More SGA art…and not chibis this time! *gasp*

[gnine]

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:

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Comments

[berlinghoff79.livejournal.com]

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

All the details and the WATER! So cool.

[boniblithe.livejournal.com]

Beautiful!

[sulien.livejournal.com]

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!

[clear-as-blood.livejournal.com]

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.

[darsynia.livejournal.com]

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!

[neevebrody.livejournal.com]

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!

[ileliberte.livejournal.com]

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

[takadainmate.livejournal.com]

Oh that is so pretty! Thanks for sharing!

[gaffsie.livejournal.com]

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

[pentapus.livejournal.com]

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.

[beeej.livejournal.com]

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

[ladyflowdi.livejournal.com]

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

[almost-clara.livejournal.com]

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.

[jhava.livejournal.com]

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

[miscellanny.livejournal.com]

That's incredibly beautiful.

[gnine.livejournal.com]

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

[gnine.livejournal.com]

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

[gnine.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Glad you liked it.

[gnine.livejournal.com]

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! ^_^

[echelon-ga-l.livejournal.com]

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

[gnine.livejournal.com]

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

[dvslj.livejournal.com]

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

[le-mot-mo.livejournal.com]

*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.

[gnine.livejournal.com]

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*

[kyuuketsukirui.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I really love the city, especially the lights and the reflection.