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More SGA art…and not chibis this time! gasp

Since coming back from Thailand (I'll post on the trip soon, I swear, with pictures even. Really, really I will), I've been working feverishly to get this picture for the SGA art fest,

paintedspires, done in time for my posting date of Tuesday. And I succeeded, and well, it's Tuesday, at least by my time, so um…yeah.

Little preview:

Title: Night Reflections
Artist:

gnine
Rating: G
Prompt: Whales, stars, Atlantis at night
Medium: original quick pencil sketch, scanned and colored in photoshop
Character(s): Atlantis, Rodney, some whales
Notes 1: Thanks to

xparrot and my brother for their usual beta efforts, otherwise known as "hey, come here and tell me what's wrong with this."

Notes 2: I wound up using over 80 layers in photoshop to get the completed image(my computer was NOT happy) and it took about as many hours to do so. :-p The prompt didn't really specify Rodney or anything, but well…whales! How could he not be there? ^_-

As always, C & C very appreciated! ^_^

ETA: now with links to downloads for wallpaper-sized versions:

1600x1200

1680x1050

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You did a really good job with the lighting. Love how Rodney's face (it looks like him) is lit and the details on his uniform you can barely make out. The reflection of the city in the water looks really good, and the whales really complete the serene feel of the piece. Good job. :)

Thanks! I was having fun doing all the detail on Rodney...it meant spending lots of time starring at a number of beautfiul Rodney shots for reference. Oh...the hardship ^_- So glad yo like!

Gorgeous. I love the depiction of the city at night, especially.

Thanks so much! Glad you like! ^_^ Atlantis is just so pretty at night!

This is amazing. The stars are beautiful and somehow seem to speak perfectly of alien sky and the reflection of Atlantis in the water makes me want to dive in.

Thanks!

I'm still curious if they do ever going swimming around the city...I know there are plenty of shots that make me wanna dive in, so....

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ladyoflisquill.livejournal.com - 2008-05-06 18:08 (UTC) - Expand

Oh wow.

Thanks!

I love the look and feel of the city -- and its reflection all shimmery in the water.

Thanks so much! Glad you like.

Aww, Rodney and his whale buddies! This is beautiful: the reflection of Atlantis in the water, Atlantis itself, the night sky, and the light shining off Rodney's face. What a lovely, peaceful moment for him.

Oh wait, duh, Rodney's fantastic as well; it really looks like him. Especially his little ear!

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Thanks so much! I was having faar too much fun doing all the details on Rodney...I mean, it gave me an excuse to stare endlessly at multiple reference pics...^_-

Oh wow. Where to begin? The lighting is absolutely astonishing, and I especially love it on Rodney's face. The reflection on the water is gorgeous, and even though the colors are cool, I really get a sense of warmth with this. (Scrolls up to stare some more.) Man, I REALLY love the lighting on Rodney's face!

Beautiful. Simply beautiful.

Thanks so much....(I have to say I'm partial to the lighting on Rodney as well...his shinny shinny forehead. Oh Rodney, you just have the cutest profile)

So glad you like, thanks for commenting! ^_^

Beautiful! I love the dark, quiet feel of this piece :o)

Thanks so much!

That's beautiful, love the colors.

Thanks, glad you like ^_^

Awesome. The whale and it's reflections and the sky-oh!And the lights and the city!! *jumps up and down*
I really like this. Lovely work.

Hehee, glad you like! Thanks so much ^_^

Wow, that is absolutely beautiful. The city looks AMAZING.

Thanks! City took forever, glad it works ^_^

Oh, wow, that is gorgeous. Everything, the reflections in the water, the lights, the whale, Rodney, the buildings, the sky--absolutely gorgeous.

*blushes* Thanks so much!

Wow! I can't imagine what it took to get the buildings to look so realistic! Rodney and the whales are awesome too, of course--but the buildings! And the water--!! Excellent!

Thanks! ...the city took forever...lots and lots of layers and time.

Also, your icon is adorable and very distracting, I just keep watching them blink...:-p

Oh, wow! This is soft and lovely and just right.

Thanks so much ^_^

...Also, your icon, I keep seeing it...is that from the hilarious BL with the boys in the tea club, or something else? Hard to tell from how the pic is cut...

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Ooooh, beautiful! I really like the glowy effect around the different points of light, and the hint of different constellations in the sky. The stylized interpretation of the city is really intriguing--I'm not used to seeing it with so many colors, but the effect is excellent! Plus, whales + Rodney = &hearts !

Thanks so much!

Yeah, I was having a bit of fun with the varying colors of the buildings...doing them all in shades of gray just got too boring ^_- Glad it works!

And yeah, Rodney and whales, how can you go wrong? ^_-

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Thanks! Glad you liked it ^_^

This is beautiful. The moons, the sprinkling of stars, the lights in Atlantis... The reflections in the water are perfect shaky, indistinct images. It's obvious you spent quite a bit of time perfecting this.

But most beautiful of all? The whales jumping and Rodney caught in a silent moment. Gorgeously done!

Thanks so much!

I love Rodney in his quiet moments...okay, I love Rodney in ALL his moments, but he's especially lovely when he pauses and gets all serious and glad I was able to capture thanks. Thanks for commenting ^_^

WOW!!

^_^ Thanks!

Very beautiful!

Thanks!

This is stunning. I can well imagine it took you 80 layers to do, but it's worth it; it's just gorgeous. The lighting and the water effects are just perfect, and the movement of the whales is lovely. I really like the starry sky as well, and the sky and buildings reflected in the ocean are brilliant. Excellent work.

Heeee, thanks! I possibly went a little overboard with all the layers and detail...but, yeah. Glad it worked! ^_^ *huggles* So glad you like! And now we get to finish showing it to you soon, wheeeee!

Stunning painting! The reflections of the city are great and I love the way the light falls on Rodney's face

Thank you! Glad you like! ^_^

Amazing! I thought it was impossible but you actually topped your first paintedspires artwork! This one is just incredible. The water, the light, the reflections, the details - I could go on forever, all of this is so gorgeous and beautifully done. Stunning, really ♥

Thanks so much! Though, um, this is my only paintedspires piece, other one you're thinking of must be by someone else...

Glad you liked it though! ^_^

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taiteilija.livejournal.com - 2008-05-07 18:38 (UTC) - Expand

Very good.

Thanks ^_^

Awww, very sweet. And I love the color and style of the city. Very beautiful.

Thanks, was having fun doing the city. Glad you like. ^_^

That really is gorgeous, you have such an amazing amount of talent. I think what I'm most impressed with is the lighting, the way it reflects off the water and shines on his face, it's very realistic. And I *love* the city, it's so fun looking! Very lovely job!

Heee, thanks! I was having fun doing Rodney, but then drawing your favorite character is *never* a burden! Glad you like!

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