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3 years ago ::
Feb 21, 2010 - 8:53AM
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Part II Hidden Valley (Indiana Jones much?)
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Per the sblock title, this pic gives off a bunch of Indiana Jones vibes, right down to the bullwhip-wielding adventurer. I wonder what's inside?
Probably something dangerous and world-ending I'll bet.
Fun fact: Near the end or WWII, the Allies (US & Brittian especially) were seriously discussing plans to make giant aircraft carriers and other ships out of... ice. Using modified ice, Pykrete as it was called, the military was hoping to build huge unsinkable ships.
Now for something completly different: Lost (kerembeyit)
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KB's an interesting artist with a weird style. He's actually landed some gigs with WotC recently (since Primal Power I think), and he paints some amazing dragons!
He art depicts action scenes more than anything else, though there are some character portraits as well. I only remember seeing a couple of 'landscapes' but here's one I liked, followed by one of my favorite paintings ever (and a shameless plug.  )
DRAGONS!! 
As the artist mentiones, I think she got a little carried away with the lighting effects.
Despite this, the picture is very cool, especially when viewed slightly smaller than full-size, when the lighting effects stop taking over the piece.
For some reason, this makes me think of Florida or California. I don't know why.
As I've said before, different cultures are funny.
For some reason, I'm especially amused by the amount of pink-purple worn by guys in Anime shows, since American guys generally avoid pink like the plague. But I have to admit, those Cherry Blossoms look amazing, and I can see why that pink-purple color might be popular.
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3 years ago ::
Mar 16, 2010 - 4:55PM
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I signed up for these boards just so I could say that these are amazing! Please keep them coming!
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3 years ago ::
Mar 20, 2010 - 7:57AM
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OK, let me see what I've got left! Sorry about the inconsistent posting, but I've been up to Life Stuff, and haven't had a whole lot of spare time. Anyway, On with the Show! This bunch is by DA artist noah-khThe Colossus
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This isn't really a landscape, but more of a scene.
I don't care. It's awesome.
Stunning layers of detail non-withstanding, this is one of the most believable, expressive, intelligent-looking, and simply interesting golems I have ever seen.
I truly can't decide if it looks natural or not. The balance between natural materials and those green socket/orbs is perfect. He literally looks like some ancient Ruins of Power just got up and walked away.
Why? Did the residual magic animate him, or are there other forces at work?
Secluded building? Precarious pathway? Questionable atmosphere?
This is so obviously where that reclusive half-crazy NPC that always knows some tidbit needed to save the world lives. Amirite?
For some reason, this reminds me of The Legend of Zelds and LOtR.
The design makes me think of those cloud-people from Twilight Princess, but the mood/atmosphere/colors all make me think of the Rivindel Elves.
Either way, cool place.
I get a subtle Norse vibe from this one. It reminds me of that World Tree or whatever. The one that supports the heavens or something? I'm afraid I only have a vague idea of what I'm talking about. :P
Check out the tiny person at the bottom right. That's a pretty large tree/temple.
And now for some darker-themed pics. Personally, I prefer the happy-go-lucky style fantasy, but I don't mind some dreary stuff on occasion. I also recognize that other people prefer the gritty-reality style. I'm just less interested in art of that variety, and therefore share very little of it. Grave of Souls
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God's Steps
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3 years ago ::
Mar 20, 2010 - 8:17AM
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This next artist has a very 'toon' style. Old City (City of Despair)
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For your generic Shadowfell needs...
Yes. Yes it is.
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3 years ago ::
Mar 22, 2010 - 5:39PM
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3 years ago ::
Mar 23, 2010 - 4:12PM
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Thanks for sharing! To post an image, you need to capture the image's URL, sometimes called a File Path. This, in a nutshell, tells the computer where on the internet the picture is saved. To do this, you can usually right-click on an image and check it's properties. Somewhere in there should be a Location property, though it may be called something else. It looks almost exactly like a hyperlink or URL to a web page, except it generally ends in ".jpg" to designate a picture. For your first example, the URL is this: www.desktopnexus.com/dl/inline/52420/128...Simply click the "IMAGE" icon when you edit/create a post, and paste that URL in the Image URL field. The image will automatically be resized to a particular maximum size, for better or worse. I like to add a hyperlink to the image, which will take you to the page or directly to the image, so others can see the image at full size, as well as view more of the website you got it from. Now, the problem with this method is, when lots of people link directly to the images, the Host site gets lots of extra server load, but no extra traffic. It's like giving away unlimited free samples. For this reason, many websites do clever things so you can't link directly to the image. The page you linked to does this, so don't worry about trying imbed the images too much. Hyperlinks are fine. Bonus Points:Having explained all that, there are ways to get around the direct-image block. The 'easiest' way is to download the image to your computer, upload it to a PhotoShare website (which exists explicitly so people can share photos), and then embed the image from there. I use photobucket.com when I need to do something like that, but there are tons of other websites that do the same thing. For example: 
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3 years ago ::
Mar 25, 2010 - 5:53PM
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3 years ago ::
Mar 27, 2010 - 2:29PM
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3 years ago ::
Mar 28, 2010 - 8:17AM
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www.jessevandijk.net/ few things on there. some are fantastic
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3 years ago ::
Mar 29, 2010 - 11:53AM
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www.jessevandijk.net/
few things on there. some are fantastic
Fantastic!
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