The Abduction of Ganymede by alessimarco

DAZ|Studio • Fantasy • posted on Sep 29, 2010

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Zeus is said to have taken the form of a huge eagle to come down from Olympus and abduct Ganymede to be the cupbearer of the Gods. Ganymede was considered the most handsome of all young Trojan warriors and so perhaps was coveted by Zeus for duties above and beyond bearing cups. In this scene, the stunned and perplexed Ganymede has been seized by the Eagle/Zeus and is being carried to Zeus' private aerie among the heights of Olympus. Please zoom for detail!!! The making of this image was something of an adventure. It started when I bought Freja's Kanda character and had the idea he wold make a great Ganymede. Easier said than done! It is a pretty daunting challenge to try to re-create an image that has been reproduced in classical art many times for literally thousands of years. But it is fun too! I have been tinkering with this image off and on for over a week, and never got it exactly where I wanted it to be, but I guess it is OK. And so I make my humble offering to Ganymede! I hope Zeus doesn't strike me with lightening! Along the way I learned a lot more about layering in Photoshop, and more of the quirks of Uber light. Many thanks to Carl (DrCarl) and Jenny (pixeluna) for assistance and offers of assistance along the way. You guys are the greatest, and represent what makes this community so attractive and so much fun! Thanks to all of you for looking and commenting! I appreciate it. And thanks for all your comments and favs that put my last image on the art charts again this week. Sometimes I do feel like "I've Got the Magic in Me":

Items from DAZ: Eagle 2.0 Greater House of Healing - Boundless, Kelc Dream Skies - Estevez

Comments (178)

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Zazou

11:49AM | Mon, 04 October 2010

Great idea and realisation ! Excellent !

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drifterlee

1:56PM | Mon, 04 October 2010

Fantastic work!!!!!!!

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tryky5carla

6:47PM | Mon, 04 October 2010

WOWWWWWWWWWWW !!!!!!!!! EXTRAORDINARY COMPOSITION, I LOVE IT !

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JeffersonAF

11:35AM | Tue, 05 October 2010

Excellent work my friend.

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Grizabella

1:12PM | Tue, 05 October 2010

Great concept and realization!

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artistheat

4:26PM | Tue, 05 October 2010

Very Cool Image,Great Job

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Marinette

5:26PM | Tue, 05 October 2010

Interesting classical theme; mi piace questa tua interpretazione. :)

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DoodleDreamDesigns

11:46AM | Wed, 06 October 2010

LOL! I did the exact same theme 9 years ago! What are the odds such an esoteric subject would wind up being done twice in the same 3D gallery? http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=32574&user_id=30440&member&np

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cece7894

1:30PM | Wed, 06 October 2010

Excellent Image!

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Cameocat

10:12PM | Thu, 07 October 2010

Beautifully done to an ancient classic. I remember the Rembrandt version in my parents' encyclopedia set when I was growing up. I think that set had everything in it.

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Kaartijer

8:07AM | Fri, 08 October 2010

Superbly done, my friend! Great composition!

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loligagger

4:01PM | Fri, 08 October 2010

Great work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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bakapo

6:50PM | Fri, 08 October 2010

the eagle is beautiful. this has great lighting and deep emotion. nice work!

perlk

7:20AM | Sat, 09 October 2010

Wow, I dig this. Really great!

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kleinhoon

2:29PM | Sat, 09 October 2010

Excellent fantasy scene, great mood..!!

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Art_Sorcery

3:15PM | Sat, 09 October 2010

Great image!!

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Kindredsoul

8:33PM | Sat, 09 October 2010

photoshop is fun and layers is a big plus...yeah I agree we have nice friends here I am glad they get to help you to what you need and above all, excellent scene.

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gaius

12:16PM | Mon, 11 October 2010

What a piece of work...a masterpiece !

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Minaya

2:08PM | Mon, 11 October 2010

What a gorgeous work! Yes, a masterpiece!

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Scrib

1:01PM | Thu, 14 October 2010

perfect! really a peace of art. pictures are like children - everyone needs it own time to grow. some are nice and easy - others are complicated but every peace made with love.

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GOLDILOCKSUK

8:14AM | Fri, 15 October 2010

Well posed with the eagle very fine work! Cathy xoxoxo

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mariogiannecchini

5:27PM | Fri, 15 October 2010

Very nice scene, Marco. Excellent render!

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Orinoor

2:07PM | Sat, 16 October 2010

This had to be a tough scene, and while the pose of Ganymede might seem a bit stiff, I would be hard pressed to come up with anything better! Really great job on this!

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