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This is my entry for the nvidia contest .Photoshop
30+ Hours
--Essay--
What Does nVidia Say to You?
Looking at the nVidia "Claw" logo, one sees, well a logo. The logo itself says quite a bit. With it's curved lines and sharp corners, it carries with it several overtones including modernity, a feeling of aggressiveness, and a sense of technological advancement-- characteristics appropriate for a company that specializes in high-end graphics processing units.
However, the nVidia "claw" is a logo because that is the context in which one chooses to perceive it. One could choose to see the logo as an actual claw (hence its name) such as that of a robot or an alien hand, or one could even take it a step further and interpret the "claw" as something entirely different like a zen shrine.
For this particular drawing, I wanted to incorporate the logo in a way that made the artwork unique to nVidia. I didn't want to make a random drawing that could be used or applied to anything else and then just slap the logo on as an afterthought. So I started with the logo as the centerpiece of the image and then repeated it throughout the image as various elements and details-- some are obvious, some not so much. See if you can find all seven.
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Comments: 232
Wait a second. Is that a mountain or a vanilla cake with chocolate frosting?
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Wow this so awesome and looks so peaceful if it was real
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Floating cities are always epic and awesome for some reason. Awesome work! I want to live there now!
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I'm not sure if I'm inspired... or just want to stop trying. XXD
Very nice.
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I'd say keep practicing. I had to start somewhere too.
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I wish I could be there, can't tell exactly how those yellowish structures are place
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This is pretty freaking dope. I am impressed. Simple, but cool. Reminds me of the old dos games.
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This is PIXEL ART?!?!? Noooo way! Dude AMAZING work/gallery foreals. Congrats on winning as well & keep it up
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This... is... so totally awesome...
How did you DO this? Seriously...
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This should be a Daily Deviation. It's amazing.
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how do you create pixel art? what program do you use?
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I used Photoshop for this, but you can use any program that lets you paint in 1-pixel brush sizes like MS Paint.
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ah ok, got ya, so that means you have to zoom in pretty close, and that takes a lotta time huh?
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Exactly. :3 If you look up "pixel art tutorial" or "how to pixel art" on google, you can find some useful sites that give some good rundowns on the basics. You can probably find some here on dA too.
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congrats on the runner up (finalist) in the contest!!!
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Beautiful Job! Great Concept! Love the waterfalls!
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Very nice! Reminds me of Chrono Trigger. Ever played it?
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Sure did. Played it when I was a kid; great game.
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Well, my essay was pretty silly.
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Wow, thats pretty amazing i envy your patience lol i always seem to come across your gallery ._o love your work
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This looks absolutely amazing, you've really done a mind-blowingly fantastic job on this!
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WOW!! That's simply -amazing-!! =^_^= I'd love to see the finished product if you ever pick it up again. Even though it's been submitted, there's always a time to finish =^_^= I know it's selfish of me, but I hate how so many great artists post their work half done and they're -really- amazing, but what about the rest of it that the artist sees in their minds? I'd love to see the whole image
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This is really cool 8O I've never been able to to finish pixel pieces like this XD; What program were you using?
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It seems you may have spent some time in Nagrand...Nice!
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