War of the Worlds - The Black Smoke by czarnyrobert
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Description
Survivors there were none. The dull resonance of the shots the Martians fired, and the clumsy projectile whirling over the trees and houses and smashing amid the neighbouring fields.
One may picture, the sudden shifting of the attention, the swiftly spreading coils and bellyings of that blackness advancing
headlong, towering heavenward, turning the twilight to a palpable darkness, a strange and horrible antagonist of vapour striding upon its victims, men and horses near it seen dimly, running, shrieking, falling headlong, shouts of dismay, men choking and writhing on the ground, and the swift broadening-out of the opaque cone of smoke. And then night and extinction--nothing but
a silent mass of impenetrable vapour hiding its dead.
Once the tumultuous upheaval of its dispersion was over, the black smoke clung so closely to the ground, even before its precipitation, that fifty feet up in the air, on the roofs and upper stories of high houses and on great trees, there was a chance of escaping its poison. The man who escaped at the former place tells a wonderful story of the strangeness of its coiling flow, and how he looked down from the church spire and saw the houses of the village rising like ghosts out of its inky nothingness.
When black smoke had served its purpose, Martians cleared the air of it again by wading into it and directing a jet of superheated steam that hissed against the walls, smashed all the windows it touched
The composition of the Black Smoke which the Martians used with such deadly effect remains a puzzle. The terrible disasters at the Ealing and South Kensington laboratories have disinclined analysts for further investigations upon the latter. Spectrum analysis of the black powder points unmistakably to the presence of an unknown element with a brilliant group of three lines in the green, and it is possible that it combines with argon to form a compound which acts at once with
deadly effect upon some constituent in the blood.
H.G. Wells 1898
Martian War Machines modeled by me in Cinema 4D
There are some subtle Vue 5 Infinite ecosystems here - fruits (cabbages, grapes, apples), litter (leaves, papers)
Buildings Meshes by Alain Gracia - textured and upgraded by me (ex. completely remodeled roofs)
(Those buildings models are available on e-on's Cornucopia 3D)
Market - free Rolduc model - materials upgraded by me.
Horse, carriage and some small props by DAZ3D
Dead men - Poser 5 male
Other small props from 3D Cafe and DeEspona/Taschen
This time I did not made a lot of modeling, but setting of everything, texturing, lighting of the scene and characters posing took quite a long time.
I hope you'll like it :-)
This is my last one before holidays !
I will spent next two weeks in Tunisia, we will also pay a short visit to Khadafi (to check if he really stopped tinkering on his atomic bomb) :-))
Wish me luck ! I hope to return in one piece ;-))
Comments (118)
micasuka
lico que a imagem perfeita, mas (quase) tudo o que posso dizer que um plio das ilustraes da animao japonesa "Neon Genesis Evangelion". A imagem catastrica e ainda assim consegue me fazer suspirar e prender o fego. Algo como que se desse vontade de fazer parte desta paisagem e ao mesmo tempo rezar para isto nunca acontecer. Certamente esta ica imagem ganha do prrio filme, em todos os sentidos posseis.
patiomkin
super!!!!!!!!!!! exelllllllllleeent!!!!!!!
Antistat
Excellent work.
Rochr
Why did i miss this one...? Bloody excellent as usual with a very "war-like" atmosphere. Love the sepia version as well. :)
kenmo
Impressive scale and scope V*
3D_Explorer
A-M-A-Z-I-N-G-!-!
linz_gorrie
Robert, you are the perfect example of why I tell my kids to "read the book". Your imaginitive interpretation of the words is excellent, not relying on someone else's ideas to give you the images. Yes, Poser characters look unpolished in the overall light of the excellent scene, but we can live with that. Keep it up.
faded_sunflower
This is wonderful, much closer to the ideas of the book than the recent movie, it would be good to see the market both before and after the attack.
IanPerder
Simply the BEST ! I love your design of Martian War Machines - Spectacular!
TwoPynts
All the descriptives have been used...let's just say I am blown away by your work. This and the SEPIA version are OUT OF THIS WORLD!!! =D
sanluc1982
Awesome modelling of machines and excellent atmosphere! You've done an excellent job with this texturing too!
DJ_Kleta
WOW WoW! Man! this is grandiose! Spectacular picture - so many details - breathtaking!
Samaell
Multo Splendido todo bueno!
adrian3Dart
Outstanding 3Dwork. Graet composition, lighting & texturing. U must have worked very hard, but it was worth. Congratulations! V Well Done!!
fifs
Swietnba robota ! Gratulacje!
TROC
They are coming ! Be prepared !
Polax
The film does not give credit to the book as your interpretations do.. Fantastic work master :)
zfigure7
This one crazy masterpiece! My hat's off to you Robert!!! Simply destruction at it's finest...:)
zfigure7
This is one crazy masterpiece! My hat's off to you Robert!!! Simply destruction at it's finest...:)
z-firella
Excellent mood in this dark scene ! Classic !
Mahmet_Hattai
Excellent modeling on this scene!
Venishi
Amazing images. I've enjoyed these significantly more than watching the new movie
Forevernyt
Absolutely stunning.
morin3000
We like your gallery It is splendid Hope what you loved our comments We have new photographs Will give priority on the few 500 artists who sounds on our gallery Hope to re-examine you Our blessing is with you Of the Morin family ((V))
Naoo
dorkati
Wonderful scene, but please rescue animals in future. Anyway...complex and interesting.
Art_Ramos
This is a great, great composition!
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" War of the Worlds - The Black Smoke " 2005 digital art by czarnyrobert is a masterpiece in my book ! Great composition and concept. Congratulations ! ___ Signed: Robert SingletaryThursday December 15, 201110:56 P.M. (eastern standard time) USA 52 years as a FineArt artist. Also, Administrator for:__AllArtAllTheTime.Proboards.com