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Description Have to learn a lot more about effect brushes ... never used them ...

Lt. Cmdr. Hugh Culber and Lt. Paul Stamets, for me the best relationship there ever was on Star Trek.

Reference: Cover of the Magazine "Advocate" www.advocate.com/cover-stories…
Painted with Corel Painter 2016

Star Trek Discovery (c) CBS
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Comments: 38

Damon1984 [2018-02-10 16:41:59 +0000 UTC]

Hier gefällt mir vor allen Dingen die etwas verträumt/transzendale Gesamtkomposition. Die Charaktere sind bei dir eh immer gut getroffen. In Sachen Hintergrund hast du aber ordentlich dazu gelernt (kann man sich davon was assimilieren?) und hier sind man das besonders. Die Effekte sind sehr schön und die Uniformen durchsichtig zu machen ist ein schöner Kniff um dem Bild eben diese transzendierende Note zu verleihen. Passt gut zum Thema Liebe.

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Dahkur In reply to Damon1984 [2018-02-10 17:25:16 +0000 UTC]

LOL! Hier habe ich mal mit den Effekt-Pinsel rumgespielt. Ich hatte mir ein paar Themenpakete von Corel gekauft, als sie im Preis heruntergesetzt worden sind. So nach dem Motto "Irgendwann kann ich das sicherlich brauchen...." und natürlich habe ich sie nie benutzt. Also habe ich hier einfach mal drauf los gespielt.

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QueerTrekker [2018-01-21 02:40:48 +0000 UTC]

Awesome!

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Dahkur In reply to QueerTrekker [2018-01-22 13:05:25 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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RurinnFane [2018-01-13 18:10:21 +0000 UTC]

Ahh! I saw this on Twitter too, so nice seeing it again you did a wonderful job!
Effect brushes are certainly... different. But they can be so much fun

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Dahkur In reply to RurinnFane [2018-01-13 20:48:20 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much  
I really have to look into effect brushes more - I'm always buying sets from Corel, when they go for sale, always thinking "perhaps I could use that ..." and I never used any of it so far and still am painting with only 3 different standard brushes.

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RurinnFane In reply to Dahkur [2018-01-13 20:58:00 +0000 UTC]

I do similar with Photoshop brushes... I have a massive list of cool brushes that I *want* to use but may never get around to gotta just do it sometime, I guess!

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Dahkur In reply to RurinnFane [2018-01-14 09:29:40 +0000 UTC]

LOL! I'm happy that I'm not the only one  

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GulJarol [2018-01-11 17:57:59 +0000 UTC]

This works like a balm on my poor broken heart after episode 10.

Such a lovely piece!

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Dahkur In reply to GulJarol [2018-01-11 18:43:06 +0000 UTC]

Aw, so good to hear that! This moment was a shock, wasn't it? I started this painting right afterwards to get myself out of the emotional turmoil.

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GulJarol In reply to Dahkur [2018-01-12 11:40:27 +0000 UTC]

It was! I didn't see that coming, then sat with tears filling my eyes and my jaw open, frozen for a minute, I think.

Pretty art like this helps

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Dahkur In reply to GulJarol [2018-01-12 12:20:14 +0000 UTC]

I was preparing myself for his death for weeks now (don't ask why, but I was in mortal fear for him since quite some time), but when it came it still was a shock. To be honest, I turned off the TV and still don't know the rest of the episode. I'll have to watch it again ... somewhen ...

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GulJarol In reply to Dahkur [2018-01-12 13:32:43 +0000 UTC]

I heard gossips that they could take Paul away, so I was worried what they were planning. But this? To my favourite character from the show? I thought it explained why he wasn't a regular cast member I watched some "AfterTrek", since it was supposed to bring something to improve the mood, but all little things they dropped could mean flashbacks, which means progress story over for this wonderful, gentle doctor.

Now I'm worried and hopeful at the same time. I also hope it gets resolved be the end of the season, because leaving us like this until September would be... not good  

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Dahkur In reply to GulJarol [2018-01-12 14:15:05 +0000 UTC]

Wilson Cruz explained some of those points on twitter (thankfully, otherwise I would have gone mad):

Regular cast member means he had to be exclusive for the show and since he was simultaneously filming on Star Trek and on 13 Reasons Why, he couldn't be exclusive.
And from what I heard on AfterTrek and read in some articles he will be back and the story of those two will continue, they hinted at the mycelium network for this. I have no idea how they'll do it, or how well and meaningful it will be written - but for now I have hope. Stamets simply can't be without Culber - he still owes him a visit to the opera!

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GulJarol In reply to Dahkur [2018-01-12 15:53:03 +0000 UTC]

Oh, I missed that explanation about a regular. Thanks for sharing. Good to know it's a "technicality", not because Dr. Culber was planned as a "background" recurring character.

I'm certainly waiting for more. Not only because of Culmets, but also because the show is simply great.

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AloiInTheSky [2018-01-10 22:22:00 +0000 UTC]

I've heard through the art of a fellow fan that something terrible happened to these two? (without knowing more details...)
You must be devastated....

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Dahkur In reply to AloiInTheSky [2018-01-11 04:54:55 +0000 UTC]

 Better now. But the scene-that-must-not-be-mentioned unfortunately worked as a trigger and did send me into emotional shutdown (don't even know the rest of the episode so far, cause I had to turn off the TV). This was my therapy painting to get out of it and allow myself to feel feelings again.
Wilson Cruz posted a lot of tweets to asure us that this is not the end. So my trust is on him.

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AloiInTheSky In reply to Dahkur [2018-01-11 07:53:45 +0000 UTC]

*hugs you back*
Why coudn't they just let them live their lives happy together ? Writers like to make their characters suffer, and their fans (and more) too...

I remember how much I've cried when Spock died in TWOK, I wasn't really aware that he would actually be back afterwards at the time. Well I still cry each time I watch that scene though... I mean, he didn't know he would come back, neither did Leonard Nimoy !

*hugs you once more*

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sumenya [2018-01-10 21:51:47 +0000 UTC]

this is soooo pretty, the effects too! i love how they stand side by side but both look towards the viewer. (also seeing them together like this makes me sad again aaaa )

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Dahkur In reply to sumenya [2018-01-11 04:51:03 +0000 UTC]

I'm really happy that the effects don't seem too random.
BTW. This is the first time I used the luminance layer you told me about (finally understood how it worked! Thank you so much for your explanation ... it was a real eye opener  )

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sumenya In reply to Dahkur [2018-01-11 11:08:45 +0000 UTC]

no way!! it looks great i'm glad i could help!

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Dahkur In reply to sumenya [2018-01-12 07:05:30 +0000 UTC]

It was a great help. I really need a "digital art for dummies" book   If not somebody points out to me what function does what, I'm too dumb to figure it out by myself  

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suburbantimewaster [2018-01-10 21:00:27 +0000 UTC]

This is a beautiful work of both characters.  I got far enough in the show to hear how they first met and how Stamets won't tell him about the effects of the BA on him.

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Dahkur In reply to suburbantimewaster [2018-01-11 04:49:48 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!
Wasn't the scene cute, when Stamets told how Culber wasn't about to be shooed away?

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suburbantimewaster In reply to Dahkur [2018-01-15 18:52:08 +0000 UTC]

No prob.
Yeah, that was one of the happier scenes in the show.  Though, considering what's going on in the show now, I'm really hoping the writers don't confirm my fears.  Sorry if this is vague, but I'm trying to keep these comments spoiler free in case anyone who hasn't watched the show reads what we say.

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Dahkur In reply to suburbantimewaster [2018-01-19 22:13:07 +0000 UTC]

I have high hopes in the writers, that the end of the season will be good (it better be! )

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suburbantimewaster In reply to Dahkur [2018-01-20 22:08:49 +0000 UTC]

All I know is, if they kill off the only two prime universe gay characters on the show, I'm going to be pissed.  Though I am happy they got rid of that Captain's Woman deal.

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Dahkur In reply to suburbantimewaster [2018-01-20 22:51:02 +0000 UTC]

What do you mean by "Captain's Woman deal" ... I've been contemplating, but I don't know what you are referring to.

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suburbantimewaster In reply to Dahkur [2018-01-20 22:52:57 +0000 UTC]

Remember in the TOS and ENT episodes of the Mirror Universe where women couldn't be captains and instead had to be the lovers of captains, hence the whole Captain's woman rank?  On DISC, women can be captains and not have to go through this BS.  I know TOS was in the sixties, but still.

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Dahkur In reply to suburbantimewaster [2018-01-22 13:03:30 +0000 UTC]

Ah, okay, now I understand. I was never a fan of the MU (in none of the series), so this didn't ring a bell.

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suburbantimewaster In reply to Dahkur [2018-01-23 01:20:49 +0000 UTC]

I always had a fascination with it, though I think the concept of Star Trek's MU can be a little simplistic.  I recently got into Stephen King, so I'm getting more of a fascination with dark stuff but I've learned that something being dark doesn't automatically make it good.

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Shewolf-2013 [2018-01-10 19:27:26 +0000 UTC]

I love it :3

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Dahkur In reply to Shewolf-2013 [2018-01-11 04:48:50 +0000 UTC]

Aw, thank you!  
Had to get me out of an emotional shutdown by painting this.

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Shewolf-2013 In reply to Dahkur [2018-01-11 18:18:56 +0000 UTC]

Wilson Cruz said on After Trek that his favourite is still coming and the writers said that he is not 100% dead. Maybe Paul will save him with some kind of mushroom magic. Just stay positive

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Dahkur In reply to Shewolf-2013 [2018-01-11 18:42:02 +0000 UTC]

Yes, I read Wilson's tweets - after people kept telling me I should watch AfterTrek wherein everything would be explained and I always had to inform them that Germany has AfterTrek only 24 h later.

BTW ... did you catch Wilson saying something about a poster art someone sent him that he posted on his instagram? That was my painting!    I was soooooo thrilled when I heard that.

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Shewolf-2013 In reply to Dahkur [2018-01-14 11:26:37 +0000 UTC]

I follow him on Instagram and I saw it. At the first moment I thought I is yours but I was not 100% sure.

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summerartistart [2018-01-10 19:16:16 +0000 UTC]

Ooo I like that effect(s). Wonderful painting of the both of them.   

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Dahkur In reply to summerartistart [2018-01-11 04:48:24 +0000 UTC]

I'm relieved that the effects are okay for you. I'm not sure I like the outcome. I tried to somehow mimick the mycelium network, but have to spend much more time with those effect brushes to learn how they can be put to use.

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