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"The Maya civilization was one of the grandest in the history of the world and the reason for its collapse is still shrouded in mystery. The ancient Maya occupied a vast geographic area in Central and South America from around 2000 BC until 1500 AD. The Mayan culture extended to parts of what is now Mexico, Honduras, and El Salvador, and most of Guatemala and Belize. During the Classical Period which lasted from the third to the ninth century, Maya civilization built awe-inspiring temples, pyramids and cities and formed a complex social and political order. The Mayan culture excelled in many different fields, and testaments of their achievements are found throughout the area." (Information source: [link] )

This is my own representation of the culture that flourished in the south east of my country: my intention was not to produce a perfectly accurate historical scene. Although there is not a city exactly like the one here, the pyramids are based on existing ones on various archeological sites. The perspective was done with a few basic 3D Sketchup models; once I had that everything was painted in Photoshop.

I hope you like it!
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khatyp [2022-11-18 20:23:22 +0000 UTC]

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KadraofAmtheria [2020-09-18 22:14:41 +0000 UTC]

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jcbarquet In reply to KadraofAmtheria [2020-10-20 21:12:00 +0000 UTC]

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hetaliatardis [2012-11-21 04:20:08 +0000 UTC]

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Impact


The different elements of this piece are very well incorporated. It has an almost natural flow for the viewers eye to follow. The shades and shadows are blended nicely and it all looks very realistic. The faint stars in the top right corner were a nice touch. The pyramids (if that's what they're called) are very intricately drawn, especially the first one. The fade-out effects with the pyramids in the background are well done. Your use of scale is good and seems on target. The tree and river in the foreground are very detailed and when mixed with the darkening sky help create a sort of frame for the lighter pyramids and sunset/rise portion. All in all, this is a very nicely done piece that helps transport the viewer into an entirely different time.

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WestlyLaFleur In reply to hetaliatardis [2012-12-02 00:11:30 +0000 UTC]

five stars is a bit lenient. some of the rendering is rather sloppy, which leads to the buildings looking like they might be made of legos. the atmospheric perspective also leaves something to be desired. otherwise nice.

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jcbarquet In reply to hetaliatardis [2012-11-21 21:00:53 +0000 UTC]

I really appreciate you taking the time to write these. Thanks again!

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hetaliatardis In reply to jcbarquet [2012-11-21 23:31:33 +0000 UTC]

No problem. I think your art is amazing.

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zeropainter [2019-07-06 07:22:08 +0000 UTC]

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KarakNornClansman [2019-03-09 22:17:40 +0000 UTC]

Splendid artwork! You've got a deft style and a very good hand at details.

Please pardon me asking, but would you by any chance be interested in helping out the volunteer project known as the Ninth Age (T9A for short: www.the-ninth-age.com/ )? It is the spiritual successor of Warhammer Fantasy, run by 300+ volunteer contributors all tinkering in their spare time, and it aims to go even further than Warhammer did along the paths of historically based dark fantasy smΓΆrgΓ₯sbord setting: i.imgur.com/dlmQkB6.jpg

T9A is all about cultural fantasy races, and even after Saurian Ancients (WHFB Lizardmen: whfb.lexicanum.com/mediawiki/i… Β from Lustria's jungles: i.imgur.com/GwuOpjx.jpg ) have claimed the Mayan and Aztec styles for themselves, there are a lot of mileage left for fantasy peoples based on Pre-Columbian American cultures.

In the Ninth Age's historically based fantasy setting, the equivalent of South America (Virentia) sport its Andes (Wrathful Mountains), all unclaimed as of present. We're currently brainstorming about a new concept, namely Andean fantasy Dwarves. We'd love to see as many Pre-Columbian-interested artists' very own interpretations of this fantasy concept as possible, and your distinct artworks would be great to have onboard!

If you would like join up for some artistic brainstorming, then the relevant upload places are both the gallery ( www.the-ninth-age.com/gallery/ ) and the Incan Dwarf thread ( www.the-ninth-age.com/index.ph… ). Otherwise I can just act the middleman and upload any donated concept artworks of yours over on the Ninth Age, naturally with credit and linking to you being duly given.

If you would by any chance be interested in donating artworks of yours for concepts, then here is a quick guide for T9A gallery upload of art contributions: i.imgur.com/ORLCncV.jpg

At any rate, masterful artworks! Evocative to boot, and coloured like a dream. Have a nice day.

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rutiilance [2018-02-11 20:50:00 +0000 UTC]

Do you mind if I use this as a character sheet like This?
With credit in the corner of the image and in the description, of course!

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jcbarquet In reply to rutiilance [2018-03-25 17:52:54 +0000 UTC]

Hi, thanks for asking, but please refrain from re-using the piece. Thanks!

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rutiilance In reply to jcbarquet [2018-03-25 17:56:15 +0000 UTC]

Sure thing!

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ValiantVenturer [2017-03-01 20:19:40 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful work!

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jcbarquet In reply to ValiantVenturer [2018-03-25 17:53:03 +0000 UTC]

Thanks mate.

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Atmajay [2016-05-02 08:44:00 +0000 UTC]

Hi, thi is Atmajay.
I'd like to post an article in FB regarding the 5th Dimension or the coming Golden Age.
As soon as I saw your painting I became speechless.
I'd like to know whether I can use it in my FB article and, of course, by mentioning your name and puttiong a link to your website as well.
Please, anwer as soon as possible.
Thanks

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jcbarquet In reply to Atmajay [2016-06-11 17:13:40 +0000 UTC]

Hi, sorry, yes, feel free to use it. My FB art page is Juan Carlos Barquet, you can link to it-
Cheers

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ChojinRyu750 [2014-11-29 03:01:08 +0000 UTC]

sweet

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jcbarquet In reply to ChojinRyu750 [2018-03-25 17:53:11 +0000 UTC]

Cheers

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swordcat9 [2014-11-22 19:58:03 +0000 UTC]

This is amazing work! I suck at backgrounds, if only I had this kind of talent! Dammit!

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jcbarquet In reply to swordcat9 [2014-11-23 20:31:58 +0000 UTC]

thanks

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NSolanki [2014-03-28 23:36:22 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful creation of the past! Well done!

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jcbarquet In reply to NSolanki [2014-03-30 18:45:07 +0000 UTC]

Thanks man!

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kenkunz [2013-09-28 04:35:48 +0000 UTC]

Great artwork!

Would you mind if I use this one as a slide background (for "The Golden Age of JavaScript")?

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jcbarquet In reply to kenkunz [2013-09-28 16:10:46 +0000 UTC]

Hi, sorry but I can't allow that.

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SilverVulpine [2013-09-24 02:23:23 +0000 UTC]

Spectacular image!


The scale is wonderful, and the colors work so gorgeously here.

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Becky123190 [2013-09-23 23:44:02 +0000 UTC]

Β is really beautiful im subbing to your channel for beautiful art like this

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glassocean [2013-09-15 04:14:55 +0000 UTC]

I love reading about those ancient cultures & civilizations. The Olmecs, Toltecs,Β Tiwanaku, Nazca, Inca, Maya and others. They always had the most interesting temples and structures mysteriously abandoned in the jungles. I was also listening to some audio books about how stories have trickled down through history as well about races of giants that had preceded many of these cultures. In South America, when the Spanish chroniclers first met the Inca, they asked them who built places likeΒ Saksaywaman(fortress with 50+ton stones fit perfectly with other ones). The Inca told them they(the huge stone fortresses) were already in ruins before they arrived and that they were built by a race of giants. Its fascinating to research these subjects. The Maya also had tons of calendars charting time. Some of them charted 5125 and 26,000 year periods.

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jcbarquet In reply to glassocean [2013-09-16 18:50:56 +0000 UTC]

Very interesting! I think every ancient cultures is interesting in its on way Thanks for sharing!

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elodie50a [2013-04-30 07:28:51 +0000 UTC]

So beautiful !!!

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Lothrian [2013-04-02 17:20:20 +0000 UTC]

Brilliant! It is truly such a tragedy that a whole civilization has vanished from the face of the earth...

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jcbarquet In reply to Lothrian [2013-04-03 01:36:27 +0000 UTC]

it is, although there are still some living people of Mayan descent who speak their language

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salomnsm [2012-12-23 20:09:12 +0000 UTC]

ItΒ΄s so great!!

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jcbarquet In reply to salomnsm [2012-12-24 02:12:32 +0000 UTC]

thanks!

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grotesquebuffoon [2012-11-09 03:25:29 +0000 UTC]

out of this world

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TheEmeraldMasquerade [2012-10-27 14:45:42 +0000 UTC]

Gorgeous!

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TheSmalo [2012-10-27 10:11:48 +0000 UTC]

Really beautiful and amazing! You are talented

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jcbarquet In reply to TheSmalo [2012-10-28 17:07:30 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

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dkr1031 [2012-09-16 04:25:07 +0000 UTC]

I just love Mesoamerican Civilizations!!

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jcbarquet In reply to dkr1031 [2012-09-17 04:38:54 +0000 UTC]

I love them too

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melijan [2012-05-03 17:52:35 +0000 UTC]

that's totally amazing!

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jcbarquet In reply to melijan [2012-05-03 20:22:13 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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AwareWeapon [2012-04-10 02:42:05 +0000 UTC]

Genial compa tu arte es de lo mejor, sigue asΓ­ que tiene mucho talento

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jcbarquet In reply to AwareWeapon [2012-04-12 23:25:31 +0000 UTC]

Muchas gracias!

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comj8 [2012-02-08 22:09:55 +0000 UTC]

Otro gran trabajo

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jcbarquet In reply to comj8 [2012-02-08 23:01:40 +0000 UTC]

muchas gracias

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lululetti [2012-02-06 17:54:38 +0000 UTC]

Bellisimo!!

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jcbarquet In reply to lululetti [2012-02-06 18:01:54 +0000 UTC]

gracias!

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lululetti In reply to jcbarquet [2012-02-06 22:06:48 +0000 UTC]

de nada!

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