There are some things I would have changed, but I just had 3 days to finish it. Inspired by the cover of "Star Trek Design" (or was it "The Art of Star Trek"?), good old 1701.
By the way, the header of the topic is ambiguous; not only did I paint it by hand, I also pained most of it with my hands (the only exception I remember ATM are parts of the Enterprise, like windows and edges). It wasn't intentional, but it was indeed a lot easier than doing it with a brush, especially the nebula and asteroid shadows.
Painted on canvas, 90cmx120cm (approximately, I can't remember the exact specs). It was a Mother's day present (otherwise, I'd have replaced the 1701 with the E-D, of course...)
If I could tweak it a bit, I'd correct the big asteroid's rim in to foreground (that stupid thinkg took longer to finish than the whole image, I guess at least 10 layers of color) and the Enterprise's saucer. I think it's a bit too short and too fat, like her Captain.
And please remind me that I never ever paint on a black background again. Not a single color I mixed turned out the way I wanted it to be when it was dried.
[Edit:] Did I mention that I don't like the big asteroid? The first image was taken in direct sunlight, the second image just with indoor lights and flashlight. Thus the yellow tone. Doesn't look as good as the first one; if you want more pics, I'll take some outside when the sun is shining.
Posted by The Mighty Monkey of Mim (Member # 646) on :
Quite nice. I'm sure your mother was very pleased. Posted by Nim the Fanciful (Member # 205) on :
Those swirling background patterns remind me of Edvard Munch.
Posted by Cpt. Kyle Amasov (Member # 742) on :
quote:Originally posted by The Mighty Monkey of Mim: Quite nice. I'm sure your mother was very pleased.
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