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Wow, where is the spontaneous combustion emote. /wrist ftw.

This has been a hard piece to make, ironic because I see it as pretty mediocre. I started without a solid concept and severely paid the price. It seems a shame because I was looking forward to this contest, but inspiration blocks have left me at the back of the pack.


- EDIT - Having left this picture as my desktop for a couple of days it has completely changed for me. Having completely grown out of distain, I now enjoy the piece, recognising the subtle details I was ignorant of before hand. Although it sounds arrogant, I do believe the piece has strong merit to it if you are able to look past the immediate impact and focus on the depth found around the planets and shadow.

Well, I felt the need to update my view on the piece. Happy new years all. :)
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~KoyotoShadow Apr 17, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
See, for me, there is a distinct peace, a quiet about this piece...but also a loneliness, a stillness. There's no stars, no other planet, so that whirling marble is an 'exosolar' planet, i.e. a rogue planet, wandering the cosmos on it's lonesome. That would mean it's either frozen (no star to heat it), or some clever little engineers discovered a way to make it livable. (Though this may be my overly technical viewpoint, being both a nerd and a writer. :D)

So, I suppose from my viewpoint, it's almost like looking at a marble or drop of water floating through space. It is still, calm, peaceful. Whether or not that is a good thing, I suppose, is up to the beholder. It could be a blank, lifeless world, or it could be a paradise.

I combine viewing this picture with this music here ([link]), as it gives it the lilting melody I think the planet deserves. :3

X&V,
K.D.S.

Hope Reigns, Love Prevails.
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~SamODJ Jul 12, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Thank you for your extended thoughts on this work ;) I recently did a revision on the piece which you can find here: [link]
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:iconskyrill:
wow incredible!!

what do u use for the planets?
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~RachelDS Feb 25, 2009  Student General Artist
So beautiful!
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~frozenration May 17, 2008  Hobbyist Digital Artist
You've been featured here : [link] :D
Congratulations, you deserve it, keep it right :brushteeth:
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~shirosynth May 4, 2008  Professional Digital Artist
Man, I really love this one.
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~SamODJ May 4, 2008  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Yeh? What is it that hooks to about it?
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~shirosynth May 4, 2008  Professional Digital Artist
You do minimalism rather well. You also pain sharp space dust/nebula. Even the non-spherical shape of the planet is nice (light is offsetting its' shape).

I also like how you used blue, but its not monochromatic.
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~SamODJ May 4, 2008  Hobbyist Digital Artist
I like that you pick up on the lighting of the planet. I got a number of comments from people who were unsatisfied with its harsh lighting, where light met shadow. I happened to think it worked quite well, and was appropriate to the lightsource. Anyway, thanks for leaving your thoughts. ;)
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Fantastic! absolutely mindblowing!
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