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I loved Avatar, but the poster campaigns never quite lived up to the movie's insane imagery. I hope I've gone some way toward correcting that. Once again Drew Struzan (famous for his Star Wars poster series, as evidenced by your comments) is a point of homage here, and I think with this collage I've come the closest yet to aping his style.

The actual intent of this image is for a custom DVD cover; that shall be forthcoming, as I'm waiting for the inevitable Special Edition coming at the end of the year. In the meantime, I decided to have some fun with the completed poster.

EDIT 7/8/10: So after the ENORMOUS response following the Daily Deviation feature, I decided to go back into this monster and add a few things some of you indicated it was missing...and you were right. So, your beloved Norm Spellman is now present and accounted, along with Parker Selfridge, and even a chunk of Unobtainium. Other little additions/corrections dropped in as well.

I'll try to make this the last revision, but I realize...sometimes you only think something is done, when really you've just been working on it so long you're tired of looking at it, knowwhatimean?

EDIT 8/31/10: And just to prove my above point, I went and made one more addition to this bitch. I always thought the space next to Jake's Avatar head was missing something, and it didn't occur to me until recently what sort of decoration I could put there. So, problem solved. I think it really helps tie the whole thing together.
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Avatar by ~shokxone-studios would have made a perfect cover for my Avatar DVD! I am lost for words, this fan artwork shows the best of the best from the movie and leaves you wanting to watch it yet again! The composition is outstanding and those colours are so dazzling they make my jaw drop! ( Featured by ^rydi1689 )
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Mood: Love ~Viviandiana 3 days ago  Student Digital Artist
Wow. This looks like you have put a lot of work in it, seeing that each of those portraits is something for their own. wow really. this is amazing ! Great use of colors, there's so much going on. I really like it. xP
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Mood: Love ~Meadowstar01 Mar 17, 2013
Wow, that's one of the best posters I've ever seen! Avatar indeed was the best movie ever, in my opinion. Very good job here. :)
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Mood: Wow! ~fiend-of-the-night93 Mar 5, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
amazing poster
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Mood: Wow! ~onenine72 Feb 24, 2013
Awesome poster art.
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~MMStudiotrademark Feb 13, 2013  Hobbyist
How did you do this? When I was a kid I was the same way after seeing a movie. I would try & design a better looking poster, but nothing this awesome & I just loved Avatar!You do, do fantastic work!
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~shokxone-studios Feb 13, 2013
I assembled an assortment of promotional stills and screenshots from the film and painted over them with a Wacom tablet. Kind of cheating, but a designer friend tells me that's not too dissimilar from how some classic painted posters were made.
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~MMStudiotrademark Feb 13, 2013  Hobbyist
You did a fantastic job. Keep up the great work! I look forward towards seeing more of your amazing work!
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~toonami108 Jan 6, 2013
looks like star wars
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~Dmparra Dec 19, 2012
Amazing!! Thanks a lot for your work
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~millertkay Nov 18, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Very Nice!
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