The Grid Will Never Sleep by NefariousDrO

Bryce • Science Fiction • posted on Jan 18, 2011

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This should be the last of my "Tron-obsession" works, now that I seem to be working it all out of my system. As you probably can guess from this one, I finally saw "Tron Legacy" last week at the local cinema. I can't recommend seeing it on the big screen enough. It looks wonderful! I still vividly remember seeing the original so long ago, and my appreciation for just how ground-breaking it was has only improved over time. Especially after reading "Neuromancer" and watching "Johnny Mnemonic" and "The Matrix". So I've dabbled about with trying to capture the feel of the movies, while not simply re-creating models or scenes. It's turned out to be harder than I'd expected, but a great challenge for me in my on-going quest to tackle a wider range of science fiction and space craft designs. This was primarily done in Bryce 6, including the background "terrain". I created my own custom texture as well as terrains to get the kind of look I wanted, but did a little bit of overlay combining a couple of renders of the ship models to help them stand out against the background. That turned out to be the biggest challenge: How do I show the terrain enough, while not overwhelming the ships? This wasn't a complete success in that regard, but I'm mostly pleased with it. I think I'll keep these models around, though, they were fun to play with. Thanks for taking a look, and comments/critiques/suggestions are definitely encouraged!

Comments (20)

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gchuck

8:49PM | Tue, 18 January 2011

Yeah! 'Neuromancer' is just about the quintessential cyber-punk book! Great render!

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alessimarco

8:50PM | Tue, 18 January 2011

~Really fabulous sci fi work! I love the overhead perspective!~

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blankfrancine

9:45PM | Tue, 18 January 2011

One of your best.The detail of the ships is amazing.Love the colors too. When I saw the thumbnail, I thought it was a futuristic guitar!

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Rausen

10:20PM | Tue, 18 January 2011

I like the deep digital space, really nice job pal!!

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geirla

11:31PM | Tue, 18 January 2011

Very cool! Love those textures. The ship design in great too.

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peedy

12:11AM | Wed, 19 January 2011

I think you did a fantastic job! Great ships; background and lighting. Corrie

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preeder

2:38AM | Wed, 19 January 2011

Excellent work and I love the paint work.

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Hubert

3:41AM | Wed, 19 January 2011

Cool ships and mats!

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SIGMAWORLD

4:43AM | Wed, 19 January 2011

Beautiful work!

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Ancel_Alexandre

5:03AM | Wed, 19 January 2011

Well this pic is really impressive! I haven't seen Tron legacy yet, so the first feeling that came to me when I saw your work was: Wow! A fractal version of the Death Star from Starwars! It turned not to be it, but I really like this pic, for sure! Awesome work here!

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egehlin

6:02AM | Wed, 19 January 2011

Awesome render...love the ships (especially the texture)...BRAVO!!!

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annie5

10:08AM | Wed, 19 January 2011

Love the details on this super model! Great sci-fic work..Perfectly done :)

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claude19

11:50AM | Wed, 19 January 2011

SPLENDID SciFi scene !!! Very detailed work !

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RodS

12:12PM | Wed, 19 January 2011

HOLLLLLLLLLLYYYYYYYY WOOOOOOOOOOOW!!! Man, I love this! Those ships are just too cool, Mike! And that background!! I think both the ships and background are perfectly balanced, and it does impart a TRON feeling. (I have GOT to go see that..) At first, I thought the BG was an Incendia render.... Now, I'm trying to figure out how you did that in Bryce - I've just started playing with version 7.1 myself, and am amazed at the things that can be done with it. I have a general idea how you did it, but the perfection you've achieved here is way beyond anything I'm managed yet! :-D Fantastic work!

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