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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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*flails* That's awesome.*flails some more*

All the details and the WATER! So cool.

Thanks! Glad you liked it! I have faaar to much fun doing water ^_^

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Thank you! Rodney with his whale friends is just such an adorable Rodney, I couldn't resist! ^_^

Beautiful!

Thanks! Glad you liked it.

I really love this. Good lord, the detail! Right down to the water streaming from the jumping whale and Rodney's patch, not to mention Atlantis.

Beautiful work!

Thanks so much! Err, yeah, I went a bit overboard with the detail...this version is only at 25% of the original...

...And Rodney's patch took FOREVER! As did the city :-p Glad you liked it! Thanks for commenting! ^_^

This is such a pretty scene with Atlantis' lights and the night sky and all. Also, I will always find Rodney and his whales just adorable.

Hee, thanks! And yeah, Rodney w/ Whales will ALWAYS equal death from cute! He just gets so adorkable around them! ^_^

Oh this captures the night scenes we've already seen of the show so beautifully and adds to them perfectly! The shadows on his face make me very, very happy and I can just see this happening, even though they'd never 'waste' time on the show letting us see it.

*hugs you* This is fabulous!

I'm in love with the shots of Atlantis they give us, day and night, so had fun doing this.

So glad you liked it! Thanks so much *hugs back*

Oh my God, this is gorgeous! And the work! This is truly beautiful and I love Rodney's contemplative look and the reflections in the water. My mind just boggles at how lovely this is and how much work this must have been. Very well done!

*blushes* Thanks so much! Hehehe, actually, the reflections were some of the easiest part...after everything else was drawn ^_^ But the city itself took FOREVER. So glad it works! ^_^

Oh, that looks really nice, I really like the reflections in the water, and Rodney's pose :)

Thanks so much! I was having faar to much fun with the water! ^_^

Oh that is so pretty! Thanks for sharing!

Your welcome! Thanks for commenting, glad you liked! ^_^

That is really impressive. I really like the reflections in the water.

Thanks, glad you liked!

God, the lighting on this makes everything look utterly @#$%& real. The city doesn't look quite in the canon style to me, but--no, that's it, this city looks hopping, inhabited, and I like that! LOVE the lit path along the water it is tickling my world-building sensibilities like mad. I want to go walk along there! Or just imagine the ordinary Atlantis personnel on their hot Friday night dates.

*blushes* Thank you! I have kinda an obsession with doing various night lighting...glad it works. And wheee, love the idea of taking their Friday dates on walks along the pier! Oh, that's just a priceless mental image! ^_^ Mmm, John and Rodney finding a nice secluded corner in the deep shadows between the lights....^_- *wanders off to her happy place*

Oh, that's so, so, SO beautiful! Rodney looks so wistful. :)

Thank you! I love wistful, contemplative, serious Rodney. Just...he's so HOT and wonderful and you kinda wanna squish him when he's like that! Glad I pulled it off ^_^

This is absolutely lovely -- I adore the detail! Thank you for sharing it!

Glad you liked! Thank you for commenting! ^_^

oh, my, that's absolutely gorgeous. I love the way you've painted the sea - beautiful reflections ... and the whale ... and the city ... and Rodney.

Thanks so much! I was having fun with the water...and Rodney, cause...well, RODNEY! ^_-

This is exquisite. The detail is *absolutely* amazing including the sky and the reflection in the water.

Thanks so much...it's possible I went a little overboard on the detail...glad it works! ^_^

That's incredibly beautiful.

Thanks!

Wonderful ! This is gorgeous, everything is perfect, the atmosphere, the details... I love it !

Thanks! Glad you liked!

Whoa - gorgeous. Especially the city lights and reflections on the water.

Thanks, was having fun with the lights, and the water...^_^

*stares*

This is absolutely gorgeous. The detail is incredible. It's everywhere-- from the whales and the reflection on the water to the city and the Atlantis-patch on Rodney's jacket. Incredible work.

I would frame this and hang it on my wall if I could, because this is the kind of professional artwork that I can stare at for hours.

ETA: just wanted to say that I sympathise on the use of Photoshop layers. I used a gazillion billion layers myself for my paintedspires art, so I know how confusing it can be to find 'that' layer that you really need, because there's something you just have to change. *headdesk*

Bravo.

Edited 2008-05-05 19:22 (UTC)

*blushes* Thank you so much! I was having fun with the details (though the patch on Rodney's jacket drove me CRAZY)

...And yeah, the joys of photoshop. Finding the right layer...or the even more "fun" realization that you've been drawing on the WRONG layer for who knows how long! *headdesk* is right! ^_-