Silmarillion by Rykk
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No AI - This artwork was created entirely by hand or with traditional digital tools.
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Ultrafractal 3.02 - Apophysis2 beta21 - Photoshop7 for sig and reassembly since the orb has one flame and couldn't be rendered with the rest of the layers - Paintshop Pro7 for sharpening and conversion to .jpeg
In the age preceeding the wars of the Third Age in Middle Earth, the Silmarils were objects of grave strife and contention that even darkened the blissful lives of the Valar and Teleri in the West in fair Valinor ere its becoming hidden from the sight of men. These were the days of Elves before the coming of the race of Men and the Moon and the Sun. When only the light of the Two Trees grown by Yavanna lit Ea. The Silmarils were crafted by Feanor and contained the essence of the golden light of the day tree, Telperion and the silver light of the evening tree, Laurellin - which lit day and night ere their light was extinguished by Melkor - also named Morgoth Bauglir - with the aid of the spider, Ungoliant.
The history of the Second Age is wrapped around the wars and treachery spawned by the desire to possess these gems. Here we see the last in its sconce inscribed with the Elvish runes for the Two Trees, Telperion and Laurellin, in the fortress of the mighty warrior, Huorin, ere its walls were cast down by the dragon, Glamdring and the last Silmaril eaten and never seen again.
Another attempt at 3d within UF, the orb alone took 30 layers to shade and mask - whew! lol The "sconce" is made with Mark Townsend's "Gnarl" formula and Damien Jones' "Curvature Average" ucl. I was fortunate to stumble across the shape while trying to make something for a recent "challenge" on the UF Mailing List. Thanks for stopping by, y'all!
Rick
Comments (95)
A most excellent creation.
Wonderful art ! .... Excellent work ! Extremely beautiful creation ! ... VOTE
This is a perfect composition, and excellent use of UF! :) You have an awesome feeling of colors and lighting - beautiful work! V + fav
Wow Rick you are amazing! just to see the potential UF has...what an inspiration your work is!
Another most excellent image from the man. You are the master of UF my friend.
Awesome imagery of epic-like proportion, Happy New Year!! :)
brilliant artwork from a master craftsman. Image of the year imho! Happy New Year to you and yours, peace and bright blessings ~aramina~
Truly stunning work!! Now I want the sphere, hand it over :). Pretty please???? I adore marble and this one very exquisite piece!!
a stunning composition...the sphere alone is incredible...amazing work!
Stunning and it shows its magic!,your talent is wonderful!!*V
This one is a keeper! Totally stunning, and I, who can manage 8 layers at my very best, salute your patience and forbearance :)
This is simply unbelievable. You have set a new standard, and surpassed even yourself! Can't tell you how much I admire this post. I agree with aztek. It's a keeper, and I am snagging it right now!
Wow Rick, such a beauty! V
You've done a wonderful job here Rick, this is my favourite book of all although it took me several tries to read it all! Stunning UF work!
Wonderful!!A beauty!!v
Happy New Year to both of you! This is one awesome design, Rick. When one comes this late, all is already said about the work, but your mastery of UF never fails to amaze me. Beyond beautiful .... V
Well, what to add to these comments :) Just one word: WONDERFUL, EXCELLENT, STUNNING, BEAUTIFUL... Oops that's 4 already :)
Good God man, that is just sick...
Love this one! Perfect in every way. Glad to vote for an image dedicated to Middle Earth.
STUNNING (is a Lotr fan ) love it well done supurbly done awesome makes me think of a couple of things im writing excellent and beyond
I love the shapes and composition! It is beautifully designed!
Amazin, I have no idea, how you do what you do, but I have the idea, that you do it the best, and so another wonderful creation to add to the list with the others, stunnin! creative! wonderful! Guess I just love your work! Eccellent *V Lina
I don't know how many hours/days it took to create this masterpiece, but it's absolutely brilliant, as usual. Thanks also for the description of how you made it. It means a lot to people like me whom are still learning.
Wow !! I thought I had already commented on this one :P sorry ! This is a wonderful 3D design and excellent textures as well!! A great combination of programs to create a wonderful work of art !!!***!!!
Dazzling image, Rick, and very Deco!Love it!
A pretty jewel! Kingly!
Simply stunning!!! Cool!
Klasse as always, habe leider wenig zeit im augenblick. Im May wird es besser, den sehe ich mir alle deine Bilder an, die ich seit Dezember verpasst habe. Take care, Michael
Another amazing display of your skill!!
Lovely imaginative use of various fractals.