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(C)2008 Paizo PublishingA piece from A Guide to Katapesh. This city sits at the foot of a high mountain pass. One of my favourite pieces I've painted in recent times.
Artrage, Painter, Photoshop.
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Just makes my mind wander back to Conan, aye it's positive
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this is lovely.
I must dig into artrage. it bothers me though!
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I like it! It feels a bit Hindu Kush, I can picture Pashtun coming in with camels to trade with the isolated populace! This one goes straight to my favs!
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Do you use references when painting detailed landscape shots like this one, or is it pure imagination?
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This one particular one is pretty much pure imagination, but I will look at a variety of inspiration when I set out on a project, just to either refresh my mind on the specifics of (for example) Afghan walled towns, or Tuscan mountain villages. I'm lucky enough to live somewhere where I can see some fairly rugged scenery out of the window and that's a big help!
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Very good, digging the marks and textures in this.......
I'm curious what parts did you do in Artrage?
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Cheers! A great deal of this one is Artrage. All the impasto marks on the buildings and the mountains is AR, the foreground too. I did some finer work in Painter, then finer still in PS, and tweaked my levels and added some gradients where needed in PS. I'd say its about 85% AR though.
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Nice, thanks for sharing that
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Beautiful scene. I would love to see a step by step tutorial of your workflow, combining the three art packages you used here. Loving Ninja Mountain BTW.
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This is awesome. I love the feeling of this painting... although, I must admit, I immediately thought of Conan the Barbarian, riding into the city with the horse thief. XD Good ol' Conan.
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I'll consider this a job well done! Thanks!
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Very nice. Reminds me of a documentary I've seen recently about Alexander the Great's campaign through Afghanistan - similar mountains and architecture.
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Thanks Jan!
I'm glad you're getting that Afghan vibe - that's the kind of thing that sprang to mind when I read the brief. The Hindu Kush, The Man Who Would Be King and so on. A place ripe for adventure!
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"The Man Who Would Be King"
That was a great film! I saw it once as a kid and all I remember is that it was very good and sad.
I must try to get it on DVD or something, thanks for the tip!
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Its my favourite film EVAR! Well worth tracking down. They just don't make them like they used to. Sean Connery and Micheal Caine in full effect.
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