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Published: 2007-11-13 02:58:26 +0000 UTC; Views: 4090; Favourites: 53; Downloads: 0
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I used to feel a real sense of pride marching under this banner. I felt safe, cared-for. What happened? Why am I so afraid and bitter now? Do they care what happens to us? I- I just don't know anymore....
Be careful where you say things like that.
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A conceptual glimpse of the dystopian city Sinj inhabits. You got your stark, industrial cityscape. You got your towering symbol of oppression. All very standard. Sometimes I just don't feel original enough.
Also, get the Combine out of my head.
Much thanks to for allowing me to use her wonderful photograph as a compositional reference.
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Looks good.
Two problems with original.
One is that everything could be seen as a copy of an original from way way back when. Maybe back when people started talking, drawing and singing.
Yeah, everything is usually a mixture of stuff seen before but in the end who cares? All the stories in books probably have been said over campfire back in the past but people still write books and people still read them.
The other problem is when people look at stuff they use their experience, so if you start moving away from that area, it gets harder for viewers to understand your work. There will a few that "get it" but the majority will be clueless.
As far as original goes, go as far as you want and can. Its not like you are doing this to please others are you?
To paraphrase someone, why bother putting paint on a door that has been painted before when you have a chance to make a brand new door?
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Amazing city-scape. There is nothing better than can be done to it. Great job!
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Can't go wrong with a dystopian city. I'm in the process of plotting out a comic that takes place in one. I wish I was as good at cityscapes as you, though.
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this truly kicks ass, I absolutely love it. One of these days I need to do an architectural painting, I'll be sure to look at this again to put me in the mood when I do.
awesome use of atmospheric perspective too, just great.
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You're welcome to reference my work, of course
I've been making much use of stock photos and comps as references and color sources for my backgrounds. Nothing like studying the real deal.
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It reminds me to an evil frotress of the future, where rebels are hiden under their streets. I'm amazed with the realistic form and colours of the buildings, making them solid and distant.
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Thank you. I don't know if i want to include an underground resistance in the story yet or not...
More to think about.
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That's a really cool looking "symbol of oppression." I wonder at what point one has to sacrifice one's personal good for the good of all. At what point does one realize that the nation state was originally formed for the protection of the weak against the evil strong and that by supporting the evil strong one is subverting the very purpose for which society was created?
Incidentally, being original is overrated. About a year ago I was introduced to an aspiring writer who was working on something that he was damn sure was original material, and it was. The problem is, it sucked. The things that really tug on the heart-strings don't change much from one generation to the next. People will always have the same problems, and so the same sorts of stories crop up again and again. Being original is about putting a new coat of paint on a well-used door, not building a new door that no one will ever walk through.
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Thanks. I feel the need to point out a distinction that's just come to mind. To actively seek sacrifice itself is potentially dangerous and, I think, a depressingly fatalistic goal. Willingness to sacrifice, for the right things, is a virtue.
It seems the problems with our own world are exacerbated by the fact that the populous either will not, or are unable to recognize that things are turning completely upside-down. I'm going to explore this as I continue to rough out this story.
I guess I'm worried about beating a dead horse. Why expend energy creating something that's already been done before, and more effectively at that? You're right though. There are more important things to worry about than originality, like keeping the characters and plot engaging.
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The viewer is a couple of stories above the road. Possibly on a pipe or access skyway. I made the road quite a bit smaller than it was in the original photo, to make the buildings seem much more immense.
The Armored Pursuit Vehicle was added to convey a ballpark sense of scale.
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i like the perspective in this one, and i agree, it's always good to have an "irl" reference to realize something so detailed and catching, even if it's a radically different kind of city
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Hehe. The original photo was taken in the alley behind my office. Uncanny resemblance. But uh, I'll stick to working in C-town for a while.
Nicely done
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Oh man, this looks awesome, I love how you've captured that real Ghost in the Shell kind of built up city where no one gives a shit what happens to you.
This definitely worth a fave.
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wow nice pic mate
i think half or you work is in the background to them it is so indepth and deep.
as for the pic itself i like ominus and imposing effect the tower in the backgound gives (looks alittle like the one in the Jak 2-3 series).
Also are those powerlines that are running acros that building?
Also i like your concepts for buildings in the future. They seem new age and futureistic yet remaining dirty and industrialised.
Great pic mate
Sel
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Power and data lines. The big superconductor cables running up to the tower carry large amounts of power from plants elsewhere in the city.
It's been a long time since I played Jak 2. I had forgotten all about that. Wow. I guess I've got some thinking to do. I gotta make this less derivative.
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Half of your*
sorry also i forgot to ask whats that symbol that is on there from? it looks really fammilliar but i cant remember why.
great pic again
Sel
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I'm hoping it's original, but I can't be sure. My mind likes to make me forget original inspirations.
That symbol is the nameless banner these people serve under. It represents the seat of power, the tower rising above it, the six power plants out to the sides, and the drill beneath. Basically a stylized representation of all the components that make up that tower.
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ooooh! Very very noice! Glad you got to use it for a reference, and many thanks for mentioning it too!
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