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MinnaSundberg — Infected Forest
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|Photoshop cs4, ~40 hours|A personal piece from, oh I don't know, half a year ago perhaps? I had a hankering for drawing some creepy, stringy, fleshy lumps, so that's what I drew. No awesome backgrund story here, but hey, that just means everyone is free to cook up their own stories in the pot of imagination. : B
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My idea of a story would be that mankind invented a plague or something that wiped out a large amount of live then thousands of years later after the world has finally healed its self it's starting to escape again
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I never thought I'd use the phrase, but this is 'whimsically dark'. I love the similarity in the girl's costume and that of her steed, and the animal's expression. The ambiguous time period and tech level raise many wonderful questions, as do the nature of the 'infection' and the implied intellectual and emotional state of the animal.
This is so beautiful. Would you mind terribly if I wrote a story based on this? Crediting you and linking back here, of course?
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My back story: When the mining asteroid was destroyed a fragment of it containing the unknown microorganisms crashed onto Earth. It was taken to a research facility deep in the woods, But just like the mining colony, the research facility was also over-run by the microorganisms ferocity and ability to combine to make larger creatures.
...Now, one hunter plunges into the alien forest in hopes that there are still some left alive.
Note:My back story is more like a sequel to the game "Canary"--> [link]
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The amount of detail is amazing - I love the concept and the colors - the lights on the animal is an interesting touch.
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it looks like the red weed that the aliens made in the war of the worlds
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I've always been rather fond of this kind of mixture of sci-fi and fantasy elements.
More than of traditional fantasy in any case.
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;A; beautiful! Just perfect! I love your artwork!!
(There's a bird.... poor bird)
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I like that her steed looks odd but still believable enough to seem like a actual ungulate that might exist in this world.
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nice one! I like the atmosphere. what is she lookin for?
Yes, a little bit of 'nausicaa',great story; you have to watch it!
But before, please draw down what lurks beneath level 11, I've heard a creepy oozy sound... plotch...plotch platch...
poor li'l bird, byTheWay
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Excelent!! Reminds me the great Miyazaki movie, Nausicaa, the waley of the wind! 
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Might this be inspired a bit by Nausicaa? Thats the first thing i thought of.
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Heh, everyone else seems to have that association too, but I have to admit I haven't seen that movie. I watched "Spirited away" as a kid, and got so creeped out that I haven't dared to watch any more of Miyazaki's creations. Except Totoro, that one wasn't quite as scary. x3
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Reading more of the comments below mine is see i'm not the first to think that!
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Amazing! Luv that they took the time 2 match each other!
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Antlers with headlights -- this day is off to a good start
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I love that the elk(or whatever it is) has head lights on his antlers. Too cool!
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Nature decayed, but lost the powers which made it rise like a phoenix. What could have happened? Man, that happened. The fleshy animals with, or as you might mention it, without brains stopped caring. They stopped taking care for their Mother, Mother Earth. But the mother of life was not planning on her own demise. As a last lash out for survival, she started to feed and take humans. First dying ones, unconscious ones followed but nothing stood in her way to take anyone. The humans had viruses and other dangerous attachments, but not a certain death to her. Evolution comes in many forms but shape is the most obvious one. And so, branches and vines started to become flesh, infected flesh that fed on life. Nature became a parasite. A parasite to her own children.
Humans however, have the stubborn habit of trying not to die themselves. Panicked and scared as they were, an elite was formed to face the eye of danger. They had no names, no family, no real lives. They were the hallow outcasts of society, taken to become heroes. Heroes or nature's meal, of course.
Expeditions were formed on a regular basis to find a solution for the war for life. The expeditions meant that there would go a lot of humans and their animal helpers missing. The Search Team, a part of the elite, was especially designed to retrieve whatever there was to retrieve. Their gear wasn't fitted with the most modern of weapons, it would be a futile effort against Mother Earth. The weaponry was enough to keep wild beasts at bay and if needed, their own teammates who had gone mentally ill. Transport was only possible by their beloved partners and pets, the only animals who would stay sane in the infected forests.
"Another one" he sighed. There had been gone so many already this week. The area was foggy and the light he had with him were his only defense against blindness at the moment. He looked at the huge tree, or what was left of it, in front of him. "If he's been taken away that far, it wouldn't make any sense for me to go there." He turned around, facing his majestic transport. "He's dead."
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This makes me think of certain Studio Ghibli films, I hope you take that as a compliment because this is simply wonderful!
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I agree Nausicaa and Mononoke kind of jump out at me. I hope she takes it as a compliment too!
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Great piece of work.
Thanks for sharing...
Featured in Inspirations at hangaroundtheweb.com
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Reminds me Nausicaa of The Valley of the Wind, from Ghibli Studio <3
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Love the gear, and the bird is a nice touch. ;D
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It remembers me of Kaze no Tani no Nausicaa from Ghibli and the animal looks like Yakkuru from Mononoke Hime! Very pretty scenery and characters
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Reminds me of the movie Nausica: Valley of the Winds
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Reminds me of the garden. I wonder what happened to it.
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reminds me of Nausicaa.....
excellent details and choice of color! and the lights on the antlers
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Despite you not providing a story, this picture really fills my head with all sorts of ideas haha. Very nice, I love all the little detail... I definitely would not touch those fleshy bits!
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It looks like a mix between Ashitaka's Yakuul and Nausicaa.
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people have mentioned the similarity to Miyazaki movies, and I agree- yours, however, is much more visceral. Very nice. the details definitely make me WANT there to be a story, whether it exists or not.
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reminds me of nausicaa of the valley of the wind. Perhaps one of the few nations that have survived the toxic jungle.
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PS: I'm curious if the numbers (17, 18, 21) have some relevance? Like it looks sort of like an overgrown man-made structure.
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This is such a creative take on the whole infection thing. I love the small detail of the bird caught up in there, and what the hell is that mount? Adorable how you've outfitted him like his rider, and the lights on his antlers are hilarious!
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OH OH! I know! It reminds me of the movie 'Nausica of the Vally'!
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Your imagination NEVER fails to amaze me. Gorgeous.
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Wow, being a writer myself I'm tempted. Great piece.
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Looks like a Wolf's Milk slime mold gone bananas.
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