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[Ten Minutes 'Till Midnight]

This is deep, man, so deep... we're like the fish? Though I feel there should be more than that, too. Midnight's closing in; maybe this will make better sense in a morning light...

-cd-

Orphanlast responds:

Yeah.

Like, truth is relative. I mean that's the whole point of the Theory of Relativity. If I'm in a train that's moving 10MPH and I throw a ball going 10MPH and you're outside of the train, you'll see a ball moving 20 miles per hour while I'll say it was only moving 10 miles per hour.

Who's right?

We both are.

Now that we know that the solar system is like a series of orbiting commit's flying through space, we don't factor in the stellar drift, the rotation of the Earth, and Earth's orbit when we specify what the speed limit needs to be. Yet if anything, the outside observer would technically be MORE correct. But it would make no sense to people on Earth. What if we're moving the opposite direction of the earth's axis? How could our speedometer measure our speed?

So we settle on the lesser information, speeds of object relative to us being on Earth. Because things are easier to measure.

Sometimes I run into people that think they know all this religious crap, and I just... roll my eyes.

For example. I know I can exist because I can ask the question. I think therefore I am. But I can't use that same task on behalf of a rock. I can't prove it exists. Yet, when I talk about my feeling or what I'm thinking, people will consider the rock to be more real than what's going on in my head.

So what's real?

Yet, we DO think Thoughts are real, just not as real... even though that's how we know we exist. Otherwise we'd ignore Math. Math is just a series of logical thoughts that render a result that we can't disprove. Yet we accept math as being just as real as the rock.

Yet your independent thoughts about essential oils being a cure for cancer aren't seen as real when compared to massive case studies.

It's this ironic circle we as humans go though.

[In Memories Of Heroes]

Oh, wow, here's that right light... and so much detail in the scenery too. Not to mention DEPTH, that he's just leaning over, hanging onto the tombstone like that, not fearing death at all... so symbolic! Btw seems the angle of the light doesn't align with the shadow... though maybe my impression of how it would align is wrong, depending on how the grounds slants... also that comet: a bit too smooth/purple somehow. Awesome view though. Symbolic message. Impressive first work.

-cd-

Orphanlast responds:

Oh yeah, the shadow's all wrong. I'd improve on this image if I still had photoshop. I use Krita now.... Oh well. But yeah, that is a Comet. I was thinking about working on a Comic Strip I might work on one day, again, but I thought that it'd transition from what this dude was experiencing and then go into his head space and show off what he was thinking and feeling with imagery.

[In Memories of Heroes (Happy Accident)]

The way that hill is shaped it's almost like he's standing on a Gorilla... strange impression. XD Love the line work otherwise, and the darkness that surrounds it. Lens flare though... feels a bit typical! It's angled for the light, but looks very Photoshopish otherwise. With that more like natural light I feel this would be just awesome.

-cd-

Orphanlast responds:

Yeah, if I were to do it again, I wouldn't use the lense flair effect. I'd make my own. They're not too difficult to make.

[Insanity]

Seems like multiple layers of the same image, with various filters; parts cut out? Technically it seems this'd be a photoshop, but I do like the style. Only thing that cuts in a bit is the linear shadow on the floor/border. Rest is... really abstract. Strange vibe...

-cd-

Orphanlast responds:

Photoshop has the ability of taking a crap load of pictures and compiling them into a panoramic. After it did that, I started slapping some of the original, none compiled, images it. I forgot what else I did with it. But yeah. It was fun. But working on this one image convinced me, I wouldn't be making this comic strip with my buddy.

[Sexy Angel]

NG crops the image, not just the thumbnail? When you posted this one in the thread I was thinking the face looked a bit masculine somehow - I still get that impression, and how the thigh's a bit bubble on both sides/form not as aesthetic as possible there... but overall form is great. The hair flows, the wings... a bit small for flight, but angels are magical beings I guess. :) Nice work.

-cd-

Orphanlast responds:

Oh hey, I guess it didn't crop it.

I thought she'd look more adorable with small wings.

[Failed Font]

What happened after the D? Even if the other letters aren't that great it'd be interesting to see the rest of them, however far they went. Up to this point it really does look really appealing!

-cd-

Orphanlast responds:

Well it went all the way to Z. And they all looked nice. And I took tons of pictures from different angles, trying to find a way to include most or all of the letters. But it just looked like a piece of paper with Letters on it.

This one makes you want more. So this is the one I kept.

[President Obama]

Oh man what a distortion. XD The quality's a bit fuzzy, and the glow around the hair a bit choppy, but the form itself is just perfect! Cool piece.

-cd-

Orphanlast responds:

Yeah -- I wasn't working with the highest resolution images. This is what happens when you phtoshop what you can find on Google Images.

[Panoramic Background]

Looks almost like this was modeled in 3D...? That panorama/fish eye effect really is pretty cool, even if the colors/textures aren't all that natural. Not sure what gives that effect since certain textures do look pretty spot-on... maybe it's the windows, and how shadows don't seem to affect the walls. Feels like a great start, but not fully finished. Interesting perspective!

-cd-

Orphanlast responds:

Nah man, I have an entire video series showing me make this start to finish. No 3D models.

I did have problems trying to make the windows look right.

Maybe I just need to up the contrast. Because I did put the shadows on the walls.

[58 Celeste diorama]

Nice style! The rising background energy/shapes seem spread out in a natural way, and the art/winged strawberry look great. The platform seems so square in comparison but... it's clearly game art that way. :) As for being antisocial hmm... live streams maybe? No idea about the original art style though, seems you maybe do!

-cd-

ScepterDPinoy responds:

I'll see some live streams in the future.