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City of the Ancients
Published: 2009-08-08 07:17:08 +0000 UTC; Views: 65403; 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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lol that's exactly what I first thought.
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I'm a fan of Tomb Raider, and this remind me a lot of the franchise, i love this kind of settings and you cretae a great enviroment, good work here and btw, the 3D looks great too
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STUNNINGGGG
How did you do it so stunning?
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This is really beautiful! The atmospheric perspective gives it real depth and mood, and it's very green and overgrown without being too greenish, if that makes sense.
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Hehe, yeah I wanted it to feel very overgrown and also muggy but still get just enough color variety in there. Thank you very much Helaine!
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When I glances briefly at this, for some reason it reminded me of the jungle book.
Anyway, this is awesome. Love the details.
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ThankS! Heheh, that's a reference I wasn't expecting. Yeah, the old ruins where King Louie and the apes lived have a similar look to them. Looking back at it now, seems like they too were based on Khmer ruins, which were probably my biggest architectural inspiration for this art.
The backgrounds for that are actually really cool! Thanks for mentioning that, I might use some of that art to get ideas for the 3D version I'm working on.
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reminds me of a place in Dinotopia, this amazing illustrated kids' books.
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Oh awesome, I'm really flattered to hear that. James Gurney is one of my favorite artists! Thank you!
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This has the feel of being in Mayan or Aztec ruins, which in person are fantastic and you have done a wonderful job portraying the mystery and beauty of these lost cities
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Thank you very much! You've gotten to see some in person? You lucky dog. I'll have to plan a trip of my own someday.
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Thank you very much Lena. Your photography is quite stunning!
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Glad you like it, thank you.
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wow, that is stunning, I just love old incalike temple buildings and that one looks just epic! great work!
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Wow! This is absolutely beautiful. Very much a view into a different world.
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This is very impressive!!
It has a quite a Tomb Raider-ish feel to me.
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I freaking love it. Good job!
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Simply a masterpiece !!! With so much details, awesomely beautiful colours and so much realism, you just COULDN'T avoid the DD !!
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Wow, I can't get over all of the lighting and details, especially the leaves and ferns! It's amazing!
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Love it. Makes me think of GuildWars: Utopia, the expansion that never happened.
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ArenaNet has exceptional artists so it's pretty cool to hear that. Thank you!
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My first impression was Temple of the Ancients (from FFVII), but I have to say, this is so much better than that dreary place. xD
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Man, I just had to go look up a video clip from that section again. This really takes me back! And ugh, yeah, that was a pretty dreadful dungeon, heheh. Thanks!
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Beautiful work! It's looks like your explorer discovered a lost city somewhere in Central or South America.
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awesome work. reminds me of the setting of tomb raider underworld.
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Thanks! Yeah, I think they got a lot of inspiration from Khmer temples too.
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