Silmarillion by Rykk

Fractal • Fantasy • posted on Dec 28, 2004

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Ultrafractal 3.02 - Apophysis2 beta21 - Photoshop7 for sig and reassembly since the orb has one flame and couldn't be rendered with the rest of the layers - Paintshop Pro7 for sharpening and conversion to .jpeg In the age preceeding the wars of the Third Age in Middle Earth, the Silmarils were objects of grave strife and contention that even darkened the blissful lives of the Valar and Teleri in the West in fair Valinor ere its becoming hidden from the sight of men. These were the days of Elves before the coming of the race of Men and the Moon and the Sun. When only the light of the Two Trees grown by Yavanna lit Ea. The Silmarils were crafted by Feanor and contained the essence of the golden light of the day tree, Telperion and the silver light of the evening tree, Laurellin - which lit day and night ere their light was extinguished by Melkor - also named Morgoth Bauglir - with the aid of the spider, Ungoliant. The history of the Second Age is wrapped around the wars and treachery spawned by the desire to possess these gems. Here we see the last in its sconce inscribed with the Elvish runes for the Two Trees, Telperion and Laurellin, in the fortress of the mighty warrior, Huorin, ere its walls were cast down by the dragon, Glamdring and the last Silmaril eaten and never seen again. Another attempt at 3d within UF, the orb alone took 30 layers to shade and mask - whew! lol The "sconce" is made with Mark Townsend's "Gnarl" formula and Damien Jones' "Curvature Average" ucl. I was fortunate to stumble across the shape while trying to make something for a recent "challenge" on the UF Mailing List. Thanks for stopping by, y'all! Rick

Comments (95)

Deagol

10:50PM | Tue, 28 December 2004

Flawless image. I like the cup the most

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Sekadhar

11:14PM | Tue, 28 December 2004

Awesome and powerful! Excellent done:))!!!

smitts

11:26PM | Tue, 28 December 2004

OMG Rick! Every image I see gets better...and this one is no exception!!! An absolute masterpiece. Great story on M.E. also!

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XenoDreamSoftware

12:22AM | Wed, 29 December 2004

Love the textures!

Marit

12:24AM | Wed, 29 December 2004

Could your work even get better? Yes it could! You've outdone yourself here! The silmaril is so perfect, such realistic (how can it be realistic if it reflects a fantasy story LOL!) coloring and I love how in the top it replects the lower part of the silmaril, making it really 3D. Day and night light so wonderfully shown! The marble in the sphere is faboulous! V

jstsittinghere

12:42AM | Wed, 29 December 2004

incredible image Rick, stunning and powerful !

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redawg2

1:04AM | Wed, 29 December 2004

AN AWESOME MASTERPIECE! VOTE

celticlil

2:07AM | Wed, 29 December 2004

The marbled sphere is beautiful

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GOLDILOCKSUK

2:32AM | Wed, 29 December 2004

Really classy and I can see how much hard work you put into this. It's amazing (V) Cathy oxoxox

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tutri

3:12AM | Wed, 29 December 2004

Truly a masterful piece of art!

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VDH

3:28AM | Wed, 29 December 2004

Wonderful combination! Excellent marbled shere! Great job and vote!

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saldegal

4:23AM | Wed, 29 December 2004

Fantastic! beautiful surfaces, well worth the work that went into it!

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classyladytwo

4:40AM | Wed, 29 December 2004

Fantastic Rick a true masterpiece *V

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addiek

4:57AM | Wed, 29 December 2004

Oh dear I can hear Peter Jackson arriving at the door! MOst wonderful fractal my precioussss

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CarolSassy

5:54AM | Wed, 29 December 2004

Excellent, amazing image! I love everything you've done. Man, you're good! V (:

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squeeka

6:25AM | Wed, 29 December 2004

Awesome!!!

Isir

8:03AM | Wed, 29 December 2004

Amazing and beautiful work. The marble sphere is simply perfect and I love your texture work ! The 3D apperance is absolutely stunning. Wow :)

NataLibera70

9:31AM | Wed, 29 December 2004

WOWWW fantastic !!! ***

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malia01us

9:34AM | Wed, 29 December 2004

Stunning!! You give us something to aspire to, that's for sure... :) v

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Dreamingbee

10:56AM | Wed, 29 December 2004

wow.. most excellent done !!! many compliments ! vote

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DreamersWish

11:23AM | Wed, 29 December 2004

What hasn't been said? This is one absolutely fine piece of art work here. I doesn't look like a fractal. It looks real to me. Well done indeed!

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CavalierLady

11:29AM | Wed, 29 December 2004

Wow!! What a stunning image, my friend! Your coloring is amazing... love that dull brassy color and the work on the orb is perfection!! I've not read this book, but it's sure given you lots of inspiration! Congrats, this is one impressive image!!

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