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Voyages over Edinburgh

by Fleck
Voyages over Edinburgh

About the design

Submitted by Fleck on July 28, 2011

In the winter of 1785 in Edinburgh, all the shops closed for a day and over 80,000 people gathered in the grounds of my old school to watch the incredible spectacle of Vincenzo Lunardi taking one of the world's first ever balloon rides. The whole town caught balloon fever, with Scottish women even wearing large balloon shaped bonnets named after the famous aeronaut.

Growing up in Edinburgh I could occasionally watch hot air balloons rise over the city from the park opposite my house. This design is ode to Edinburgh, a city of history and grandeur.

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Fleck
Fleck profile pic Artist

In the winter of 1785 in Edinburgh, all the shops closed for a day and over 80,000 people gathered in the grounds of my old school to watch the incredible spectacle of Vincenzo Lunardi taking one of the world's first ever balloon rides. The whole town caught balloon fever, with Scottish women even wearing large balloon shaped bonnets named after the famous aeronaut.

Growing up in Edinburgh I could occasionally watch hot air balloons rise over the city from the park opposite my house. This design is ode to Edinburgh, a city of history and grandeur.

moulin bleu

Definitely a winner $5

Raulio
1 design submitted - Score now!

Excelent work! $5

redbroom87

oh my! This is just incredible! $5 $5! $5 ;D

Pjpram

So Cool!

YaaH
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opippi

Cool!!!

Manupix

Lovely! 4$

Ruzu

Pretty colors

speakerine
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I absolutely adore that. PRINT 5$$$$

Sdmclaughlin

Oh wow....that's incredible! $5 $5 $5!!!!!

SunoFFseT

I'd buy this! Terricfic! $5 Brvool~!

-acutedisaster-

I always love a little history behind a design. :) Nice work!

John Will Balsley

That's very beautiful, I like you style as well, 5!

bandy
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Awesome! $5

Fleck
Fleck profile pic Artist

Thanks everyone!

febrione_m_romualdo

wow!wonderful!how did you do this? :) really nice,i think it's a top notch design! :)

Ayala41

Beautiful and well designed!!

cathee

Cool!!

Check out mine,

Rate and Comment Please :)

westond

Beauty!

cash_ivc

awesome!

lindsey.design

@_@ I just want to keep staring.....

L-M-N-O-P

That's a print.

evilMallard

best one i've seen for this competition yet

Fleck
Fleck profile pic Artist

Thanks everyone! The process was quite simple- it started out as a pencil drawing that I scanned, which I then overlayed with watercolour scans in photoshop, and then shaded the depth and mistiness into it basically just using the burn and dodge tools.

BubuSam

Beautiful work

Malhat06
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That is stunning, £5

fattcheese

Great, I like the illustration.

dandingeroz

this is your challenge $5 PRINT!

Claaire

i grew up in edinburgh too! would love to see this get printed! $5

Manz76

Gorgeous sub!

ainz_o

I love watercolor! LOve this!

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