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City of the Ancients
Published: 2009-08-08 07:17:08 +0000 UTC; Views: 65405; Favourites: 3295; Downloads: 2681
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Finally done with this concept, and it is now 3:00 AM.
Enjoyed working on it so much I lost track of time. There is a bit more I could do but I need to move on to making it in 3D. Let me know what you think! 
Photoshop CS4
Update: I have a progress thread for this scene on Polycount, where you can see the steps I went through to make this concept art as well as the new work I am doing to create the scene as a real-time 3D environment. Check it out here: [link]
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No problem, your work is awesome
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Oh, I love this kind of stuff. Fantastic work!! Well deserved of the DD!
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amazing. it reminds me of Tomb Raider or other games like that
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Thank you, that's very kind of you.
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Awesome! 
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I love pictures like this, with the green and yellow and bluish tints to them, but I can't seem to wrap my head around how to make one myself-- Do you have any tips?
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Thank you! I usually start by working in pure values at the very start (greyscale lights and darks) and then once I have my composition and lighting mostly figured out, I fiddle around with some Color Balance stuff in Photoshop to establish a color "theme" for the image as a whole (like bright = yellowish, dark = reddish, for example) and start to work in variations by hand. After I've gotten the hues on the canvas working well enough as rough splotches, I start detailing things out. Every once in a while I'll use a soft brush to paint a Photoshop layer that adjusts the hue and saturation of layers below it, without affecting their brightness.
While I'm working I find it helpful to have an extra amount of canvas space around the image instead of working all the way up to hard edge of the canvas. That way I can quickly mix colors on the canvas and mark down some of the colors I intend to use a lot without having to use a clunky menu interface. It also helps if I end up moving layers around to adjust the composition because the strokes end in a more natural way instead of a hard edge.
Hope that helps!
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Magnificent. And extra props to you for not using references.
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AWESOME! the details, colors and compositions...wow!
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Wow, there is so much depth to it - you can almost feel/smell/taste it - it's amazing!
Great job : )
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wow! Rwminds me of Angkor Wat in Cambodia. Very beautifully done!
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Good eye, that is one of my biggest inspirations for this! Thank you.
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It's a truly fabulous work! I love it so much!
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This turned out great! You should take a look at 's gallery, she does really great Mayan art too...with a zombie twist.
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Gorgeous... What a beautiful picture - One kinda feels like they are in it seeing the scene with their own eyes.
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Fantastic foliage work, and like the amount of patterns, some of these things have way too much designs, but you have struck the right amount. :}
Also, the city looks like it would have been functional when it was made. I like that in my ruins.
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I love the detail in the vegetation. It almost looks real. The lighting is beautiful and atmosphere one of awe inspiring mysteriousness. Excellent work!
I could see this being used in a movie or video game that is somewhat like Uncharted. I 
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What a stunning place! Gives me goosebumps - as if I were there!
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we we're going to pass it and we just could'nt
it really is good
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I love it!!! I want to go there and hug it and love it some more.It is so beautiful i cant say anything to make it sound as good as it really is...
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This is awesome! Rather Indiana Jones, me thinks.
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You did a good work.Keep going this way!
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Beautiful environment; it reminds me of the Lost City from Quest for Glory III.
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nice & quality masterpiece !
This kind of place actually still exits in our world.
I just went there for one week photography expedition.
....a place where Angelina Jolie ' Tomb Riders ' movies was taken while
....a place where imaginations of Indiana Jones adventure begin.
....a lost in time place like Avatar green forest paradise.
You should visit this place for holiday & gain more idea for your 3D arts :
[link]
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concept looks great and so does the environment images on forum!
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oh wow, this is stunning! you are an amazing artist!
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You are too kind. Thank you very much.
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I'm going to follow this on polycount.com!
It looks... amazing.
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I actually didn't have to struggle too much while working on this one. Getting the perspective working well enough took a bit of fiddling but beyond that it was really enjoyable to work on. All in all I think it took about one work week, or around 40 hours. It's been a couple years now though so I can't say for sure.
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Seems this comment did. LOL Great pic.
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I love the depth in this picture
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Reminds me of Final Fantasy VII. Temple of the Ancients. xD
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