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<\/a>Atlas<\/p><\/div>\n
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This is an image I created of Atlas, the mythical figure who held the world upon his shoulders. I most often depict him after he has dropped, thrown, or cast the world off, which I think is an interesting concept. I also wanted to show the Gestalt visual principle of closure, where the human mind will create an image of something that is not present if given enough clues. You’d agree that I have not actually illustrated Atlas himself, but rather the negative space that Atlas might fill. I decided to focus on designing the background space to help you to see the figure Atlas in the negative space. In the GIMP, I used an image of a bodybuilder to create a selection to mask the figure’s space, then I hid that image’s layer. Then, I began painting on a few overlapping transparent layers, all the time keeping the\u00a0selection\u00a0present to keep the figure’s contour. The result is what you see here.<\/p>\n
tags: fantasy, myth, mythical, atlas, world, GPL, GNU, GIMP,\u00a0open\u00a0source, creative commons, sharing, free, lemasney, postaday2011, 365<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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