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City of the Ancients
Published: 2009-08-08 07:17:08 +0000 UTC; Views: 65406; 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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really pretty
is it maya, aztec, or both?
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Thanks! Definitely a mix and match, I gathered a lot of various ancient temple references to build my designs from. In addition to Mayan and Aztec designs, the Khmer architecture from Cambodia was a major influence as well, particularly Angkor Wat.
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Wow, this is truly beautiful! I want to GO there!
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Thank you very much! Once I finish the 3D version I'll have to record some video of walking around in it, it'll be a far cry from actually visiting such a place but still should be pretty cool.
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Oh, that would be fantastic! I would definitely love to see it when you are done.
Is this project for a game of some kind? There are many games that I have played partly because the environment was just so beautiful!
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It sort of is, in the sense that it is using a game engine and meant to work within the limitations of environment art for console games, but I'm not actually making it for any real project. Just for fun and practice.
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Oooh ok.. Well that's a pretty awesome "practice" project!
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beautiful! its amazing you could pay so much attention to detail and still make the overall picture flow so well
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Awesome...is this supposed to be from FF7?
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Thanks! It's actually a design of my own creation based on an exaggeration and derivation of some real-world ancient temples.
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This has an Air Nation Temple feel to it, I love it!!
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this reminds me slightly of "Arkham Horror"
it's awesome!!!
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Indeed a great concept! I appreciated a lot the lighting there.
It would be nice to see it in a game or movie
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Thanks! Lighting is one of my favorite elements of art, I'm glad you like what I did here with it.
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i wish this place exits or at least some movie director make it reality....
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Thank you, glad you like it! Once I finish the 3D version you will at least be able to walk around in it, so that's something!
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Beatiful work!!! that's wat i think about your work!!! I will be WATCHing!!! i wanna see that 3D version!!! cheers and once again, great work, i just love it!!!
-Joey-
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Thanks Joey! If you would like to see my progress on the unfinished 3D environment I have a thread on Polycount you can check out. It also shows a bit of my process in developing this image.
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Hey!!! thank you so much for sharing!!! I really like your work, this environment just looks amazing!!!! i wanna see it finished, it already looks SUPER AWESOME!!!! once again thank you so much for sharing this with me! I love it!!!
-Joey-
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omg this is really amazing so beautiful art
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you're welcome you art is awesome
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It looks like some of it was inspired by Aztec or Inca Arcetecture (did I spell that right?).
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Thanks! Yeah, I have a big library of reference images including both Aztec and Inca stuff. Another big inspiration was Khmer architecture from Cambodia, like the Angkor Wat.
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Angkor Wat? Is that a building because it sounds like a person, well Efel sounds like a name two
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It is indeed a building, an ancient temple complex. Do a google image search for it, it's a pretty amazing place.
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Amazing work. The colors are so soft and light. 
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Thank you, glad you like it.
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This is gorgeous! I love the colors you used in the background and those golds - it just glows <3
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Thank you very much! The way the blues and yellows are blending in the background was something I'm particularly happy with too.
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