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Originally Posted by Tender Wolf
Cool shots everyone! Morag, your ele looks like a candy cane.
 hehe And Hotel, I like that ele.  Contestants are now free to post their outtakes in this thread! Stay tuned for voting results either later today or tomorrow, with assignment 2 shortly afterward! |
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Originally Posted by Toutatis' assignment 1 writeup
In this assignment, I have tried to retell part of an old Yuletide story told in my faith: the Tale of Rimen, the Wizard of Winter.
A long, long time ago, when the world was young, there was no winter. There was no great cold to balance the great heat of summer, and without this balance the earth was beginning to deteriorate; the spirits of the earth grew ever wearier of supporting life without having the opportunity to rest. At this time, there lived a young hydromancer named Rimen. His astonishing affinity for water, the lifeblood of the world, alerted him to the earth's anguish; upon realisation that a new balance must be created he set out towards the northern mountains - the only place in the world where the cold ruled, and where the spirits of ice made their home. Braving the bitter chill of the high peaks, Rimen spent many moons communing with the ice spirits. He learned the secrets of spreading cold; how to slow that which moves, how to call crystals from the clouds, how to force the very air itself to solidify into cold, hard ice. When Rimen returned to the lowlands, he was a changed man. Sensing the spirits of earth still crying out for respite, Rimen gathered all of his new power and released it in a single titanic blast of pure cold. At his touch, the trees immediately grew heavy with hoar and icicles hung from their branches, shining like quartz knives. Beneath his hands the lakes froze to ice and the ground became covered with a carpet of white, glittering in the sunlight like diamond dust. In that instant the world was frozen, and under the blanket of snow the spirits of earth could finally slumber and regain their energies. Thus was the first winter, and although Rimen's life was consumed by the cold he released on that day his spirit lives on. Every year, the spirit of Rimen returns to paint the world in crystalline white, putting the earth to sleep until the warmth of spring comes; a reminder to all of us that the balance of nature must be maintained whatever the cost. In this screenshot, I have tried to capture the part of the story where Rimen unleashes his burst of frozen energy. Deus is dressed in blues and golds, which traditionally represent water, along with trimmings made from very fine white fur - reminiscent of frost - to show Rimen's new abilities with ice. In the background, the scenery has already started to change under his influence; the still green trees are being choked by the weight of ice that has formed on their leaves, snow is falling and coating the ground, the lake has frozen solid, and icicles can be seen forming in the nearby cave. His left hand is held up, as if to wave it over the bare ground he is standing on to summon more snow down from the sky to coat the rock with bright, feathery flakes; not wanting any piece of ground to remain untouched as he spreads the cold that the world needs to gain a new balance of nature. |
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My entries are tired into the holidays through stress. We all know how stressful holidays can be so I would like to try my hand at portraying that to the best of my abilities. The inspiration for this idea came through me being stuck in new york because of some crappy roads and returning home the day before the due date upon where i was struggling to come up with an idea - and then it struck me. |
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Originally Posted by Geishe
Your shot would have won this week's challenge if you were in this contest! Its stunning!!
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Originally Posted by faf
I would also like to know which one of my "guild hall pictures" you people prefer and why.
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