In the Hall of the Mountain King by Rykk
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Ultrafractal 5.01 - edit: now 719 Layers in 40 Groups (ouch!)
I recently got back into messing around with fbm Popcorn Traps and added the Perlin Noise 3d mapping and, well, to say I got inspired would be putting it mildly! lol This piece is an absolute horse - approx 553 layers (edit 9/6 - 719 layers) and 3+ solid weeks worth of sweat because fPT's is just so hard to make masks with. I have a series of these coming - at least 2 more as soon as I think they are "done" enough.
Man, this one really taxed my rig. (3GHz Q9650 quad-core, 4Gb RAM) As a matter of fact, I lost the entire staircase and walkway last night (8+ hours of work) when I decided to start a render to wallpaper size BEFORE saving the parameters. UF5 popped up its ALL TOO FAMILIAR error window and just hung for over 5 minutes with an hourglass, so I had to shut the program down by killing the process in Task Manager. The darn thing was using 1.2Gb of RAM. Luckily, at least the render picked back up when I restarted UF so at least I got a picture of the finished piece.
UF5 has a really bad habit of not letting go of RAM used by a fractal window when you close it. I'm now having to remember how I did stuff and have to recreate all those layers again - hope I can pull it off. To say I was ticked off wouldn't do my mood at 2:30 AM last night justice. I hope they fix/improve this problem in the next version - heck, Daniele Lupo did a 400+ layer recreation of "Archimboldo" a few years back on a 500 MHz single core and....UF THREE.
Anyhow, sorry for the rant - been a real drain trying to put this together. Hope y'all enjoy it!
Thanks for stopping by here at the top of the world where eagles fly! lol
Rick
Edited 9/6/09: Rebuilt the staircase after UF hosed me and upped a fixed version - Now it's a bridge! lol The playing resulted in a good deal more layers because I also made some other changes to colors on the "chapel" atop the tall spire and I added more stairs. Final Layer and Group tally - 719 Layers in 40 Groups. Wow - I think that is a record for UF! I also think I miscounted previously when I said "approx 533" since, though I added a lot of layers, it certainly wasn't 170-ish...more like 50ish.
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***(Fine art giclee' prints of most of my work are available in limited edition on archival paper or canvas - e-mail: drahcir3@hotmail.com and get busy filling that empty spot on the wall! Unique, "one-of-a-kind" (edition size = 1) prints and embellished prints are also available*** :-)
***This image is solely the copyright of Richard B. Spix III and is in no way to be considered "public domain" in any form or usage without the artist's written permission with the exception of as, non-distributable personal desktop computer wallpaper of a single user or in journal collections on this site.***
(I hate this stuff, too, but what can we do?)
Comments (36)
Seaview123
Very nice looking abstract image. I can see the work you put into this.
carlx
Looks fantastic!!!
Dindin
Fantastic Rick ,all your hard work was worth it .
JSGraphics
Superb work! Very Well Done!
dixievb
OMG, Rick--this is MAGNIFICENT! Thanks!!
Juliette.Gribnau
absolutely ART ! F
farmerC
Fantastice Creation.
Jennyfnf
Rick - what would we all give to be able to accomplish such an amazing and fantastic image. I'm absolutely shell shocked by it's beauty and atmosphere. Well worth every magical moment of rendering I would say. You really are supreme.
CarolSassy
Very beautiful! (:
philuf
Amazing render!!! and all that with UF!
ligt
i´m in awe, not the least because of the numbers you are talking. you could get us a masking tutorial as you had years ago.
boristen
Great render! I especially like the color palette of these fantastic shapes over the background. Definitely artistic creation.
Xantipa
Superb...I have no words...
philsh
holy moly me friend! this one is b-b-b-bad...bad to the bone! :)ph
aztek
Rick, this is magnificient! I'm sorry you lost so many hours of work, hope you get it together again. This is a keeper! Do you mind if I make it my wallpaper for a while, so I can stare at it all day long?
clifftoppler
How do you handle 553 layers? My computer has the answer - Don't! The one thing you do get is control, and the true realisation of intention. The art becomes - Rykk! The one thing missing is the distressed damsel but I'm sure she's there, trapped in dungeon or other source of foulness. Where is that sturdy steed?
renderix
cool work!
TIRROCCIA
speachless! totaly wow
Ziemer
Amazing!
npauling
This looks so wonderful and unique and what an achievement with all those layers. Well worth all the hassles though to get a result like this. It really looks like a fairy tale fortress with soaring eagles. I really love it.
tresamie
Magical!! Wow, great colors and shapes...and oh just everything :P It was all worth it, hope you get the staircase back :)
DreamersWish
Masterful work here! Very ominous mood. Well done!
mountmous
Magical! I always know I'm gonna be impressed even before I see the image. lol. And I totally agree with Jenny.
IO4
Great image!
algra
Amazing!! Surpreme work! f
soffy
Superb work,wonderful view of this surreal landscape,excellent***
fancy99
What a captivating image! I'm pulled to the tunnel wishing I could explore the hall. I can't imagine how you manage so many layers. Boy genius, I guess. :)
RodolfoCiminelli
Splendid and creative realization.....!!!!
kansas
Totally fantastic!!!
kgm
Fabulous! I do admire your tenacity working in all those layers, and Jenny is right, it was definitely worth the ARRRRRGGHH moments!!