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kemar
05-17-2006, 02:10 PM
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Title: Radiance, from C. Asaro.
Name: Marc Simonetti
Country: France
Software: Photoshop

Hi, here is a cover art for the novel "Radiance" By Catherine Asaro, edited by Pocket SF in France.

I tried to represent a speed attack of a ciity descibed in the book. I wanted something to would refer to my old SF books, but with some more energy.
All was done in Photoshop, and I've received great advices by some very talented people.
Comments are most welcome, thanks!
Nemes
05-17-2006, 02:49 PM
Thats extremely cool - top marks :)

I really like the detail in the city AND also the fire and boost trails from the fighters engiens :)

Its a really great scene well painted :)

Nemes
Cerebr4l
05-17-2006, 03:09 PM
I like it. Great sense of motion and the perspective is spot on. Nice work ;)
DragonYop
05-17-2006, 03:31 PM
This image makes my head bend to the left ^^ great work, your aircraft are original !
walrus
05-17-2006, 03:34 PM
That's a very kinetic piece - the trails give a lot of motion to your illustration. Nice palette too - good work!


-mike
igorsandman
05-17-2006, 03:40 PM
Salut,
I like it a lot. It reminds me of Caza's cover for Asimov's novels. Is Caza's illustrations the old sci-fi look you're talking about? If so, you nailed it! hehe.
Bon boulot, quoi qu'il en soit ^^
-IS-
Runecaster
05-17-2006, 04:54 PM
It definately has that old sci-fi feel, well done there, you're intent was well put through!

I really like everything about this actually, the colors, perspective, movement, composition. Entirely well done. :thumbsup:
DarkSkills
05-17-2006, 07:29 PM
Nice colors! Very dynamic image! :thumbsup:
artsyalex
05-17-2006, 07:56 PM
I love the colors and compositon as well! Excellent! Ahhh this makes me want to get better in PS!
livingrope
05-17-2006, 08:01 PM
great job here. The black shaped craft is a wonderful idea.
I've seen the process for this particular one and I say I've taken a lesson myself.
Congrats dude.
ClearSkySuite
05-17-2006, 09:11 PM
i like how it looks like a watercolor painting. how did you achieve that effect in photoshop?
gaianix
05-17-2006, 09:44 PM
nice shot :thumbsup:
Diegoth
05-18-2006, 03:03 AM
Very cool! I love the angle!
kemar
05-18-2006, 10:37 AM
Thank you all for the comments !

really glad you like it.:)

livingrope: Thanks dude! I just love your fantastic work. I've taken lesson too while being helped in making that one, S. is a as kind as talentuous I think.


Clearskysuite: That watercolor effect is just the result of working first in white and black values and then adding colors with an overlay layer above (I learned that from one of sparth's great tutorials)
ElKrullo
05-18-2006, 11:56 AM
Wow! Cool work.

Very inspirational! :thumbsup:
inky2
05-18-2006, 01:22 PM
kemar,You are master of perspective:)
FowlerIllus
05-19-2006, 04:57 PM
really awesome. This has a dynamic, Ryan Church style composition and design combined with a cool graphic rendering of the citiscape. Great work.
yhnvg
05-20-2006, 01:11 AM
I like your work
Beautiful color :thumbsup:
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