Toto, I think we're in Kansas. by drawbridgep

Bryce • Landscape • posted on Oct 20, 2004

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There was a thread a while back about how to create a tornado. Since I'm currently in the desert of no ideas, (and just finished watching Twister)I thought I'd play around and came up with this. I used the tut that Zhann found to create the twister. Spent ages making a barn and the silo and you can't really see them anyway. Got the tractor, cow and windmill from the web. And you'll notice Drac's robot in there too. He's having a great time, so don't worry. Some contrast, saturation tweaks in PS7. Of course, now I live in Indiana, chances are I'll see a tornado next year. Kinda looking forward to that.... Kinda. Thanks for looking.

Comments (30)

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waldomac

4:54PM | Wed, 20 October 2004

Fun image. And a little too accurate for comfort. I'm just glad the stick man is in there to relieve the realism a bit. :) Seriously, though, this is great work.

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drawbridgep

5:01PM | Wed, 20 October 2004

Don't let Drac hear you call him a "stick man" :-)

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johnyf

5:35PM | Wed, 20 October 2004

Super twister and great sky..Great Stuff!

Lissa_lei

7:01PM | Wed, 20 October 2004

Love your image of a twister Marion, see them on cable only as we have cyclones, si,ilar but without the twist, you sure have captured the essence of what I have seen, the darnes and the flying bits and pieces, hope you do not get to close to ne ever,Great mixture of reality here. Eccelent** Lina

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Doublecrash

7:08PM | Wed, 20 October 2004

Quite impressive!

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DrmzRmyne

7:45PM | Wed, 20 October 2004

Impressive as always....since I've lived in Tornado all my life I can appreciate everything I see here. Too damned cool! Well Andy and I will be moving to Indiana in a few weeks...so we'll see if those twisters will give us a warm welcome next year. lol. Excellent work Phil!

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dougocd

8:35PM | Wed, 20 October 2004

Very well done, and realistic.

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lemonjim

9:03PM | Wed, 20 October 2004

convincing! and your camera work and the drama is perfect. I think there's a pretty good cow model for you on the web, hehe. If you're worried about tornadoes, just drive to Richmond, IN. Proceed to E main and South A Sts. Go down into the 200 ft ravine away from any trees or wires. I think you'll be safe, 'cause the 'nado will pass over your zenith. Wear a hard hat and safety shoes - just in case.

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draculaz

11:08PM | Wed, 20 October 2004

lol, excellent work

RobertX

11:27PM | Wed, 20 October 2004

nice work, i wouldnt want to be in one but they sure look cool

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jasonmit

11:29PM | Wed, 20 October 2004

Great tornado.

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dashboard_jehovah

12:14AM | Thu, 21 October 2004

Great tornado scene!...I live in Indiana, and have seen my share of twisters. Lots of hard work put into this image! looks fine!

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kjer_99

1:07AM | Thu, 21 October 2004

One of the best twister pics that I've seen.

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zopeynn

1:44AM | Thu, 21 October 2004

wow!excellent image!!!

funkfrog

2:11AM | Thu, 21 October 2004

many people i know didnt like twister, i love it, because i love a good storm. this is great!!!!!!!

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Kemal

3:21AM | Thu, 21 October 2004

Wow, nice rendering, man, looks much better then the one I did long ago, visiting galleries for the first time in a month, suprise from you is always waiting !!!

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RodsArt

6:29AM | Thu, 21 October 2004

Super talent Phil!! All around great scene!

colas

7:02AM | Thu, 21 October 2004

Wonderful atmosphe,idea and scene, excellent job, my friend!!!! vote

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razzell2

7:54AM | Thu, 21 October 2004

what an amazing image. what a story it tells. what an imagination to create this. very very good. its on my desktop and you get a vote from me, for this. this is a novel, in picture form. a story told by a single image. excellent and coolness/coolage/cooliferous

koakiss

8:27AM | Thu, 21 October 2004

Super effet dramatique !! Bravo !!!

Philou77

1:51PM | Thu, 21 October 2004

Ca sort de l'habituel. Fantastique effet avec l'absence de lumie donnant tout l'impact l'athmosphe

shadowdragonlord

3:08PM | Thu, 21 October 2004

Awesome tornado rendering, very lifelike and it really portrays the sense of power these things carry... Good work on the flying debris, too!

mrscience

3:45PM | Thu, 21 October 2004

Awesome textures and kinda eerily realistic ('cept for Drac's "stick figure")

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tempest967

11:53AM | Fri, 22 October 2004

This is just awesome. Great work.

susanmoses

1:17AM | Sat, 23 October 2004

WoW! Cool effects and image Phil!

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EngleWolf

5:52AM | Sat, 23 October 2004

Man-o-man... this is so sureal!!! they wouldn't have this problem if they lived in Ohio or Indiana!! lol... have a great weekend phil!! ;o)

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xceiverx

11:20AM | Sat, 23 October 2004

The twister looks awesome, Great job on the stuff the twister is tossing around :) "Stick Man LMAO 5th" Excellent job on the image!

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Wolfsgirl

11:23PM | Fri, 29 October 2004

OMG that tornado is amazing!!! Holy shit hon.. Umm can I say that here.?? lol Just amazing !!!! VOTE

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gmvgmvgmv

1:14PM | Fri, 01 July 2005

Love your space images, but this is one of my all-time favorite pics - of any genre or application! The enormous energy is palpable, the nearly black ceiling conveying a sense of dread and doom. And I'm still trying to figure out how to do a decent tornado, tutorials notwithstanding! You have really come up with a doozy of a vortex. Congrats on a truly fantastic piece of work.

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