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Published: 2008-01-03 00:34:22 +0000 UTC; Views: 13284; Favourites: 390; Downloads: 685
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Another old one from 2003. I had in my mind an image of a wrecked ship suspended underwater. It wasn't until the ship was almost finished that I realized... wrecked ships sink. I added the the submarine towing the wreck, rendered in a different 3D program. In hindsight I like the suggestion of a bit of a story. The image is of course heavily Photoshopped to give it the misty underwater look. I stayed away from the traditional blues and greens of an underwater scene, opting instead for muddier colours; for some reason, these tend to appeal to me.Related content
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Thanks! That's high praise! I'm a big fan of Chris Foss.
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Good image, though I think maybe you should have added another salvage ship as the wreck looks pretty big for just one to handle alone.
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Nice moody sci-fi piece. The lighting and color scheme remind me of paintings of fish underwater in Field & Stream. As well as the underwater look, you've done a good job of creating the illusion of great size. The only thing that looks unreal to me are the bubbles, which are very crisp and uniform.
I'm guessing this was influenced by Colin Hay paintings such as the cover of Cosmic Kaleidoscope.
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I had to Google that book, but when I did, I recognized the painting: it also appears in Spacecraft 2000 to 2100 AD. That collection, and other sci-fi art of the era, have long been inspirations for me. So yes, although this wasn't intended as a direct imitation of that piece, Hay's artwork did influence me.
Thanks! I'm glad you liked it. (And yes, I was never totally satisfied with the bubbles. They were added after the fact, a bit hastily.)
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You're all right with me posting this on Tumblr, right?
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Sure. I just ask that you credit me, please.
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Of course. It's queued to post Thursday on Siryl.tumblr.com.
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Those books are amazing collections of art (even if the text does sometimes contradict the pictures).
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Splendid work Vikram. Reminds me on the good old classic illustrations by Cris Foss and Peter Elson. Fave!
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Thanks a lot! Classic sci-fi art inspires me a lot, so that's good to hear.
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Wow, fantastic! I see that very well in a Ridley Scott movie!
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Very nice work and good choice of muted colors, almost sepia. Excellent.
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Stunning work. Just the kind of things I write my novels about.
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High praise! Thank you very much.
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Extraordinary lightning. Loving the colours to, very unorthodox
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Thanks a lot! Yeah, I don't know why the colours evolved that way, but it just seemed to work out.
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There is a lot of wonderful detail hidden in this image it inspires the imagination there are plenty of great stories you could put to this.
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Thanks! Yes, I've always liked the sort of sci-fi art that suggests a story without being completely explicit about it.
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All works well,the colors,muddy water,suspended.
I have a little difficulty conceptually in that the tow ship is dwarfed by the huge spacecraft making me doubt it's lifting capacity.In reality to lift something this large they would attach gas bladders to it and fill with air (or some other gas)to assist in lifting to the surface.It's cheap,effective and can lift tremendous objects in water...
A minor point this,the image works well overall.
I love the design of the ships...
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Oh, true. The wreck might just be a hull, though -- it looks like there are some pretty big holes in the body and engines; it may have already been stripped.
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Beautifully done. The only reason this isn't an insta-fave is because I was looking at the comments.
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You've created a masterpiece! wonderful job with this!
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Well, if it was on the bottom, then it was sunk into the dirt and muck and pulling it lose, would mix all of that into the water and quite possiably creat the very muddy kind-of look you've got here. Which is great by the way.
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Thanks! And yes, I guess the muddy look makes sense in that case 
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Lovethe weathered and rusticness. Bang on.
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