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Description A typical day over a typical scene on some distant life-supporting planet. the location and name of which is entirely up to the viewer's imagination A myriad of unusual plants growing along this temperate open forest in a valley, accompanied by the passing of two airborne aliens is more than enough evidence of a well-developed and complex ecosystem that easily measures up to that of Earth's. But certain factors of this world are different to ours, first made noticeable from the different coloured sky being a sign of different atmospheric gases and lighting conditions and the size of the planet itself compared to earth is unknown since it's hard to tell from ground level. However these different conditions have led to different flora that tells a different story of evolution

Anyway, I've been wanting to get some alien plant concepts out for a long time, but kept putting it off due to contest entries and such, so I took an opportunity to mash them both together for ~Sangiev 's contest series, the first of which allows the artist to draw whatever they want, so like many - I knew that I do best drawing what I love - nature and space, so fusing the two together resulted in an otherworldly garden, the plants of which I wish I could grow for real

I chose this theme since science fiction themed art is pretty popular, but almost all of it is of grand futuristic cities or epic battle between space cruisers flying past fictional worlds. But one thing many neglect are the native species to those planets, the rural areas far from any great city that are still dominated by nature, or perhaps like here - there IS no intelligent life there... yet

I made good use of all three of my main programs here, Some smaller plants and the basic shapes of the flying...whatever they are's, were modelled in Cinema 4D. Many of the larger plants and trees are made from using Vue's plant editor to make my own species. But rather than composing the entire scene in Vue, I made different parts separately according to distance so I could move around pre-rendered mountains with ease in Photoshop. Once happy with the overall composition, I did a bit of painting over it to make it appear a bit less harsh and "rendered" and...well, here it is

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kanhaiyakr [2022-02-06 12:42:51 +0000 UTC]

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TuxedoSuchomimus [2021-02-19 07:02:36 +0000 UTC]

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HopeDiamond3 [2019-11-26 23:48:06 +0000 UTC]

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Chromattix In reply to HopeDiamond3 [2019-12-05 12:57:34 +0000 UTC]

I know a little bit of biology and physics - chemistry is my major cop-out though

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HopeDiamond3 In reply to Chromattix [2019-12-05 23:16:19 +0000 UTC]

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Chromattix In reply to HopeDiamond3 [2019-12-06 04:30:29 +0000 UTC]

I guess... maybe

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VIRTUALITY-CIAA [2017-12-10 20:12:58 +0000 UTC]

great work : make me thing of EDEN in Star Trek. good job - best regards

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kingdragon01 [2016-09-30 16:36:25 +0000 UTC]

Wow! This looks really cool!

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Pulsarium [2015-11-14 15:18:50 +0000 UTC]

Reminds me of Darwin IV. Well done!

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Chromattix In reply to Pulsarium [2015-11-15 09:04:44 +0000 UTC]

I think someone said that before, but I can't remember what it is

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ChrisKlm [2015-04-09 23:45:06 +0000 UTC]

This is great. Again you have spent so much efforts on the vegetation. The scene really looks convincing and naturalistic. The two "geese" also do fine in the overall composition.Β 

Great work!

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Chromattix In reply to ChrisKlm [2015-04-10 01:11:39 +0000 UTC]

Haha those are some ugly-looking geese

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ttobserve In reply to Chromattix [2015-06-18 16:10:33 +0000 UTC]

β€œUgly” is okay; but what bothers me is the wings:

  • They seem too small for flight,
    unless the atmosphere is a lot denser than ours!
  • They seem too stiff: Β  Β Β you can’t lift by just flapping a board up and down.
  • Anyway, your mastery of Vue and integration of tools is enviable! Β 

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    mikelwallacejr [2014-03-31 05:13:35 +0000 UTC]

    Jim Warren

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    SomeBlueFlower [2014-02-25 03:51:22 +0000 UTC]

    Such a beautiful garden!

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    8legs [2013-08-26 15:22:59 +0000 UTC]

    Will we ever see one? Obvious with exception of the Earth there aren't places here in our own system, could I be wrong? What really lays under those clouds of the Gas/Ice giants? perhaps something that defies our conventional wisdom, are we so sure of ourselves on our assumptions? Look at the diversity right here on this planet--Whales, trees, insects--how could They all live on the same world? Does Nature really have limits, are we that chauvinistic that ours is the only way? Some things may ring true in all instances but are we the ones to define them? We are here on this earth, only the Moon has known our footsteps and she isn't giving up all her secrets easily. I believe there is more, more than we ever could imagined.

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    Chromattix In reply to 8legs [2013-08-27 00:41:46 +0000 UTC]

    Well the thought of life in Gas giants has always interested me. One scene in my upcoming calender features floating jellyfish-like creatures in the atmosphere of one, but even those would still fall into what we typically consider life - an actual, physical being made of cells that must consume some sort of energy to keep going This scene here though is definitely not a gas giant though and was made to represent conditions much more like our own

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    8legs In reply to Chromattix [2013-08-27 01:13:23 +0000 UTC]

    If you can ever get a hold of it, Arthur C. Clarkes Book "2010". It is an extendedΒ version of the 2001 Saga. He describes life IN Jupiter, it is worth a read.Β The book-softcover- is probably 20+ years now. A Used Book store would be your best bet.

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    Fluorescent-Floof [2013-08-06 14:52:01 +0000 UTC]

    Asdfghldificjdjs!!! *squee*... Sry I am a little obsessed with other planet-y stuff

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    grotemeidkit [2013-03-20 08:37:59 +0000 UTC]

    Awesome plants very nice!!!

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    Chromattix In reply to grotemeidkit [2013-03-20 11:53:39 +0000 UTC]

    Thanks

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    Keyjob [2012-12-29 21:12:26 +0000 UTC]

    is very beautiful!!

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    Richelieu1992 [2012-12-11 19:32:01 +0000 UTC]

    Awesome!!!!

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    oviedomedina [2012-11-27 01:11:17 +0000 UTC]

    This looks very convincing and plausible!
    Excellent!

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    Chromattix In reply to oviedomedina [2012-11-27 05:02:44 +0000 UTC]

    I wanted this one to seem plausible. An attempt to create a rather common temperate meadow or forest edge on this world

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    oviedomedina In reply to Chromattix [2012-11-27 13:20:38 +0000 UTC]

    And you nailed it perfectly!

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    pbua26xx [2012-09-29 00:24:20 +0000 UTC]

    Somewhere where I would want to be!

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    NYTRI [2012-08-02 22:41:04 +0000 UTC]

    BEAUTIFUL AND LOVELY

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    NazjaRaj [2012-06-06 11:38:59 +0000 UTC]

    most similar in earth!
    is this kepler or gliese?

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    Chromattix In reply to NazjaRaj [2012-06-06 13:16:19 +0000 UTC]

    Wasn't meant to be either really. I haven't intentionally illustrated those planets yet

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    NazjaRaj In reply to Chromattix [2012-06-07 12:26:56 +0000 UTC]

    okei.

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    jujucastor [2012-05-12 19:07:08 +0000 UTC]

    fantastic!

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    1secretaccount [2011-08-25 03:44:30 +0000 UTC]

    It's so beautiful! I wish I could visit this planet ^^

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    Chromattix In reply to 1secretaccount [2011-08-29 07:19:54 +0000 UTC]

    Same Thanks for commenting!

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    Rasa13 [2011-06-13 04:34:11 +0000 UTC]

    wow! this is amazing! Great work!
    its beautiful.
    there's definitely life on other planets.

    you've done a better, more convincing job of life forms on another world than many "hollywood" renditions ive seen. lol

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    Chromattix In reply to Rasa13 [2011-06-13 04:45:07 +0000 UTC]

    Maybe at least in regards to plants anyway. So far the only movies I've seen with original-looking vegetation are "Evolution" (which is funny since that's meant to be part-comedy, but it had some cool alien plants there) and more recently - Avatar, of which had unique plants among all the Earthlike ones that could still be noticed as unusual even during the day scenes

    Asides from that, most movies involving plants growing on other worlds are disappointingly just clones of what we have on Earth. There will be simiarities no doubt (like I did here) but the whole forest? nah

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    Dewgongz4Life [2011-05-09 19:13:03 +0000 UTC]

    I love this so much. It really looks like you are there, and I would love to see more of these pieces of art from you in the future. But my only complaint is that there is a lack of alien life. Apart from that, I wouldn't change a thing.

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    Chromattix In reply to Dewgongz4Life [2011-05-10 01:31:16 +0000 UTC]

    I was thinking of doing more, usually my alien environments are reserved for when I don't have other concepts in mind though since I don't forget about them easily

    Creatures are hard, I could draw Earth animals with a reference pic but I'm no sure about how I'd do alien ones, since if I did I would hope they looked unique and not just like Earth creature crossovers

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    Dewgongz4Life In reply to Chromattix [2011-05-10 19:05:19 +0000 UTC]

    I think you did a good job on your alien on this one. It looks like a flying manta ray, yet still looks unique because of what looks like it's front paws. My advice is to just take a basic type of earth animal and elaborate on it to make it suitable for it's environment, e.g. Weapons for protection. You can get many ideas from just the background, but it helps to be able to justify why it has these certain features. Hope this helps.

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    PlasticToySoldier [2011-03-06 09:19:46 +0000 UTC]

    wow this is really awsome, added to favs

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    LeelooPoulain [2011-03-03 22:18:16 +0000 UTC]

    Reminds me on devil may cry

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    Chromattix In reply to LeelooPoulain [2011-03-03 23:31:22 +0000 UTC]

    Really? I never would have imagined a scene like this in a game like that

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    LeelooPoulain In reply to Chromattix [2011-03-28 07:44:10 +0000 UTC]

    Please take that as a compliment ::

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    LeelooPoulain [2011-03-03 22:17:20 +0000 UTC]

    Reminds me on devil may cry 4

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    The-Fantasy-Goddess [2011-01-31 02:12:48 +0000 UTC]

    So incredibly beautiful, you ARE SO TALENTED!!

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    barghest4 [2011-01-19 02:15:46 +0000 UTC]

    That is insanely beautiful work, both recognisable enough to engage the viewer's mind but distinctly alien. Nice work!

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    Chromattix In reply to barghest4 [2011-01-19 07:37:40 +0000 UTC]

    Thankyou, that's usually the feel I got for with any alien environment

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    Metaloso99 [2011-01-04 02:53:21 +0000 UTC]

    wow! Amazing

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    revfultz12 [2010-12-21 08:07:42 +0000 UTC]

    love the art ive been wanting to do some alien landscapes my self im not as good as you are and all of mine r by hand but do u have any sujestions that might help me out along the way

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    Chromattix In reply to revfultz12 [2010-12-21 09:22:57 +0000 UTC]

    I used to do my work by hand but eventually digital got the better of me Whether it's by hand or digital the same principles apply. The more you know about the way a real landscape looks and behaves, the easier it will be to apply it to even fantasy and sci-fi ones. As for the life forms, seeking inspiration from real life creatures is about the only way you can come up with something, as we can't imagine something that isn't even slightly what we're used to. Fungus and sea life for instance can make potentially great alien plant ideas

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