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Uploaded: 04/25/08 4:11 AM GMT
The Gathering Gloom
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It's been a long week, and this pretty much sums up how it's been. I followed THIS TUTORIAL for the know how and the rest of the credits go to:

a different view of my photo St. Jay Congo for the castle.

Reminisce II for the water and the rock foundation.

cgtextures for the sky and cloud textures,

and the rest was effects and textures made in PhotoShop.

I certainly had fun with it and learned some new things along the way, so perhaps it was not all wasted energy!

:)PJ

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.89037
04/25/08 4:40 AM GMT
I'm almost speachless...Fantastic picture..This is truly ART,PJ!!!!!!!
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Adriana....:)
::Foxfire66
04/25/08 4:47 AM GMT
Sorry to hear it's been a "rough" week PJ.
Doin Graphics...seems to help out sometimes. Hope next week is better.

VERY cool composition and manip. :-)
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::solita17
04/25/08 5:00 AM GMT
very Gothic, and way cool! I know doing creative stuff like this helps me with the gloomy crunchies, hope it helped you!
mary
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"If I dream I shall be real, or really myself..." Robert Penn Warren
::0930_23
04/25/08 5:20 AM GMT
I am sorry to hear about your long week as well PJ. I had one too but now I'm back. This reminds me of where I was staying for my meetings. Meeting are gloomy places. This is just a magical work and it looks like some of the electricity has returned to your otherwise rough week. I had to fave this one. Excellent.

Tick
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I'll meet you at the edge of the sunlight, just behind the shadows. The Ghost
.OrchidLadyLinda
04/25/08 5:51 AM GMT
~ Amazing work PJ!
:)
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~Seek the wonder of every day~ ***** My Gallery
::Dunstickin
04/25/08 5:54 AM GMT
So gifted and so talented!..(as a already knew!)

This is purely magical sweetheart!..what a wonderful creation!....Looks and feels demonic and menacing..but good, in a way too!...

neat work and a certain keeper!
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::Donna68
04/25/08 6:26 AM GMT
Faved, brilliant my friend :-)
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::RKG
04/25/08 6:43 AM GMT
very creative work.
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::nigelmoore
04/25/08 7:29 AM GMT
Oh wow, that's really stunning PJ. Like an illustration in a book, for Frankenstein's castle or something. What a magical image.
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"The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others merely a green thing which stands in the way." William Blake
.corngrowth
04/25/08 7:31 AM GMT
Miss only some ghosts, lol. Impressive and vere creative work PJ. Thanks for all the effort you've put in this. Great job my friend!
Regards, Cornelius
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Cornelius was here! (lol) Click HERE to see his work!
.mmynx34
04/25/08 7:47 AM GMT
Hmmmm, when i'm trained in "OOB'ing" Im' definately going to give this turorial a try.. lovely work... love it..
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Marietha ****Live every day as if it's your last... and take "pictures" of it ;) ****
::jcferg99
04/25/08 7:52 AM GMT
Terrifically interesting and creative piece. Looks perfectly suited to the Halloween season, although with the weather around here lately, it fits in with our spring as well.
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.Blumie
04/25/08 8:09 AM GMT
FAVED and I hope I will have it in the VB. You did an excellent work here.
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.Ramad
04/25/08 8:28 AM GMT
The final product looks very impressive, PJ. The lightning streaks and the castle give it a real spooky look.
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If practice makes perfect and nobody is perfect, then why practice?
::twinkel
04/25/08 9:29 AM GMT
speechless PJ, you did a stunning job on this one:))
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laughter is the best medicine.
.pakalou94
04/25/08 9:36 AM GMT
your best work in your gallery , for me ! great great work ,I
love it , in my faves and I download it , keep on ! and thank s for the link
cgtextures
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.Jhihmoac
04/25/08 9:45 AM GMT
Looks like a setting from a neo-Gothic tale...Great job, PJ!
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"Let us forever cherish and hold sacred these moments...for it is our undoing ...should we forget..." -William Shakespeare ... Visit Jhihmoac's Gallery
::tigger3
04/25/08 11:07 AM GMT
Not wasted energy at all! What a great effort and it really paid off.
sandi ♪ ♫
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Nature in all her glory is my uplift on life.
::100k_xle
04/25/08 11:21 AM GMT
Full Moon, Lightning, Fog, Reflective Water. Reminds me of Halloween. Yep, into the Halloween Folder for me.
Super Work putting all this together in One pic.
Thanks for sharing.

E J
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::Jimbobedsel
04/25/08 12:20 AM GMT
You are getting very creative. I love this spooky creation, PJ. Do you do fractals, too? If you do, let's see some. I bet they would be great.

Jimbob
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I'd rather be here, than where I'm at
::photog024
04/25/08 1:03 PM GMT
i really like the sparse use of colors. nice job as usual.
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.Roseman_Stan
04/25/08 1:08 PM GMT
Nice work PJ. Unfortunately I know exactly what you mean about how this week has gone...

Stan
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“Won't you come into the garden? I would like my roses to see you” - Richard Brinsley Sheridan
::wheedance
04/25/08 1:33 PM GMT
I bookmarked that tutorial - very cool and definitely mysterious! Nice work!
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All of earth is crammed with heaven And every bush aflame with God But only those who see take off their shoes. - Elizabeth Barrett Browning<p> mygallery
::PamParson
04/25/08 2:04 PM GMT
PJ,
Love this masterpiece. Very moody and mysterious. Great work, my friend! ~ Pam
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"Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you" ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
.gonedigital
04/25/08 2:26 PM GMT
So this is Junglegeorges residence hey PJ !! where he conducts those evil animal experiments. :o(
Seems the villagers have torched the castle again, he must be working from the basement now .. Great fantasy image. :o)
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Big brother's watching you :o) A mistreated dog should try to leave a deposit on their masters best carpet, after all it's important to establish who's boss ... My gallery is here.
.Jims
04/25/08 3:15 PM GMT
Great Work PJ, I like the way you incorporated St.Jay Congo into your creation. Do you have a wallpaper sized version.
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::mesmerized
04/25/08 3:21 PM GMT
Wow, is this ever cool...something kinda' different and very electrifying (no pun intended)...great work, PJ...one of these days I must get off my lazy butt and learn to do some new things...it's just so much easier to sit back and be entertained by the skill of others and the likes of this, lol.
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::ironjoe
04/25/08 3:50 PM GMT
No energy wasted here, PJ. Geat work. Imaginations are only limited by the people that don't use them...

Joe.
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Last night I lay in bed looking up at the stars in the sky and I thought to myself, where the heck is the ceiling.
::jswgpb
04/25/08 4:14 PM GMT
Tryin' to scare me aren't cha...it worked.....................................................
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Always remember - Follow the Yellow Brick Road, it will lead you to the Emerald City and OZ A very nice place to be. Trust me on this one, I live there. The Lion **** MY CAEDES GALLERY****Another Site I'm AT - MY DA HOME PAGE
::Joanie
04/25/08 5:29 PM GMT
Time is never wasted when you're working on art PJ. And this is really cool! I've never seen anything like it before. Excellent creation girl!
Joanie
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Life is the pits sometimes, but God and your friends are always there to help you through it.
.SusanVenter
04/25/08 6:24 PM GMT
Excellent manip here.. well done
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Susan
::ianmacappin
04/25/08 6:43 PM GMT
Very impressive manip! Everything seems to go so well with matching tones. A real haunting feel to it. Super work.

Ian :)
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Save the Cheerleader......Save the World! Ians gallery
.21citrouilles
04/25/08 7:21 PM GMT
Sorry for this stormy week dear PJ. This is well done and dramatic, well worth the effort. Conitnue! :)
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::boremachine
04/25/08 7:28 PM GMT
great manip!
looks really good :o)
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If you have some minutes why don't you come visiting my gallery ?
.gerryp
04/25/08 7:53 PM GMT
Well all who worked on this did good job Pat...I like it...gerry
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"The more we come in contact with animals, and observe their behaviour, the more we love them, for we see how great is their care for their young." - philosopher Immanuel Kant
::biffobear
04/25/08 8:46 PM GMT
Creepy ..well manipulated..Richie.
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Cheap thrills are always expensive.
.Genver
04/25/08 9:52 PM GMT
It's nicely done,very good picture.
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.ChainMaker
04/25/08 10:22 PM GMT
Ooh, very cool PJ! I esp. like the reflection. Way to branch out.
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Strength is beutiful when used for another's good.
.vangoughs
04/26/08 12:25 AM GMT
Great Job!!Faved
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::Cagey1560
04/26/08 1:20 AM GMT
Wow, talk about branchin' out... Great job with this.
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.Frankief
04/26/08 3:28 AM GMT
Difinately not a waste of time!Great job you did one this image!
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::cynlee
04/26/08 4:31 AM GMT
Wow! You're getting really good at this stuff!
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You may lose the rights to your own art. Read MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS.
::Divameem
04/26/08 6:04 AM GMT
Really very well done and very aptly named. I wish I could learn to do stuff like this!
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~Diva ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪
::danika
04/26/08 7:29 AM GMT
One word ..."amazing"! Straight to my faves ... I love it!
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Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away ~ George Carlin
::JEdMc91
04/26/08 2:28 PM GMT
Amazing creation PJ! I really like this.
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John 3:16
.gabriela2006
04/26/08 7:57 PM GMT
awesome work .....very spooky and a dark mood....:)
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.sd90man
04/26/08 10:37 PM GMT
Real nice! I wish it was wider so I could use it as a desktop.
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I was sad because I had no shoes until I met a man who had no feet... so I says to him, "Hey brother, ya wanna sell those shoes?"
::doubleheader
04/27/08 12:34 AM GMT
Breath deep this gathering gloom.... great job with this PJ... =D
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Live simply. Speak kindly. Care deeply. Love generously.
.Mythmaker
04/27/08 7:30 AM GMT
That's a Halloween shot right there. :)
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"...the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dreams with open eyes, to make it possible." T.E. Lawrence.
::kodo34
04/27/08 8:34 AM GMT
Nice job on this , it has atmosphere :-) .
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....Dreamstime..... Art is born of the observation and investigation of nature.
.johindes
04/27/08 7:28 PM GMT
This is brilliant PJ, Faved.
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::JQ
04/28/08 4:54 PM GMT
This is pretty neat, i looked at the tutorial and you did a good job of that! i dunno what is happening to c indexes lately but this deserves more imho.
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::bif000
04/28/08 5:32 PM GMT
Nice work, PJ.
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.RAPH
04/28/08 5:42 PM GMT
A very great rework PJ. It must be so long to make that. I really love your job here, very well done.
RAPHAEL :)
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.BossCamper
04/29/08 12:32 AM GMT
Excellent! This is a great computer generated art piece! Well done!!!
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~Loris~
::verenabloo
04/29/08 7:20 AM GMT
Wow, you did a fabulous job on this. And how good that you were able to follow the tutorial and come out with something so dramatic. I can't seem to do it yet. I try, but guess I'll have to be patient and keep trying for a while longer. I love the soft colours of bloo you have here.And between the gray and dark tones this creation is filled with excitement and drama . Nice work my friend..Verena
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My part is to improve the present moment.
::lilu103
04/30/08 5:51 PM GMT
Holy ****!!! Wow PJ! I don't know WHAT to say! Incredible! Faved!
'Lisa
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.427cobraAC
05/02/08 10:26 PM GMT
Amazing job PJ this looks amazing. Looks like you did allot of hard work in that week.
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And the Lord said " Go Sox "
.debblor
05/04/08 2:09 AM GMT
PJ I love this! You are still growing by leaps and bounds, it's so fun to see each project you do. This is SUPER
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Life is short. Enjoy!
::Paul_Gerritsen
05/06/08 8:25 PM GMT
WOW this IS great!
I love it!
Well done.
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If you can't find the words, you may as well shoot it...
.HauntingMorgana
05/07/08 10:56 PM GMT
Awesome PJ!

Very nice.

Michael.
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I'll be having a new user name soon...IM me to find out what it is. No no to the stalker....
.norif
05/08/08 1:52 AM GMT
Very cool composition. I'll have a look at that tuorial, for sure! :)
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.djholmes
06/30/08 3:18 PM GMT
Wow! You have really been branching out and trying new things since I saw you last. Excellent work on this one. Very creative.
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Logun7
03/17/09 2:37 AM GMT
Nice Job!!
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