Heavy Metal by Rykk
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Ultrafractal 4.03
"...and so, at the approach of the Loc-Nar - the embodiment of all evil - the watchfires are set throughout the kingdom summoning from afar the Ta'rakkian warriors to perform their age-old honored duty to protect the peaceful inhabitants of the city. As the evil green mist that possesses the minds of all that it contacts approaches on the horizon, a far-off light heralds the appearance of Taarna, the last surviving Ta'rakkian who, alone, must do battle with the evil minions of the Loc-Nar..."
Or something like that - lol. I've been messing around with a lot of the 3d array type formulas and .ucl's available for UF and created this fantasy scene using mostly the "3D Spheres" outside coloring in the mtz.ucl folder. 94 layers later...lol.
One of my all-time favorite movies is the animated fantasy, "Heavy Metal" - a collection of animated vignettes based on stories from the WAY cool magazine by the same name. I really got off on reading Heavy Metal in college in the late '70's mostly for the awesome fantasy art in it. Well....ok....maybe just a LITTLE for the art featuring scantily clad female warriors. ;-) The story lines WERE cool, too! lol
PS - if anyone who does Poser knows of a decent depiction of Taarna riding her flying...whatever that animal was, It'd be neat to plug her into this.
Thanks for stopping by and Happy New Year!
Rick
(BTW - ok, ok - for those who've seen the movie - I know the Loc-Nar was actually a GREEN orb but green just didn't go with the rest of the colors in the image too well. I've had this blue sphere and background tucked away for years waiting to do something with it and so everything else got built around it as a starting point.)
***(Fine art giclee' prints of most of my work are available in limited edition on archival paper or canvas - e-mail: drahcir3@hotmail.com and get busy filling that empty spot on the wall!*** :-)
Comments (67)
it doesn't get much cooler than this:) Those Sphere structures are awesome, and you've intertwined them so well. At first glance I thought this was XD - your 3d shapes in UF are TEEEEEEriffic!
i too , must admit, thought it was xd..very cool R...
Beautiful!
Great imagination and very smart work! Also to you a happy, healthy and creative 2007!!
A Trip to ~Dreamland~ Magically created... EXCELLENT!! Feliz Ano Nuevo
Love this perfecto delightful fantasy!!! I too, thought you used XD...I'm impressed with the 3D shapes, and I especially love the sphere to the right relaxing on top of the awesome 3D shape! Beautiful work Rykk, and Happy New Year to U too!!!
Beautiful detailing 'n' use of textures! Excellent sci-fi scene! Love it! (:
Wonderful visualization Rick. Love the world you created. Hope to visit it soon. Great job.
I love all these bizarre shapes, they are wonderful mathematical sculptures. The cliff landscape in the background is so cool and the lava lamps are simply out of this world. There is so much to see and study. It's a bit like an alien funfair and I could imagine everything moving. Wouldn't it be great if you could animate this? It's magic.
absolutely fantastic !!
Fantastic design Ricky @};-
Fantastic job brining it all together Rykk! [=
Magic UF work with a fabulous 3d vieuw Speechles !!!
Didn't heard the story, but the scene is great
Its all sayed above, and with Arend I say,Speechless to! RS
wowww, very impressiv work and excellent composition and color !!!! :)
Great image and great movie!!!
Looks like that was fun to make Love it
Fantastic as always Superb done!*****!
Amazing work Rick as usual really mindblowing piece of uf art.
Oh, oh, no words more. +++++5
Hahaha, great stuff Rick! The orbs look very retro and very cool, they have a 16-bit (Amiga anyone?) look to them. Overall a fun and awesome pic!
Great picture! Cool story, too, why don't you finish your own version of it? :)
Superb!! Happy New Year!!
Wow. I'm awed by your imagination! As always, a superb composition!
Real nifty 3D feel to this one Rick! SO much to see! Spectacular Comp.
Unbelievable!!! I'm speechless!
A wonderfully surreal and sci fi image! Excellently done. Bunny
Way cool image! Didn't know one could perform this kind in UF. Excellent and a bunch!
WOW~I just fell on my butt! Well, not really...but if I wasn't already sitting I would have! I thought that this was XD until I read the post. OUTSTANDING RYKK!! I really love this one. SUPER SUPER SUPER!!