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The rain effects are of course embedded in this moody masterpiece:
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The proverbial lion's den looks a bit foreboding...
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I managed to digitally eliminate Simba but Zazu refused to budge!
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This re-created pan was time consuming but well worth the effort. It's quite unlike any other B/G art I've ever seen. I love the dried texture of the rust-colored red dirt, against the olive and gold hues of the sparse African foliage.
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What a magnificent gorge. And that sky!
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Next some towering rock formations:
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Sunset... incredibly lovely!
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This breathtaking landscape is a digitally reassembled pan background. Gorgeous!
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