War of the Worlds - Men Hunting by czarnyrobert

Vue • Science Fiction • posted on Feb 24, 2006

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And as the day came they became aware of a fighting-machine standing near by the Langham and looking down at them.

Seen nearer, the Thing was incredibly strange. Machine it was, with a ringing metallic pace, and long, flexible, glittering tentacles swinging and rattling about its strange body [...] and the brazen hood that surmounted it moved to and fro with the inevitable suggestion of a head looking about. Behind the main body was a huge mass of white metal like a gigantic fisherman's basket.

Heaven knows how long he had been there. It must have given some of them a nasty turn. He came down the road towards them, and picked up nearly a hundred too drunk or frightened to run away.

Strange as it may seem to a human being, all the complex apparatus of digestion, which makes up the bulk of our bodies, did not exist in the Martians. They were heads - merely heads. Entrails they had none.
They did not eat, much less digest. Instead, they took the fresh, living blood of other creatures, and injected it into their own veins. I have myself seen this being done. [...] Let it suffice to say, blood obtained from a still living animal, in most cases from a human being, was run directly by means of a little pipette into the recipient canal...
The bare idea of this is no doubt horribly repulsive to us, but at the same time I think that we should remember how repulsive our carnivorous habits would seem to an intelligent rabbit.

A Martian has only to go a few miles to get a crowd on the run. And I saw one, one day, out by Wandsworth, picking houses to pieces and routing among the wreckage. But they won't keep on doing that. So soon as they've settled all our guns and ships, and smashed our railways, and done all the things they are doing over there, they will begin catching us systematic, picking the
best and storing us in cages and things. That's what they will start doing in a bit.
Lord! They haven't begun on us yet.

H.G. Wells 1898 "War of the Worlds"

If you want to learn how I made this scene, visit "SCENES" section of my website (I am still working on the "Making of the Men Hunting" - so some elements are missing yet, and it may happen that page don't open due to transfer limits - if it occurs, just try later.

To build the 1900 London I used mainly Alain Gracia's buildings (available at Cornucopia 3D), Poser 4 Low Polygon man & horse, narwik's bridge, Bernard Dumas Renault G, and some other stuff from the net (more credits & links on my website)

If there is something you would like to know about this scene that is not mentioned on my website's article, just let me know - as I said I am still working on it, so I can add some further explanations.

I hope you will like this picture.

Take care :-)

Robert

Comments (264)

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attileus

5:46AM | Tue, 28 February 2006

All the above...insanely brilliant pic Robert! :-)

Tom-Noddy

6:46AM | Tue, 28 February 2006

As I am late to post a comment I can only mirror the previous words written in saying that this rocks, but it's the sort of brilliance I've already expected to come from you. Fantastic!

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greetinx

4:21PM | Tue, 28 February 2006

This is incredible! Definitely the best I EVER saw here!!! Perfect!

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Shardz

9:16PM | Tue, 28 February 2006

This is truly the epitome and ultimate represenation of the words 'intricate details'! To have all this going on in one scene, and for everything having a purpose and reason to exist, it's just incredible to the senses...even after staring at the image for awhile! Just to setup the scene must have been a full time job, but to convey the panic of the people and the destruction the machines wreak in real time is astounding, and your attention to the most minute details really intrique me! It's truly a treat to view this masterpiece and you raise the bar and show us what is even remotely possible with dedication and today's consumer hardware and software! Absolutely insane and breathtaking perfection!

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odeone

5:08AM | Wed, 01 March 2006

Beautiful work...

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pacman323

6:20AM | Wed, 01 March 2006

waow waow really impressive work when you see this like i see this work the first thing pass ttrought my head is why why i try to do 3d works when some people like you can express and have this quality of render.and suddendly you have something wet near your eyes because it's so beautifull so realistic you just want to expect to have maybe 10% of this talent your talent. i don't know you i suppose it's the first time i saw something like that and surely first time i saw your work but i feel the perfection in you you are perfect everybody can fell this when we see this picture i hope maybe one i can do something aproaching this why this picture the renderosity staff must create a new rank for their vote PERFECTION this is for you for this work thx really thx for my eyes because they can saw this thx to you

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kenmo

2:01PM | Wed, 01 March 2006

Mindblowing....this is one awesome work....V

sam69

2:54AM | Thu, 02 March 2006

Simply a jaw dropper scene - have no words to explain what I feel ! E&V!

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Seather

8:13AM | Thu, 02 March 2006

W O W!

WhiteRabi

8:32AM | Thu, 02 March 2006

This is more than excellent - there is nor rank for such spectacular works here - Bravo! You did a perfect job with this scene!

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MOCA

10:07AM | Thu, 02 March 2006

Excellent work, everything is excellent....VoTe

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Anjour

6:07PM | Thu, 02 March 2006

I love your work ...:o)cool done!!!

Mahmet_Hattai

2:06AM | Fri, 03 March 2006

This is a grandiose masterpiece! Composition is excellent!

theantisocial

7:43AM | Fri, 03 March 2006

OMG This is probably the best image I've seen on this site in the past 6 months I've been here.

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Scav74

11:56PM | Sat, 04 March 2006

Excellent work. Superbly thought out. But this piece begs me to ask "Who copied who"? Though I agree this is a splendid depiction of the alien tripods (definitively pointing out certain H.G. Wells' descriptions), they're also strikingly similar to the more recent Spielberg film (though there are differences [the "cockpit" area of the head is different for example] and it's set in a different time period). Yet I see next to nothing of the "old" design of the 50's film. Did you take a Q from the Spielberg film in your design, or did you make this piece before the film's release (in which case, I'd consult an attorney LOL).? Good work though. I totally dig it.

synergy33

9:57AM | Sun, 05 March 2006

One more time, an unbilievable masterpiece. Hats off!!

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rohi

10:55AM | Sun, 05 March 2006

One of your best - Exellent and very unique - a big "V" rohi

vvveronika

2:32AM | Mon, 06 March 2006

Scav74, you should take a look on others pictures from Robert's gallery, then you would notice that his Martian Tripods were publishes for the first time before Spielberg's movie was released!

TROC

8:53AM | Mon, 06 March 2006

Sometime it happens that similar results are obtained independently. Martian War Machines used in this picture and two previous scenes (Thunderchild & Black Smoke) were designed in the spring 2005 (April - design concept hand drawn pictures, May walker 3D modeling, June Thunder Child ship modeling, end of June final scene setup in Vue) When I watched Spielberg's movie I was amazed that his team had such similar idea for War Machines. However it was impossible that they could be inspired in any way by my models :-) So no need to consult lawyers ;-))

grendan

3:45PM | Mon, 06 March 2006

This is absolutely spectacular! Probably the most complex scene ever displayed on Renderosity!

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niandji

4:11PM | Tue, 07 March 2006

That's it Robert - keep raising the bar! I'm in awe. Simply magnificent.

IgorRostov

2:21AM | Wed, 08 March 2006

This is simply one of the best science-fiction pictures here ~V

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steve100

2:38AM | Wed, 08 March 2006

Stunning, awesome work, well done.

safila

2:10AM | Thu, 09 March 2006

Stunning masterpiece Robert! I appreciate the whole composition - the bridge makes a great frontier between upper part dominated by Martian machines and bottom - the city. Merits a great Vote! Excellent Picture!

raistlin62

7:43AM | Fri, 10 March 2006

I think there's a great problem with renderosity , your render is probably one of the best ive seen with vue, but i always see AWFUL RENDERINGS from other guys that gets votes from the community and this is not acceptable, mr agiel how can you accept showings us bad tastes , bad compositing, bad lighting etc in the vue hot 20 dont you see that these votes arent fair? I know you probably think that its good for your business (renderosity guys) but you're killing real artists by the way you can ban me as usual

Samaell

5:14PM | Fri, 10 March 2006

Yeah rastlin62 is right - a lot of scrap gets excellent ranks here, and real artists flee to CGTalk. Thank you Robert for posting your artwork here.

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DavidEMartin

9:14PM | Sun, 12 March 2006

VOTE!!!!!! Definitely the most abso-effing-lutely monst incredible image I've seen on Rendo this year! Hell, this might be one of the very best images I've seen here since I first wandered in. A wonderful piece of illustration. Make sure you submit it for inclusion in the next SPECTRUM art collection, as it will be a shoe-in!

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