Colga by thomaskrahn

Mixed Medium • Landscape • posted on Sep 30, 2008

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Hi again everyone :) I'm back with a new piece already! First of all, I'd like the thank you all for welcoming me back like that. That was truly a great and very encouraging experience! This matte painting is based on some photos I took when I was trekking in Colga canyon in Peru last year. It's the world's second deepest canyon (more than a 1000 meters deep!) and provided some great reference photos. I really like the matte paintings where the architecture is totally integrated in the landscape, so I wanted to give it a shot myself. Here it is. I hope you enjoy it :) Any comments/criticism is greatly apprecaited. Thanks, Thomas www.thomaskrahn.com I'll be uploading a short movie tn my website soon, which will show the different working steps of the matte painting. I'll have it up within the next couple of days.

Comments (28)

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FrankT Online Now!

5:20PM | Tue, 30 September 2008

Wow that looks good. I wish I could paint better than I can (i.e at all :) )

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chippwalters

5:38PM | Tue, 30 September 2008

Looks great. Not sure what is picture and what is Pshop? Nice POV :-)

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lyron

5:40PM | Tue, 30 September 2008

Great work!

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DAVER2112

5:42PM | Tue, 30 September 2008

Absolutely beautiful work!! I also wish I was a better painter, there's just a certain satisfaction about working with your hands and using a brush and mixing your paints that you just can't get otherwise. But I also love digital art, because it allows me to create whats in my head faster it's a great tool.

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bobbystahr

6:15PM | Tue, 30 September 2008

wow, yer just one masterpiece after another...be cool to see how you do these...will check yer website soon.. ...

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BenBischop

6:37PM | Tue, 30 September 2008

Cool Job....!!

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Anain

6:40PM | Tue, 30 September 2008

Wowwwww, impressive composition. Cool!!! :)

Oarman

8:22PM | Tue, 30 September 2008

Great stuff - Look forward to seeing you video

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mwkloh

9:25PM | Tue, 30 September 2008

Excellent matte work.. looks very realistic!

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foleypro

11:46PM | Tue, 30 September 2008

Excellent... Great back drop for a "Star Wars" Movie...

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LiviaCH

1:19AM | Wed, 01 October 2008

Wow! This is excellent!! Can hardly wait to see your video.

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Juliette.Gribnau

1:40AM | Wed, 01 October 2008

stunning and fascinating !! looking forward to your video

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kenwas

3:19AM | Wed, 01 October 2008

Excellent work Thomas!

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PG-Graphics

3:25AM | Wed, 01 October 2008

This is excellent! A great work!!!Stunning....

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Xlars

3:37AM | Wed, 01 October 2008

Excellent work, as said above its so well done that its hard to tell the difference between photo and painting. Would very much like to see some of the photos you used as part of this masterpiece to get an idea of how you create your art. Lars

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Djeser

4:43AM | Wed, 01 October 2008

Hi Thomas; super work. Love your matte painting.

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FrenchKiss

6:53AM | Wed, 01 October 2008

Wonderful job, Thomas!

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WWBarros

8:57AM | Wed, 01 October 2008

Beautiful picture. The buildings are wonderfully integrated with the scenario.

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MirageBay

10:20PM | Wed, 01 October 2008

Unbelievable piece of work! Beautiful, detailed and stunning!

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Thelby

4:44AM | Thu, 02 October 2008

Fabulous Integration on the Arch and the Canyon!!! Look forward to the Vid!!!

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lahavana

12:41PM | Thu, 02 October 2008

awesome work, as always! and also, welcome back from me too! :) glad to see you've been having such a great time and seeing all these wonderful places. well done!

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