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Published: 2003-01-26 22:57:37 +0000 UTC; Views: 766; Favourites: 3; Downloads: 46
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Forbidden Palace (Revision 4) - Version 1 - Matrix7Programs Used:
Paint Shop Pro 6 - Basic work on a BMP file to get the temple shape as well as some cracks in the ground. In this revision the cracks were eroded away to give the very weathered looking ground. I know some of the ground looks a little triangular but I intended it to do that. I wanted a very harsh looking landscape out of this one.
World Machine BETA 0.98 - The more I use this program the more I am falling in love with it. So much can be done in this thing...from realistic perlin generation to erosion to terracing (watch for some Grand Canyon type pics I have in development now). Basically in World Machine I just tweaked the original file with a bit of erosion and overlayed some of the sections I had difficulty with. I tried to put the sharp edged temple back in, but decided to keep a weathered looking one instead. If you don't have this program, get it now. It takes a bit of a learning curve to get, but once you catch on your terragen pics will never be the same. Just ask "The Stotty"
Terragen 0.844 - Of course we had to have a little TG in here. After I tweaked the file a bit in World Machine I imported it into Terragen and rendered it over and over. I wasn't entirely happy with how the texturing came out but here are a few stats on it: Render time (1 hour 23 minutes on a P4 1.6Ghz CPU with 512 MB Ram (thanks to mom's PC) as well as 23 layers of texture. I was wanting to get grayish type obelisks on the corners but I couldnt get it quite right.
Special Thanks:
Sixwings - Jed got me started in terragen a ways back and for that I am eternally grateful to him. he's one of my best friends and if you haven't checked out his gallery go do it right now! hahaha
Stotty - Our resident Terragen deity, Stotty's works have always inspired me to try just a little harder and spend "one more hour" tweaking my pics to get them just right.
Ph1r3st4rter - Recently on the Terragen sub-community page there was a tutorial on "Selective framing" ( check it out here ). I am not really sure how the framing worked out in this one, but I feel handicapped without my Ulead PhotoImpact 6 Oh well, something new..
Well, thats it kiddies. let me know what you think and anything I could fix. Till next render...
Wes
::[Matrix7]::
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Comments: 15
I like that very much The border to it makes it almost feel like a dream...
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The temple walls a a bit to jagged on the out side but it works well on the perimeter as some thign like a natural defense barrier. Oh yea and need s a shoreline.
The clouds look pretty nice but i think blue skies are a but oo common. Try an alien atmospher oe sth. Just a suggestion.
Hopethis helps..
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I really like the haziness and the rays you got going on here. The washed out look that this has could be fixed without loosing the haziness and rays by bringing down the gamma correction. The textures look great, as well as the terrain.
This would do even better IMO if the sky color was not such a happy blue, but I love those clouds. Unfortunately, I think the border really takes away from this pic tho...
Keep up the good work Very interesting stuff here.
And thanks for the props
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I applaud your efforts again at showing what can be done. The experimentation is great to see.
I am not overly convinced about the atmosphere really, you could try some brightness/contrast and colour balance work to enhance the feel of mysticism in this, but as it stands here, it is a little washed out - the terrain looks great - the distant tower looming down - nice concept here.
Good efforts.
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Looks awesome, I am really happy to see your name in my watch again.
Though for one thing I do not like the border, I think I pure thick solid border would be affective too.
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i'm not sure about the black frame... maybe a transparent one in the next one i think he takes too much attention off the pic itself. the pic itself is really nice... the terrain is pretty spiky to me, but not spiky enough to look unrealistic, and that' good. so very nice work on the terrain... even the textures fit very well. 23 layers that work pretty fine.
the sky is great... looks like a real one, when i look out of my window here, yes.
good job
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always a diff image love the way you make these maps mate
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I really like the sky on this piece...the landscape is also very interesting.
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Thats huge dude.. awesome stuff.. wow!! may be a wallpaper...
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Excellent work with this. No advice from me today pal. Just a big well done!
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I love the terrain on this. The texturing could use a little more work though.. its... I don't know, it just doesnt look right for a "forbidden palace" Sorry I can't be more constructive here. Anyway, perhaps mess with the levels or something for a less hazy look? Things look just a bit washed out maybe. I'm not sure though, maybe you want the haziness. Anyway it is a very nice piece and I am looking forward to version 2.
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wow looks wikid! .. i have to try out that world machine thingey
Gj
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I do like the border a lot, and the terrain looks great (maybe there could be more sloping sides into the water, you know?)
The texturing needs a little more, maybe some slightly different colors, and placements for more of a realistic, yet ancient look.
More grass, I would suggest, so it looks like it was an old temple, but stuff has grown over and around it. . .think it would look great.
This atmosphere, although very interesting, I think leaves the viewer wanting more. . .it's hard to see the textures, or really any detail, and iit feels like more could be done with it. . .I think either a nice clear day, or something with a sunset, or a bright moon, resting just above the temple, or something, more atmospheric.
The sky looks good, although I think you could make it darker, with such an angular, sharp image, I think it could use a sky that bites a little more
Ok, see you later
~~sanosoke~~
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I like it, it's kinda got a medieval feel to it, the dusty atmosphere is a nice touch
the border helps add to it, sort of a porthole through time
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