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Published: 2006-01-30 03:40:05 +0000 UTC; Views: 2345; Favourites: 45; Downloads: 241
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Here is the first major background for the next Jack Magic page. I will add Zidler and Jack on a boat in the canal there, and more people all over the place!I just need other ideas to add to this! I really want this city to be a happenin' place, if a bit intimidating! Here's the set-up: this story takes place in a fantasy world, which resembles the French and English Enlightenment Period. So I took inspiration from Milan architecture, as well as French. The Enlightenment Period was known for a boom of inventions, science, and interest in the church, and the nature of human life, rather than superstition. What kind of boat should Zidler and Jack be riding into the city on? What other things can you think of can go here?
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WOW!!! Thats just mind-blowing, did you paint it yourself?
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This is beautiful. The colours work so well, and the perspective.
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Beautiful Andrew!! Really love the lighting in this, you really know how to capture the scenes!!! Keep on rocking!
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Thanks for the compliment! 
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you're ace with these backgrounds...it's screaming out for a gondola
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A BOAT! Perhaps a gondola! A french man(or the equivilant in Jack Magic's land) serenading a young couple who obviously don't know the PDA rules!
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Jack and Zidler are going to be the ones on the boat, but I think a gondola is the way to go, since so many people are saying it.
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holy crap that is amazing o.o i especially love the water!
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sorry my comments are kinda scattered throughout, kinda got carried away with what others were saying. Love the composition, really nice skyline. Next time I'll try to keep it all together!
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Really nice, the lighting is great. As for ideas, flags are always good to add some energy being kinetic and as colorful as you like. Also, given your description of what you want, metal work such as gilding, weather vanes, navigation equiptment, all things that come to mind.
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Has anyone mentioned to perhaps add plants? Vines and flowering things or little plants in pots. I'm big on plants, a scene doesn't look alive without one of two things for me... a cat sleeping somewhere and/or plants.
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Wow! *googly-eyed* Wonderful job! How long did this take?
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It looks fantastic! I bet it took lots of effort ~
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You said you looked at certain things, and the image does look like you put alot of thought into it, and it has paid off. It looks fantastic.
Oneill
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That's really pretty
You could put someone be the riverside trying to sell crazy inventions...
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At first, a gondola seems good...
But for a "happening" place, how about a small steamboat like ship? Flat with the circle paddles and small steamstacks....^^
Or something.... 
The picture looks very Victorian World's fair to me....
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Smokestakes sound like a good touch, especially for an invention-like world. I should probably put smokestakes and other thingamabobs on the buildings too.
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like a small steam powered ferry that has smokestacks, with little flags fluttering in the wind. OOh and some banners hanging above the bridge, ......foliage could use a smidgn, perhaps some very soft wispy clouds to break up the sky? Or a couple of funky kites? Perhaps a non-objective metal sculpture here and there? Ok soo i got a little over excited, but only because i really like it!
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Wow. That is really really neat-looking! Nice pastel quality. Lighting and shading is top-notch. Good work.
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I agree with ~jessetoon. A gondola would fit rather nicely.
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loved the lighting... and the execution... just had to 
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whoa that is beautiful.... 
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Oh, and I love how you've done that water, I meant to say, too.
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Niiice. I love the lighting on that big dome thingy. When I first saw the pic, I thought one of those really loooong boats with the tall curly ends that they use in Venice would fit well. And you could have some market type stall things or something. I mean, boats and stalls sounds dull, but it'd be cool if you could put some sort of twist on it to make it fit the setting better.
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bravo! this is really great!
prehaps kids leaning over the bridge and snobbish dandies arguing philosophy. newsboys and lady socialites. ummm.... zombies?
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Those all sound good!
Yes, even zombies! Victorian, DANDISH xombies!
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if you put the undead uppermiddle class in your pic, it would be the best christmas ever!!!
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With a magic rabbit, anything's possible!
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that looks very good.
how long did you work on it?
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Great work with the background. I love the composition!
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Oh it's gorgous. I don't know why but I keep thinking of bright colorful zepplins and hot air balloons.
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Didn't read the description so forgive me. But it's a really nice image! Reminds meof paris... .... ... aaaand I just noticed the word "french" in the desc.!!
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