the wastelands of khann v8

[Zairyn Arsyn]

the wastelands of Khann, located north of Whintozhon forest

i used local clouds with a final density modulator shader.
2 of the nwda wild grasses
the fake stones pack from nwda as well


the original version is 3000x1600 pix.
http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/044/7/e/the_wasteland_of_khann_1_by__zagadka_-d39gxk8.jpg

comments & suggestions welcome

[Naoo]

Hi zaai999

Great Shaders and Atmo!
For my taste, the image now needs an eye-catcher:
Lighthouse, airship, tree on the horizon...


ciao
Naoo

[mesocyclone]

Wow, great atmo! looks like a tornado is gonna form over there...
I like the mood of it. Very good at all...

[Zairyn Arsyn]

i was thinking a tree, a dead, leave-less one at that.
likely in the mid ground or background

i wish i could find that tortured hand model i once had...

Hi zaai999

Great Shaders and Atmo!
For my taste, the image now needs an eye-catcher:
Lighthouse, airship, tree on the horizon...


ciao
Naoo

[DVA99]

Great work on the ground and the clouds look amazing.

[dandelO]

Great, man, I think it's like a photo, especially the right-hand side area with the shore and the water, just great.
If you were to crop that area, or, edit the camera to a vertical shot of the right-hand third and render it out, you'd never tell the difference between TG2 and Canon! Fantastic realism.

[choronr]

Very impressive. Agree about the addition of a leafless tree set in a position to balance the scene.

[Dune]

Terrifying atmosphere and surfacing. Great. Not a pleasant place, but these are mostly the most interesting to watch (like ruins). Perhaps some dirty foam near the shore? Or indeed a dead tree or something to give clues to relative size of the landscape.

[ArchitekOGP]

This looks really cool, I actually prefer it without anything eye catching, I like the dark water and how the atmosphere is set up.

[ajcgi]

Yeah totally agree with that last sentiment. It feels bleak. It reminds me though a little of Sheerness in Kent, UK. It's on the coast, with lots of tiny wooden houses nowhere near each other with nothing but shingle separating them. Oh and a nuclear power station. Which kinda adds to the apolocyptic feel of the place.

[Zairyn Arsyn]

i settled on using j meyer's dead tree, for now at least.

the clouds have changed - i was experimenting with clouds, but in the next one the clouds will be similar to the first one.

Terrifying atmosphere and surfacing. Great. Not a pleasant place

EXACTLY! this is pretty much how i imagined it to look in my mind.

[Naoo]

Hi

Excellent tree!
But, move him "a little" more to the left side and turn the camera back more to the ground. And I found the clouds in image#1 a lot better.


ciao
naoo

[choronr]

Looking much better. The tree falls into the 1/3rds category and looks fine for picture balance. Scenes are always a compromise - you give a little and lose a little. In all, you've done a great job here.

[Dune]

This tree is an excellent choice as it seems tormented by its surroundings. Great!

[Zairyn Arsyn]

moved the dead tree a tad to the left, changed the clouds.

render time a little over 6hrs.