Rendezvous with Rama by chippwalters

Vue • Science Fiction • posted on Jul 18, 2009

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Description

Rendezvous with Rama is a novel by Arthur C. Clarke first published in 1972. Set in the 22nd century, the story involves a fifty-kilometer-long cylindrical alien starship that enters Earths solar system. The story is told from the point of view of a group of human explorers, who intercept the ship in an attempt to unlock its mysteries. This image was inspired by another speed painting and the rememberance of Mr. Clarke's great Rama series of books. All modeled and rendered in Vue. Levels adjusted in Pshop.

Comments (44)

LadyLight

5:13PM | Sat, 18 July 2009

This is very creative and beautifully rendered

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Seaview123

5:25PM | Sat, 18 July 2009

Very nice looking picture! Great work!

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FrankT

6:00PM | Sat, 18 July 2009

wow, that's a perfect scifi book cover

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Biffowitz

6:05PM | Sat, 18 July 2009

Sweet render, I love how you've done this. Cool stuff for sure!

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mambo

6:11PM | Sat, 18 July 2009

Excellent composed scene and great lighting.*****

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geoegress

6:14PM | Sat, 18 July 2009

excellent :)

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SIGMAWORLD

6:56PM | Sat, 18 July 2009

Stunning!

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TomPeters

7:21PM | Sat, 18 July 2009

Amazing scale and beautiful use of deep atmospheric perspective. Masterful use of color and tone to create a real feeling of epic awe and wonder. Spectacular!

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sittingblue

7:55PM | Sat, 18 July 2009

it looks brilliant. ;)

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DarkStormCrow

9:13PM | Sat, 18 July 2009

Excellent!

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Monsoon

9:35PM | Sat, 18 July 2009

Bravo!!!! Bravo!!! One of my all time favorites brought to life. Thanks!

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kjer_99

9:58PM | Sat, 18 July 2009

I'm in awe!

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phil01

12:51AM | Sun, 19 July 2009

i like the concept

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bigbraader

12:59AM | Sun, 19 July 2009

Excellent sci-fi render, original concept. 5*

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FrenchKiss

1:36AM | Sun, 19 July 2009

This is beautifully done, Chipp!

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ledwolorz

2:22AM | Sun, 19 July 2009

Fantastic sci-fi scene.amazing work.

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Umbetro38

2:49AM | Sun, 19 July 2009

perfect SF scene here - great atmo and the Landscape your Terrapak ?

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wabe

3:00AM | Sun, 19 July 2009

An excellent perspective. Ans as usually, very original and well done.

Rorsdors

3:52AM | Sun, 19 July 2009

Beautiful execution, really effective.

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thefixer

3:56AM | Sun, 19 July 2009

Terrific series of books indeed, I take it this is the sea inside Rama!

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jclP

4:17AM | Sun, 19 July 2009

superbe scene et compo,beau travail

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Krid

4:33AM | Sun, 19 July 2009

great sci-fi scene and composition

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gibby.g

5:11AM | Sun, 19 July 2009

Excellent work, as FrankT says, a perfect sci-fi book cover!

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capelito

7:55AM | Sun, 19 July 2009

Fantastic scene.Excellent work.

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jrdesigns

9:32AM | Sun, 19 July 2009

Stunning image.

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vintorix

9:48AM | Sun, 19 July 2009

The result is stunning, but what else to expect from a professional? Still, the picture illustrates a shortcoming of Vue though by no fault of Chipp. It is not possible in Vue to make overhang or give a glimt of a cave to make a more dramatic scenery like the famous HuangShan mountains in the AthenHui Province of China.

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