Lucidus Ordo

Painting \ Architecture | 06/24/05 @787 | Jori | critiques (22) | views (5305)

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La lumière du phare d’Alexandrie fait naufrager les papillons de ma jeunesse…

This is the Pharos, the Lighthouse of Alexandria, in the way it was almost 2000 years ago. The roman ship is called Navis Oneraria, a merchant boat used to bring goods to the Urbs, Rome. This one is going to Eternal City, carrying grain from the fertile Egypt. I try this time with this picture to be the most accurate I could. This place really did exist, I couldn’t do what I wanted, and so I did a lot of research. The Pharos, as you may know, was one of the seven wonders of the Ancient World. With his 135 meters high, it was quite a sight to behold!

As always, Corel Painter 8 was used, with some Photoshop CS for minor effects. Two weeks of work.

Check the print here: http://www.deviantart.com/print/133997/

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Comments (22)

holy

06/24/05 @815

Awesome! Great! Amazing!
Top mark

muffalapacus

06/24/05 @824

I see you are a new member, what a great way to begin!!! I especially like the reflection of the tower in the water. My only criticism is the white swan head clashes with the rest of the ship's design. Otherwise, great job!!!

emagery

06/24/05 @898

little confused by the windows on the lower shaded side of the lighthouse... they're angled funny... but then again everything else is angled RIGHT! So I almost think the angle is intentional... like with a staircase inside maybe?

either way its +9 work

Ikaa

06/24/05 @912

Beautiful color-combination, interesting theme.

cupcake

06/24/05 @923

Excellent
Top Marks

Alterpha

06/24/05 @944

I can see you going to elite status with work like this, it's awesome.

SinisterUrge

06/25/05 @960

Definite elite, 8/8

SudnDeath

06/25/05 @966

excellent 8/8

Jori

06/25/05 @203

Thanks everyone! It took a hell of a lot to find how to reply to you, hahem. Aniway, about the swan: well, almost all roman merchant boats had this swan on it. It's in fact the end of the stern. You can see such swans in ancient mosaic. Kind of odd seeing one here, isnt'it? About the strange looking windows of the Pharos: yes, it's because the Paros was a huge stair case itself, so the windows followed the shape of it. I initially drew them straight, but further searches about the Pharos of Alexandria demonstrates me that windows were like that.

When I think such lightouse really existed... I have to put it on drawing.

Dax

06/25/05 @603

Absolutely wonderful! Love the soft colors and the subject!

Very, very well done!

Juro

06/25/05 @954

Nice, I love the mood and the reflections in the water great work.

curlyhair

06/26/05 @230

Interesting concept and fascinating painting. I like your work on colors.Your research proved itself, it was worth it.
10 by my side

Stormchild

06/26/05 @271

Beautiful colors and lighting. Great job on the reflection too. The smoke (is that smoke?) looks scribbled and unpolished compared to the rest, but everything else is so well done that it hardly matters much.

All in all, very impressive!

yulia

06/27/05 @171

the reflection is so wonderful...

t-a-s

06/28/05 @219

Je suis pas supra fan de la palette mais ça tue quand même XD

Siphorah

06/28/05 @495

^_^ !! c'est magnifique, les couleurs utilisées sont sompteuses et collent bien au concept de l'image.
( people : excuse my french )

Sally

06/28/05 @862

Unique piece with amazing detail, I love the reflections, not too keen on the butterflies/ moths? but that is jmo. I even love the matt - You should be very proud!!

maham

06/28/05 @908

Woow this is just amazing work.

pangu

06/29/05 @596

the water's great

Diane

06/30/05 @722

Absolutely wonderful!

+5/5

Stardreamer

07/01/05 @906

My french is rusty, did you say... "The light of the alexandria headlight done with the butterflies of my youth…"???

I think this was a great period pc executed in an amazing fashion. You should be proud of this work.

ShadowBlade

05/10/06 @859

Really like all the detail you put into your buildings

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