Have you seen the video of him reading hate comments? So great XD
And nice job on this!
Reviews for "The Most Noble Thing"
In my mind the people who should get the most respect and admiration are the deep thinkers. Those who ponder the world and look beyond to see what the future could hold for humanity. Bill Nye is one of these men. BugsAndBooks you are a true artist and this work was masterfully done.
Keep doing what you do - xopenpathx
BugsAndBooks responds:
Hello you flattering flatterer
thank you very much for all the flattery and the fluttering stars.
I completely agree with your point about respecting those who ponder and wonder. For me personally there is one fact that makes them most deserving to be respected and supported: They willingly admit if they were wrong and actively test their own opinions, tear them apart to see if they can hold up.
Never trust a person who claims to hold all answers or who claims to never err. There is so much we don't yet understand and I truly am happy for and about everyone who takes on the challenge to discover more and more everyday.
Also, back to the fluttering flattery... I'm tempted to disprove your theory about me being an artist and maybe I should, keeping the scientific method in mind. But you know what, I'm just gonna silently disagree and use your kind words as motivation to one day live up to them. So, thank you!
Best wishes and have a wonderful day in the milky way
Rahel
amazing artwork, congrats on the frontpage! : )
- Pandasticality
BugsAndBooks responds:
'ello there Lord Panda
and thank you very much for the cute and cuddly words and all the five-corner-things.
Best wishes to you and have a pantastic day
Rahel
The artwork presented, I believe, is of utter brilliance for as the facial and anatomical proportions are greatly represented, and your usage of gradient shading and vibrant colorations is quite notable as well. The transparency of the bow tie is quite an interesting inclusion. May thine art succeed and concur the contest.
BugsAndBooks responds:
Oh my, hello sir,
thank you kindly for your genial words and the utter wonderfulness of those celestial bodies you have so graciously given me.
Right, aside from not accepting that not being a native English speaker makes me a lousy prose writer, I honestly thank you for the lovely feedback.
I'm very happy I've been able to portray this wonderful fellow human in a way others like it :)
May your wishes be fulfilled and your day treasure-laden with countless joys
Rahel
Anyone could cut out an image of Bill Nye in front of a hubble photo. But effort went into this. You seamlessly have the mist pass in front of him as well, plus it's not a cutout of a photo but it seems to be a painting of his likeness. Also I like the bluescreen effect where the stars appear through his bowtie. I think that's just perfect. Also I'm glad you didn't use Michiu Kaku or Neil Degrasse Tyson or Carl Sagan. Hawking would be ok though.
Well indeed, you'd better win that frigging contest. If you don't, that only proves that it was flagrantly rigged.
BugsAndBooks responds:
Hello there Dr. Impossible
and thank you kindly for your Review and the starry things.
I'm happy you liked my choice of subject for this portrait, although I would consider Michiu, Neil and Carl to be equally as worthy to be standing in front of a galaxy. The value of sharing ones joy and love for learning isn't tied to personal likes or dislikes but is a wonderful thing no matter where it comes from.
Also yes, this picture is painted and the only photobashing that took place is an overlay of a deep space starfield photo taken by the Hubble Telescope. Please have a look at the end of my description for detailed information about the resources I've used for this piece.
Finally, I'm very happy to report that our lovely Bill Nye here won the contest. However, there have been many extremely well made and heartfelt submissions to this contest, which would have been well worthy to finish first. Although I am very happy to have won, I would never speak about a rigged contest if it played out any other way.
Best wishes to you and I hope there are going to be some bluescree stars in your bowtie
Rahel