And this week, I put in even more effort, and had even more fun! ^^
Can you guess what this one is in tribute to, based on the image and title? ;) ... I'll tell you at the end of the post (although take a guess now - the quote below the image will give it away!).
Spice Furnace
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Zen Colouring Contest by @magiccleatus
Max. Print Size: 8" x 8"
“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”
-- Frank Herbert, Dune
The Creation Process:
Of course, I started off with the contest image:
and this week, I remembered to keep the week's colour pallette in mind ;P ...:
I did something different this week. Last week, I merely created colours/textures using fractals in Mandelbulb 3D, and then "coloured in" the zen drawing with them.
This week, I created a simple heightmap using the zen drawing, and imported it into MB3D:
I then started playing around with colours and volumetric light... At first, it was difficult to get a variety of shades...:
At last though, I managed to get something looking pretty good (the image on the left):
It was still too homogenous in colour though, for my liking, so I experimented by making the surfaces reflective (image on the right).
Almost perfect! I liked the center of the first image and the rest of the reflective image, so I simply combined them in Photoshop =) ... I then touched it up with Selective Colour and a few other adjustments.
I hope you like it! =) ... And of course, the title is in reference to the great sandworms in the Dune universe. They churn through the desert sands, and especially enjoy spice-rich patches... My regular readers will know that Dune is my favourite sci-fi series ever. Well worth reading multiple times ;)
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A few recent posts of mine:
"Rubiscus" - Gallery: Motifs | "Fears and Their Flames" - Poems, 019 | "Omnis Phylogenesis" - Gallery: Fine Art
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