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Published: 2005-05-22 18:58:32 +0000 UTC; Views: 1106; Favourites: 11; Downloads: 442
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Description
I'm regressing a bit with this to my college days in the late 60's with this slightly psychedelic piece....
This is an Apophysis tweak based on Roger J.'s shared parameter file "Cloissonet Dragons Egg" which had a bit of 'spherical' variation added to the 'horseshoe' variation. I did some manipulation with the triangles to go from 'egg' to magical 'mushroom', "Sixties 'Shroom" [link] , or maybe it was a little 'tree' for leprechauns... This was rendered as a *.png transparency using the 'export flame'. For this piece, I rotated the image 90ΒΊ and then added a 2nd copy of the flame transparency as a mirrored image, overlaid them a bit, then layered the combination over a brown background with a texture overlay using a light to dark gradient. I also added a bit of bevel and shadow with outer glow to give it a bit more depth and texture. This gives one a rather surrealistic looking crustacean dressed up as a samurai... View at full size to see the Fractal details at their best!
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LOL Good description.
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Thank you for the 
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THank you, Joy!! 
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I agree with the glass look. Very delicate and complex piece. Well done!
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Thank you...Glad you liked it.
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weee, that is nice! that reminds me that i didn\t used apophysis for a looooonnnngggg time... i should try it again..
Anyways, how are u?
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Thanks for the comment....been hangin' in here...keeping busy with my artwork, as you might have noticed in the gallery. Feeling better now that the weather is warmer...winter's finally gone.
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It looks like it is made of glass. I love your vibrant colors and your textured background.
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Thank you...the gradient was one that came with the original parameter file, only that I increased the saturation and brightness a bit after I started playing with the triangles. Doubling the images increased the color intensity a bit, too. I have to play around with some of my other gradients sometime.
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Ah! Well, that was one gorgeous gradient! Did you get the parameter file from someone? You're welcome.
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Yup...the gradient came with a shared flame parameter file in the APO lists. It was the Cloisonnet Dragons Egg by Roger....I forget the last name. I tweaked the flame to produce both this flame and the "Sixty's 'Shroom". I can send you the gradient if you'd like...
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Ah! If that is the case, I already have the gradient. But I received it. Thank you!
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ooo again I am lovin on those colors! Its like blown glass! I love how its almost translucent.
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Thank you! I have a few more tweaks of that original paramter file that I'm working on. I've been haveing lots of fun with this flame. A couple of the tweaks have a Celtic look to them, and I'm not sure which of them will look best for the final editing.
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ooo How neat! I cant wait to see them! 
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The "Celtic Wave" is now posted...
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ack bah grumble lol. I dont know if its because DA has been laggy and messing up my gallery again today and coming up with errors every time I try to navigate anywhere or what, but I cant get to it from the link. I have over 100 deviations to get through as well, i am sure its in there. Give me time, Pat, Ill get to it I promise, it just may be awhile. My lack of time couppled with DA not working swift or properly is a bad combonation for me to get things done heh.
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It seems like it does it every weekend....too many people accessing the site. It really slows down. My pages are a bit mucked up, too. I can't seem to access my User Page settings, and my message, DevWatch defaults have switched on me, too. You're righr, it can be a bit maddening..
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With the background on the image it almost looks like a funky tattoo. Very cool.
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LOL...thanks
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