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©2008-2009 ~captainaugust
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Here's the first of the requests: a space scene from Battlestar Galactica for Rens! No toasters unfortunately, but a stylish depiction of Gaius Baltar and Caprica 6 overlooking the destruction of a Basestar.

What I did: I used mostly the digital watercolour tool from Painter X. This painting was meant as an experiment for me to check out the program and see what I could do with it. It's less detailed than I would have hoped, and the colours were as ever an abomination which I had to correct in Photoshop afterwards. Nevertheless, I'm not displeased. Next up, I'm doing something with a character, and a face, and for the love of Zeus not an intricate background ^_~

And tips and critiques are welcome, by the way! I need to learn.

(PS. The resolution is 1680*1050; wallpaper size for my widescreen monitor)

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:iconrvdw:
Cool stuff!! Loved to see some toaster though ;P

Love the way you did the nebula and the planet textures. The rest is a bit to "drawn". Give it a bit more contrast (or lower the contrast on je monitor ;P) so the brushstrokes in the black don't interfere with the contrast. And maybe some more depth in the shades. So stuff looks a bit more spacial. Choice of colors and scene is excellent!
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I actually upped the contrast already. I don't really understand how the brush strokes would get less strokery by upping the contrast; you'd think that'd emphasize them more if anything. Good suggestions for adding more layers to the shades; Baltar and Caprica look a bit flat against the space.

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torn between vengeance and fashion
:iconcaptainaugust:
Oh and thanks of course ^_^ Maybe next time some toasters!

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torn between vengeance and fashion
:iconsakebi-chan:
k denk dat als t zwart wat egaler was dat er dan wat emer diepte in zou zitten? : D
ploep! rodi-handje tm.

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:butterfly::rose:~Haru Urara ni Hikari ga sashite somaru Hana wa Nijiiro~ :rose::butterfly:
:iconcaptainaugust:
Verminkt Rodi-handjeTM =D

Het is eigenlijk een schande dat mensen tegen mij nog moeten gaan vertellen dat zwarte dieptes goed zijn. Jaja, ik heb nog een lange weg te gaan!

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torn between vengeance and fashion
:iconcaptainaugust:
Why thank you. Now let's see what I can do with that Manny/Meche combo.

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torn between vengeance and fashion
:iconsakebi-chan:
ziedaar, een weg. beloop hem!

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:butterfly::rose:~Haru Urara ni Hikari ga sashite somaru Hana wa Nijiiro~ :rose::butterfly:
:iconslither-astray:
You should really added a toaster.

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June 30, 2008
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