Aranée 04: The Horsemen by NetWorthy

DAZ|Studio • Story/Sequential • posted on Jun 01, 2008

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(BEST VIEWED FULL SIZE!) Aranée had heard them for miles, clanking their weapons and armor without regard for the noise. Rough men like these didn't feel the need for stealth, and it was usually fatal for anyone they caught alone and in the open. She wasn't too worried about being heard above their ruckus, but she did not want to be seen by them. Horses were far too expensive for most people in the Disputed Lands to own or maintain, and that meant horsemen were usually raiders or outlaws. Spying their green cloth and decorations, she knew these were the worst of the lot - Greeners. They went wherever they wanted and stayed as long as they cared to stay. They took whatever they wanted, whenever they wanted, and occasionally that included women and children. Items they took, including people, were never seen again. She didn't mind taking on one or two thieves in order to preserve order in her small corner of the Aeritan Forest, but four heavily armed and armored Greeners was another matter. She backed away as quietly as a woodland vole and melted into the forest. The next town up the road, Melius, was in for a really bad time... --- TO BE CONTINUED! View the series in numbered sequence to get the entire story. *** UPDATED: Fixed some lighting and PW issues Credits D/S - Composition and rendering WAY too many items to credit all, but I'd especially like to call out: mapps - clothing, weapons and trees porsimo - weapons, armor, helmets questor - weapons and armor custom textures and PW by me using fireworks Thanks for viewing and PLEASE leave a comment, your words are greatly valued! Image and story © 2008 Larry Hodge

Comments (29)

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drace68

6:02AM | Sun, 01 June 2008

Great story a-building. Just found your gallery and am now up to speed on Aranee. Excellent graphics to develop the story thread. This one is best viewed at full size - suggest you add that hint in your text. Dick

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Cimaira

6:49AM | Sun, 01 June 2008

wonderful pov and composition.

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magnus073

8:36AM | Sun, 01 June 2008

Superb scene and a really cool story. Can't wait for more :)

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LBJ2

10:11AM | Sun, 01 June 2008

Great render Larry. And a cool story book idea i think. And a cool new Avatar picture too. :) Nice to see you. You look like a man with a sense of humor ;)

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kitzie21

2:12PM | Sun, 01 June 2008

Nice series you got going there. Very nice storytelling and illustration. I look forward to more.

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2Loose2Trek

7:22PM | Sun, 01 June 2008

Cool story and POV ... really well done.

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mapps

6:05AM | Mon, 02 June 2008

awesome :-)

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Larion

8:12AM | Mon, 02 June 2008

Nice work!

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e-brink

1:31PM | Mon, 02 June 2008

I like to see a picture that tells some sort of story. They are so much interesting. Well done.

gizmee

4:40PM | Mon, 02 June 2008

That is awesome story!! Excellent render!!

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densa

5:02PM | Mon, 02 June 2008

your absolutely right this is amazing full size great story to go with your wonderful art

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1010

5:34AM | Tue, 03 June 2008

A very complex scene, composed beautifully! Excellent.

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ariaans

11:27AM | Tue, 03 June 2008

What a great POV and posing/scene-setup!! Nicely done!! :)

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Darkwish

3:23PM | Tue, 03 June 2008

Wonderful pic! EXT work!

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sylki

7:45PM | Tue, 03 June 2008

Super story and a great image to go with it. Nice work on the posing of horse and riders. I like the POV and lighting!!

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Mondwin

9:28AM | Wed, 04 June 2008

Amazing and fantastic scene...bravissimo!V:DDD.Hugsxx Whylma

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Paldav

2:07PM | Wed, 04 June 2008

Great pov and beautiful image...done by a great artist...

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Dalijna

4:58AM | Sun, 08 June 2008

great picture, fantastic perspektive

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amirapsp

10:10AM | Thu, 12 June 2008

Awesome attention to detail my friend...Hugs

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Flint_Hawk

10:23AM | Fri, 13 June 2008

Great action scene!

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alltheoriginalnames

6:16PM | Thu, 19 June 2008

Nice comp and pov, great suspense. Nice written piece as well, sets up the piece wonderfuly

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Gameforce

9:57PM | Sat, 28 June 2008

wow - great scene, very dramatic! Well done!!!

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Jedi_Padawan

7:00PM | Mon, 30 June 2008

Great artwork and wonderful composition. You've put a lot of details into your work - GREAT!!! ~Sassy~

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Kyronimos

2:29AM | Fri, 01 August 2008

Great story and visualization. I wonder what comes next

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PhilW

4:19AM | Fri, 01 August 2008

A complete story is a massive undertaking (I know!) and you are doing a great job with these!

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redheadgrrl

4:32PM | Mon, 04 August 2008

love this new scene, Larry. Wow - that POV is just perfect. look forward to more!!! :-) Gun aka redheadgrrl

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mgtcs

1:33PM | Mon, 02 August 2010

Super POV my friend, superb work and story!

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RJS

8:09PM | Sun, 29 August 2010

Great POV on this one - very inventive! I am amazed that you could get such a natural setting out of DS. It really is impressive. The only slight flaw in this is that old ground-shadow problem, as evidenced around her hand. Still, that is a very minor point in an otherwise outstanding image. You are really an expert at integrating the narrative with the image. Every single image is a cliffhanger. I am green with envy! Must...see...next...image! Bravo!

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