Somewhere out there is the brainship “Helva” exploring the vastness of space,far beyond the “Horsehead Nebula” spreading her song across the cosmos. Image dedicated to author Anne McCaffrey and her short story “The Ship Who Sang” Also my entry in the “Space 2008 and Beyond” comp. “May you create well and prosper” Alienvisitor’s Imagi – Nation AV
Helva, the singing space ship, escapes from a hostile solar system after rescuing a colony from a doomed planet. / Entry into Space 2008 contest.
This artwork was featured by RB group: / Mature Men / This artwork and other giclées are available at My Gallery ‘Genesis’ looks like a planet or sun that is being formed in some mysterious way, or traveling through a wormhole or void. If you view it as a star, then it might also be titled ‘Birth Star’, as opposed to the Star Wars “Death Star”. This artwork is a composition of many different layers, everything created digitally without any photo sources. The sphere and rectangles are actually composed of groups of very small rings giving the surfaces a textured effect. There were many, many thousands of them used to create this art. Art by Kinnally™ Featuring Giclee Art Prints / What are Giclee prints? / Beautiful reproductions of classic paintings / Beautiful Contemporary Art / How to Paint
for 1stAngel’s contest, illustrating the short story, “The Ship Who Sang”, by Anne McCaffrey (1961), about the brainship, Helva.
Be silent sweet galaxy of Saturn, / for although we burn, / we yearn. / We yearn for this little ship’s merry song. / A song we may hear nevermore, / because on the charts, / it has slipped to number four. / The above words are my own and the image inspired by the the title of the short story by Anne McCaffrey, “The Ship Who Sang”. / Created in Photoshop with major elements created in Bryce 3D and a portion of a photograph used for the spaceship. Involved some fifty layers, many effects and a few enjoyable hours to put together.
THIS SHOT STARTED OUT WITH A CON TRAIL COMING OFF THE BACK OF A BOING 757. AT LEAST THAT IS WHAT I THINK THE JET IS, IT IS VERY HARD TO SEE, EVEN WITH THE ORIGINAL PHOTO EXPOSURE. THE ONLY THING THAT IS FOR SURE ARE THE CON TRAILS. ANYWAY, I ADDED THE FULL MOON FROM MY PHOTO FILE, AND THEN I ADDED THE SMOKE COVERED SUN IN THE LOWER LEFT, THEN I ADDED A DIFFERENT SUN IN THE UPPER LEFT. IT MAKES THE JET LOOK LIKE HE IS “FLYING REALLY HIGH”, TO THE POINT OF MAYBE LEAVING THE PLANETS ATMOSPHERE. MAYBE THAT ISN’T A CON TRAIL, BUT THE SOLID ENGINE BOOSTER EXHAUST FROM A SPACE SHUTTLE. WHAT EVER YOU WANT TO THINK IT IS, THIS WAS AN EXPERIMENT IN SCALE AND POSSITIONING TO TRY AND TRICK THE EYE INTO THINKING IT IS AN ACTUALL PHOTO. HAHAHA
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