The Courier by JCD

Vue • Science Fiction • posted on Jul 21, 2007

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Description

"With her best friend on point and her weapon of choice at the ready, the courier prepares to make her way down the narrow passage into the city." The Courier is a scene from some time in the not too distant future. The seas have risen, the levees have failed and dry land is nothing but a memory. As the water went higher, so too did the cities. Built on the decrepit backs of 20th century architecture, the new cities are a complex maze of water processing facilities, natural gas fired power plants and high-density domiciles. While a small segment of the population has taken to the skies in grav-drive vehicles and live in palatial condos in the clouds, the vast majority live at sea level where they are constantly reminded that everything runs down hill. Traveling the heavily polluted waterways from city to city, couriers make deliveries in some of the most dangerous of zones imaginable. They don't care what the cargo is, who wants it delivered or who it gets delivered to. They get their fees paid up front and since they guarantee delivery at any cost, they are paid handsomely for their services. File info: The original image was rendered in Vue 6 Infinite at 6000px wide, broadcast quality in 3 separate renders - the base structures, the mid-point details and then the foreground figures - all of which were then composited and further detailed in Photoshop CS3. The atmospheric colors and tone are all courtesy of Vue with no color correction done in post. Thanks for looking :)

Comments (63)

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RGUS

12:56AM | Sat, 21 July 2007

Oh.. oh.. oh... bugger.. this is fab... wow.. the detail and props and bits and stuff... I love THIS!

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flaviok

1:29AM | Sat, 21 July 2007

belissima obra, aplausos (5)

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onimusha

1:36AM | Sat, 21 July 2007

Wow... the level of detail is simply incredible. Not to mention the extremely subtle and creative use of a bunch of poser stuff. Really well done...

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BernieStafford

2:05AM | Sat, 21 July 2007

Outstanding image! Great detail, lighting and the overall atmosphere is wonderful. 5++++

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ThomasMacCallum

2:13AM | Sat, 21 July 2007

Incredible scene, another jaw dropper, such detail and atmospheris - this must have taken a years worth of rendering.

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DesignsbyEve

2:16AM | Sat, 21 July 2007

Simply awesome job setting that up, and I love the lil story that goes with it :)

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Schnuck

2:31AM | Sat, 21 July 2007

Excellent!!!

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buckzero

2:38AM | Sat, 21 July 2007

Excellent scene and details.

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thefixer

4:07AM | Sat, 21 July 2007

Wow, Impressive!!

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Darthmagus

4:19AM | Sat, 21 July 2007

Excellent detailed scene!

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MarkHirst

4:26AM | Sat, 21 July 2007

Excellent scene, such attention to detail. Very impressive.

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boristen

4:36AM | Sat, 21 July 2007

Amazing complexity of the scene. Very realistic, which means very suggestive! The city of the future I want to see is here. Great vision! Expect more similar works. Rating 5!

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soffy

4:46AM | Sat, 21 July 2007

impressive and excellent executed creation,looks fantastic*****

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kenwas

5:48AM | Sat, 21 July 2007

Excellent indeed!

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johnyf

6:43AM | Sat, 21 July 2007

Superb!

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gmvgmvgmv

6:59AM | Sat, 21 July 2007

Grand scale, wonderful detail, terrific POV. Great work all around!

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Krid

7:00AM | Sat, 21 July 2007

INCREDIBLE !!!!! Fantastic scene with so many great details and excellent atmosphere

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dlk30341

7:41AM | Sat, 21 July 2007

Well done :)

jmc95

7:43AM | Sat, 21 July 2007

Gorgeous sci-fi ! Very complex, yet perfectly readable scene ! Bravo !

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spm91g

7:57AM | Sat, 21 July 2007

Very impressive work!! Love everything about it!! Very well done and very amazing detail!!- Shawn

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lingrif

8:21AM | Sat, 21 July 2007

Incredible cityscape - great atmosphere

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Iguana9

8:47AM | Sat, 21 July 2007

Very complex, wonderful image! I can feel the atmosphere though not a bad one. Although seems like a poor place, it looks calming and hearty. It's the small details that make it lively and personal, but maybe it's the warm lighting doing too.

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thecytron

8:55AM | Sat, 21 July 2007

Outstanding! It's a sure 5++ from me! Bravo!!!

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RodolfoCiminelli

9:31AM | Sat, 21 July 2007

Fantastic and impressive realization......!!!

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FrankT

1:08PM | Sat, 21 July 2007

Zoiks !! straight into the faves, that's bloody amazing

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sareti

3:00PM | Sat, 21 July 2007

Excellent work.Well done.

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arcas

4:07PM | Sat, 21 July 2007

Fantastically conceived and ultra-rich environment! Very impressive!

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UCDesigns

4:49PM | Sat, 21 July 2007

Nice work.

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FALCON2

4:54PM | Sat, 21 July 2007

Love the story, ADORE the artwork and truly appreciate the glimpse behind how you pulled this together. This is a truly tremendous piece of work, and has of course, been taken immediately into my favorites!

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