Naval Battle by pjero

Bryce • Sea/Undersea • posted on Sep 08, 2003

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Once again, I used "The Hankster"'s fantasic model of the HMS. Victory as the backbone for this creation. I wanted to make something that looks like a "Classic-Maritime-Art" image. Bryce 5 for just about everything, included fire, smoke etc....(it took 8 terrains to make those waves!!) + a little postwork in Photoshop 6 for the splashes and the holes in the sails. Thanks for viewing, hope you like this one as much as I've enjoyed creating it. Pierre

Comments (44)

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beton

11:55AM | Wed, 10 September 2003

boah....fantastic work !

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DOTF-Wizard

12:32PM | Wed, 10 September 2003

Wow!! Perfect Image.

Daniel7Mc

5:48AM | Thu, 11 September 2003

Well done! congrats!

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CarloTraversi

9:56AM | Fri, 12 September 2003

Incredible work! Maybe a more rippling water surface, but it's Hot 20, all the ways.

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FitArtistSF

12:38PM | Sat, 13 September 2003

Okay, PJ', this is closer to what I have tried to tell others using Hackster's Victory about when rendering an historical image like this. This is very good. Just a couple of points: tone down the water waves a little. Ships of this size, with over 100 cannons and almost 200ft long would not really be able to fight in seas of this size. They make the ships appear to be toy ship in a bathtub. The waves are more in line with a fight between smaller class vessels, say schooners, brigs, or frigates. As you have depicted, the waves would wash over the ships, enter the open gunports and swamp the ship. Most ships of this size would fight only in a squadron or fleet, since they are Capital ships, or Command ships, with no less than an Admiral commanding. And they would be located in the Van, or middle of the fleet, with smaller 2 deckers and frigates out in front and behind. Think of a line of battle ships stretched out in a row, one after the other, for 2 or more miles. The reflectivity of the waves needs to be toned down a little more as well. Sails would be reduced to a minimum, just for steerage, and to reduce the risk of fire, a seaman's worst fear. The lower sails, or courses, would be triced up, or furled up to reduce further the risk of fire from the guns on the open deck and burning flying debris. I like the cannon ball splashes, those are well done. Ad some other flags to the ship in the distance, since during battle they were an integral part in conveying the message of who was who (which after even 15 minutes of cannons firing could shroud a battle in smelly, smoky fog) and whether the combatant was still, "in the fight". If you can, try expanding the scene to include a line of ships in the distance on the horizon, in silouette, to show this as a bigger, truer fight. Also, the absolute horizon would be flat, yours is just a little rough. I know this seems a lot of picking, but this image is probably the best rendering using the Hackster Victory I have seen on this site. As it stands it is really well done. Pjero, try adding the ideas I mentioned and this will rock.

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