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Published: 2009-11-07 20:21:32 +0000 UTC; Views: 11330; Favourites: 98; Downloads: 1
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Dedicated to that special someone in all our lives we'd build a robot to replace when they're gone.My largest photomanip since Future City .
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Stock used:
- Galatea, robot and photos
- base room
- plywood photo board
- cabinets above tool pegboard
- skull MRI
- metal coupling inside arm
- texture for table (3d rendered by me)
- screen on left side terminal, plasma screen on computer bank
- tools on pegboard
- oil drum under table, circuits in skull on MRI
- hoses connecting hydraulic pump to hydraulic configuration module
- hydraulic pump
- pipe between hydraulic pump and oil barrel
- cable connected to head
- chest x-ray
- schematic drawings
- left side terminal
- wire connection inside arm
- hydraulic configuration module
- muscle fibers inside arm
- mechanical parts on chest x-ray
SXC - computer bank, wires in chest cavity, circuit board inside chest cavity, pipe hanging from ceiling, monitor frame on computer bank, hydraulic regulator onscreen
Medium: Photoshop CS3
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Comments: 23
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This truly has fascinated me. It is a subject that has been portrayed over and over in science-fiction and that has inspired tales for as long as humanity has imagined 'human robotics' in the widest form.
I admit I have pondered such possibilities myself, especially if you were to lose a loved one and had the ability to recreate them, transfer their memory engrams and make them live again without restrictions of biological body.
In addition to the utterly brilliantly executed idea I love the little details, the newspaper article about the killed woman, the readout showing the data transfer into the positronic matrix of the android and all the countless other little bits and pieces that clutter around the scene that truly give the impression of a tinkerer's laboratory.
To add some more atmosphere to the scene I have a couple more suggestions though. I am not entirely sure where the light sources are that provide the lighting and especially make the 'tool wall' in the background look a little out of place (only in terms of lighting). It would have been cool to have a light overhead (something maybe you'd see in an operating theater) to provide a centralized light source and give the overall scene a more sinister atmosphere as the surroundings would have to appear darker.
While I also love the photograph in the scientistβs hand, I would think that a digital pad of some kind (maybe a pocket PC or some kind of Thinkpad or whatnot) with a blueprint and the photo on the display and some readouts would have added another extra kick. Also maybe you could have added some additional cabling to the android's head to further intensify the idea of memory engrams being transferred into the positronic brain, especially as it would be the most crucial event to ensure that the android would eventually be able to function as the person lost.
Overall this truly is excellent though and I find myself looking at it over and over and am still discovering new details! Well done.
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Great idea! Also, great work on the photomanip; looks realistic.
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Very good and very creepy. Looks like you are a stalker putting together a real doll of your great love who rejected you or something like that. It's awesome!
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one of the best works i have seen. quick question ... do u ever do photo shop tutorial to help others make some great work like yours
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Very impressive and original! Thanks for using my stock!
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Easily the best manipulation of stock I have ever seen, really impressive and very creepy!
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Very nice work.. lots of time involved in that one I would guess.. Love it
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Too cool!
A lot of detail into a very creative concept. 
Thanks for using my stock!
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It's good, but there are a couple of places where things don't seem to quite mesh well...they're lower quality compared to the rest of the image. I like it though.
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Saving the newspaper page of her death is one way to mess that robot up if it ever sees it.
Also, nice job.
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He makes a good point
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