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Published: 2012-06-22 00:23:01 +0000 UTC; Views: 17334; Favourites: 404; Downloads: 584
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If you've read 'The Wise Man's Fear' you'll know who/what Cthaeh was. This scene was inspired by the encounter between Kvothe and Cthaeh, while he was in Felurian land. I chose to depict Kvothe in the most traditional look he has throughout the book (at least in my mind) although at the time of this encounter he didn't have his lute with him (nor any clothes, for that matter...). In some other details I was also not completely faithful to the scene in the book (the path deviated more from the tree, for example, but that didn't work visually in one single still image). The clouds were also not present in the book but I thought it worked well for the concept.Rendered in Vue, as always.
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Thank you. Sure, you can use it. I'm glad you liked it.
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I love it, it has that 'beautiful but ominous' feel to it.
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Thanks, that's a great way of describing it.
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This is so amazing. I don't even know where to start.
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i always thought the Cthaeh's tree did'nt have leaves, but instead had the butterflies that then littered the ground. so i sort of imagined a giant ever-shifting rainbow tree
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I thought Cthaeh would be bigger and sort of more ancient, but this setting is just as great!
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Also I don't think Kvothe had his lute there. Or any cloths. Or am I wrong?
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Man, this is blowing my mind. It looks so realistic while keeping this quality that places it in the Fae. It's like you actually took a picture of the inside of the book. Kvothe is an incredible touch, too.
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Thanks! I'm really glad you feel that way.
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Like this one very much!.....and if I'm not mistaken, that's the same kind of tree I asked about in a previous picture.....is it solid growth or imported?.....the branches make me think its solid growth but the trunk is much better than anything I've seen with Vue.....
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Thanks.
Yes, that's the same tree, xfrog.
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Very interesting, for some reason I always thought of "Felurian land" in darkness. Even though they spent a very long time together, it always looked like the moon was the only light source (in my mind).
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Thanks!
Yes, you are more or less right, most of the time it was dark. In the world of Fae the time of day depended on the location. It was always the same time of day on any given location. On Felurian's place it was always dusk. But, if you remember, on that time that Kvothe met Cthaeh, he was walking towards the day light and he had already walked a long time when he met him.
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Yes, you are quite right. I shall have to re-read the piece to refresh my mind
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well done artur..are those vue trees? I am sort of looking for alternative trees than vue trees...vue trees leaves seems odd to me...i am looking into Onyx, although I have some Xfrog's...nice grassy land you have there, I do see some varieity of grasses/weeds being placed which makes it more realistic.
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Thanks, Philip!
Those are xfrog trees. I've been gradually giving up on Vue trees because, like you said, the leaves seem odd. This is probably due to their planar arrangement.
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do you have xfrog program? Or you get these trees free or you buy just the plant packs?
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I used the demo version for a while but I didn't buy the program yet. But I probably will, it's a great program.
I downloaded all the free items (there are many) and bought also two models (but not a full pack). All the trees in this image are free, except the central one.
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Damnit, man, you really know how to make a statement!!! For someone who just picked up Vue a couple of years ago and just "played around" with it, you really have become an expert with the software! You and Dax Pandhi just KILL me! How do guys do it??? What is your secret??? This is absolutely exceptional, as always!!!
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Thanks! I don't think I have a secret other than trial & error.
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Absolutely amazing. It just fits that chapter PERFECTLY!
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Thanks! I'm now preparing an image about Felurian.
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Great picture, woaw ! !
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Beautiful, beautiful work. [link] You are sourced and credited.
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Thank you! Now, that was a surprise.
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this is awesome.
(though I like Kvothe better when he's naked
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Thanks!
I see your point but I'm a man so I'd rather not see him naked.
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Beautiful! One of the best fanart pieces from this fandom I have ever seen, too.
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Thank you!
I'm working on one about Felurian, probably ready in a few days. I hope you'll like it too.
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Oh, looking forward to that! Not that I'm a great fan of Felurian, but your art is great.
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Recently I've been trying to remember that nice book I read last year ... I couldn't remember its title and when I saw your pictures, I thought it looked like a scene from that book I had envisioned in my head and googling for "wise man's fear" from your description, I saw it was the book I was looking for!
Thanks for your art and helping me remembering the book's title
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Thanks! You're most welcome, I'm happy you found it.
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Arthur... Your work, I mean, everything you do is just a visual treat! It's no wonder I decided to follow your work as early as when you were with Renderosity.com! You never cease to amaze! I can't help but look forward to new works by you...!
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Thank you, you're very kind.
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Wow I love this soo much, good job making this you should be proud.
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Great photo! Nice landscape 
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Thanks! Actually, it's not a photo.
The book is fantastic, I highly recommend it.
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Haha, I see!! I thought it was a photo
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great scene!
@arualcat
you have to read the 'name of the wind' (1st book)
it's one of the greatest stories ever told!!!
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