Shadows (s12) by Flak
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"With the shattering of the crown, the skeletal army scattered. Through field and town, thicket and forest, the Legion hunted down the undead and peace was restored to Northsea... though the shadows of Zrie's presence would remain for some while longer."
Well, thats it, 12/12, the end of the planned series. This image is a bit different in style to what's gone before, but hey, what's the point of doing the same thing over and over again ;) The idea for the image came from the horror movies when, at the end, everything appears good, and then something happens, a hand comes up through the ground, or a slight breeze gives away the hint that all is not quite over. It's also an experiment with "Drawbridgep" lighting... note to self - don't use semi-transparent leaves with multiple soft shadow lights... huge render times result, though you do get some impressive control over the lighting.
For those that like statistics, here is the abridged cast and credit list for the series.
------------- Cast List --------------
poser skeletons 10160 (give or take a few)
dorks 346
posettes 10
poser horses 273
lo-res Poser males 1383
poser kids 3
DAZ Eagles 4
DAZ Eagles (pretending to be crows) 180
The cast would also like to thank the following fine people and establishments for their contributions to Flak's current mental state -
Moebius87's Dystopian Bar and Chill
Jadedjane's house of hairy gorillas and assless pants
JenniSjoberg's Lollipop of Darkness
The Swiss Miss House of Milo
Stonemason's Frieght Company Pty. Ltd. (and thats rendered in poser!!)
Wood "Lost in LOTR" hurst
Andi3D, for putting the boners back into poser
Honest Drac, Advanced Robotics Engineer
Caleb and "The Dark Faction"
Rochr, maker of fine Lighting and Tentacles
Metonicus's dog
Svenart's Guide to Classy Accomodation
roobol, master of 5000 beers (7-4)
JVRenderer, master of (semi-)nekkid chicks
Major Django (recently promoted I notice)
Dragonsbld and everyone in the Dragon's Lair
Ang25 for numerous chats about things neither one of us will remember for a whole variety of reasons
Fillingim, Lightwave Monster
and everyone else I've talked to via IM or chat.
And, if you've actually read this far, thanks for viewing and thanks to those who've hung around for the last 22 months to see where this went. Hope it was worth the journey. As always, comments and thoughts more than welcome.
Comments (87)
Mivan
Some first rate Bryceing here! Composition and depth are excellent.
Moebius87
BRAVO!!! Now this is the part where the whole audience stands up and gives this series a standing ovation for about twenty minutes. :o) It has been tremendous fun watching this entire series evolve and get released. I notice that you've kept the arrow-in-the-skeleton-gag forward and made it the final punch of the series. :o) I am very curious as to what's next, my friend? :o)
marvo
Moebius87 is right. A standing ovation is in order here. An you need to take a bow for such terrific and inspiring work! One question.. what do you define as 'huge render times'? I expect we are talking days?
Richard T
Unbelievable. Love the composition, lighting and story very much.
Claymor
Brilliant! A well executed touch to end the series. It has been a bit like watching a feature film.
Flak
marvo - it was about 180 hours or thereabouts on my pIII 450 and then another 50 on a pIV 2.2GHz. The soft shadow lighting and the semi transparent plantation leaves really was a silly thing to do, but after the first 70 hours, I had to let it go to see where it finished up at. Moe - I needed some way to nail the thing in an upright manner ;)
dfsmetsfan
This is a wonderful image and a fitting finale to the series. I enjoyed it tremendously! Bravo!!
Septembre
This has been an incredible journey, Flak - your dedication and talent inspire others (including myself). It has been a delight to watch you develop this series over the past months, and I look forward to viewing more of your work in the future. Thank you for sharing this with us.
jocko500
a super job on the story and the images you put up
Jed
Fantastic job! Viewing these was a real experience.Thank you!
Andi3d
22 months? really that long? my word, but it's been well worth the wait, and every image in the series has been a pure delight. Thank you for a fantastic and enchanting journey my friend. Now, next project gonna be a litle smaller maybe? ;-)
Hythshade
Beautiful work. It's always a pleasure to view your work. I really like the way all your images have something to say. Well done!!!
zardoz12
THIS IS REAL GOOD
lemonjim
Time for another series, I'd say! They've all been super. I'm surprised at the statstics, I would have guessed much higher! Only 10000 skeletons sounds small! I would need at least 50000!
MoonGoat
This series was truly beautiful. It held honestly the best Bryce work I've ever seen in my life, and this is a strangely satisfying ending to it. The only thing I can say is 'Bravo, you deserve a cookie!' I feel quite serious in telling you that I'll remember this series of epic fantasy and magnificent artwork for the rest of my life.
RodsArt
Superb Finale!! The series is absolutely amazing in Context, Content, and Effort. My hats off to you. Raise a Glass "CHEERS Flak"
oooZENOooo
Wow the end of an epic project. I have really enjoyed and been insprired by your work Flak. I hope your next project lives up to the fine level you have set. VOTE
mrscience
Bravo! Siege was the first image I ever saw of Bryce, although it wasn't on this site (I forget exactly where.). It was honestly because of that one image I decided to look into Bryce's abilities and find out more about the program. Now I find myself at the end of the series. Flak, you have really been an inspiration, and at this point I really have only one thing to say: Thank you.
Noel
Brilliant work, Flak. Well done! Now, on to another challenge. A new series? I'm looking forward to finding out what's next.
Ang25
Fantastic piece, I love the whole series. This one is a great ender and beginner, you know you'll have to start another series! LOL, I know why I forget most things, but you're usually at work when we chat, whats your excuse? Hugs
ddruckenmiller
LMAO! Roll credits and fade to black!
xenic101
Thank you, for the sense of awe.
ramhernan
Masterful way to end this unique series! one of the most epic and complete into the whole Rosity place! and a wonderful way to see how much your talent has increased along the series! Beautiful and deep scene! Excellent indeed! Vote? of course!
Slayagegrrl
Very different, but very cool. A nice tranquil sort of feel. Love the depth in the vegetation and love those credits LOL V
tresamie
So who is this skeleton? Was he an Undead? or a Northsea soldier? Both look the same now. Love the series :)
Metonicus
Ok I'm ready for the next 12.
vvm
Great lights. Nice picture
Django
Lol , to the arrow moe, somethings gotta hold those old bones on the tree..grin. Very much fun watching this evolve flak and you derserve all the credits you get for your patience and rich + immensly detailed work. It will be very hard to beat yourself in future tho... but i know youll try and succeed Take care ..
jadedjane
Awe flakey.. it was a fabulous journey (yes I read that far winks) Insanity is a great destination, and I can get you there faster than the speed of light - lol. The image came out beautifully ( I knew it would). What a faboulous way to cap it all off. I am a little sad that this is the end of your skelly series. I do love all of your mind blowing renders, but I am also very excited to see what comes next. stands up to join the ovation big hugs for flak, the Bryce god :o) - Janey :o)
ShadowWind
Awesome from the atmosphere to the storyline...