The alien derelict on Sha'raen by Big_D
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The alien derelict on Sha'raen
Sha'raen is one amongst numerous moons orbiting gasseous planet Jaerena in the Ka'arh star system. Chilly, windy, unpleasent and lifeless world, covered by thin methane atmosphere and with (mostly) frozen lakes and rivers of ammonia. For the inhabitants of the planet Xalli, the only planet in the star system originating intelligent life, this remote moon is interesting mainly because of its surface, rich with irridium ore. It wouldn't stand a chance as a tourist resort if it wasn't for the fact that it hosts a rare artefact: an old derelict of an alien spaceship.
After the remnants of the data from the damaged information system of the ship were reconstructed and transleted by the Xallian archeologists and xenologists, it became clear that the unfortunate visitors were members of a rather rowdysh race of intelligent monkeys, now locally extinct and dispersed all around the galaxy, originating from the nearby star system of Calyra. They used to call their star "Sun" and their planet, at the time a bluish paradise similar to Xalli, "Earth". The Ka'arh star was referred by them as "Alpha Centauri A".
The postcard depicts one of the numerous visits by the Xallian tourist vessels on the site.
This is the first in a series of illustrations of my SF&F serial Postcards From Beyond. Done entirely in Cinema 4D (NO terrain & atmo generators etc.)
Sha'raen is one amongst numerous moons orbiting gasseous planet Jaerena in the Ka'arh star system. Chilly, windy, unpleasent and lifeless world, covered by thin methane atmosphere and with (mostly) frozen lakes and rivers of ammonia. For the inhabitants of the planet Xalli, the only planet in the star system originating intelligent life, this remote moon is interesting mainly because of its surface, rich with irridium ore. It wouldn't stand a chance as a tourist resort if it wasn't for the fact that it hosts a rare artefact: an old derelict of an alien spaceship.
After the remnants of the data from the damaged information system of the ship were reconstructed and transleted by the Xallian archeologists and xenologists, it became clear that the unfortunate visitors were members of a rather rowdysh race of intelligent monkeys, now locally extinct and dispersed all around the galaxy, originating from the nearby star system of Calyra. They used to call their star "Sun" and their planet, at the time a bluish paradise similar to Xalli, "Earth". The Ka'arh star was referred by them as "Alpha Centauri A".
The postcard depicts one of the numerous visits by the Xallian tourist vessels on the site.
This is the first in a series of illustrations of my SF&F serial Postcards From Beyond. Done entirely in Cinema 4D (NO terrain & atmo generators etc.)
Comments (50)
deadhead
Absolutely fantastic artwork.
Perry6
Beautiful Scene! Excellent!!!
CrazyAndy
A great piece of work, I like the amount of detail you have put into the image, the way the ship is broken up and the sense of distance in the background by making things futher away less detailed and more of a blue-ish tint. Perhaps a bit more wear and tear on the ship would look nice and give it more of a history, but apart from that everything looks great.
Big_D
Thank you all for your useful comments so far. BTW I've just received an official proposal from Maxon (the firm behind the Cinema 4D software) to use this image for their promotional purposes! Great!
pmermino
Fantastic work... a lot of details ... a great mood... excellent composition and render.. fantastic model... what else ? ... my vote ...
ms-3Dstudio
Beautiful image & VERY well done!!
Damon050
Congratulations! I just say the same as everyone else: EXCELLENT!!!
czarnyrobert
Congratulations ! When I read your message inviting me to check your work I was persuaded that it is another lamer trying to get another comment for another scrap picture - but WHAT A SURPRISE! This scene is TRULY AMAZING!!! Love it and wait for more masterpieces from you ! Glad to have such great talent here I urge everybody looking on this picture to give it proper credits - lot of lame renders get hundred comments from "mutual admiration clubs" while in the same time great art remains invisible on best ranking lists - this picture should get its place on one of them! ! Excellent & Vote!
Drakath
Amazing Sciece Fiction work. I fell in love with the planets that merge into the horizon... the clouds before... and the beautiful shaped ships going ahead.
Euxeb007
WOW ! Great, majestic SF scene !
Pelican
Amazing sci-fi scene.... and a perfect " out of this world " - look ! Really brilliant the filigree little ship design ... a wonderful alien construct, this must be the result of alien thoughts ;-)
ReaphSharc
Cool.... vote
brylaz
Excellent work!!!
Naoo
Bungalo
Whoa! What a scene! And these flyers are simply amazing!
alltheoriginalnames
I really dig everything about this, there is so much going on and so much to look at. Great attention to detail. Excellent piece, both stunning and awe inspiring
katy555
Excellent work of art. Great lighting...
Turin_Returns
This is definately one of the best images that I have seen for a long time. A very intelligent twist in the description; making us think we were viewing it from the perspective of human beings and then surprising us that the race of travelling monkeys was - in fact - our race. Where you inspired in your design by the Cygnus from the movie 'The Black Hole'?
phil01
cool storie's***** Very beautiful work I like very much
SIGMAWORLD
STUNNING!