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Ahjuutal Rising by *RalphHorsley:iconRalphHorsley:

Categories Traditional Art > Paintings > Fantasy

©2007-2009 *RalphHorsley
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Ahjuutal Rising

Acrylic, approx 7" x 10"

D&D Forgotten Realms, Ancient Empires ; internal illustration
©Wizards of the Coast,

Original artwork sold.

A once might city is lost beneath the waves, but one day it is said it will rise again...

Meanwhile adventurers are drawn to it's ruins, and the treasures that are supposedly lost beneath the waves.

In this painting I tried to distinguish between the watery realm, and that above, by strong palette, and value differences. I also tried to add a bit of distortion into the straight lines of the submerged buildings to give that impression of wavy lines that you get when looking through water.

This is a more pastoral piece for me, but I still maanged to sneak a few things in amongst the ruins.

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~Sheblackdragon May 31, 2007, 3:42:01 AM
Wow this is a hard painting to do, yet you have done it so well! I love the hidden Octopus! ;)
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~Nether83 May 31, 2007, 3:49:12 AM
Hmmm. I bet you got bored doing this one. So much architectural detail.

You have once again confirmed my suspicions, that you are definitely not of this planet. Great work!

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~thehotmageaeris May 31, 2007, 4:06:04 AM
Wow, this is amazingly beautiful, like all your works of art! :D

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~thespaceinvader May 31, 2007, 4:25:38 AM
It's Jingo from the Pratchett novel of the same name. Well, i know it's not, but it's the same concept =)

Great work. The watery look's always difficult to capture, and you've got it well here.

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~Adam-Wolfe May 31, 2007, 4:25:56 AM
Wonderfull stuff there Ralph. I like the little hidden details, hammerhead shark. Love the detail on the tower and the rest of the buildings, really nice distortion (reflection/refraction) techniques too.

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~skincarver462 May 31, 2007, 4:44:03 AM
it might not be an octopus i could be one of those cthulhu monsters

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~skincarver462 May 31, 2007, 4:45:11 AM
it offers an interesting story as the city might rise for a day or two during the tides on the waters and adventurers flock to it in hopes of untold riches only to find untold horrors

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*DesignsByEve May 31, 2007, 4:50:36 AM
The point of view on this one is the key I think. Awesome as always ;)
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~Etbaal May 31, 2007, 5:02:08 AM
It's Amazing Drawning.
A city under sea?
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