I thought it was. <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Andy Warhol is rolling in his grave <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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<!--QuoteBegin-That Annoying Kid+Jun 21 2004, 01:55 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (That Annoying Kid @ Jun 21 2004, 01:55 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I just thought of one! done by none other than our very own <span style='color:orange'><b>coil</b></span>
It's a concept art for nightwatch, and it's very win <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Like DOOM's, it's awesome, but not amazing.
- Honestly, I'd like to see some more Western-Style RPGs. Sure, Wild Wild West might have sucked as a movie, but I'd really like to see this theme explored as a possible RPG universe
Wow, Confuzor. Those first two really remind me of Stephen King's "Dark Tower" series (Even non-King fans should check it out, really departs from his usual style, quite an excellent read.)
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edited June 2004
<!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->There was a time many years ago when the earth was covered in darkness. An inky pitch blanketed the world making it very difficult for anyone to hunt or fish or gather berries for food. An old man lived along the banks of a stream with his daughter who may have been very beautiful or possibly quite homely. This didn't matter to the old man however because after all it was dark and who could tell.
The reason why the world was dark had to do with the old man who had a box that contained a box that held many other boxes. In the very last box was all the light in the universe and this was a treasure he selfishly kept to himself.
The mischievious Raven existed at that time because he always had. He was none too happy about the state of the world for he blundered about in the darkbumping into everything. His interfering nature peaked one day when he stumbled by the old man's hut and overheard him muttering about his boxes. He instantly decided to steal the light but first had to find a way to get inside the hut.
Each day the young girl would go to the stream to fetch water so the Raven transformed himself into a tiny hemlock needle and floated into the girl's bucket. Working a bit of his "trickster" magic, he made the girl thirsty and as she took a drink he slipped down her throat. Once down in her warm insides he changed again; this time into a small human being and took a very long nap.
The girl did not know what was happening to her and didn't tell her father. One day the Raven emerged as a little boy child. If anyone could have seen him in the dark, they would have noticed that he was a peculiar looking child with a long beaklike nose, a few feathers here and there, and the unmistakably shining eyes of the Raven.
Both father and daughter were delighted with their new addition and played with him for hours on end. As the child explored his new surroundings he soon determined that the light must be kept in the big box in the corner. When he first tried to open the box, his grandfather scolded him profusely which in turn started a crying and squawking fit the likes of which the old man had never seen. As grandfathers have done since the beginning of time he caved in and gave the child the biggest box to play with. This brought peace to the hut for a brief time but it wasn't long until the child pulled his scam again, and again, and again until finally only one box remained.
After much coaxing and wailing the old man at last agreed to let the child play with the light for only a moment. As he tossed the ball of light the child transformed into the Raven and snatching the light in his beak, flew through the smokehole and up into the sky.
The world was instantly changed forever. Mountains sprang into the bright sky and reflections danced on the rivers and oceans. Far away, the Eagle was awakened and launched skyward - his target now clearly in sight.
Raven was so caught up in all the excitement of the newly revealed world that he nearly didn't see the Eagle bearing down on him. Swerving sharply to escape the outstretched talons, he dropped nearly half of the ball of light which fell to the earth. Shattering into one large and many small pieces on the rocky ground the bits of light bounced back up into the heavens where they remain to this day as the moon and the stars.
The Eagle pursued Raven beyond the rim of the world and exhausted by the long chase, Raven let go of what light still remained. Floating gracefully above the the clouds, the sun as we now know it started up over the mountains to the east.
The first rays of the morning sun brought light through the smokehole of the old man's house. He was weeping in sorrow over his great loss and looking up, saw his daughter for the first time. She was very beautiful and smiling, he began to feel a little better.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> Personally, I think this image is the finest work of art I have ever seen. It is entitled "Raven and Sun" by Don Yeomans. It is done in the art style of the northwest coastal indian tribes, the Tlingit, Haida, and Kwakiutl.
If anyone is interested, I've attempted to do some art in that style myself. I don't really consider it amazing, but I'll post a link in here if you want to <a href='http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/rmoulton/ryanravenstealsthelight.gif' target='_blank'>check it out</a>.
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<!--QuoteBegin-Ness-Earthbound+Jun 21 2004, 10:15 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Ness-Earthbound @ Jun 21 2004, 10:15 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Wow, Confuzor. Those first two really remind me of Stephen King's "Dark Tower" series (Even non-King fans should check it out, really departs from his usual style, quite an excellent read.) <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> I thought that too <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--> The train thing reminded me of the monorail (blaine?). I haven't read any of the series for ages though.
<!--QuoteBegin-.OrganoX.+Jun 21 2004, 12:55 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (.OrganoX. @ Jun 21 2004, 12:55 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> *Sorry for dubbel post* Here is some cool images from the website: www.shadowness.com
<img src='http://www.shadowness.com/images/exhibition/600/579.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> hummm this is better....
artist: the great Vincent Locke!
<span style='color:white'>There's far, and there's <i>too</i> far.</span>
<!--QuoteBegin-Impy_The_Lerk+Jun 22 2004, 11:41 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Impy_The_Lerk @ Jun 22 2004, 11:41 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-.OrganoX.+Jun 21 2004, 12:55 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (.OrganoX. @ Jun 21 2004, 12:55 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> *Sorry for dubbel post* Here is some cool images from the website: www.shadowness.com
<img src='http://www.shadowness.com/images/exhibition/600/579.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> hummm this is better....
artist: the great Vincent Locke!
<span style='color:white'>There's far, and there's <i>too</i> far.</span> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> yeah <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> btw, cannibal corpse, are they black or death metal? i think its omelody death metal.
dont know if this is the subject or not.. here is some dimmu borgir "images" <img src='http://metalartwork.free.fr/images/pochettes2/tailleoriginale2/big1/Dimmu_Borgir_-_Godless_Savage_Garden.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
The band: <img src='http://home.online.no/~franholm/dimmu/pictures22/images/Dimmu5_jpg.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
Ok.. I would post the .bmp but it is over 5MB in size.. and I don't think anyone with a non broadband connection would want to wait the 10 minutes just to see that picture. Author, me. :-)
Ok.. putting aside the fact that someone doesn't know what kind of work it takes to create these pictures. I shall post two more of my favorites that I have done.
This one was VERY cpu intensive. Well half a day to render, GG light sources. <img src='http://www.applepics.com/userfiles/p6181_raefnaltow4376.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
My first attempt at a more realistic snow scene. Puts my neverwinter nights to shame really.
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Something to note: While I am not fundamentally against people posting their own work in this thread, remember what it implies. You might be comfortable with stating flat out, "my work is amazing," but don't be suprised if people give you flak for it.
<!--QuoteBegin-moultano+Jun 22 2004, 09:12 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (moultano @ Jun 22 2004, 09:12 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Something to note: While I am not fundamentally against people posting their own work in this thread, remember what it implies. You might be comfortable with stating flat out, "my work is amazing," but don't be suprised if people give you flak for it. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> True that.
I never said anything I made was amazing, its neat, but its not like breath taking or anything. However, critisms are accepted, but simply negating something to "copy paste" is counter productive to both the artist and the critic. :-)
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edited June 2004
<!--QuoteBegin-WoT|Lanfear+Jun 22 2004, 03:18 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (WoT|Lanfear @ Jun 22 2004, 03:18 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I never said anything I made was amazing, its neat, but its not like breath taking or anything. However, critisms are accepted, but simply negating something to "copy paste" is counter productive to both the artist and the critic. :-) <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> I don't want to be rude here, but please read the rules. This thread is for amazing images only. If you don't think your image is amazing, then don't post it. There is an entire forum for people to post the artwork they are proud of.
Besides the fact that this image was done for Homeworld, there's not much else I know about it. Great lighting; I like the visible tracings left over from the hand drawn, mixed with with the CG.
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I thought it was. <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Andy Warhol is rolling in his grave <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
there are alot of really cool works here
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I just thought of one! done by none other than our very own <span style='color:orange'><b>coil</b></span>
It's a concept art for nightwatch, and it's very win
<img src='http://www.hl-nightwatch.net/images/media/concept/nw_assassin.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
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It's a concept art for nightwatch, and it's very win <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Like DOOM's, it's awesome, but not amazing.
An intro to <a href='http://www.ryanchurch.com/' target='_blank'>Ryan Church</a>
<img src='http://s95094929.onlinehome.us/stuff/concepts/Ryan%20Church/cowboysWORKING.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
- Honestly, I'd like to see some more Western-Style RPGs. Sure, Wild Wild West might have sucked as a movie, but I'd really like to see this theme explored as a possible RPG universe
<img src='http://s95094929.onlinehome.us/stuff/concepts/Ryan%20Church/paddleship_B.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
- Did I mention I love airships? The ship itself is reminiscent to those oldies steam ships, which is why the black and white is fitting.
<img src='http://s95094929.onlinehome.us/stuff/concepts/Ryan%20Church/blimpcity_B.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
- Inverted cities rule.
And Ryan Church also rules.
Less talk, More pics.
the real amazing thing is, that PHOTO was taken in 1910 ...
<a href='http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/empire/' target='_blank'>http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/empire/</a>
The reason why the world was dark had to do with the old man who had a box that contained a box that held many other boxes. In the very last box was all the light in the universe and this was a treasure he selfishly kept to himself.
The mischievious Raven existed at that time because he always had. He was none too happy about the state of the world for he blundered about in the darkbumping into everything. His interfering nature peaked one day when he stumbled by the old man's hut and overheard him muttering about his boxes. He instantly decided to steal the light but first had to find a way to get inside the hut.
Each day the young girl would go to the stream to fetch water so the Raven transformed himself into a tiny hemlock needle and floated into the girl's bucket. Working a bit of his "trickster" magic, he made the girl thirsty and as she took a drink he slipped down her throat. Once down in her warm insides he changed again; this time into a small human being and took a very long nap.
The girl did not know what was happening to her and didn't tell her father. One day the Raven emerged as a little boy child. If anyone could have seen him in the dark, they would have noticed that he was a peculiar looking child with a long beaklike nose, a few feathers here and there, and the unmistakably shining eyes of the Raven.
Both father and daughter were delighted with their new addition and played with him for hours on end. As the child explored his new surroundings he soon determined that the light must be kept in the big box in the corner. When he first tried to open the box, his grandfather scolded him profusely which in turn started a crying and squawking fit the likes of which the old man had never seen. As grandfathers have done since the beginning of time he caved in and gave the child the biggest box to play with. This brought peace to the hut for a brief time but it wasn't long until the child pulled his scam again, and again, and again until finally only one box remained.
After much coaxing and wailing the old man at last agreed to let the child play with the light for only a moment. As he tossed the ball of light the child transformed into the Raven and snatching the light in his beak, flew through the smokehole and up into the sky.
The world was instantly changed forever. Mountains sprang into the bright sky and reflections danced on the rivers and oceans. Far away, the Eagle was awakened and launched skyward - his target now clearly in sight.
Raven was so caught up in all the excitement of the newly revealed world that he nearly didn't see the Eagle bearing down on him. Swerving sharply to escape the outstretched talons, he dropped nearly half of the ball of light which fell to the earth. Shattering into one large and many small pieces on the rocky ground the bits of light bounced back up into the heavens where they remain to this day as the moon and the stars.
The Eagle pursued Raven beyond the rim of the world and exhausted by the long chase, Raven let go of what light still remained. Floating gracefully above the the clouds, the sun as we now know it started up over the mountains to the east.
The first rays of the morning sun brought light through the smokehole of the old man's house. He was weeping in sorrow over his great loss and looking up, saw his daughter for the first time. She was very beautiful and smiling, he began to feel a little better.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Personally, I think this image is the finest work of art I have ever seen. It is entitled "Raven and Sun" by Don Yeomans. It is done in the art style of the northwest coastal indian tribes, the Tlingit, Haida, and Kwakiutl.
<img src='http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/rmoulton/raven.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
If anyone is interested, I've attempted to do some art in that style myself. I don't really consider it amazing, but I'll post a link in here if you want to <a href='http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/rmoulton/ryanravenstealsthelight.gif' target='_blank'>check it out</a>.
I thought that too <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--> The train thing reminded me of the monorail (blaine?). I haven't read any of the series for ages though.
<img src='http://www.battle.net/images/broodwar/pix/wall/xzerg2prev.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
Here is some cool images from the website: www.shadowness.com
<img src='http://www.shadowness.com/images/exhibition/600/579.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
hummm this is better....
artist: the great Vincent Locke!
<span style='color:white'>There's far, and there's <i>too</i> far.</span>
Here is some cool images from the website: www.shadowness.com
<img src='http://www.shadowness.com/images/exhibition/600/579.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
hummm this is better....
artist: the great Vincent Locke!
<span style='color:white'>There's far, and there's <i>too</i> far.</span> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
yeah <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
btw, cannibal corpse, are they black or death metal? i think its omelody death metal.
dont know if this is the subject or not..
here is some dimmu borgir "images"
<img src='http://metalartwork.free.fr/images/pochettes2/tailleoriginale2/big1/Dimmu_Borgir_-_Godless_Savage_Garden.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
The band:
<img src='http://home.online.no/~franholm/dimmu/pictures22/images/Dimmu5_jpg.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
Anyway, that's some disgusting... Well, amazingly disgusting stuff.
<img src='http://www.applepics.com/1/userfiles/iwotlanfear_30.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
Weird rain..
Try <i>not</i> posting that picture again
Thank you
This one was VERY cpu intensive. Well half a day to render, GG light sources.
<img src='http://www.applepics.com/userfiles/p6181_raefnaltow4376.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
My first attempt at a more realistic snow scene. Puts my neverwinter nights to shame really.
<img src='http://www.applepics.com/1/userfiles/iwotlanfear_31.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
<a href='http://dynamic4.gamespy.com/~freespace/hlp/file_show.php?fil=175' target='_blank'>http://dynamic4.gamespy.com/~freespace/hlp...how.php?fil=175</a>
<a href='http://dynamic4.gamespy.com/~freespace/hlp/file_show.php?fil=190' target='_blank'>http://dynamic4.gamespy.com/~freespace/hlp...how.php?fil=190</a>
<a href='http://dynamic4.gamespy.com/~freespace/hlp/file_show.php?fil=135' target='_blank'>http://dynamic4.gamespy.com/~freespace/hlp...how.php?fil=135</a>
<a href='http://dynamic4.gamespy.com/~freespace/hlp/file_show.php?fil=137' target='_blank'>http://dynamic4.gamespy.com/~freespace/hlp...how.php?fil=137</a>
<a href='http://dynamic4.gamespy.com/~freespace/hlp/file_show.php?fil=133' target='_blank'>http://dynamic4.gamespy.com/~freespace/hlp...how.php?fil=133</a>
<a href='http://dynamic4.gamespy.com/~freespace/hlp/file_show.php?fil=102' target='_blank'>http://dynamic4.gamespy.com/~freespace/hlp...how.php?fil=102</a>
<a href='http://dynamic4.gamespy.com/~freespace/hlp/file_show.php?fil=104' target='_blank'>http://dynamic4.gamespy.com/~freespace/hlp...how.php?fil=104</a>
While I am not fundamentally against people posting their own work in this thread, remember what it implies. You might be comfortable with stating flat out, "my work is amazing," but don't be suprised if people give you flak for it.
While I am not fundamentally against people posting their own work in this thread, remember what it implies. You might be comfortable with stating flat out, "my work is amazing," but don't be suprised if people give you flak for it. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
True that.
I don't want to be rude here, but please read the rules. This thread is for amazing images only. If you don't think your image is amazing, then don't post it. There is an entire forum for people to post the artwork they are proud of.
<img src='http://s95094929.onlinehome.us/stuff/corvette40.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />