Penthesilea at the Fall by NetWorthy
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First, thank you everybody for you concern about me and Kathy. She is doing MUCH better, but I am still doing all of the household chores and errands which doesn't leave me much time for my artwork.
This image was originally a study of Daz Studio 3 volumetric lights. I discovered you could parent the volumetric cones to Charley's (Callad) wonderful masked lights set. After that, the image just sort of happened on its own. (Violence checked for the bit of blood on her clothing.) This image has NO postworking except for the logo!
Penthesilea is a figure in Greek legend. She was purported to be an Amazon queen who was present at the fall of Troy, fighting with the Trojan defenders. She also was reputed to be undefeated in battle - until Achilles killed her at Troy. The twist: Some writers said she and Achilles were lovers who somehow found themselves on opposing sides in this conflict! How's THAT for a story!
BTW you might think the story of the Amazons is fanciful but archeologists are in the process of rethinking this whole subject. In the last ten years a number of burial mounds have been found in Asia Minor - for women warriors. The weapons and armor buried with them showed usage and wear - it was not just for "show".
Thanks so much for your support. PLEASE leave a comment!
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Image © 2010 by Larry Hodge
Comments (31)
always the risk of the warrior born who pledges their sword to one king or the other; meeting a beloved friend on the battlefield as an opposing warrior, where honor and duty sometimes overrides friendship and love. incredible scene mon ami!
MOST excellent!! :-) Hang in there, wishing Kathy the best...and you. Its hard on all I know.
Wonderful work on her and the entire scene Larry, that lighting is something special. So glad to hear your wife is better
Nice work!
Wonderful lighting effect - it really makes the point of her spear stand out! So glad to hear of progress on the domestic front! A full and speedy recovery is my sincere wish.
Indeed most excellent artwork my friend, wonderful pose and lighting.....love this beautiful scene.
great image!
So glad to hear you and Kathy are doing well! Gorgeous render, I love the atmosphere.
superb ly atmosheric work nicely done!!
Fantastic mood. Excellent render!!
Very nice scene. Excellent atmosphere, lighting and pose! Great render.
Good to hear your wife is doing better Larry! Very atmospheric image! So you used my light thinghy and attached cones to it? What an idea! Great!
Fantastic news, Larry! Glad to hear that she is doing well. Wonderful image
Wonderful atmosphere, great job!
This is really a great render! Very well done!
Great work with the volumetrics... in poser this would have taken hours to render. She has great warrior attitude... thou shalt not pass. Was actually hoping this one was gonna be another in the series. Glad to hear that things are going well.
hello larry great to see u post again,and This is excellent work...and glad that your wife is better..
Very good light/atmo and scene.
"FIGHTING WITH THE TROJAN..." Heh, heh... heh, heh - I like it.
gorgeous piece of art
Really nicely done.
Really beautiful work ... fantastic lighting.
Beautiful character! Very fantastic,wonderful mood!!
uma obra extraordinária, excelente meu amigo, aplausos (5)
Now, that's an excellent render! Wow!
Sorry I didn't comment until now. Love the pose and the lighting in this render and I'm glad to hear Kathy is doing better!
Wonderful effect, The lady looks intense. :)
Fantastic work!
Beautiful
Wonderful work!