Sg by craig_mckay
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No AI - This artwork was created entirely by hand or with traditional digital tools.
Description
Gaelic for Storm Clouds.
This was done at 6000 pixels wide for a print and took 177 hours on a new iMac24 inch Duo core. High anti-alias and atmosphere settings. Goodness knows how long that would have taken on a PC, if it hadn't crashed in that time. (that's over 7 days! I think a PC would have hung myself) and I was using the Mac all week for photoshop work and surfing and uploading and it still never crashed. Made with a Mac!
Oh the picture, I quite like it, and if I didn't I wasn't gonna re-render it again lol.

Comments (11)
Well the results were worth the wait quite stunning realism!!
Glorious work!!
Wow, the longest I've gone so far is only 3 days. Good choice in contrasting cool and warm colors.
LOOKS LIKE A PHOTO MATE...worth yr patience afterall :)
It's a wonderful picture but I could have done without all the Mac/PC crap.
I think you are right a PC using windows would have definitely crashed !! - This is a beautifl scene and well worth the render time !
Definitely one of the very best virtual skies I have seen! I am just about to get into Vue. I had some doubts regarding clouds, however this picture is very encouraging...
Very realistic and very majestic!
This is an awesome sunset - you and Vue did an awesome job! :) It is a georgous and photo-realistic render that looks more like a photograph than just about any I have ever seen- simply wonderful!
wow this is so amazing,thought it was a photo wen i looked at the thumb,incredible realism and lighting *****
This is easily one of the best Vue skies I've ever seen, though the render time does make me cringe....