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)
94 layers!!! One day you'll have to supply a detailed examination of one of these mega jobs. Until then my computer purrs blissfully ignorant of the ordeals such knowledge can trigger. Me, I was a Sir James Jeans follower in those days of innocent youth. How knowledge has moved on since then or - in my case - speculative adventure turned into profound bafflement. Oh yes! Apologies for cuddling my uploading beside yours in the fractal gallery: time is no respecter of place.
Excellent! Glad to see you still pluggin' away at it Rick!:)
Beautiful.This is creative and wonderful artwork.Happy New Year!Ida
uberness.
Oh man that is fantastic! I really can not figure out what else to say. Well done fantasy!
lol love this sci-fi
awesome work, very outer-spacy!
Fantastic and incredible realization Rick....!!! Impressive effect of depth....!!!!
Wonderful and very surreal.
So wonderful. Your skill never stops to amaze me. This really looks like something out of a science fiction/fantasy magazine.
it was a dove and I saw something like her on Nerd3d I believe.
I love the planet-like sphere in the upper right hand corner. I would enjoy seeing an image of it close up so I can view the colorful fractal details on a larger scale.
Whew! Just a few layers here. I love the blue sphere, the background cliffs, the orb in the upper right (amazing) and the light pillars! This is a heck of a landscape/cityscape and a great story. :)
WOW! Awesome fractal ART Rick! I love the depth and power! Bravo!
Fantastic! Great render inspired by a great movie. Happy new year.
Wow! Magical, mystical, and just plain wonderful!
Wow, there's a whole galaxy in there and all of it's brilliant. I can't believe this was done in UF - you're really a master of UF. This would be a 10, if there was such a rating.
Holly mackaraina...falls mainly onna the planeo-yannoe. Awesome picture-7 favorites, Whatta start of great art for "lucky7" maybe--i sure hope the rein of terra is witthering. The art is sure off to a smart start--congrats. & thanks for your great contributions.
This is waaaaaay cool, Rick! Wonderful sci-fi image in unbelievable 3D-ness! :)
fantastic art work,very beautiful**************
How in the world I missed this is beyond me! Spectacular! So different than the ordinary fractals seen here or elsewhere.
Absolutely incredible!!!
Beautiful creation,wonderful work!!!!!!!!!
Wonderful composition!!!Fantastic and excellent work!!!
This should be the front cover to a novel...most excellent work!
Gorgeous :)
Beautiful image
This is the best image I have seen I wonder did you send this to the Heavy Metal Magazine?
94 layers!!??? WOW!!! I do NOT have the patience for that, but you have really done something here! Absolutely amazing! I love the science fiction theme, too!
Heavy, indeed. ;-)