Water Temple in Procyon by Rutra
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Remember when I showed you the photo of our picnic in Procyon? Here's the link:
I told you then that my son was fascinated by something he saw in the distance (you can see him pointing it out to his sister). Well, we returned to the planet last weekend and went to that place. This was a kind of "Water Temple". This planet was (and still is) a very dry planet. We can only speculate how precious water must have been to this race. In fact, it was so precious that they built an entire temple to pay tribute to water.
The temple from the outside is magnificent but I decided to show you a photo of the inside instead. You can see my son gazing at the magnificence of that stained glass. The whole temple floor is covered with water, you can see it below. Every element in this temple reminds me of water and waves: look at the waves on the walls, look at the shape of the stairs, look at the black frame around the figure, look at the elements of blue glass... And many other details not visible in this image. When the first explorers got here, they found this temple partially destroyed by the passage of thousands of years. It was in the meantime reconstructed, faithfully to the original.
On a side note, maybe you'll notice that you can also see some of the nearby mountains through the glass.
The figure in the glass was probably some kind of holy man, according to archeologists. It was from this stained glass that they made the reconstruction that I showed recently, link here:
I will try to find a photo of the outside. I know I told Roy (our android) to take one but I cant remember if I downloaded it already or if it's still in his head...
Dedicated to the memory of Arthur C. Clarke.
I told you then that my son was fascinated by something he saw in the distance (you can see him pointing it out to his sister). Well, we returned to the planet last weekend and went to that place. This was a kind of "Water Temple". This planet was (and still is) a very dry planet. We can only speculate how precious water must have been to this race. In fact, it was so precious that they built an entire temple to pay tribute to water.
The temple from the outside is magnificent but I decided to show you a photo of the inside instead. You can see my son gazing at the magnificence of that stained glass. The whole temple floor is covered with water, you can see it below. Every element in this temple reminds me of water and waves: look at the waves on the walls, look at the shape of the stairs, look at the black frame around the figure, look at the elements of blue glass... And many other details not visible in this image. When the first explorers got here, they found this temple partially destroyed by the passage of thousands of years. It was in the meantime reconstructed, faithfully to the original.
On a side note, maybe you'll notice that you can also see some of the nearby mountains through the glass.
The figure in the glass was probably some kind of holy man, according to archeologists. It was from this stained glass that they made the reconstruction that I showed recently, link here:
I will try to find a photo of the outside. I know I told Roy (our android) to take one but I cant remember if I downloaded it already or if it's still in his head...
Dedicated to the memory of Arthur C. Clarke.
Comments (47)
DarkStormCrow
Very nice work, well done...
vincebagna
Fantastic!! You really master the story telling which is wonderfully deserved by your art! The light passing through the portrait is just perfect. We can see now art was an integrated part of this ancient people's culture. The dedicace is a nice touch to a great man who did so much.
chrispoole
The story is wonderful and this render is a fav for sure, top notch work on this series.
jif3d
Super volumetic lighting FX, dedication and uber kool concept ! That sure is one freaky stained glass character, well done ! ~Cheers~
samhal
Outstanding! I simply love this render!
OrphanedSoul
Very well done!
gerberc
That's really cool!! Top concept and render!!
buckzero
Great image & tribute. Cool background story.
telber
excellent image and composition
steve100
Great idea and lighting.
thecytron
Woooooooooooow! Awesome Sci-Fi composition! Superb rendering!
JOELGLAINE
Very impressive render. The architecture inside does have an alien flair to it, that I like. The lighting is just top-notch. I wish my PC could run Vue6 without the program crashing all the time. You've really become a master of it! ^__^
grafikeer
Fantastic image and excellent story Artur!Your attention to detail is remarkable and inspiring...love the concept and the details of the temple interior itself.The continuation of the water theme in all the elements,the walls,steps,even the pieces of the glass themselves is well conceived!
ArtPearl
Very inspiring place and I love the alien.
AnAardvark
Wow. What a great sense of place, and what a great tribute.
jrdesigns
Superb!
SapUS59
a very creative scene, excellent job.
Stardust_Crossing
Full of creative power! Great imagination and composition!
geirla
Very nice! I love the wavy walls and all the detail you've put into the image. Great story to go along with it too. I hope we'll get to see the outside of the temple too.
Cytisus
Great image!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
chippwalters
Wow! Let me get my jaw back in place. Man, that is some piece of work. Great job conceptualizing and executing. Just wonderful.
Fidelity2
Nice and neat. Very well done. My Fav.
RetroDevil
WOW, fantastic image
TheBear005
Excellent work!!
Rob2753
Simply fantastic !! excellent in every way, very ceative work
theconqueror
Great idea and image...
jdehaven
Incredible imagination and technical skill! This is a masterpiece- from the water to the coloured volumetric lighting shining through the stained glass! This could be a scene right out of a movie!
bogart137
I like a lot the visual spectacularity of this image and the story behind it. Concept and render are really really great.
castaneda
I agree. Excellent in every way. WOW!
drcebolleta
Woowwwww!!!! Amazing artwork!!! Superb!!!