Xeophex  11/16/04 @931

Wow. This is fantastic. The soft mist over the ice like that makes it look so cold. Effective use of light and colour. It makes me want to read the book. I checked out the final front cover on amazon.com, though, disappointing to say the least. That typo is really ugly and cumbersome and does not do this painting justice. Whoever did it needs a slap. But anyway amazing work. Well done. +8

Galdor  11/16/04 @937

great colors! 7/7

Phryneas  11/16/04 @942

wow, this is stunning, the composition in the small one is not bad but the composition in the big one is just great. Also that detail of the green that disturbed me in the small version fits perfectly in the full ver. what else to say...? well, I can't find anything to crit... ^^

Jakeup  11/16/04 @942

makes me want to read the book. i guess thats the point awsome work

mizukaze  11/16/04 @949

when does the book come out? i liked _Mortal Engines_

PhilipStraub  11/16/04 @968

My favorite of yours! I was glad to include this in my juried section of D'artiste

starturtle  11/16/04 @968

9/9 ... love it

SailorDidi  11/16/04 @975

I saw this pic in the book "d'artiste" that I got few weeks ago (as said by Philip ) I was really stunned ! This is one of your rare photoshop paintings if I'm not wrong... really gorgeous, the contrast between the 2 cities and their respective lights is perfect ! +8/8

keiiii  11/16/04 @995

Amazing. I love the sky the most, even though the rest of the picture is also nothing short of gorgeous. The mood is great too. The perspective on the small city bothers me, but that might be just me.

organicparadox  11/17/04 @032

lovely, lovely rendering of the sky and the colours are so warm and vibrant. i love it man, love it

pAinto  11/17/04 @056

i like alot the contrast between the 2 buildings. there's a lot of difference between colors in the pic, and i like that, but i do love sky the most. good job. +8

TinCat  11/17/04 @070

I like it ! Very nice! Well done! §=0) TinCat

Fizzii  11/17/04 @078

Wow, I like it - the clouds, glow on the city, the light - fantastic

Iona  11/17/04 @103

Great work! Masterful atmosphere..

Bougal  11/17/04 @113

Excellent depth and perspective. You usually work with traditional media, and this is the first computer generated work I've seen from you. Well done. +8

breathing2004  11/17/04 @114

ALL THE SCENE IS GREAT!! SPECIAL THE CLOUDS———I CAN NOT WORK OUT IT IN MY WORK!!

gandhisan  11/17/04 @126

Breathtaking....

jazmin  11/17/04 @151

Tu obra es maravillosa porque me gusto mucho el color que me sensacion muy agradable por eso yo extraño mucho al bosque como esta obra. Mi bosque es gris porque como crees que vivo la ciudad de México. Jejeje. TE FELICITO HASTA TE VOTO.

Marley  11/17/04 @224

A painting in photoshop!. Unreal effort christoph, most impressive ^^

choke  11/17/04 @353

Wow! I love your sky!!! +MAX!

lasoysauce  11/17/04 @368

hey I know this from d'artiste. love it! highest marks to you.

tomkoff  11/17/04 @368

lovely

adamfrancuzik  11/17/04 @371

Oooooo!

Raphael  11/17/04 @397

In sheer jealousy of your skills I call you rude names and mutter under my breath. Amazing work.

koroder  11/17/04 @537

just perfect

Haevion  11/17/04 @581

I would give my heart away for a desktop version of this... Perhaps you could make an exception... It's so... amazing. 10 pts.

bazzn  11/17/04 @591

beautiful, sorry that i cant give you more than +7/7...

bleys  11/17/04 @608

wonderfull +9/9

Kyena  11/17/04 @612

I wondered where I saw this before but I guess I know now after reading Phils comment Interesting light and it's great to see a CG from you. You sure master both the traditional and the digital media.

blackholes  11/17/04 @632

great as always!!! +7 my max!!!!

mAdB279  11/17/04 @695

very very cool.. +7

Lilie  11/17/04 @740

I first saw this in my d'Artiste book and i was simply amazed by all the details and the feel it has to it. The colors and lighting used is pure eyecandy. I absolutly love the way you paint and i cannot wait to see your next piece.

kittyKat  11/17/04 @747

9+

Gianna23  11/17/04 @778

Gorgeous! A beautiful and well executed landscape. I know you say the greens are not a mistake, and so I imagine many people have critiqued them. I think they work and the addition of color in these area is a welcome addition to the pallete of colors you chose here.

Jane  11/17/04 @799

Aaw... It's splendid. +9/9

reilanchan  11/17/04 @825

Wow... I can't loom away; it's so catching! +9

krot  11/17/04 @853

10/10 Beautiful !

vacher  11/17/04 @859

Thank you guys for all the comments and positive feedback, and thanks again to Philip who put my image in "D'Artiste". I would just like to address a note to people who thought this was my first digital painting: I have other digital paintings in my posted images. "Highland Warriors" is a Photoshop painting (although I have to admit it wasn't my best), and all the paintings I've done on Disney's "Treasure Planet" and posted were done with a program called "Digpaint", an equivalent of Photoshop at Disney. Just a note.

DigitalDust  11/17/04 @913

Vach - This is just a testament that your Photoshop technique doesn't vary much from your oil painting one, which is a tremendous mind blower. But leave it up to the publisher to muck it all up with text/title placement...

vacher  11/17/04 @976

Digital Dust: Well, I actually wish I could put my hands on that too. I'm generally pretty disappointed to see the way text/title placement and cropping eventually look in the final cover.

drakko  11/18/04 @038

great sky, amazing textures. beatuful image. +7/7 my max

BonZai  11/18/04 @114

It's majestuous painting... 10+

Absolute-naut  11/18/04 @582

! perfect ! +9/9 i like this contrast... dark x light - cold x warm - dark blue x gold yellow .... composition is cool too... all this art is master stick! I marvel...

eremita  11/20/04 @033

Perfect +9/9

Dax  11/20/04 @494

Great as usual!

Enialadam  11/21/04 @651

When I saw this I thought wow! I love the colours and the style, beautiful. I just bought the book waiting for it to arrive, it's hard to see the picture of this on it online because the images are too small so I will have a better look when the book arrives, can't wait brilliant piece! I hope to become an illustrator someday if you have any tips I would be truly grateful thanks

Fyralath  11/22/04 @629

Awesome!

ARTOONATOR  11/23/04 @829

That's IT damned! Screw you. You're too good.

ANTIFAN  11/26/04 @054

Great image Christophe - love the cloud work.

krishnablacksky  11/26/04 @240

The black castle has the imposing manner very much, alternates the feeling first-class in the cloud layer. cool image~~ +9

Alecueous  04/26/05 @156

I read this book, and it was good, but I mostly just got it for the cover. this is fantastic!!

Punkrocker  02/22/07 @678

very nice +100

Basw  01/21/08 @083

Damn! I think the full version is even a lot better. The lost space is beautiful. Great, great painting!