Ghost by JCD
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"The tip led me to Burrago Street and sure as shit, he was there. Peddling egg flower soup from a street cart, Mario Montejo looked like just another average Joe trying to make a buck. But he had a secret - he was a rogue unit marked for retirement. Having eluded the squad for nearly a year now, you could say he was good... that or he knew he had something to lose. Between tired passes of the windshield wipers I eyed him like a hawk as I got ever closer. He was mine. Stopping not six feet away, I lit him up as I jumped out, service weapon in hand, but he had just as quickly ducked into the crowd. I was ready to play chase, but there was no one there. Like a ghost, he was gone before my boots hit the street. Mario Montejo had once again slipped into the shadows only to continue living a life long expired."
At one point in time I had experimented with doing some Blade Runner fanfic by way of an illustrated children's book type format and the little excerpt above is from some of the mediocre writing I had done on it. The story was placed just a few years after the replicant uprising and centered around a female Blade Runner. This particular image was partially inspired by that storyline and a general love for the future noir world portrayed in the film.
This scene was built and rendered in Vue 6 Infinite at 6000 x 3375 and postworked in Photoshop CS4. Architecture is by Team Dystopia at DAZ, lighted signs are from my Urban Jungle collection at Cornucopia3D. Lady Blade Runner is played by GND4 and the killer Spinner model is a freebie by Treybor at Foundation3D. Incidentally I was never able to get the mapping to work right on the Spinner model, so I rendered it in solid colors and added the decals and weathering/wear in post as was most of the interior detail. That said, I've taken plenty of artistic license with the Spinner in both appearance and function, but that's the beauty of shooting from the hip... you get to make it up as you go ;) Thanks for looking!
Comments (57)
foggywear
Nice work ,,excellent render
DarkStormCrow
Excellence...
eportscreations
A masterful piece of art work, the details and Blade Runner effects/style are perfect. Great stuff!
Krid
a real perfect sci-fi scene with excellent details, effects and atmosphere
DangerousThing
Nice, and I like the story.
AwarenessLogic
That's definitely Bladerunner!
chippwalters
Looks great Jacob!
2can
A really excellent render. The lighting and rain is really good 5* + FAV
MarkHirst
"A new life awaits you on the off-world colonies!" I thought the text worked well, really brought the whole thing to life. Would like to see more of this project. Top marks.
necrophage
awesome scene, lighting and detail - your sci-fi artwork is breathtaking! 5+
ThomasMacCallum
sensational - I think hip shooting works well for you./ FAVE
Digger2000
wow. a brilliant image, well done.
altec101
Most excellent!
Balaenanun
Wow so cool! :) I love the crisp and dark effect.
JOELGLAINE
Like out of the Bladerunner movie. You deserve praise for this work. Great job!
MRX3010
Great work as usual, Atn to detail is tops.
722
Rocks!!!!!!!!!! love it
cyberknight1133
Great attention to detail, nice4 sense of depth.
thecytron
Awesome scene! AmaZZZZZZZZZZZzzzing detailed artwork! Great ambiance lighting!
AnIronButterfly
Great idear. I love the image and the lighting with the rain effects. It blurrs into the background and the blinding neon glow of a dismal future with highly effective realism. It might've started as fan fic, but it certainly sets the scene for something interesting!
jaybutton
Fantastic image! Really captures the feeling of Blade Runner. Jay
whirlwind
One of your best, really enjoyed this one
texboy
BladeRunner-licious!
Shiroyama
that is excellent! i love how crowded and noisy it feels, and the never-ending rain.
CrownPrince
You know you da man right? This is a very very good image! And the 'mediocre' story bit was pretty damn good IMHO!
jif3d
6000 x 3375 !!!...holy crap, do you own shares in a Ram factory or wot ? Nice artistic license and Bladerunner inspired scene ! Well done & ~Cheers~
geirla
Excellent work! Great details and depth. And post. And everything. The writing fits the scene and genre perfectly (though obviously, the format would need to be more graphic novel than children book. The children book editors mostly don't go for "sure as shit.")
SIGMAWORLD
Excellent image!
FrankT
Definite BladeRunner feel to this one (one of my fave films too.) I do like the rain and the general atmosphere (but then again, that's what you excel at)
RedSpartan
Excellent piece as always...captures the noir feel of the original perfectly. I don't suppose you've considered releasing your Urban Jungle props in other formats...I know I'd find a lot of use for them but I don't use Vue. Anyway, nice work.