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The Colony
Published: 2010-06-21 06:38:54 +0000 UTC; Views: 77197; Favourites: 2075; Downloads: 2333
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I made this one 2 or 3 years ago and I would change a couple of things if it were now but I still like it overall.Made in Vue.
EDIT: wow, thanks a lot for the DD! My second one!
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Another perspective on this topic:
Think about the following: if humans do build a colony in a far away planet, what do you think it's more probable: that they build a lot of different buildings or that they stick to one standard format that works well? I could bet that they'll go for the standard format. It's much easier (and cheaper and more efficient) to manage a city where all buildings are the same format than it is if all were different. Standardization, generally speaking, provides for a much easier management.
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Thanks for the honest comment.
The buildings are intentionally simple and repetitive, to fit the concept of a "colony" (image title). I wanted something like a beehive or similar. Simple and repetitive shapes.
The clouds may not seem high but they are in fact several hundred meters high, like they could be in a real world (this scene was built in Vue, at a real world scale).
The clouds are also there, at that place and altitude, to provide a visual cue of distance, scale and depth.
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That is really really good!
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Adorei este trabalho e gostei muito da tua galeria. foi o 1ΒΊ DA random do dia e achei curioso ser um portugues.
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Obrigado!
Γ sempre um prazer encontrar um compatriota por aqui.
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did you take the idea of the hover car thing from Jack and Daxter? (i used to play that game LOL!)
it looks just like it, i was just wondering.
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No, I didn't. I never played the game. I googled for it now, to see what you mean and I think I get it. But no, it wasn't inspired by it.
There are many images of hover bikes around, I wasn't very original on that anyway. 
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Ohh okay then!
I was just wondering. You did a great job though
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Looks like something from FFXIII.
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This is absolutely beautiful. One day, maybe we'll be able to explore the stars. It's a beautiful world. I wonder how many of them are really out there...? This kind of image really gets my gears turning.
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AWESOME!
I did something like this once in Bryce 6 but it sort of lacked this depth.. i love it and the.. whatever it is above just totally makes this shot adding more depth and space to the shot
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Thanks!
That structure above is supposed to be a bridge/building, surrounding the entire planet, at a sub-orbital altitude. People live there and it's also a way to quickly connect several parts of the planet and at the same time provide for a quick and cheap way for ships to go into space. But, compositionally, the main reason for the structure to be there is in fact to provide a visual cue for depth, exactly as you perceived it.
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Not sure if you would like to be paid to draw a comic series of 10 pages for me in the form of digital format.
My email is roentarre@hotmail.com
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friendly Death Stars in the bg
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wow, i'm absolutely amazed - great work! it feels so ... well, real to me. and i can feel the atmosphere so clearly ... great composition!
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Haha! Yes, I see what you mean! Maybe, who knows?
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Amazing perspective! Made my 
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Thanks and thanks for the DD proposal!
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How much would one of those fine hoverbike-things go for?
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Almost Mach 1.
It creates a small energy field around it that deflects most of the air flow so you can grab on to the bike.
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This is magical, I want to see it in real life.
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This is stunning. I want to live there!
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This is so freaking epic!!!!!
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It's a beautiful image, and the color and atmosphere are terrific.
I love the detail beneath the water's surface - and the figure with the small vehicle really makes this piece - that kind of detail adds tremendously
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lookin good! what software did u use to build up the 3D?
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Thanks!
All buildings and structures were built inside Vue itself, with primitives, booleans, etc. The only non-Vue constructions are the guy and bike, which come from Poser.
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