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ArthurBlue โ My Cathedral by the Sea
Published: 2012-08-20 02:19:15 +0000 UTC; Views: 30651; Favourites: 1478; Downloads: 0
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This is a companion image to "My Castle by the Sea":As always, this was rendered in Vue.
EDIT 2016-04-08: I added an alternative version in my scrapbook, here:
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...a treasure of wonderful ideas and images you must have at your disposal.
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Like having your own indoor swimming pool, except a million times better. Very beautiful.
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you make really great atmosphere in this image ..
this image has a really rice story from unknown world ...
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this is a great piece of artwork. ย I wouldn't give this anything less than an A++.
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Thank you, that's very kind of you.
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This is so beautiful. I found this credited on desktop showcase in Linux Voice magazine and had to come to look at this and favourite.
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Thanks! I had no idea they featured this image. I'm glad you "found" me.
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Well done. The aspect of shadows and light draws my eye to the figure in the left, and the composition is excellent.
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Absolutely stunning! I can actually imagine what it would be like to stand there. Beautiful job!
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Wow soooo inspiring!!! A million stories are being born in my head after watching your gallery! thanks so much! Beautiful work!!
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Thank you! That feels really good to read.
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I am speechless.... I would pay a lot to be in such a place
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Man...this is sรฒ good, and sรฒ beautifull...you're one of the most talented Vue - artist i have seen here...!
I love you're work
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Love this... all of your work gives me the Chills and puts me in another place (or should I say Dimension!)
Thanks Authur ย ย - I want lessons on how to do this in Vue 
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I really don't see how this is digital, because it looks so REAL.
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What a beautiful creation. I wish such a place were real and that I could live there...
Well done.
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[link] Your wonderful art work has been featured in my August 2012 Journal.
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[link] Your wonderful art work has been featured in my August 2012 Journal.
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Such unbelievable (yet believable) terrain! Amazing work as always!
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This is so awesome and beautiful!!!
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i love the way you can barely see the birds flying in the background...it's as if I can almost imagine their call. Love this print!
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This is so cool! I could use a place like that!
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How do you build these caves? They look great!
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Thanks!
This was a 3 step approach: composition, model and texture.
1) Composition: I built a kind of a prototype using simple spheres, to obtain the overall shape.
2) Model: Export all the spheres to zbrush, where I converted it to a normal model and refined it; import it back to Vue.
3) Texture: in Vue I applied a custom procedural material, based on a fractal, which created all the fine details.
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Is there someplace with a tutorial for making Fractal based materials in Vue?
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Probably www.geekatplay.com has the most comprehensive range of free Vue tutorials everywhere on the net. You'll find several tutorials about materials there and most probably some will include fractal use. Another good spot for free tutorials is www.cornucopia3d.com but a bit more difficult to navigate.
If you are willing to pay, then I would recommend www.asilefx.net.
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Beautiful! Love the terrain formation. Did you model it yourself or is it procedurally generated (cool even if so)?
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Thanks!
It's a mix: the overall shape was modeled and the fine rock details are procedural.
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Of course - seems obvious now that you mention it. I haven't yet used Vue or a terrain gen yet, but have been increasingly considering it. I have Bryce - seen some amazing work produced with it too, though it seems one really needs to be a total Bryce rock star for good results.
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Bryce was one of the apps I experimented when I was starting my CG 'adventure', in late 2006. But I never quite got the hang of it and I was always facing serious limitations to what I wanted to do. Then I found Vue and never looked back. 
I also use GeoControl2 for terrain gen but if it were today I would have opted for WorldMachine. I hesitate in changing now, after all the time I invested in GeoControl2 but if you're seriously considering a terrain gen, I would recommend WorldMachine.
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