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Chess master by =alexiuss:iconalexiuss:

Categories Digital Art > Paintings & Airbrushing > Miscellaneous

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©2006-2009 =alexiuss
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Illustration done for the “Crush your opponent in chess” article.

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The player contemplates and makes his move against the opponent. Brain cells pulsate in the background.
Initial sketches: [link]
Other concepts:
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[link]
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[link]
3.
[link]

Drawing time: two days 20 hours
What it is: Photoshop CS brush work
Hardware used: Wacom Intuos 6x8 tablet
Real size: 5000x3400 pixels at 300DPI

Comments


:iconmallic-42:
~Mallic-42 Nov 16, 2006, 8:37:11 PM
I love the lines in the background, they look like cracked glass.
:iconjeza87:
~Jeza87 Nov 16, 2006, 8:38:48 PM
Very cool, great job man.

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"When a man lies he murders some part of the world, these are the pale deaths which men miscall their lives, all this i cannot bear to witness any longer, cannot the kingdom of salvation take me home?" Clif Burton -Metallica-
:iconmattahan:
=mattahan Nov 16, 2006, 8:39:25 PM
Awesome. :o

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Not free, we only licensed.
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*IISketchII Nov 16, 2006, 8:47:45 PM
i do beleive this was...at one piont...your ID as well? mabey im mestaken

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"Depictions of our own imaginations cloud the laws by which we define reality"-Sketch (yeh thats right, i make up my own quotes!)

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*ensophoto Nov 16, 2006, 8:55:54 PM
Great concept and image work.

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"On the plains of hesitation, lie the blackened bones of the countless millions who at the dawn of victory sat down to rest, and in resting, died. DO NOT REST!" -Unknown
:icondjtalyn:
!DJTalyn Nov 16, 2006, 8:56:47 PM
Freak'n amazing!

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"I am the god of my own infinitesimal world." - Me
:iconalexiuss:
=alexiuss Nov 16, 2006, 8:56:57 PM
however it was in journal... which is above the ID!
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~enjoi-gfx Nov 16, 2006, 9:01:12 PM
This is great, I love the detail on the chess pieces.
:iconcrguardian:
Mood: Wow! ~CRGuardian Nov 16, 2006, 9:04:23 PM
That is awesome!!!

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I have faith in life--faith in you
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