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KvornanTheLafesta — AVATAR: Seas of Pandora's dusk by-nc-nd

Published: 2010-05-31 18:14:58 +0000 UTC; Views: 10191; Favourites: 171; Downloads: 2788
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Description My first true manipulation. Inspired by the beautiful planet(moon) of Pandora in Avatar.

For the past 3-4 weekends, my family went to Pattaya constantly and most recently, thunderstorms approached from the west and I got a lot of wave and sunset shots.

I then switched to tungsten WB and got some cool stuff, and it somehow got me thinking of AVATAR for some reason. so I did this manip based on one of my rejected "wave" photographs.

Certain resources used are NOT on DA!

UPDATE 08/06/2010: I didn't know this would be so popular! Thanks for all the support! And I'd like to say to all of you who have fav'd this, thanks for the fav!
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RESOURCES:
basic image: [link]

Polyphemus: [link]

Ikrans:
[link]
[link]

Extra Ikrans in distance:
"Birds Smart Brush Set" by eMelody: [link]

Lightning: [link]

Outer Island: [link]
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Avatar © James Cameron & Team
Original base photograph © me
Outer island&close up rock © me
Polyphemus & Ikran © James Cameron & Team(and other sources)
Birds Smart Brush Set © eMelody ([link] )
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Comments: 21

ACephSoldier [2012-11-01 11:10:57 +0000 UTC]

Cool

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SezeMune [2012-01-31 04:09:50 +0000 UTC]

I love the color and the drama in this image! ♥

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Thinkofme7 [2011-07-05 08:28:59 +0000 UTC]

COOLNESS!!!

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kaliko-rosa [2010-09-30 14:55:22 +0000 UTC]

Nice concept! I'm sure the sea clans of Pandora would love it .

Though for the silhouettes of the ikran, I might have tried putting a bit of motion blur on the wings, and a gaussian blur on teh ones in the distance. Also maybe airbrush highlight around the edges of the forms, as the moon is shining on them and likely wouldn't be pure black .

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KvornanTheLafesta In reply to kaliko-rosa [2010-10-01 10:00:47 +0000 UTC]

Thanks...

Yeah, I was a bit impaitent while making this, so I forgot about that

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kaliko-rosa In reply to KvornanTheLafesta [2010-10-01 22:22:58 +0000 UTC]

I can totally understand ! . Photomanips can be so exciting that I want to finish them quickly too .

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YukiOshi [2010-09-28 17:12:22 +0000 UTC]

Really wonderful!

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Isisneferet [2010-09-28 12:17:21 +0000 UTC]

fantastic

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EnyaStillblood [2010-07-30 21:51:54 +0000 UTC]

OMG, gorgeous!

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Lorcan0c [2010-07-29 15:45:31 +0000 UTC]

Cool. Well done.

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Xelidhean [2010-06-10 16:36:16 +0000 UTC]

So beautiful! It makes me feel like I was on Pandora. good job

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KvornanTheLafesta In reply to Xelidhean [2010-06-11 03:42:23 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Worth the hours of putting into it!

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silvermaiden1 [2010-06-01 22:37:12 +0000 UTC]

you have truly captures the wonder thata is pandora

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KvornanTheLafesta In reply to silvermaiden1 [2010-06-02 10:25:55 +0000 UTC]

Yup! I sure did!

If no thunderstorm that afternoon, than I wouldn't have done this...

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sharkplane77 [2010-06-01 04:40:23 +0000 UTC]

this is so cool!

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GolgothisTitanicus [2010-05-31 19:53:30 +0000 UTC]

That is awsome!!! Great work!!!

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KvornanTheLafesta In reply to GolgothisTitanicus [2010-06-01 03:02:55 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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GolgothisTitanicus In reply to KvornanTheLafesta [2010-06-01 03:05:16 +0000 UTC]

no problem!

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Igike [2010-05-31 18:15:39 +0000 UTC]

Epic!!!

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KvornanTheLafesta In reply to Igike [2010-05-31 18:17:48 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Igike In reply to KvornanTheLafesta [2010-05-31 18:22:25 +0000 UTC]

your welocme!

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