The Stygian Depths of Europa by pmoores
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Description
Decades of probes sent to distant stars. Billion dollar deep space telescopes. The first humans are in transit to the nearest stars where hints of life exist. But even as we moved towards the stars, a suprize awaited us in our own solar system.
How were we to know that Jupiters moon of Europa would be the first place other then earth to be found to contain life. Strange floating jellyfish and 1000 metre tall kelp; even the water itself is full of microscopic green glowing alien plankton filling the world with a diffuse light.
Within years underice research facilities were set up. To find the most alien, we need only look in our own backyard.
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Mostly experimental, I followed a quick tutorial on underwater scenes I found on a Bryce site. To keep this one quick, used more then the usual number of old models from older works. Since I already had a few jellyfish thingies and a acceptable human ship added them in as well as a some new modelling.
Mostly Xfrog, a few quick booleans for dome etc and of course rendered in Bryce 5.
Comments (6)
seda
Very interesting picture
msdragonfly
Very cool! I like the 'write up' as well as the picture. grin Who knows what we may find someday?
pc_artist
Superb work.. very realistic looking
ChrisDesign
I love underwater-scenes and I really love this scene!!
Calanthe
I am awed by your fantasy and skill. My complimnts!
DukeNukem2005
Most beautiful, most interesting and original image!