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March 3, 2008
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I was inspired by the Jungle Books by R. Kipling:
"You could still trace the stone causeways that led up to the ruined gates where the last splinters of wood hung to the worn, rusted hinges. Trees had grown into and out of the walls; the battlements were tumbled down and decayed, and wild creepers hung out of the windows of the towers on the walls in bushy hanging clumps.
A great roofless palace crowned the hill, and the marble of the courtyards and the fountains was split, and stained with red and green, and the very cobblestones in the courtyard where the king's elephants used to live had been thrust up and apart by grasses and young trees. From the palace you could see the rows and rows of roofless houses that made up the city looking like empty honeycombs filled with blackness; the shapeless block of stone that had been an idol in the square where four roads met; the pits and dimples at street corners where the public wells once stood, and the shattered domes of temples with wild figs sprouting on their sides."

I made this illustration the International Contest:
"Arrival and Departures" [link]
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The Lost Temple by *Galhad exhibits dexterous composition, displaying an adept sense of design through perfect balance of space and highly engrossing details. Bright, contrasting pigments serve to accentuate dimensionality, as well as to tell a story. An excellent paradigm in the illustrative genre. ( Suggested by `blackzer0 and Featured by `snowmask )
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~Miss-Sage Apr 27, 2012  New member
This is really really cool. I like it because this is very similar to my art! But I never would have thought of organizing it like that! I like it!
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Mood: Love ~Sole-Reverie Mar 7, 2012
This is absolutely beautiful! It looks like a page from a storybook. The colorful birds and the swirling smoke are really eye catching and I really like how the temple is hidden amongst the trees; becoming part of the forest overtime. Lovely!
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~Abby-Someone Jan 5, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
<3

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Si tu veux construire un bateau, ne rassemble pas des hommes pour aller chercher du bois, préparer des outils, répartir les tâches, alléger le travail, mais enseigne aux gens la nostalgie de l’infini de la mer.
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Mood: Love ~be-who-you-are Apr 27, 2011
i love this! the layout and white space work brilliantly!
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Mood: Love ~little-cruel-thing Jan 3, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
oh, beautiful...
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~SharpAce Oct 13, 2010  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Stunning framing and deisgn!

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"And he knew, he would never invent anything worthy of a... a pigeon."
-Duncan Trussell
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~WedgeFactor Sep 6, 2010  Hobbyist Writer
It's beautiful, the splashes of colour are wonderful, and the details you've put into it are very obvious.

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Shakespeare says: What light through yonder window breaks? It is the East, and Juliette is the Sun.

Sparknotes says: Put out, please.
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~PurePyaar Jul 2, 2010  Student General Artist
This is awesome =) I love the detail
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*loginithenotsogreat May 21, 2010
Wow! This is really cool! You have an amazing talent for art.

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As soon go kindle fire with snow, as seek to quench the fire of love with words. William Shakespeare
Can you imagine what I would do if I could do all I can? Sun Tzu
All music is beautiful. Billy Strayhorn
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*Jenzay Apr 12, 2010
This illustration is gorgeous! The composition, detailing, textures, and limited colour palette really evoke an old storybook feel.
Great job and congratulations on the DD!
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