do u think this alien thought that earth was flat,ehehe,nice job and gold papyrus must be nice.

great work i cant even imagine that how long it take you to make a art piece

hehehe.. Mario... I was going for the whole PERN look.. .when modern people colonized a world and then reverted back to the old ways.. (like when the world was flat).. loss of knowledge is what really destroys civilizations.. (or lead lined pipes LOL)

nice work

clever... : )

Interesting image, good luck.

congrats! This must have been real close as we both scored the same ...

Congrats for your first place, Ernest!

Congrats, really nice work

That is a nice first place.... congrats... Golem!!!!

Oh cumon CMKY46, you have to give it to them for thinking originality, thinking outside the box. This was my pick for winner BTW.

Congrats Golem!

congratulations! ouououououo

Thank you everyone for your kindness... and I don't think anyone on the site is a moron ... smooches

Congrats! Good imagination

Congrats!!

congrats Ernest

Congratulations for 1st

This is a nice combination of objects. IMO, some light sources/shadows need tweaking. If there is light casting a downward shadow on the framed piece, there should be no shadow on top. Also, the spotting scope would share some of that bright light hitting the instrument in the man's hand. I think if the light sources (I realize they are complex) all jive, this could be great .

Where is the map you created as in the contest goal?

This really doesn't fit the theme, sorry. You were supposed to make an old map, not put a map in a room with a 1600's explorer. I see three maps but that wasn't the theme.

Contest Goal: " CREATE" an old map, like the ones used in the old days.


The entire point of the contest is the map, nothing else should be added. Your presentation hides the map from the viewer, there is no clear view of it, how can that be on theme?

My homemade map is in the frame, the globe, and on the book cover. Jeez Tappy, look at the hires but be carefull that Sea Serpent might jump out and get ya.

very good

nice entry, looks like it could be a winner

Then what you should of done was concentrate on those three maps you made and uploaded them as separate entries.

Love the image.....who cares about maps.........where's the horse the girl rode in on??? Seriously, I DO like the image.

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i think some people need to remember that with art, and themes, we should use the theme as a starting point, not a finishing point, what i mean is this author has followed the theme very well by creating "old maps" beyond that, this author has also taken the time to place those "old maps" into an everyday "real" scene, it is my opinion , that this type entry is far better than an entry that only makes the "old map" and displays it as a flat image ,

Nice entry but the mans shadows are on the wrong side compared to the table and room.

Yes freejay the shadows are a mystery...thank you very much and razor yes sir I am always open minded when it comes to "Theme Interpretation "

This is not on theme, is three time on theme. Good job, author, GL.

Congrats for your second place, Loyd!

Congrats Loyd!

congrats!

Congrats

Congrats!!

Congratulations for 2nd

Just a suggestion, back in those days, they wouldn't have an idea of just how exact africa and asia would look. I see you used a modern day map for a patters. maybe you should of warped the continents a little. Change that and you'll have a great entry.

I think it looks great and authentic!

wonderful Idea... the fold creases are incredible

very nicely done I love the waterfall showing the edge of the world and the sea monsters. Did you know that they have discovered that where the old maps showed monsters is where really bad storms often formed?

Congrats for your third place, IDt8r!

congratulations! very good work!

Congrats

Congrats!!

Congratulations for 3rd

Interesting idea, good luck.

Nicely done

nice image.. i like the sources used. GL

color scheme is quite beautiful

The image itself is great, but i'm not so sure about the compass, amybe it should be smaller and on the water..? Well, job anyway!

Great comments.. thanks everyone.