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WiL3D β€” Retreat from Leuctra

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Description Β Winner of Weekly Themed Challenge "The Road Home".

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DAZ Studio 4.5 Pro render. Postwork with Photoshop CS5.


The Battle of Leuctra took place in 371BC. In the battle the Spartans were defeated by the Thebans & the Spartan King - Cleombrutus was slain. It marked the beginning of the end of the Spartan states role as the dominant military power in the region.

This picture is just an imagining of the Spartan march home after the battle, presented as an ancient faded & cracked mural.
It is not offered as historic fact & no virtual animals were harmed in a way during the making of this picture.
(Apart from a Snake, who was kicked in the head after bad-mouthing one of the Horses at the Coffee truck).

Several late nights went into setting out the scene here. The final image is a composite of 6 seperate renders compiled, treated & beaten up with PsCS5.
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Comments: 54

tenen71 [2015-09-29 13:42:49 +0000 UTC]

Excellent epic! Postwork is awesome!!!!!!!!Β 

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WiL3D In reply to tenen71 [2015-09-30 10:27:35 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much.

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Catweazle01 [2015-07-26 17:48:52 +0000 UTC]

Are the spartans in the back all instances?
I found out that the instances not really save memory. This works better in Carrara.

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WiL3D In reply to Catweazle01 [2015-07-27 12:52:38 +0000 UTC]

I didn't used instances.
I just used a handful of M4 charecters, moved them about and posed them slightly differantly for seperate renders. I then complied all the renders in Photoshop.

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Catweazle01 In reply to WiL3D [2015-07-27 23:59:22 +0000 UTC]

ah! Separate Renders. Thats it!

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Tonkin72 [2015-05-12 02:43:45 +0000 UTC]

Few folks even heard of this very important moment. You've captured it very well.

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PinkVendetta [2014-12-20 11:24:05 +0000 UTC]

Amazing workΒ Β 

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WiL3D In reply to PinkVendetta [2014-12-20 11:53:05 +0000 UTC]

Thank you ! Β 

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belzaph [2014-12-15 23:16:34 +0000 UTC]

that is fantastic work, quite outstanding

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WiL3D In reply to belzaph [2014-12-20 11:53:33 +0000 UTC]

Thanks belzaph.

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Catweazle01 [2014-11-05 10:57:27 +0000 UTC]

This is really a great work. Love it. Very very good!!!!

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Erulian [2013-08-14 11:52:28 +0000 UTC]

Grats, your work has received a Feature in our Spot On: Mythology and Myths ! Well done

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WiL3D In reply to Erulian [2013-08-18 16:28:39 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Erulian.... honoured to have my work included alongside such cool artists.

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Eidolon1 [2013-02-18 16:49:44 +0000 UTC]

Wow! Absolutely fantastic!

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WiL3D In reply to Eidolon1 [2013-02-19 12:06:01 +0000 UTC]

Thank You kindly Jon.

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SimonJM [2013-02-12 12:46:50 +0000 UTC]

Congratulations on the win! I hope you spend the prize money on aspirin for the snake ...

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WiL3D In reply to SimonJM [2013-02-12 13:25:09 +0000 UTC]

Thank You kindly Simon.
Asp-irin ha! (muted groan from audience).

Sadly the Snake didn't recover from his injuries & we were forced to use his stunt double for the shoot.
Besides no-one really missed him, he was a poisoness little sod & forever throwing hissy fits.

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SimonJM In reply to WiL3D [2013-02-12 15:35:28 +0000 UTC]

I suspect the stand in was a young eel as, as everyone knows ... you cannot tell your asp from your elver ... thank you, I'm here all week!

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WiL3D In reply to SimonJM [2013-02-12 18:37:16 +0000 UTC]

Louder groan from audience... accompanied by barrage of popcorn & a tomato... still in its tin.

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john-reilly [2013-02-11 18:12:03 +0000 UTC]

Great image and a worthy winner of the competition - Congrats

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WiL3D In reply to john-reilly [2013-02-11 18:24:54 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much John I very much appreciate the compliment.
It was time consuming job to produce this, but ultimately worth the time & effort.

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lucia45 [2013-02-09 16:42:37 +0000 UTC]

Really nice. Great posing and composition and the antiqued look works really well.

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WiL3D In reply to lucia45 [2013-02-10 10:54:01 +0000 UTC]

Thank You very much Lucinda. I really appreciate the compliment.

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Timotiikeri [2013-02-09 13:33:54 +0000 UTC]

That old wall painting image is great.

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WiL3D In reply to Timotiikeri [2013-02-09 13:59:45 +0000 UTC]

Kiitos Timo!

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AntaraNN [2013-02-09 04:27:49 +0000 UTC]

Gorgeous image. Great style and cracked wall effects.

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WiL3D In reply to AntaraNN [2013-02-09 12:02:06 +0000 UTC]

Thank You so much Antara.

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Dibujantte [2013-02-08 22:55:15 +0000 UTC]

Wow! You did it my jaw hit the floor with this picture!! Freaking Cooool work!! Congratulations!! Joy!

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WiL3D In reply to Dibujantte [2013-02-09 12:01:04 +0000 UTC]

Gracias Luis.

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Dibujantte In reply to WiL3D [2013-02-09 21:19:34 +0000 UTC]

My pleasure! You're very welcome! Have a great weekend! Joy!

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IncyVortex [2013-02-08 19:01:06 +0000 UTC]

wow, very cool image

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WiL3D In reply to IncyVortex [2013-02-09 11:59:19 +0000 UTC]

Thank You Incy.

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deskridge [2013-02-08 18:48:52 +0000 UTC]

Nice!

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WiL3D In reply to deskridge [2013-02-09 11:58:41 +0000 UTC]

Thank You Daniel. Your own work is simply stunning. I appreciate the compliment.

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CyprithTheCat [2013-02-08 18:34:24 +0000 UTC]

That's simply great. I love the way you took the rendered material and transformed it into an old wall painting. Only one thing I would suggest... don't put such big resolution online. Not because it's to big to view, no, because it's easy to steal and allows quality copies.

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WiL3D In reply to CyprithTheCat [2013-02-09 11:51:08 +0000 UTC]

Danke Cyprith. I appreciate the compliment.
Thanks for pointing the size issue out. I always render at 6000+ pixels for detail purposes, but I display on dA at 1600 pix. I clean forget to press the re-size button in my hurry to upload this.

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CyprithTheCat In reply to WiL3D [2013-02-09 12:41:35 +0000 UTC]

Ahhh...

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Bowski--Productions [2013-02-08 18:26:11 +0000 UTC]

Seriously Wil, the effort you put into your art is unsurpassed mate. This is an instant classic.
Just want you to know that if I hated I'd tell you okay? But it's totally mint. Fair flippin' play to you!

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WiL3D In reply to Bowski--Productions [2013-02-09 12:07:21 +0000 UTC]

Cheers mate. You're very kind.
& I know you would!
Your advice, honesty & integrity has been very much appreciated recently, & your comments are always warmly recieved.

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FreyrStrongart [2013-02-08 17:20:40 +0000 UTC]

what a wonderful piece! Great composition.

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WiL3D In reply to FreyrStrongart [2013-02-09 11:47:08 +0000 UTC]

Thank You so much Barbara.

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JoswanKodaigo [2013-02-08 17:18:36 +0000 UTC]

wow!

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WiL3D In reply to JoswanKodaigo [2013-02-09 11:46:23 +0000 UTC]

Cheers Jos.

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Raina-Hopkins [2013-02-08 17:00:29 +0000 UTC]

This image has been featured in the Weekly Themed Feature: [link]

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WiL3D In reply to Raina-Hopkins [2013-02-08 17:06:32 +0000 UTC]

Thank You so much Rachel.

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Odilicious [2013-02-08 16:25:17 +0000 UTC]

Excellent epic! Postwork is awesome!

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WiL3D In reply to Odilicious [2013-02-08 16:27:41 +0000 UTC]

Merci Odile!

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Odilicious In reply to WiL3D [2013-02-10 09:09:04 +0000 UTC]

Mais de rien!

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DarioFish [2013-02-08 15:42:41 +0000 UTC]

Outstanding work!!

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WiL3D In reply to DarioFish [2013-02-08 16:03:37 +0000 UTC]

Grazie Dario. I very much appreciate the comment.

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