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"The Rising" by Ryan Bourret

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SciFi and Fantasy Art The Rising by Ryan Bourret


	'Deep from the dark he will come. Neither good nor evil, but absolute. None can escape, nor will they try. You cannot escape the inescapable.' Done in ballpoint and Photoshop 7.

Date	Name	Comment
13 Feb 2004	Jaime	Loading... Oh, this is a very nice picture indeed! I like the colors a lot. The creature reminds me of a cthulhu, from a few of H.P. Lovecraft's stories.. Anywho. I loooooove the picture. first comment dance Ryan Bourret replies: "Yes, very much inspired by Lovecraft. Thanks for the nice words "
15 Feb 2004	Chael Gunnell	Loading... Oooh, Very cool. Love the aquatic mysterious creatures. Very plausible design too. Ryan Bourret replies: "Coming from you that is high praise indeed! Thanks for stopping by my gallery "
15 Feb 2004	LTW	Loading... flying squid O_O very nice Ryan Bourret replies: "For himself. Probably not so good for us."
23 Jun 2004	Matt Bohnhoff	Loading... Wow. I like it! You truely are an amazing artist. What artists were a part of your style? Up till now, all my coloring I've done with watercolors. But now I'm starting to use Photoshop. But I'm not very good yet. You're spectacular, though. You should make a guide on FARP for newbies like me! Ryan Bourret replies: "Thanks for the ncie words. Using Photoshop is daunting to start, but I love it. I couldn't make a guide though, I don't have the brain for it. Plenty of good tutorials out there though! As for artsist thats inspire me... Travis Charest, Alex Ross, Waterhouse, and plenty others."
6 Aug 2004	Steven; a fan of sci-fi art	Loading... For some reason this reminds me of an old sci-fi movie from the 50's called "It Came from Beneath the Sea" where a giant radioactive octopus terrorizes one of the coastal cities. I can't remember, though, if it was New York or San Fransisco but that's what this reminds me of. One last thing, is your octopus eating some kind of machine or is it part machine?He's part machine, part whatever.
16 Aug 2004	Allison Kathleen Whitby	Loading... Scary! Love the biomechanical aspect. Was this being created by another race (perhaps as a weapon), or is it more like a god, something that simply exists in that form for no special reason? I definitely see the Lovecraft inspiration in this; it's very Cthulhu-esque.I'd say he's more of a God. But really, I'm not much of a storyteller. I'll leave it to the viewers to write their own tale.