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Title: Cyclamen
Name: Michael Raaflaub
Country: Switzerland
Software: Photoshop
My Dominance War IV entry for the CGSociety team.
Story:
Since the Norms were pushed back entirely to their cities, they reinitiated an old nature magic. It enables them to eliminate their foes already far in the heartland. Since this magic demands the sacrifice of a newborn human being, it was forbidden ages ago and disappeared into oblivion. Only the great despair that came with the beginning of the Fourth Dominance War gave reason to revive the disputed magic.
"Cyclamen"
Race: Norm
Class: Clericon
Right after birth, the newborn child must be poisoned with a cyclamen and left in a magical stone circle on a hill in the heartland.
After some months, nature takes posession of the child and grants him tremendous power – the power of nature and life. Part animal, part human, part plant, the cyclamen grows out of the soil.
A single glance is enough to transform the life energy of the attacker into nature’s energy.
WIP-thread:
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=282&t=742209
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LuckyOne
05-18-2009, 05:36 PM
Very nice Job !
( I'm not sure if the moose like antlers are adding value )
Beautiful, rich work Michael, and deserves a lot more attention. You've captured a real sense of magic here. Phil
OKMER
05-18-2009, 08:05 PM
Beautiful work!
Personally I would have pushed those bleuish/turqouisish colors a little bit further to contrats even more with the overall geen/brown colors.
There's really a great magical feeling in the pic!!!
powiliux
05-18-2009, 08:50 PM
looks cool, I like the colors :)
NJA3d
05-18-2009, 09:07 PM
beautifull work michael,
love the story behind it, you nailed it!!! :)
keep up the good work
chokata
05-18-2009, 09:44 PM
Save image. Beautiful work :thumbsup:
Renderspud
05-19-2009, 04:58 AM
I love the sky on this one. It almost looks like you are underwater. Great atmosphere and mood. Great work!
Seriously..Looks so woww..and the concept is just great.:D
RedXR
06-01-2009, 05:13 AM
Absolutely incredible! From the beautiful backstory to the gorgeous painting, I love all of it.
selwy
06-01-2009, 06:44 AM
GREAT work!!
Best regards, Selwy
dandan
06-01-2009, 06:50 AM
wow, very inspiring! thank you for sharing! :thumbsup:
pimeto
06-01-2009, 08:18 AM
This is really awesome! Very inspiring indeed! Nice imagination you have :buttrock:
TyroneMaddams
06-01-2009, 09:41 AM
Wow killer work Michael.....i love it!!! :arteest:
peach4at
06-01-2009, 10:05 AM
great image. best picture i have seen lately. love the concept, love the atmosphere! so very fresh and inspiring... deserved frontpage ;-)
BrettSinclair
06-01-2009, 10:09 AM
Love the detail and light. Cool character design too.
Weihalter
06-01-2009, 11:49 AM
This is incredible really you deserve an award!
yahyaehsan
06-01-2009, 12:56 PM
people like you will always be losers :drool:
NAaa, just kidding, you are really amazing. this so is unique stuff, loved it thanks for sharing.
CaptainSensible
06-01-2009, 01:25 PM
Very cool work and nicely executed :)
angel
06-01-2009, 03:05 PM
Hi there, very nice work, love the pose and composition here, I too wish that you pushed the blue details a little further to accentuate it more.
Stutts
06-01-2009, 03:09 PM
congrats on the front page! Great work as I have said before!
Psionic Design
06-01-2009, 03:49 PM
Very nice image, I love the pose, it has a very creepy feel to it...
Pufferfish
06-01-2009, 06:04 PM
Excellent work! I really like the style and theme. Congrats!
lucianasser
06-01-2009, 06:12 PM
Wonderfull work!!! LOVED IT!! Fenomenal concept. ;)
WOW, my first award:cry: thaks a lot:bowdown:
and thanks fore the nice comments...
ambient-whisper
06-01-2009, 06:21 PM
WOW, my first award:cry: thaks a lot:bowdown:
and thanks fore the nice comments...
not sure how i missed this before, but i found it on like page 10ish. glad i saw it cuz its wonderful. you deserve the plug! keep it up.
dave247
06-01-2009, 06:43 PM
now that is some amazing art right there.
RobertF
06-01-2009, 07:29 PM
Wow thats awsome!
I like it
nbreath
06-01-2009, 08:20 PM
Great details, overall light is cool aswell.
xiaoyi
06-02-2009, 02:57 AM
looks cool.great design man.
Congratulation!
radoxist
06-02-2009, 10:18 AM
GREAT concept :) LOVE :love:
schizoides
06-02-2009, 12:36 PM
congrats mate,
you made it!
greetings from bern ;)
YCenbo
06-02-2009, 01:44 PM
COOL,I lIKE IT.
nightwoodwolf
06-03-2009, 12:34 AM
very beautiful
DogBreath
06-03-2009, 08:48 AM
Beautiful Piece, I like how you got the logo in there. The Creature design has a nice balance of creature and nature, it reminds me of the Guillermo del Toro beings in Golden Army, not because of design more the impression, and the fantastical creature aspect.
Nice touch how the attacker is growing towards the light.
BlackBalinese
06-03-2009, 03:58 PM
wow greaaat monster, been a while not seeing any good monster around. the color is just great!
great job!
reminds me of Pan's Labyrinth, I like it..
bram3d
06-05-2009, 06:18 AM
Amazing painting, great sense of mood as well
dakkk
06-05-2009, 09:20 PM
I love it!
It's so inspirational!! :thumbsup:
wang2006nan
06-06-2009, 06:38 PM
very cool idea
wang2006nan
06-06-2009, 06:42 PM
really beautiful painting
onewingedtenchi
06-08-2009, 06:12 AM
whoa that's wicked looking! awesome job!
Animatoon9
06-08-2009, 01:15 PM
very nice idea :eek:
ITSNOTANIGHTELF
06-09-2009, 12:37 AM
Nice drawing. It's a sad painting for me, like horror. The magic is cool and all but your creature hasn't "birthed" properly. Nature has actually lost the "war" in this picture for me. It would be better if it was something like someone would never expect to see. What I'm trying to say is that your creature needs more life so it's not just a tree, a insect and some other animals melded together. It's still an excellent painting in it's own right.
BTW what do the blue veins mean?
TheDistiller
06-11-2009, 12:25 PM
Amazing pose & great color work !
lee8312738
06-13-2009, 07:57 AM
Look forward to your great works better
lee8312738
06-13-2009, 08:00 AM
I like CG, I am not a teacher, I think I can self -,I come from distant China, who can I contact it? This is my mail.
lixin2738@qq.com (http://forums.cgsociety.org/lixin2738@qq.com)
Chokmah
06-13-2009, 09:42 AM
I really lve this one !
Especially the color sheme you used .
Very creative work !
Congrats :thumbsup:
harmonized1
06-18-2009, 08:58 AM
Very pans lab-ish... FREAKIN AWESOME!
phoenix
06-25-2009, 12:38 PM
looking great
regards
thanks guys for all these comments. I really apreciate it:thumbsup:
nictey
07-04-2009, 01:56 PM
Wow...that's a pretty neat concept! Love the mood!
ALbalagi
07-06-2009, 04:07 PM
The work of more than a great show, and precise details on the skill of a professional high
ClaraHeb
07-13-2009, 01:25 PM
Wow, your work is very very beautiful. it is very pleasant to look at and the colors are imposing!
Roham
07-24-2009, 01:26 PM
what a beautiful piece of art.
matthewWilliamson
07-28-2009, 06:53 AM
This has an epic feel to it that I envy! Great composition and detail.
turtle-rn
07-30-2009, 12:05 AM
Beautiful work! particularly the overall dramatic lighting.
amazing concept :buttrock:
great character !
onewingedtenchi
09-07-2009, 11:33 PM
you did a crazy good job on this! it looks awesome!
Hesketh
10-23-2009, 05:06 PM
I love it Im sure I see something like this at the end of my garden. Top artwork!!!
Hesketh
www.graphicpainter.com
www.limo-king.co.uk
BludeousWhallean
10-27-2009, 02:19 AM
You are kidding me. This piece must have required a lot of work. God. So amazing.
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