure I have been to that station too on my travels around Chicago and the midwest.

Makes my efforts look a bit umm, weak. (I do a fair bit of digital painting too, but with Painter IX—this was my latest 'effort': http://www.lilserenity.com/rhettbutler.jpg - warning it is big 1MB 50% quality JPEG)

To do that in Photoshop is awesome, as I wouldn't personally call it the best tool for the job.

I really need time to do more painting myself but between me writing books and sorting out the company I work for five days a week...I'm a bit strapped for time. But—easter weekend next weekend.

Anyway, what an awesome painting. Inspiring.

EDIT: Thought I recognised the chap's name, he wrote the foreword to the Painter IX WOW! Book, and has a number of pieces in the book, he is an amazing artist. I could not dream of being as good as he is; but then my style is different I suppose.

Vicky

thats a nice peice of work you did! I can only admire peoples work. One day when I have my iMac maybe then I can bash out works of art. :headphone
 
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thats insane. absolutely insane.
 
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tenbellys said:
thats a nice peice of work you did! I can only admire peoples work. One day when I have my iMac maybe then I can bash out works of art. :headphone

Aww thanks :flower: It didn't take months and months, well 2 months on and off. In total I'd say about 50 hours work.

When you have your iMac, get yourself a Wacom Intuos tablet and Painter IX and you will be definitely loving it, it's great fun!

Vicky
 
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by the way vicky, is there something up with ur site? i get an error connecting to the database.
 
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by the way vicky, is there something up with ur site? i get an error connecting to the database.

Sure is :flower:

I am working on it as we speak. So the database is down. In fact it's not even down, it's defunct and deleted. For a sneak of what I am up to...

http://www.lilserenity.com/ls — it's not nearly done yet and some things like the RSS feed may well be kooky.

Vicky
 
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WOW, and all done on a Mac.

Amazing, just Amazing
 
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i do like the site vicky.. i do love photography myself.. wanting to pick up a canon xt rebel before my trip to colombia in july.. i'll be for sure posting those up as well..
 
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sites gonna look good vicky...
 

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