Fuji-san by Rykk
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Ultrafractal 4.02 -- Photoshop 7 (kanji text)
Finally something worth showing to someone other than my doggie-bud, Lars, happened on my monitor - lol. I played with this one thru like 23 versions over a week and a half b4 I finally settled for this one. Sheesh - talk about picky! lol Been a while since I got that wrapped up in one of these mega-layer thingies.
This one started out "painted" on a wrinkled, brick red background but 2/3 of the way thru I changed to the colorful backdrop. I tried to duplicate the style of japanese art where things are painted sorta "2d" without much shading - the leaves - and are "stylized" like the "sun". But I ended up shading the "bamboo" anyway. Tough figuring out the ribs in the bamboo but then I remembered a "trick" (the colored, diamond "lights" along the side of the rollercoaster "track") I found on one I made last year called "Space Mountain": If you use Toby's "Simply Spirals" formula and the Mode Switch, there's a certain "location" where you can make the forms in the spiral go in a straight line. So I made a line of Orbit Traps "point" balls and then stretched/skewed them so that the balls were long, skinny ovals and Walla!...no, that's a town in Washington....Viola!...no, that's a tiny cello....Voila! lol. Anyhoo - hope y'all enjoy this one. Sorry I've been absent a lot the last month or two. Just got burnt out and exhausted but I think I've got my second wind, now.
Thanks for stopping by! :-?)
Rick
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Comments (77)
lgmac
Boy am I glad you got a second wind. This is stunning and so creative. Very artistic piece.
algra
I see the fractal coastine, and further it's a landscape! But this doesn't matter, the result is great and excellent, complete in a Chinese and Japanese tradition. Lovely image! v
CavalierLady
Oustanding, Rick! I love the stylized mountain and the way it disappears into the mists. The bamboo is most impressive, as is the entire composition. So glad to see you "back in the saddle" again, pal!!
GOLDILOCKSUK
It looks like a scene from Malaya or Singapore it is lovely work and very beautiful I love the colours V Cathy xoxoxo
missie_mandelbrot
I think despite your explanation I'm still completely lost as to how this has been created using UF. I think it's pretty amazing when you look at an image created using something familiar ie UF but cannot see or understand how it was created. But I do know this image took an enormous amount of time, effort, skill and an eye for a perfect composition. Superbly done and you deserve an applause, an enormous EXCELLENT! and V
jockc
This is a beautiful pic but as fractelaar says it's not really a fractal image; I would like to see what you can do using a pure paint program (eg PS) and not limiting yourself to 'fractal brushes only'. Of course a fractal brush can make a great leave or bush, but for the other elements, might as well use the best tool for that.
blacq_nyght_vampyre
Beautifully done!!!
MakinMagic
Hey Rick - another masterpiece, I definitely think the Renderosity fractal gallery with the "best rankings" option is going to have to be renamed "Rykk's gallery" if you carry on like this ;-)
Fahrenheit451
This is a real masterpiece Rick!Glad to see a new posting & thank you for your recent views & comments! :):):)
DennisReed
Magnificent fractal art Rick! Truly a stunning accomplishment! Bravo! I'm a little envious of Lars, as I would love to sit at your side and watch you do your art! Hey, this reminds me, when I was a kid, I'd crawl into the dog house with my "doggie-bud" and share a dog bone or two! Maybe that's why I bark! LOL!
Dindin
Rick ,I love it .You must have lived there in a former incarnation .
melancon
Well worth the wait. Stunning work my friend. Your make UF do things that it didn't know it could do.
jocko500
welcome back and this is super ;like a japan painting
Deagol
Good to see you back in the saddle. The colors in this one are pretty much perfect. You managed to find a good balance between flat and 3D. I like everything about it
fractalchemist
You are a patient man, Rick...It's crafty, but I like the original drawings better....
Janette74
This is lovely work, I couldnt belive that it is fractal work first because I didnt see them at first but then I saw and wow..
clifftoppler
Yoiks! Your description has me bamboozled (sorry, I couldn't resist that one), but what a picture! UF goes to a new level. Any chance of a Rembrandt? Cliff
dcmstarships
a wonderfully tranquil image
ObsidianLogic
the begining of a sudden storm we all hope lovely and well wonderful
undisclosed-designer
this is an awesome designed picture Rick, if you have a bigger one, i would love to buy a copy from ya ... i adore japanese art smile
Snow_Angel
A Fantastic Oriental composition Rick! I Love it, it looks just perfect and is an amazing image! Bravo!! :)
Dinhi
Your imagination, creativity are endless, we learn from you that art is just the begining... (=
redbeard
Magnificent! Beautifully designed and crafted work!
docsanz
That's a fractal? Amazing. I'd love to just be a fly on the wall and watch you create something like that. It would be both astounding and discouraging somehow. Thank you.
Asylumc3
When my daughter came in to update me today, this particular image and comments sparked quite a conversation. So sickie here is grandstanding at one of Rick's gorgeously done works of art. He is one the few artists who has taken the time to truly stretch the limits of what UF is and is not expected to accomplish. OK, so maybe it's easier in another program but, can you tell it wasn't done in that program? Talk about the skill it takes to manipulate UF into achieving that result. Personally, I think it's a beautiful rendition of late edo-period japanese artwork. I really like the Bamboo. If you'd like some inspiration, check out something from Hiroshige. He did quite a bit of landscape stuff. Btw,I can believe you created this out of UF. Anyone else, nah, but then again they could use another program :).
kimariehere
all your hard work and decision making sure payed off this is absolutly wonderful!! love it!!.. beautiful frac artwork!! AMAZING! V!
LorienDream
Incredibly beautiful, I can't belive that it's a fractal (but I know that it's, LOL). Love the bambus :-)
grinagog
Nice work you do with this program, like putting a square peg in a round hole by comparison! ;)
leanndra
Rykk, I had to come see what all the fuss was about! This is beautiful! Outstanding! To put my 2 cents worth in, I figure if you create it in a 'fractal program' it is a fractal, even if it doesn't 'look' like the conventional fractal image! It is obvious you put a lot of time, effort, creativity and probably sweat, too! Bravo, for your artistic talent and originality!
KPK
Absolutely outstanding! The ranking table isn't appropriate to say what mastership you reached. You surely deserve to be ranked amomng the TOP 10 of the fractal artists of this century. Super image, I like it very very much!