Earth Abides by RedSpartan

2D • Atmosphere/Mood • posted on Dec 29, 2009

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You've probably seen images based on the original plate for this one before, as it was used as the starting point to a Matte Painting challenge on CGTalk a couple of years ago. I took a stab at it then but I had neither the skill or the patience to see it through (Believe me, my attempts were pretty pitiful). I was lucky enough to receive a couple of CG art books from 3D Total for Christmas, and one of the walkthroughs by David Edwards used the original image of the Natural History Museum in London, which I still had on my hard drive. So I thought, what the hell, let's give it another go and see if I've actually learn't anything in the last two years. The original brief was to clean up the image (Lots of people, modern museum stuff, dinosaur bones etc) and extend it. This is the result after a lot of work. It's still a bit rough in places, especially at full resolution (8K pixels, 135 meg bitmap), but I'm quite pleased with it. Thanks for looking, and I hope you like it...Ian Oh, and a happy 2010 to everyone...

Comments (44)

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IO4

12:54AM | Tue, 05 January 2010

Superb image, very professionally done.

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lyron

1:39PM | Tue, 05 January 2010

Superb!!!

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gmvgmvgmv

12:54AM | Wed, 06 January 2010

Very impressive! Wonderful sense of scale as well!

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kftate

4:54PM | Thu, 07 January 2010

Wow! Spectacular image. Superb work!!

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ragouc

11:32AM | Sun, 10 January 2010

Superb...........

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zhaanman

3:23PM | Wed, 13 January 2010

Wiccked cool detail and scope to the image and very natural a true Master Piece love it!!

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ramhernan

4:02PM | Sun, 24 January 2010

A real Master Piece, indeed! Congrats!

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Flixthe

3:41PM | Sat, 06 February 2010

C'est vraiment magnifique.

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ViciousCircle

1:44PM | Wed, 24 February 2010

Superb

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vintorix

8:08AM | Tue, 16 March 2010

Absolute stunning and marvellous.

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Turin_Returns

8:39PM | Wed, 11 April 2012

Dear Mr Redspartan (;)) First of all, allow me to apologise for the amount of time since the inception of this image and me commenting on it. Secondly, I remember walking through this august place for the first time and feeling my gratitude for all those who had strived to enrich our lives and knowledge through their labours. Whilst the surrender of its cold walls to the inevitable reclamation by the Kingdom of the Unconscious is depicted here with skill and reverence, one cannot help but take a moment to consider what it implies; no more art, no commentary on beauty, no more lusting to know. As with all of your images, the natural but commanding composition combined with the earthy and subtly chosen tones strike a chord together that resonates powerfully in the beholder. Their is a dignity in your work that makes this viewer hope that others draw upon it and grow in the love of their own art. There should be no surprise, given my adoration for the image expressed above, that I am rating this piece with '5', as I do not personally see any room or need for improvement. You have said that at its full resolution it lacks somewhat, but I generally view a painting in a gallery from feet away, rather than an inch from its surface! I note with some interest the suspicious absence of Darwin's statue. I would've thought the plants would evolve a flagpole around him. Huw T. Carr April 2012

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