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Published: 2015-10-08 23:51:23 +0000 UTC; Views: 25768; Favourites: 1693; Downloads: 0
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Description It was cold outside, enough to feel refreshing, but not overwhelmingly so.  The sense of serenity and tranquility provided by this atmosphere is too easy to forget, and wanting to enjoy it longer, I kept walking until reaching a clearing in the distance.  I stopped and looked down upon the towns and fields that dotted the world below me, their dull glow illuminating darkness like fireflies.  As I turned to head back to my home, a ghostly blue glow on the corners of my eyes caught my attention.  What I saw is something I'll never forget...even if nobody else believes it.


It's kinda strange, Articuno is the only legendary bird of ice or snow that really seems to stand out.  It's kinda weird how the Phoenix is so prevalent in many mythological stories, but there's not any type of frozen or water counterpart to it that I've been able to easily find.  There probably are some that exist somewhere, but they're entirely beyond my scope of knowledge at the moment.

I did want to do something ice-related.  And with as wonderful as the temperature has been in the mornings these days (it's so enjoyable and relaxing just to walk!), I've been strangely motivated to make something about that.  Anyway, I hope you all enjoy it

Updated 11 October 2015:  Things are sharper, and there's more magical dotted things everywhere.  The dots were in the previews but somehow wanted to hide in the final render.


Apo + Chaotica + Chaotica 2
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Comments: 87

Rose-Chaan [2016-03-17 10:14:33 +0000 UTC]

Wow! This is amazing!

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ChaosFissure In reply to Rose-Chaan [2016-03-17 18:14:31 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad you like it  I really enjoy how this turned out!

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Rose-Chaan In reply to ChaosFissure [2016-03-18 16:38:48 +0000 UTC]

Your art are really amazing! I love it!  

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Topaz-Highway-888 [2016-01-03 21:56:18 +0000 UTC]

absolutely perfect much !!!

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ChaosFissure In reply to Topaz-Highway-888 [2016-01-03 23:14:35 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I don't think it's perfect, but I'm sure as heck proud of it

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Daveyburr [2015-12-15 06:01:39 +0000 UTC]

Damn this is so sick!

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amit2k8animator [2015-12-11 12:24:42 +0000 UTC]

love your work Sir . can i know what program you use Sir it will really helpful 

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mistral168 [2015-12-10 23:20:04 +0000 UTC]

very nice!

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ChaosFissure In reply to mistral168 [2015-12-10 23:20:45 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad you enjoy it!

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mistral168 In reply to ChaosFissure [2015-12-12 16:34:48 +0000 UTC]

 

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LadviTheLad [2015-12-06 22:51:20 +0000 UTC]

I don't know what I'm looking at, but I'm definitely loving it.

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fishofglass [2015-11-03 16:34:44 +0000 UTC]

amazing!

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Christopher-Sheppard [2015-10-26 07:46:56 +0000 UTC]

love love love this feeling!

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ChaosFissure In reply to Christopher-Sheppard [2015-10-27 04:17:35 +0000 UTC]

Thank you  What type of feeling do you have, if I my ask? 

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Christopher-Sheppard In reply to ChaosFissure [2015-10-27 05:15:41 +0000 UTC]

freedom in ice and cold bliss...kinda like the peppermint York patty commercials

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ChaosFissure In reply to Christopher-Sheppard [2015-10-27 22:06:11 +0000 UTC]

Haha, the type of chill in the fall that makes you feel alive and refreshed?  That feeling was actually what I strongly relied on when making this

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Christopher-Sheppard In reply to ChaosFissure [2015-10-28 04:33:34 +0000 UTC]

wow!, well you totally succeeded then!   for me, its the peaceful sense of silent alone-ness surrounded by snow.  I love how you were able to convey that feeling so clearly!

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xaphanbeneelim [2015-10-24 20:23:38 +0000 UTC]

It's so gorgeous... it really is ! Tshe colors, the shape, what i feel looking at it !
Great job !

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ChaosFissure In reply to xaphanbeneelim [2015-10-27 04:16:12 +0000 UTC]

Thank you  I really love the colors and feeling as well, though it's probably because my mind was very strongly attached to the creation of this!  Out of curiosity, what do you feel when looking at it, if I may ask?

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Hashik0 [2015-10-22 02:00:28 +0000 UTC]

cool

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pettes [2015-10-17 08:54:32 +0000 UTC]

Ive been looking at this for like, 10 minutes, and I can't still tear my eyes away

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ChaosFissure In reply to pettes [2015-10-17 13:41:19 +0000 UTC]

Thank you  I'm glad that you enjoy it!  For the most part my art always wins any staring contests I have with it

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kales71 [2015-10-14 20:55:53 +0000 UTC]

simply  amazing work

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theladyanonymous [2015-10-14 14:31:12 +0000 UTC]

Very organic and lovely.

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dream-cup [2015-10-13 18:33:28 +0000 UTC]

So visceral and ethereal at the same time. I particularly like the magical dots.

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ChaosFissure In reply to dream-cup [2015-10-14 14:27:09 +0000 UTC]

That was what I was hoping to accomplish I make these things because they're the closest way I can represent my own dreams -- so while they end up as ethereal concepts, I want to have them feel as real as possible.

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silverwing47 [2015-10-13 14:44:00 +0000 UTC]

This somehow frozen beauty reminds me a dream when i was little

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ChaosFissure In reply to silverwing47 [2015-10-14 14:24:10 +0000 UTC]

Thank you I don't really know that much about your dream, but I think a dream that contained anything like this would be pretty awesome!

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silverwing47 In reply to ChaosFissure [2015-10-15 19:48:49 +0000 UTC]

😁

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Teeglor [2015-10-13 05:55:25 +0000 UTC]

I love these colours so much. 

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ChaosFissure In reply to Teeglor [2015-10-14 14:22:10 +0000 UTC]

Thank you I'm trying to spice up the colors I use in my own artwork, and love blue -- I figured this would be a good way to start

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Kipporah [2015-10-12 01:12:39 +0000 UTC]

That's an interesting point about Articuno.
I love this picture, lot's of movement, almost violent but peaceful at the same time.

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ChaosFissure In reply to Kipporah [2015-10-12 01:32:25 +0000 UTC]

It wasn't something I realized until trying to figure out if there were any other birds of ice.  As is the nature of fire, ice, or any type of energy, it can destroy, and it also can create.  This balance of harmony and destruction, yin and yang --- or to me, chaos and order --- is something that is integral to what I create.  Something that can be majestic and magical, even mythic, would probably be terrifying and awe-inspiring at the same time.

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Aerozopher [2015-10-11 22:11:38 +0000 UTC]

cool.. and partly it looks like brush strokes

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gyappumusoka [2015-10-11 22:03:33 +0000 UTC]

Amazingly beautiful!

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XxShardedDragonxX [2015-10-11 21:48:37 +0000 UTC]

Nice to see the updated version ! Good job !

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ChaosFissure In reply to XxShardedDragonxX [2015-10-12 01:34:00 +0000 UTC]

Thank you  It took me twice as long to get it updated because I accidentally closed the render before I saved it the first time

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DaJiF [2015-10-11 19:01:14 +0000 UTC]

Wow! Amazing

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ThoughtWeaver [2015-10-11 16:35:22 +0000 UTC]

The updated version was what I was hoping for. Marvelous work!

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ChaosFissure In reply to ThoughtWeaver [2015-10-11 17:30:13 +0000 UTC]

 I'm glad that you like it more!  If only I had my desktop with me on Friday, I would have changed it then

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MrJuniorer [2015-10-11 07:07:02 +0000 UTC]

Wow!!!! I freakin' love this soooo much!! Awesome job!

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ChaosFissure In reply to MrJuniorer [2015-10-11 17:30:24 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much

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MrJuniorer In reply to ChaosFissure [2015-10-12 04:40:35 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!

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Ururuty [2015-10-11 04:14:44 +0000 UTC]

awesome

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catacomb-death [2015-10-11 03:46:24 +0000 UTC]

this is beutifull. 

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XxShardedDragonxX [2015-10-11 02:45:51 +0000 UTC]

Oh this is ice haha i thought it was blue fire for a moment . 'o^o

Nice fractal tough ! Although i do think ice would look a bit more solid/dense XD

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ChaosFissure In reply to XxShardedDragonxX [2015-10-11 03:28:28 +0000 UTC]

Well, this was inspired by Articuno, so this is my attempt to capture its "essence" from a story my mind created -- the feelings, magic, motion, and energy.   The creature itself might have an affinity to ice -- but that doesn't mean it can be helpful and warm-hearted as well.  The texture on the "feathers" is a bit fiery, I'll give you that -- I'm really good at fire (or so I like to believe...), and the strength of the glow does contribute to this.  Maybe this frozen fire gives freezerburn a new meaning.

I do intend to re-render it so that it's sharper -- this thing is waaaay too blurry and I didn't notice this until I had gone out of town...so tomorrow I'll do that and perhaps some crisper edges might help make it seem more icy. 

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XxShardedDragonxX In reply to ChaosFissure [2015-10-11 13:16:45 +0000 UTC]

Haha it's still a nice piece though

Lol I loved Articuno it was one of my favourite legendary birds .

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dauriru [2015-10-11 02:32:46 +0000 UTC]

I love your artwork, you blend traditional and digital style so good, I can hardly tell this isn't oleum paint

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ChaosFissure In reply to dauriru [2015-10-11 03:10:30 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much ^_^  I enjoy the texture and brushstrokes that I have observed in various pieces of traditional art, and I love the vibrance, glows, and madness of shapes that digital artwork allows me to create.  I've spent over three years working on the style I'm using right now, and I'm constantly learning more about how to accomplish different texturing effects to this day.  I hope I never stop!

It amazes me that the artwork I make - which is one of the most purely digital forms of artwork out there -- see www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHdf8j… if you want a timelapse of another piece of mine -- often is mistaken for traditional artwork and painted artwork.  I'm both honored, and somewhat amused, as I'd be making different types of painted artwork if I was able to paint even to a fraction of my skill with fractals is.   I'm glad I found something I wholeheartedly enjoy doing, and I'm amazed at the overwhelmingly positive responses people have had to what I've made  

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