Above the tree line by faroutsider

Vue • Atmosphere/Mood • posted on Jan 07, 2009

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Believe it or not, I really miss the sub-zero temperatures and snow of the northern hemisphere winters. Cape Town with a decent winter snowfall would be perfect! (it was 30C/86F when I went running at 6 p.m. this evening) This was an exercise in terrain formation and lighting. The original version, which I posted on Artzone, had a tiger walking across the snowfield, but I decided that the DAZ Millenium Big Cat is a bit too dog-like, so I took it out. Vue 7 Infinite, signature in PSP Thanks for looking and if you are kind enough to comment, many thanks for that too! Craig.

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Comments (34)

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flavia49

12:45PM | Wed, 07 January 2009

Very beautiful work!

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johnabutler2

12:50PM | Wed, 07 January 2009

Remarkably atmospheric, and I thought at first it was real.

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Savage_dragon

12:51PM | Wed, 07 January 2009

Wow, nice snow! ")

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3x3

12:51PM | Wed, 07 January 2009

lovely work Craig

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schonee

12:56PM | Wed, 07 January 2009

Oh My I could never miss the cold lol...Great work on this I thuoght it was a photo at first!!!

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popeslattz

1:34PM | Wed, 07 January 2009

I think the kitty would have taken away from the unreachable look of this gorgeous piece. Very well constructed and lit. Just kinda cold and rainy here in NJ. I'm jealous.

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amota99517

1:46PM | Wed, 07 January 2009

Your terrain is wonderful and has such a realistic feel to it. I can imagine the creatures of a by gone era walking across this space. Marvelous work!

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bruno021

2:20PM | Wed, 07 January 2009

That's a cool looking terrain, and I like the rays. Might've been more interesting to see more material layers though. The base rock could use some more variation, and a few more layers of snow with different environment settings, bump, colour variations, and a little play with add/replace bump between layers.

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photostar

3:07PM | Wed, 07 January 2009

The lighting really sets the stage for this render, Craig. Awesome terrain work and the view is a commanding one.

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Umbetro38

4:33PM | Wed, 07 January 2009

oh wow - this one looks like a very cold place and the light looks amazing

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allarhia

6:50PM | Wed, 07 January 2009

Great pic. Excellent use of lighting.

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Miska7

7:15PM | Wed, 07 January 2009

I would take some of that warmth right now. It was -12C this morning when i left for work. Great terrain and lighting! Very nice work.

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hipps13

8:58PM | Wed, 07 January 2009

Hi Craig but then you would miss the warm weather this is cool and I so love the mountains with the snow wonderful work warms a smile sweet sunshine to you warm hug, Linda

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efron_241

2:56AM | Thu, 08 January 2009

very very beautiful Craig !!! It's an amazing landscape

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lyron

5:38AM | Thu, 08 January 2009

Wonderful mood!!

Realm_Of_Illusion

7:01AM | Thu, 08 January 2009

Very nice light and atmosphere.

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mermaid

9:07AM | Thu, 08 January 2009

wonderful athmo and light!

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Schnuck

10:42AM | Thu, 08 January 2009

Very beautiful mood!!!

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Dotthy

12:22PM | Thu, 08 January 2009

looks like a photo, excellent done!!!!!!!!!!

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Burpee

1:54PM | Fri, 09 January 2009

Simply amazingly real imagery.

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grafikeer

10:52PM | Fri, 09 January 2009

How did I miss this one Craig?Love the contrast of the snowy terrain against the dark sky,as well as the light rays(an effect I wish Bryce had!)Sub-zero temperatures can become a pain...would love some 30C temps right now!

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NefariousDrO

11:26AM | Sun, 11 January 2009

Very beautiful, your lighting is awesome. Gotta say, though, I'm a "northern latitude" person who actually does love winter, so I can understand why you'd miss it.

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tetsu-pino

7:42AM | Mon, 12 January 2009

Excellent work!!!

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babuci

4:12AM | Wed, 14 January 2009

Almost looks real, lovely light hitting a white surface.

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croxie

11:04AM | Thu, 15 January 2009

I partly agree with you about missing the sub-zero temperatures and snow of the northern hemisphere winters. It's something special when the temperature falls down to -40 and lower ;) If nothing else it's a lot better than the wet and soggy weather we have here in England in winter. Only makes for nasty colds. This is a beautiful render...great light and freezing ground.

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twistedpixel

4:35AM | Sat, 17 January 2009

I have never had the pleasure of viewing such a scene as you have presented here. Not too many places have snow in Aust. Especially Queensland where I live. Beautiful scene. :)

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