The birth of the calendar by Kattey
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Description
It was a contest about Chinese New Year in general and Chinese-oriented picture in particular.
And I just remembered the story about how various animals came to Buddha and were made in keepers of twelve years. I didn't (and still don't) know if this is a true myth but I liked this story, so I made this picture.
There are all twelve animals here (but Snake and Pig are not very visible and Rat is not very noticable). Also I imagined Buddha more like a wandering ascetic than the regal person which he become later.
It was nice to win that contest but I like this picture regardless of that because I'm always is finding such small legends very fascinating.
Thank you for views and comments.
Technical notes.
M3 (Ghost of Macbeth morphs + Predatron morphs), Mil BigCat, MilPython, MilCat (+free tabby textures), MilDog, Noggin's Rat, DAZ Charger, DAZ Pig, DAZ Sheep, CP Rooster, DAZ Bull, Silverkey 3D Monkey, Oriental Dragon + Eastern Jewels, Temple Ruins, Xena's Fantasy Skirt (PoserPros).
Multipass render - Pendragon AO, Dreamlight LightDome Pro, my own light. Free background from Renderosity - sadly, I forgot the author but thank him very much. Background is merged with picture but other that this and overlaying there is no postwork.
Comments (21)
TheWingedOne
Great concept and very nice executon - well done! :)
frymarkdesign
this is such an innovative idea, I love it!
seedydeedee
This is an amazing piece, and you definitely deserved to win with it! The concept's great and the lighting is wonderful. I had great fun finding all 12 animals!
geoffm90
Fantastic idea! Awesome work of art!
theSea
great idea - lovely execution
bakapo
wonderful concept... wonderful result. nice work!
cauchy
well done scene and nice idea! It's hard to find the pig ... I already thought it was eaten by the tiger (o;
StarChildSong
Very nice pic!! (^_^)
loligagger
Lovely!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
gypsyangel
This is so very cool!!! And looks real!! :D Amazing job...
Hendesse
What a fantastic composition. It does look really outstanding. Excellent idea and work!
cole4965
Very cool image!!!
jgkane
Composition first class, Kattey. You put a lot of work into it. Thanks for explaining the background. It is not the right shape for my desktop, but I may use it to start a story for my grandson. I make it a favourite. Thanks for sharing this image, my friend. Warm regards, John.
PETs
Very nice!!!
stormchaser
Really interesting piece, great composition & imagery!
laocoon
Beautiful scene, really nice work.
capitanpescanova
Wow, wow, very original. I like the composition and the expression of the human
Karistra
Hehe, you included the cat! Apparently according to the legend (ala "Fruits Basket") the cat was excluded from the gathering and the calender because it was tricked by the rat and came a day late. Why the tiger and the cat were not considered to be the same type of creature, I never could figure out. Anyways, this is a very beautiful scene! (I'm still trying to find the rat though! ;) )
Kattey
I like cats so yes, I included the cat ^_^
McGrandpa
Beautiful image! I like everything about it. All the critters, the posing, lighting. Great!
spiegel428
A fine scene!