Waterfall Pic

Seeker

Santh. Member

Gained Aura: 465
Offline

Offline

Gender: Male

Posts: 1.934

Fire Mage

Waterfall Pic

« on: 10 November 2013, 12:22:36 »

Well I originally wanted this to be a pic for the Cloud falls entry. however as it progressed it diverged from the entry too much I think. so any comments , suggestions are welcome. Perhaps it fits a different waterfall better?


« Last Edit: 10 November 2013, 12:27:30 by Seeker »	Logged

Every entry deserves a picture. -Seeker

Exmortis

Aspiring Member

Gained Aura: 10
Offline

Offline

Posts: 161

A Watchful Shadow

Re: Waterfall Pic

« Reply #1 on: 10 November 2013, 14:18:28 »

Mhm...

...

I am having trouble determining whether the structure behind the closest waterfall is a make-shift dam or a poorly illustrated rock formation...

Additionally, that region of the image looks strangely flat when contrasted with the rest of the scene and as such sticks out to an uncomfortable degree upon inspecting the image...

...

Other than those details, I feel that the image is of a impressive quality...

Well done...


« Last Edit: 10 November 2013, 14:36:05 by Exmortis »	Logged

Echoes of past events nudge the tiller of my present course...

I await its reflection in the future

Artimidor Federkiel

Administrator

Gained Aura: 538
Offline

Offline

Gender: Male

Posts: 23.091

Re: Waterfall Pic

« Reply #2 on: 10 November 2013, 16:25:50 »

I see where you're coming from, Exmortis, so maybe a few more shadows, protrusions that add to the 3d effect wouldn't hurt. If I remember correctly this picture part was used somewhere else already and I had a similar thought back then. So yeah, that part could probably still be improved a bit. However, other than that small detail it's another lovely, very idyllic picture that deserves an aura +1.

Looks like we've some waterfalls to choose from now - see e.g. also Reegen's quite epic Waterfall Glade I already linked to in his thread. So that one seems to be a pretty large one, while this one's more a smaller one. Looks like both don't quite fit to the Cloud Falls, though...

But we've got some decent waterfall resources now. thumbup


	Logged

"Between the mind that plans and the hands that build there must be a mediator, and this must be the heart." -- Maria (Metropolis)

Bard Judith

Santh. Member

Gained Aura: 365
Offline

Offline

Gender: Female

Posts: 7.650

Dwarvenmistress

Re: Waterfall Pic

« Reply #3 on: 08 December 2013, 21:04:11 »

I rather like the smaller scale of this waterfall - usable, accessible - and I'm quite drawn the level face of the first rock 'wall'. In fact, were that a dam, it would be a very well-constructed one, for the rocks to fit together so neatly despite their irregularity. Although most of us are culturally prejudiced towards squared-off, rectangular ashlars/bricks/blocks, there are in fact precedents for ancient 'irregular' stoneworkings ( that are claimed to be almost irreproducible with modern technology!) Google 'inca stonework' for the most famous examples.

Were there a bit more depth to those rocks,

I'd be tempted to claim them as a specific dwarven technique for interlocking stone to create mortarless dams, and possibly even write a brief entry to get, ha, my feet wet again. I suspect there's a weir and maybe the ruins of a very strange little stone mill just 'off-screen' in this illustration


	Logged

"Give me a land of boughs in leaf / a land of trees that stand; / where trees are fallen there is grief; / I love no leafless land." --A.E. Housman

Bard Judith

Santh. Member

Gained Aura: 365
Offline

Offline

Gender: Female

Posts: 7.650

Dwarvenmistress

Re: Waterfall Pic

« Reply #4 on: 21 December 2013, 23:06:12 »

I have studied the marvelous Vardynn map and found the ideal geographic location for this lovely waterfall...if you approve, Seeker...

Some initial suggestions, and a germ of an idea to write a place entry...after so many years.


	Logged

"Give me a land of boughs in leaf / a land of trees that stand; / where trees are fallen there is grief; / I love no leafless land." --A.E. Housman

Bard Judith

Santh. Member

Gained Aura: 365
Offline

Offline

Gender: Female

Posts: 7.650

Dwarvenmistress

Re: Waterfall Pic

« Reply #5 on: 21 December 2013, 23:09:34 »

N.B. This is the lower stream which feeds Bourshal Lake, known as 'Twinwater'. It has the clean drop and hollowed-out pool which the Bourshalites found perfect for their purposes - creating a weir to hold and breed their captured fresh-fish, mainly. The upper stream ('Twintears') is rocky and dramatic, and is mostly composed of impassible (and unusable) series of rapids.


	Logged

"Give me a land of boughs in leaf / a land of trees that stand; / where trees are fallen there is grief; / I love no leafless land." --A.E. Housman

Artimidor Federkiel

Administrator

Gained Aura: 538
Offline

Offline

Gender: Male

Posts: 23.091

Re: Waterfall Pic

« Reply #6 on: 22 December 2013, 16:02:39 »

Very fitting suggestion, Judy! Should fit the picture perfectly

Now we only need a final version of the waterfall from Seeker, and ideally the entry to make things perfect. Map can be updated in the meantime already, so I'll get to that!

P.S. Also good to have names (and cool sounding onces) for the streams, as they were still missing... Also missing as I see now is a name for the river to the west, so I'll see to add that as well. thumbup


	Logged

"Between the mind that plans and the hands that build there must be a mediator, and this must be the heart." -- Maria (Metropolis)

Pages: [1]

Santharian Development

Forum

Santharian World Development

Santharian Artists Workshop and Resources (Moderators: Artimidor Federkiel, Ta`lia of the Seven Jewels)

Waterfall Pic