Darkness and Light by MarkHirst
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No AI - This artwork was created entirely by hand or with traditional digital tools.
Description
Our need for food and water is only exceeded by the thirst for fuel of our vehicles.
Twin MHD turbines give us the battlefield agility to out manoeuvre or out run the enemy, but the cost is our frequent forays into towns and cities to seek out the precious liquid. While the MHD turbine will burn pretty well anything, the discovery of a large domestic fuel station and convenience store was a welcome oasis in the dangerous counties around the starport.
The sight of aerial predators circling above the town during our raid caused us to divert our route out to safety. We see so little natural life around the starport, most were destroyed by the killing dust. They circled and dived and we could only assume that something had died there.
They scattered as we entered the old industrial complex but continued to swoop and dive around one building near the centre. Even before we got close, we could smell the stench of decay.
We found the remains of a firefight. The blast marks on the walls were like nothing we had seen before, and every so often, we

Comments (32)
Interesting picture!
Love the detail of the dust covered tires. Good render!
Excellent story and render :)
The Combination of image and story is enjoyable..... Nice work!
Wonderful! I especially love the vehicles :-)
Excellent. A very realistic image.
cool vehicles!
Beautiful work -- you're definitely into the "pro" status with your modeling as well as your story telling. Beautiful composition to boot.
Very cool!
Photo real image with wonderful vehicle.
Very cool! Love the vehicle!
Very nice :)
Winner
I'm delighted to have been able to contribute a tiny part to this epic! Just a minor correction, my 'Sky-Manta' is found in my store at Rawart3D.com, not my store at DAZ... Cheers!
And the plot thickens.... It's great to see a few units still sport the old-fashioned digital camo! ;]
I love the vehicles and the foreground character. Randomize the wheel hubs for better effect. They are all symmetrical.
Very chilling and quite intriguing. Keep up the good work.
Excellent job mark i like the choice of shaders has a desert kind of sand blasted quallity to it. Great positioning of models , the vehicles , and love the slight camera tilt !
Great looking scene and story wonderfully done ^^
WOWSERS! This is your finest render yet. The posing is done so well and dont get me started on that vehicle you created. This is really perfect work I only wish I could give it the 5 stars it so richly deserves.
Splendid composition and attention to detail. Suits (get it!) the narrative. A fine picture.
i must work with vue !
WOW!!. One thing is always certain, your works are always top notch in every aspect. Extremely well done Mark.
Excellent work as always Mark!
Oh wow!! A stunning image - I love the tilt of the camera and the natural look to the posing of the characters! Incredible outdoor lighting too - very convincing :) Well done!!!
very awesome!!!
Really outstandign work!!! Love it!
Excellent machine design!
Love the vehicle designs amd the sand looks fantastic. The lighting also makes the image look realistic.
Great vehicle design and very natural light. Impressive.