Ominous Tracks in the Snow by bigbraader
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No AI - This artwork was created entirely by hand or with traditional digital tools.
Description
For two days, this ranger has been following some very alarming footprints in the snow. They look a little like those of a dog, but they are larger than a bear's. An unknown creature is at large in the area!
Now the tracks are new, so the animal must be close. The ranger is trying to see if he can actually spot it in the distance...
I just had to make another render with this cool "Fantasy Ranger" M4 outfit from Xurge3D. My intention was to show more of him, but the composition took over, and I had to show him from the back :) Now I'll probably make a "reverse angle" shot as well.
Toolbox: Vue, Poser, Onyxtree, Xfrog & Photoshop.
Items from Cornucopia3D, DAZ, Xurge3D and myself.
Thanks for viewing, comments etc. welcome and appreciated.
Have a nice day
- Lars
***COMMENT UPDATE***
About the snow effects: They are made in the terrain editor with a custom brush and "stamped" on the foreground hi-rez (2048x2048) terrain to get crispiness and precision. The "environment" is a standard 256x256 terrain.
The terrain brush was made in PS from a TrueType font I found ("Animal Footprints" I think it was.) This is quite handy, as you can "type" footprints from different animals, and the font can even be used in the Vue text generator, for further "boolean" operations for even more presicion, should one want that :)
Comments (37)
Just another amazing work, fantastic Lars !!
fantastic Lars
Excellent - fascinating story, great detail and visually compelling. Those are some BIG footprints - I don't think I'd be following them :)
This is incredible !!
Scary Lars....
This is superb! the snow is very realistic! Great sky too! Bravo!
This is just amazing! I'm shivering from the snowy cold. Almost photo-realistic. Very well done!
Excelllent work......
Sehr schön.
great looking image, if it was me though and I saw those footprints maybe I would be going the other way rather than towards whatever made them.
Great snow effect! Really like the detailed footprints and the track made by the horse/ranger.
excellent work, I love the touch of snow/frost on the weeds.
great work-nicely composed
amazing! I like the footprints work in the snow!
Awesome! I hope you're going to show us this creature. Love the tracks in the snow. I'm guessing you make your own brush and use it in the terrain editor? Excellent lighting and landscape.
Wow, the footprint effects are awesome - did you paint them? The great lighting and very natural looking composition of the scene make for a wonderful mood. Nice work.
Beautifully done, excellent use of the terrain tools and the story is getting good 5*
What is he going to find.Exellent snow
Beautiful work!!!!!
Wow, really incredible scene and I love the snow texture, footprints too!!!
The snow looks amazing but the lighting really ties it all together so perfectly. Superb.
The snow effects are superb!!
Stunning. A top notch snow scene. Snow and effects are excellent.
Wow!!! Gorgeous sky and beautiful light!!!!
Outstanding scene & work!
wonderful winter scene....
I get serious Daggerfall nostalgia with this image. Not so much due to the tracks (though very cool, and very ominous indeed!) but the snow, the lighting, and the ruins. Reminds me of just such a place and time of day back in gold old Iliac Bay region, probably near Wrothgaria. Love when an image can do that, just draw you in. Cheers!
Beautifully done! Love those footprints and the lighting is superb.
Stunning image you have here. Woohoo :D Gotta love good old Vue. Votes... votes... 5+++ Lee
Love the colors, lighting and footprint effects.