Hearts of Steel by dwmccullough

Bryce • Historical • posted on Oct 19, 2006

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On 18 December, 1944 the Pacific 3rd Fleet was caught in a Typhoon in the Philipine Sea. The Destroyer Escort USS Levy was hit on the port side by a rogue wave and took a 46 degree list. About to capsize, another rogue wave hit her from the starboard side and righted her. Many other ships and crew were not so lucky. Source - Seaman John E. McCullough Ret. My Father, this was his ship. Bryce 5, Rhino 3d, Photoshop CS and a lot of research. Special thanx to Andy Simmons and his water tips.

Comments (22)

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lior

4:37PM | Thu, 19 October 2006

So wonderful: toword my favorits :) Have a nice evening, Lior

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beyondMyth

4:40PM | Thu, 19 October 2006

wonderful! this piece shows that realistiv water is possible even in Bryce! great work! :) //Benny.

dayna2

4:42PM | Thu, 19 October 2006

Excellent love the water!! Bravo Dayna xx

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BigDen

5:30PM | Thu, 19 October 2006

History is facinating, great image too.....

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Surama

6:00PM | Thu, 19 October 2006

Fantastic work!

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Sans2012

6:37PM | Thu, 19 October 2006

Wow! this is very impressive. Really like the way you done that ocean. Excellent modelling too:)

watchman2005

6:59PM | Thu, 19 October 2006

Excellent piece of work.

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sackrat

9:16PM | Thu, 19 October 2006

Well done indeed !

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Pankaj

12:55AM | Fri, 20 October 2006

Fantasic Picture Amasing render the waves, the ski, the setting, the atmo, YES!!!!

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serendigity59@gmail.com

2:20AM | Fri, 20 October 2006

Great waves. Nice modelling as well. I was in the Navy for 20 years and the detail you have in this ship looks great.

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omac2

4:49AM | Fri, 20 October 2006

oustanding ocean scene. Looks stormy!

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Spain

9:32AM | Fri, 20 October 2006

Nice work on the airbrushing of the waves. Very lovely coloration to them. Dramatic lighting to the ship and sky!

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miwi

4:44AM | Sat, 21 October 2006

Fantastic image,excellent work;super!!!!!!!!!

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wawadave

6:41PM | Sat, 21 October 2006

well done!!!

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Ourias3D

2:05PM | Sun, 22 October 2006

Superbe composition, le travail sur l'eau et le ciel sont remarquables.

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Steeleyes101

5:11AM | Mon, 01 January 2007

Beautiful work and historic accounting.... Ive always love the sea and Navy so this one has a special place in my heart. Your modeling terraining and backgroud as well as lighting all right on the money. Excellent work of art. Please tell me more bout the creative process used specialy how did you create those waves?

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dwmccullough

8:56PM | Mon, 01 January 2007

Thanx Steeleyes, I painted the sky and waves in photoshop in post rendering. I used terrains as water for the "Age of Steam" image and it came out ok but I wanted something much more dramatic for this scene. I have to say that I emailed "hobbit" and asked for pointers after seeing some of his ocean work. My waves are a poor imitation of his work which you must see. As far as the ship... It was my secong ship model and my first war ship. It took me about 80 hours or so including the skinning and the detailed armaments which aren't that visible in this image.

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