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Hope you are very well, this is my entry to ART EXPLOSION WEEK 47

"Interdimensional" created by Hive account@juliakponsford

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My concept of Interdimensional: The Journey of an Astronaut

I have always liked astronomy, since I was a child I read books that talk about the planet earth and its role in the solar system I saw series that used to broadcast on TV like Cosmos or The Universe. I still watch the stars wishing to have a telescope to be able to get lost in the vast universe. Now, for me it is very difficult to separate the "interdimensionality" with outer space, for me it’s all about the existence of several parallel realities and I consider that the most magical place to connect would be there, without noise, only you and the immensity of space.

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Have you seen Interestellar (2014)? well, if you like the astronomy like me , you should know the extraordinary way in which Christofer Nolan shows us his version of parallel dimensions, time and space and that is why this film is my main source of inspiration for this post. What we see is an astronaut floating alone in space, is he alive or dead? How did he get there? Where it goes? Those are the questions i ask myself when I made the illustration. Maybe it's the force of gravity or something that is beyond our understanding. The truth is that only our imagination will allow us to know what will happen to our astronaut.

- Creative Process -

1. Choosing a base

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Creating The Black Shape

Once the photo has been selected and placed in the format i have been drawing the blackest traits en the suit with the pen tool. This is the most dificult part because it define the escense of the illustation. I have to create the sensation of artificial and clean.

The black layer complete

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3. Playing with the color

Most of the Astronaut's suits are represented like orange or white. But i think that is boring. So i played with a Magent monocromy to make a difference. .

Applying layer by layer, the drawing takes more expression each time i play with a balanced gradient taking the darkest tones of the picture.

We are almost there! This siynthesize has 5 shapes of color, it will change depending of what level of detail i want. I've added the shine with something close to the white

We are almost there!

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3. Background and final effects

I have added a space background to generate the feeling of spaciousness. The colors magenta and blue represent the limits of two dimensions, that is why the astronaut leaves the blue and goes to the right. (Who knows where)

The reflected effect of the astronaut is made with the tool "Multiply - Superpose" to mix it with the background. Also, I have invested their polarities of color to contribute to the sensation of detachment.