ey. agree. one of my favorites. This paint would look really good printed !
good luck, you made a beautiful piece
Uplift Universe - Image Entry: Rupert Dolby
chilombiano
#101
nwiz25
#102
simply fabulous Rupert! very fresh and vibrant! :applause: love the color division (dark n light) the ambience! even the aliens have been given a nice personal touch!
congratulations dude! i wish you good luck! 
RupertD
#103
MartinNielsen, Paul4wood, GaeasHerald, chilombiano, nwiz25 Thanks guys you are way, way too kind!
I had a great time painting this (and I am still tweaking here and there)
I made quite a few basic mistakes - my main mistake was starting to paint at the final hi res and not upsizing as I went along. Wow that was dumb… 
Next I didn’t bother to do any small colour studies before I leapt into the colour so it got way out of hand and I had to fight to get it back under control (I think) :banghead:
And I painted it on two layers, foreground and background, and used masks to separate the areas so when I changed the position of any element I had a mismatching mask… 
So my next one will be small and painterly! Heh heh
Thanks again and good luck. 
Rupert
HornlessUnicorn
#104
Awesome work, Rupert! So many details to explore. Very enjoyable - thank you 
I’m totaly amazed by the amount of talent on this contest - so many great entries! Wow
Cheers,
Dimitrij.
harachte
#105
Great entry indeed…! Very nicely done and very enjoyable thread. Congratulations on finishing!
artizakO
#106
nice job of capturing a mood of festivity, so much little details that are fun to look at… congrats on you’re final image! good luck.
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RupertD
#111
HornlessUnicorn, harachte, artizakO, MartinNielsen, Ivy00, Azagthoth, dustbin1uk - Thanks a lot guys - much appreciated.
I have tweaked the image again slightly. :wip: Hope you can see the changes…! :hmm:
To help I have supplied two closeups. So for my ‘Final’ Final here goes. 
RupertD
#114
The heads of the ancient alien races have finally arrived in earth orbit, having travelled for months at faster than light speed to attend this the first summit on alien relations. That evening, after the first round of turbulent talks, the supreme commander of the earth races invites his new found friends to a sumptuous banquet. Only the finest delicacies from a thousand light years away will be served.
He turns to his trusted uplifted advisors: “I want you all on your best behaviour - first impressions are everything. That means no swinging on the chairs, and try to keep the screeching down. Our friends have come a long way to see us.”
Unfortunately things do not go quite as well as planned…
The guests struggle to understand the earthly cutlery and to most of them, manners are ‘alien’.
The carving bot has mistaken the Grand Emissary of Wirrrvthhtrr as a piece of rolled roast beef and proceeds menacingly.
The pesky little steel men from Fruuuth are running all over the place and destroying the ambiance.
The jelly lightfish pudding is feeling depressed at the thought of being eaten, and Huuuze the four legged flautist is tormenting everybody with his dreadful harmonies and foot tapping.
And unfortunately Dolph the Neo dolphin can’t sit, so instead he hangs excitedly around the table chattering and whistling. The Neo primates are wondering whether it would not have been better to remain in the trees…
Other than that it is the perfect dinner party.
Banjavor
#116
I’m hungry as Neodoplhin when i see this open table with great drawed titbites from whole space. Good luck
Paul4wood
#117
Congratulations on finishing, Rupert, and on producing a very clean and interesting image with lots of imagination and a wide palette. Very well done!
HornlessUnicorn
#118
Once again - congratulations - wonderfull work! The details are amazing Awesome!
RupertD
#120
chilombiano, Banjavor, Paul4wood, HornlessUnicorn, MartinNielsen: Thanks for the support guys. Looking around there is a wealth of really good entries. :drool: So to everyone good luck with the judging (when this happens who knows?)