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Rata Blanca is the most classic heavy metal band in South America and this image was commissioned to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the band. When it comes to album covers, working with classic bands is always a privilege for any visual artist. One of the first things that got me into art and graphics when I was a kid were all those fantastic illustrations on heavy metal covers from the 70s and 80s. So the minute this band got in touch with me, I knew it was going to be something special.

The original gold was to upgrade the cover of the band's first album; a modern, more sophisticated version of that old castle. Even though the original illustration is extremely simple, I didn't want to departure too much from it; just to add more detail, color and depth.

Here's the original cover
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I painted the basic shape of the castle and then added a lot of textures to achieve the final photo-realistic look. I used clouds from my own photo-archive. All textures were taken from here; [link]




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Mood: Sociable *ForestDwellerHouses 5 days ago  Professional Artisan Crafter
Very cool looking piece of artwork!
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~Fishbertus Apr 9, 2013  Professional Interface Designer
That's amazing.
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*Wesley-Souza Mar 22, 2013  Student Digital Artist
feature [link] :iconheartdanceplz:
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~bergamind Mar 22, 2013
wow... thanks! :)
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Mood: Wow! *Wesley-Souza Mar 10, 2013  Student Digital Artist
wow very very amazing work :love:
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~bergamind Mar 13, 2013
thanks!
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Mood: Humor ~denisejf Feb 2, 2013
My first impression: Hogwarts... After a few seconds: Oh wait, its not. :) Great Design
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~bergamind Feb 3, 2013
oddly enough: I'm not a HP fan....
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~super0knight Jan 15, 2013
Hey! Just thought to double-check if you mind that I borrow this picture to use it for my desktop background! I'm not gonna sell it or claim it as mine or anything. Would that be awful of me or can I borrow it for my desktop? :)

Many thanks in advance!
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~bergamind Jan 15, 2013
XD. Amazing that someone even asks about this. That's ok... what you do on your computer is your business. :)
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