Flycatcher
08-27-02, 11:15 AM
OK, this one looks like it really is farewell to 1.23B so just before I go off to download the upgrade...
Just an experimental doodle. A semi-abstract representation of a pile of quarried limestone rock containing crystals of Blue John, a mineral found very locally in caves in Derbyshire, England. This may not be entirely accurate as it is stretching my memory back almost 50 years! The crystals are generally a darker, inky blue, but this did not suit my compositional intentions and anyway paler morphs do frequently occur, including some with a violet shade as depicted here. Mostly turned locally into small trinkets for the tourist trade, or sold uncut as geological specimens.
http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/zbc_uploads/user_image-1030472133iph.jpg
All ZBrush and all one tool - a sphere grossly deformed using one of PinheadPaul's alpha height-field maps, then with the poly-count lowered to give some crystalline edges in the more heavily distorted regions. This was then textured using Texture Master and repeated in various sizes and orientations on the canvas.
Just an experimental doodle. A semi-abstract representation of a pile of quarried limestone rock containing crystals of Blue John, a mineral found very locally in caves in Derbyshire, England. This may not be entirely accurate as it is stretching my memory back almost 50 years! The crystals are generally a darker, inky blue, but this did not suit my compositional intentions and anyway paler morphs do frequently occur, including some with a violet shade as depicted here. Mostly turned locally into small trinkets for the tourist trade, or sold uncut as geological specimens.
http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/zbc_uploads/user_image-1030472133iph.jpg
All ZBrush and all one tool - a sphere grossly deformed using one of PinheadPaul's alpha height-field maps, then with the poly-count lowered to give some crystalline edges in the more heavily distorted regions. This was then textured using Texture Master and repeated in various sizes and orientations on the canvas.